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Mark J. Grisanti filed for personal bankruptcy due to heavy credit card and other personal debt in 2005, five years before he was first elected to the State Senate, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court records.
Grisanti, who is in a closely watched re-election race because of his controversial vote for same-sex marriage in 2011, acknowledged the bankruptcy Thursday but said the timing of the disclosure just days before the election was suspicious.
Grisanti said he got into financial trouble when debts dating from his college and graduate school days mounted, at the same time as his wife, Maria, lost her part-time work.
"Basically, in 2005, I had to make a choice: losing my home or getting rid of these credit card debts," Grisanti said. "Back then, I was no different from many others, facing a difficulty."
The Buffalo News checked into the Buffalo senator's financial records in response to a tip.
"This is public record," Grisanti said. "But for this to come up five days before an election, to me is a despicable attempt to turn this into a campaign issue."
Grisanti, 48, an attorney who works in a law office his family has occupied on the West Side for three generations, declared he had credit card debts totaling $72,100 in the Chapter 7 filing made in September 2005.
The credit card debt included five separate cards, with the highest balance amounting to $26,700, court documents show.
The records further showed that the North Buffalo resident also stated that he had slightly more than $44,000 in student loan debt as of 2005.
"Look, I had financial difficulties before I was a senator," Grisanti said. "This was back in 2005. I wasn't a senator back then. This has nothing to do with how I work as a senator in bringing resources to Western New York."
Grisanti, a Republican, is running for re-election in the 60th State Senate District, which spans Buffalo and parts of its northern and southern suburbs.
He has raised sizable campaign contributions, including from gay rights groups and activists, in the wake of his controversial vote on same-sex marriage in 2011 – and has been spending as much as $20,000 a day on his campaign.
The senator said Thursday that the 2005 bankruptcy was due to growing bills and rising interest on the credit card debts he had started accruing in college and law school, where he had used the cards to fund his books, classes, and living expenses – first at Canisius College, then at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan.
"It's embarrassing," Grisanti said. "One of the experiences I got out of this – because it was embarrassing – is that I do a lot of pro bono legal work.
"Because I lived it. It wasn't pleasant."
In the court records related to his bankruptcy case, Grisanti, who represented himself as an attorney in the matter, cited payments for all credit cards totaling about $1,200 a month.
He said Thursday that his interest rates on some cards ballooned from about 9 percent to nearly 30 percent during the years between his law school graduation and the time he filed for Chapter 7 protection.
"It became impossible to keep paying the credit card debt," Grisanti said. "[The higher interest rates] are what I started being charged about a year prior to me filing. Prior to that, I had made all my payments."
Grisanti was first elected to the State Senate in 2010, beating incumbent Antoine M. Thompson in a tough race.
In his current campaign, Grisanti is squaring off against Michael L. Amodeo, a Hamburg attorney who is the Democratic candidate, and Charles M. Swanick, a Kenmore resident and former Erie County legislator who is running on the Conservative line.
Grisanti has heavily outspent both Amodeo and Swanick in the race. He has received significant amounts of campaign contributions, many of them from across the state and the nation in the aftermath of his vote last year to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.
In 2005, Grisanti filed as an individual in the Chapter 7 action, which was handled by Carl L. Bucki, chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York.
He listed debts including the jointly held mortgage on his North Buffalo home, valued at slightly more than $100,000 at the time.
Monthly expenses cited by Grisanti in the filing included $420 for student loan payments and more than $900 in mortgage payments, federal court records show.
Grisanti stated at the time that his net monthly take-home income totaled $4,900, the federal court documents show.
He had office expenses, including office supplies and a secretary, and other household and living expenses, the records show.
Grisanti's wife was not part of the bankruptcy action . However, Maria Grisanti factors into the filing, which cites the fact that she had lost her part-time jobs – both at a local bank and for Erie County – in 2005.
Grisanti's assets at the time included a home on Duluth Avenue in the city, $300 in cash on hand, $800 in a joint checking account with his wife, and $4,500 in household goods and furnishings, bankruptcy court records show. He reported owning a 2000 Buick Regal valued at $2,500.
In the filing, Grisanti claimed that he was owed $1,700 on legal work he had completed for clients that he had not been paid. "Unable to collect," the records read.
"Unfortunately, it gets bigger every year, trust me," Grisanti said of the fees he is not able to collect at his law practice. "You want to collect, but I probably have 30 or 40 files where I won't collect. People are struggling."
In typical Chapter 7 resolutions, the debtor's credit card debt and some other unsecured debt is wiped away, but student loans and mortgages typically are not.
Grisanti said that held true in his case. His credit card debt was eliminated, but his student loans and mortgage payments were not, he said.
The 2005 filing was the only bankruptcy Grisanti has had, he said, adding that "I've never made any attempt to hide it."
The candidates in the 60th State Senate District race will debate in a live videocast at 11 a.m. today on BuffaloNews.com.
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Susan Briehl is a pastor of the ELCA, rostered in the Indiana-Kentucky Synod and called to serve as the Associate Director of the Valparaiso Project on the Education and Formation of People of Faith. Previously she has served with her husband Martin Wells as Executive Director of Holden Village, as campus pastor at Pacific Lutheran University, and as pastor of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Bellingham, WA. She has taught preaching and parish worship at Wartburg Seminary.
Susan holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from Washington State University, a Master of Divinity from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, CA, and a Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, S.C. She has written numerous books, liturgical texts, hymns, and worship songs. Among her most recent publications are On Our Way: Christian Practices for Living a Whole Life, edited with Dorothy Bass (Upper Room, 2009), and Holden Prayer around the Cross: A Guide to the Liturgy, with Tom Witt (Augsburg 2009). She lives in Spokane, WA.
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ETC.: Keselowski has completed 97.2 percent (3,572) of the 3,675 total laps contested in 11 career starts at Texas. His average start there is 23.1 and average finish is 19.9. He has zero DNFs there.
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WHERE HE STANDS: After dropping six places following the previous two races, Joey Logano regained two of those positions after Martinsville, climbing from 10th to eighth. He trails points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 40 points, is one point behind seventh-ranked Brad Keselowski and leads ninth-ranked Austin Dillon by eight points.
TEXAS RECORD: 11 career starts, 0 wins, 3 top-5s, 3 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: Third in fall 2013. Finished fifth in this race last year and was third in the fall Chase race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: After struggling for most of his previous nine starts at Texas, Logano finally broke through with two outstanding runs in his last two starts there. Plus, with finishing fourth at Martinsville, Logano believes that could be a prelude of even better things to come at Texas: "That was what this team needed. ... We got back to doing what we've actually been doing all year long, which was running up front and showing that we are fast. We have led laps in every race except one this season. That's an impressive stat. So we just need to keep doing what we are doing. The wins and the top fives will continue to take care of themselves."
LOOKING BACK: Logano had an excellent run at Martinsville, leading 39 laps and finishing fourth.
ETC.: Logano has completed 97.3 percent (3,577) of the 3,675 total laps contested in 11 career starts at Texas. His average start is 17.1 and average finish is 20.0. He has one DNF there.
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WHERE HE STANDS: After climbing four spots in the standings and into the top-10 after Fontana, Sprint Cup rookie Austin Dillon dropped one position after Martinsville to ninth. He trails points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 48 points, is eight points behind eighth-ranked Joey Logano and leads 10th-ranked Ryan Newman by five points.
TEXAS RECORD: 2 career starts, 0 wins, 0 top-5s, 0 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: 22nd in fall 2013. Finished 33rd in this race last year and 22nd in last fall's Chase race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Dillon is off to a strong start in his Sprint Cup rookie season. He's looking to continue that run and improve upon his two starts last season at Texas this Sunday: "I've been to Texas Motor Speedway a few times. I was fast there in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car last year, so I can't wait to get there. Our Las Vegas Motor Speedway run should lay over to Texas Motor Speedway for qualifying and hopefully we can better ourselves for the race. It's a fast, rough track and I enjoy those."
LOOKING BACK: After finishing 11th the week before at Fontana, Dillon had another good run at Martinsville, finishing 15th.
ETC.: Dillon has completed 98.4 percent (657) of the 668 total laps contested in two career starts at Texas. His average start is 16.5 and average finish is 27.5. He has zero DNFs there.
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WHERE HE STANDS: Ryan Newman dropped two positions, from eighth to tenth, after Martinsville. He trails points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 53 points, is part of three Richard Childress Racing drivers stacked back-to-back-to-back in the standings, five points behind ninth-ranked Austin Dillon and is six points ahead of 11th-ranked Paul Menard.
TEXAS RECORD: 21 career starts, 1 wins, 3 top-5s, 5 top-10s, 2 poles. Best career finish: First in spring 2003. Finished 10th in this race last year and was ninth in last fall's Chase race there.
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To Draw Crowds, Some Facilities Offer Much More Than Books; Expanding the Tool Selection
Alex Pope had no qualms about the ruckus one of his employees made on a recent afternoon at the Central Resource Library in Overland Park, Kan. The fellow in a black apron and baseball cap sawed around the joint of a 120-pound pig carcass and snapped off the back leg.
"It was a pretty audible crack," said Mr. Pope. "We like to start with that one because it's pretty dramatic."
Mr. Pope, owner of Local Pig, a butcher shop in nearby Kansas City, Mo., was at the library to give a hog-butchering demonstration to about 100 people in an event advertised as "Books and Butchers."
"If you can butcher a hog in a library, then all sorts of other things become possible," says Sean Casserley, a new county librarian for Overland Park, who dreamed up the idea.
Which raises the question: Have you checked out the library lately?
In an age where people use search engines instead of reference books and download novels on Kindles and iPads, some public libraries are taking extreme measures to stay relevant.
They are offering Zumba dance classes, seminars on landscaping and tips for holiday shopping. Besides hog-butchering, some have hosted demonstrations of blacksmithing and fly fishing. A library in Joliet, Ill., last summer held a "Star Wars Day" featuring games for kids, volunteers dressed as storm troopers and lemonade served at a mock-up of the famous Star Wars Cantina.
Ann Kuta, a 67-year-old former secretary in the financial services industry, swiftly swung her arm in an upward motion one recent Friday morning at a Des Plaines, Ill., public library. She stared intently at a giant screen as a virtual bowling ball rolled down a lane before knocking down most of the 10 virtual pins.
She pumped her fists in the air as about a dozen other seniors cheered.
Ms. Kuta is a top bowler in the biweekly Nintendo Wii bowling competitions for seniors here. She has won the admiration of her fellow players, and a trophy, for bowling two perfect games on the videogame system.
"There have been ups and downs, but I always try to wear my lucky shoes," Ms. Kuta said, pointing to her white Keds.
Beyond the usual books, e-books, CDs and DVDs, some libraries are now lending out telescopes, musical instruments and electricity monitors.
The Berkeley Public Library in California, which has long offered tools like saws and demolition hammers for checkout, is expanding its selection in response to growing interest, library deputy director Doug Smith said.
"People will be coming in and getting some books or movies and then skipping over to the tool library and getting drill bits or drywall tools," he said.
Paul DeGeorge and his brother, Joe, are rarely quiet when they show up at a library. Performing as Harry and the Potters, the indie rock duo have played nearly 300 shows in libraries since 2004, with songs like "Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock" and other tunes in the key of Harry Potter.
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Public libraries have long served as gathering places and offered a range of nonliterary programs. And those who predicted their demise "have been proved wrong," says historian Wayne Wiegand, emeritus professor of library and information studies at Florida State University.
Community-focused activities at libraries aren't new developments, he says, but rather "repetitions of what happened in the past."
Librarians say they are increasing the number and variety of programs they offer—and people seem to be responding.
Attendance at public library programs rose 29% from 2004 to 2010, as overall visits to libraries also rose, according to the most recent survey by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Some old-school types have mixed feelings about the push to diversify. "I hope the library doesn't turn into something that is a type of cooking-class meeting place with computers attached and no books," says Michael Gorman, former president of the American Library Association and university librarian emeritus at California State University, Fresno.
"If it appeals to youth and the youth are using the library…good luck to you," Mr. Gorman says, "though personally I would pay good money not to attend a standup comedy evening or a hog butchering."
Mr. Casserley, who organized the hog butchering in Kansas, says some staffers balked when he suggested it as part of his mission to expand the library's offerings. "You want to do what?" he says they asked.
Attendance at the demonstration surpassed his expectations, and he is now planning a card catalog of new activities: a home-brewing class, and a project to enter a car in a demolition derby under the library's name.
Mr. Casserley wants artists and kids to help decorate the car for the vehicle-ramming competition, and its driver will be a literary character—potentially The Cat in the Hat.
The hog-butchering demonstration lasted about two hours—including questions from farmers and curious city dwellers.
As his employee cut up the pig carcass, Mr. Pope pointed out which parts of the body produce different pork products.
"When he cut the piece where the bacon comes from, the crowd spontaneously went, 'ooh!' " Mr. Casserley said. "They're bacon lovers."
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LOCKPORT – Bail was set at $100,000 Wednesday for a Niagara Falls man charged with raping a woman at knifepoint Oct. 7.
Roy Reynolds, 57, of 13th Street, pleaded not guilty before Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas to an indictment charging him with predatory sexual assault, first-degree rape and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. If convicted, he could face life in prison.
Niagara Falls police said at the time that the woman was attacked in an alley off the 500 block of 15th Street. Deputy District Attorney Holly E. Sloma said the woman was a short-term acquaintance of Reynolds.
"He picked her up in his car and asked her if she wanted to party. She said no. She then remembers being punched by the defendant, her head hitting the inside of his car, and then being taken to an alley," Sloma said.
The woman suffered numerous lacerations and bruises, most minor, Sloma said.
"[Reynolds] said this [sex] was consensual but had no explanation for the injuries on the victim's body," the prosecutor told Farkas.
Reynolds is being held as a parole violator for a 1999 incident in which he drew 10 years in prison for attacking his then-wife with a hatchet in front of their 11-year-old son, "saying something to the effect of, 'Watch me kill your mother,' " Sloma said.
"This is a violent individual," Sloma said, "an individual who should not be on the street."
Defense attorney Rodney A. Giove said Reynolds has a 14-month-old son who is being cared for by his now-adult son.
Farkas scheduled a tentative date of April 29 for the trial.
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June 2005 Draft: Preview
We take the best available talent. To me, the only way to [draft] is to stack up the players, take the best ones, and that's it."Here are some of the names being rumored to possibly be the Cubs first round pick. OF/LHP Brian Bogusevic (Tulane) A lefty pitcher or power hitting right fielder? No one is quite sure yet although the betting line is favoring a pitcher. Heíll most definitely be a first round pick and should go somewhere near the Cubs pick. Heís got a Mark Mulder type body (6í3î, 200)and has three good pitches, a fastball with some late sink, a circle change, and uses his slider as an out pitch. LHP Ricky Romero (Cal-State Fullerton) It appear the Blue Jays have a liking for him at the sixth spot but some say they may pass on him because of concerns with his velocity. Heís had a great season for one of colleges powerhouses, Cal-State Fullerton and had a good run with Team USA last year. Everyone raves about his competitiveness as well as his repertoire of pitches. Two fastballs, a 12 to 6 curve, a cutter and a late-breaking slider. INF Justin Bristow (Mills Goodwin HS, Virginia) Basball America just did a piece on Virginia becoming a new hotbed of amateur baseball talent. Also, as pointed out in the comments of a previous thread, the Cubs have been scouting the region heavily in recent years. Heís committed to the University of Auburn but a nice signing bonus may change those plans. Most believe heíll play the left side of the infield in the majors, probably a shortstop, maybe a third basemen, but he pitches as well reaching the low 90ís. Heís a big boy at 6í4î, 220 pounds, already plays good defense, has good power and above average plate discipline. My hunch says this is the Cubs pick, for what itís worth. OF Jacob Ellsbury (Oregon State University) Boydís World, one of the best college baseball web sites available, has devised a strength of schedule rating for college baseball teams. The top 5 are Oregon State, Cal-State Fullerton, Tulane, Texas and USC. In Pac-10 play, Ellsbury put up a line of .415/.504/.604 in 207 at-bats and even stole 21 bases in 29 attempts. He hits lefty and Baseball America says heís a Johnny Damon look-a-like with Damonís tablesetter skills. Plays some good defense as well. The Scott Boras class Since many teams donít want to deal with Scott Boras or the personalities associated with a young kid whoís decided heís worth millions without ever doing anything in professional ball, some of these players may drop on draft day. LHP Mark Pawelek (Springville HS, Utah) He's ranked as the top high school pitcher available in the draft, his stock has been rising of late due to an impressive performance in the Utah state playoffs. He's 6'2", 190 pounds with a fastball that touches 95 mph, a good curve and throws a change and splitter as well. Cubs haven't drafted a high school pitcher with their top pick since 1997 (Jon Garland), but might be too good a talent to pass up. RHP Luke Hochevar (University of Tennessee) Should go in top 10, possibly top 5 and is considered by many as the top arm in the draft. 6í4î, 198 pounds and has a K rate well over 9 so far this season. Emerged as one of Team USAís top pitchers last year. RHP Mike Pelfrey (Wichita State University) Itís between him and Hochevar for top pitcher in the draft. 6í7î, 210 pounds and a fastball that reaches the upper 90ís. Hopefully heíll turn out better then the only other Wichita St. alum I know, Darren Dreifort. RHP Craig Hansen (St. Johnís University) A relief pitcher who should go in the top 10, he emerged after a successful campaign in the Cape Cod league. Heís said to be the most major league ready player in the draft and throws both his fastball and slider with command. Apparently has an odd arm angle that throws off hitters as well. RHP Mark McCormick (Baylor University) 6í2î, 190 pounds with an upper 90ís fastball, nasty curve and a power slider. Listed having the best fastball among the college prospects but has some control problems, so sounds like the perfect fit for the Cubs. SS Tyler Green (Georgia Tech University) Green wasnít a certain first round pick before he signed with Boras and now he may be around in the second round. Supposedly an excellent baserunner with an okay glove and respectable swing. Iím hardly excited. Here are some other potentials.... RHP Wade Townsend Selected 8th by the Orioles last year but didnít sign. Stock has been dropping of late and goes with the Cubs philosophy of trying to pick up upper-round talent that other teams may have soured on (think Bobby Brownlie or Grant Johnson). Can't remember if he's a Boras baby or not. RHP P Cesar Carillo Small frame but went undefeated the last 2 seasons for Univeristy of Miami until recent loss. C Jeff Clement Plays for USC and has been projected as high as #3. Great plate discipline, power and defense has improved this year. God knows we could use a catching prospectÖwhy canít we trade picks again and move up in the draft? I believe the first round of the draft is being broadcast on mlb.com and we shall soon see who the Cubs will select. May his name be synonmous with Corey Patterson, Kerry Wood and Mark Prior and NOT Luis Montanez, Ty Griffin or Ben Christensen.
casey close is townsend's
casey close is townsend's agent...a mini-boras...made a nice living fleecing brian cashman and others.
Wasn't Ben Christensen going
Wasn't Ben Christensen going along nicely until he got injured?
If teams shy away from the
If teams shy away from the Boras pitchers, we are likely to end up with one. Unlike some other GMs, Hendry has a good working relationship with Boras.
>Unlike some other GMs,
>Unlike some other GMs, Hendry has a good working relationship with Boras.
The Cubs are also a major market team that doesn't mind digging deep into its pockets to sign draft picks. Scott Boras has got to like that.
The NYM signed Danny Graves
The NYM signed Danny Graves today. Terms were not disclosed yet.
I don't know when
I don't know when Christiansen got injured but he only had one good year in 2000. That is it, so I cannot say that is my definition of "going along nicely." He is simply a mediocre reliever at AA now with a heavy conscience.
Romero went to the Jays. The
Romero went to the Jays. The draft moves fast...
If you can't watch the draft
If you can't watch the draft on mlb.tv, you can also use the MLB drafttracker, which updates live as the picks are made. It can be found at mlb.com. 12 picks are in and most of the names above are still available.
17 picks down, Hochevar,
17 picks down, Hochevar, Bogusevic, Pawelek and Hansen still available.
18 picks down...all 4 still
18 picks down...all 4 still available along with Bristow.
Mark Pawlelek is the pick
Mark Pawlelek is the pick
MLB.com's only critique of
MLB.com's only critique of Pawelek had nothing to do with his talent or makeup - the only downsides they mentioned were his age and his signability.
other than the fact he's a mormon, what's not to like about this kid?
great pick by the cubbies. god knows we needs some southpaws.
Hochevar did not get taken
Hochevar did not get taken in the first round...the Boras factor at work?
I'm pretty excited about the
I'm pretty excited about the pick, it looks like he has some serious big league potential. Now lets get him signed right now and started in the minors ASAP ;-)
How about those Giants, no
How about those Giants, no picks until the fourth round, and all so they could afford to field that great MLB team they've fielded this year.....
The Cubs have an article on
If Pawelek is Mormon, won't
If Pawelek is Mormon, won't he need to do mission-work some time in the next few years, and could that impact his development? (I guess it's possible that the Cub clubhouse could be considered mission-work, given the team's seemingly current focus on "positive personalities").
Marlins four picks in the
Marlins four picks in the first 43, draft four pitchers, three of them out of high school.
DC Tom, Check out the
DC Tom,
Check out the article posted by daniel. There's a quote posted at the end from Pawelek about his mission:
Like many Utah natives, Pawelek is a Mormon. But he has already decided that whether he plays college or professional baseball that he will pass on his two-year mission to focus on the sport he loves.
"Both baseball and the mission are important to me," Pawelek said. "But I never want to give up baseball."
Thank's Shawn. Ivan De
Thank's Shawn.
Ivan De Jesus Jr. was just drafted by the Dodgers...
Maybe this is just me, but
Maybe this is just me, but mormons creep me out. I would certainly hope that he'd realize it behooves him more to make millions as a baseball ace, than to make nothing trying to convince people that two civilizations (of which there is no archeological record) built enormous settlements across America back in the day and fought until one person was left from the two warring tribes.
I'm going to take my pet bigotry back and put it in the closet now. Back to the baseball!
Correction, Marlins with
Correction, Marlins with FIVE picks in first 44, and 4 of those are HS pitchers.
"two warring civilizations"
"two warring civilizations" that "fought until one person was left from the two warring tribes."
Sounds like a description of the 2004 ALCS.
5 picks and 4 HS pitchers?
5 picks and 4 HS pitchers? Wow.
Interesting book re
Interesting book re fundamentalist Mormonism (which is totally disavowed by the "official" church):Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer
in other news, the newest
in other news, the newest ASG vote tallies are out, and Pujols still leads D-Lee by over 300,000 votes
Pujols - 748,844
D-Lee - 435,404
But Nomar is still the leading NL SS vote getter......
what's with the Mormon
what's with the Mormon bashing? I bet you wouldn't go on here and make openly bigoted comments if he was Jewish.
in other news, the newest
in other news, the newest ASG vote tallies are out, and Pujols still leads D-Lee by over 300,000 votes
Pujols - 748,844
D-Lee - 435,404
But Nomar is still the leading NL SS vote getter......
in other news, the newest
in other news, the newest ASG vote tallies are out, and Pujols still leads D-Lee by over 300,000 votes
Pujols - 748,844
D-Lee - 435,404
But Nomar is still the leading NL SS vote getter......
Yes, let's put some of the
Yes, let's put some of the bigotry back in the closet. My HS was about 30% mormon and they composed about 50% of my friends. In grad school, I know a mormon married couple that that refused a traditional mormon wedding because (like most other forms of Christianity) the Vows included an oath of subserviance from the woman. And since ALL forms of faith require (by the very definition of faith) believing things that cannot be proven, maybe we should avoid comparing whether the faith of one religion is any more implausible than the faith of another.
Generalizing from Extremely Large Groups to the Individual is just as dumb where Mormons are concernes as it is for any other Extremely Large Group. The fact that this guy has plans to go to ASU when he grew up in Utah and plans on skipping his mission work should, if nothing else, start puncturing some of the stereotypes...
Why wouldn't the Cubs go
Why wouldn't the Cubs go after Danny Graves? They still need some help in the bullpen!
I'm thinking that the main
I'm thinking that the main reason is that Danny Graves blows.
What kind of help does an
What kind of help does an over 7.00 era bring?
Dang, we already signed our
Dang, we already signed our first-rounder? Guess Hendry DOES work well with Boras.
re: Ben Christiansen. A few
re: Ben Christiansen.
A few years ago he threw a ball at a guy in the on-deck circle who had been timing his swings and broke his eye socket, screwing up his face and vision for life. I think that had something to do with the Cubs decision to release Christiansen last year, although the official statement didn't make mention of it.
couple quick hits to resolve
couple quick hits to resolve the mormon issue:
1) "Jew" is an ethnicity. "Mormon" is a religion. That's like knocking me for complaining about Scientologists (who creep me out as well) by saying "what are you going to knock Mexicans next?"
2) Any church that believes women can only enter the highest level of heaven if they have a husband to vouch for them and has a longterm crisis of child abuse deserves criticism in my book. Just not on a cubs blog.
Anyway...anyone have any word on the other two? The names don't ring a bell.
Also...am I insane or did we
Also...am I insane or did we already draft Donald Veal in 2003...?
While you can't ever have
While you can't ever have too much pitching, shouldn't the cubs draft some position players instead of loading up on pitchers that they will never trade.
Pakelek's signing is a great
Pakelek's signing is a great piece of news, since the only concern with him seemed to be his signability as a Boras client. Holliman has also signed. Details here:
Daniel, I think the White
I think the White Sox drafted Veal in 2003, so you might have read about his drafting in the Chi-town papers. Unless, of course, by "us" you mean "The White Sox. If that's the case, i bite my thumb at you!
Re: Christianson I'm
Re: Christianson
I'm pretty sure the incident that is being referred to happened during his college career as I remember it was quite a big deal in my area. And the Cubs drafted him anyway.
that's what it was. sorry
that's what it was. sorry for the brain fart. rooting for the white sox? in the words of "the princess bride," death first.
jedi, you're right - i just
jedi, you're right - i just researched it. i remember some people threatening to boycott the Cubs if he ever made the major league team.
Never mind the Holliman
Never mind the Holliman signing, that was my mis-reading the Baseball America blog.
Nate, Christiansen hit the
Christiansen hit the guy while he was in college. The Cubs drafted and signed him after that.
And as far as religion goes: as a devoted agnostic leaning toward atheism, I feel free to bash all religions. No one seems any goofier than another to me. Mormons want to believe Jesus walked around in the woods of North America? Why not? Christians and Jews think two of every animal were coaxed onto a boat and sailed around for 40 days? You go, girl. Religious fanatics, be they Christian, Muslim, Jewish are find a way to get us all killed some day.
Here's a philosophical question: Can a fan of a team that hasn't won a championship in almost a century believe in an all-loving God?
Mormons don't hold identical
Mormons don't hold identical beliefs any more than Moslems or Catholics or Baptists or Cub Fans or Republicans or Socialists or Chinese do. The Child Abuse thing is just nuts. Do you also hold all Protestants accountable for the 30 Years War? Dirk Nowitzki accountable for the Holocaust? Americans for genocide of Native Americans?
Lay off of it, Daniel, before someone out there uses your logic to accuses all TCR readers of being bigots.
Regarding Cub Fans and belief in God:
Personally, I would wager that Cub fans are also more religiously observant than the average sports fan. You have to have a strong sense of faith, to wander around lost in the desert for forty years, or to wander around lost in Chicago for 100 years. To expand it further, think of all the temptation that Cub fans have had, with the False Prophets of 1945, 1969, 1984, 2003....
Cub Fans make Job look like a whining malcontent weeny. When they write the Third Testament, the book of Santo will make Ecclesiastes or Lamentations look like child's play.
Woah woah, sorry guys, can
Woah woah, sorry guys, can you elaborate a little more about this guy who throws at people in on-deck circles? He did it on purpose?? Is there an article or something I can be directed to?
You are unfamiliar with the
You are unfamiliar with the Ben Christiansen story?
That's probably for the better. Reading it will make you depressed.
Start here.
Ben and the injured player settled, though the injury ruined the guy's career. Ben's career was derailed by injuries after signing with the Cubs.
bc, try this link - i just
bc, try this link - i just found it. it focuses more on Molina, the guy who Christensen hit, but it looks like it tells the whole story. For the record, the Cubs released Christensen last year and I haven't heard anything about him since
I should add, that story is
I should add, that story is several years old. Hunting for more recent articles.
Thanks guys, though don't
Thanks guys, though don't worry about finding newer stories-- you don't go out of your way to hunt for articles that will make me depressed!
you dont need to*** go out
you dont need to*** go out of your way
Yeah, someone somewhere in my life had told me to proofread before I post...
Neither of the links posted
Neither of the links posted seems to get into the culpability of the Wichita State pitching coach, who said that he ordered his pitchers to "brush back" people in the on-deck circle who tried to time pitches during warm-up..... The first article mentions it just briefly, but from what I've read elsewhere, the pitching coach got off much more lightly than what he may have deserved.
Jewish isn't a Religion?
Jewish isn't a Religion? Interesting. I am Jewish, and I'll tell you that if you said about Jews what you said about mormons, I would have absolutely been offended, and rightfully so. You are are judging mormonism off of what you have read in a book, probably half of it is based on a few extremist headline grabbing cases. I had a very good friend in college who was Mormon. She told me how she thought Mormon bashing was one of the last acceptable forms of of stereotyping left in this country. I kinda laughed, but 10 years later, I realize she is absolutely correct. People read a couple tabloid wortthy articles, and judge a whole religion based on it, and feel that it is ok to rip it openly.
Daniel, what you said is not ok, under any circumstances. You are stereotyping and showing a ridiculous prejudice, that is based in ignorance.
So next time, before you use a baseball fan site to rip on any religion or group of people...think twice, and shut up.
transmission is taking
transmission is taking things a bit personally. i'm not knocking individual people. i too have some friends who are mormon. but the statistic bear out what i said (i work in politics and among other things work on child advocacy issues). as a avid fan of religion, albeit a disbeliever, i've researched all the world's major faiths. only two really creep me out (other than minor cults): scientology and mormanism. does that mean their followers are all bad people? no. does it mean that i wouldn't be friends with someone who was a follower? no, unless i've been living a lie all these years.
this conversation is totally silly to be having here, but i just wanted to say that while there are tons of words to describe me, bigot isn't one of them. un-PC, maybe. outspoken, for sure. but bigot, no.
ok. back to baseball. for real this time.
We aim to serve, BC, even if
We aim to serve, BC, even if it means making you depressed! Lol.
Ben Christiansen is a name that is best forgotten, in my opinion.
daniel, your point is well
daniel, your point is well taken - but as someone who's researched all the world's religion, i'm still surprised by your assertion that "Jew" is an ethnicity, not a religion. I think my aunt - who converted to Judaism and because a Rabbi - might disagree.
I was born into a Jewish family but since I don't practice I don't consider myself Jewish. Replace "Jewish" in that sentence with "Mormon" or "Catholic" and it's the same thing.
religious jews are either
religious jews are either hassidic, orthodox, reformed, etc. they aren't just "jewish." that was my point. they have a common ethnic link (jew) with different religious affiliations ranging from literalist to atheist. that's all i'm saying.
Fair enough, Daniel. It is
Fair enough, Daniel. It is something I'm personally sensative to, because as I mentioned, most of my childhood friends were mormons and I've never met one I haven't respected and liked. Have I mentioned that I'm an atheist leftist who also has a history in child-welfare work?
But you're right, we've both taken away from what should be a happy day for the Cubs. I have nothing else to say about that topic. So back to ball!
I love the Athletics. The third, fourth and fifth picks in the draft were all high-school pitchers. Bless them, they really aren't a dogmatic organization, they're just about finding the inefficiency in the system and exploiting it. Now that EVERYONE is drafting college players, the A's see that high-school talent perhaps is undervalued. So they zig just as everyone else has zagged.
I agree, Transmission. I
I agree, Transmission. I feel horrible for Molina... that's a horrific story.
Ew, now I'm ashamed to have the same initials as him. I need to think of a new posting name.
it's rare, but there are
it's rare, but there are Jewish people who have converted, and aren't born Jewish - so they don't have the ethnic link.
ok that's the last i'll post on the subject, i promise.
Anyone know what number the next Cubs pick is?
Trans, The A's are a good
The A's are a good way of brining this whole conversation together, as it seems from Daniel's comments that it is fundamentalist Mormon dogmatism that he disagrees with, not individual Mormons or the religion as a whole (not to put words in your keyboard, Daniel). Fundamentalist, dogmatic thought i think is one of the greatest dangers to any group in society, be it a religous group or a baseball organization. The A's aviodance of following the fundamentalist "draft college kids" dogma is why they're so good. Also note they don't follow the "on base hitter are the bomb!" dogma anymore, either, as they have moved on to the more severely underrated qualities of speed and defense. Another case of zigging when everyone else is zagging in their tracks.
I know this conversation
I know this conversation needs to end. But Hassidic, Reform, Conservative are all religious sects of Judiasm. What ties them together is their belief in the old testament, and the belief that the messiah has not yet returned. That's a religious belief, that defines any religion.
There are absolutely aspects of Judiasm that could be considered an ethnicity, but that is ancillory to the religious doctrine that makes one "Jewish".
OK...end of that for me.
I like our first pick in the draft...although I don't put a whole lot of stock in the draft personally.
Nate, its at 160 and its
Nate, its at 160 and its Scott Taylor, a RHP straight out of a high school in VA.
VERY nice segway, Shawn!
VERY nice segway, Shawn!
Trans, You'll be happy to
You'll be happy to know the A's took another high school hurler in the 5th round. The anchors on MLB.TV are befuddled as to why they've reversed their own trend. You should be there, telling them what is what.
There's any one of tens of
There's any one of tens of thousands of A's fans and stat-people who could tell them. The A's are, above all else, a pragmatic team. But Moneyball was a dogmatic book. It was all "hooray science! hooray stats!" when it should have been "hooray creative-problem-solving-skills!"
But "hooray science" tends to solve more books.
solve = sell.
solve = sell.
So much for my hunch, as far
So much for my hunch, as far as I can tell, Bristow hasn't been drafted. I assume he's decided to go to Auburn and scared away the big league clubs.
The Cubs once again try to steal upper round talent cause of signability issues, hope this one works out for the Cubs. Sounds like Pawelek already has a fastball/curve combo that is pretty deadly, if he can develop his change and/or splitter, the majors will be waiting for him. Probably a top 5 pick if this draft was 10 years ago.
Well, personally I'm
Well, personally I'm offended that you said Mormons weren't an ethnic group.
Very interesting draft day
Very interesting draft day so far. To have selected and signed their #1 pick on the same day is significant for these reasons:
1. Pawelek is a Boras client, and Boras rarely has high school-age clients. Moreover, Boras clients aren't easy to sign.
2. I can't remember the last time the Cubs signed their #1 pick the same day they drafted him.
3. Pawelek, if he comes in without any overuse issues, can go straight to the Cubs' Rookie League team in Arizona and start pitching in a few weeks.
I know it's not the same as the NFL draft and will never be, but I like MLB draft day. And, for the Cubs in 2005, Hendry, Stockstill, et al. are off to a great start.
More Pujols... The Cards
More Pujols... The Cards just drafted Wilfrido Pujols, cousin of Albert. He was drafted at the end of the 6th round, 200th overall. Lets hope shocking the world doesn't run in the family...
With their 5th round pick,
With their 5th round pick, 160th overall, the Cubs have taken Scott Taylor, a RHP from Hermitage High School in Virginia. With their 6th round pick, 190th overall, the Cubs have selected Kyle Reynolds, SS from Baylor University. With their 7th round pick, 220th overall, the Cubs have selected David Taylor, a LHP our of Baylor University.
So..... it'd be fair to say
So..... it'd be fair to say that Albert and Wilfredo are just a couple of Pujols?
I am pleasantly surprised to
I am pleasantly surprised to see a few athiests or almost athiests (Trans and TBONE) on here. That is great! I am a straight up athiest, no strings attached...
The Astros just drafted Koby
The Astros just drafted Koby Clemens, in a further attempt to keep Roger Clemens for a season or two more.
i'm a jack of all faiths,
i'm a jack of all faiths, master of none. meaning that i think religion is really interesting and totally inapplicable to my life. so i'll go with agnostic, at that seems a bit more intellectually honest than atheism to me.
maybe all these non-god-fearing cubs fans are the reason we're so starved for championships? not enough people praying we make the world series?
If anything besides Jewish,
If anything besides Jewish, I'm agnostic...as I believe there is no evidence that there is a higher power...but also no evidence that there isn't as well. I don't pretend to be wise enough to know how the world turned out the way it did, so I question the existance of "God", but I don't discount it all together.
"so i'll go with agnostic, at that seems a bit more intellectually honest than atheism to me."
I just read that...exactly my opinion.
Didn't the Cubs just draft a
Didn't the Cubs just draft a pitcher they also drafted last year? I think it was Trey Taylor, taken in the 7th round, maybe. I think they drafted him in the 20 round last year.
and that, ladies and
and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the awesome power of the cubbies. adam and i went from arguing to agreeing on two things: agnosticism and a love of the cubs.
kind of makes you cry, doesn't it?
I believe in the Church of
I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones -- I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan...I know things.
For instance -- There are 108 beads* in a Catholic rosary. And -- There are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn't work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there's no guilt in baseball... and it's never boring.
* This actually refers to Buddhist beads, and represents the number of earthly desires a disciple must conquer
The Pawelek draft-and-sign
The Pawelek draft-and-sign is a tremendous coup and was clearly worked out by Boras and Hendry ahead of time. Long-term, if he wants to be a force with amateurs, Boras needed to duck the "signability" label -- what HS or college kid would risk his potentially only shot at a payday with slipping a round or two because of Boras's reputation? And Hendry gets a top 10 pitcher at pick number 20, and in a "thin draft" nonetheless...
Can't wait to see Pawelek in Arizona!
That's a real good point,
That's a real good point, Tom. I have wondered for a while if Boras wouldn't be forced to make some constructive actions in order to change his reputation, since it seems to my untrained eye that his reputation is costing many of his clients...
"For instance -- There are
"For instance -- There are 108 beads* in a Catholic rosary. And -- There are 108 stitches in a baseball."
Is this actually true? If so, JackieT is my new favorite person.
Yeah, so far my inclination is to say Hendry's done a great job today. I think you have to give him a lot of credit for this year so far. If only more things rhymed with his name we could supplant that "in dusty we trusty" tripe with something more apt.
Also, am I the only person who is starting to feel like we got the better end of the Sosa deal, even with having to pay some money? Sammy's value was practically nothing, and we got a Hairston. Knock him all you want, but he's 7th in average on our team (4th if you don't include guys with a handful of hits) and second to D-Lee in OBP. He's a little rough sometimes, but he's hardly been the disappointment everyone claims. Could we really have fetched an a-list prospect from any team? Do you honestly think everyone else in the league didn't know, like we know, that Sosa is done?
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108 earthly desires conquered? I do that daily. DAMN YOU KRISPY KEREME AND INTERNET PORN!!!
Trans, look at where
Trans, look at where Hochevar, another Boras client, went -- supplemental round. It would have been a disaster to Boras's ability to recruit amateurs if both Hochever and Pawelek has slipped. Hendry and Boras have helped each other out before (Maddux and I-Rod signings in particular). Talk about "problem solving" approaches...working with an agent that perhaps 1/3 of all GMs eschew is a credit to Hendry.
Chad and Daniel, I believe
Chad and Daniel, I believe that Jackie is quoting from Bull Durham.
Regarding Boras, check out
Regarding Boras, check out AB's Fourth Outfielder and the related story, not what I was expecting...
The Cubs have had 13 picks so far today:
8 pitchers (5 Righties, 3 Lefties, 6 college, 2 High School)
3 Shortstops (2 college, 1 HS)
2 Catchers (Both college)
Also the draft was instituted in order to give the weaker teams a fair chance to compete, but once again, what many consider to be the better talent has dropped to the lower picks because of money. Hochevar went 40th to the Dodgers despite being considered one of the top pitching prospects in the draft, Pawelek went to the Cubs at 20th and Craig Hansen went 26th to the Red Sox.
The next time the CBA is up, I fully expect some rule changes such as fixed bonuses depending on draft slot and a few others.
Annie: I believe in the church of baseball. I've tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there's 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there's 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. (she sighs) But it just didn't work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. Y'see, there's no guilt in baseball, and it's never boring. (she giggles) Which makes it like sex. There's never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn't have the best year of his career. Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just gotta relax and concentrate. Besides, I'd never sleep with a player hitting under .250. Not unless he had a lot of RBIs and was a great glove man up the middle. Y'see, there's a certain amount of life wisdom I give these boys. I can expand their minds. Sometimes when I get a ballplayer alone, I'll just read Emily Dickenson or Walt Whitman to him. And the guys are so sweet, they always stay and listen. Of course, a guy'll listen to anything if he thinks it's foreplay. I make them feel confident, and they make me feel safe -- and pretty. 'Course what I give them lasts a lifetime. What they give me lasts a 142 games. Sometimes it seems like a bad trade. But bad trades are part of baseball. Who can forget Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, for god's sake! It's a long season, and you gotta trust it. I've tried them all, I really have. And, the only church that feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the church of baseball.
Daniel, I agree with you
Daniel, I agree with you that the Sosa trade has been well, but it's because Sammy has not re-found his knowledge of the strikezone that he lost two years ago and the play of Murton and Fontenot. I am disappointed in Hairston, a 3.6 VORP (compared to other 2Bs) simply is not the super-sub they they were getting. I would be surprised if Hairston is on the team next year -- and I could package Hairston and Mitre for a young and promising slugging corner OF (Jason Bay? Jason Lane? Jason and the Argonauts?), I'd drop my Rosary baseball in a heartbeat.
I heard that when
I heard that when Christensen came to Chicago and took a tour of the clubhouse, Morandini would not shake his hand or agree to meet him. Supposedly, that helped send Morandini out of town after the '99 season.
It's been kind of
It's been kind of interesting reading today considering the fact that I'm a Mormon. It seems that there are a lot of people who are getting their information second, or third hand and a lot of it really isn't right. That said, It really doesn't bother me a whole heck of a lot. I like and respect all faiths, Catholics, Protestants, Baptists, Bhuddists, Muslims, etc......unless they're Mets fans.
I hadn't heard that. If
I hadn't heard that. If it's true, I have even more respect for Morandini than the considerable amount I already had.
Where did you hear that?
Cub Fans make Job look like
Cub Fans make Job look like a whining malcontent weeny. When they write the Third Testament, the book of Santo will make Ecclesiastes or Lamentations look like child's play.
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Bull Durham indeed. Sadly,
Bull Durham indeed. Sadly, Annie's a sucker for the sucker stat, RBIs.
DC Tom, you'd be right regarding Boras if these players were harmed by being picked late. But this isn't necessarily the case. One, they are generally going to more successful organizations. The later the pick, generally the better the club, and the clubs that are able to meet Boras' signing bonus demands are generally the clubs that are also willing or spend more on their rosters. Two, it doesn't seem to be the case that salaries are slotted to draft order (like you see in the NFL). My impression was that Boras clients that slip are still paid based on their talent level, not their draft position.
Do I think it's in the player's best interest to sit for a year dickering over their first contract? No. Presuming they will have successful careers, this simply delays their development and delays arb-eligibility. But presuming a Boras client slides but signs relatively quickly, he's not harming them a bit.
Maybe this was said in this
Maybe this was said in this thread already but Morandini paid for the injured kid's hospital bills. That was a huge black eye for the Cubs and why Morandini was dumped. I mentioned this when the "Dandy Little Gloveman" (as Chip used to call him) sang Take Me Out to the Ball Game. I'm suprised he was asked.
Daniel, I agree with you
Daniel, I agree with you that the Sosa trade has been well, but it's because Sammy has not re-found his knowledge of the strikezone that he lost two years ago and the play of Murton and Fontenot. I am disappointed in Hairston, a 3.6 VORP (compared to other 2Bs) simply is not the super-sub they they were getting. I would be surprised if Hairston is on the team next year -- and I could package Hairston and Mitre for a young and promising slugging corner OF (Jason Bay? Jason Lane? Jason and the Argonauts?), I'd drop my Rosary baseball in a heartbeat.
Daniel, I agree with you
Daniel, I agree with you that the Sosa trade has been well, but it's because Sammy has not re-found his knowledge of the strikezone that he lost two years ago and the play of Murton and Fontenot. I am disappointed in Hairston, a 3.6 VORP (compared to other 2Bs) simply is not the super-sub they they were getting. I would be surprised if Hairston is on the team next year -- and I could package Hairston and Mitre for a young and promising slugging corner OF (Jason Bay? Jason Lane? Jason and the Argonauts?), I'd drop my Rosary baseball in a heartbeat.
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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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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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After recent controversy surrounding the area nonprofit organization Sculpture in the South, the group's incoming Executive Director Jim Reaves called a meeting of the membership Wednesday to start planning the future of the organization.
The town council denied the group funding earlier this month, citing various opinions including that Summerville has enough sculpture already. The group's 2013 art show was also not as successful as previous events. In addition, Sculpture in the South has recently seen a large turnover of board members.
However, Reaves said these complications do not worry him.
"We will make all appropriate applications for grants. We anticipate a show in May," he said.
About 20 of the organization's 75 members attended the meeting to discuss the direction the group should take to build excitement around public art again.
For Reaves, who has been involved with the Sculpture in the South for around 15 years, this means going back to basics.
"We need to go back to the roots: why we started, the way we started, and what was successful before," he said.
Other members contributed different ideas, including partnering with other nonprofit organizations in the area to support each other, creating a newsletter, putting donation jars and fliers in local businesses, and building multiple marketing campaigns to reach all of their audiences.
According to Reaves, there has been a decrease in local support and involvement with Sculpture in the South, which he attributes to the group's recent lack of success.
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Eight-year member Julie Hucks agreed. "Do people realize what's in their midst? You can't put a price on enrichment."
Throughout its 15-year tenure, Sculpture in the South has purchased and placed 23 sculptures by locally-, nationally-, and internationally-known artists around Summerville.
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CLEVELAND - Somewhere late Sunday afternoon, Dwayne Rudd had to be smiling. Nine years later, the journeyman linebacker might finally be off the hook.
Until Sunday, Rudd was the easy answer to this question:
Name the craziest, most inexplicable, sickening loss in Cleveland Browns history and the player most responsible for it. Yes, this requires a lot of thought, because few NFL teams seem to lose games the way the Browns lose them - with one improbable, seldom- or never-before-seen scenario after another.
Years ago, there was Red Right 88, The Drive and The Fumble. After the Browns returned to the NFL in 1999, there was Bottlegate, a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars during which fans reacted to an overturned Browns touchdown by pelting the field with beer bottles. There also was a game in Chicago in which the Bears scored two touchdowns in the final 28 seconds to force overtime, then returned an interception for a score to win it.
Now, there is The Snap.
But until Sunday, when a so-called "chip shot" field goal went terribly wrong late in a 13-12 loss to the St. Louis Rams, Rudd had been part of the most infuriating loss in team history.
On Sept. 8, 2002 at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Rudd had Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green in his grasp and threw him down for what he thought was a sack as time expired. Rudd, thinking the game was over, tore off his helmet and hurled it 15 yards downfield.
But Green had already flipped the ball to tackle John Tait, who ran 28 yards to the Browns' 25-yard-line. The Chiefs then got 15 more yards thanks to an unsportsmanlike penalty on Rudd and moments later Morten Andersen kicked a 30-yard field goal to give Kansas City a 40-39 victory.
But these being the Browns, the odds favored something coming along to top it sooner or later.
But there isn't one easy goat to blame for this one. Like a lot of Cleveland losses, there is more than enough blame to go around. Most of the talk will be about Ryan Pontbriand's snap on the potential game-winning field goal hitting left guard Alex Mack's right leg and rolling to holder Brad Maynard.
Maynard did a great job of getting the ball down for kicker Phil Dawson, but by then the timing of the entire play - which was supposed to be a simple 22-yard field goal - was irreparably damaged. Dawson, already moving through his kicking motion, tried to slow the process, but wound up pushing the ball wide left.
The Rams then took over and ran out the last two minutes as another game at Cleveland Browns Stadium was completed in front of thousands of empty orange seats.
Blame the offense for not scoring a touchdown against one of the NFL's worst defenses. The Rams held the Browns to four field goals by Dawson.
Blame coach Pat Shurmur for getting conservative when the Browns had first-and-goal at the St. Louis 8. Shurmur called three running plays into the center of the line, with one of them inexplicably going to tight end Alex Smith, who was playing fullback. Smith fumbled and Joshua Cribbs recovered, but only - as it turned out - to give the Browns another opportunity to lose.
Blame Cribbs for fumbling a punt with the Browns leading, 12-10, early in the fourth quarter. The Rams recovered at Cleveland's 27 and eventually kicked a go-ahead field goal with 7:42 to play.
But the Browns (3-6) moved into position for a go-ahead score, getting all the way to the Rams' 8 before Shurmur hit the brakes and began playing for a field goal.
In theory, it was the right move. Dawson might just be the best kicker in the NFL. There is certainly no better outdoor kicker. Dawson was 4-for-4 in the game and 16-of-18 on the season before The Snap.
Pontbriand blamed himself.
"It was an inopportune time and I pretty much cost our team a victory," he said. "It is pretty tough to handle. I need to be perfect."
There was talk of movement on the line either from the Browns or Rams that might have caused Mack to jump out of his stance early.
"I'll have to look at the film," Mack said.
Dawson has seen some weird endings in his 13 seasons in Cleveland, but even this was new for him.
"It was a short field goal and I'm thinking 'get it off quick,' " he said. "The trade-off, any time you do that, is that if anything is slightly off, you will have no time to react. I'm going fast, the ball is deflected at the line of scrimmage and by the time Brad gets it down - it was a tremendous hold by Brad - I am pretty much past the ball and I'm trying to somehow dig it up ... It is just a tough way to end things."
This defeat will stick with Shurmur for a while, especially if he is unable to turn this team around and eventually goes the way of Chris Palmer, Butch Davis, Romeo Crennel and Eric Mangini. This defeat could be the one Browns fans remember most from Shurmur's tenure.
The first-year coach was visibly angry during his postgame news conference, especially when questioned about playing for a field goal and the botched handoff to Smith.
"He knew he was getting the football," Shurmur said. "We have to execute it. ... We tried to hand him the football and he dropped it."
And the field goal?
"We were in a position to score points," he said. "Our defense was playing extremely well and I wanted to make sure we were going to get an opportunity to kick and go ahead, so that's what I chose to do."
In theory, it's what you do. But these are the Browns, easily the most star-crossed NFL team of their generation.
Even Dawson knew a short field goal - not much more than an extra-point - isn't a sure thing.
"If you've ever kicked, you know there is no such thing as a chip shot," he said.
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What do you do at the Credit Union? My journey began 18 years ago with SCE FCU. At the time I was very young and quite eager to start moving forward with my future. I started out at our Irwindale Office, on Durbin at that time as the receptionist. I was the smiley face you saw when you walked in the door... 18 years ago. We have evolved over the last 18 years, and continue to strive for the best we can be.
I embraced the company and what I had to offer as an energetic, enthusiastic, compassionate individual. After six months as receptionist, I was promoted to MSR. At that time, this was our Member Service Representatives. We did it all... Opened accounts, served as the phone center, assisted members in the branch. This was an opportunity that I enjoyed for 3 years.
Then came loans... Loans, loans, loans. One stop shop, is what we called it. You could open an account then take a loan application all with the same person. We had come a long way. From car loans to boat loans to RV's, we did it all. Oh and a blue book on an RV. Quite challenging! This was a destination in my journey that I did for 4 years.
Now the best...for myself, Real Estate. I started in the Real Estate Department 11 years ago. This is home. We are quite used to doing loans for home improvements, bill consolidation, new cars and the lists goes on. In Real Estate we see a bit of everything. Each member need is different and unique. We work together with the FSC's to accommodate the needs of each individual.
With the change in the Economy over the last few years, this has impacted our department. We have seen the need to work with our members to keep them in their homes. Modifications on our 1st and 2nd Mortgage's have opened up a whole new door. It is quite rewarding to go home at the end of the day and say, you contributed in keeping a family in their home.
What do you like about working at the Credit Union? Our goal at SCE FCU is people helping people. This is exhibited on a daily basis, whether it's from one of our employee's to a member or from employee to employee. We are here to help our members and move forward as a company. But at the same time this is done with caring, kind, well trained individuals to meet the needs of our members. Whether a member is looking to open a checking account or apply for a Mortgage loan, the service is excellent.
We are a family... The compassion that is demonstrated daily between peers is priceless. I have my own personal angel, working with me in Real Estate. We work as a team. Team work is definitely needed to move forward and keep your balance. Whether it's here at work or with your family.
What's your most memorable moment as a volunteer for the Foundation? Our Company is amazing at volunteering! The enthusiasm from employees is great!
For myself my most memorable moment is taking my children to the Los Angeles Arboretum to assist in packaging food boxes for Christmas. I took my 15 year old son, 13 year old son and 8 year old daughter. The event was remarkable. We were all there to do the same thing, help a family in need. You never know at some point in your life you may be that family that needs a caring heart. My family loved and embraced the opportunity to make one day a little easier for a family. We had shopping carts and went round and round filling boxes, until thousands were full.
This was priceless.
How did you come to be an employee with the Credit Union? Michele in Electronic Services... Bless her! She referred me to the Credit Union for the receptionist position. Pat Mitas interviewed me... This was so long ago. 18 years has gone by so fast. I have grown with our organization and personally.
Life takes you in all different directions. We have speed bumps, curves and sometimes things don't always go our way. But when you have an employer that truly has your best interest in mind along with the organizations, you can do wonders.
Would you recommend SCE FCU as an employer? If you are looking for an employer to move forward with, SCE FCU is for you.
You must definitely posses a motivated, eager to learn, adaptable, caring, kind compassionate demeanor. These characteristics are definitely a plus.
Our benefits are also a added bonus. We have excellent health care coverage, 401k benefits, wellness benefits available, paid vacation and the list goes on.
Looking forward to meeting you.