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Harry, 29, whose own mother, Princess Diana, died in a Paris car crash in 1997, when he was 12, was introduced to two young girls who are being raised by their grandmother because their mother had been murdered and their father is in jail.
After meeting them in a deprived area of São Paulo, Harry told reporters that he was moved by the experience and felt the urge to share his own experience from when he was young.
But he decided to hold back.
"There are two little girls – I'm quite emotional – just looking at them I wanted to talk about my own experiences. But there is no point because it is just so far removed," he said.
"The bravery of them looking at me, smiling at me … I wanted to use my own experiences in a very small way to try to give them a bit of understanding about the fact [that] I see what you're going through.
"But you hear the stories and think, 'That's nothing [compared] to what they have been through.' "
He added, "I was completely overwhelmed and shocked. I've never blubbed in public as far as I can remember, but I was pretty damn close. It was amazing to hear those stories."
Harry was visiting ACER – the Association for Support of Children at Risk – a project run by a British citizen to help underprivileged children in Diadema, near São Paulo.
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"When I am here, I feel like one of you. And for that I thank you."
Harry used his speech to highlight the reasons for his visit: to foster greater links between the U.K. and Brazil. With the World Cup under way, he added, "In 1894 a Brazilian man of British ancestry, Charles Miller, brought a rule book and a football with him from the U.K. The rest, as you know, is football history.
"What we invented, Brazil perfected. In the U.K. we would like to think of this as an act of typical British generosity. But in truth, it is more an act of typical Brazilian creativity, which I hope will bring you huge success in your World Cup!"
He also posted a video thanking the people of Brazil for their hospitality, putting his hand over his heart when he talked about meeting the children.

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World AIDS Day 2008: Happiness is always within our reach (part II)
01 December 2008
by Phạm Thị Huệ
I became worried that our very livelihoods were beginning to be threatened. My mother and I then decided to open a tailor shop. Very few customers, too. Only elderly people came but one of them bluntly told my mother to "make sure you don't let your daughter-in-law touch my clothes". I was devastated to hear this and once again slipped into despair.
Time passed and we relied on each other for support. One day, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu, the Head of Ha Ly Women's Union came over and advised me to join the Seagull Club. That's a meeting place for drug addicts and people who are in the same circumstances as me. I received counselling and was able to learn more information on HIV/AIDS through leaflets and brochures.
Once I knew that HIV is not a virus that can easily be contracted, I thought I needed to act so that society would understand and would not discriminate against People Living With HIV (PLWH). I decided to join the health promotion team of the Seagull Club. Both my husband and I became passionately involved with our work.
Some time after I started being a promoter and appeared in the mass media, many people like me came to my house and shared their problems, like they were friends I had known for years. It's hard to pinpoint the exact date that I became a HIV counsellor, I just realized that after a very short time my family home had become a trusted haven where women like me could come to discuss with each other about the challenges they face in life.
Listening to their stories, I gradually came up with the idea of forming a group of PLWH under the name of Hai Phong - Red Flamboyant. Although this is a self-help group, we have very clear regulations and specific objectives: Care and provide material and spiritual support for PLWH living in difficulties; care and provide material and spiritual support to children affected by HIV/AIDS; assist in creating jobs for PLWH.
We also organize counselling activities as well as physical care for PLWH when they are sick and raise funds to help children affected by HIV/AIDS. In particular, we help with the preparing of bodies for burial when PLWH pass away. In order to raise community awareness and reduce discrimination, we also organize a lot of talks in residential areas and schools.
The year 2004 marked an important event in my life, being honoured as one of Asia's Heroes of the response to AIDS by Time magazine. This came as a great surprise to me. Starting from my own experiences of encountering problems, everything that I have been and am doing simply originates from my determination to act so that society would understand and be sympathetic with PLWH and their children.


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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Around 4,000 Berkeley County students enjoyed a day in the park last week, a reward for their hard work in science over the course of the past school year.
Partnering with Berkeley Kids Who Care, Berkeley County Schools presented the 23rd Annual Nature Scope on March 28 at Old Santee Canal Park.
The students, ranging from Kindergarten through fifth grade, viewed more than 20 nature and science exhibitions situated throughout the park. The exhibitions focused on everything from how gases act and react in a vacuum, to displaying mighty birds of prey up close.
"There is no way a teacher can expose her students to this degree of science in one morning," Kids Who Care Board Member Barbara Ford said. "We had a tremendous amount of corporate involvement in our Nature Scope. We couldn't have done it without them."
Ford said more than 350 chaperones and volunteers helped with the students during the course of the two-day event. "It takes a lot of special people to make these events a success," she said.
Kids Who Care Inc. was founded in the 1991-1992 school year to work with middle school students in Berkeley County, according to its website. The focus eventually shifted to work with elementary children to try to reach children when they are most receptive.
In its 23 years, KWC has served over 60,000 children, and has awarded over $70,000 in grants to the winning schools to buy equipment and supplies for the enhancement of environmental teaching.
"The three key elements to Berkeley County Water and Sanitation's community involvement are our three E's: Education, Environment, and Economic Development," said Colin Martin, Executive Director of BCWS. "It's an honor and pleasure to actively support Kids Who Care as the event embodies two of our three key elements.
"Oh, by the way, it's also great fun."
The Kids Who Care program conducts two projects each school year, which include an environmental project competition, and an environmental field day. The mission is to raise the environmental ethic in Berkeley County by administering an environmental project competition in schools and work as a resource to upgrade environmental science teaching.
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Is North Korea bluffing?
I'm not near as worried as to what NK's spoiled child is thinking, I more worried about what that guy sitting in the White House is thinking.
Possible WW3, nuclear weapons and Obummer leading the helm? That is enough to make you gasp air?
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I think he will do something minor. He has backed himself into a corner and now has to do something to save face, he can't back down now without looking like the idiot he is.
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China will not allow a border country to be controlled by us. They didn't last time they sent their troops to fight us. Why should it be different now? With funding the mus bros. insurgency in the middle east and China massing troops and equip at the NK border this could easily start ww3. Don't forget Russia is openly practicing bombing our missle defenses in Asia.
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Unless he wants to destroy his country and wipe out his countrymen, yes he's bluffing. But we have to be prepared and act as if it's real, or else it very well could be.
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"Should have listened to General Douglas MacArthur."
Yes, wars should be hard to get into and won if you are in them.
This young man has no idea what he's asking for and will die proving it. I think he's serious...deadly serious!
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Should have listened to General Douglas MacArthur.
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In fact, Denise says she sees so many similarities between herself and Kevin's fiancée that she teases her son, "You're marrying your mother – but she is just thinner and prettier."
And Denise isn't the only one in the family who gives the seal of approval to Deleasa, 23. All of the Jonases feel close to her, including youngest brother Frankie, 9.
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Tough AdjustmentStill, the mom to megastars admits, it's been a little hard adjusting to the idea that her eldest son will soon leave the nest. "My role has really changed," she says, noting that three of her four sons now have driver's licenses and diplomas.
But no matter how old her kids get, Denise says, "I'm always their mom." That's the message she hopes to share as an ambassador of iMom.com, a Web site that offers mothers practical advice on how to get involved in their children's lives.
Message to Other MomsHaving raised some of the best-behaved young men in Hollywood, Denise has found that when she talks, other moms listen. "Since I have this platform," she says, "I hope I can encourage other moms to find the help and support they need. I would have loved to have an online community like iMom.com to go to when my kids were little."
For her, it's the simple things like having family dinners together that have made a difference as a parent. "Everything I did when [my sons] were younger is really paying off now," she says.
As for when her son will get hitched, he and Deleasa have not made the date public.


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Mix n Blend & Narch – I Got…April 20th by Pierre Tags: An-Ten-Nae, Beats Antique, Dov, Mix n Blend, Mochipet, Muti Music, Narch, Random Rab, South Africa
Artist: Mix n Blend & Narch
Title: Acid Crunk EP 6 : I Got …
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1. I Got … (Original Mix) 3:27
2. I Got … (An-ten-nae Remix) 3:38
3. I Got … (Beats Antique Remix) 4:12
4. I Got … (Dov Remix) 4:20
5. I Got … (Random Rab Remix) 3:30
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The Acid Crunk series continues, this time with two South Africans namely Mix n Blend & Narch.
On this EP we get the original mix and 5 remixes from some of the hottest names right now, An-Ten-Nae (of course), Beats Antique, Dov (nice too see his name again), Random Rab and the ever so popular Mochipet.
The original mix is a quite nice story, mixing Dupstep and Glitch Hop into a most decent track, take a listen to it here down below. Buy it at your usual place, I know that at least Beatport got it!
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
A full house greeted 1st Congressional District Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert-Busch this morning at Madra Rua.
The breakfast meeting combined Dorchester and Berkeley County Democrats to hear one of the two candidates vying for the party nomination in next month's primary. A special election is planned to fill the seat left open by Tim Scott's departure. Scott was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to fill the term of Jim Demint who left the U.S. Senate to head up the right-wing think tank Heritage Foundation in December. The primary will be held on March 19, with a runoff on April 2, if needed. The general election is currently scheduled for May 7.
Colbert-Busch, introduced by Berkeley County Democratic Chair Melissa Watson, told of the path that inspired her to run for office, beginning with her mother taking her to see then-candidate John Kennedy in a parade.
"I was six years old, and I saw this unbelievable, statesman-like man," she said.
Her father, who had been part of the Physicians for Kennedy group, moved the family to Washington D.C. following Kennedy's election to work at the National Institute of Health.
She recalled her mother's excitement following the march on Washington and hearing Dr. Martin Luther King speak.
"She told all nine of us – there were only nine of us then, but eventually 11 children – that as humans it was our duty to take care of each other.
"Then King was shot, and Robert Kennedy came to lead. And then he was shot,"
Colbert-Busch said those events shaped her desire to serve even then.
"Women didn't run for office then, but I thought that someday I would run for office," she said.
When she was 14 the family moved to Charleston. Her father was instrumental in settling a hospital strike by urging both sides to reach out and come to an agreement.
But tragedy struck the family on Sept. 11, 1974 when the plane carrying her father and two of her brothers crashed near Charlotte.
"I saw in my mother a powerful woman. She is a faith-filled woman and she said to all of us that every life has hardships and sadness. She had just lost her husband and two of her 11 children, but she told us we had to keep putting one foot in front of the other."
Colbert-Busch eventually married and had three children. When her marriage ended she went back to school, got her degree and began her career as a data entry clerk on the waterfront. She rose through the ranks as a leader.
"This community knew my story, and they paid it forward for me. I want to do that for this community," she said.
Colbert-Busch was an integral part of bringing Clemson's wind turbine project to the Lowcountry.
She asked Santee Cooper's Liz Kress, who was at the breakfast in support of Colbert-Busch, to stand and be recognized. Colbert-Busch described Kress as a leader and visionary in the renewable energy field. Kress is head of Santee Cooper's Palmetto Wind Research Project, a loosely knit group focused on studying the feasibility of offshore wind farms.
Colbert-Busch told the gathering that South Carolina is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the partnership of Santee Cooper, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Clemson research facility to become the leader in the field with a potential of 20,000 jobs coming to the state.
"We already have 1,900 jobs here in this industry. This is real and happening now. The next revolution is energy and it is something we can do here in South Carolina," she said.
She emphasized the need for education and having a workforce ready to do the jobs that are coming.
Colbert-Busch took a few questions from the crowd before leaving for the opening of the counties' combined Democratic headquarters.
Antoinette Winston asked Colbert-Busch how she stood on the minimum wage moving to $9 an hour as suggested by President Obama last week.
"Everyone is entitled to a fair wage," Colbert-Busch said. "I do know if you are working and getting paid below the poverty level, there is something wrong with that. We also need to look at the inequities in taxes."
Colbert-Busch plans to speak at several fundraisers and community events in the next week. Saturday her brother Stephen Colbert will host a fundraiser in Charleston, and on Sunday she is the speaker at the Lowcountry Black Historical Society awards at Summerville High School.
Following Colbert-Busch's departure Tyler Jones, who is running for the third vice chair of the S.C. Democratic Party, spoke about the need to take advantage of this special election and work toward the 2014 election.
"We need a plan in each county to elect democrats at every level," Jones said.
Summerville Town Councilman Aaron Brown echoed Jones' sentiments by leading a chant to "elect more Democrats."
Rep. Joe Jefferson also urged supporting Democratic candidates.
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The theatre we see nowadays stems from a Roman adaptation under Emperor Trajanus, about 100 AD, of the earlier Greek theatre. It housed 25000 spectators, and half of it is built into a hill. The higher parts have been built up.
The stage building used to have three floors and was decorated like a palace facade with marble in several colours, columns and statues. From there actors could reach the proscenium from three entrances. Only the lower floor remains. The front was 140 meters wide, the theatre would rise ten meters higher than the present 30 meters.
On one side of the theatre upper part there are the remains of a late Byzantine castle (maybe 7th century), later changed by the Seljuks.
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6 Songs People Apparently Think Are by the Wrong Artist
#3. "Axel F" Is Not by Herbie Hancock (But You'll Never Remember Who It Is By)
One of the most memorable themes in movie history has to be "Axel F" from Beverly Hills Cop. That's why everyone knows it's written and performed by Harold Faltermeyer! OK, like six people know that. And I actually don't have a problem with that, because unlike the other songs on this list, this song is pretty much one artist's attempt to copy another. I'm pretty sure being mistaken for Herbie Hancock was the plan. YouTube isn't letting me embed this song, so click this link while staring at this picture of Eddie Murphy. It's pretty much the same thing.
Da da da di da da da da duh daaaaa ...
This entry holds a distinction from the others on the list in that I, personally, made this mistake. Yes, I hadn't gone through puberty yet, and yes, it was an error made during that crazy '80s decade that you've heard so much about on VH1, but I did mess up. I was probably preoccupied with my Rubik's Cube and Capezios.
How Did This Happen? Pretty sure it was by design. In 1983, legendary jazz pianist Herbie Hancock released a groundbreaking recording that was an early exploration of sampling, programming, dance and pop. It also had a neat video by Godley and Creme. It left such an impact on the '80s that there has to be a memo in some Hollywood filing cabinet reading, "Herbie Hancock not interested. Get some German dude to do a hip Herbie Hancock type thing for new Eddie Murphy movie."
#2. "Bitch" Was Performed by Someone Who Wasn't Alanis Morissette
Hey, remember the '90s? I sure do. We had a young, charismatic president, but the economy wasn't in the toilet. It was awesome. I had long hair and I could eat and drink as much as I wanted without any exercise, all without worrying about losing my day job as a Calvin Klein underwear model. Oh, and a bunch of women -- some very talented and others decidedly less so -- were all over the charts. After the large explosion of estrogen and melody, the public was left with kind of an ambiguous musical ooze and people started getting sloppy with their memories, leading to this next entry.
In 1997, Meredith Brooks had a super ginormous hit with "Bitch." Remember Meredith at Lilith Fair? No, not the one with the bare feet and hairy pits. The older one. No, not the one who sang "Sonny Came Home." Y'know, this chick:
But it seems the more time goes on, the more people think it's by Alanis Morissette. Just look at this up on YouTube:
How Did This Happen? Of all the talented women of the '90s, Alanis Morissette had the biggest career. Why? For the same reason people prefer Tori Amos to Kate Bush: Because people are wrong all the time. So these folks hear an angry song by a woman and assume it has to be Alanis. Well it's not. For one thing, it doesn't carry the stink of Glen Ballard all over it.
#1. Holy Shit, People Think Bob Marley Sang "Don't Worry Be Happy"!?
I had no intention of writing about this song again. I had no idea people didn't know Bobby McFerrin wrote and performed this massive '80s hit. When I was taking suggestions for this column, this song was mentioned, and I instantly discounted it as a truly terrible idea, because who would be stupid enough to think "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was written by Bob Marley?
Apparently, a metric shit-ton of people!
And hey, it's got 3 million views on YouTube. You could say some of those views are from people who just clicked the link in disbelief like me, but it also has close to 10,000 likes.
And look at this lovely comment:
This song makes me sadder than Bob Marley's untimely death.
That is insane. Bobby McFerrin is doing a silly faux Jamaican accent, and this song came out years after Bob Marley died.
How Did This Happen? I have no idea. I still refuse to believe it. If you were one of these people, please don't call me names or try to defend yourself in the comments. Just lie. Deny it. No one needs to know, and the rest of us would all be happier thinking you don't exist. Like pissing in a public swimming pool. We wish you wouldn't do it, but if you do, don't tell us. We like to pretend we're not constantly surrounded by human waste.
Speaking of human waste, the latest HBN is about a sleazy South African club owner and his terrible new Avatar-based disco. When you're done watching that, follow Gladstone on Twitter and stay up-to-date on the latest regarding Notes from the Internet Apocalypse. And then there's his website and Tumblr, too.
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Changes to the state Small Games of Chance laws have raised many questions, and local seminars are attempting to answer them and help clear up confusion.
About 210 people attended a Small Games of Chance seminar at the St. Rose of Lima School Hall, 5519 Sixth Ave., last week. Another seminar will take place at the Smithfield Township Fire Hall, Huntingdon, 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Sen. John H. Eichelberger Jr., R-Blair, said his office was receiving a lot of questions on the topic.
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Swiss Club President Bill Frank shows a pull tab machine used at the club.
Eichelberger and the Blair County Chamber of Commerce sponsored the seminar. Eichelberger, Rep. Mike Fleck, R-Huntingdon, and the Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the upcoming seminar.
State police Sgt. James A. Jones Jr., who gave the Altoona seminar presentation, said throughout the state those happy with the changes brought about with Act 2 of 2012, which was signed into law Feb. 2, and Act 184, which was signed into law Oct. 25, are about equal to those who are not.
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Pennsylvania Federation of Clubs lobbied for years to make the changes through the acts, Eichelberger said.
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A Small Games of Chance seminar is scheduled to take place Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Smithfield Township Fire Hall, 10 Firehouse Lane, Huntingdon. The seminar is free and open to the public. To register or for more information, call the Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce at 643-1110.
Jones, who transferred to the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement in 2003, said 10 years ago he was just as confused as others about the rules and regulations involving small games of chance.
To get charged criminally for a violation is difficult, Jones said. They realize the confusion associated with it.
Under Act 2, club licensees can now use 30 percent of small fames of chance proceeds for certain operational expenses, and 70 percent must go to the public interest such as through charitable donations and community projects.
Before that, licensed organizations didn't have to set aside any money, Eichelberger said.
Organizations must have the 70/30 ratio in place at the end of the year to be in compliance, Jones said.
Changes also include, the addition of 50/50 drawings as part of the legal games offered in Pennsylvania. Others permitted are punchboards, pull tabs, raffles and daily and weekly drawings.
Unlawful gambling activities in Pennsylvania include Texas Hold 'em tournaments, video poker or slots and pools on sports games.
No new written record keeping is required, but reporting requirements were added under Act 2, Jones said.
Another change is to keep proceeds defined as net profits in a separate bank account.
It can be a savings account attached to a checking account, Jones said.
Jones advised the seminar attendees that when it came to small games of chance to have checks and balances in place, and several people involved.
Jackie Jenkins, a manager of a club in Mahaffey, Clearfield County, said she and the club's accountant attended the seminar to make sure they were handling their small games of chance correctly and their bookkeeping was up to par.
Jenkins said she has heard rumors as to what they are required to do, but they want to be clear. She was glad they attended, she said.
Swiss Club President Bill Frank said changes to the law are creating more paperwork.
He heard of a couple clubs who are considering just doing away with their small games of chance, but the Swiss Club will keep its for a year to see how it goes, he said.
It often donates proceeds to charities such as for Multiple Sclerosis and Toys for Tots, he said.
He said the club's treasurer, Ron Ferguson, keeps excellent books.
"We try to err on the side of the law," he said. "We just try to do what's right, nothing fishy."
Mirror Staff Writer Amanda Gabeletto is at 949-7030.


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Dozens of people attended a meeting Tuesday evening to talk about opening a charter school in Lancaster.
The Academy of Business Entrepreneurship wants to use a building on Laurel Street and would serve kindergarten through 12th grade students.
"Our mission is to provide students with some entrepreneurial skills for business later on as they develop their traditional skills, which are the reading, writing, math, science, which we do meet the state requirements and we'll meet those state requirements, but it gives them the opportunity to get the dreams that they dream of along with going to school," said Martin Hill, of the Charter School Advisory Board.
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The Atlanta Braves will continue to battle the Philadelphia Phillies for first place in the National League East. They aren't far behind the Phillies, but in the past few seasons they've always had a tough time catching them, and if they do, Atlanta never holds the lead like it used to.
Is this Atlanta team any different from years past? Do they need to upgrade the roster with more power to fight the Phillies? Or should they just stay the same?
The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching, and that means a whirlwind of trade rumors will begin to surface. Some have already started about the Braves, but no moves have been made.
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Comedian Katt Williams was involved in a police chase through the streets of downtown Sacramento over the weekend, KCRA 3 has confirmed.
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County will not host annual fireworks
February 8, 2013
MARTINSBURG — In a special meeting Thursday, board members for the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation decided to uphold their decision to no longer be involved in the annual Fourth of......
No fireworks. No air show. There goes revenue.
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It appears for the lack of comments, no one cares about the fireworks, or drug dealers controlling the city. Enough said.
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A county event? Like how many people in the county can actually see the fireworks?
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Free public events are not safe. We have too many drug dealers and manufacturers living in, and coming to Martinsburg. I won't drive into the city at night. So sorry for the great folks who have lived their life in the city and own homes where it is no longer safe.
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This event should had been moved out of city limits a long time ago. There are other locations in the county that can host the event. War Memorial Park is a horrible location and for some reason the locate officials continue to plan to event to take place there. Now that S.C. has paved the way for new planning, lets take advantage and place this event a a better location which local and state police can easily secure.
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quote: Star Wars had no "source material".
quote: Chewbacca finally rips the arms off C3PO and beats him to death?
quote: Maybe someone like Zachary Quinto (Spock from new Star Trek) could play him well.
quote: Chances of that happening? Probably the same as us discovering midichlorians are actual things. :(
quote: I grew up with the the original trilogy but liked the new one's better.
quote: Are you sure you "grew up" at all?
quote: A lot of people thought the Star Trek reboot would be crap but I thoroughly enjoyed that movie and it was received extremely well overall.
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CHICAGO — Former Chicago Bears wide receiver David Terrell was found not guilty of drug and battery charges.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports the 35-year-old was cleared after a Cook County judge acquitted him last Friday.
Terrell faced a felony charge for manufacturing or delivering marijuana as well as a misdemeanor battery charge. He's denied any wrongdoing.
He was arrested in 2013 after police received a call about people smoking marijuana in a building. Authorities say Terrell and two others were spotted with cannabis and "materials to package and distribute narcotics."
Authorities said the 35-year-old also struck an officer's hand during an interview.
Terrell, who played for the University of Michigan, was drafted by the Bears in 2001. He finished his five-year career with 128 receptions and 9 touchdowns.
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End of Year Roundtable: Outside Influences Edition
Nice discussion
Nice discussion fellas....
Line of the day:
At what point did you give up on the Cubs this year?
WILL: ìBatting leadoff for the Cubs, Neifi Perez!î
This team can't be fixed in
This team can't be fixed in one off-season. But it can be upgraded in area pretty dramatically. Defense.
The Cubs spend all this money on a pitching staff and give them a little league third rate catcher to throw to? Come on now that isn't smart baseball. We should sign Bengie Molina and make Barrett the 3rd/LF/C backup or simply trade him. This team needs a catcher with a clue behind the plate and have the confidence of the pitching staff.
This also pretty much means we need Furcal. Yeah yeah he will cost a ton of money but not even Dusty Baker can screw up writing him in as the #1 hitter.
This leaves 2nd base. I love Walker, but I like Cedeno's glove as well. If Cedeno is being groomed for second then those 2 can battle out in spring training. If Walker loses he can be traded, if Cedeno loses he makes a nice SS, 2nd base back up and can still try and fight his way back into the lineup.
I would love a defense up the middle of Furcal, Cedeno, Molina.
Ohh and I don't know why people keep assuming Hideki Matsui will be a free agent. A) He is nearly a lock to resign with the Yanks anyways B) If the Yankees decide not to resign Matsui, Matsui goes to waivers not free agency.
If he does not sign a contract extension or a new contract by Nov. 15, 2005, then the NYY must place him on waivers for the purpose of granting him his release- + if he were to clear waivers he would become a free agent
The Cubs would have a decent shot of claiming him, but I would bet money teams like the Dodgers, San Fran, and Balt would claim him before the Cubs do.
Well I hope Boston fans are
Well I hope Boston fans are seeing the real Matt Clement now, the one Baker had to bench down the stretch last year. He might not even be able to get out of the 1st inning, down 5-0 already. People get blinded by his record when you look at his other numbers, they show the picture better. This guy is a .500 pitcher witha 4.50+ ERA in the AL and needs an offense like ther Red Sox to win games.
Got to disagree that Walker
Got to disagree that Walker doesn't drive in enough runs.
Batting average with runners on base, 2005: .311
Batting average with runners on base, 2004: .312
How is it his fault if they don't get enough guys on in front of him? With the rest of his numbers as strong as they were, D-Lee should have driven 135-140 runs this year. Does he drive in too few runs?
70 percent of Walker's at-bats came in the two spot, following such great leadoff men as Neifi and Corey. In a lineup that puts men on base, and in a spot in the order that gets RBI chances, Walker knocks in 80-90 runs, no problem.
The Tigers have already
The Tigers have already hired Leyland.
That was fast.
I work downtown St. Louis,
I work downtown St. Louis, so there is little more depressing than being forced to listen to the Cardinals win one while at work thinking about the Cubs of '06...oh well...my wife and I were going to head up to Wrigley next summer, and I wanted to get really nice seats...I know here at Busch in the club seats you get free food all game...do they have seats like that at Wrigley, and how much do they cost? I know I will probably have to get them scalped, so what is the scalped price, not the face value? Thanks
Didn't have any problems
Didn't have any problems with Clement leaving myself, he does seem to have a problem of fading down the stretch...
3 year #'s: (from 2002-2004)
Post All-Star: 4.77 ERA 192/103 K/BB
Pre All-Star: 3.71 ERA 315/121 K/BB
ERA's by month:
April 3.24
May 4.02
June 3.73
July 4.21
Aug. 4.31
Sept 5.60
ERA's by month:
April 3.90
May 2.43
June 3.94
July 8.88
Aug. 3.60
Sept 6.00
I assume the Red Sox didn't have much choice, but rather curious that they'd start him Game 1. Lucky they didn't have to play in a one game playoff.
Rob, I was wondering with
I was wondering with the Dodgers firing Tracy is McCourt the kind of owner who would force a manager on Depo (Baker or Herisher) if he thought it was good for the bottom line or is this going to be completly Depo's call which means Ron Washington is going to get it.
Oh good lord. I'm fond of
Oh good lord. I'm fond of the Cubs and want them to win the World Series soon, but...do you any of you *seriously* think you're going to get Nomar as a *utility* player? For 1 yr & 3 million? Here's a quick list of teams that need/want to make an upgrade at shortstop: Nationals (Nomar vs Cristian "6-3" Guzman,) Dodgers (Cesar Izturis is getting Tommy John surgery,) Twins (Punto and Bartlett have been nothing special, and they are dying for offense,) White Sox (Nomar's an upgrade to Uribe, who I *think* might be leaving.) That's just for shortstop. Add teams needing a third baseman, and even more go on the list.
I think Nomar would give a big hometown discount to the Cubs because he's quite happy there. I also think that the club is likely to regretfully let him go because they don't wish to chance the injuries again. What *will* not happen is Nomar, still in a good part of his career and trying to resurrect his elite status, taking a job as a utility player. I mean *really*, folks.
Oh good lord. I'm fond of
Oh good lord. I'm fond of the Cubs and want them to win the World Series soon, but...do you any of you *seriously* think you're going to get Nomar as a *utility* player? For 1 yr & 3 million? Here's a quick list of teams that need/want to make an upgrade at shortstop: Nationals (Nomar vs Cristian "6-3" Guzman,) Dodgers (Cesar Izturis is getting Tommy John surgery,) Twins (Punto and Bartlett have been nothing special, and they are dying for offense,) White Sox (Nomar's an upgrade to Uribe, who I *think* might be leaving.) That's just for shortstop. Add teams needing a third baseman, and even more go on the list.
I think Nomar would give a big hometown discount to the Cubs because he's quite happy there. I also think that the club is likely to regretfully let him go because they don't wish to chance the injuries again. What *will* not happen is Nomar, still in a good part of his career and trying to resurrect his elite status, taking a job as a utility player. I mean *really*, folks.
McCourt doesn't know the
McCourt doesn't know the first thing about baseball, that's why he hired Depodesta. Baker hates the entire Dodger organization, I don't know why anyone thinks he's going over there. Depo is going to hire someone, and he's going to be of the Ken Macha variety. Fold arms, stand on top step, don't do anything stupid, keep everyone happy. Actually it might be Ken Macha as I heard earlier this year that he was likely gone. If Showalter leaves he might go there too.
All speculation anyway, Depo has a plan and he's sticking to it.
Btw, I think it was a good move. I don't mind Tracy but he was very much like Baker in certain ways and it just didn't gel with what the Dodgers are trying to do, which is to start getting some of their prospects in the lineup to go along with some of the guys he's signed recently (Drew, Kent). We'll see if it works.
Wow...wsux up 12-2
maybe not..now i notice that
maybe not..now i notice that the assistant GM, Jon Daniels was promoted. Only 28...damn!!!
Clement was the only rested
Clement was the only rested starter, and more of a solid bet than Arroyo. I can't understand why you guys hate him. Even after today, I still stand by him and I think he's great. *shrug* I don't mind having him. Who else do you contend pitch in his place?
Can't say I was paying all
Can't say I was paying all that much attention to your rotation but it looked like you were down to Arroyo or Clement. Didn't Arroyo have a pretty good post-season last year and his Sept was better than Clement's. Would have went with the guy with postseason success if there wasn't a clear option and their overall #'s look about the same this year.
Whatever, go get them tomorrow.
Nevermind about Macha, the
Nevermind about Macha, the A's offered him a new deal, although he's still deciding if he wants to come back.
"Got to disagree that Walker
"Got to disagree that Walker doesn't drive in enough runs.
Batting average with runners on base, 2005: .311
Batting average with runners on base, 2004: .312
How is it his fault if they don't get enough guys on in front of him? With the rest of his numbers as strong as they were, D-Lee should have driven 135-140 runs this year. Does he drive in too few runs?
70 percent of Walker's at-bats came in the two spot, following such great leadoff men as Neifi and Corey. In a lineup that puts men on base, and in a spot in the order that gets RBI chances, Walker knocks in 80-90 runs, no problem."
Yea, that's total horse shit. Walker would have plenty of RBI's if anyone was on base in front of him. The only reason to let Walker go is if you wanna go with stellar defense up the middle.
And I don't understand the thought that Nomar could handle 2B any better than Walker. He'd chuck the ball past Lee a couple times a week.
"do you any of you
"do you any of you *seriously* think you're going to get Nomar as a *utility* player? For 1 yr & 3 million?"
No Quesadilla, no one believes that...
I'm pretty sure the idea is that Nomar would take the hint that his services are no longer needed.
Here is an interview W/
Here is an interview W/ Hendry on MLB.com:
Holly and Lawton are not on the DS rosters for there teams. Man the Cubs had about a 100 starts from LF from guys who could not beat out Brian Jordan, Kelly Johnson, and Tony Womack on a playoff roster. That just sums that up. Talking about ex-cubs and playoff rosters Rob why was Josh Paul on the Angels roster and not Kendry Morales or Chris Bootcheck. Just seems like a waste to have 3 C especially when B. Molinia is a solid hitting catcher.
My Personal take on the
My Personal take on the positions:
Catcher: Barrett and Blanco are under contract- theoretically you could monkey around, but I don't see the point unless you get a ridiculous offer for Barrett. Barrett has gotten to be pretty damned good at blocking balls, and he's decent at leading the staff- I expect those things only to get better over the next two years.
First Base: During the last off-season I wanted the Cubs to put Lee out in left and bring in Delgado. That's still not a bad idea if you can get Florida to eat a bit of that contract- but I don't think there's any chance anyone besides Lee will have the job next spring.
Second Base: Todd Walker- he's showed willingness to be a Cub, and the Cubs need to reciprocate, or risk losing thier 'Play for the Cubs' cache. Plus he's a pretty good hitter and isn't Julio Franco 'Ole!' like at 2nd.
Shortstop: Furcal- the only excuse for not signing him would be if he never hits the market. He fills two huge holes for the Cubs, there's no other team he can provide same value for, and the Cubs should have the cash. Front load it something like 5 years for 42- 10 mill for 2006, then 9, 8, 8 and 7.
Third Base: Aram-Ram
Left Field: I don't think the Cubs will be able to sign Giles, and all the other free agents stink. I'll take Nomar here, if he will do it for about 2.5 + 6.5 in incentives. Otherwise, Murton.
Center Field: If Hendry is over his hissy fit, go ahead and take Cameron off the Met's hands. I'd say give a bad contract back, but we don't have much of those- so maybe Brandon Sing and some reliever (wellmeyer) with the Cubs getting $2 mill or so.
Right Field: Murton if we get Nomar or Ibanez from Seattle for left.
MI: Cedeno- Backup at the middle infield positions, with maybe a half platoon at 2nd. By the trade deadline we should hopefully know if he can be the 2nd baseman for '07 and beyond, or have built up his value as trade bait.
Catcher: Blanco.
Corner Man: Bill Mueller- Not sure on what kind of offer he is going to get, or if we've burnt our bridge with him, but he would be the ideal #1 PH, and backup for Lee, Ramirez and Walker if he can be had for less than $5 mil for 2 years.
Back Up OF: Trenidad Hubbard: Can back up left or center, and I like him. If we don't blow money on Mueller, Encarncion from the Marlins would be an ideal 4th outfielder on a WS contending team.
Fontenot: It's time for him to start his career as a jack-of-all trades type. Hopefully he can be a Jose Macias with plate discipline (Hey Jose, who told you you have a green light 3-1 with D. Lee on deck, anyway?)
Ace: Wood- He's the toughest competitor on the Cubs and the leader of the staff. How many other pitchers would say 'I need shoulder surgery, huh? Well I can go one or two innings no problems, so that's what I'll do.' or 'I choked' after losing game 7 to the Marlins
2nd Starter: Zambrano- Would have to be brain dead not to bring him back.
3rd Starter: Prior- Still cheap and one of the top starters in the league when healthy. I'd listen to offers for him though.
4th Starter: Maddux- He was my favorite ex-Cub for a long time, but he's been a real failure in influencing the other starters, though I think Barrett has picked some stuff up. Hopefully he doesn't come to camp with that big gut next year, and can throw a pitch after covering 1st.
5th Starter: Weaver- 3 years at 5 a piece would be nice. Kenny Rodgers for a year a 3 to 4 million wouldn't drive me nuts either, nor would bring back Rusch.
6th Starter: Williams- he seems dedicated to coming back strong next year- I just wish he had an out pitch, I am not sure how effective he'd be in long relief until he's called on to start.
Closer: Dempter- Obviously
Set up: BJ Ryan- he's not opposed to doing it. If he can be had for 'Dempster' money or less. It's possible he'll get a Foulke like contract, in which case- I won't lose any sleep.
Weurtz- Obviously as well
Williamson- 2 million option for him is OK, if it's more than that, let him walk.
Ohman- Obviously- hopefully he'll get to knock out a few more right-handers next year.
Last Spot: Hill if he is still around, if he gets packaged for a corner outfielder, then Mitre. They need to let either one of them know from day 1 of ST that they're going to be relievers.
In summary I think if Hendry gets Furcal, he's in pretty good shape. I assume CP is going to be traded or in Iowa next year, neither one particularly bothers me.
Oh another thing: You
Oh another thing:
You should have a 'Come clean' article, where people can admit how stupid thier pre-season projections were.
I'd say, for instance: I thought Sammy would come to ST with a vengance like he did in 2001, and accept coaching and have a huge year. I also thought C-Pat would be a lot closer to his '03 than his late '04 seasons.
Oh another thing: You
Oh another thing:
You should have "I don't have a clue what I am talking about" article. Where people can admit they don't have a clue.
Catcher: Barrett and Blanco are under contract- theoretically you could monkey around, but I don't see the point unless you get a ridiculous offer for Barrett. Barrett has gotten to be pretty damned good at blocking balls, and he's decent at leading the staff- I expect those things only to get better over the next two years.
Pretty good at blocking balls? He has? When was this? Sure have not seen it over the last 2 seasons. Pitchers for the most part are afraid of throwing their breaking pitches in the dirt because Barrett is extremly weak at blocking all of those. This tends to make the pitchers throw their breaking stuff higher in the zone. Its called hanging a curve in the zone. Pitchers tend to do that with weak catchers.
Zambrano and Prior have had the love hate relationship with Barrett this season. Its pretty obvious if those two had the choice they would choose Blanco every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Nothing makes a pitcher more confident than a catcher who is great at blocking pitches in the dirt. And if Barrett is pretty damn good at blocking balls in the dirt then Henry Blanco must be the best defensive catcher in the history baseball.
Which brings me finally to pitch selection. Barrett calls curve after curve after curve. Doesn't matter if the pitchers curve is working or not, Barrett is going to call it. Blanco works the fastball more and if the curve is on, he will mix it up more than Barrett ever will. The money pitches for Prior and Zambrano are not the curve but the fastball. Blanco clearly knows this, Barrett still doesn't have a clue. 2 years later, and he still doesn't have a clue. But by some miracle he is gonna improve on not improving. If you start at 0 and add 0 your still at 0.
And lets not even get into his ability to gun down runners. Giving up 70 stolen bases each of the last 2 years and only gunning down on average 24% is not exactly good. And it is down right horrific when none of his other abilities make up for that. You got the total package of crap from Barrett on defense. And that isn't good.
If that isn't enough to convince you, I expect my catcher at the very least to execute a simple run down. Barrett can't even do that, not once, but twice this season.
If only they could take Barrett's bat and combine it with Blanco's defense. Oh wait we can do that, sign Bengie Molina.
Talking about ex-cubs and
Talking about ex-cubs and playoff rosters Rob why was Josh Paul on the Angels roster and not Kendry Morales or Chris Bootcheck.
Scioscia is fascinated by having 3 catchers, the main reason being that Bengie Molina has got to be the slowest player on the planet and needs to be pinch-run for late in games, particularly with Scioscia's take an extra base whenever you can philosphy.
Bootcheck would be pointless, the Angels already are carrying 2 long relievers in Santana and Gregg and doubtful either will pitch much as is.
Plus w/o a lefty once again in the pen, they won't go matchup crazy, so you don't need much of a bullpen (plus Escobar and Shields both can go 2 innings at a time).
Also it's the AL, not nearly as much need for pinch-hitters and who knows what Morales can do against major league pitching. Is he even on the 40-man?
Here's the thing. Arroyo has
Here's the thing. Arroyo has had success, regular and postseason, in reliever. Clement is a starter, period.
"If only they could take
"If only they could take Barrett's bat and combine it with Blanco's defense. Oh wait we can do that, sign Bengie Molina."
while barrett isnt a hitting machine, bengie's not really comparable in the hitting dept. to barrett's power...and bengie's amazingly beyond slow.
better arm, yeah...better D, yeah...
barrett's a nice deal for his pay especially considering what blanco's getting paid for his occasional power and good D.
Anyone know where I can get
Anyone know where I can get Arizona Fall League updates... particularly box scores lines for Matt Murton?
minorleaguebaseball.com they
they're even go to broadcast a few games...
just wanted to toss in my 2
just wanted to toss in my 2 cents.
Time Traveling Superhero:
karma from sosa fiasco was bad. nomars crotch was bad. hawkins/dempster business also very bad (because of the ramifications to rusch, etc), but just to be different i will go with jobo's wrist fucking breaking in spring training. that was what made me glance side-ways at the baseball gods and wonder what the FUCK was about to go down before the season ever started, and lo and behold, the season painfully went in the shitter. i would have used my super powers to save jobo from a broken fucking wrist. that is not saying jobo as closer allowing hawkins to set up was critical mind you. just that it was THE beginning of the end.
Hung it up for this year:
my ultimate goal was getting the WC. when we hit that 3rd streak is when i honestly said "we're fucked."
1 more year.
i trust him with the 100 Mil.
3 things that went wrong:
1) jobo's fucking wrist breaking.
2) NOBODY hitting in front of Derek for so FUCKING long (started to go in the shitter during the yankee series when neifi went like 1-14?)
3) Corey being a fucking bust.
(honorable mention: nomar's crotch, hawkins sucking ass)
3 things that went right:
1) getting J-will for hawkins from SF, cuz he finished strong and like it or not i think hes in the 06 rotation (and i didnt think wed get anything more for hawkins than a minor league concessions attendant prospect and a gounds keeper to be named later)
2) the ryan dempster
3) matt murton getting PT
Where to spend our money:
-sign raffy furcal.
-sign johnny damon.
-spend the rest on derek, carlos, glendon, neifi, nomar, etc.
-buy another starter.
MUST do this off-season:
-shop for 5th starter to join maddux, carlos, prior and williams
-sign rusch
-bolster bullpen
-ditch macias
-somehow trade patterson
-be careful with felix and ronnie's injuries
must NOT do this off-season:
-entertain playing nomar in left
-screw around with that patterson guy any further
-let woody believe he will start again
Matt Murton?
starting left fielder.
Ryan Dempster?
oh yeah baby. need more solid arms to hold down the fort until the ryan dempster slams the door.
sign him to back-up the OF and IF as felix and ronnie are weaned in. incentives, yadda yadda yadda. dont think he will bitch like t-walk about starts at this point. wants to stay, does NOT want to start over elsewhere. HOT BAT at the end.
shit just sign him.
give him a million bucks and keep him as the uber-backup. not much better than him for IF utility.
bullpen. bullpen. bullpen. bullpen. bullpen.
ditch burnitz. 7 mil for a guy who sucks with 2 outs and quits after the 7th inning is insanity. put a fork in him. adios. trying to win a fucking ring here for christ sakes.
Todd Walker?
toughest call to make. i like him. but w/ furcal, the dawn of the ronnie cedeno era, and neifi (cheap utility) and nomar (better offense) already aboard, don't think the Cubs will keep him. tough call.
2006 Cubs year?
im not afraid of the cards or anybody else. damn right its our year. check this out:
Rotation: maddux, j-will, carlos, prior, new guy.
Pen: woody, rusch, the ryan dempster, etc.
IF: derek, raffy, nomar, the aramis (and ronny) barrett and the new and improved henry blanco
OF: murton....damon in center?....new guy in left?.....shit this is the enigma here.
basically if we get that 5th starter, fill out the bullpen, and get damon in center and raffy at short, we're set.
I agree with Mike C. When
I agree with Mike C. When you build your team around elite pitching you need them throwing to the best defensive catcher you can afford. That catcher will maxamize the performance and confidence of the staff making certain that your strength is not devalued.
Barrett is a very poor defensive catcher. He has trouble blocking balls in the dirt, throwing out runners, calling games, making plays at the plate and taking charge of the infield.
Cheap for his bat is not a good way to look at it. His bat is worth little in context if he downgrades our best asset ( pitching) which he does.
I agree with Mike C. When
I agree with Mike C. When you build your team around elite pitching you need them throwing to the best defensive catcher you can afford. That catcher will maxamize the performance and confidence of the staff making certain that your strength is not devalued.
Barrett is a very poor defensive catcher. He has trouble blocking balls in the dirt, throwing out runners, calling games, making plays at the plate and taking charge of the infield.
Cheap for his bat is not a good way to look at it. His bat is worth little in context if he downgrades our best asset ( pitching) which he does.
i just read the end of my
i just read the end of my last comment and want to clarify my mentality so i dont come off as simply an overly optimistic ass (although that's what i probably am).
i used to hate Cubs fans who were always obstinately saying "next year is our year!" in spite of the teams problems, because their stubborn optimism pissed me off and frankly came off as blissful ignorance.
i used to subscribe to the "oh jesus, oh we're screwed, woe is us" school of thought myself, all the while hoping such pessimism would backfire and we'd actually do well.
well my dad was one of those fatally optimistic types, calling pessimists like myself "ye of little faith".
then, he died, and i changed.
him dying was indeed the reason for my change of tune, but it wasnt his death in itself. Rather it was when i looked back on my days with the man, and i realized, he simply had more fun than i did. my scowl, as opposed to his smile.
if you consider that fate determines the box scores, the bartmans and gonzaless of the game regardless of what beer you drink or what you say anyway, just as fate has made you a Cubs fan, i figure you might as well have fun and be positive.
and when we beat out SF for that wild card spot years ago, i cant say i enjoyed it more than my pals who were expecting the worst, but my joy sure felt more pure, never having doubted.
(and when things end like they did in 04, the pessimist's pain is just as bad anyway.)
2003 was one hell of a mind-fuck.
2004 was in some ways worse to me than 03.
this year was a fucking parade of disasters.
and if you believe in karma like i do you know that thats just way too much ying, and the fates owe us quite a bit of fucking yang god-dammit. going on 100 years worth and climaxing as we speak.
derek, chuck, al, will, sorry fellas but thanks for leaving it open for me to say 2006 is our year.
Mike C, I am talking about
Mike C,
I am talking about Michael Barrett for the catcher for the Chicago Cubs. I'm not sure who you are talking about, but I am pretty sure where you're talking from.
here's a quote for you:
'Slip slidin' away: If you were paying attention during the Astros' eighth inning on Thursday, you noticed that Michael Wuertz threw a first-pitch slider to Craig Biggio. He threw another, and another, and another. In fact, Wuertz threw 15 pitches to four batters that inning -- and all were sliders.'
# of passed balls and wild pitches= 0. # of runs allowed = 0
Which cub starter throws his Curveball in the dirt? Let's see, Maddux throws two a game, Prior throws his for strikes generally. Wood throws his out of the strike zone, but away, not in the dirt. The only curves that are supposed to be in the dirt are overhand curves, and the Cubs don't throw those.
Let's check some stats out. I can't find Wild Pitches anywhere, sorry.
Let's actually make a composite stat: (Total Basis + Walks + HBP + SB - PB - SB Allowed - Errors)/(Outs made + CS - Runners Caught Stealing)
Here's the Outcome for 2005 (more is good)
Hernandez = .492
Molina = .565
Barrett = .588
Mike C = ignorant
Outs made? do you mean
Outs made? do you mean percentage of plate appearances? More plate appearances= more "out"chances
A little more searching and
A little more searching and I did find season totals for wild pitches:
2005- 57
2004 - 50
Going by that stat it looks like Barrett is regressing, but what about 2003?
2003 - 63
outs made = while batting.
outs made = while batting. Yes, more plate appearances means = more chances to make outs, it should also mean, more chances to walk, get HBP allow stolen bases etc etc.
"Also it's the AL, not
"Also it's the AL, not nearly as much need for pinch-hitters and who knows what Morales can do against major league pitching. Is he even on the 40-man?"
Yes, Rob according to the Angels website he is.
So your arguement is that on
So your arguement is that on one game last thursday Barrett blocked some pitches thus he is great defensive catcher? Neifi Perez hit a grandslam this year, i guess he is Alex Rodriguez now huh? What are you dumb? You got me dude, i can't argue against that level of stupidity.
And if you don't know that Prior and Zambrano throw sharp curves and breaking balls in the dirt I really don't know what to tell you other than your not really a Cubs fan because you clearly have never seen these players play before.
(I didn't include Wood because he has been injured most of the year. Any Cub fan with half a clue knows Wood has some nasty breaking stuff in the dirt to go along with a damn good fastball. Real Neal clearly doesn't even know this simple fact. I find that amusing, yet sad.)
Actually, I think that part
Actually, I think that part of the problem is that they aren't throwing ENOUGH breaking pitches in the dirt. I'm sick of seeing 0-2 pitches in the strike zone to every batter. What idiot comes up with that? You don't need to throw a strike when the count is 0-2.
Mike C, Quote: 'Zambrano's
Mike C,
'Zambrano's pitches match this eclectic nature, as every pitch in his repertoire has significant movement. He relies on a two-seam fastball in the low 90s, a slider, a split-finger fastball, and also throws a straight four-seamer, making him among baseball's hardest pitchers to hit.'
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Zambrano
Do you see 'curve ball' in there?
Michael Barrett doesn't catch Prior- something you've already pointed out, so when you say 'I can't argue against this level of stupidity' you're referring to yourself? I've got some pretty damning Blanco evidence I'll post later on that, though.
Sorry, Mike C, if you just make things up, you won't have any credibilty with me. Please watch the Cubs do some reasearch or something!
Mike C said 'So your arguement is that on one game last thursday Barrett blocked some pitches thus he is great defensive catcher?'
No, what I said was 'Barrett has gotten to be pretty damned good at blocking balls'. I have my personal viewpoint on it, I have given you anecdotal evidence, and what have you got?
You said that the Free agent catchers are better than Barrett- I showed you how they're not with statistics. What have you got, besides besmirching my intelligence, while contradicting yourself?
Real Neal: Take a look a
Real Neal:
Take a look a meaningful stat. ( From MLB.com)
Stolen Bases allowed Barrett =70
Now look at our main competitors
Molina ( StL) 14
Ausmus (Hou) 39
This alone is a huge detriment. I think only Piazza is worse at throwing out runners and Barrett has never had Piazza's bat.
We have all seen with our eyes Barrett's failure to make plays at the plate and block pitches in te dirt.
I think all of us would love to have a catcher that could hit and most like Barrett, he's a gamer.
But some of realize what we are sacrificing for that .276 B.A> and just think it's too much.
Alex, Caught stealings, as
Caught stealings, as I am sure you know, is not purely up to the catcher. Greg Maddux has been historically awful at preventing runners from stealing bases. Andy Petite has been historically very good at preventing runners from doing the same.
Now I made a stat which essentialy makes a single for Bengie Molina = a double for Barrett with Barrett allowing an extra stole base (1 = 2-1) and Barrett is still superior to the free agent catchers people are clamoring for. I'll run Ausmus through the same stats, if you like, but just from glancing at his #'s he's going to come out way behind.
Well, hell, I got the spreadsheet open, I'll do the Card's Molina and Ausmus.
Here you go:
Name Catcher Stat
Barrett .588
B. Molina .565
Ausmus .529
Y.Molina .509
Hernandez .492
I am not saying he's the best catcher in the world, or that he calls the best game. What I am saying is that there's not going to be a big upgrade available, so there's no point. Tomorrow night I'll torch Blanco's game calling (with Stats!), unless I go to Mo's.
To save next season I think
To save next season I think we need to think outside the box
1) Trade Dusty to LA for M Bradley (Something for nothing if you ask me).
2)Trade (Hairston and / or Mitre etc...)with the A's for Juan Cruz (Young Gun).
3)Trade with KC for Sisco and or Pit for Zumaya(young Guns)
4)Kerry Wood and Cash (asuming part of salary) for Soriano - Soriano to Mets for lasting Milledge. Maddux and Blanco to the Padres for a cheeseburger (making room for young guns to compete). Please don't be sentimental Maddux won 13 of his 15 quality starts... 15 of 30+ is not good
3)Sign ONLY premier free agents without a recent history of serious injury(Furcal, Rogers, Millwood, Godzilla)
4)Take advantage of teams with lower payroll!!!! They will take those Title V guys we loose anyway and give us arbitration eligible players (Zito, Huff, Lugo, Pierre etc...)
5) Release Burnitz, Macias, Nefi (see 6)
6) Let the young position players truly compete... if a young player outplays a veteran the veteran SITS!
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1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.
rain delay...thanks obama.
Thanks again Phil. We actually were in Mesa and drove around. Hopefully, I am back for some Fall League. If not I have all of spring training (like the smart people who move here!)
What Rob G said. I can't speak for Piittsburgh, but the other end of the state has had absolute crap weather for two days. Perfect day to take it easy.
tarp came off 10 minutes ago...let's do this.


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Recently, several schools have had to use their allotted days due to the inclement weather, leaving them with days to make up. So far this year, Tiffin City Schools has used four days from the five allotted by the state.
If the district would go over those days, the district would have to make up days at the end of the year, beginning June 4, Superintendent Vicki Wheatley said.
"The district used three days last week and one in December," she said.
New Riegel, Seneca East and Clyde-Green Springs local schools, Calvert Catholic Schools and Vanguard-Sentinel Career and Technology Center have used their given five days.
Elaine Nye, superintendent of New Riegel, said the district is to make up additional days beginning Feb. 17 and then at the end of the year.
Laura Kagy, superintendent of Seneca East, also said her district would make up any additional days at the end of the year.
Calvert Superintendent Gerald Schoen said the school has not yet determined which days would be make-up days.
"We have to evaluate the days we have scheduled off and decide what days would be best," Schoen said. "We have days off in the spring and also spring break, so we would consider coming in any of those days."
Through a board resolution passed last year, Vanguard-Sentinel Superintendent Greg Edinger said the district adopted an alternative way to make up days online.
Teachers have posted their lessons online through an online platform called "it's learning," Edinger said. "From there, students can complete their coursework at home and no days would be missed."
It will be the first time the district has used this online process if it has any additional missed days, Edinger said.
Carey, Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools, Hopewell-Loudon, Mohawk and Old Fort local schools and Fostoria City Schools have used six days.
Carey Superintendent Michael Wank said the first day to make up would be Feb. 17. From there, the district would use April 17 and then begin making up days at the end of the year.
"We always have to be ready for any adjustments to our calendar," Wank said. "We have to be flexible and be able to fit days in as soon as we can before testing in the spring. ... In a perfect world, we would never have to close school, but we always have to be prepared."
Mohawk is to make up its day Monday, or Martin Luther King Jr. Day, said Superintendent Ken Ratliff.
Old Fort Superintendent Jude Meyers said the district has not yet determined which day will be used.
Mike Eagloski, superintendent of Upper Sandusky, said the district is to make up its day May 30, and any additional days are to follow that.
Bettsville Local School District and the Seneca County Opportunity Center have used seven days, leaving two days to be made up.
As of now, Bettsville is to make up the two days May 30 and June 2, said Bettsville Superintendent Gregg Pettit.
"If the district were to use two more days, we would begin to make up the days on Feb. 17 and April 2, but right now, we are to make up the days at the end of the year," Pettit said.
Lewis Hurst, superintendent of the Seneca County Opportunity Center, said the school is to make up the days at the end of the year.
"It is tough on our individuals. They are very routine-oriented and getting back is sometimes difficult for them," Hurst said.
Lakota Local Schools has used eight days, with three days to be made up.
Lakota Superintendent Jon Detwiler said the district is to make up its days during spring break, beginning April 17 and then April 21. The third day is to be made up at the end of the year June 3, and any additional days are to be made up after that.
Another option, he said, is Feb. 17.
Bridges Community Academy is different in that it goes by hours, Director Dona Kaufman said.
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The US Anti Doping Agency on October 10 made public hundreds of pages of documents of evidence including financial payments, emails, scientific data and laboratory test results that further prove the use, possession and distribution of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) by Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service team that won seven Tour De France crowns. Included was testimony given by eleven of his teammates that Armstrong and the other riders used steroids and growth hormones. Further, they performed transfusions of their own blood in a well organized program to enhance their performance over the grueling three week event. Despite hundreds of tests performed in and out of competition over many years, these men evaded detection. How did they do that?
History of Performance Enhancing Drug usage
Doping in sport is not a new phenomenon. Ancient Olympians were reputed to eat a lizard meat that provided a special edge. The popularity of endurance sports at the turn of the 20th century gave rise to open usage of various substances, including cocaine, that might keep competitors upright. In the modern Olympics, the winner of the 1904 marathon was given brandy and strychnine by his coach during the race. During World War II, US soldiers and airmen were routinely given amphetamines in order to better endure long hours in combat operations.
Steroid usage in sports was first utilized by East German weightlifters in the late 1940s and was later expanded to swimmers and track and field athletes. Following widespread calls for action, the International Olympic Committee finally banned PEDs in 1967. Enforcement was inconsistent until athletes, sports governing bodies and international organizations formed the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) in 1999 to codify what substances were to be banned and to administer uniform testing methodologies for possible violations. As the creators of PEDs continue to improve their sophistication, potency and transparency, WADA and its constituencies also innovate new ways to detect these drugs. It publishes an updated "Prohibited List" annually. Because WADA is unable to anticipate all possible new developments, the first page of the list states
"Any pharmacological substance which is not addressed by any of the subsequent sections of the List and with no current approval by any governmental regulatory health authority for human therapeutic use (e.g drugs under pre clinical or clinical development or discontinued, designer drugs, substances approved only for veterinary use) is prohibited at all times."
What drugs/procedures are prohibited and why?
The drugs taken by athletes differ widely based on the performance needs of the sport. Erythropoietin (EPO) is largely taken by endurance athletes who seek a higher level of red blood cells, which leads to more oxygenated blood, and a higher VO2 max, which increases the body's ability to transport oxygen to the blood during exercise. EPO has become popular among athletes who choose to juice because it has a low degree of detectability when compared to other methods of doping such as blood transfusions. EPO is believed to have been widely used by athletes in the 1990s, in large part because there was not a way to directly test for the drug until 2002. EPO is very dangerous because it increases the viscosity of blood, leading to seizures and heart attacks, and has been linked to the deaths of 18 pro cyclists in the last fifteen years.
In sports which physical strength is favored, athletes have resorted to anabolic steroids, known for their ability to increase physical strength and muscle mass. The drugs mimic the effect of naturally occurring testosterone in the body. Anabolic steroids were developed as a solution to the extensive side effects of testosterone use, although they are far from completely safe. Their many negative side effects in men include, but are not limited to, acne, impaired liver function, impotency, breast formation (gynecomastia), erectile dysfunction and baldness.
Athletes seeking to avoid testing positive for doping use various methods to cheat on the drug tests. The most common methods include urine replacement, diuretics (which are used to cleanse the body before having to provide samples) and blood transfusions, which also increase the blood's oxygen carrying capacity (in turn increasing endurance without the presence of drugs that could trigger a positive test result.)
Some Other Considerations
Despite the health problem brought by PEDs, some athletes point to the already dangerous environment in sports like football and martial arts and wonder if there is a double standard. Health concerns brought by the aggressive nature of these sports is deemed acceptable but PEDs are not. They point out that protective headgear results in both more dangerous and greater numbers of head and neck injuries in football than if no helmets were used.
Many top athletes also believe the doping rules are somewhat arbitrary. Changes in diet such as consuming whole grains or eating gluten free are acceptable choices while the sweetener Stevia (found in energy drinks) was once prohibited. Ill athletes are generally loathe to take anything more than aspirin because decongestants and asthma medications require specific WADA waivers. Sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber to increase the supply of oxygen in the blood is acceptable, though not accessible to most, while low cost drugs to achieve the same effect are banned.
The Morality Issues
The world governing body of professional cycling, the UCI, recently stripped Lance Armstrong of his record seven Tour de France titles. The UCI decided that no winners would be declared for those years because the use of PEDs was so pervasive that it was likely that anyone near the top of the standings was similarly tainted. Lance won those races by spending countless hours training and six or seven hours on the saddle most days of those Tours. If he had not "juiced" with PEDs, it is almost certain that he would not have crossed the finish line a winner. If he wanted to win, he had to juice. Because everyone else was too. He could simply have walked away, and refused to participate. Every elite athlete has a precious window of time in which to potentially dominate. This was his time. So is he guilty or is he a victim of circumstance? Don't the governing bodies have an obligation to provide for a "level playing field" so that athletes who abide by the prohibitions have a reasonable chance to win?
What of the future? In London last July, Oscar Pistorius of South Africa became the first double amputee to run in an Olympic track event after winning a court appeal against the IAAF (track and field's world governing body). The IAAF had maintained that his carbon fiber prosthetic legs gave Pistorius an unfair advantage over other athletes.
The reasons for the ban on PEDs are primarily the health risks of usage and the desire for equality of opportunity for athletes. In the coming years sports governing bodies will be forced to deal with genetic enhancements and other mechanical changes to the human body. Authorities will be hard pressed to decide what regulations to enforce when changes made by athletes are both permanent and not health risks. Violators of any standards will almost always be one step ahead of the testers, and regulatory bodies would do well to use a light touch rather than a heavy hand. The moral issues are far from straightforward, and there will be many valid opinions as to what is right or wrong. What do you think? How far would you go to be a champion?


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Villa Mandarinas
Mismaloya, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
7 Bedrooms, 7.5 Bathrooms(7 Ensuite), Pool
This architectural masterpiece cascades down six beautiful tiers of native vegetation, dramatic cliffs and colorful gardens overlooking a beach and cove
L.A. Villa
Los Angeles, California, United States
4 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms(4 Ensuite), Pool
Live like a celebrity in this modern, luxurious villa with private swimming pool, conveniently located within the chic zip code of 90210 in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles.
Ski Bridge Lodge
Breckenridge, Colorado, United States
6 br, 6.5 ba
The epitome of a five-star resort under the roof of one luxurious, exclusive home epitomizes Ski Bridge Lodge. This is a masterpiece of log architecture and custom craftsmanship in every detail of the exquisite lodge.