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Feel My Nei-fury!
|Neifi Perez
|Through April 27th
I completely agree -
I completely agree - Hairston needs to play more. He can hit and he can run. We need him to lead-off. It has been frustrating not seeing him out there and I am really not sure why Dusty refuses to play him - at SS or OF.
What about going and getting Alou back and maybe trying for Jason Schmidt as well? Thoughts?
other then that crazy hot
other then that crazy hot April, he's also been enjoying the Friendly Confines...
Home: .328/.348/.482
Away: .228/.256/.333
Hairston has no interest in adding positions to his resume. Earlier this year, he said:
ìIím a second baseman. My athleticism, itís gotten me in trouble. And this will be the last year I do that. Thatís hurt me a lot. I regret doing it last year. Like I said, I will do whatever (manager) Dusty (Baker) wants me to do. But that ëutilityí tag is wearing on me, you know?î
Considering the team's unwillingness to try him at short along with his own, I just don't see it happening.
Then please take down the
Then please take down the Perez for All-star game link. .300 OBP players dont make the All-star game, much less a SS.
You may hate to admit it but David Eckstein should seriously be considered. .298 BA, .379 OBP, 29 BB, 16 SO, 39 runs, 2 HR, 21 RBI.
And Cubs fans are going to vote for a guy who has an OBP .79 points less than Eckstein? Come on guys. You cant be that blind in your Cubs spirit. This is why you dont vote for All-stars at the end of April.
I'm sure that getting
I'm sure that getting absolutely no playing time will wear on Hairston more, Rob. Despite the designated hitter, he didn't get a single plate appearance over the weekend, and since May 30th (nearly three weeks now) he's accrued just 20 plate appearances. That will hurt any value he has a lot more than being viewed, inexplicably, as nothing more than a utility guy.
"I am really not sure why
"I am really not sure why Dusty refuses to play him - at SS or OF."
The same reason he lost the will to play Jason Dubois....they're defensive liabilities.
Rob G., keep in mind that
Rob G., keep in mind that comment from Hairston came after Todd Walker's injury, when Dusty all but named Neifi the starter at 2nd, leaving Hairston to get fill in work in the outfield.
With Todd Walker back healthy, I'd bet Hairston would prefer playing shortstop than riding the pine or playing outfield.
Airweino: "Hairston needs to
"Hairston needs to play more. He can hit and he can run."
Unforunately, you are wrong on BOTH accounts. He can't really hit too good (as his .269 AVG this year shows) or run (as his 6 SB in 13 attempts show). He does get on base at a good clip almost entirely because of his high rate of HBP's (already 7 this year).
Hairston is a utlity player if he likes it or not. If he begins to play everyday, we will be in teh same problem next month when he plays bad. He is not a solution. That is up to Hendry to go out and make a deal.
Hairston is a poor defender
Hairston is a poor defender who has some terrible baserunning tendencies...he's fast but he's not smart out there.
Mike, lighten up. I think
Mike, lighten up. I think you'll find it the campaign was never really anything more than tongue-in-cheek, a bit of fun, for I don't think you'll find anyone here that truly believes Neifi Perez is an All-Star calibre shortstop.
John Hill- I agree that
John Hill-
I agree that Baker should move Walker to leadoff with maybe Barrett the #2, but the offense hasn't really been the problem, especially in this last bad streak.
Look at how many runs the Cubs have given up in the last 7 games (Cubs are 1-6):
8, 9, 0, 15, 9, 8 and 6
So unless we expect the offense to score 7+ runs a game, the Cubs problem has been pitching. THe Cubs are built around pitching and that is how they are going to win or lose.
Adam made a good post about it in a previous thread too.
I believe the answer for the
I believe the answer for the Cubs problem at SS is outside the organization. (who I don't know) Neifi has been a good replacement upto now but if we want to contend we should be shopping.
Ask yourselves this if the Yankees lost Jeter or BoSox lost Rentaria for the season would they replace them with Womack or Bellhorn?
Cubs need to get "World" serious.
What the heck is Enrique
What the heck is Enrique Wilson doing playing for the cubs. He makes Macias look like Babe Ruth. Prior, Nomar, Maddux, Carlos, Blanco and Macias are batting better than him. Let get a bat of the bench. How about frank Thomas? some one. I don't care. Some one to scare the other team.
Great post Jacos....I agree
Great post Jacos....I agree 100%. We rode the Neifi train as much as we could. Can't ask much more from him then he has given. This is the problem with having many injuries though, even though many want to not use it as an excuse.
Manny--"Unfortunately, you
Manny--"Unfortunately, you are wrong on BOTH accounts. He can't really hit too good (as his .269 AVG this year shows) or run (as his 6 SB in 13 attempts show). He does get on base at a good clip almost entirely because of his high rate of HBP's (already 7 this year)."
You're right, Hairston isn't a great hitter, for average or power, though he's better than Neifi at both, but I think you'll find that Airweino was probably counting Hairston's undisputable ability to get on base, by whatever means, towards his assessment of him as a hitter.
And, Manny, you'd be absolutely right too if you'd said Hairston isn't a particularly good basestealer. Unfortunately you said he can't run, and that's simply not true. Hairston can run. But running and basestealing are two quite different things.
I'm sure that getting
I'm sure that getting absolutely no playing time will wear on Hairston more, Rob. Despite the designated hitter, he didn't get a single plate appearance over the weekend, and since May 30th (nearly three weeks now) he's accrued just 20 plate appearances. That will hurt any value he has a lot more than being viewed, inexplicably, as nothing more than a utility guy
Guess I should have wrote, "That's a great idea, BUT"......
I'm all for it, I just think the two entities who control the situation (management and Hairston) aren't all for it. At this point, I wouldn't mind seeing Cedeno getting called back up and Wilson shown the door. A week or two more of this Neifi crap and Cedeno will be getting his regular at-bats up here in the majors and he's supposedly a whiz with the glove. Since I really don't think Cedeno is our shortstop of the future, I have no major worries about hurting his development or starting his option clock. Might as well let his hot streak run it's course in the majors.
How about trying to obtain
How about trying to obtain Carlos Guillen? He's a veteran playing for a team that's already out of the race. We could send back Cedeno or Hairston to fill the void left by Guillen (they could slide Polanco over to SS if we send Hairston), and add a couple prospects to make the deal doable from Detroit's standpoint.
The other option is to keep Neifi's D at SS, an important defensive position, and upgrade LF with a leadoff hitter such as Jacque Jones or Randy Winn. Walker could bat 2nd in such a lineup and Corey and Barrett could hit 8th and 9th.
John Hill: "Hairston can
John Hill:
"Hairston can run."
I can run too, so what's your point. It is not like he runs FAST, like Patterson. He has looked horrible stealing bases and I don't ever recall seeing him run the bases in anyway that made me say, good baserunning.
"but I think you'll find that Airweino was probably counting Hairston's undisputable ability to get on base"
That is not what he said, you can assume that if you want, but he said hit. And as I mentioned, his OBP is good.
No, Manny, he does run
No, Manny, he does run pretty fast. But as you say, he's not a particularly good baserunner.
And I didn't say Airweino was right in the terminology he chose, just pointing it out since you were pretty keen to jump on him with your "unfortunately you are wrong on BOTH counts" that that's probably what he meant to say.
So the Reds might be
So the Reds might be jettisoning parts in a couple weeks... Everyone talks about Dunn and Kearns, but no one seems to consider Ryan Freel(.406 obp). Yes he would be costly, but playoff teams don't trade for players having off years anyway. The Reds need pitching and if Prior and Wood come back, then Mitre becomes a valuable chip. Toss in Hairston and another servicable young player like Dubois, Koronka or Fontenot and could the Reds refuse?
Isn't it perfect?
I love Guillen, he's been
I love Guillen, he's been tearing it up on my fantasy team for the last 2 years, BUT, the Tigers signed him to a cheap contract through 2007 and I can't see why they'd want to move him PLUS
he's been dealing with a hamstring injury and recovery from off-season knee surgery all year long. Right now he's on the 15 day DL and he periodically takes days off to rest one or the other. If we make a deal, I'd hate to waste it on someone who might end up like Garciaparra last year, in and out of the lineup. Speaking of Garciaparra...
anyone hear anything about his rehab lately? If the Cubs feel like he'd be ready by around the trade deadline, then I'm certain they won't make a trade for that position as getting Garciaparra back would be the equivalent without giving up the players. wishful thinking on my part, I'm sure
Rob, You're probably right
You're probably right - given Guillen's relatively cheap contract, he would probably cost too much in prospects. I'd really like to see us jettison Enrique Wilson and give Cedeno an opprtunity every now and then.
Meanwhile, even if Nomar comes back i think we should upgrade LF with a proven leadoff hitter. If Randy Winn really is available, then we should grab him. After Nomar's return our lineup would look this way:
Summertime is here The
Summertime is here
The season almost half spent
Cubs already done
I like Freel a lot, have him
I like Freel a lot, have him on my fantasy team. He sits fairly often, word is he has a bad back. So I think he'd be an iffy proposition.
Ask yourselves this if the
Ask yourselves this if the Yankees lost Jeter or BoSox lost Rentaria for the season would they replace them with Womack or Bellhorn?
Bellhorn? You mean the guy who could have arguably been the 2004 WS MVP? You've just insulted a good player by invoking his name in the same sentence as Womack. Your point is clear nonetheless.
To clearify, there is talk
To clearify, there is talk of moving Hairston to play SS a position he never played. Even Bellhorn would struggle by moving him to a demanding position he never played before.
Any ways to anger John Hill, lets revisit Michael Young in Texas. What scenerios involving Kerry Wood would get us Young and a bull pen arm?
:: What the heck is Enrique
:: What the heck is Enrique Wilson doing playing for the cubs. He makes Macias look like Babe Ruth. ::
Enrique Wilson: 2/18
Mark Prior: 4/18
Glendon Rusch: 3/19
Carlos Zambrano: 8/32
Sergio Mitre: 4/11
On the bright side, he was cheap... and everyone knows the second biggest payroll in the NL needs to be cheap when picking bench players.
Cub starters ERA by month in
Cub starters ERA by month in 2005:
23 133.7 129 70 66 52 128 19 4.44
27 171.7 144 72 68 56 143 20 3.57
17 102.0 108 60 57 39 70 9 5.03
67 390.3 381 202 191 147 341 48 4.40
No 2 ways about it. An effective Prior and Wood can't come back soon enough to stabilize a staff that is giving back the gains of May in a hurry.
I totally agree that Neifi's
I totally agree that Neifi's significant PAs need to be dropped substantially right now, by any means necessary. With all this talk of his solid glove, did anyone watch the game yesterday?
The Yankees scored 3 runs as a direct result of Neifi fielding blunders (only one was officially an error, but another went directly under his glove, and two more were abhorent displays of range in crucial situations). Neifi almost singlehandedly lost the game, and he has not been doing anything at an acceptable level for quite some time. I think he should be applauded for a wonderful and unexpected level of play from last August to this May, and sat back down on the bench with the exception of the occasional spot start for the rest of the year.
Right Ryno, that chickling
Right Ryno, that chickling keeps raising his head at the Trib Tower-
"Cheap! Cheap! Cheap!"
I love that Haiku Jack is
I love that Haiku Jack is already writing an obituary. Houston Astros '04 anyone? Just relax and enjor the fact that we have a very soft post AS break sked. Relax. There is still tons of Mark Prior and Kerry Wood baseball left this season.
John, While the thought of
While the thought of Jerry the Lesser playing shortstop makes my jumpy, I think Neifi's defense has been overrated anyway. His glove contributed to their Sunday loss at Washington earlier this season, and his inability to knock down ARod's "single" yesterday effectively took the Cubsout of the game.
Regardless, whether he's playing or not, there should be some sort of restraining betwen himand leadoff. I usually listen to Baker's pregame show, where tame ole' Ron Santo tosses softballs the size of watermellons and everytime he asks Dusty for the lineup, I hear:
"Well lineup today. We got Nefi Perez lead--"
I never hear the rest because I kick the radio into the wall Let's just say I'm on my fourth radio this week.
If Ronny Cedeno was in
If Ronny Cedeno was in almost any other organization (where the starting SS went down with a sesaon-ending injury), he would be playing in the major leagues right now. And I'm including organizations like the Cardinals, Braves, Rangers, and Angels.
I know a lot of posters here have a low opinion of Ronny Cedeno, but I am definutely not one of them.
7 + 13 = 20 that would be
7 + 13 = 20
that would be ne!f! walks + patterson walks. good times.
The Cubs are an organization
The Cubs are an organization that takes bench players and makes them starters when injuries happen.
Alot of teams go to the minor leagues in search of a replacement because they know for the most part the bench players they have were failures as starters.
It may be fine to ride your bench guy for a 15 day DL trip but not for months and months and months. This is where prospects should be given a shot. You just never know what will happen. But you know your crusty veterans who are bench and role players will never be a long term solution.
LOL Nomar...........20 walks
LOL Nomar...........20 walks combined for our #1 and #2 hitters? That is A ball pathetic.
Is Neifi the first player
Is Neifi the first player ever to ground into two double plays 7th inning or later that were scored 1-2-3, in a season?
I don't remember too many of those, that late in a game.
Guys...why couldn't Ronny
Guys...why couldn't Ronny Cedeno be the SS of the future?
He's 22...has good speed, and is a solid fielder.
He started to put it together last year at West Tenn, hitting .279ba, with .328/.401/.729..setting career highs in these stats.
This year he is hitting .350, with peripheral stats of .400/.503/.903..this is good in ANY league.
This year is sinking fast, and needs to be reclaimed quickly, or it'll be time to back up the truck, and bring up some youngsters....Cedeno, Soto, Murton, Nolasco, Pie,Van Buren and even Kelton.
I, for one will not miss Mulletsworth, Nefei?, Hairston, or Hank White..no offense Hank.
As much as I've never been a
As much as I've never been a NEIFI fan, I think we can all agree that his run was quite magnificent. He's been brutal lately, but he has had a few good stretches beyond just the month of April. His deal with you-know-who is about over and now we think about what to do next. The fact is, Neifi did us a great service over the two months, playing above average baseball when one of our stars went down. There were NO other options other then Cedeno and not even the biggest of his supporters could have expected him to do what Neifi had done. There was not a trade to be made, so I think the Cubs got lucky in that respect and now it's time to find another option. The trade window is opening more and more each day and I have faith the Cubs will fill the hole soon, assuming Neifi continues his normal ways.
The thing is we do not know how Garciaparra is doing and if Hendry and the organization has info that is telling him that he'll be ready to go near the trade deadline. If this is the case, I think he's going to concentrate on other areas of the team.
For the meantime Neifi and Korey should be batting seventh and eight. Assuming that Hairston isn't a SS option and the cavalry isn't coming quite yet, here is what I'd like the Cubs to do...
LF Hairston
2B Walker
1B Lee
3B Ramirez
RF Burnitz
C Barrett
CF Patterson
SS Neifi
I'm done hoping for Patterson to find it. As someone said, he's Shawon Dunston. Once in awhile he'll get lucky and the few balls he puts in play will miss gloves and he'll look like a .300 hitter, but for the time being he's pretty useless with the bat. Dump him as far down as possible and if he gets hot, great, but I'm done hoping, wishing and praying for it.
as i penned awhile back, I wouldn't mind a non-traditional platoon between Dubois and Hairston. On the days that Dubois starts, the lineup could look like this
2B Walker
CF Patterson
1B Lee
3B Ramirez
RF Burnitz
C Barrett
CF Dubois
SS Neifi
I only bat Patterson 2nd cause I hate having a 6-7-8 of Burnitz, patterson and dubois as that's just too many strikouts in a row, so I put Barrett there as a buffer. Patterson can bunt a lot or something in the #2 hole.
in the meantime, "Trader Jim" needs to get cracking on the bullpen and a corner outfielder to replace Burnitz...Yes Burnitz....not Dubois....Burnitz. I'm all happy that Burnitz has been okay of late, but I think by the end of the year, we'll have basically the same offensive player, so I'll keep the cheaper version in hopes that he can work on his defense in the off-season. This isn't about the Cubs being cheap, it's about value. If Player A produces a certain amount and Player B produces the same amount but is ten times more expensive, which one do you cut lose?
I really hope I'm wrong on
I really hope I'm wrong on the Cedeno front but this is the first year he's done anything worth really getting exciting about and he's doing it in a hitter's league. He started showing some signs of life in AA last year and certainly his age is major plus for him.
But his peripherals before this year were not good at all and as John likes to champion, he's being quite lucky on BABIP. I have doubts that will last. If he can continue this power surge for more then a half-season, I'll being geniunely excitied, till then I hold my enthusiasm.
The Cubs are an organization
The Cubs are an organization that takes bench players and makes them starters when injuries happen. Alot of teams go to the minor leagues in search of a replacement because they know for the most part the bench players they have were failures as starters. It may be fine to ride your bench guy for a 15 day DL trip but not for months and months and months. This is where prospects should be given a shot. You just never know what will happen. But you know your crusty veterans who are bench and role players will never be a long term solution.
This is so true. If you are a .550 team (and I don't believe the Cubs were even quite that good) and you replace a Nomar Garciaparra with a Jose Macias...well you basically are replacing a very important reason why your team is even .500 with a guy no one else in the league has any interest in and batting him 5 times a game for 3-4 months....this is disaster. Suddenly that .550 team is playing .450 baseball when you have an injury or two or three and you use bench players who merely are filling a spot on the 25 man roster. Then you fill the DL players position with a minor leaguer needing to play every day and sitting him 95% of the time to once again...fill the 25 man roster. Disaster again. The minor leaguer needs to be playing everyday....and the bench player needs to be playing 5% of the time. The bench player (by and large) has had his shot at the minors...and his shot at the majors...and doesn't demonstrate he can do it everyday at the major league level. Putting him in there when an injury occurs isn't throwing magic dust on him which will make him a solid starter for once. He's the same crappy bench player who just can't cut it as a starter...AND now we have another guy sucking eggs because he's really minor league talent needing to refine and perfect his skills on a daily basis....taking batting practice next to D. Lee isn't exactly the medicine the AAA player needs.
When Nomar went down with a groin pull in which the tendon separated from the bone it's safe to assume he won't be back for a good portion of the season if at all. You have to go get someone right away if you expect to win the Wild Card. I guarantee the Wild card winner is not going to be a team who's struggled the majority of the year with injuries....looking for answers in the bench...holes in the bullpen...etc... So unless they just want to concede this season, they should have gone out and replaced Nomar when the injury occcured and if Nomar gets back this year then we are that much more better come September.
Interestingly, the Brewers
Interestingly, the Brewers found an excellent, and amazingly! - non-traditional lead-off hitter in Brady Clark. Basically a scrap-heap pick-up, he is getting on base at a .391 clip and is followed in the line-up tonight by Jeff Cirillo, who seems to be resurrecting his career in Milwaukee to some extent (and has a .376 OBP to boot). Meanwhile, Dusty the Idiotic Fool has Neifi/Korey batting 1/2 again. I will say it again, that is a firing offense, and Baker should be fired again after this game for doing it again. I'm sorry Rob, but you are being too kind to Neifi. Yes, he was "magnificent" for a few weeks, but he has been atrocious now for two thirds of the season, and we did, and still do, have a better option right in-house with Cedeno. The way the bench was structured going in to NY, with no Grieve, Hubbard, or any other changes AT ALL is reason 1,863 Hendry should be fired. This is getting awfully tiresome and, as usual, the mainstream press grovels at the Dusty/Hendry altar.
In Dusty we Vomit!
Jacos--"Ask yourselves this
Jacos--"Ask yourselves this if the Yankees lost Jeter or BoSox lost Rentaria for the season would they replace them with Womack or Bellhorn?"
No, of course not. Because Womack and Bellhorn make their lineups even without injuries to superstar starters!
It's not quite fair though to put Bellhorn in the same category as Womack and Neifi. As bad as Bellhorn has been this season, there's underperformance and then there's sheer ineptitude!
Manny--"So unless we expect the offense to score 7+ runs a game, the Cubs problem has been pitching."
I've already addressed the issue of the bullpen as I see it, and as disappointing as some of the starting pitching has been, I don't see it as something that needs to be fixed, but rather something that'll fix itself with the return of Wood and Prior. I'm concentrating for now on things I think the Cubs can and have to actually change and fix rather than sitting tight and waiting.
Jacos--"Any ways to anger John Hill, lets revisit Michael Young in Texas. What scenerios involving Kerry Wood would get us Young and a bull pen arm?"
Beware my wrath!
Ryno--"Sergio Mitre: 4/11"
That's true, another reason to like Sergio. He's a good hitter. He really hits that ball hard, although he has a bad habit of picking out the third baseman.
MikeD--"I think Neifi's defense has been overrated anyway. His glove contributed to their Sunday loss at Washington earlier this season, and his inability to knock down ARod's "single" yesterday effectively took the Cubsout of the game."
I agree, his defence yesterday was terrible (and, like D, I'm not even sure whether to absolve him of blame on the double-play ground-ball that turned into a critical hit because Neifi broke to cover the bag with Giambi running). I'm not sure though whether that's an accurate reflection of his defence as a whole. I still think he's a pretty good defensive shortstop.
Merigold, I don't know about your exact question, but I do know that Neifi sadly has already grounded into 10 double plays this year! That's pretty staggering, because no other Cub has hit into more than four.
Dusty Baylor--"This year he is hitting .350, with peripheral stats of .400/.503/.903..this is good in ANY league."
He does though have similar problems to Neifi in that he's got a case of absolutely everything in between the foul lines and in front of the fences going his way in that he's hitting .380 on balls in play. Obviously, that kind of figure is inevitable when you're hitting .350, but it's not likely to last, and so neither will his average, and when you consider that Cedeno as a player, like Neifi, relies on his average pretty heavily (not that much patience/power), that's not a good thing. I like the kid, but I'm unsure if he could even outhit Neifi this year. For that reason, I'd like to leave him at Iowa to progress and get the repetitions in, working on walking more and keeping the ball harder and further. That's just my personal opinion though, of course.
Rob--"But his peripherals
Rob--"But his peripherals before this year were not good at all and as John likes to champion, he's being quite lucky on BABIP. I have doubts that will last. If he can continue this power surge for more then a half-season, I'll being geniunely excitied, till then I hold my enthusiasm."
Yikes, I'm becoming predictable! Incidentally, Cedeno hasn't hit a home run in ages now. I think his last one may actually be the one he hit for the Cubs the last time we were in Milwaukee (the line drive over the fence in left-centre).
there's a huge difference
there's a huge difference between getting a SS in the offseason and one 1-month into the season...they just dont grow on trees and teams arent going around saying "damn this surplus of SS's we have, i wish we could get rid of a few."
between hairston/macias/e.wilson...1 of those is overkill, that's easily given.
cedeno is in a groove and he is NOT gonna win the starting SS job here in chicago while the team is still looking to compete. neifi is a professional defender with a slaphitting bat and a true leader in the field who commands the trust of the entire infield, including pitchers. cedeno is 22 years old...grooving...and it sure wont hurt the cubs to have him around next season mentally prepared to work a role, be it starting or bench without taking a kid and breaking him away from his first consistant season he's ever had by playing musical bench and taking away 200+ ab's from him.
cedeno's progess has been a well thought out plan. he's been advanced throughout his career playing over his head, with coaching saying screw the #s, and its got him where he's at now. why screw with a plan that's working great by rushing it to a conclusion before its time?
now about batting neifi 1st...hell if i know hehe...but you can count on a speedster leading off no matter who bats 2nd.
I'm sorry Rob, but you are
I'm sorry Rob, but you are being too kind to Neifi. Yes, he was "magnificent" for a few weeks, but he has been atrocious now for two thirds of the season, and we did, and still do, have a better option right in-house with Cedeno.
am I being too kind?
April .368/.403/.559
May .259/.283/.370
June .240/.247/.347
Since Nomar's injury
April 20 to April 29 .394/.429/.667
May 1st to May 8th -.087/.125/.342 (the bulk of the cubs 7 game losing streak)
May 9 to May 15 .185/.241/.259
May 16 to May 22 .333/.350/.389
May 23 to May 29 .433/.433/.633
May 30 to June 4 .412/.400/.618
June 6 to June 12 .160/.192/.160
June 13 to June 20 .077/.077/.115
So he's had 4 god-awful weeks in between some real good, if not lucky, baseball. two-thirds of the season???? More like the last 2 weeks to be honest.
Hey, I'm eager to find a better option but trades before June are VERY, VERY difficult. We've used him up and now it's time to move on.
And Cedeno has been hot in Iowa, but to think he can replicate that for an entire season in the majors is quite a reach, particularly when he hasn't shown that kind of ability anytime before in his career. I think if we played Cedeno over the same time period as Neifi, we'd have been lucky to have gotten the same result and I highly doubt he'd have outperformed Neifi.
I understand the wariness
I understand the wariness about Cedeno's abilities, and I agree that he is getting lucky on balls in play. However, just a quick glance at his numbers indicate how, offensively at least, he is a more multidimensional player than Perez. Perez has walked 1 TIME in his last 127 plate appearances. Anwywhere in the line-up that is atrocious - as a lead-off hitter it is unforgivable. Cedeno has drawn 15 BBs in fewer than 180 PAs at triple A. Cedeno is 10/11 in SBs in less playing time than Neifi. Cedeno is whacking doubles at a higher rate than Neifi as well. I don't pretend to think that Cedeno would be a huge plus, but I've never understood the philosophy that entails playing a below-average veteran ahead of a young player with potential. It's easy to cite Patterson and say he was "rushed" and that it delayed his progress. We can't know whether that is true or not. I think just as many players can benefit from gaining on the job experience at the highest level and their progress is speeded along. In any case, the fact that Neifi Perez leads off, and Corey Patterson bats second, at this point in the season, just underscores how the Cubs remain as clueless about how to score runs as ever.
Crunch, I agree with your
I agree with your analysis of Neifi - he has certainly been a leader for this team in the field. How many times has he come into the mound to calm down one of our many young pitchers? It seems to happen almost every game. Any guy that can do that so much from a position other than catcher has to be well respected, and Neifi is. His leadership and the potential for Nomar to return this year are the reasons i think LF/RF is a bigger hole to fill than SS.
any neifi replacement would
any neifi replacement would be very expensive in terms of prospects to obtain, be a lesser glove, and would probally not provide the offensive punch that would outweigh neifi's glove.
im a big fan of paying guys like neifi 2-3m bucks, and putting the 7-8 million you "save" on not overpaying a good hitting, mild/bad D shortstop and putting it into a REAL hardcore hitter.
no matter how much garciappara rules or whatever...if he wasnt a SS, which he's adequate at best of playing, he would barely be a 5-6 million player after his injuries...definately not the 11+million he was "worth" before his injuries or the 9-10million "risk" the cubs took signing him.
i was a fan of the garc. signing cuz...well...he's a good hitter and it was a safe 1-yr contract and the FA market was too busy trying to overpay what ana/bos eventually overpaid in $ and years to their SS's...not to mention D.Lee is at first getting paid to make sure the arms of guys like garciappara/t.walker dont cost this team too much in the way of bad throws.
im not a fan of leadoff neifi, but until dusty gets a true speed guy up top, it'll be neifi/patterson/macias/hairston leading off.
One more post about Ronny
One more post about Ronny Cedeno and I'll shut up about him for a few days.
I talked to Cedeno (briefly) in Minor League Camp in Mesa this Spring after he won the Santo-Williams Spring Training Rookie Award, and while some of you may think something like the "Santo-Williams Award" is a bogus, who cares, so what kind of thing, Cedeno was VERY proud of it and smiled when I congratulated him for winning it. He said something like "I just keep working as hard as I can every day to get better." Needless to say, I really like Ronny Cedeno.
I have watched Cedeno in minor league camp in Mesa for a few years now, and like most of you, I was disapponted and perplexed when Hendry put him on the 40-man roster coming out of Hi-A Daytona after the 2003 season, and while I still think it was EXTREMELY unlikely that Cedeno would have been selected in the 2003 Rule 5 Draft, I can now understand why the Cubs were so "high" on him despite mediocre 2003 numbers.
As I have posted before, I believe Jim Hendry (as a former college baseball coach) uses the 40-man roster as motivation tool, a "carrot & stick" reward for "getting with the program." And that's why Ronny Cedeno was placed on the 40-man roster after the 2003 season, and why Andy Sisco was not after the 2004 season. It has nothing (or little) to do with "roster space" or "wiggle room." It's not about John Koronka taking Andy Sisco's spot. It's a REWARD thing. Now mind you, I strongly disagree with Hendry's use of the 40-man roster as a "reward," and his apparent willingness to needlessly expose talented young guys (like Andy Sisco) to the Rule 5 Draft just to make a point. But that's how Jim Hendry views the minor league part of the organization. To Hendry, the minor league teams in Iowa, West Tenn, Daytona, et al, are the Cubs "Junior Varsity," and a player has to EARN an opportunity to compete for a spot on the varsity. Which (in Jim Hendry's opinion), Ronny Cedeno did after the 2003 season, and Andy Sisco did not after the 2004 season.
But brings me back to Ronny Cedeno...
Ronny Cedeno has raw talent, but more importantly, he has worked VERY hard to improve, both at bat, on the bases, and in the field, and THAT'S why he was put on the 40-man roster after the 2003 season (in my opinion). And he DOES have tools, folks... he has an excellent arm, he's an improving hitter who is developing power, and he is a smart base-runner base and an outstanding base-stealer--perfect for the lower end of the order where stealing a base is a good risk/reward, not to mention the fact that he is a hard worker.
Despite what you may have read (or not read about him), Ronny Cedeno is a legitimate major league prospect (IMHO), and I firmly believe he will be an every day shortstop--and a good one--in the major leagues in the near future. In fact, with all due respect to Neifi, I believe Cedeno should be playing SS for the Cubs right now.
And, no, I am not Ronny Cedeno's agent.
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Meh, I messed that up. Mets are in.
Cards and Giants can still tie though.
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.


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Shawn James Career Recap
Career HighlightsChose to forego his senior season to pursue professional opportunities ... played at Northeastern University in 2004-05 & 2005-06 before transferring and playing for the Dukes in 2007-08 ... practiced with the team while sitting out the 2007 season per NCAA transfer guidelines ... needed four games to break the DU (and Atlantic 10) record for blocked shots in a game (12 at Oakland on Nov. 20, 2007), 15 to shatter the school mark for rejections in a season (finished with 111) and 20 to post the first triple-double in Dukes history (17-11-10 vs. Saint Joseph's on Feb. 6, 2008) ... the previous season record of 60 blocks was set by Derrick Alston in 28 games in both 1991-92 & 1992-93 ... the previous A-10 individual record of 11 blocks in a game was set by Rutgers' Roy Hinson in 1982-83 and tied by UMass' Stephane Lasme three times in 2006-07 ... the old Duquesne record of seven was set by Derrick Alston vs. Saint Joseph's Jan. 5, 1991 ... blocked 10 or more shots in a game 10 times in his career ... posted 20 double-doubles (including five triple-doubles), 11 20-point scoring games and 18 double-digit rebounding games... James' five career triple-doubles were one shy of the NCAA career record set by Drexel's Michael Anderson (1985-88) and tied by LSU's Shaquille O'Neal (1990-92) .... with his five rejections against George Washington on Jan. 26, 2008 James became the 18th player in NCAA Division I history to reach 400 for his career ... his 443 blocked shots in 83 career games ranked seventh on the all-time NCAA Division I list ... only one other three-year player (Colgate's Adonal Foyle with 492 in 87 games ending in 1997) blocked more shots than James ... was named Defensive Player of the Year in two different conferences (2005 America East & 2006 Colonial) ... earned a spot on the 2008 Atlantic 10 Defensive Team.
As a Junior at Duquesne (2007-08)Averaged a team-high 12.6 points and 6.9 rebounds & blocked a school record 111 shots in an average of 23.8 minutes/g. ... played in 28 of 30 games with 15 starts ... shot .548 from the field, .333 from the 3-point arc and .750 from the foul line ...led team in scoring a seven times (tied for team high with Reggie Jackson) and in rebounding a team-best 15 times ... blocked a school and Atlantic 10 record 12 shots in DU's 92-77 win at Oakland on Nov. 20 ... broke the previous school mark of seven set by Derrick Alston vs. Saint Joseph's in 1991 with 7:53 left in the first half ... posted the 12 blocks in 22 total minutes ... led the team with 20 double-digit scoring games and five double-doubles ... topped the 20-point mark four times with 20 vs. nationally-ranked Pitt, 20 vs. South Carolina Upstate, 20 at Fordham & 21 vs. George Washington ... also had a team-best five double-digit rebound games ... had double-doubles vs. Winston-Salem State (19-12), vs. Niagara (13-10), at Drake (16-11), at Fordham (20-10) and vs. Saint Joseph's (17-11-10) ... posted the double-double at Fordham before bruising the underside of his left kneecap and suffering a mild medial collateral ligament sprain in the same knee during practice on Monday, Jan. 21 ... had an MRI done the day before the St. Bonaventure game which showed no further damage ... came back (was in street clothes for the SBU game) to post a season-high 21 points, seven rebounds and five blocks in 23 minutes vs. George Washington ... posted the first triple-double in school history with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks vs. Saint Joseph's on Feb. 6 ... he secured the triple-double with a block of a Darrin Govens shot with 1:21 left ... James had rejected Garrett Williamson in the same flurry at the 1:25 mark ... was 7-of-10 from the field with five dunks (four in the second half) in that game ... injured his right shoulder when he was fouled while going up for a dunk with 10:20 left at Charlotte and did not return ... did not play at Temple on Mar. 5 ... made his return with two points and two rebounds in six minutes in the regular-season finale vs. Saint Louis ... was named to the 10-man 2008 NABC Division I All-District 3 team.
As a Sophomore at Northeastern (2005-06)Averaged 12.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and an NCAA record 6.53 blocked shots per game in helping Northeastern to a 19-11 record ... his 196 blocked shots, in addition to being the second highest single-season total in NCAA history, were more than 316 of 326 NCAA Division I teams ... was named Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year ... also earned a spot on the CAA All-Defensive team ... named CAA All-Conference third team and was a member of the CAA All-Tournament team ... posted 10 double-doubles including his third and fourth career triple-doubles (17-14-11 vs. James Madison & 26-10-10 vs. VCU) ... fell just shy of a triple-double on seven other occasions (12-9-9 at Central Connecticut, 14-8-10 vs. Cal State Northridge, 12-9-9 at Old Dominion, 12-9-10 vs. Hofstra 13-11-8 vs. William & Mary, 15-8-10 at Delaware and 24-9-9 vs. James Madison in the first round of the CAA Tournament) ... scored in double digits 20 times with a career high of 26 in his triple-double performance vs. VCU ... totaled 10 or more rebounds in a game eight times with a high of 15 at Georgia State ... blocked 10 or more shots in a game five times with a career high-tying 11 vs. James Madison ... scored 20 or more points a game four times with 26 vs. VCU, 24 vs. James Madison in the CAA Tournament, 23 at Towson and 22 at California ... shot .453 (24-of-53) from the 3-point arc ... scored 36 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked 16 shots to earn All-Tournament honors in the two-game Golden Bear Classic hosted by California Nov. 25-26 ... his 10 blocks in the tournament-opening win over Cal State Northridge enabled him to pass Northeastern legend Reggie Lewis for first placed on the NU career blocked shot list ... James accomplished the feat in just 29 games (Lewis blocked 155 shots in 122 career games) ... recorded his second double-double of the season with 11 points and 14 rebounds versus eventual Final Four participant George Mason on Jan. 2 ... also blocked six shots versus the Patriots as he eclipsed the 200-block mark for his career ... helped the Huskies to a 63-60 victory over Drexel on Jan. 14 by hitting a 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining to give NU a one-point lead ... after playing just seven minutes in the first half, James played a solid second half at George Mason (Jan. 19), finishing with 14 points and seven blocks ... turned in a career performance against VCU on Feb. 4 with career highs in points (26) and minutes (37) en route to his third career triple-double (10 blocks, 10 rebounds) ... was named CAA Co-Player of the Week for his efforts over W&M and VCU ... notched his second triple-double in two weeks with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 11 blocks in 77-55 victory over James Madison on Feb. 15 ... also moved into second on the CAA single-season blocks list behind Navy's David Robinson (207 in 1985-86) ... set CAA Tournament record with nine blocked shots against James Madison on March 3 ... broke the CAA Tournament record over three games with 20 blocked shots to earn All-Tournament honors.
As a Freshman at Northeastern (2004-05)Named America East Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year ... also earned a spot on the All-Conference third team ... ranked first in the America East and second in the nation in blocked shots with 5.4 per game ... his 136 blocks were a school single-season record and rank second on America East's single-season list ... was the conference's second-leading rebounder at 7.6 rpg. ... finished the season with a .633 field goal percentage, ranking him first all-time among Huskies in a single season ... earned CollegeInsider.com Freshman All-America honors ... had a remarkable collegiate debut, with 18 points, eight rebounds and a then school-record seven blocks against Harvard ... named America East Co-Rookie of the Week for that effort ... scored 20 points versus Holy Cross ... became the first Husky to record a triple-double, with 17 points, 12 boards and a school-record 11 rejections, in NU's 76-61 win over Iona ... the 11 blocks tied the second most in America East history ... earned America East Co-Rookie of the Week honors Jan. 3 ... scored 14 points and swatted six shots, including his 68th to break NU's single-season record, in 69-59 victory over Binghamton ... named America East Rookie of the Week on Jan. 31 ... scored a career-high 23 points and had 14 rebounds in an 86-66 win over Hartford ... went 8-for-8 from the floor against the Retrievers, tying him for the second-best shooting performance in school history ... earned America East Rookie of the Week honors Feb. 14 ... registered 10 blocks in an 82-51 win over Maine ... scored 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in Northeastern's 63-48 victory over Boston U. ... named America East Co-Rookie of the Week on Feb. 21 ... posted second triple-double in school history with 15 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and 11 blocks in a 70-63 win over Albany ... the 11 rejections tied his own school record ... recognized as America East Co-Rookie of the Week on Feb. 28, the sixth time he earned at least a share of the award ... posted 21 points, eight rebounds and five blocks in Northeastern's 86-73 win over No. 6 Maine in the America East semifinals ... had 12 points, seven rebounds and seven blocks in a 90-65 loss to Memphis in the first round of the NIT.
Prep/High SchoolNotre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass. (head coach Bill Barton) and High School of Redirection in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... played organized basketball for two years, one at the High School of Redirection (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and one for Bill Barton at Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Mass.) ... was teammates with former high school phenom and current Minnesota Timberwolves guard Sebastian Telfair in the New York League's IS8 Tournament, in which James averaged 18 points, 17 rebounds and 16 blocks ... Redirection won the alternative league title in his one year there ... helped Notre Dame to a No. 3 national ranking among fifth-year prep schools ... ranked No. 70 on Hoop Scoop's list of the top 100 fifth-year players in the country.
PersonalHas five brothers and three sisters ... enjoys playing with his sister Teceeta and niece Ebony ... his youngest brother, Delroy, is a 6-7 sophomore forward at Rhode Island ... older brother, Gordon, was a standout player at Division II Bridgeport where he led that program to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in over a decade ... Gordon, who at 6-6 was NCAA Division II's second-leading rebounder in 2002-03, currently plays professionally in Japan ... another brother, Lex, finished his career at Saint Francis, N.Y. in 2005-06 ... was one of five players injured in a campus shooting on Sept. 17, 2006 ... suffered a gunshot wound to his left foot where a bullet lodged in soft tissue ... was treated and released at Pittsburgh's Mercy Hospital ... had the bullet removed in surgery on Nov. 10 and returned to practice in December ... was born in Guyana and moved to the United States at age seven ... full name is Shawn James ... made the honor roll at Notre Dame Prep ... communication studies major ... date of birth: 9/10/83.


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LISBON - Significant increases in sales tax collections and casino tax revenue, coupled with spending reductions, resulted in a record $3.3 million year-end balance for Columbiana County's general fund.
"Yes, it was a very good year," county Auditor Nancy Milliken said of the balance, which was somewhat misleading since nearly $500,000 had to be taken off the top to cover bills carried over from 2013.
She reported the year-end balance broke the previous record of $2.2 million set in 2012, when county commissioners benefited from $3.2 million received for leasing county property for oil and gas development.
Milliken said the biggest reason for the record balance is the combined $2.2 million in additional revenue received from the county sales taxes and the state casino tax.
The two sales taxes - a 1 percent tax and a 0.5 percent permanent sales tax - generated a record $15.7 million in 2013, compared to $14.5 million the year before, which was a record. The sales taxes account for more than 60 percent of general fund revenue.
Meanwhile, casino tax revenue last year totaled $1.2 million, compared to $286,312 in 2012, the first year for the state casino tax, a portion of which is distributed to counties.
Spending was also down significantly last year, which contributed to the record balance. General fund expenditures totaled $21.3 million, down significantly from the record $23.8 million spent in 2012, which was inflated because commissioners spent $2 million of the oil and gas lease money.
Since the sales tax and casino tax are a direct reflection of people's spending habits, Milliken said these increases are a clear indication the economy has been slowly improving following the recession of the late 2000s.
"I think some of it has to do with the gas and oil, too," she said. "People here in the county have been able to spend more" because of money received for leasing their land for development.
Milliken lauded officeholders for again doing their part by not overspending, and they will be asked to keep a tight rein on spending because the economy could worsen again, forcing people to cut back on their spending.
"I think we have to hold the line on new spending because you don't know if the sales tax will stay up or if the casino tax will drop," she said.


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By Patrick Keating
The National Baptist Congress will hold its 106 annual conference at Cobo Center June 10-15, with Rev. Jim Holley, senior pastor at Historic Little Rock Baptist Church, serving as host pastor. According to conference organizer LaDonna Boyd, the theme this year is peace and prosperity in difficult times. The scriptural reference is John 14:27.
The National Baptist Congress was established in 1906 by Rev. Richard Henry Boyd, a former slave, who in 1896 had formed the R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp. Dr. T.B. Boyd III, LaDonna Boyd's father, is the current president and CEO.
"Every year our theme for the congress changes," LaDonna Boyd said, adding that the Congress does a traveling school of Christian education.
"So, every year we're in a different city, and we seek to provide the city with economic development and spreading the Gospel through presentations and classes. We have nationally-noted speakers who are coming, as well as entertainers."
She said they seek to always leave a city better than they found it. According to Boyd, some 5,000 people are expected to attend, and the conference will generate $5.5 million in revenues for the city. She said hotel, dining and tourism dollars make up a large amount of that revenue, though conference leaders are also encouraging guests to patronize various businesses throughout the city— especially African American-owned businesses.
She also said the Congress also offers scholarship programs to youth across the country.
Boyd also said that the National Baptist Congress likes to visit cities again (they were previously in Detroit 11 years ago), and that all the cities the Congress goes to are the ones where they have the biggest following.
"We like to make those commitments to cities that work with our conference, and always have pleasant experience," she said. "That's what mean by our economic development; just bringing a conference of this size into the city to spend dollars."
Asked if the Congress has any particular goals, and whether they vary from city to city, Boyd said they gave a general schedule they stick with.
"We can incorporate other things into that schedule if necessary," she said, adding that city officials and key individuals are invited to speak to the congregation and Congress youth, and to get the city involved and excited about the Congress' arrival.
She said the general goals of the Conference are to bring people out to hear nationally-known speakers and entertainers; and to offer them an array of classes. The Congress also always seeks to increase its membership numbers. That's a main goal.
This year's guests include Vickie Winans, Kierra "Kiki" Sheard, Dr. Dorinda Clark-Cole, Rev. Dr. Tellis Chapman, Rev. Dr. James C. Perkins and Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft.
Boyd said the Congress offers about 70 classes per year, as well as different seminars. She said the classes are mostly in theology. Courses are offered to people of all ages.
"We have a specific youth congress, and then we have our adult class offerings," she said. "For the adults we have classes like 'Why am I Baptist. We teach a class on world religion. One of our classes is called 'Experiencing God.' Another one is 'issues facing the 21st century family'; 'Survey of the Old Testament', and it goes on and on."
She said the classes are all Bible-based in addressing current issues within society.
She added that they have classes on marriage and parenthood, too.
Classes are only taught during the congress. There's no "campus", per se, though their offices are in Nashville.
She said most attendees try to do a little of everything offered during the conference.
"There are so many offerings," she said, adding that there's a full day of available activities.
"We, of course, encourage everyone to take part in the class sessions, and at least hear our morning assemblies," she said.
The first class starts at 7 a.m., followed by the general assembly at 9.
"It goes all day, and we actually close it out about midnight, because we have a late service that starts at 10 p.m. in the host hotel," she said.
Boyd said the overall mission of the National Baptist Congress is Christian education and leadership skills. She said the Congress has always been a resource for pastors and ministers and their congregations.


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Antonina Lukenchuk
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National College of Education (NCE)
Programs/Classes Taught:
Various NCE Master's and Doctoral Programs
CCD 690, Globalization and Education
CCD 610, Doctoral Core seminar
CCL 610, Paradigms of Research: Community College Leadership
ESR 610, Paradigms of Research: Multiple Ways of Knowing
ESR 514, Research in Action: Becoming Practitioner Researchers
ESR 506, Interpretive and Critical Research
ESR 505, Educational Inquiry and Assessment
FND 511, Social and Cultural Politics of Education: Personal and Contextual Perspectives
FND 510, Social Justice Perspectives on the History and Philosophy of American Education
FND 504, History and Philosophy of American Education
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Philosophy of education Paradigms of research Interpretive and critical research Historical and sociocultural foundations of education Multicultural and international education Global issues in education Cross-cultural studies Service-learning
Antonina Lukenchuk is an Associate Professor at National Louis University where she teaches graduate courses in educational foundations and research. Her scholarly interests are in philosophy of education, service-learning, cross-cultural studies, international education, global issues in higher education, arts-based and imaginative education. Antonina has been presenting extensively at local, regional, national, and international professional conferences. She is a member of several professional organizations and reviewer in educational research and scholarly journals. Antonina is a native of Ukraine where she completed BA and PhD programs in general and comparative linguistics and Germanic languages (English) and worked as a public school teacher of English as a foreign language.
PhD: General Linguistics and Germanic Languages (English), Chernivtsi University, Ukraine EdD: Adult Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL MsEd: Educational Foundations, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL BA: English Linguistics, Chernivtsi University, Ukraine
Research and Interests:
Antonina's research and scholarly interests are in philosophy of education, epistemology, metaphysics, critical discourse analysis, semiotics, cross-cultural studies, service-learning, transpersonal psychology, arts-based and imaginative education.
Her most recent publications include:
Lukenchuk, A. (Ed.). (2013). Paradigms of research for the 21st century: Perspectives and examples from practice. New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Lukenchuk, A., Jagla, V., & Price, T. (2013). Critical discourse analysis of service-learning perspectives and models: Transforming teacher education. In . V. Jagla, J. A. Erickson, & A. Tinkler (Eds.), Transforming teacher education through service-learning. New York, NY: Information Age Publishing.
Lukenchuk, A. (2012). Itinerary of the Knower: Mapping the ways of Gnosis, Sophia, and imaginative education. In I. Semetsky (Ed.), Jung and educational theory (Educational philosophy and theory special issues) (pp. 35-46). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Lukenchuk, A., & Barber, E. (2011). Exploring cultural dynamics of self-other relations: University faculty and students engage in service-learning with refugees. In T. Stewart, & N. Webster (Eds.), Exploring cultural dynamics and tensions within service-learning (pp. 281-297). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Lukenchuk, A. (2009). Living the ethics of responsibility through university service and service-learning: Phronesis and praxis reconsidered. Philosophical Studies in Education, 40, 246-257.
Lukenchuk, A. (2009). Reflections on the nature of self in the world and in adult education: A search for inclusive ways of knowing. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag.
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Water rates expected to go up Jan. 1
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The water authority brings in over 1.2 million a month every individual uses so much daily, times 30,000 people not including businesses and blue cards and late fees? with a 99% collection rate. minus 150,000 A MONTH IN PAYROLL. WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THE REST OF THE Millions ?? CHEMICALS ??
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mmmm i wonder what happen to the money that every one pays every 3 months to keep up keep on the pipes that is why we pay a water bill ?????? water is free but we pay to keep the pipes in good shape who took are money and where did it go
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Trying to decide who is worse, the water authority or the school district. Every year the rates go up.....
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UNIVERSITY PARK - The NCAA operated outside its bylaws and had no authority to do so when it imposed crippling sanctions last year on the Penn State football program, Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday.
Corbett filed a federal antitrust lawsuit to throw out all NCAA sanctions imposed on Penn State. If successful, Penn State's $60 million fine, a wipeout of wins from 1998 to 2011, a four-year bowl ban and scholarship reductions that could hamstring the program for years would all be thwarted.
Corbett filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court. He made the announcement during a news conference with about 30 people - including business owners, Penn State student representatives and former athletes - standing behind him.
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The NCAA hit the university with the sanctions in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child-sex abuse scandal and a Penn State internal investigation by former FBI Director and Judge Louis Freeh.
In a statement, the NCAA said the lawsuit has no merit and called it an "affront" to Sandusky's victims.
The lawsuit alleges collateral damage of the sanctions to the state's economy.
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Gov. Tom Corbett makes a point while speaking to the media about a lawsuit being filed against the NCAA as a result of the agency leveling sanctions against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
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Among those to speak to the media Wednesday following Tom Corbett were (above) State Sen. Jake Corman, R-Centre, and James D. Schultz, the general counsel for Pennsylvania. Schultz declined to say how much the lawsuit would cost.
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Among those to speak to the media Wednesday following Tom Corbett were (above) State Sen. Jake Corman, R-Centre, and James D. Schultz, the general counsel for Pennsylvania. Schultz declined to say how much the lawsuit would cost.
"Sandusky has been prosecuted and convicted for these heinous crimes and will spend the rest of his life in prison where he belongs. The administrators who are alleged to have covered it up have been charged criminally and will be tried before the courts," Corbett said.
"The sanctions do not punish them, they punish past and present and future students, current and former student athletes, local businesses and the citizens of Pennsylvania."
Corbett filed the lawsuit through the state Office of General Counsel and a private Philadelphia-based law firm, Cozen & O'Connor. The law firm has contributed $11,750 since July 10 to the Tom Corbett for Governor campaign committee through its political action committee, according to campaign finance records.
"I believe we have a strong case," General Counsel Jim Schultz said.
He declined to answer questions of how much the case would cost.
"Any costs of this will pale in comparison to the damages to the folks, who are being collaterally damaged as a result of this antitrust violation, will suffer," Schultz said.
Corbett is alleging an antitrust violation because the NCAA is a trade association, consisting of member universities who have a legal obligation to ensure competitiveness among its organizations. But they would gain from Penn State's demise, he said.
"The NCAA did it because they benefited from the penalties," he said.
Reporters challenged the notion that businesses have been damaged by the sanctions, citing healthy crowds for games.
State Sen. Jake Corman, R-Centre, disagreed.
"We've got a lot of hotel owners. They would tell you a different story," he said. "Businesses were not where they were in years past."
Several business leaders said they have estimated a drop in guest counts, but none could provide actual figures for money lost.
"There's no one thing to point to and see a certain amount of dollars we've lost," said Mark Morath, Hospitality Asset Management founder. "But a comparison of year to year, guest counts are down and number of room reservations are down."
They fear if sanctions remain, their situation would worsen.
The lawsuit, on behalf of citizens, is not a Penn State lawsuit, and trustees do not have a role in the litigation.
The sanctions were accepted by Penn State President Rodney Erickson in July and subsequently ratified by the Board of Trustees, but Corbett said the NCAA forced their hand.
"Penn State had no choice given the ultimatum the NCAA gave the administration," he said.
The ultimatum was to accept the sanctions or be slapped with a four-year "death penalty" for the football program.
"They [NCAA] did not do their own investigation," he said.
Penn State is not a party to the lawsuit and has not been involved in its preparation or filing, the university said in a statement.
"The University is committed to full compliance with the Consent Decree, the Athletics Integrity Agreement and, as appropriate, the implementation of the Freeh report recommendations. We look forward to continuing to work with Sen. George Mitchell as the athletic integrity monitor for complete fulfillment of the Athletics Integrity Agreement," according to the statement.
"We recognize the important role that intercollegiate athletics provides for our student athletes and the wider University community. Penn State continues to move forward with an unwavering commitment to excellence and integrity in all aspects of our University and continues to be a world-class educational institution of which our students, faculty, staff and alumni can be justifiably proud."
Corbett said he does not repudiate the Freeh report, upon which sanctions were based. He did say said the report lacked complete information.
"The Freeh report was never adopted by the trustees and it is incomplete," he said.
Freeh's conclusions condemned the entire Penn State's football program. Longtime coach Joe Paterno was fired in November 2011 as a result of the scandal and died Jan. 22.
Although the university is not involved with the lawsuit, Trustee Anthony Lubrano, who has been against the sanctions and the board's ratification of university President Rodney Erickson's decision to accept them, questioned the timing of the lawsuit.
"I'm pleased the governor has come to agree with my point of view," said Lubrano, but asked why it took so long for him to do so.
"Why now?" is a question Corbett knew reporters would ask him and attempted to answer it prior to taking their questions.
"Why now? First, I wanted to thoroughly research the issue to ensure solid legal footing. Second, I did not want to file during football season and take away from the momentum of coach Bill O'Brien and the football team," he said.
His agreement, a "delegation of authority" with Attorney General Linda Kelly circumvents the authority of Attorney General-elect Kathleen Kane, who will take office in two weeks.
Kane would not have the ability to deny the use of a private firm to handle the case, Schultz said. Emails sent to Kane's spokesperson were not returned late Wednesday.
"We asked [Attorney General] Linda Kelly to take a look at it," Corbett said. "They have a great deal of work on her shoulders including the actual criminal case that is ongoing."
Corbett's handling of the Sandusky case during his time as attorney general has been criticized. Kane said she intends to probe into the investigation that led to Sandusky's prosecution, which Corbett conducted for three years before becoming governor.
Paterno's family released a statement about the lawsuit.
"This matter is far from closed. The fact that Governor Corbett now realizes, as do many others, that there was an inexcusable rush to judgment is encouraging," the statement read.
Corbett plans to urge the Penn State board to follow through with one punishment dealt by the NCAA.
"If the lawsuit is successful, I suggest to the Board of Trustees to take that $60 million they made a commitment to and use it to continue the work they've already been doing such as the efforts they've made with groups including the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape," he said.


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SCHLADMING, Austria � Not every 17-year-old walks into her first World Championships with medal expectations and a roomful of media.
For American Mikaela Shiffrin, it�s another challenge she�s handling like an old pro ahead of today�s giant slalom. The high school student has won three World Cup slaloms to match a season record set by Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell.
When Shiffrin won last month, she was exactly the same age � 17 years, 308 days � as Moser-Proell was when she earned her third career victory in 1971. Moser-Proell holds the record of 62 World Cup wins.
That explains why it wasn�t just American media asking Shiffrin how she�s handling it all but also Austrian, German and Swiss reporters.
�Pressure is just a frame of mind,� Shiffrin said. �I�m doing this for me. I�m racing because I�ve always loved racing, that adrenaline rush that can�t be replaced. That�s all I�m doing when I�m in the start. I�m not thinking about what my friends want me to do or what my parents want me to do. ... It�s as simple as that.�
In the giant slalom, she�s had three top-10 finishes this season. The main event is Saturday�s slalom, where she�ll be a top contender along with overall World Cup leader Tina Maze, Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Veronika Velez Zuzulova � who has won two races this season � and Marlies Schild.
Shiffrin holds a 33-point lead over Maze in the World Cup slalom standings, but she�s quick to point out that most of her success this season has come since Schild was sidelined by a right-knee injury while training in December.
Schild, who has won 33 World Cup slaloms, one short of Swiss standout Vreni Schneider�s record, is planning to return for Saturday�s race.
�I�ve had three wins, and I�m proud of it, but I�ve always felt like there was that piece missing because Marlies is a slalom queen,� Shiffrin said this week. �I can win snow princess or all these different titles, but she wasn�t there, so I�m excited to have her back. I�m sure there�s a lot of pressure on her, but I think she�s going to perform strongly, and I�m really excited to race against her. It�s a complete field now.�
Shiffrin warmed up for the worlds by training with the Italian men�s team last week.
�In a run of 50 seconds, she was losing one or two seconds to guys like (Stefano) Gross and (Olympic champion Giuliano) Razzoli,� U.S. technical coach Roland Pfeifer said.
By the next World Championships on Shiffrin�s home slopes in Vail-Beaver Creek in 2015, she could be entered in more than just the technical events.
Shiffrin�s goal is to become an all-around skier such as teammate Lindsey Vonn, who is sidelined after suffering a knee injury on opening day of these worlds.
�She has one very clear goal, to become the overall World Cup champion as fast as possible,� Pfeifer said. �That�s what she�s saying; that�s what she�s working on. I think she hasn�t realized yet that when she adds super-G and downhill to the program, she will have less time to train slalom and GS.�
For now, the coaches are keeping Shiffrin focused on the technical events.
�In GS, her turns are not consistent yet,� Pfeifer said. �If we do 10 runs, she will have two perfect runs and eight rather moderate ones.
�As long as she�s not perfect in slalom and GS, we won�t even talk about the speed disciplines. She already wants to enter these events. We will do a little bit of super-G next season, but as soon as we see that slalom and GS are suffering, we�ll cut it back.�
But he sees the upside.
�She has enormous potential as a super-G and downhill racer,� Pfeifer said. �She�s an excellent glider.�
Associated Press writer Eric Willemsen contributed to this report.


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The cost of attending basketball games in the Iroquois School District this season will be $1, or half of last season's admission price.
Superintendent Douglas Scofield and the School Board made the decision Wednesday night after Athletic Director Duke Ziegler brought the matter to their attention.
"I was just listening to the community," Ziegler said. "They'd say, 'I've got to pay to watch my son or daughter play?' "
Scofield said that a survey of area schools showed that about 80 percent collect for boys basketball, 50 percent collect for boys and girls basketball, and about 20 percent don't collect any money at the door.
Board member Charles Specht, who said he didn't mind paying to watch his sons play basketball, thought the district should be more consistent. He proposed dropping admission for basketball games because the district doesn't charge spectators at wrestling, swimming or volleyball events.
Waiving admission in favor of free-will donations was proposed by board member Nickole Garrison, while board member Michelle Hovey was concerned that reducing or eliminating tickets could strain budget revenues.
Last year, door receipts ran about $2,900, minus $800 in ticket taker fees, netting $2,100 for the district.
Officials agreed that if admission totals drop below the $800 break-even point, it would revisit the decision.
The School Board discussed, but did not change, the price for football games: $2 for adults and $1 for students. Home football games bring in $6,000 to $8,000 annually for the district, depending upon whether the team makes the playoffs.
In other matters, Scofield said the district's annual Professional Performance Review plan was approved by the state Education Department, one of only 200 in the state, thereby securing $821,000 in funds associated with the review.
"Our teachers union has been great to work with," Scofield said. "We're building a system of continued improvement here, not a 'gotcha' system."
Also, a decision on whether a home-schooled student could participate in the high school musical was postponed. The district is awaiting a survey from faculty club advisers, as well as information from the girl's parents on school districts where home-schooled students are allowed to participate in extracurricular activities.


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The human microbiome project revealed the vast numbers and types of microbes that live on and in the human body. While this thought may be unpleasant, humans can have larger, more gruesome passengers hitching a ride, such as the several-centimeter-long nematode Loa loa, which infects millions of people in Western and Central Africa.
Usually, I'm disappointed when I email someone and immediately get an out-of-office message back, but this reply, from Harvard professor Jonathan Losos, made my day:
"I'm wrangling lizards in Ecuador. In the mountains, where it's cool. Back in my office August 24. If you don't hear from me by then, you might try me again."
I saw a mention today that the purported oldest elephant in North America died yesterday at the age of 71. Taj, who resided at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, was an Asian elephant - a smaller elephant compared with the African savannah elephant, Loxodonta africana. Aside from being long-lived, Taj also appears to have had an artist's sense creating paintings sold for charity.
Ferrets sneeze – just like we do. The way that ferrets shed viruses from their lungs is very similar to the way that humans do, which makes them a great model for studying respiratory illnesses like pneumonia, SARS, cystic fibrosis, and the flu. Researchers also use ferrets to study lung cancer, brain development, and reproductive biology. But until now, the ferret's genome has remained a mystery.
Ignore the ick factor, for a moment, and consider the lowly roundworm.
Also known by its more formal name, Caenorhabditis elegans, the 1 millimeter-long nematode has helped scientists all over the world uncover new insights about biology and genetics since the 1960s.
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