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This probably doesn't surprise you, but we're going with Copenhagen at #1. The reason, apart from the fact that bicycles are an integral part of life in the world's cycling capital, is that the fashion bar is frightfully high in Copenhagen.
Copenhageners are simply an incredibly well-dressed bunch. You'll see well-dressed people in every city but in the Danish capital style and textile æsthetics are a fabric extension of the Danish design tradition. If we measure the procentage of a city's population who are well-dressed, Copenhagen is way ahead.
Whatever they're wearing, Copenhageners just hop onto bicycles to get around. Crappy, squeaky bicycles, fancy bicycles, cargo bikes, whatever. The city gets extra bonus points for the rather recent development of investing in cooler bicycles. For over a century bicycles were black and heavy. With the economic boom of the last decade, bicycles were all of a sudden available in all sorts of colours and styles. Now Copenhageners can accessorize with their bicycles.
Chic. Cycles. Cycle Chic.
At #2, Tokyo. Fashion capital of the planet. Sure, we look to the catwalks of Milano and Paris to see what's coming, but it is in Tokyo that the clothes make an impact. Even the greeters who bow at customers inside the doors of department stores are wearing ensembles worth more than annual salary.
As far as bicycles go, Japan is third only to Denmark and Holland regarding mainstream bicycle culture. Bicycles abound in this major car-producing nation. You'll see more bicycles in the racks around Shibuya Station on any day of the week than you'll see on the streets of New York and London combined in the course of a year.
In the 'Well-Dressed Sweepstakes' Tokyo nudges ahead of Copenhagen but loses points on the bicycle front. There is less separated infrastructure for bikes than in Copenhagen and, say, Osaka or Kyoto. Cyclists often ride on the sidewalks, which is great for Style over Speed, but the city would be that much more Cycle Chic friendly with bike lane catwalks for the impeccably-dressed citizens.
To be completely honest, it's a tight race in the top three. Amsterdam breathes down Tokyo and Copenhagen's neck on the Cycle Chic Cities list. The bicycle is king in Amsterdam, no doubt about that. Amsterdam and Copenhagen are the Romulus and Remus of modern bicycle culture.
One thing that always strikes us about Amsterdammers is their fantastic individual style. They are so cool, unique and relaxed, with a high level of 'urban funk' in their style.
We find the Amsterdam affection for clunky old bicycles to be fantastically charming. They compliment their non-chalant attitude brilliantly.
Basically, if you don't include Paris on any list that has anything to do with fashion or style, they send a stiletto clad task force after you to blow cigarette smoke in your face and to shrug in your general direction.
Fortunately, including Paris at #4 wasn't a difficult choice. Ever since the Vélib bike share programme showed up in the city, the French capital has been under a constant and brilliant transformation to a much more liveable city. Here's a previous Cycle Chic article about the Vélib system's influence on the city.
Since Vélib started, 2 million private bicycles have been sold in the city and it shows. So... the city is virtually bicycle-friendly, which certainly counts on the Cycle Chic scale. Fashion-wise... well... it's Paris. The fashion bar is high and the people who are using the Vélib bicycles and private bicycles are people who you would otherwise ride the Metro with. Impeccably-dressed gents and fabulously-fab fashionistas.
If the city keeps up it's push for a more bicycle-friendly future, you'll see Paris muscling it's way up this list.
We had to think about #5 for a while, but London ended up rolling away with the honours. Cycling is up and coming in the city and there are a lot of positive players promoting it. Much of our decision for the #5 spot is based on a two-day photo gig in the city back in June last year. Sitting outside Lock 7 Café in Hackney and watching the morning bicycle traffic roll past was like sitting in Copenhagen or Amsterdam. It blew us away.
Sure, most are fairweather cyclists and sure, there is a lot of lycra about, but hey... it's London, innit. Global city and all that. Fashion centre supreme. "Get on with it, mate" attitude. If there's one global city that has the potential to follow in Paris' footsteps, it's London. From the Swinging Sixties to the Two-Wheeled Teens.
Waiting in the Wings
So who's coming up fast from behind? What cities are - hopefully - soon reaching a level of mainstream urban cycling and therewith glorious Cycle Chicaliciousness? Three come to mind right off the bat.
There is a great deal of effort being made in Toronto to push cycling over into the mainstream realm and already the streets are graced with chic cyclists of both sexes.
With the success of the BIXI bikes share system Montreal is following in the footsteps of many French cities by bringing cycling as transport back to the people.
If there is an American city that has the will and the style to reach the heights of Cycle Chic, it's San Francisco. It's where I left my heart.


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Cubs Prospect List-Mania 2012
Here we go again, a full rundown of all the Cubs' prospect lists fit to print. Click on the "Prospect Listmania" tag at the bottom of the post for previous years or you can always visit Wiklifield.
- 5-Star Prospects
- Brett Jackson
- Javier Baez
- Welington Castillo
- Dillon Maples
- Matt Szczur
- Josh Vitters
- Jeimer Candelario
- Trey McNutt
- Marco Hernandez
- Junior Lake
- Rafael Dolis
4-Star Prospects
3-Star Prospects
2-Star Prospects
Nine More: Dan Vogelbach, Jae-Hoon Ha, Chris Carpenter, Tony Zych, Ryan Flaherty, D.J. LeMahieu, Zeke DeVoss, Reggie Golden, Marwin Gonzalez
What They Say: While there are plenty of future big-leaguers in the organization, most of the players who are going to turn things around are not here yet.
In a tweet, Goldstein suggested that LHP Gerardo Concepcion would place 6th on the list.
Major League Rankings: B. Jackson (44), Javier Baez (66), Anthony Rizzo (75)
- Brett Jackson, OF
- Javier Baez, SS
- Matt Szczur, OF
- Trey McNutt, RHP
- Dillon Maples, RHP
- Welington Castillo, C
- Rafael Dolis, RHP
- Junior Lake, SS
- Josh Vitters, 3B/1B
- Dan Vogelbach, 1B
What They Say: Epstein and Co. have their work cut out for them. The big league club has more bad contracts than young cornerstones and will need at least a year to rebuild, even with the Cubs' vast resources. Outfielder Brett Jackson is ready to play in the majors, but the system's other blue-chip prospects, Baez and outfielder Matt Szczur, are at least a couple of years away.
Major League Rankings: B. Jackson (32), A. Rizzo (47), J. Baez (61), M. Szczur (64)
- Brett Jackson (B+)
- Anthony Rizzo (B+)
- Javier Baez (B)
- Matt Szczur (B-)
- Trey McNutt (B-)
- Dillon Maples (B-)
- Dan Vogelbach (B-)
- Junior Lake (C+)
- Welington Castillo (C+)
- Dae-Eun Rhee (C+)
- Josh Vitters (C+)
- Jeimer Candelerio (C+)
- Marco Hernandez (C+)
- Chris Carpenter (C+)
- Rafael Dolis (C+)
- Zach Cates (C+)
- Ben Wells (C+)
- Dave Sappelt (C+)
- Ronald Torreyes (C+)
- Reggie Golden (C+)
- Gioskar Amaya (C+)
- Tony Zych (C+)
- Shawon Dunston Jr. (C+)
- Aaron Kurcz (C+)
OTHERS: Jeffry Antigua, LHP; Dallas Beeler, RHP; Jeff Beliveau, LHP; Jeff Bianchi, INF; Lendy Castillo, RHP; Pin-Chieh Chen, OF; Zeke DeVoss, 2B; Jae-Hoon Ha, OF (a lot of people really like him but he looks like a tweener to me); Jay Jackson, RHP; Eric Jokisch, LHP; Austin Kirk, LHP (season collapsed after he threw the no-hitter);; Luis Liria, RHP; Kevin Rhoderick, RHP; Jose Rosario, RHP; Neftali Rosario, C; Hayden Simpson, RHP; Nick Struck, RHP; Yao-Ling Wang, RHP; Logan Watkins, 2B; Robert Whitenack, RHP.
What They Say: The weakness heading into the off-season was obvious: lack of impact talent close to the majors beyond Brett Jackson. Acquiring Rizzo helps with that. But there are very intriguing players at the lower levels who have the potential to develop considerably, particularly products of the solid Latin American and Asian programs. In this respect the Cubs remind me of the Indians system: there is a LOT of depth in C+ and "Grade C with upside" type prospects. Some of those guys will develop.
The biggest problem I see currently is lack of high-powered pitching. There is nobody here who looks like they can anchor a major league rotation with any certainty. That's not to say that there aren't live arms; there are quite a few, although most of them project better as relievers or back-end starters. There are a few candidates who can get beyond that, although they all have significant questions attached. McNutt had a bad year but could rebound, it is too soon to tell about Maples, and both Rhee and Cates could take big steps forward.
Major League Rankings: Jackson (27), A. Rizzo (37), J. Baez (109)
Keith Law Top 10
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Brett Jackson, OF
- Javier Baez, SS
- Trey McNutt, RHP
- Zach Cates, RHP
- Welington Castillo, C
- Dillon Maples, RHP
- Josh Vitters, 3B
- Reggie Golden, OF
- Matt Szczur, CF
Major League Rankings: A. Rizzo (39), B. Jackson (89), J. Baez (95)
Jonathan Mayo Top 20
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Brett Jackson, OF
- Javier Baez, SS
- Matt Szczur, CF
- Dillon Maples, RHP
- Trey McNutt, RHP
- Rafael Dolis, RHP
- Robert Whitenack, RHP
- Reggie Golden, OF
- Junior Lake, SS
- Josh Vitters, 3B
- Ronald Torreyes, 2B
- Ben Wells, RHP
- Dan Vogelbach, 1B
- Jeimer Candelario, 3B
- Gioskar Amaya, SS/2B
- Marco Hernandez, SS/2B
- Dave Sappelt, OF
- Pin-Chieh Chen, OF
- Zach Cates, RHP
What They Say: (On Brett Jackson): It's hard to imagine a 20-20 player being undervalued, but because none of Jackson's individual tools grade out as plus, he might. He hit better after he was promoted to Triple-A in 2011, always a good sign. His strikeout rate concerns some, but he also draws walks and his power-speed combination should play just fine at the highest level. He can play all three outfield spots, something that should allow him to reach Chicago at some point in 2012.
Major League Rankings: B. Jackson (33), A. Rizzo (37), J. Baez (62)
- Anthony Rizzo
- Javier Baez
- Brett Jackson
- Matt Szczur
- Dillon Maples
- Jeimer Candelario
- Josh Vitters
- Dan Vogelbach
- Pin-Chieh Chen
- Tony Zych
- Ben Wells
- Trey McNutt
- Ronald Torreyes
- Marco Hernandez
- Chris Carpenter
Unfortunately Arizona Phil didn't publish his top 15 list this year, at least not in a post that I can find. I thought I saw something in a comment earlier in the offseason but can't seem to locate it. So my always comical top 16 will have to stand for the official 2012 TCR prospect list this year (tilts head back and laughs maniacally). Obviously my list is based off what the experts call "performance scouting", mostly a look at the numbers, but I very much do take into account what I read from those "experts" (Arizona Phil included). This following is for entertainment purposes only. If you're looking for some guidelines on the stats, you'd prefer a walk rate in the 9-10% range (with below 5% being in the "You're probably a waste of roster space" territory), your strikeouts in the 15-20% range (with over 25% being "Danger, Will Robinson territory"). As for BABIP, your results may vary, but know that very, very few major leaguers have maintained a .360 BABIP and most settle in the .300-.320 range.
1. Anthony Rizzo (age 22) - Jackson or Rizzo, Rizzo or Jackson? How to decide such importance as the top spot of a trivial prospect list? For me, Rizzo is a year younger and doesn't strike out an rate that scares the beejeesus out of me, so I give him the top spot. Plus I get to make Muppets jokes. Ultimately I trust McLeod and Hoyer over Wilken at this point and those guys passed over Jackson in the draft a few years back citing too much swing and miss in Jackson's game. Not that Rizzo doesn't have some warning signs, mainly that his best season came in the bandbox that is Tuscon and there's some worries his swing is a bit long that'll suppress some of those numbers in the majors.
Stat Line: .880 Career OPS, 9.7 BB%, 20.7K %, .342 BABIP
2. Brett Jackson (age 23) - Position scarcity would generally lead me to give Jackson the nod, but a K rate north of 27% last year between two stops and close to 30% in AAA makes me fear that all the walks in the world won't make up for .230 BA. It's just too tough to maintain a solid BABIP with that much swing and miss in his game and that means a suppressed BA possibly in the .220 to .240 range, which means a suppressed OBP and suppressed SLG. There's also a lot of the scouting folks that aren't particularly enamored with any of his tools, Mr. Solid I believe was the nickname thrown around. Hit tool is good, but a lot of strikeouts; speed is good, but in the 20-30 range at best; power is good, but talking 20 HR power; defense is okay, but might have to move to left, the arm just good enough for center but certainly not for right field. So that's the bad...we'll call it Drew Stubbs or Rob Deer. The good, maybe he maxes out on all his tools and can be more like Jim Edmonds or Grady Sizemore pre-knee injuries. Regardless, should be a good chance we'll see him and Rizzo up sometime this year.
Stat Line: .884 Career OPS, 13.2 BB% 23.9 K%, .373 BABIP
3. Javier Baez (age 19) - This is more about new prospect smell than anything, but right now his ceiling is a guy with wrists as fast as Gary Sheffield that can play shortstop. That's certainly exciting, but it'll be a lot less exciting when he moves to third or second base as just about everyone thinks he'll end up doing.
4. Dan Vogelbach (age 19) - Riddle me this? If Vogelbach is the son of a major leaguer known for hitting home runs, does he go higher in the draft? Certainly not many were scared off by Fielder's weight when he got picked in 2002, 7th overall, but that seemed to be the only fear about Vogelbach as no one seems to question his bat. Yeah, he has to get into shape and he has to improve his defense, but if he's mashing home runs with a good approach at the plate, folks will be quite forgiving quickly.
5. Dillon Maples (age 20) - Seems a little old for a high school prospect, but also seems like the only guy in the system currently that could be a top of the rotation starter. He'll have to work on that third pitch to get there.
6. Trey McNutt (age 22) - I'd love to just explain 2011 away because of injuries, but staying healthy is pretty much the 6th tool for me and McNutt certainly couldn't do it last year. And when he did pitch (possibly while hurt), all his numbers trended the wrong way including a K rate that went down from 10.2 to 6.2 and a WHIP that went from 1.117 to 1.614. 2011 may have been the fluke or was it 2010? I suppose we'll find out soon enough. I'd put him lower, but he still has the ceiling of a top of a rotation starter if everything breaks correctly and I'm not particularly enamored by the system past the top 3-4 spots.
7. Josh Vitters (age 22) - I'm giving up hope that Vitters will be a huge impact at the major league level, but not that he'll be in the majors and contrbute something. He's still been very young at the levels he's played and still has one of the nicest swings in the minors. He seems to have no problems hitting in the AFL against even better competition. Yes, he needs to learn to not swing at everything he can make contact with along with improving his defense (of which reports from last year are that he is indeed doing so), but I'm still holding on that he can be an average everyday player in the majors.
Stat Line: .758 Career OPS, 4.26 BB%, 14.77 K%, .301 BABIP
8. Matt Szczur (age 22) - With Szczur it comes down to what you believe he can do now that he's concentrating on baseball full-time. My fortune tellers license hasn't arrived yet, so I'm a bit skeptical, albeit hopeful as I am with most Cubs prospects. The guy obviously has some speed, although he's not really considered a burner. But that should translate into a solid defensive center fielder at least. The good news with the bat is he puts the ball in play - A LOT - and coupled with his speed should help to keep the batting average up. The bad? Well he didn't really show the patience you want from a leadoff hitter, especially after his promotion to Daytona. And while Baseball America seems high on him (#64 overall prospect in baseball), the other prognosticators are way down on him and actually marvel at the hype he's being afforded. Keith Law specifically pointing out how much of he doesn't care for his slap hitting swing. He still has the ceiling of an average regular center fielder in my opinion, so I put him ahead of the 4th outfielder/bench types for now.
Stat Line: .781 Career OPS, 6.04 BB%, 10.7 K%, .326 BABIP
9. Welington Castillo (age 25) - Castillo's pretty much at the make or break point of his career considering his age and already two partial seasons in AAA. Whether he'll get that chance in Chicago will be the question. At his best, he'll be a regular catcher with some power and good defense. Defensive tools that he hasn't really manifested itself in his brief major league call-ups that seemed to be littered with passed balls and other mistakes.
Stat Line: .781 Career OPS, 6.04 BB%, 10.7 K%, .326 BABIP
10. Jae-Hoon Ha (age 21): We're pretty much into second division starters at this point of my list with the bench being a real possibility for the rest of this crew. Ha, much like Szczur, puts the ball in play a lot, but walks even less. I don't think his speed is up to Szczur, which likely means he doesn't have the range of Szczur either. I know his AA manager said great things about his centerfield defense, but AA managers speaking on their own players are probably not the most objective of analysts. On the good side, if he doesn't stick in center field, it seems like he's more than suited for right field with a very good arm. He's also been very young for his leagues, so he has that going for him. Not enough walks, power or speed for me to get too excited at this point.
Stat Line: .716 Career OPS, 3.47 BB%, 12.7 K%, .305 BABIP
11. Ronald Torreyes (age 19): I want to be more excited about Torreyes, for he has put up big OPS numbers in 2 seasons, but those are rookie leagues and a half season and about a half season of A ball. It doesn't look like he walks much, but he certainly doesn't strike out much either. Not only is he a small guy, but he doesn't appear to have the frame that scouts think he'll grow much more into...I believe "wirey" is the term I read. His defense is considered excellent and the new crew must obviously see something interesting here, even if he's years away.
Stat Line: .935 Career OPS, 5.39 BB%, 5.39 K%, .375 BABIP
12. Junior Lake (age 22): Here are Junior Lake's BA/OPS numbers in chronological order at each stop in the minors since joining the Cubs in 2007. 274/745, 286/752, 248/642, 264/731, 315/815, 248/680. One of these is not like the others. He showed some increased speed on the bases with 38 SB's against just 6 CS's, although some of that is apparently credited to his mastery of the delayed steal. Maybe that will translate to the majors, but advanced scouting will probably put a damper on it. On top of questionable strikezone judgement, terms such as clueless, no instinct and various other disparaging comments about his defense have been bandied about. There's almost no chance he'll stick at shortstop, very little that he can even handle third base which then moves him to the outfield, and well he doesn't hit like an outfielder even with an 80 rated arm. If there's encouraging news, he allegedly grew two more inches this offseason and will be just 22 this year in AA. To say the least, I'm skeptical he'll even make it as a utility player.
Stat Line: .716 Career OPS, 5.45 BB%, 23.8 K%, .341 BABIP
13. Rafael Dolis: (age 24) How bad are the Cubs pitching prospects? I'm down to sketchy set-up men on the prospect list. In this case, we have Dolis, possessor of a nasty mid 90's power sinker. A pitch some of you may remember was the claim to fame of Justin Berg, who had similar albeit slightly inferior minor league peripherals: (Berg's)1.495 WHIP, 9.1 H/9, 0.5 HR/9, 4.3 BB/9, 5.6 SO/9. Regardless, a plus pitch is better than a lot of players can offer, so Dolis reluctantly makes my list.
Stat Line: 3.69 ERA, 1.405 WHIP, 8.1 H/9, 0.4 HR/9, 4.5 BB/9, 6.9 SO/9
14. Reggie Golden (age 20): After coming into camp out of shape last seasn, he didn't do much in Boise to improve his stock with a 242/332/420 slash line. Nonetheless, he's on the fringe of still being a starter in the majors and at least takes a walk, while also striking out a ton. Hardly a guy I'm high on, but he still has a lot of time to improve.
Stat Line: .756 Career OPS, 10.28 BB%, 26 K%, .325 BABIP
15. Matt Cerda (age 22): And we're down to guys whose ceiling is utility player in the majors. For Cerda, he puts the ball in play and obviously is willing to take a walk. So far he's played 3B, SS, 2B in the minors and I imagine a few more will be notched on his locker before his minor league career is done.
Stat Line: .729 Career OPS, 13.55 BB%, 13.88 K%, .312 BABIP
16. Jeff Beliveau (age 25): I needed a replacement for Austin Kirk, whom I had at #14 before the trade to the Boston Red Sox. Out of the bullpen arms and bottom of the rotation starters left in the system, he seems the most likely to have a semblance of a major league career. Feel the excitement.
Honorable Mention/Just Don't Have Enough Info on Them: Gerardo Concepcion, Ben Wells, Brooks Raley, Pin-Chieh Chen, Chris Rusin, Jeff Beliveau, Austin Kirk, Robert Whitenack, Tony Zych, Zach Cates, Nick Struck, Marco Hernandez, Gioskar Amalaya, Jeimar Candelario, Zeke DeVoss, Dave Sappelt.
There are a few players that I'm sure will end up rising once we know more about them such as Gioskar Amalaya and Jeimar Candelrio, I just don't personally know enough about them. The same could be said about some of last year's draftees that I did include, but the draft is far more widely written about than international signings, so I'm a little more comfortable on their ceilings. Overall, it's a 2-deep system in terms of players I really care about: Jackson & Rizzo. If the Cubs can add Jorge Soler to the stables, the Cubs start to have the makings of a decent farm system at least on the position player side of the equation. That in and of itself would be a rare feat for this Cubs organization, homegrown position player talent. On the mound, it's a system of backend of the rotation starters and not particularly exciting bullpen arms. Figuring the Cubs really don't have the trading chips to land an ace or two, delving into next year's free agent pool that could include the likes of Matt Cain, Cole Hamels and Zack Greinke could be in the cards. And if they bypass that route, you understand the desire to shore up the pitching depth this offseason. Good news about a farm system, is your one good draft and signing class from potentially drastically improving. And the guys that just helped put San Diego on top of most organizational talent lists are now running the Cubs.
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You have listed a bunch of "experts" who in most cases have never seen these kids play. I will put my faith in Az. Phil who has seen them on a play. Where is his list?
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I had a Top 15 list that I compiled at the end of AFL and AZ Instructs last November, but I never got around to posting it:
1. Brett Jackson, OF
2. Javier Baez, SS
3. Jae-Hoon Ha, OF
4. Trey McNutt, RHSP
5. Welington Castillo, C
6. Josh Vitters, 3B-1B
7. Dan Vogelbach, 1B
8. D. J. LeMahieu, INF
9. Dae-Eun Rhee, RHSP
10. Matt Szczur, OF
11. Ben Wells, RHSP
12. Junior Lake, SS
13. Chris Carpenter, RHRP
14. Ryan Flaherty, INF
15. Kyler Burke, LHSP (ex-OF)
16. Jeimer Candelario, 3B
17. Rob Whitenack, RHSP (2011 TJS)
18. Reggie Golden, OF
19. Aaron Kurcz, RHRP
20. Marco Hernandez, INF
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AzPhil, quick question - did Amaury Paulino get cut and I forget about it? Don't see him listed in any of your lists of late.
Actually, a couple more questions -
Christopher Pieters - Assuming back in DSL?
Also, I see you have Raley for the rotation ahead of Antigua. What's your take on Antigua? There were positive reports in the 2nd half on velo, along with a strong 2nd half performance. Granted, no real "go-to" pitch, but he seems to have a higher ceiling than Raley, and I'd much rather let Antigua work in the rotation.
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Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:13am — toonsterwu
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AzPhil, quick question - did Amaury Paulino get cut and I forget about it? Don't see him listed in any of your lists of late.
Actually, a couple more questions -
Christopher Pieters - Assuming back in DSL?
Also, I see you have Raley for the rotation ahead of Antigua. What's your take on Antigua? There were positive reports in the 2nd half on velo, along with a strong 2nd half performance. Granted, no real "go-to" pitch, but he seems to have a higher ceiling than Raley, and I'd much rather let Antigua work in the rotation.
TOONSTER: Amaury Paulino and Alvido Jimenez are the two pitchers I expected to see at Minor League Camp but did not.
Could be injured, might be arriving late. Would be very surprised if either was released at this time.
Christopher Pieters could be coming up to Fitch Park with the DSL group that is supposed to arrive this weekend. Otherwise I guess he would be at DSL Cubs.
It looks like the Cubs are putting Antigua on a similar track as Jeff Beliveau... #1 lefty reliever at AA, then see what happens. He could be used as a starter again at some point, I suppose.
Raley was used as a starter at Minor League Camp in the Iowa group, and I would imagine they'll still use him that way. But there is only one lefty in the Tennessee bullpen (Antigua), so Raley could end up there.
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The Cubs have interesting prospects who could become very good (Ben Wells is a good example, Rhee, Golden and Kirk may be others), but I agree with your analysis that there is little certain there. Even Jackson and Rizzo have potential holes such that any failure to develop into a solid MLB player is not unforeseeable. Truly I still think Vitters might have the best upside of any hitter not named Jav. Baez, though Vitters also likely has the least likelihood of reaching his upside.
One question I do have is about Zach Cates. Does Keith Law know something everyone else doesn't? Has anyone seen top projections for him?
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Mon, 04/02/2012 - 9:34am — springs
One question I do have is about Zach Cates. Does Keith Law know something everyone else doesn't? Has anyone seen top projections for him?
SPRINGS: I did see Zach Cates pitch in Minor League Camp, and he looked good (not exceptional, though).
He will (apparently) be in the Daytona Cubs starting rotation, along with Gerardo Concepcion, Austin Kirk, Matt Loosen, and Eric Jokisch.
And that's actually a very nice starting rotation at Daytona.
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"I want to be more excited about Torreyes, for he has put up big OPS numbers in 2 seasons, but those are rookie leagues and a half season and about a half season of A ball."
Torreyes was 18 when he put up those sizzling numbers in the Midwest League. At 18, Castro was in rookie league in AZ, where his numbers were much lower than Torreyes's numbers at that level at age 17.
It's certainly true that at 19 (Torreyes's age this year), Castro took off. He skipped Peoria and did Daytona and Tennessee in his first full year, always hitting around .300 at every level (including the majors) no matter how rapidly he was promoted. And Castro has a better body than the shorter Torreyes.
But Torreyes isn't being ranked here in comparison to Castro, he's being compared to players who don't have his numbers at any age at any level. I would put him in the top five in any ranking, and predict that he will climb the ladder quickly, though it remains to be seen whether the new group will hand out as many midseason promotions as the previous one did.
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Ronald Torreyes is an outstanding hitter, The ball just jumps off his bat.
And he's an OK second-baseman, too.
I was very impressed with him.
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If he pans out, it doesn't matter if Travis Wood turns out to be a stiff, the Cubs still win the Marshall trade.
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I wrote somewhere how similar (and even superior) Torreyes' numbers were when compared to Castro's. However nobody expects him to leap three levels and be the Cubs second baseman next season. I don't buy into him being too small. He may not ever hit for power, but I could see him being a doubles machine. You can't teach natural hitting skills and this guy has it. Hopefully he can keep squaring up the ball
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I don't understand the digs on Torreyes based on his small size. He's a middle infielder for crying out loud, you don't need to be big to play well there. Freddie Patek was what, 5 foot 3? Mike Fontenot is maybe 5 foot 6 on a good day, and he hits just fine for a utility player. Hopefully Torreyes' hitting upside is better than a Patek or Fontenot, but I think the "he's too small" thing is just plain dumb.
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a lot of digs ive heard on the guy involves him swinging at everything thrown anywhere near the plate.
while he's got a nice swing, his selection is ass even though he's getting a lot of smacks off the bat through the infield.
as far as his size goes, i think it's mostly him looking like he just got over the flu at his healthiest state...he's a frail looking guy for a ballplayer. that said, who cares? he's got no where to go but up with his size. hell, juan cruz spent most of his cubs career looking like a crackhead, but could throw mid-90s.
tiny little arms on the guy...
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Matt Cain just signed the largest contract for a RHP ever.
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"She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie..."
Matt Cain.
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I always thought it was "She don't like", but still....
Sam Fuld
Free Fernando...
Tampa requesting Cubs return Fernando Perez due to the Fuld injury (citing the Cafardo-Luccino precedent) but Fernando's teammate Bobby Scales wouldn't set Fernando free.
Perez signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets on July 18, 2011, and was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
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That signing in 2011 is the last word on Fernando Perez according to Google News. Perez hit .188 at Buffalo for the Mets.
So I suspect he is already free (to carry a lunchpail or his laptop or whatever).
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don't know for sure, but i think he might be done with baseball (probably not by choice)...taking acting/improv classes, supposedly.
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Matt Cain.
The five-year extension also carries a full no-trade clause.
Hendry consulting with the Giants?
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given the past love of Marquez Smith on this + other blogs (and especially in offseason 2010 when 1/2 the blogosphere was convinced he was going rule-5) i'm a little shocked more people haven't chimed in on him being released.
i'm kinda wondering if he's injured or has lingering injury concerns. i didn't think as much of him as some people, but he was a hot topic for a while.
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I think Yao-Lin Wang is going to have a good year and crack the top-15 lists in 2012-2013. He'll have solid K and BB rates, a decent ERA, and post a respectable number of innings and rank somewhere between 15 and 10. And he'll be very close to Zach Cates.
There. I said it.
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pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
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.

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VIENNA, 3 September 2012 – Showcasing successful regional and country-level solutions to the complex challenges facing the South will be the aim of the Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo 2012) to be held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna from 19 to 23 November.
This year's event, under overarching theme "Energy and climate change: inclusive partnerships for sustainable development", will focus on how renewable energy and climate change are intervolved with development issues and how they affect the South and impact on all of the significant development solutions.
The event is being co-organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Special Unit for South-South Cooperation of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
A delegation from UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation, led by Director Yiping Zhou, was in Vienna today for meetings with UNIDO officials and to officially confirm the two Organizations' collaboration for the GSSD Expo 2012.
The 2012 event is expected to be attended by distinguished champions of South-South cooperation, including former heads of State, as well as government officials, senior officials of the UN system, members of the diplomatic corps, and business leaders from around the world. The exhibition floor will showcase nominated successful and innovative Southern-grown development solutions.
Since its inception, the GSSD Expo has allowed the international community to flag achievements, explore avenues for collaboration, forge new partnerships, and launch collaborative schemes towards achieving internationally agreed development goals through South-South and triangular cooperation.
Being the first Expo initiative solely from the South and for the South, the GSSD Expo showcases successful Southern-grown development solutions to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It helps the South realize its shared aspirations for achieving sustainable and equitable development, including through technology transfer and public-private partnerships.
In 1978, the UN passed the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries. Since then, South-South cooperation has significantly impacted development throughout the world. In 2008, The Special Unit for South-South Cooperation, in its capacity as the General Assembly-mandated global and United Nations-wide facilitator of South-South and triangular cooperation, launched the first Global South-South Development Expo.
For more information, please visit www.unido.org/south-south
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{DIY Tutorial by Jessica Kirkland}
Offering gorgeous desserts to your guests is always fun. However, being able to do it without slaving in the kitchen and using cake decorations that cost only pennies is the icing on the cake! I am so excited to be sharing with you a super fun DIY I created that's a piece of cake!
Using a few different techniques, we are about to turn this plain $8 grocery store bakery cake into a custom creation that'll WOW people. You yourself will be "wowed" at how simple the process really is, and I guarantee you'll be inspired to try your hand at creating your own creative masterpieces!
This DIY is perfect for anyone on a budget. (and who isn't these days?) Think wedding, birthday, baby or bridal showers! And don't think you can't spruce up some cupcakes using the same techniques included here.
Keep reading for all of the details on how to recreate this gorgeous cake. You'll be on your way from ordinary to extraordinary in no time.
• 5″ grocery store bakery cake (plain white frosting)
• 2″ scallop circle punch
• low-temp hot glue gun
• toothpicks
• one piece of plain 8.5 x 11 white paper or cardstock (makes 12 flowers)
• acrylic paint (I used three different colors)
• paint brushes (or even q-tips would work fine for this project)
Create up to 12 circles (flowers) from your paper using your 2″ scallop circle punch.
Poke a toothpick through the center of your paper circle and slide the circle up to the tip of the toothpick – leaving approx. 1/4″ inch of the toothpick showing.
Pinch the underside of the paper circle against the toothpick causing the petals of the flower to form upward. (there's no rhyme or reason to this…just keep pinching and pushing until you achieve something that resembles a small unopened flower).
Three dimensional flowers are created by pulling/folding/bending the flower petals down a bit and adjusting them until you like the way it looks.
If you prefer to work with flattened flowers, simply turn your toothpick flower upside down and push down on the underside of the flower petals against a hard surface.
Tip: Do not fret over flower petals being perfectly symmetrical. And be prepared for the outcome of each flower to be slightly different. That's what you want.
Once you have your flowers formed, it's time for the hot glue gun.
While spinning your toothpick, add a small amount of hot glue to the underside of the flower where the paper and toothpick meet. After the glue has cooled down but is still pliable, pinch and wrap the glue around the toothpick and flower with your fingertips to ensure they are secured together. (Be careful – you can easily burn your fingertips if your glue hasn't cooled long enough).
It's time to paint…
Select your color palette and get creative. By changing up a few simple details you'll wind up with a variety of different looks:
• painted or unpainted centers
• Muli-colored or solid-colored flowers
• painted edges only
Tip: Again, imperfect results is what you are going for here. Just have fun with this and see what you come up with. Acrylic paint is very forgiving. If you don't like how something turns out – let it dry and paint over the top of it. *wink*
SMART TIP: Preserve your creations for reuse or as a keepsake to remember the special day! Simply add a coat or two of modpodge to the bottom and tops of your flower creations to protect them from soiling. Wipe them down following the celebration and you'll be good to go!
Please note: If you don't plan on saving your paper creations and decide to skip the modpodge technique mentioned above, the icing from the cake will soil the paper. Therefore, I suggest adding the cake decor just prior to the event, (maybe 20 or 30 minutes beforehand), to prevent them from soiling for as long as possible. Depending on the thickness of the paper and the weather conditions, you should be good for a couple of hours.
Since this is really going to be a matter of preference, there are a number of techniques you can use to dress up your plain cake. You can have the flowers cascade from the center of the cake down to one side like this.
Create small or large groupings of flowers on one side of the cake.
Or simply place some flowers along the very edge of the cake…
Don't really want to have to get out the paints?
Find some coordinating decorative paper and use the same technique to create coordinating flowers with instant-color. (scrapbooking paper works well).
I used a 1″ round circle punch on the scrapbooking paper pictured in some of these how-to photographs to create some simple round decorations. (I used stick pins to secure them into the cake but if you aren't comfortable with that you can still use toothpicks.)
I hope you are inspired to get creative. It's amazing the difference a little bit of paper can make, isn't it?
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1staci @ lizard & ladybug SAYS:
Jessica..those flowers are just gorgeous!!!
Jessica @ Pen N' Paperflowers Studio & Design SAYS:
Thanks Staci…I love how super easy they are and how you can customize them for ANY event!!
2Verdell Brown SAYS:
Super chic & easy! Thanks so much for sharing.
Jessica @ Pen N' Paperflowers Studio & Design SAYS:
I'm so glad you love them Verdell!!!
3HiLLjO SAYS:
So genius!!! Love it!
4felicia coleman SAYS:
Thats so wonderful,thanks for sharing!!!
5Mindy SAYS:
ha, awesome way to pretty up those grocery store cakes!
6Tracy SAYS:
So so so thrilled to have found your blog. yay!
7Gloria @ I Do Venues SAYS:
This is a perfect way for the DIY bride to have a more upscale cake with a polished look- Love it
8Nicole @ Tradewind Tiaras SAYS:
Beautiful! If you're putting them on a buttercream cake, you might want to consider ironing on some waxed paper or freezer wrap on the back of the pretty paper, to prevent the grease from the icing soaking through.
Frances SAYS:
Made that mistake before…….
Jessica @ Pen N' Paperflowers Studio & Design SAYS:
The freezer paper is a GREAT alternative to the modpodge I suggested using! Thanks for sharing with everyone!!
9Tina SAYS:
Just linked this to my Sweet Floweret facebook page. I love decorating cakes. This gives a nice look. My 5 year old will love this on her next cake! Thanks.
10Maria Soto SAYS:
love these – thank for sharing
11Tania SAYS:
Awesome.. Can't wait to try these out..
12Amber-Lee SAYS:
Ah! How awesome! I need an excuse for a cake now!
13Latoya SAYS:
Very cute, cant wait to try!
14Rock Paper Scissors SAYS:
Owning a paper store and loving all things paper… This post makes me absolutely giddy!
15Sara SAYS:
Totally fabulous idea!!!!! As an owner of scrapbook store…why didn't I think of this lol?! You can do amazing things with your scrapbooking supplies! Thanks for sharing & I love following your blog ;)
16Naomi SAYS:
I love this DIY what a difference it makes to a plain white cake. Also, much cheaper than sugar flowers!
Jessica @ Pen N' Paperflowers Studio & Design SAYS:
You're right Naomi. And the creative possibilities are endless – not to mention the flowers can be kept as keepsakes from the event as well! *wink*
17Jessica @ Pen N' Paperflowers Studio & Design SAYS:
I'm so glad you all enjoyed the DiY. I do hope you'll try your hand at it and share your results.
18Loralee Lewis SAYS:
This is absolutely lovely and inspired. What an original way to use paper in decor? Thank you for sharing Jessica! Thank you for posting HWTM! -Loralee
19Jess SAYS:
Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm really excited to try my hand at thishttp://notebookchallenge.blogspot.com/
20Chris Komine SAYS:
It was so exciting to see this particular post! I couldn't believe it because the same day I saw it, I had just started working on designing some paper lace flower cake/food picks!
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One person is dead after a crash in Lower Paxton Township that happened around 1:20 a.m. Sunday.
Police say a 63-year-old woman from Harrisburg was driving on the ramp from Mountain Road to Interstate 81 and drove into the path of another car. A 39-year-old man from Texas struck the woman's car and the woman died as a result of the crash.
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The All Veterans Memorial Council thanks everyone that participated in the POW/MIA Ceremony held at the All Veterans Monument Sept. 21.
Thanks to all veterans organizations and their auxiliaries. Thanks to Larry Gour and Mary's Greenhouse for the beautiful seasonal flowers they provide year-round.
Thanks to The Inter-Mountain for helping us provide the information to the public concerning our ceremonies.
A special thanks goes out to the Highland Adventist School students and staff that came out to help us remember and honor our POW/MIAs by singing our National Anthem. As usual, it was most inspirational. Also thanks to the Davis & Elkins College students and staff that participated in honoring our POW/MIAs.
Hopefully,our youth will continue to learn about and respect the sacrifices of America's more than 88,000 service members missing since World War II.
Thanks to all the citizens that came out to help us honor our POW/MIAs. With the continued interest of our youth and the example of others, we can ensure that the sacrifices of our POW/MIAs and their families will "never be forgotten."
We thank everyone that helped and participated. Our family members, employees at the Veteran's organizations and everyone behind the scenes that make it possible for us to prepare for and hold the ceremonies to honor and remember our veterans, thank you one and all. May God bless you, may God bless our POW/MIAs and their families and may God bless America.
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Texans galore on new GOP Senate campaign team, despite Cornyn departure
Sen. John Cornyn gave up the reins at the GOP Senate campaign arm nearly two months ago. But the Texas influence persists.
Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, who took over the National Republican Senatorial Committee when Cornyn left to become Senate GOP whip – the party's No. 2 leader – today picked three political operatives with deep Texas roots for senior posts.
The new NRSC finance director, Shelly Carson, served as finance director for former Dallas mayor Tom Leppert's Senate race last year. Since 2009, she has owned and run a campaign fund-raising business out of Dallas. She's led the fund-raising effort for former Sen. Jim DeMint's 2004 campaign (the tea party godfather recently resigned to run the Heritage Foundation), and was Mitt Romney's deputy national finance director in 2008.
Brad Dayspring, the NRSC's new communications director, has worked as chief spokesman to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. Before that, he served as Dallas Rep. Jeb Hensarling's communications director when Hensarling led the Republican Study Committee, a conservative bloc in the House. And yet another Texas connection: for three years he served President George W. Bush as deputy director of press advance. Most recently, he's been a senior adviser with a conservative super PAC, the YG Action Fund.
And lastly, Kevin McLaughlin – a former communications director for Cornyn's Senate office – is joining the Moran-era NRSC as a senior adviser, helping to craft strategic messaging. He's a veteran of a number of Senate campaigns.
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FREMONT - There were no GQ or Vogue photoshoots Friday at Don Paul Stadium. Nothing pretty was happening in the facility.
It was ugly.
The weather was ugly and, at times, the football was ugly.
But ugly is OK with T.J. Buckley. An ugly win is still a win, and his Fremont St. Joe team got the win, 10-7 over Seneca East.
"We played ugly tonight, but you know what, we got a win," Buckley said. "We told the kids coming out we were going to have to win an ugly game. It was wet, it was slick and they were still going to do what they do, throw the ball around. We had to make sure we weren't falling down, dropping the ball. For the most part we did a great job."
On a night when the ball hit the turf eight times, it was almost fitting a turnover turned out to be the deciding play.
With just over four minutes remaining, Seneca East took over on its 27-yard line. Tiger quarterback Ethan Caudill connected with Alex Scheiber, who raced to the Crimson Streak 21. But two plays later, St. Joe's defense forced a fumble and gave the offense a chance to run out the clock.
"Defense played a heck of a game, saved our butts down there toward the goal line," Buckley said. "They did a heck of a job. I couldn't ask any more out of my defense."
Seneca East coach Ed Phillips felt after struggling to get his offense going due to the weather, and the St. Joe defense, it was good position late in the game.
"I felt like going into the second half of the third quarter and the fourth quarter, I thought we were gaining control and I thought our offensive line was really starting to play well," Phillips said. "They were protecting us, giving us a lot of time. We were running the football a little bit. We got a penalty here, a turnover there and that's what ended this. That's why we didn't win this ball game."
St. Joe started backup quarterback Jake Yeckley in place of injured started Kyle Veleba. On a third down play, Yeckley scampered around the right end, picking up the critical first down his team needed to put the win in the bank.
"Jake, we call him 'Money Man.' He took care of business there getting us the first down to seal the victory," Buckley said. "With a short week, we played last Saturday so we had a short week to get him prepared. He also played with a broken finger on his throwing hand. I give him all the props because he came out played as hard as he possibly could and took the reigns of the offense."
St. Joe got its 10 points in the first half with the benefit of working with short fields. Late in the first quarter, Marcus Kerr returned a punt 30 yards to the Seneca East 35-yard line where the Crimson Streaks embarked on their first scoring drive. The drive stalled, but not before getting into Corey Durbin's field goal range. On the first play of the second quarter, the senior booted a 34-yarder for the game's first points.
Later in the quarter, St. Joe stopped Seneca East on fourth down on its own 29. Soon after, Kerr powered into the end zone and St. Joe took a 10-0 lead.
Seneca East got the ball to start the second half with the score the same. Caudill hooked up with Adam Hall on a 32-yard pitch-and-catch that got the Tiger offense going. Caudill put his team on the board shortly after with a 2-yard touchdown run.
But the Caudill-to-Hall connection that had been so potent through the season's first three weeks was held in check. Partially due to the weather, partially due to the St. Joe defense.
Late in the third quarter, Hall broke behind the defense but St. Joe's Hunter Harrison leaped and knocked the ball down to prevent a touchdown.
Buckley said Veleba's absence also left a hole in his team's secondary, but they were able to aptly fill the void.
"Being a man down with Kyle Veleba on the sideline this week, we implemented, put a linebacker back there," Buckley said. "Matt Fox did everything I asked him to do and more. He knocked a couple balls away. We had Hunter Harrison jump in the middle, knock away a touchdown pass. Again, DBs, defense did a great job, they just prepared very well this well this week to play Seneca East."
Caudill finished the night 13 for 30 passing for 194 yards. Phillips gave the bulk of the credit to St. Joe's defense.
"They did a good job," Phillips said in regards to the St. Joe defense. "They came out and did some things to try to take Adam away. The monsoon didn't help us, but I give them a lot of credit. They got a good football team there. They won it."


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From the parties to the parade, the Granite State was well represented at Monday's inauguration.
"The level of excitement and hope for the future is just breathtaking," said Ray Buckley, chairman of the state's Democratic Party.
Buckley said hundreds of Granite Staters were in Washington for the inauguration.
12-year-old Josie Greenston of Exeter marched with the Canine Companions for Independence organization. She trained her dog Manny to be a service dog.
"(The crowd was) waving and smiling at all the puppies," she said.
She knows she'll give up Manny one day to live with a disabled person – but on Monday they marched together through the streets of Washington, D.C.
"All the experiences that we've had together like flying on our first plane, going in the first car, walking in the inauguration parade – I'm going to miss all those opportunities," she said. "But there were a lot of dogs walking with their people in the wheelchairs and they looked so happy."
And the Londonderry High School Lancers Marching Band – more than 260 strong – returned for President Obama's second inauguration.
"It was a great experience," said Joe Conti, drum major. "We had everyone marching together through that big TV area next to the president and it was a really cool thing, a great honor."
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Cubs Week in Quotations
Caffeine Watch '08
"I've never had Red Bull in my life, but I've actually seen people at a
bar order Red Bull and vodka. I can't comprehend that.
If I had a couple of those things, I'd be like the malt liquor bull
(from the old TV commercials) leaving the bar. My lord."'
- Lou Piniella
"You think Lou lives in my house in Chicago?"
- Carlos Zambrano
responding to questions that Lou thinks he's still drinking too many
caffeinated beverages
"Every time I don't want to drink Gatorade or water, they are all over
me .I appreciate that. They are doing a good job. I
have to keep going with my diet -- bananas, bananas and bananas.''
- Carlos Zambrano
I Sense Sarcasm...
"It was foul? You mean, the umpires were wrong?"
- Lou Piniella on DeRosa's "gift" homer on Sunday
But Let's Be Clear, I'm Better
"Dusty's a good man, and a darn good manager. I've always felt that way."
- Lou Piniella on Dusty Baker
Except Me, They Would Never Boo Me, Right?
"They boo everything now, so they might boo him. I don't see the reason why, but I wouldn't be surprised."
- Derrek Lee on Dusty's return to Wrigley Field
Most of Those People Aren't TCR Readers
"Most people aren't going to say bad stuff to your face. They were all cool. They were like, 'Hey, Dusty, we miss you.
We love you. I was like, 'Thank you.' "
- Dusty Baker
Just a Hop, Skip and A Jump
"No, no, no, it's not because of the hop. I had felt it before and I felt it last week and didn't take care of it then. It was not because of the jump."
- Alfonso Soriano defending his "hop"
"I don't know how to answer you. Obviously he feels comfortable with it. What happened (Tuesday) night was a freak thing. You can blame it on the hop. You can blame it on whatever you want, but truthfully, if it didn't happen there, it would've happened doing something else."
- Lou Piniella
"I don't mind the hop, as long as he catches them all. That's his thing. It helps him relax and focus better, and for the most part he plays good solid defense for us and throws a lot of people out."
- Jim Hendry
"Any time you lose one of your top players it's not good. "
- Lou Piniella on losing Soriano
The Replacement
"I don't have that flair in my game .I turned around to the fans [Tuesday night] and said, 'It's not going to be pretty, but I'll get it done.'"
- Mark DeRosa
"I don't know why it's so different from right, but it played a little different."
- Mark DeRosa on playing left field
"At the end of the day it's like playing Little League. Just catch the ball, hit your cutoff man and everything will take care
of itself."
- Mark DeRosa
Liar, Liar!
"We're going to let him start here. I told Felix we're going to play him when we have right-hand pitching out there, and the Reds are pitching three right-handers, so you're going to see Felix out there in center field"
- Lou Piniella before the Reds series started
"We're going to work with him a few days,"
- Lou Piniella the next day.
Papa Lou Is Going to Take Care of This
"I've gotten involved."
- Lou Piniella on working with Felix Pie
"This kid will catch on, and when he does and he feels comfortable with it, we'll run him out there."
- Lou Piniella
No Good Will Come of This
''I've been getting on Zambrano a little bit about his hitting. I told him he's a [batting-practice] hitter. But today, he swung it really well during the game.''
- Lou Piniella on Zambrano's hitting
''I'm a good hitter. I was hitting .000 before the game; now I'm hitting .250. That's good.''
- Carlos Zambrano on his hitting
"You think Sammy Sosa is stronger than me?"
- Carlos Zambrano guaranting that he'd hit the centerfield scoreboard with a home run during batting practice this year
It Would Be Cool if You Got Some Hits
"It's cool to start everything off You get more at-bats. It's cool to do it in the big leagues."
- Mike Fontenot
"Fontenot left a lot of people on today. He hit a lot of balls hard."
- Lou Piniella
Lost In Translation...
'I don't know what the creator of the shirt meant this to be, but they
should make it right. Maybe the creator created it
because he thought it was funny, or maybe he made it to condescend the race. I don't know.''
- Kosuke Fukudome, on the Horry Kow! shirts being sold outside Wrigley
'I'm looking for something in Spanish. There are more Latin players here than Japanese -- there is only one.''
- Carlos Zambrano commenting on the backdrops in the Cubs interview room consisting of an American and Japanese company, but no Latin companies.
Taking "Throw It Back" to New Levels
"It's something I hadn't seen before. What's amazing is [the fans] beat each other up trying to get these balls in batting practice, and they scrape their knees and elbows. I've seen some fistfights out there, and all of a sudden they give them up rather easily." - Lou Piniella on the fans throwing 15 balls back on the field after an Adam Dunn home run
"I didn't know that many people hit home runs today,"
-Kosuke Fukudome
When Old Men Attack...
"This is the kind of thing … that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose."
- Reds Announcer Marty Brenneman
Well He Does Have a Point Here
"You simply root against them. I've said all winter, they talk about this team winning the division. They won't win it because they still are the Chicago Cubs and they will figure out a way to screw this whole thing up."
- Marty Brenneman
The Team Responds...
"You're torn in situations like that. You get a chuckle
out of it but at the same time you waste 10 minutes of your life." - Mark DeRosa on Marty's comments
"I like Marty Brennaman myself, I really do. I was over there for three years with him, but he's got nothing to do with the Cubs winning it or losing it, I can tell you that."
-Lou Piniella
Oh, You Thought He Was Done?
"I understand all these fans are all upset. Half of them are probably brain dead to begin with. If they can't understand that what happened Wednesday night is completely over the top and out of line, then I'm sorry.
- Marty Brenneman a few days later
"I think what I said about how tough it is to root for the Cubs is something that a lot of people, those that didn't grow up to be Cub fans, feel the same way I do, but they don't want to articulate it. I'm not afraid to say what I think."
- Marty Brenneman
"If you compare the fans in Chicago with the group of people I think are the best fans in baseball, which are the Cardinal fans, they are hands down the best fans in baseball. They respect the game. They go to the ballpark to see the game. They don't do stupid stuff. That is the difference."
- Marty Brenneman
And The Rest...
"Yeah, get about four or five alarm clocks and make sure they get set. It's a mistake that happened and last year's in
the past and this year you learn from it and don't let it happen again."
-Eric Patterson's on what he does to make sure he's not late again
"You guys are fantasizing with lineups again,"
- Lou Piniella
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Good week for the words.... Nice finds, Rob.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
seems like there's always weird stuff going on in cubsworld, not sure how many teams could have quotes like this consistently...we'll probably have more about kosuke's eye and god knows what next week.
mets get to play in the slightly late sunday night spot before coming to town for the slightly early night game tomorrow. let's hope this one goes about 15 innings, and that i turn on mute for most of them so i don't have to listen to these assclowns on espn. why do i get the feeling they'll be at wrigley tomorrow night??
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
One of these days I'd like to see some vintage doozies from Todd Walker. Seemed like he had some good quotes.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
if you had press credentials t.walker was willing to give you 20-30 thousand minutes of sound bites.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
I find it extremely distasteful that someone would make fun of the way Asian People talk. Dr. Aaron B would never endorse such a thing.
Re: Things I thought I'd Never See
2nd in walks is nice to see. I doubt it will continue, but the total should be improved over last season due to the presence of Fukudome and Soto. Maybe Theriot and Cedeno will see their walk rates improve from last year too.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Dear Trans,
Could you please buy me some diamonds and Cracker Jack?
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
or maybe you could just make a t-shirt instead?
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
The Carlos Zambrano quote is much better taken out of context.
"Bananas bananas bananas!" ~ Carlos Zambrano
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
we need "ack!" at the end of that.
Re: revelation
very few people know about it but the truth must be told now:
last year barrett was assigned by the trainer to remind Z to eat bananas when pitching. of course when michael made a comment to Z about shoving a banana into his mouth, Big Z just lost it.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Theriot is walking slightly more frequently than last year (10% of PA vs. roughly 8%). He walked 49 times last year, good for third on the team behind Lee and DeRosa so while it certainly would be nice if he walked more often, that's not really the biggest weakness in his game. Of course if he increased that walk total from 50 to say 70, that would increase his isolated on base percentage from .060 to .080, which would probably make him an above average leadoff man from a purely OBP standpoint.
I would love to see Theriot make me eat some crow regarding my complaints about his spot near the top of the lineup.
That said, I'm probably overly excited about what I've seen from recent Cedeno at-bats. Unfounded or not--it's still excitement.
Trying to keep cool. We've had some close wins, lucky wins. But damn if it ain't a treat to see our patience and our cold cockin' line drives.
Maine and Figuroa for two. Let's see if we can keep this up against a good team.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Theriot is a net plus for the team. I'm not worried about him. And he'll surely cool off from his 338/408/485 line and when he does, I still won't be worried about him.
Really, the team looks pretty good to me right now except they're missing a legit CF. Thank god they picked up Reed Johnson. He'll cool off too, but he's better than nothing.
Also, the next couple starts for Ted Lilly will be watched pretty closely, you'd think. He should be coming around pretty soon unless something is wrong.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Hopefully before Reed Johnson cools off, Lou will be done with his Pie Project.
on the rehab front...
from the Sun-Times:
Alfonso Soriano is progressing from his strained right calf and could start running on Wednesday.
Scott Eyre, on the disabled list with an inflamed left elbow, was to throw Sunday in extended spring training in Mesa, Ariz., and soon could be sent on a rehab assignment. Eyre, who has been out since March 23, is likely to go to Class A Daytona. He isn't expected to return to the Cubs anytime soon.
Reliever Chad Fox, who is trying to make a comeback from elbow surgery in 2005, will go to Class A Daytona on Tuesday after pitching back-to-back days in Mesa.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
It's good to see the Cubs win consistently against teams they're expected to beat. That said, I'm looking forward to this next series against the Mets; it should give us a better read on how well our boys are doing.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Yes, the fast start is great, but the next two weeks should be telling: 10 of 13 against teams with legitimate playoff hopes. So far the Cubs are 2-4 against those teams.
Re: Beware!
Yeah except all of those players you mentioned (save Johnson and Theriot) are easily capable of hitting above .300
Re: Beware!
While I agree it is not likely, Johnson did hit 319 in 461 ABs in 2006 and 294 in 412 ABs in 2003.
Re: Beware!
Lee, Riot, Fukky, DeRosa, Johnson and Soto
Actually, on that list Lee looks like the only guy who is a relatively safe bet to hit .300 or better.
No one knows whether Fukie can maintain his current average--his numbers in Japan suggest that at some point he'll start striking out more, but who knows? Soto is an unknown as well. Is it possible that he'll hit .300-.320? Sure. But I think a lot of us would be thrilled if he managed to keep his average over .280. DeRosa has never hit .300 for a season, but he's come close in the last two years. Johnson actually HAS hit .300 in his best season, 2006, but never really came very close to that before, and I for one hope he ends up a very valuable forth outfielder again sometime in the near future. Theriot doesn't look like a good bet to hit .300, but I would hope for .280 and a decent walk rate if he has a good season--his regression will come mostly in his slugging percentage as I don't expect to see him hit maybe a couple more homeruns and he will not continue his doubles rate.
Expect Rammy and Murton/Soriano to pick up some of the slack when Lee and Soto (and maybe Fukie) regress a bit, and I would also expect a decrease in offense when Pie replaces a cooling off Johnson, which should be offset by improved defense.
A touch of perspective though--there is going to be regression from this point. This team is not likely to continue a TEAM OPS of .822 through the whole season. Holy Cow that would be amazing, though.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Good to see Soto continuing his form from 2007 - when was the last time we saw a fairly unheralded position prospect on the Cubs get called up to the big club and perform beyond all reasonable expectations?
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
I like this little look at the stats...
Fuku 14 BB - 13 SO
Soto 12 BB - 12 SO
Ramirez 11 BB 12 SO
Lee 8 BB - 12 SO
Theriot 8 BB - 9 SO
DeRosa 9 BB - 10 SO
It's like Fukudome's patience at the plate is contagious. And the bottom of the lineup isn't easy outs anymore.
"Ticket to the Bigs" Theriot Quote
The smallish shortstop is pleased with a lot of things right now, but perhaps none more than his decision three years ago to quit the nonsense of trying to be a switch hitter, the lefty-righty technique he had been told would be his ticket to the Bigs*.
''It was a hard decision,'' he says, and it was made entirely by himself. ''What if they release me?' I thought.''
* As if the Cubs minor league organization knows anything about developing position players for the Bigs
Quiet Riot Energizes Cubs -- Rick Telander today
Re: "Ticket to the Bigs" Theriot Quote
Wow... that's good stuff.
Re: Telander's a little late
Clearly Theriot's courage in bucking the Cubs' system cannot be mentioned too often. That was his ticket to the Bigs.
Painting the Outside Corner
Good stuff from the THT crew today about the importance of the speed of your fastball in relation to pitching on the outside corner.
I suppose I wasn't really surprised at the conclusions. Doesn't matter if you throw 86 or 96 on the outside corner, you'll still be successful since a vast majority of hitters (non-scrappy in nature) are still trying to pull the ball.
Re: Painting the Outside Corner
This was the "genius" of Leo Mazzone with the Braves -- keep thowing low and away, and the hitters will get themselves out. Glavine was the epitome of this -- looked like he never had really great "stuff", but always threw it in the right place.
Re: the "genius" of Leo Mazzone
So what happened to Mazzone's genius when he moved to Baltimore??
Re: the "genius" of Leo Mazzone
Concur, Not to mention that the AL East is an awfully tough place to cobble a pitching staff together on a shoestring budget. I'd trade Larry Rothchild and Sam Fuld for Leo Mazzone even up. Wherever Leo happens to be?
Re: the "genius" of Leo Mazzone
Was in the Fox broadcast booth for the Twins game this past weekend.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Good job guys. Way to make our first Japanese player feel welcome with racists t-shirts. Awesome!
We're not all like that, Fukkakedome.
It also makes me sad to hear Lee's comments. Cubs fans, in just a few years it seems, have gone from the 'best fans in the world' to a bunch of assholes...in the minds of many.
This argument has gone on a lot here, but I am firmly opposed to the booing of one's only players (and ex-players/managers). It makes them suck more AND it pisses of the people that we DO like.
All this shit does make me feel embarrassed.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Agreed. And it's not just the booing that is irksome. It's the stupid frat boy behavior that results in idiotic things like the 15 balls coming back from right field. The whole "win or lose we still booze" mentality. Or hollering at Dempster when he clearly unintentionally intentionally walked Bay to load the bases rather than throw a 3-0 meatball with runners on 2nd and 3rd. Or screaming out "Fukudome would have had that one" at DeRosa after his full-stretch effort by the right field wall. Marty Brenneman is an ass, but he has a point, and Wrigley faithful and to an extent the Cubs themselves are responsible for such behavior.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
"Or screaming out "Fukudome would have had that one" at DeRosa after his full-stretch effort by the right field wall"
Why is it assumed that these obnoxious pricks are actually Cubs fans?
Re: The Joe is really upset
but calling him "Fukkakedome" like you just did isn't embarrassing and racist?
frankly, the tee shirt flap is just pc liberal bullshit.
horry cow! it's the end of the fucking world.
Re: The Joe is really upset
the tee shirt flap is just pc liberal bullshit/blockquote>
Does that mean that racism is un-pc conservative bullshit?
Re: The Joe is really upset
"frankly, the tee shirt flap is just pc liberal bullshit."
that's an interesting take.
slanted eyes, broken english...yeah, that's not a cheap shot at an entire race.
how about a big crooked nosed evil sneering white guy with a funny looking skull cap and the phrase "OY Cow!"?
how about a black dude holding a watermellon with "Oh lawdy, Cow!"?
yeah, you can't whitewash everything by labeling it liberal overreaction no matter how many talk radio hosts do.
Re: The Joe is really upset
Isn't Marquis Jewish? Man, you could make a fortune!!!
Just kidding. I do not endorse this t-shirt. But Cubs yarmulkes with a #21 on them might be a big seller.
Re: The Joe is really upset
If you made it look like a rat-faced jew from Nazi literature, there would be protests but if you had a typical-Rabbi-looking Hassid and Oy Cow! No one would care. (Assuming the player was from Israel, or maybe New York).
Re: slanted eyes, broken english...yeah, that's not a cheap shot
According to the Sun Times (http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/90181...), the shirt was created by an Asian, but don't let that stop your inane liberal pc follow-the-leader bullshit.
Re: slanted eyes, broken english...yeah, that's not a cheap shot
1- that's yet to actually be found true or backed up out of anyone's mouth but the seller
2- since when does 1 person's okay make it okay?
we're a society, not a bureaucracy with an "out" as long as someone qualified signs off on it.
Re: slanted eyes, broken english...yeah, that's not a cheap shot
The funniest part was how the vendor tried to validate it by saying "I just sold one to an Asian woman." The Sun Times writer then walked after her and asked her about it. She admitted to buying it - for her mother's (a professor of Asian Studies) collection of racist memorabilia. lol
Re: The Joe is really upset
"...but calling him "Fukkakedome" like you just did isn't embarrassing and racist?"
...yeah, that part was irony. I though it was obvious. But:
I'm not going to get into specifics of my differentiation between 1) what I see as a crude joke concerning the similarity (in my eyes) between his name and a Japanese word (a word, by the way, which isn't actually dirty, but it a mild everyday word) and 2) the tired practice of making fun of an entire continent's inability to differentiate between l's and r's...eg. ha ha, stupid asian.
Perhaps because I have numerous Asian friends who struggle constantly to learn the nuances of English, making fun of those struggles just isn't funny to me. It's not about being PC...a reference to bukkake is anything but...it's about not making fun of another group of people's differences with ourselves, ie racism.
If you think that's hypocritical or overly sensitive, you're free to believe so.
Re: The Joe is really upset
I think you meant to say "strupid rasian"
Re: yeah, that part was irony
You are so full of it. What's the ironic part?
And this may come as a surprise to you TJ but Asian-Americans born in the United States have no difficulty at all speaking English.
Chances are, they're smarter than you and speak better English.
Re: yeah, that part was irony
"You are so full of it. What's the ironic part?"
The ironic part is that I'm admitting that there is a fine line when dealing with race. Fukkakedome is a name that I have used in the past and I am recognizing (in saying, 'we're not all like them') that I too could be understood negatively. It was a reference that I too have made a Fukudome joke, yet I perceived a difference. At the time, I wasn't aware that my comment needed to be a thesis and my consistancy would be challenged.
The difference, for me, is that I was making a play on his name in relationship to his native language. I don't know, like if there was a ballplayer named 'Facial' or something similar. The word itself isn't crude, but it could be understood as such. I'm not making fun of him because he's Japanese...or even making fun of him for that matter. The name comparison is merely funny to me. Lots of ballplayers get nicknames based on plays on their names. Latin players often getting Spanish twists to those nicknames, but they're generally not perceived as racist. The mere fact that it is a crude joke doesn't make it racist. It's just crude, and yes, in bad taste.
"And this may come as a surprise to you TJ but Asian-Americans born in the United States have no difficulty at all speaking English."
I'm missing the Asian-American part. When did they enter the conversation? I thought we were talking about Asians? Fukudome is from Japan. The friends that I was referring to are predominantly Thai...from Thailand. Here is what I said: "Perhaps because I have numerous Asian friends who struggle constantly to learn the nuances of English, making fun of those struggles just isn't funny to me. It's not about being PC...a reference to bukkake is anything but...it's about not making fun of another group of people's differences with ourselves, ie racism." Is this what you're referring to? But no, to answer your question, it is not surprising to me that Americans can speak English.
"Chances are, they're smarter than you and speak better English."
Why are the chances such? Cause they're Asian? or because you're assuming I'm ignorant? I'm betting that most of 'them' can speak English very well. I'm also willing to bet that they don't speak better English...we probably speak the same English, in fact. But, some of them probably speak English better than I do, and some of them probably do not. I'm guessing that their Asian heritage has nothing do with whether or not they are more intelligent than myself.
I'm still unsure what exactly you're arguing. You've spent equal time condemning me for being too PC and for being a racist. What exactly is your point? I've spent this entire conversation defending Asians from racism, yet you've disregarded all of that in favor of a particular word that I chose to use. A word used in the midst of an anti-racist rant, no less! How can you not recognize my point? Are you so consumed with the need to be right, that your only means of winning your argument against political correctness is to condemn me for being politically incorrect? Do you even realize the incongruity?
Re: The Joe is really upset
btw, a japanese pronouncing L as R is not an inability but rather a cultural norm. that is really how they pronounce L's. It's nothing more than say the way Americans pronounce Spanish names by placing the accent on the first syllable like Beltran(BEL-tran) as opposed to how hispanic people say it with the accent on the 2nd (bel-TRAN). Accenting the first syllable is just a norm in American speech as is pronouncing L's as R's in Japanese.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
A small subset of fans will always be total assholes, regardless of team affiliation or city. When these fans are given a stage, it makes us all look like total assholes.
Some dickwad selling slightly offensive t-shirts on a street corner is not a news story. I guarantee Fukudome didn't bring up the topic of the racist t-shirt all by himself. He probably had no idea it even existed until some media douche (probably at the tabloid known as the Sun-Times) brought it up to him to try and create a story out of nothing. It's like telling someone, "Hey I heard that guy over there called you a (fill in whatever insult)", just so you can stir up trouble.
It's similar with all the balls thrown on the field. It was, at most, 15 people out of 40,000, but since their small act of throwing a ball on the field was on TV and covered so voraciously by the media, it makes it seem like all Cubs fans are drunken idiots.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
it doesnt reflect well, but all teams have their embarrassing stuff...its up to the fan to actually be embarrassed by it. im not bothered by conditions of society...be it a tshirt or someone with a flaming cross whapping minorities in the skull with phamphlets about how they are destroying something or other.
the guy selling the shirts didnt give a fuk (har). he just wants the loot...if "gee i love fuku!" shirts were selling...he'd sell them.
i dont really see an issue that's negative with the vendor being told to quit...
he didnt get arrested...he didnt get his merch. taken...
he was just told to go sell his racist stuff elsewhere.
personally, im more concerned with the people who bought the shirts rather than the guy who's only motivation was money. whether the seller is racist or not doesn't matter to me cuz even if he was a hardcore racist the motivation here is purely money for him (it seems).
ultimately, though...though i have more concern for the pool of people who bought the shirts i could ultimately care less.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
My main problem with Brennaman was his branding of all Cubs fans as the type that would throw baseballs out of the bleachers. Everyone knows at this point that a large number of people who sit out there are not true fans. Yeah, they root, but they're their for reasons mostly unrelated to baseball. Marty's been around long enough to know that.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
"It's the stupid frat boy behavior that results in idiotic things like the 15 balls coming back from right field. The whole "win or lose we still booze" mentality."
This has been going on since the late 80's at Wrigley, and only now some people happen to be noticing it? Jeez, try living a few blocks from the ballpark, that kind of crap's been going on for forever and a day.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Freaking Bananas
A couple years back I moved from indoor to outdoor work. I had some cramping issues. So I cut back on alcohol and caffeine but I don't like bananas so I did some research. I found Nectarines had almost four times the amount of potassium as bananas. So, in addition to buying nectarines, I planted a dwarf nectarine tree.
I'm left with: why are bananas always promoted for potassium issues? The only thing I could come up with is that I can grow, as can most American's, Nectarines in my back yard but I can only get bananas from multinational corporation third world plantations.
(Also, ESPN chucks. Morgan is a worthless moron but he isn't half as bad as Phillips who seems to think it's his responsibility to carry Mets manhood is his mouth.)
If anyone knows Cubs trainers, suggest Nectarines. I haven't had a cramping issue since ... and it's been years.
I've found that
Kazakhstan is the #1 exporter of Potassium. All other eastern European countries have inferior potassium.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
My guess is that is has to do with the overall popularity of bananas. Bananas, IIRC, are the most popular fruit in america.
Re: Nectarines > Bananas?
where did you find that info? i checked online and so far the lists i've found have bananas rated higher in potassium content than nectarines.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
Judging by Parachat, Chad is apparently the most popular fruit at TCR.
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
That may be so but what is Chad's potassium content?
Re: Cubs Week in Quotations
I prefer not to find out.
Recent comments
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
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.


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MARTINSBURG - Three people were arrested Monday after a child was found in a residence in Berkeley County surrounded by heroin needles.
Deanna Jean Shankle, 29, of Emerald Drive, Falling Waters, was charged with one count of felony child neglect and one misdemeanor count of providing false information to a police officer.
Walter Duane McPeak, 55, also of Emerald Drive, Falling Waters, was charged with one count of felony child neglect.
Joseph Shawn Burcker, 34, of Shale Pit Lane, Falling Waters, was charged with felony child neglect and one count of possession of heroin.
According to court records, at about 1:37 a.m. Monday, West Virginia State Troopers M.D. Hart and G.W. Merkich III responded to a report of suspicious activity at a residence on Shale Pit Drive in Falling Waters.
Police were told an anonymous caller reported two adults were using drugs inside the residence and a child could be heard screaming. When police arrived at the scene, they made contact with Burcker at the front door and noticed he had needle markings on his left forearm just below his elbow. When asked, Burcker admitted that he had recently used heroin and agreed to show police where it was.
Police entered the residence to check on the welfare of the child. The child was found with McPeak and Shankle in a back bedroom. Hart noticed a needle lying next to Shankle on the bed, at which time she jumped up and threw a coat from the closet over it, records show.
Hart told the woman to stop concealing the needle, but she responded that there was no needle on the bed. Hart then removed the coat and secured the needle, which was full of a suspect illegal substance, records show.
Shankle told police the needle wasn't hers and that she had used heroin earlier in the morning.
Hart later asked Shankle why she concealed the needle. She told the officer that she didn't know a needle was there and said she didn't conceal it, records show.
Police also found multiple needles within the bedroom within reach of the child, as well as another needle in the bathroom.
Burcker told police the needles were his. All three defendants were later arraigned and released after posting bail. If convicted of child neglect, they face one to five years in prison.
- Staff writer Edward Marshall can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 182, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I'm proud to announce the OSE Christmas Gift to the World:
Read full story on the blog regarding highlights of the DVD release -
Next, more... Read more
Practical Post Scarcity - Video
Dear Backers, this is a well-made explanation of artificial material scarcity and how it can be addressed by open source economic development:
This is the core of Open Source... Read more
Progress Accelerates
Dear Backers -
Progress on the Civilization Starter Kit has been steady, including fuel to fund it. This is from September this year:
and we have generated $173k in December from Kickstarter, crowds,... Read more
Dear Backers,
I finally have a chance to emerge from full construction duty – 17,000 bricks pressed and countdown in our last week of brick pressing with cold weather producing diminishing returns.... Read more
Kickstarter Success
Dear Backers,
Thanks so much to all of you - we have major success in funding, with $63,574 collected of our $40k goal:
There was another $5k and another $1.8k... Read more
Beginning Column Laying in Workshop
We have begun laying columns for the workshop - right after the 4000 square foot slab was poured. Here is a video from Ben Nelson, one visitor from last Saturdays... Read more
Update 4: Progress to Date
Dear Backers - here is the visual history of our building adventures from the start of the season to the first compressed earth bricks laid -
Update #3: The Context
Dear Backers,
Thanks for your explosive support, we have reached our goal with 15 days left. There is also no sign of slowing down, pass this on to your friends:... Read more
Explosive Growth Over the Weekend
Dear Backers,
We are moving forward explosively on the campaign, with $16k gained over the weekend after a Reddit post and further viral publicity. We stand at $23k right now... Read more
Dear Supporters - Report after Week 1
Dear Supporters -
Thanks for your contribution - we are doing well so far and we are preparing a further publicity campaign. We are at $5.4 in 7 days -... Read more


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