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There's no denying that Will Smith and his Focus costar Margot Robbie put their inhibitions aside inside a photo booth recently. Yet an insider insists the images simply show two friends goofing off – and nothing more.
"The photo booth was on set," the source tells PEOPLE. "The whole cast and crew were there and everyone was sharing all the photos being taken. They are just friends and were just being silly."
The black and white photos – which show Smith, 45, and a costumed Robbie, 23, exposing their chests – were published in a tabloid this week as a sign the actor could be cheating on wife Jada Pinkett Smith. (The Australian Robbie, who is single, has been previously linked to Leonardo DiCaprio, her costar in The Wolf of Wall Street.)
"Will and Jada's marriage is fine," says the source. "Everyone there knows it was nothing."
The insider adds that the photo booth was brought on set during a day of shooting to celebrate cast and crew before moving locations. "This was done in front of many people goofing around," the source says. "They are just friends. This was a very fun and friendly set overall."
Rumors about the state of the Smiths relationship have long dogged the couple, and last year Pinkett Smith, 42, brushed them off while speaking to Essence.
"We're not getting a divorce. Where am I gonna go? Where am I going to go?" she said.
"That's my boo. It's like he's another part of me," she added.
In late September, Pinkett Smith posted a Facebook shot of her and her "boo" – along with Smith's older son Trey – in Louisiana, where Smith was filming.
"The handsome two and I about to roll through the beautiful swamps of Louisiana with Willow and Jaden as well:) It was an amazing day, and I feel so lucky to have a beautiful family to have shared it with."
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About UNDP in Bangladesh
Since 1972, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been partnering with the people and communities of Bangladesh at various levels to build a resilient nation with strong focus on sustainable human development-led growth. Since its inception, UNDP and its partners accomplished key results in the areas of governance, poverty reduction, environment, energy and climate change, disaster management, and achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Over the years of dedicated partnership with government agencies and partners, UNDP Bangladesh is viewed as an honest broker, bringing about transformational changes in the lives and livelihoods of the people of Bangladesh.
What do we want to accomplish?
UNDP Bangladesh is committed to assist Bangladesh and its people in establishing sustainable pathways to development and a resilient nation. In the 2013 Human Development Report, Bangladesh has been flagged as a "rising star", halving poverty and attaining gender parity in primary education. Staying on course with these results, UNDP Bangladesh is working towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 while gearing towards middle income status for Bangladesh by 2021. We combine global networks and best practices to indigenous knowledge and experiences to overcome challenges in the areas of:
- Poverty Reduction and the Achievement of the MDGs
- Democratic Governance
- Crisis Prevention and Recovery
- Environment and Energy for Sustainable Development
UNDP Bangladesh brings together government agencies and development partners to use aid effectively. In all our work, we have strong focus on capacity building, human rights and women's empowerment.
What are our results?
In the last decade, UNDP Bangladesh has supported Bangladesh in achieving transformational changes that have improved the lives of millions of people and pulled them out of chronic and extreme poverty. Surging ahead with a 6.7% GDP per annum, Bangladesh is well on its way to becoming a middle income country with an equitable growth focus. Bangladesh has been recognized as one of 18 countries that have made rapid progress in the past decade according to the HDR 2013, displaying strong economic growth and human development in comparison to South Asian neighbors.
Who are the decision makers?
The Resident Coordinator, Mr. Robert Watkins, heads the UN System in Bangladesh and is the Resident Representative for UNDP in the country. UNDP's Country Director, Ms. Pauline Tamesis, is responsible for the day-to-day operations of UNDP Bangladesh. Deputy Country Director, Mr. Nick Beresford and Operations Manager, Mr Anas Qarman are responsible for programme and operations management respectively.
UNDP works closely with the Government of Bangladesh. The UNDP programmes are prepared in consultation with the government, civil society organizations, United Nations organizations and other development partners. In order to facilitate a consultative and participatory approach, an UNDAF Steering Committee comprised of the Government and UNCT was set up to oversee the UNDAF's formulation and implementation. Similarly, an UNDAF Coordination Group will monitor implementation, ensuring progress towards the target results, and an UNDAF M&E Group will lead the monitoring process. In addition, Government counterparts and development partners will participate in UNDAF Joint Annual Reviews to document UNDAF achievements and challenges.
How many are we?
UNDP Bangladesh houses a total of 118 fixed term contract holders and 890 service contract holders. The highest competitive and transparent processes are maintained to award the best candidate for the positions. All job listings are found at the job site of the country office.
Our Consultants
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A mad dash is on to limit Americans' right to certain firearms in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn.
This is a terrible event in the nation's history. People are rightfully upset about the deaths of 26 people - 20 children and six adults - at the school.
But lawmakers need to take a deep breath and not rush to make major changes.
President Barack Obama on Wednesday chose Vice President Joe Biden to lead an effort to come up with "concrete proposals" no later than January that the president said he will push in Congress "without delay."
We agree that proposals need to be looked at in the wake of this national tragedy, but it needs to be a much deeper look than limiting access to weapons in possible violation of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
According to Fox News, shooter Adam Lanza was apparently very upset that his mother, Nancy, started to file court papers that may have led to Lanza's involuntary mental health commitment. Nancy Lanza also looked at moving her son to Washington and a school she thought could help him, The Washington Post reported.
This could be what pushed Lanza, who authorities said used a rifle and two handguns in the massacre, over the edge, shooting his mother first at their home before heading to Sandy Hook Elementary.
"We're going to have to look at mental health issues. We're going to have to look at schools. There is going to be a whole range of things that [the vice president's] group looks at," Obama said in a response to a question at a news conference on Wednesday.
Proper access to mental health care is a major issue that needs to be considered by Congress, well before any talk of limiting access to firearms.


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on November 4, 2012 - 12:58 PM
A Newstead man was killed this morning when the pickup truck he was driving slammed into a tree on Main Street in the town, State Police reported.
Lawrence J. Serwacki, 54, was northbound on South Newstead Road about 6;40 a.m. when he ran through a stop sign at Main Street, police said. His 1995 Nissan pickup continued across Main, went off the north shoulder of the road and struck a tree in the front yard of 12734 Main. Serwacki was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation is continuing and any witnesses are asked to contact Investigator Joseph Gill at State Police Clarence barracks, 759-6831.
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School Effectiveness Framework
The School Effectiveness Framework was launched by The Literacy and
Numeracy Secretariat in September 2007 to support continuing
improvement in Ontarios publicly funded elementary schools.
The framework outlines a district-wide, whole-school approach to data
analysis, improvement planning and the implementation of strategies to
address challenges and build capacity. The framework was updated in 2008
in response to invited feedback from the field.
With these files you will find
School_Effectiveness_Framework_2008 (PDF)
Essential_Components_Writable (Writable PDF)
Essential_Components_Examples (Writable PDF)
SEF_Glossary (PDF)
Notes on how to use the files
The update for the School Effectiveness Framework replaces just two
sections in the 2007 framework The Essential Components (which run
from pages 29 to 41) and the Glossary (pages 57 to 61). We recommend
that you simply replace these sections in your 2007 binder with the new
files (Essential Components_Writable and SEF Glossary).
If you have misplaced your binder, you can print out the file on the CD
entitled School Effectiveness Framework_2008 and that will bring you up
to date. (Its a large file, so you may wish to print it out in sections.)
The updated Essential Components files are available in two versions.
The first version entitled Essential_Components_Writable has been
designed to enable you to add your own examples of effective practices.
Its available in two places on pages 29 to 41 in the framework file and as
a separate file. We have saved it for you as a writable PDF. To enter text,
be sure to highlight the Highlight Fields box in the top right corner of your
screen. Then click your cursor within the text box and start writing.
The second version entitled Essential_Components_Examples provides
a number of examples for each of the indicators. There is also a writable
component to this version (see Additional Examples). If you are creating
your binder from scratch, you may wish to add a tab Indicators and
Evidence for this file.
Note: remember to save the file to your hard drive before inputting
text or you will lose your work.
If you have any questions about these files, please email
firstname.lastname@example.com and we will be pleased to help you.
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No clear winners, but a solid performance from the Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as she debated Donald Trump. That's the verdict from political analyst, Professor Carolyn Dudek of Hofstra University. (Sept. 27)
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All is not well in cranberry country this harvesting season. Many Massachusetts growers face challenges that include rising production costs, decreasing crop values, and a drought that threatens to leave farms without enough water for harvest. (Sept. 27)
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Hillary Clinton is punching back at Donald Trump's assertions that she doesn't have the "stamina" to be president. (Sept. 26)
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Gardiners four-year-old son, Henry, died in 2008 after suffering a seizure during sleep, a phenomenon referred to as Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). He was an otherwise healthy boy until his diagnosis of epilepsy, only five weeks before his sudden death.
Gardiner has a background in nursing and public health. She has worked as an emergency room Nurse at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and as an international health policy advisor for CARE. More recently, she has been involved with local primary health care in Washington, D.C. She chaired the Board of the Washington Free Clinic, and is currently a Director at Whitman-Walker Health, Washington's preeminent HIV/AIDS and LGBT health center. Gardiner also serves on the Council of Public Representatives, an advisory group that reports to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Gardiner and her husband, Nick, own an organic fruit and vegetable farm in Virginia. They live in Washington, D.C. with their children Jack, Phoebe and Thomas.
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Coming back to school to say goodbye
May 19, 2013
Although they're saying goodbye and closing the doors of Sheridan Elementary School next month, it was far from a sad occasion Saturday as hundreds gathered to mark the school's 100th birthday,......
Sheridan was a GREAT elementary school. It was so awesome growing up in East End in the 1980's, and being able to walk a few blocks to school every day. It will always be thought of fondly and missed. I just hope that someone will take care of the Dwayne & Shane Marshall Memorial Trees on the playground.
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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
April 9, 2013
Dr. Gregory MacIsaac, associate professor of humanities at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, will be the featured speaker at the annual spring colloquium sponsored by the school of humanities and fine arts and its department of philosophy at 7 p.m. Monday, April 15 in the Luparello Lecture Hall in the Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion on the campus of Saint Vincent College. Admission is free and open to the public. The presentation is titled, "Plotinus: Building Neoplatonism Out of Plato and Aristotle." "Once upon a time it was possible to tell the history of philosophy by jumping directly from Aristotle to Descartes," MacIsaac commented. "In this story Augustine and Aquinas might receive honorable mention, but as outstanding religious thinkers, not as philosophers. This version of history was based on the misconception that philosophical schools in late antiquity, and the Christian authors whom they influenced, were engaged in an intellectual activity fundamentally different than that of their classical forebears." "Contemporary scholarship of pagan Middle and Neoplatonic authors has exploded this myth," he continued. "I will discuss some of the main ways that Plotinian Neoplatonism was constructed by posing questions that arise in Plato and Aristotle, and proposing solutions that are extensions rather than contradictions of these two thinkers." A graduate of King's College Halifax and the Dalhousie Departments of Classics, he holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. He has been Chercheur Étranger at the École Pratique des Hautes Études/C.N.R.S., Paris, and a visiting fellow at the Centre for the Study of the Platonic Tradition, Trinity College, Dublin, and at the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London. He has published a series of articles dealing mainly with aspects of Proclus' epistemology. His current research is on Plato's 'later' dialogues, especially with regard to their relation to the Presocratics. For more information, contact Dr. Margaret Watkins, 724-805-2566 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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My favorite character is the priest from Trinity Blood. I am asking all of you to reply....Ok.....Ok!!!!Ok!?!?!?
My favorite is actually a tie between Abel Nightroad from Trinity Bloodd and Kakashi sensi from Naruto
Manga entertainment or Manga in general? Well; heres an answer to both:Manga Entertainment: Kameda from Gurren LagannManga Overall: Guts from Berserk
Bleach"Me?... Evil?...Never"
"Me?... Evil?...Never"
Wow! I thought it might be Sephiroth or something... >.>
"Me?... Evil?...Never"~ Hell UserOtaku God
Hes in plenty of pick-on's and he is in manga! ^_^
"Me?... Evil?...Never"~ Hell UserOtaku God
Though the one I read on Photobucket.com wound up Sephiroth, Cloud, and Zack in a three way... (Thats where I stopped... it was not half bad in the first like 5 pages... pretty cool... then it got weird... >.>)
of your favorites? I mean if it was me I would be saying "How cool, thanks."Well anyway I agree Gin is one cool character and so is our Gin here. Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana OTAKU ELITE"Innoscence Activate!"
"Me?... Evil?...Never"~ Hell UserOtaku God
i like kei from special A and orihime from bleach and zero from VK and basicially i have far too many vavarites to chose from. i think i may be a manga and anime addict. "People have hope because they cannot see death standing behind them"
My Favourite character is L (Death Note), K (Men In Black Animation), 17(Dragon Ball), and 13 (Black cat)
i'm not sure, i like rukia from bleach, wolfwood from trigun, from kenshin i like alot of the badguys like enishi or jinei (not sure if aoshi counts as a bad guy). from manga entertainment my fav would be alleujah haptism or ali sanchez or lousie haveley from gundam00, asuka langley soryu from the end of evangelion, or yoko from gurren lagann. "You know what you have to admire? A Catholic hit man who blesses himself just before he strangles someone."-George Carlin
A little needy don't you think? which Priest are you referring to? Sworddancer, Gunslinger, Abel, etc.? From Trinity Blood my favorite characters are Ashtha, Esther and Petro.
I like a lot of characters from several anime, if I could pick one it would probably be Rukia. She is cute and funny and, even though she looks weak, she is incredibly strong. I also like her mad drawing skills.
Deneve from Claymore
Inuyasha, and Naruto.
i would pick ....oh i know mimiko from black blood brothers ....x3 its awsome
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The Stetson softball team learned Saturday that its first-round opponent for the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Championship will be third-seeded FGCU, with the tournament opener scheduled for 4:00 p.m. (ET) Wednesday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn. Lipscomb University will serve as the host institution.
The Hatters finished the regular season with a 30-20 record overall and an even 13-13 mark in Atlantic Sun play. Stetson will be the sixth-seed in the double elimination tournament for the second straight year. The Hatters enter the tournament having won 10 of its last 14 games overall.
The Eagles completed the regular season 35-16 overall, 16-7 in the A-Sun. FGCU won all three head-to-head meetings vs. Stetson in the first conference series of the year, March 16-17 in Fort Myers, Fla.
The winner of the Stetson-FGCU match-up will advance to play second-seeded USC Upstate on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET. UNF claimed the regular season championship and the no. 1 seed for the tournament.
Host Lipscomb earned the fourth seed and Kennesaw State will be the fifth seed.
Each game of the tournament from Wednesday through Friday can be seen for free on A-Sun.TV. Saturday's championship will air on ESPN3. Tickets are available for $10 per day or $25 for an all-tournament pass.


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Saturday, February 8, 2014
Palmetto Scholars Academy (PSA), SC's First Gifted and Talented Charter School will be hosting an open house for interested students and their families on Monday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Cross at 299 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island. PSA Administrators, students, and Board members will be present to provide an overview of the school and answer questions. Applications will be accepted for the 2014-2015 school year.
PSA has made great strides since opening in August 2010:
•Rated "Excellent", "A" and 100 by the SC Department of Education
•Awarded the Palmetto Gold Award for both General Performance and Closing the Achievement Gap
•Dr. Tim Gott has been selected as the PSA Principal. He will officially join PSA beginning on June 2014. Dr. Gott is the Director of the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science. NEWSWEEK magazine's #1 ranked high school in the US for the past two years.
Video FAQs and testimonials from our nationally recognized Gifted and Talented Expert, Dr. Jay Thomas, and current PSA Principal Dr. Marty Hale, students, and faculty are available on the PSA website, PalmettoScholarsAcademy.org. A video message from our incoming Principal starting work on June 1, Dr. Tim Gott, will be posted on the PSA website.
PSA is a SC Public Charter School for gifted and talented students in the 6th-12th grades and is open to students from any county and is tuition free. Applications for the 2013-2014 school year are now being accepted for grades 8-11. Information regarding the school is available at www.palmettoscholarsacademy.org
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I don't know anything about this Pulock kid but he seems to be getting a lot of buzz, which means two things. 1) I should look into him, 2) Detroit will never draft him lol.
He's slated to go mid 1st round. Plays for Brandon in the WHL and they are truly terrible this year. He's the only bright spot on a rebuilding team. He'd be the perfect piece to move to a contender at the deadline unless he is eligible for another year of Jr, which i'm not sure on, but he's damn good and he's a decent size.
there's his NHL scouting report.


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The APWA Ohio Chapter looks forward to welcoming you to Cincinnati for the 2014 North American Snow Conference.
Can you feel the excitement in the air? Cincinnati was named as one of Esquire Magazine's "Top 10 Cities that Rock", and it's not too hard to tell why. Situated right on the Ohio River, the Queen City boasts one of the most lively music scenes in the country. Add in the nationally-acclaimed restaurants and dynamic nightlife, all situated in a compact, easy-to-navigate downtown, and you've got the makings of a perfect trip! While you're there, don't forget to leave enough time to take in a Red's game at the Great American Ballpark, relax in one of the largest municipal park systems in the United States or visit one of the many attractions like the Cincinnati Zoo, the Newport Aquarium or Kings Island Amusement Park. Cincinnati's got it all – join us for the 2014 North American Snow Conference and experience it for yourself!


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"I like being in a place where people appreciate the little things and don't need a lot of stuff to be happy," the Nashville star tells Southern Living for its March cover story, which features a celebrity on its front for the first time in its 48-year history.
"At my core, this is the kind of person I am and want to be."
Jeremy Cowart for Southern Living
"Living in Nashville gives me a sense of normalcy that I wasn't sure I was ever going to get back in my life," she shares.
"When I first got here, all my defenses were still up, and I was waiting for that world to suddenly creep back in. When it didn't, I realized that I can live a normal life here with people who don't judge you based on what you do or who you are in the public eye."
Jeremy Cowart for Southern Living
"It's a lot more laid-back, which suits me better," says Panettiere, who wears a Tadashi Shoji dress on the cover.
"In L.A. and New York you go out to lunch and everyone is wearing high heels. In Nashville if I see someone wearing heels, I get the sense they might not be from around here."
Plus, she can't help but fall in love with those pointed Southern expressions. Her favorite? "Bless her heart."
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section five of this article, any moneys appropriated and expended for equity that are in addition to such amounts as were expended for such purpose prior to the effective date of this section shall be apportioned between teachers and school service personnel in such proportion as necessary to align more closely teachers and school service personnel with their counterparts in the contiguous states: Provided, That an adequate amount of such funds shall be reserved to finance the appropriate foundation allowances and staffing incentives provided for in article nine-a of chapter eighteen.
The state board shall collect information annually from contiguous states for the purpose of making a thorough and comprehensive comparison of West Virginia school service personnel salaries to those in surrounding states, which shall be used as a guide to align more closely teachers and school service personnel with their counterparts in the contiguous states.
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The 7 Hardest People to Shop For: A Holiday Gift Guide
#3. Gifts For Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne's obviously a fictional character, so unless you're insane and have trouble distinguishing reality from written works, we're going to assume you're trying to buy a gift for a Bruce Wayne-like friend. You know, a rich guy who already has everything, who lives in a mansion perched on a porous limestone bluff and shows up to work with mysterious bruises every day.
Obviously expensive gifts aren't going to impress him; you're going to have to go for something small and thoughtful. Something that says yes, you've deduced he's the masked vigilante wailing on street-thugs every night, but that you're willing to keep his secret. Implicit in this gift is that your silence will cost him some sort of grossly expensive bribe-present, like a boat encrusted in jewels, or a tiger with massive spinning rims.
This concealer set is the perfect way to say, "I care," and "If you need to talk about your terrible home life, I'm here for you."
Also, "You look like you got your ass kicked by 12 guys dressed in plant-themed costumes last night."
Energy Drink
This gift shows that you understand the challenges he faces, but wish he'd be a little more respectful and not fall asleep during your PowerPoint presentations. Any energy drink will get this message across, but the only energy drink with the earthy flavor of Steven Seagal -- and consequently the only energy drink worth having -- is Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt.
It comes in two flavors, Cherry Charge and Asian Experience, and if you're not drinking Asian Experience, we don't know what you're doing reading this site.
Skin Tight: Rubbermen, Macho Fetish and Fantasy
The perfect read for a confirmed bachelor with a closet full of of rubber pants who spends all night out "on the town" only to return covered in sweat and bruises.
Pros: The chapter on chafing control alone is full of useful tips. Cons: Illustrated.
#2. Gifts For Someone On The Run From The Law
By their very nature, many Cracked readers find themselves living on the fringes of society, picking at scabs, inventing fetishes and otherwise lurking in the long shadows cast by civilization's distant light. In this crowd, it's a surety that a healthy number of Cracked readers' acquaintances will find themselves on the wrong side of a legal matter this holiday season. How can you shop for someone who needs to pack light and doesn't want many seizable assets?
Disguise Kit
This might seem like an obvious gift, but remember that disguises often have to be disposed of, and your giftee will always have a need for fresh faces, whether fleeing from U.S. Marshals, or engaged in some kind of Mrs. Doubtfire type child custody hijinx.
These choices from the Heroes of History collection seem particularly daring.
The Bandit
A 1977 Pontiac Firebird is a timeless method for escaping the clutches of bumbling Southern police departments. Please note that it's only marginally effective at escaping from bumbling Northern police departments; the preferred vehicle for that being a cop car, with a cop motor, cop tires, cop suspension and cop shocks.
A Clone
Human cloning presents all sorts of different ethical challenges, so there's no reason to not add another one to the list: creating a clone to serve jail time for your friend.
"Hey warden, do you think the fact that you've arrested twelve thousand men for the same liquor store robbery should tell you something funny is going on?"
How this will work is still a bit unknown, but if comic books tell us anything, it will probably happen by accident in a laboratory explosion. So buy a ticket in your friend's name for one of those laboratory tour groups that are probably always happening. Tell him to bring a cup of his sperm too, just in case that's a necessary element.
#1. Gifts For Someone Who's Injured Themselves Using Nunchuks
Every mother dreads the day her son kills himself with nunchuks. To help your friend's mother rest easy at night, try giving him one of the following gifts. Be sure to tell him why you're doing it. Use the words: "I think about your mother sleeping, a lot," while making eye contact, and keeping a friendly hand on his shoulder.
Foam Training Nunchuks
These foam training nunchuks are a great way for your friend to practice the various forms, grips and fruity looking twirls of nunchuking, without smashing himself up too much. Nunchuking is embarrassing enough without the long cylindrical bruises on the face, and the childish speculation they provoke amongst bystanders.
Full Face Helmet
This full face snowboarding helmet is designed to protect the wearer from high-speed collisions with rocks and stupidity, and should certainly be able to withstand the early phases of nunchuk mastery.
On the downside, the brim helps keeps the sun out of the eyes, which removes one of the excuses for failed nunchuk mastery.
Economists suspect that upwards of 80 percent of all nunchuk purchases are made by someone in the grips of the manic phase of classic bipolar syndrome, and public health officials have long been advocating more active treatment and harm-reduction options in high-nunchuking areas. As the preferred choice for treating bipolar syndrome, lithium would make a fine gift for your friend.
It may even prevent him from degenerating further and buying sais.
Obviously obtaining lithium is tricky without a compliant doctor, but remember that a lot of batteries have lithium in them these days, so maybe throw a couple of those in a blender and see what happens. Worst case scenario, he gets to meet a real doctor.
Actually, we've just checked with our lawyers, and there may be worse case scenarios when trying this, so, you know, wear a helmet.
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Naval Historial Center/Provided
This 1901 drawing by R.G. Skerrett depicts the Palmetto State in Charleston Harbor during the war.
It was unlike anything that had ever sailed into Charleston Harbor.
The ship was 150 feet long with a low, flat deck that quickly gave way to a steep, sloping, ironclad casemate. Peeking out of this floating fortress were the barrels of four considerable guns.
In profile it looked like a floating butter dish, albeit one armed to the teeth.
On Saturday morning, Oct. 11, 1862, the residents of Charleston crowded the docks at Marsh Wharf, a few blocks north of the Market, for a glimpse of this curious new addition to the harbor fleet.
Not even a sudden rain, which drenched the crowd before abruptly dissipating, could dampen the spirits of the hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of people who had turned out to witness the baptism of Charleston's first, and locally built, ironclad gunboat.
The aptly-named Palmetto State was ready for battle.
Seven months after the first clash of ironclads at Hampton Roads, Virginia, the city finally had its own lethal gunboat. This was thanks in part to the numerous ladies of the city, many of whom were crowded on the docks.
For months, the "Ladies' Gunboat" association had raised money for the ship's construction, ultimately contributing nearly $30,000 to the cause. They had taken the idea from a similar campaign in New Orleans.
On this day those women would be honored for their commitment to the war effort. Several of them were given prominent seats atop the ship's casemate for the ceremony. From that perch they watched the arrival of honored guests, including Col. Richard Yeadon (editor of the Charleston Daily Courier) and D.N. Ingraham, who would serve as the ship's captain.
The applause for those men would pale, however, in comparison to the raucous celebration that broke out when Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, recently returned to the city, appeared. As he took his seat among the ladies (an unsurprising choice), the "assembled throng" welcomed him with "hearty and long continued cheers," The Charleston Mercury later reported.
Yeadon, who had coordinated the ladies' fundraising efforts, delivered the main address at the ceremony. He declared the ship's name "redolent of victory," recalling the Revolutionary War battle in which the troops on Sullivan's Island repelled the British fleet with a fort made of palmetto logs.
The Palmetto State, Yeadon predicted, would "prove herself not unworthy of that glorious name."
When the speeches ended, Sue Gelzer, the young woman who had made the first contribution, was escorted to the foredeck. There she smashed a bottle of "choice old wine" on its bow.
"With all solemnity and reverence," Yeadon said, "and invoking on thee the blessing of Almighty God, noble boat, Palmetto State, I baptize thee, in the name of the patriotic ladies of South Carolina. Amen."
The celebration would continue into the afternoon with a luncheon at the Marsh workshop. For hours, spectators filed by for a closer look at the strange ship. Just as the official ceremony ended, a ship steamed by that was nearly the Palmetto State's twin.
The Chicora, The Mercury noted, would likely be finished and ready for a similar send-off within 90 days.
It appeared the city would soon have a fleet able to take on the Union blockade.
Summer swoon
The Palmetto State's christening could not have come at a better time.
Following the victory at Secessionville, Charleston had struggled through a summer filled with disturbing news. On July 16, the military raided a small store on Anson Street, seizing "whisky and other spirits." A woman at the store tried to stop the guards, and when they attempted to apprehend her, she busted through the store's front window.
The woman ran to the Market, procured a pistol and returned to protect her property.
"Notwithstanding the violence of the woman," The Mercury reported, "the guard exercised the greatest moderation towards her."
The next day a gun exploded at Fort Moultrie during a routine inspection, killing Lt. Col. Thomas W. Wagner in the blast. The Mercury reported that the news "spread gloom" over the entire city, for "few men in our midst could have been as illy spared."
At the same time, most locals were worried about money, or their lack thereof. It only made matters worse when local authorities discovered a counterfeiting ring operating in the city.
As the war dragged into its second year, enthusiasm for the conflict seemed to have waned slightly. Charleston was isolated, cut off from the rest of the South and it had taken a toll. The Mercury spoke for many Charlestonians when it worried that the politicians did not devote enough resources to protecting the city most coveted, after Richmond, by the Yankees.
August ended with the execution of Cpl. George H. Burger of Company E, 1st Regiment, S.C. Artillery. Burger had been charged with desertion, a sentiment that, it seemed, many in Charleston could understand.
After his court-martial, Burger was shot on the beach at Sullivan's Island, "some little distance beyond the Moultrie House."
The city's mood improved somewhat in early September when The Mercury reported the "important rumor" that Gen. Beauregard was believed to be en route to Charleston, which he would make his headquarters for defense of the coast.
The hero of "Manassas and Shiloh" arrived in Charleston on Saturday, Sept. 13, and checked into the Mills House. By the month's end, Beauregard would take the Meeting Street home of Otis Mills as his residence and headquarters.
"We are sure that his presence will stimulate the minds of our troops and people with his own unconquerable spirit, and that his knowledge, judgment and energy will speedily supply whatever may be lacking to render Charleston safe against the enemy's attacks," Robert Barnwell Rhett Jr. opined in The Mercury.
"The eventful campaigns of the last two years have afforded abundant evidence of the tact and success of General Beauregard in the management of large armies of volunteers."
No one -- even newspaper editors -- realized that Beauregard was not at all happy to be back in Charleston.
The general had been relieved of his command in the West, and was less than happy about it. The official reason was that Beauregard had retreated from a critical rail line in Corinth, Miss., the previous May.
He did so largely because his men, sick from contaminated water, were greatly outnumbered by advancing Union troops. But that mattered little to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who did not particularly like Beauregard anyway.
When the general took medical leave without permission, he was ordered back to Charleston. Although friends tried to get his command restored, it did no good.
But ultimately, Beauregard was a good soldier; he did what he was told. He spent the fall strengthening Charleston defenses, and could be seen around the harbor making inspections at Fort Sumter.
Meanwhile, Charleston was mostly distracted by local issues. On Nov. 15, peninsula residents and police witnessed a grisly sight. That evening, G.V. Anker discovered a runaway slave named Charles loitering near his Coming Street house.
Charles, "belonging to Mr. J.K. Brown," The Mercury reported, had been on the run for two years and was, the newspaper said, "known to be a desperate fellow."
When the police cornered Charles and he realized that he could not escape, Charles drew a knife and slit his own throat. He died almost instantly.
Two weeks later, Phillis Stuart, apparently a free black woman, was arrested and charged with "sending a mulatto child to a school for white children." The mayor sentenced Stuart to 30 days solitary confinement.
The Mercury noted, "We understand that there are some other cases of this character, which will soon be looked after."
As 1862 drew to a close, the best news in Charleston seemed to be that Beauregard had not only restored the confidence of locals, he had vastly improved coastal defenses.
Confederate troops repulsed Yankees who tried to make inroads south of the city at Pocotaligo. And when a small boat from the blockading fleet snuck close to Sullivan's Island one night to take soundings, the Beauregard Battery "welcomed the venturesome boat with a shot … causing the occupants to skedaddle in hot haste."
Even the Union gunboats' shelling of James Island did not seem much cause for concern. On New Year's Day, The Mercury hoped for a glorious 1863 to wash away "this winter of our discontent."
"The darkest days of our trial, we trust, are passed. The Old Year is gone, with its long months of carnage. The New Year can scarcely unfold so red a record of suffering, disaster, and dear-bought triumphs."
Ironclads attack
For the first several weeks of the new year, little changed around Charleston.
On Jan. 10, The Mercury reported that the famous Union ironclad, the Monitor, had sunk. The veteran of the Battle of Hampton Roads was lost in a storm while under tow off the Outer Banks. Soon after that, a Yankee gunboat was captured off the Florida coast.
It was not a good month for the Union Navy, but the blockade outside Charleston Harbor remained intact, much to the chagrin of Charleston residents. On Wednesday, Jan. 28, the newspaper printed a letter from a local sailor that succinctly summed up the frustrations of the entire city.
"Why is it that, with gunboats at this port, well armed, manned and officered, and 'spoiling for a fight,' we do not clear the blockade?"
Since the baptism of the Palmetto State, its sister ship, the Chicora, had joined the harbor fleet, but their effect thus far had been underwhelming. And people had taken notice.
As it turned out, the letter signed only "A Mariner" was prescient.
Few people realized the inherent problems with Charleston's gunboats. At first glimpse they appeared to be large, powerful warships. In truth, the Palmetto State and the Chicora were cramped, slow and so heavily weighted down by their iron skins that they drew 12 feet. That meant they could barely cross the bar to get outside the harbor.
By those standards, the ships were of little use. By the time enemy ships were in range of the two ships, it would probably be too late to save Charleston.
Beauregard must have seen the letter in The Mercury, and recognized that the lack of action from the two ships threatened the city's tenuous morale. Within a day, he urged Capt. Ingraham to take the Palmetto State outside the harbor for military maneuvers.
On Friday night, Jan. 30, the Palmetto State and Chicora slipped away from the docks around 9. They were followed by three boats, including the Etiwan, that would serve as tenders. The ships moved slowly, for Ingraham did not want to reach the bar until after the moon had set. In a light breeze and calm seas, the two ironclads managed to get across the bar without incident.
And there, outside the harbor, they waited.
Around 4 a.m., a lookout on the Palmetto State's deck spotted the silhouette of a Yankee ship lying dead ahead. Ingraham laid in a course and steamed toward the blockader. Fifty yards out from the USS Mercedita, the Palmetto State cut its engines and allowed its accumulated momentum to propel her toward the boat.
At some point, a sailor on the Mercedita's deck spotted the ironclad, but the man did not seem to realize that the ship bearing down on him was an enemy ship, or that its ramming course was intentional.
"Back her, or you'll run into us," he said.
But, of course, that was Ingraham's plan.
The Palmetto State ran bow-first into the Mercedita's port quarter. As the concussion of the impact subsided, the ironclad fired her forward gun into the blockade ship, bursting its boiler and immediately crippling its engine.
By the time the Palmetto State began to back away, the Mercedita's captain called out his surrender.
While the Palmetto State dealt with the Mercedita, the Chicora had another ship, the USS Keystone State, in its sights. After firing three shots, the crew of the Chicora could hear the Keystone State's fire bell. But the Yankee ship wasn't finished. She fired back.
The Chicora's crew called out to the blockader's crew, ordering the ship's surrender. But in the meantime another Union ship, the Quaker City, had come up on the Chicora's stern and began firing.
As the Quaker City and Chicora traded blows, the Keystone State was able to limp away, and was soon beyond the reach of the ironclad's guns. The Mercedita followed.
It was a sloppy fight that continued until dawn. Other ships arrived to trade blows with the two Charleston ironclads, but all of them stayed safely out of the reach of the Rebels' guns.
Finally, as the sun rose over the Atlantic, the Palmetto State and Chicora steamed for shore. They would be forced to wait until the afternoon for a tide high enough to get them across the bar and into the harbor. While the ironclads swung at anchor, their bored crews surveyed the horizon, a seascape devoid of detail.
And devoid of the Union Navy.
Without taking down a single ship, the Palmetto State and Chicora had flexed their muscles, proven their worth and -- briefly -- dispersed the blockade.
Beauregard was pleased with the engagement, although he suffered from no illusions that the blockade was over. The ships would be back, the general knew, but he was confident that Charleston was ready for the coming fight.
Next: The blockade strikes back
This replica of the ironclad gunboat Palmetto State was built by Steve Freeman in 1994 and sits at the Confederate Museum in Charleston.×
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After struggling for weeks and weeks in stages one through four, Republicans are finally entering the final stage of grief over the death of their belief that President Obama would begin offering concessions in exchange for an increase in the debt limit.
The catalyzing event appears to have been an hour-plus-long meeting between Obama and congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday. Senior administration officials say that if the meeting accomplished only one thing it was to convey to Republican leaders the extent of Obama�s determination not to negotiate ...
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NEWELL - A Newell businessman and a former West Virginia delegate from Chester are teaming up to make an alternative offer for Newell Memorial Field.
Tommy Ogden, co-owner of Builders Wholesale in Chester, and Pat McGeehan, chairman of the Hancock County Republican Party, say they would be willing to bid $425,000 at a public auction for the Newell property and the old Jimmy Carey Stadium in Weirton. Ogden previously had indicated an interest in the Newell stadium property.
The men's offer, which is contingent on the properties being sold at auction, carries with it a criticism of Hancock County commissioners, who on Monday voted to offer $400,000 for the stadiums.
Ogden and McGeehan said the commissioners' proposal is too low and smacks of back-room dealing.
"Government should not be picking winners and losers," McGeehan said. "We believe a transparent, public auction is the only way to move this property for the good of the community."
McGeehan, a former Republican delegate who just lost his bid for election in West Virginia's 1st Senate District, said private, not public, dollars should be used for such a purchase.
"Utilizing taxpayer dollars to fund the sale of these athletic fields is nothing more than redistributing tax dollars from our local residents, in order to subsidize connected individuals down the road," he said. "We don't feel this is ethical."
The Hancock County school board is meeting in special session tonight at 6:30 to discuss the commissioners' offer and other options for the sale of the stadiums.
Ogden and McGeehan said they believe the school board should reject the commissioners' offer and reschedule an auction for the properties. An auction had been scheduled for today but was canceled after the school board met Nov. 19 with Patrick Ford, executive director of the Business Development Corporation (BDC) of the Northern Panhandle, and Hancock County commissioners Mike Swartzmiller and Dan Greathouse.
On Monday, commissioners voted 3-0 to offer the school board $400,000 for the stadium properties, asking the BDC to pursue economic development opportunities for the land. To strengthen their offer, commissioners agreed in principle to loan the BDC $750,000 as matching funds for a grant application to the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Such a grant, if approved, could cover the cost of site preparation and construction on one of the stadium properties or on the old Taylor, Smith & Taylor pottery site in Chester, Ford said.
Ogden and McGeehan said the TS&T site should be given "top priority" for economic development - not the stadiums.
"What we don't need is to rush into some form of development before all options are weighed," the men said in a letter faxed to the school board on Thursday. "We need to slow down and decide what is best for all concerned. ... We ask the board to please make the right decision and reject the commissioners' offer ... ."
Swartzmiller declined to comment on the men's offer or their criticism of the commissioners.
"We made our pitch, and now it's up to the school board," he said. "We will respect the school board for whatever decision they make."
Ogden and McGeehan said their offer is better than the commissioners' because it involves more money - $250,000 for the Newell stadium and $175,000 for the Weirton stadium - and is privately funded. McGeehan said Ogden would provide most of the capital, while he would pursue economic development opportunities.
"Make no mistake," their letter said, "we need development, but we can start development slowly, rationally and logically, and expand as needed. In the meantime, the field can be used by youth football and the community."
Were they to acquire the property, Ogden and McGeehan said they would be willing to meet with Chester fire Chief John Hissam to discuss the needs of the Chester Volunteer Fire Department. Hissam has made several attempts since July to acquire the Newell stadium for fire department and community use.
Ogden said the commissioners' proposal "just doesn't feel right," which is why he sought out McGeehan.
"One week from the auction, they come in and totally exclude the private sector from the equation," Ogden said. "Our proposal is better for the kids and it even gives the school system extra funding."


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Scientists have discovered a cognitive biomarker for young adolescents who are at high risk of developing depression and anxiety. Researchers at the University of Cambridge say the marker is a variation of one gene—the short form of the serotonin transporter gene 5-HTTLPR.
For the study, 238 15–18-year-old participants underwent genetic testing and environmental assessment. The adolescents were then given a computer test to gauge how they process emotional information. The test had the participants evaluate whether words were positive, negative, or neutral (examples included "joyful" for positive, "failure" for negative, and "range" for neutral).
Those adolescents who were both homozygous for the short allele of 5-HTTLPR, as well as who had exposure to intermittent family arguments for longer than six months and violence between parents before the age of six, were shown to have marked difficulty in evaluating the emotion within the words, indicating an inability to process emotional information. Previous research has associated a maladjusted perception and response to emotions with a significantly increased risk of depression and anxiety. The authors concluded that cognitive and emotional processing deficits may act as an intermediate marker for anxiety and depressive disorders in genetically susceptible individuals exposed to early childhood adversities.
The scientists say the test for the cognitive biomarker, which can be done on a computer, could be used as an inexpensive tool to screen adolescents for common emotional mental illnesses. As the cognitive biomarker may appear prior to the symptoms of depression and anxiety, early intervention could then be initiated. The study, titled "5-HTTLPR and Early Childhood Adversities Moderate Cognitive and Emotional Processing in Adolescence", was published yesterday in the journal PLoS One.
"Whether we succumb to anxiety and depression depends in part on our tendencies to think well or poorly of ourselves at troubled times," says professor Ian Goodyer, principal investigator on the study. "How it comes about that some people see the 'glass half full' and think positively whereas other see the 'glass half empty' and think negatively about themselves at times of stress is not known.
"The evidence is that both our genes and our early childhood experiences contribute to such personal thinking styles. Before there are any clinical symptoms of depression or anxiety, this test reveals a deficient ability to efficiently and effectively perceive emotion processes in some teenagers—a biomarker for low resilience which may lead to mental illnesses."
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HERE'S A NO-BRAINER: Mothers and fathers have different styles of communication when it comes to talking about money.
Fidelity Investments released a study showing that mothers have far more substantive discussions about money than fathers do when talking about estate planning or wills, health and elder care topics, and the ability to cover living expenses in retirement.
Turns out moms are also a little easier to talk to. Sixty-four percent of mothers surveyed said it wasn't hard to start a conversation with their adult children about savings and investments, compared with 54 percent of fathers.


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Sources: Microsoft, FT [analyst estimates]
quote: Yes people griped about DOS > Win, but you forget that it was still DOS based. What they SHOULD be doing is taking Win7, and throwing Metro on top, just like the transition from DOS > WIN if they're looking to evaluate a new design. It took 4 versions of Windows to really get people over to a GUI from DOS, I don't expect people's mentality to change.
quote: Remember that fiasco with Office 2007? Look where 2010 went. Right back to 2003, except the file menu is now a shiny button instead. For all intents and purposes, there has been no change.


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The Colorado River Salinity Agreement of 1973 and the Mexicali Valley
Dale Beck Furnish
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Jerry Ladman
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Natural Resources Journal, Vol. 15, p. 83, 1975
The Colorado is an important river. Its waters perhaps more than any other single factor, have made possible the rapid development of the southwestern United States, and have been even more important to the development of the Mexicali and San Luis Valleys. The International Boundary and Water Commission is charged with applying the Mexican-United States Water Treaty of 1944, and has wrestled with the problem of salinity. The commissioners signed Minute 242, and this article evaluates this Minute from a legal and economic perspective. It concludes that the Salinity Agreement is likely to be neither permanent nor definitive. It most likely will have deleterious consequences for the Mexicali and San Luis Valleys, which will have attendant ramifications for United States-Mexican relations and international law.
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TCR Weekend Notes
As you all know by know, Alfonso Soriano was dealt to the New York Yankees along with a ton of cash for RHP Corey Black. According to Buster Olney, the Cubs will pay $4.7M of the remaining $6.5M owed Soriano in 2013 and then $13M of the $18M owed Soriano in 2014, saving $6.8M total on the deal and getting a decent relief prospect that Theo compared to Jessie Crain. Soriano went 0/5 in his Yankee return with a run scored and an RBI. Black will stay in Florida and head over to Daytona.
- Forget about the Cubs landing Cuban pitcher Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, the Phillies ponied up the big bucks to a tune of 6/$50M.
- The Cubs dealt minor league pitcher Guillermo Moscoso to the Giants for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
- The Cubs did sign 18-year old Taiwanese pitcher Jen-Ho Tseng for a cool $1.625M. Tseng pitched in the WBC this spring and can touch 95 mph with fastball although he usually sits in the low 90's. He can also throw a slider, sinker, change and knuckle-curve, although I imagine the Cubs may want him to concentrate on less pitches. The signing puts the Cubs international spending budget at $5.165M, still under the $5,520,300 they have. Problem is that they intend to sign Eloy Jimenez for $2.8M on August 1st which will take them to $7,965,000, well over 15% which will be a 100% tax on the overages ($2.4M), plus the Cubs won't be able to sign anyone next year for over $250K. Now they still can trade for some more international cash before the July 31st deadline, but the most they can get up to is $6,835,800 and by my math they'll still be over 15% (magic number would be $7,861,170M). So either the Cubs just don't care at this point about going over or some of the numbers reported are off...or I'm bad at math.
- Jason Grilli is gonna miss up to 2 months for the Pirates and they seemed to already like James Russell. Cubs aren't going to donate him to the Pirates cause, but it's also known they have interest in Nate Schierholtz. A package of both should be able to extract 2-3 pretty decent prospects from a pretty solid farm system.
Matt Loosen's last eight
Matt Loosen's last eight starts for Daytona (includes nine-inning no-hitter): 45 IP, 23 H, 3 R (3 ER), 11 BB, 46 K - 0.60 ERA - 0.76 WHIP
i was stoked until i found
i was stoked until i found out he turned 24 in april.
I'm expecting a wave of
I'm expecting a wave of promotions after the trade deadline and Loosen will definitely be a part of that.
Jackie Robinson is aghast at
Jackie Robinson is aghast at your remark.
I like it when we trade with
I like it when the Cubs trade with the Pirates.
NY Post, Joel Sherman article
Rob: TCR clipped my original post. Not sure why but this has happened a few times lately. Needed the edit to add text past the headline. I saw an AZ Phil post (The Cubs Way) that looked similar a while back. Had a followup comment from O&B that made me laugh..."I'm willing to bet this was a good post."
NY Post, Joel Sherman article showing the turmoil in the Bronx. Shades of George the Boss ownership meddling going on:
Alfonso became the second straight Soriano that Brian Cashman advised Yankees ownership not to acquire — and was overruled on nevertheless.
Cashman would not directly confirm what he advised Hal Steinbrenner, but told The Post: "I would say we are in a desperate time. Ownership wants to go for it. I didn't want to give up a young arm [Corey Black]. But I understand the desperate need we have for offense. And Soriano will help us. The bottom line is this guy makes us better. Did ownership want him? Absolutely, yes. Does he make us better? Absolutely, yes. This is what Hal wants, and this is why we are doing it."
Last offseason, he advised ownership to re-sign Russell Martin and ink free agent Nate Schierholtz, and was against the re-signing of Ichiro Suzuki. Multiple sources have told me Martin was willing to return to the Yankees on a one-year contract. The sources said Martin shopped himself to other big-market clubs such as the Cubs for one year because he was hesitant to go to the Pirates, who offered him two years.
"TCR clipped my original post
"TCR clipped my original post. Not sure why but this has happened a few times lately."
This seems to happen when people post simultaneously. Like there's a race condition or something. I wouldn't expect Drupal to not handle a race condition better but it could be a problem on the web server, too, some kind of multi-threading shenanigans. The real tragedy of it is was that it looked like I was posting when AZ Phil was posting. It took mine, but not AZ Phil's. This is sort of like the system deciding between fine wine and a Clorox-laced sangria, and it chose the latter.
You mine like this? ---/\---
You mine like this? ---/\---
I first thought this was happening when two people post simultaneously, but it just happened again, and I don't see a simultaneous post.
from BP's writeup on the
"First phase of the roster remodeling is almost complete!" Soon comes the fun part.
from BP's writeup on the Soriano trade...
It's no secret that the Cubs have been trying to find a new home for Soriano since before Theo Epstein took over the team. But after last season, when Soriano salvaged some of his statistical value and also became a true clubhouse leader and mentor to the team's young players, the desire to dump him became less acute. As Epstein put it over the winter, "If we trade him we're losing something, and we would have to get something in return to justify that." And they did: some salary relief, another young arm to add to the system, and a spot in which to play one of their plethora of young players.
Although Soriano's 2014 salary is still on the books, his departure marks a milestone of sorts: the exodus of the last of the big, bad Jim Hendry contracts that had to go before the Cubs could take steps toward contending again. Aside from a few spare parts who aren't tied down and could still be dealt before the deadline (Nate Schierholtz, David DeJesus), the first phase of the roster remodeling is almost complete. The Cubs now have no one with a no-trade clause, and aside from Edwin Jackson and the ghost of Soriano's salary, few financial commitments. So now we wait and watch for Almora and Baez, Soler and Vogelbach, Olt and Edwards, Vizcaino and Alcantara. This is the fun part.
Soriano's first at bat today
Soriano's first at bat today vs. Rays, Chris Archer...(Cub symmetry, catch it!)
O-2 count, hits a lazy fly ball out to RF. 0-6.
@SmokiesonRadio ROSTER MOVE
@SmokiesonRadio ROSTER MOVE:RHP Matt Loosen added to the Smokies roster. LHP Austin Kirk placed on the DL. RHP Chang-Yong Lim sent to AAA
Whenever I think I might get
Whenever I think I might get upset that the Cubs traded Chris Archer for 2.5 years of Matt Garza, I must remember that at least we didn't trade him for 71 games of Mark DeRosa.
Sweet. Lots of good team
Sweet. Lots of good team systems that weren't going to get into the Garza sweepstakes are probably looking at Shark - Arizona and Cleveland are two that jump to mind, and maybe even Pittsburgh. Dodgers maybe too, but trading for Shark would pretty much wipe them out as far as top prospects go.
Of course he will have to
Of course he will have to approve the trade because he has NTC.
/Henry, the gift that keeps on giving
Is this for real? Shark has
Is this for real? Shark has an NTC?
he was a gift 5th round pick
he was a gift 5th round pick many teams passed on because it was thought he wanted to play football over baseball.
he also would give back the $2.5m portion of his signing bonus back if he left to play football.
also, i think that contract has already expired.
It's not on AZ Phil's 40-man
It's not on AZ Phil's 40-man roster info, which in my book means it's either never been reported or is not a thing.
From rotoworld-1/07: Signed
From rotoworld-1/07: Signed five-year, $10 million contract w/ 2012 & 2013 club options. 2011: $3.5 million; Total value may reach $16.5M with exercise of options; No-trade clause.
Henry handed out ntc's, like Denny's hands out mints.
Cots says "Cubs declined 2012
Re Samardzija, Cots says "Cubs declined 2012 option 10/31/11." That's ten days after T. Epstein took over.
Cots also says "re-signed by Chicago Cubs 2/12" and "re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration)." I don't think these were exercises of club options in original contract, so NTC not operable.
(AZ Phil will confirm/dispute this when he sees it.)
I agree....it amazes me that
I agree....it amazes me that people wanted to trade Garza but want to keep Smardzija, as they are only a year apart in age. Yes the Cubs have control over Jeff for a longer period, but we need to consider whether we will be competitive during that time.
Indeed, that competitive target is something the Cubs should (and appear to) be considering in their trades. From my perspective, hearing people say the Cubs should become competitive in 2015 seems quite optimistic. Baez may start 2015 in the majors and may get some big league experience next year, though that is rather uncertain. If he does, then he still will be a rookie and it will be hard to expect much. Alcantara will likely be in a similar boat.
For other prospects, I think 2015 would be the earliest they might get any call-up, and even then it would be later in the year. Soler is injured so his first AA exposure will be 2014, so he is hard to predict. Bryant probably starts in Daytona in 2014, so hard to say he will be in majors in 2015 (especially now, when we haven't really seen him in the pros yet). Almora is young and also will start in Daytona in 2014.
Thus our offense will be the same as now, with Rizzo and Castro coming into their mid-20s, but little else changed on top other players (unless we sign some big free agents, which would be unexpected). As for pitching, maybe Shark and Wood are good. Neither is likely TOR and, based on their history, both could have receded. Maybe Vizcaino is good, maybe one or two other arms come through, but our best prospects would still be quite young and even if Vizcaino or Pierce Johnson or Jake Arrieta are in the majors, they will still be rookies or early in their career; it is hard to assume that enough of them will be immediately productive to be competitive.
As such, is there a benefit for keeping Shark for his two remaining years of control? It seems that if we can trade him for good value (and certainly good value is less than Bradley AND Skaggs), it seems like a no-brainer. Same goes for Travis Wood, who is IMO less likely to continue success.
I'd love to hear others thoughts though.
I agree this is basically how
I agree this is basically how I think about it. 2016-17 is probably the best they can hope to be competitive. One caveat would be that they might try next year to piece together a sleeper team with Jackson Shark and Wood as core staff and hope they can cobble together a 'smart' team around a hopefully breakout ready Rizzo and Castro. In that case Shark being under control for a couple years is a big difference between he and garza. Theo's comments have been along the lines of saying they are likely to deal players who are not under club control for next year ... So maybe they try and make a covert push next year and keeping those guys would be essential. I also agree wood might be a good sell-high guy.
That's right folks 'a covert
That's right folks 'a covert push' for the pennant. I need a drink ...
i think most of us wouldn't
i think most of us wouldn't be very tolerant of 2 more years of "punting" waiting for 2016...and it would make signing e.jax rather pointless.
i don't know if they'll compete in 2014, but if they get rid of ninja it wouldn't bode well for sending that message unless they get someone extremely impressive in return or make a FA splash.
i'm not a huge ninja fan, myself...i think it would be a great time to sell-high...but i would hope the return would be someone of value and MLB-ready/proven.
k.bryant 1-4, single, 1K
k.bryant 1-4, single, 1K
m.olt 0-3, bb, 2K
Pi is exactly 3!!!! /finked
Pi is exactly 3!!!!
Exhalio Maximo!
Exhalio Maximo!
Gordon [email protected]
Gordon [email protected] 21 Jul
Sveum says "100 percent" Garza pitching Monday.
Gordon [email protected] 22 Jul
Garza "100 percent" traded to Rangers.
Gordon [email protected] 27 Jul
Sveum on Smarj rumor: I don't think that's gonna happen.
JD: Cubs showing really good
JD: The Giants were in the red zone the whole 4th quarter
JD: Cubs showing really good
JD: Giants could not push it across the goal line
This sure as hell beats
This sure as hell beats watching Joe Mather ... That was torture last year. This year's team is rarely out of a game.
Super Bowl!!!
Super Bowl!!!
I don't think we can make the
I don't think we can make the Super Bowl this year. But 2016, watch out!!
Smokies had another nice
Smokies had another nice pitching performance by Kyle Hendricks. 7IP, 6H, 1ER, 1BB, 6K. Christian Villaneuva must be riled about the Olt acquisition as he hit his 14th HR and has upped his avg to .262. Also, although Javier Baez didn't get a hit...he had TWO walks.
And will Zack Rosscup ever get a promotion to AAA?
Patrick Mooney article nixing
Patrick Mooney article nixing Shark trade rumors, sort of...
k.gregg has gone 6 games (7ip
k.gregg has gone 6 games (7ip) without a K...11h, 6bb in that span...
this link may not last until
this link may not last until tomorrow...but ortiz almost destroyed the guy with the new $110m extension going for that phone.
crazy stuff.
Generally, if you step out of
Generally, if you step out of the box like that...if his makes it to the plate on the fly, umps will call a strike. Meh...at the MLB level it's weird to see that.
Even if Soriano gone, he's
Schierholtz gawked at that HR long enough that I thought Soriano got traded back to the Cubs as a left-handed white guy. It cleared the wall by maybe 3 feet - if it hadn't made it over, he would've turned a triple into a double or maybe even a single, in a tie game in the 9th inning for a game that's been "circled on his schedule" for months. But yeah - cue the Steve Goodman and smile.
That was an impressive win.
That was an impressive win.
I can't believe I just said that about the Cubs. First time in years I've gone, wow, clutch, all through the last two innings.
Strop, in particular, had a gutsy performance. I couldn't hear Len and JD cuz I was watching on the ipad with the sound down, but even JD must have gotten a little excited.
And Sveum, leaving Strop in. He walked the first guy and then threw a not so good ball to Castro on a bunt to the mound, and then made another questionable play on another bunt. When Sveum came out to the mound I was thinking to myself, "leave him in, dammit" and he did, and then wow, they really wiggled out of it. I'm really starting to like Strop, and Sveum added about 20,000 Whose Line is it Anyway points in my book with his decision to leave him in. I know hindsight is 20-20, but THAT was good managing.
It was the kind of game that can help turn around a season with a team that's supposed to be contending, but for these guys it should still be a nice confidence builder.
The main thing for me that
The main thing for me that game was not that the Cubs were clutch, but more so that the Cubs didn't choke! Even those teams with Ramirez and Lee, etc. seemed to just let things spiral and started locking up when things went bad like that. I feel like most Cubs teams from the last decade would have lost that game in Cubbery fashion.
I really don't feel like this guys are that far away from contending. I know they are 8 games under, but they've played much better than that and feel like about a .500 team right now. With better season from Castro, Rizzo, Castillo next year, a closer, and few Feldman/Schierlholtz like signings in the off-season, they could be in contention, especially with the extra wild card.
I think 2015 is more realistic, but they could push 80-85 wins next, and if they get hot or lucky for a stretch or someone really makes a leap in performance then they'd be right in it come July and August.
Even though he was throwing
Even though he was throwing the ball around the infield in funny ways, a lot of this to me was on Strop. He just really sucked in the gut and got guys out. It reminded me a little of a much more sustained effort from K Wood - I think it was in Atlanta - maybe even a playoff game - others around here will remember that one better. And there was a game years and years ago with Eckersley, who was a so so starter for the Cubs but one day I watched him really fight on the mound. I remember no details at all of that, just his constant battling of hitters.
Strop vs. Posey was just plain fun to watch.
Smart teams trade from their
I'm just sayin'...
I'm just sayin'...
Putting the perspective on organizations that are sellers vs buyers (sometimes that line can be very thin):
The Cubs are only one loss behind the Nationals and have the same amount of losses as the Rockies, Phillies.
Rockies are 6 games out of
Rockies are 6 games out of the division, which seems a touch more realistic than the other teams. Phillies are now only a half-game closer to a playoff spot than the Cubs and I doubt they're buying shit.
from Baseball Prospectus
from Baseball Prospectus Minor League update July 24th...
Javier Baez, SS, Cubs (Double-A Tennessee): 2-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, RBI, 2 K. Spoke with a scout recently that said Baez has the best bat speed in the minors. The same scout was also not sure if Baez has the #want to maximize his ability.
Like I said last week...
Like I said last week...
I love Nate.
Wish he could stay and help the youngins while at the same time contributing.
However, this management group will certainly capitalize on his career year. If not, "Bring him Up!"
There is a makeup game vs the
There is a makeup game vs the Brewers Tuesday.
If we won all 22 vs. Pirates,
If we won all 22 vs. Pirates, Reds, and Cardinals, would we win the division? Sounds like a good story problem to assign to your nearest fifth grader. Let me know what happens. Thanks.
Sounds like a good story
Sounds like a good story problem to assign to your nearest fifth grader. Let me know what happens. Thanks.
Dale Sveum wants to ride the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, and the log ride. The Ferris wheel costs 5 tickets, the roller coaster costs 7 tickets and the log ride costs 1 ticket. Dale has 5 tickets. How many more tickets should the Cubs Manager buy?
Chris Bosio bought 5 packs of red bouncy balls, 8 packs of yellow bouncy balls, and 4 packs of green bouncy balls. There were 2 bouncy balls in each package. How many bouncy balls did the Cubs pitching coach buy in all?
I didn't get past 4th grade
I didn't get past 4th grade math, so I'm out.
Cubs 2014 payroll out loud:
Cubs 2014 payroll out loud: Paying 13 on Soriano, 11 for Jackson, 6.5 for DeJ if they take the option, 5 for Castro, 5 for Villanueva, 4 for Fujikawa, 2 for Soler, a little over 1 for Rizzo. Then there are arbitrations: Maybe 8 for NInja (hard to comp), 5 for Wood, 4 for Shierholtz, all estimates obviously. A few other guys stand to get small raises or the minimum.
That's only $65M, and if they decline/trade Dejesus, it's less than $60M. Any chance they drop $40 million on free agents this offseason? To top it off, they look like their IFA spending capacity is going to be tied down. I wonder where all the money's going next year.
" I wonder where all the
" I wonder where all the money's going next year."
A hotel lobby.
If they trade Samardzija, it
If they trade Samardzija, it'll be hard to imagine them being competitive at all before 2016 or so. Seems to me they need to be a .500 team next year with the plan to be a contender in 2015, and it seems to me that's a goal they can't reach while selling Samardzija, the only potential #1 or #2 they've got.
I agree trading Samardzija
I agree trading Samardzija will make it harder to contend it 2015. Of course, keeping Samardzija, they still likely don't contend in 2015 unless they sign free agents. Our lineup has people like Ransom, Gillespie, etc. in it. The closest star replacements will be, at best, in their first full MLB season 2015. Can we count on Baez, Olt and Alcantara all being stars by then? Will Vitters, Jackson and Ha become something? Unlikely that Hendricks/Joksich/Loux etc. are game changers, so unless Vizcaino makes a splash, our pitching won't be much either.
Then the end of 2015 comes and Jeff S. is a free agent 30 year old. I wouldn't want to sign him (of course, I also am not in the camp of some Cub fans who think he will develop into a TOR pitcher) when we are just getting the beginning of top prospects to the majors.
Mainly I think contending in 2015 is a pipe dream unless (1) we trade prospects for veterans, (2) players at in higher levels develop extremely quickly and to higher levels than expected (Vitters, Jackson and Olt become productive starters, Lake develops well) or (3) we sign some great free agents. I don't expect any of these, so I think 2016-7 is when it starts getting interesting.
Soriano 2 run HR, just over
Soriano 2 run HR, just over the glove of RF Wil Myers. He's 2-2 today including a single and 2 runs scored. Gives the Yankees a 5-4 lead in the bottom of 3rd.
edit: Wil Myers gets it back with his own, 2nd HR of this game #7, 5-5 top 5th.
edit, 2: Soriano GO 5-3 in his 3rd at bat.
I hate the idea of indirectly
I hate the idea of indirectly rooting for the Yankees in any way, but I'd love to see Soriano kick some ass there.
Peavy trade coming...per
Peavy trade coming...per Bruce Levine:
A clubhouse attendant walked into the Chicago White Sox's locker room with five suitcases and Jake Peavy in tow.
no word on where...StL? RedSox? Braves?
edit: Jeff Passan counters: ake Peavy trade is not imminent, according to interested teams. Sox GM Rick Hahn still shopping best deal. Asking price higher than Garza.
edit, 2: Nick Cafardo: Peavy About to be traded according to Bruce Levine at Espn Chicago. Asked Red Sox if it was them and they said no. It's also not the O's
edit, 3: Wrongway Jim Bowden: If Jake Peavy has been traded it is NOT to the Braves,Cards,O's or Red Sox according to team sources
David Price is going to look
David Price is going to look pretty good with whatever arms they would get in exchange. I'd trade him in heartbeat for two similar arms in AAA.
If you want to see the worst
If you want to see the worst ejection ever, check out Miggy Cabrera getting ejected with 0-2 count and bases loaded bottom of the 3rd in Detroit. That ump should be suspended a LONG time.
Ump was Chad Fairchild. That
Ump was Chad Fairchild. That's a name to follow now. Angel Hernandez disciple? Miggy may have said something but he certainly didn't visibly show up the ump (other than a brief look of disbelief). The Tigers didn't score in that bottom of 3rd.
Umpires: HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Paul Schrieber.
The Phils were up 1-0 when it happened. Detroit's ahead now 11-3. Cheaters Proof (as I used to say as a kid).
Yes! Fairchild just had a
Yes! Fairchild just had a questionable ejection this week. Was it Atlanta with the blown GR double?
Yup: just checked. Chad Fairchild completely missed an obvious GR Double and ejected Gonzalez. He notably would not ask his crew mates for help and was completely wrong in the ruling.
Wittenmeyer: Arrieta is
Wittenmeyer: Arrieta is scheduled to be added to the roster for a day on Tuesday to start the second game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee.
And Baker on Monday makes his fourth rehab start, his first for advanced-A Daytona after three rough starts for Class A Kane County.
Twins release Rich Harden.
Twins release Rich Harden. Seems like this is final wrap-up week for the GM Hendry era.
Dempster, Gomes fix the phone
Dempster, Gomes fix the phone broken by Ortiz...pretty funny, note Ortiz at the bullpen phone.
Sori w monster 330 ft hr to
Sori w monster 330 ft hr to right
it could be worse, you could
it could be worse, you could be a fan of "Angelfan Wife's team", or so says Jim Bowden
Soriano went 4-5 with a game
Soriano went 4-5 with a game winning single up the middle, 6-5 over the Rays. Gets the post-game interview with (former Comcast Blackhawks gal) Sarah Kustok. Woo, miss her. Then Gets the Gatorade shower.
Good for him. That must be a
Good for him. That must be a relief.
Javier Baez 2 run HR for
Javier Baez 2 run HR for Smokies (#9), lead 2-1 in first
and CJ Edwards strikes out
and CJ Edwards strikes out the side in the 1st for Daytona Cubs, all swinging.
edit, 2: now struck out the first 6. (5 swinging).
edit, 3: 3rd inning: K (looking), GO6, Infield single, PO6
Travis Wood HR to LF! 1-0,
Travis Wood HR to LF! 1-0, top 5th
Len just announced that Paul
Len just announced that Paul Sullivan, Tribune beat writer is not going to be covering the Cubs after the next home stand. Mark Gonzales comes over from WSux. Len didn't know what was up next for Sullivan
Rumor is Sullivan is going
Rumor is Sullivan is going back into the field where he got his degree
Just. WOW!
Just. WOW!
you win...all the internets.
you win...all the internets.
back in the day, the trib
back in the day, the trib beat reporters did a split season on the two teams.
Muskat article on Rusin
Muskat article on Rusin getting advice from Maddux back in 2010. The gift that keeps on giving...
evidently, since the SF
evidently, since the SF series started the cubs broadcast booth has become an all-request-via-twitter FM radio station in addition to calling the game.
it's getting a bit silly...they're even playing music during ABs and talking a ton about the music they're playing while things are going on in the game. i think len/jd need a drug test, pronto.
I don't mind, I prefer change
I don't mind, I prefer change compared to Chip Caray school of faux enthusiasm and incorrectly calling plays. Kind of the anti-ESPN.
CJ Edwards final line:
CJ Edwards final line, game was scoreless after 5:
5.0 IP, 1H, 1BB, 8K. GO/FO 2/0. 63 pitches. 5 infield pop-outs and one double play. One man reached on an E6.
Bring him up!
Bring him up!
k.gregg gets his 1st K after
k.gregg gets his 1st K after 7.2ip without a K...on a called strike inches outside the zone.
The ball clearly went over
The ball clearly went over the edge or black. He was a dumbass for watching it.
and although Smokies lost 8-5
and although Smokies lost 8-5 to Birmingham, Javier Baez hit his 2nd HR of the game (#10) in the 9th. a 2 run shot with 2 outs. His average is up to .232
KCC are up 6-3 in the 6th. Juan Paniagua another iffy outing, 3 runs in 2 IP. 3H, 5BB, no K: I wonder what's going on there?
Shoulders, Almora, Candelario and Papaccio all have 2 hit outings.
Javier Baez, Shoulders,
Javier Baez, Shoulders, Almora, Candelario and Papaccio:
Bring 'em up!!
Especially that last one, because his name looks like it could be Pinocchio
Brooks Raley (who started
Brooks Raley (who started last Wednesday) and Jake Arrieta (who started last Thursday) would be the two Iowa Cubs starters on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster who would be in-line to get added to the Cubs 25-man roster as the "26th man" and start one of the games in the day/night DH on Tuesday vs Brewers.
Beginning on MLB Opening Day up through August 31st, a club can temporarily add (recall or select) a 26th player to its MLB Active List on any day where two games are scheduled, as long as the second game was scheduled at least 48 hours in advance:
1. The "26th man" must be on the club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) or has to be added to the club's 40-man roster that day.
2. The "26th man" does not have to be a pitcher.
3. The 26-man Active List limit is in effect for both games of the doubleheader, but the "26th man" cannot be switched between games.
4. A player can be added to a club's Active List as the "26th man" even if he has not spent the minimum required 10 days on optional or outright assignment prior to being added.
5. A player recalled as a "26th man" accrues one day of MLB Service Time.
6. The player who was recalled as the 26th man can remain on the Active List and a different player can be dropped the next day, as long as the "26th man" was not called up prior to spending at least ten days on optional assignment. However, a player called up as the 26th man prior to spending at least ten days on Optional Assignment could remain on the 25-man roster if the player is a replacement for a player who is placed on the Disabled List the day after the doubleheader.
7. If a player is recalled as the "26th man" and is optioned back to the minors the next day, the "10-day rule" clock (prohibiting a player from being recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is replacing a player who is placed on the DL) does not start over again. However many days toward ten that the player spent on optional assignment prior to being recalled as the 26th man counts.
olt can have AAA here on out,
olt can have AAA here on out, but unless something freaky happens he's most likely penciled in for starting 3rd in 2014.
...if dejesus and sureholds last past the trade deadline + offseason
I don't see the Cubs
I don't see the Cubs replacing Barney until maybe part way through 2014, and that's probably dependent on Alcantara or some kind of fringey pickup lighting things up.
Justin Grimm and Olt are
Justin Grimm and Olt are HURTING, they're just not right. Might have to hope for one of the two to ever return to form at best - maybe next year. Which puts a lot of focus on CJ Edwards. Grimm headed to surgery? Olt seems to have a little bit of what Adam Greenberg suffered with the beanball vision stuff. And I am not making light of Greenberg's injury or saying Olt's is the same. But some guys are never quite the same after a beaning and here's hoping with Olt it is just the tear duct issue and all will be well. I still like the trade, but if Grimm has surgery I would be pretty bummed.
CARLITO: Olt and/or Grimm
CARLITO: Olt and/or Grimm could get returned to the Rangers as "damaged goods" after the season, especially Grimm if he needs TJS.
Similar thing happened with Jake Brigham last year. The Cubs sent him back to Texas during the off-season and got Barret Loux instead.
So the Cubs still could end up with Luke Jackson, Rougned Odor, and/or Luis Sardinas.
The Cubs also are owed one or two additional PTBNL from the Garza deal, too.
The home run is still going?
The home run is so far, it's still going?
i still can't find any word
i still can't find any word on why p.blackburn only threw 1 inning in his last start...speaking of boise.
I thought it was that he was
I thought it was that he was returning from a 10 days to two week layoff for forearm soreness...nothing more than bringing him back slowly.
I could be misremembering though...perhaps for the first time, hard to keep track of all the exciting Cubs prospects
Is Rusin any good? Wondering
Is Rusin any good? Wondering what you guys think of him. I didn't really see him pitch the other night and haven't had a chance to watch the archived game. Is he any good? Or were the Giants hitters just that bad? Any potential here? I don't know much about him other than they just seem to bring him in whenever they need an arm.
Had a great spring and two
I don't know any more than you. Had a great spring and two good starts in a row now. Here is a good summary article:
He's certainly good enough to
He's certainly good enough to be in the majors, but he's not one of those core assets that the Cubs want to build around.
Small sample size so far this year, but based upon his numbers, I'd say he's a #5 or #6 starter on a playoff team. There's a pretty significant gap in ERA v. FIP and xFIP (2.93 v 4.34, 4.11). Also, his BABIP in 3 MLB starts is .200 - that's bound to go up, and it shows he's been pretty lucky so far. Dude will probably be lucky to ever have a KK:B rate better than 2:1 at the MLB level - not that he walks a lot of guys, he just doesn't generate enough strikeouts.
If you want a pitcher with
If you want a pitcher with minor-league numbers that are comparable to Rusin's, try Wandy Rodriguez--a .500 pitcher in the majors on a mostly sub-.500 team.
88mph fastball, 88mph sinker.
88mph fastball, 88mph sinker, low 80s slider...it's pure deception over stuff. he has to have them clicking in whatever game he's pitching to thrive. if he only has his "straight" fastball then it's BP...if he only has his sinker he better hope he's not running into patient hitters that will take a walk...if he doesn't have his slider, his sinker becomes less effective.
he's got a high-70s changeup to compliment it and a cruddy cuveball also in the high 70s.
he relies a lot on his fastball/sinker/slider and having control/command over them to use for deception when he pitches. he uses his sinker + slider like some use a fastball + changeup...that's his deception gravy.
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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.