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5 Beliefs About Surviving a Disaster (That Can Kill You)
If you read the news, you'll know that humans are constantly running into things that put their lives in danger: crime, natural disasters, ill-advised riding-mower volleyball games. Despite this, most of us remain in blissful denial about how we'll react during terrible, life-threatening events. For example ...
(If you think Hollywood has prepared you to survive a gunfight, you need to read our De-Textbook.)
#5. We Think We'll Know What to Do
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Reports of a shocking event are working their way through the mass media. Victims are being buried. Families are mourning their loved ones. And like urine spreading through a crowded kiddie pool, the comment sections of the Internet are filling up with observations like this one, about a shooting in Colorado:
Now, I'm willing to bet most of us would never write anything like that, because we are not boss-level douchebags. But surveys show that most people do believe that they'd do just fine during a crisis situation, even if they have no training or experience whatsoever. This means that even though we're not spewing our assurances all over the Internet, many of us are still unconsciously assuming that all those people on the news suffered and/or died because they just aren't as naturally smart and awesome as we are.
And you can't really blame us for thinking that, because ...
#4. Movies Have Given Us Terrible Expectations
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In The Dark Knight, sassy lawyer and love interest Rachel Dawes is thrown out of a tall building by the Joker, and then saved at the last second by Batman, who swoops in and rescues her with a batcape capable of cancelling the effects of g-force deceleration. Rachel's reaction, after facing certain death only seconds before? She looks at Batman like they have just finished a mildly uncomfortable sex act and says, "Let's not do that again!" In the same movie, fellow lawyer Harvey Dent is in the middle of a court case when a witness on the stand points a gun at him and pulls the trigger. When it misfires, Dent smoothly grabs the weapon and quips about buying American. Never mind that these characters are acting as if they are suffering from severely damaged amygdalae: They're the good guys (at least for now), and that means that they don't experience fear.
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Either that, or it's telling us that lawyers don't have souls.
This is not a freak example: Find a random scene from a movie that shows any sort of crisis, and chances are you can pick out the hero by looking for the person who isn't panicking. It's the calm, nerdy heroines that survive the carnage in horror movies, while their panic-stricken friends go running into chainsaw blades. It's Bruce Willis or Sigourney Weaver who stare witheringly at their sobbing beta-male companions before taking charge, saving the day, and dying the hardest. Movies teach us that heroes -- whether they're trained cops, plucky teenagers, or middle-aged housewives -- respond to mortal danger with calm wisecracking. And because we all want to think that we're the protagonists in our own movies, we expect that we'll naturally react like that as well.
Unfortunately, in real life ...
#3. Our Brains Won't Work the Way We Think They Will
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Our expectations are based on the assumption that, in a survival situation, our brain won't work that differently than it does when we're going about our daily life watching our cats ride around on Roombas. Sure, maybe we'll get a bit scared, but we will overcome it and deal, just like we did when the Roomba almost fell down the stairs with Meow Zedong on it. But the truth is that when you're hurtling down the Mortal Danger Expressway into Oh Fuck Central, you're not just dealing with being scared. You're dealing with your brain trying to turn you into a dumb, screaming, pants-staining animal.
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Above: You.
As soon as you perceive that you're in mortal danger, your brain will start shutting down its higher functions so that it can devote more energy to tasks like "running the hell away." This means that you might have trouble processing even simple information, such as spoken commands like "Hey, don't go that way, there's even more bears down there" or "Stop it! The bears hate it when you slap them!" In fact, during times of extreme fear your brain can stop taking in any auditory information at all. Plane-crash investigations have discovered recordings of pilots ignoring warning announcements telling them exactly what is wrong with a crashing plane and how to fix it: At that level of stress, the pilots physically could not hear the warnings.
And it gets worse. When your brain kicks into panic mode, you can become super sensitive to visual stimuli, so that you start noticing things you previously would have ignored, pre-panic. These sudden visual superpowers might seem like a good thing, until you imagine trying to find your way out of a burning building when your brain is literally showing you an entirely different environment than the one you're familiar with.
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"I don't remember that tree shaped like a dildo before. Fuck, I'm going the wrong way."
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STATE?COLLEGE?- Go, go, go. No huddle. Snap it. Go, go, go. Get up to the line of scrimmage. Go, go, go.
Fast-paced offense is all the rage in football these days, and after what Chip Kelly and the Philadelphia Eagles displayed Monday night, the copycat trend figures to take effect in the NFL and college football.
Penn State has an effective no-huddle package that Bill O'Brien calls NASCAR, and the offense was highly effective and efficient in it last season. The Nittany Lions haven't run it as much so far this year, although they looked crisp the few times they went to it Saturday against Eastern Michigan.
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Christian Hackenberg's (14) status as a freshman quarterback is one reason the Nittany Lions haven't run their NASCAR?offense as much this year.
O'Brien was asked about the Eagles' offense Monday night and said, "It was unbelievable. It was great."
O'Brien is certainly an offensive-minded coach, and it would surprise no one if the Lions would ever go to the NASCAR package extensively in games. But there is, as the coach mentioned, "a fine line that you walk with your tempo."
A big part of the equation has nothing to do with how the offense is playing.
"A lot of it has to do with how your defense is playing," O'Brien said. "With the way our defense has been playing in the last couple games, it was probably appropriate for us to be in more fast tempo because our defense was playing pretty well."
Teams can't just decide on a whim to play fast a good bit of the time. To do what Kelly did at Oregon or now with the Eagles takes a mindset and commitment that has to start with the training and conditioning programs during the offseason.
Fast offenses don't just wear out the defense, they can wear out the offensive players, too.
"In the huddle you get that 10, 15 seconds of breath, and NASCAR, it's just keep going, going, going, going," PSU left tackle Donovan Smith said. "Any team that runs a fast no huddle will tell you that it will get tiring."
The Lions seemingly would be able to pull it off, however, as they've repeatedly praised strength and conditioning coach Craig Fitzgerald for getting them in tip-top condition.
"I think we're in good shape," Smith said. "We ran NASCAR [on Saturday], and ... I asked a couple of guys on the line, 'How are you feeling?' We feel great. And I feel good myself. I don't think it's any problem in terms of conditioning that when we go NASCAR or anything like that."
That's going to it several times a game. But how about using it extensively?
"That will be fun, actually, to find out myself," Smith said.
Sooner or later, Penn State will play a team that runs a lot of no-huddle offense -- Indiana will in week five -- so the defenders' conditioning will be put to the test.
"It's really hard to simulate the type of tempo like that at practice," safety Malcolm Willis said. "With our team, we go against fast tempo every day in practice, and it does nothing for us but help us."
There are two things that prevent Penn State from doing more NASCAR.
"It's hard to start a drive with ultra-fast tempo right away," O'Brien said. "It's important to gain the first first down, and that kind of gets you flowing from there."
The Lions are a woeful 2-for-26 on third down this season (see more on that below), and negative plays on first or second down have prevented them from getting into their NASCAR sets more.
The other big reason is they have a freshman quarterback who has played only two games, and he's running a highly complex offense that requires him to make a lot of checks at the line of scrimmage.
"In high school I really didn't have to do that much," Christian Hackenberg said. "So coming here that's something I felt like I did better [against Eastern Michigan] than last week."
As Hackenberg gets more comfortable with the offense and better understands what he's seeing at the line of scrimmage, the more comfortable O'Brien will feel going no huddle.
"I love to play at a fast pace," O'Brien said. "I think it's a lot of fun for the kids. It's fun in practice. They enjoy it. They have a lot of confidence in it. So we'll try to keep mixing it in there."
Injury update
Linebackers Mike Hull (knee) and Ben Kline (shoulder) are good to go Saturday, O'Brien said, which is a big boost for the PSU defense. Safety Ryan Keiser from Selinsgrove is listed as questionable.
Tight end Matt Lehman underwent surgery Tuesday on his injured knee and is out for the season.
Penn State is 2-for-26 on third down this season. That's not a misprint. Despite being 2-0 and scoring 23 and 45 points, the Lions have been the worst team in the nation on third down, and it does help that they're 4-for-4 on fourth down.
"It will get better," O'Brien said. "I can't guarantee it. I'm not into guarantees. But I do believe we're working on it, and it will definitely, in my opinion, it will improve. It needs to."
One of the main problems is that PSU has found itself in many third-and-long situations.
"We've got to get off to a better start on first down," O'Brien said. "We've got too many [bad plays], whether it's a penalty to put us back or a lost-yardage play. So now you're in second-and-long, and you're already off schedule. It's not a good thing.
"Once we get to third down, we have to execute better. I thought on Saturday there were plays to be made there. Whether it was a protection breakdown or a poor throw or whatever it was, we just didn't make the play."
RB by committee
The depth chart lists Zach Zwinak or Bill Belton or Akeel Lynch as the starting running back. Having two players listed isn't uncommon, but three is very rare.
"Running back by committee isn't so bad when you have three good running backs," O'Brien said.

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Look at those stupid hippy dippy peacenik freaks with their girly long hair and flowery bell bottoms laughing at me and my pressed brown slacks, white shirt, polka dot bow tie and crew cut as I walk around campus distributing Nixon campaign pamphlets. Just wait until I inherit my daddy's insurance business and they come begging me for a job, we'll see who's laughing then.
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An adjective describing pseudo-hippie yuppie bullshit practices. Usually refers to ingenuine hippie resembling or environmental efforts, such as using your 401k a year to buy a hybrid car and wear crocs. There are generally a lot of hippydippy organizations standing outside at concert lines or festivals that like to spam your e-mail address with useless petitions to sign and such. Mostly, the types to engage in hippydippy activities are rich people and teenagers who drive 35 miles to get to their local Earth Day festival where they will buy a hacky sack and tie dyed t-shirt, but eat a $5 piece of pizza instead of ordering from the vegan menu.
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Unfortunately, there will not be a bluetooth API in the first release of the Windows Phone 7 app platform. This is something we've heard a lot of feedback on and very high in the priority list for future versions.
Hey Now Robert & Mike,
Great Vid! Sorry to hear your phone screen cracked.
Thx 4 the info,
What opportunity will there be for 3rd party companies to develop 3rd party apps to use purely for their companies use, without paying for a MSDN Subscription?For example, can I develop an app for my company only and install it on multiple devices without putting it on marketplace? If not why not? The only reason I am sticking out for phone 7 over android is the potential for .net dev. If this is not optional, sorry, but I will be porting over to android and Java instead, who seem to have a much richer set of APIs.
Whilst I am on this topic, who no support for small internal SQL databases? Creating objects in an app will be time consuming and inefficient; surely you could have allowed or developed to allow for SQL.
Why no internet based silverlight?Why no API support for built in cameras?
Why no sideloading?
If these are time related issues, and they will be resolved, please please let the Devs know. As a dev, I want to be able to dev using managed code, not PINVOKE to use a function such as bluetooth or videocamera. I certainly dont want to pay mega $ to a third party developer when quite frankly, this support should be supplied by MS or at least the phone developer. Each phone manufacturer should generate the APIs required and include them on a CD with the mobile to allow easy and quick application development.
All these things will create a fantastic phone. The HTC HD is a fantastic phone, that quite frankly has been let down up to now with lousy software. Give devs the tools they need and you will have a fantastic business oriented product, that many .net developers will have full access to a wide variety of tools. At least give us a timeframe to which we can expect the above, or face a lot of .net developers switching to android.
Too many No's in Win Phone 7, Anroid is far better, I want to go into mobile development 2011, thinking of which platform, i have checked Anroid it look better but i will still have love to have .Net in my hand with win phone 7, but as its now, sorry i have to stay with anroid and j2me phones with bluetooth API and camera API.
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A gonad in humanoid form. i.e., a testicle which walks (and all too often TALKS) like a man. Note that the word "gonoid" exists and has other meanings, but this one is coined by ME.
See also "dwerp".
See also "dwerp".
Yeh, I met him - a real gonoid for sure.
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MELBOURNE, Australia � Sloane Stephens has heard a lot of advice from Serena Williams. Pointers on her groundstrokes, and even on her grunts.
It�s been mostly gentle encouragement, occasionally spiced with headline-making comments from Williams, who has predicted the 19-year-old American one day will top the women�s rankings.
As Stephens learned earlier this month, though, it�s one thing to play with Williams, another to play against the 15-time Grand Slam champion.
When they meet Wednesday at the Australian Open, Williams will have the experience of 34 previous Grand Slam quarterfinals behind her. With a comeback 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 win over Bojana Jovanovski, Stephens qualified for her first quarterfinal at a major tournament.
�It will be tough, obviously. It�s quarters of a Grand Slam,� Stephens said. �There won�t be that, like, first time, �Oh, my God, I�m playing Serena.� That�s kind of out of the window now. So that�s good.�
Williams and defending champion Victoria Azarenka advanced Monday, losing just four games between them against Russian rivals. Williams beat No. 14 Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-0, and Azarenka defeated Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6-1.
Next up for Azarenka is a quarterfinal against Svetlana Kuznetsova, who entered the season�s first major tournament ranked No. 75 but has won titles at the 2004 U.S. Open and 2009 French Open.
On the men�s side, No. 2 Roger Federer and U.S. Open champion Andy Murray stayed on course for a semifinal in their half of the draw.
Federer won 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2 over big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic, advancing to the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam for the 35th consecutive time, while Murray took advantage of Gilles Simon�s fatigue for a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 victory.
Federer will face 2008 Australian finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat friend and fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Murray, who ended a 76-year drought for British men in Grand Slam tournaments with a win at the U.S. Open, will play unseeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy next.
Chardy, who hit with Williams in a training camp at Mauritius at the end of 2012, followed up his upset win over 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory over No. 21 Andreas Seppi.
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic, who needed five hours to beat Stanislas Warwinka in the fourth round, is on the other side of the draw. He�ll face No. 5 seed Tomas Berdych today.
Williams played Stephens at the Brisbane International earlier this month, winning their quarterfinal 6-4, 6-3 en route to the title. That night, Stephens said, she �lost to the best player in the world.�
But there were times in the match when the American teenager was cranky, particularly when Williams unleashed some loud and long �Come ons� to celebrate vital points.
Stephens, looking toward her coach at one point, said the celebrations were disrespectful.
Later, she said she was joking.
Regardless, it was a lesson. The friendly Serena from the locker room is the ultimate competitor � she�s on a 20-match winning roll and has lost only once since her first-round exit at the French Open.
�Obviously every match is a learning experience,� Stephens said. �But, I mean, you�ve just got to go and treat it like another match.�
Well, not exactly a normal match, she said, but certainly no different from playing any of the other top three players.
�It just happens to be Serena. She�s obviously one of the greatest players to ever play the game,� Stephens said. �Without the titles, with the titles, it�s still a tennis match. The court�s the same size. You�re still playing a regular person across the net.�
Stephens and Williams ran across each other in the locker room Sunday.
�She told me I was too quiet on the court,� Stephens said. �Then (Monday) I was thinking to myself, �I�m really loud. Should I tone it down a little bit?��
Stephen�s mother, Sybil Smith, will be watching on television. Her grandparents are avid TV fans, too. Her father, former New England Patriots player John Stephens, died in 2009.
It was her mom who introduced her to tennis at age 9. About four years ago, Williams spotted her in the dressing room and said hi.
Last year, she practiced with Williams in Fed Cup training. And last week, she even was mistaken for the five-time Australian Open champion.
�Nothing is worse than on the second point of the match, someone screaming out, �Serena!� I�m like, �Oh, great, here we go.� That happened first match, like loudly,� she said.
Williams thinks she�s more like an elder stateswoman for the younger U.S. players than mentor for the likes of Stephens.
�I just feel like being the older one ... maybe some of the younger players look up to me,� she said. �It�s hard to be a real mentor when you�re still in competition.�
And as the elder stateswoman, Williams said, �I feel no responsibility� when it comes to playing Stephens.
�I doubt she has any expectations of me to be responsible for anything,� she said. �I�m here to compete and do the best I can, as well as she is. And she�s been doing really amazing. I�m really happy. I have a tough match, so we�ll see.�
As for the advice on the grunt, Williams said a little bit of locker room banter goes a long way.
�We were the other day in the locker room. She said, �I grunt.� I said, �No, you don�t. You�re so calm. I�m like loud and outrageous,�� Williams said.
�She�s incredibly calm. I think that�s such a great thing to have. Like you look at some of the great players like Roger, he�s so calm out there. That�s what she has. She�s like, �I grunt.� I�m like, �You don�t grunt. What are you talking about?� I think she was maybe joking, because she definitely doesn�t grunt.�
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Wilton police said Karen Carr, 24, of Greenville, N.H., crashed into the river about 3:50 p.m. after crossing one lane of Route 31 and going down an embankment.
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"I definitely feel like I'm sitting in the chair I'm supposed to be sitting in right now," the Maroon 5 singer, 35, tells PEOPLE of his upcoming wedding to Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo. "It all feels very natural."
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Apple affordable 'iPhone Light' and 'iPhone 5S' drawings leak out, trustworthy enough for case makers
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Apple is rumored to be preparing a massive unveiling soon with both an next-generation iPhone, the 5S, and a brand new product that is vaguely referred to as "the low-cost iPhone"…
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1. Osman (Posts: 44; Member since: 07 May 2012)
Awkward moment when iPhone Light is Heavy but not Light. (Lumia 520/620 inspired design)
15. zibbyzib2000 (Posts: 221; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
More like the iPhone 3G design... But whatevs
26. Potato. (banned) (Posts: 607; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
iNSPIRE. iCOPY. iNNOVATE. iWILL-SUE.
2. naveenstuns (Posts: 172; Member since: 19 Feb 2012)
shall we call it iLumia :P
34. Napalm_3nema (Posts: 2184; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
Should we call the 920 and N9 iPods?
3. tech2 (Posts: 3455; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
LMAO....How can you call that brick light ?
4. chunk1x (Posts: 248; Member since: 25 Jun 2011)
The iPoor. An iPhone for peasants and made by peasants.
5. wendygarett (unregistered)
Me want iPhone light :)
6. whoyton2 (banned) (Posts: 142; Member since: 19 Jun 2013)
I preferred the old wendygarret....
8. wendygarett (unregistered)
Me now same old Wendy, me heart same old Apple, bite bite bite :)
9. whoyton2 (banned) (Posts: 142; Member since: 19 Jun 2013)
Have you actually ever been tested......
28. Potato. (banned) (Posts: 607; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
I prefer new wandygarret.. Unbiased and friendly (somehow similar to XPERIADROID)
7. whoyton2 (banned) (Posts: 142; Member since: 19 Jun 2013)
Oh dear apple.....we are not magpies who get attracted to pretty colours....
16. samystic (Posts: 230; Member since: 25 Mar 2012)
be satisfied with blacks, dull blues and grays of s3, and standard whites of preety much all galaxies... o man this is my 3rd reply to you today! and none of your comments make sense!
23. loyals (Posts: 129; Member since: 10 Nov 2012)
lumia comes in pretty colors too btw n many ppl liked it just for that reason..now that its an iphone , im pretty sure many will love it !
10. cornerofthemoon (Posts: 590; Member since: 20 Apr 2010)
36. Napalm_3nema (Posts: 2184; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
Yes, since the basic design for the Lumias, and the predecessor N9, resemble the older iPod Nanos, I would say it is fair to brand the Nokia a ripoff. Thumbs up from me.
11. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
I think an iPhone that almost identically resembled a current iPod Nano would sell well. A smaller aluminum touchscreen package just like it. Just your basic features and more basic useful apps available.
12. whoyton2 (banned) (Posts: 142; Member since: 19 Jun 2013)
Most iPhone users buy a iPhone to show off though, if it is cheaper then where is the show factor, besides some of the poorest in society end up with an iPhone....
21. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
Thats what Im saying. Dont make a low end phone and make it seem like one. Make one in disguise of a mini version except with all aluminum and small.
13. MalakiMills (Posts: 257; Member since: 15 Jun 2010)
I kinda like the look of this. I also like that they aren't gonna cheap out and go back to the 3.5 inch screen. If they basically make this a 4s with the 4 inch screen it'll do pretty well.
14. lorenzattractor (Posts: 68; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
I gotta say, this looks worse than Samsung's designs. Heck it makes them look "cool".
17. Notsosuperdave (Posts: 29; Member since: 15 May 2013)
unless it give me an iHummer, i aint convinced- still oogling the BBZ10
18. JMartin22 (Posts: 1969; Member since: 30 Apr 2013)
They're making an iPhone budget phone? Just when you thought it couldn't get anymore low end. The iPhone 5 is already considered midrange at best.
33. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
wouldnt call it budget phone it probably guessing cost 400-500$ NO CONTRACT
19. olegarda (Posts: 5; Member since: 20 May 2013)
20. BigBoss10 (Posts: 273; Member since: 31 Aug 2012)
iBrick xD
32. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
22. applesauce (banned) (Posts: 165; Member since: 26 Aug 2012)
The render is an improvement to the iphail design philosophy, that is, one of the biggest complaints I have with the iph4 and above is the hard edges that make it uncomfortable, even painful, to hold. The original and 3g/gs had the rounded back but a rough seam between the bezel and back, making it feel cheap, toylike, and also uncomfortable.
Why do people like these things again?
Also, insert obligatory Lumia reference here.
24. volcano (Posts: 348; Member since: 25 Jan 2013)
wtf copying windows phone isn't enough now they are copying nokia
35. Napalm_3nema (Posts: 2184; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
Back the bus up. The iPod Nano predates the N9.
25. iami67 (Posts: 318; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
All apple does is copy everyone dont know why you all dont see that yet. The multi colored options make the phone look very cheap and plastic like. Funny all theses apple fans said samsung was garbage cause the plastic now apple is going to have it and it looks good to them. lol comical
27. greathero1 (Posts: 565; Member since: 13 Jun 2008)
What's comical is that you are comparing an entry level phone with a cheesy looking plastic to a high end phone with cheesy looking plastic. Most are complaining because of the plastic on the high end models that look cheap and feel cheap. The overwhelming majority of folks don't mind plastic made to look and feel high end. Notice how no one says "Cheap plastic" for Nokia models. It's because those bricks don't feel or look cheap and feel good in the hand.
29. TechDork (Posts: 292; Member since: 10 May 2010)
I actually like the form factor of the iPhone Light. I've always liked the rounded edges of the 1st gen iPhone, very ergonomic & form fitting; sturdy feel too. I think it looks quite cool.
30. masterpogi6 (Posts: 11; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Apple is always a monster in the world of mobile phones. I love apple :D. Samsung and HTC always copy the design and concept of Apple that is why those two company $@(k$! What a loser :D lol LOL LOL :D
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must be very expensive too paint all those iPhones
37. Dadler22 (Posts: 161; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
o cool the same thing
38. zennacko (Posts: 236; Member since: 16 Jun 2013)
Scenes from the next chapter: Apple sues Nokia and Microsoft over colorful Lumia Phones. And Samsung for white phones.And all the phone makers for violating their patent of a rectangular phone with touchscreen
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Ball State's football team, under the direction of second-year head coach Pete Lembo, held its annual Spring Game at Scheumann Stadium. The Cardinal's offense managed a 50-49 victory.
The Cardinals offense and defense competed for four 15-minute quarters with the special teams units conducting drills between quarters. Ball State used a unique scoring system, which included offensive points for first downs, field goals, touchdowns, extra points and two-point conversions. The defense was awarded points for drive stops, three and outs, takeaways, touchdowns, extra points and safeties.
"This was a great day for our program," Lembo says. "I thought the scrimmage was competitive with good balance. It just seemed like there was a little more energy and explosiveness this year. The control our quarterbacks took of the offense compared to last year was a real positive. Our defense managed some great takeaways and we had a much better pass rush."
Steven Schott provided the first big scoring play of the game when he connected on a 19-yard field goal. A pair of interceptions by Andre Dawson and Kenneth Lee highlighted the first half for the defense.
The second quarter saw the Ball State quarterbacks connect on two long scoring plays. Kelly Page threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Heard, while Keith Wenning completed a 54-yard pass to Willie Snead. After the pair of scores, the Cardinal took a 31-22 lead.
Wenning added a 51-yard scoring strike to Jamill Smith in the third quarter to give the Cardinal a 39-22 advantage.
The fourth quarter scoring was highlighted by a 47-year field goal by Schott, which made the score Cardinal 44, White 39. A series of first down drives in the final series enabled the Cardinal to tally the victory.
Former Ball State lettermen Michael Blair and Greg Garnica served as honorary coaches for the game.
Blair earned four letters for Ball State from 1993-96 and was a part of two Mid-American Conference Championship teams that competed in bowl games. Blair helped the Cardinals to the 1993 and 1996 MAC titles and berths in the Las Vegas Bowl each of those seasons. He was the MAC Freshman of the Year in 1993, and earned All-MAC first team honors that season. Blair also earned All-MAC Second Team honors in 1995, and completed his career with a then-school record 3,051 career rushing yards. Blair was the first Ball State football player to ever rush for over 3,000 yards in a career.
Garnica lettered for the Cardinals from 1986-89 and was the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 1987, 1988 and 1989. He led Ball State to the 1989 MAC Championship and the Cardinals first-ever NCAA Divsion IA bowl game -- the 1989 California Raisin Bowl. A linebacker for the Cardinals, Garnica was an All-MAC selection in 1989 and earned second team honors in 1986 and 1988. He completed his Ball State career as the school's all-time leading tackler with 689 career tackles -- a record that stands today. Garnica also managed 13 career interceptions, which is tied for the fourth best mark in school history, while his six career fumble recoveries ties for the school's all-time mark.
Ball State welcomes back 30 lettermen, including 13 starters, from a 2011 team that managed a 6-6 overall record.
The Cardinals open the 2012 season Thurs., Aug. 30, vs. Eastern Michigan in a Mid-American Conference game at Scheumann Stadium. Ball State will also host South Florida Sept. 22, Northern Illinois Oct. 6, Western Michigan Oct. 13 and Ohio Nov. 14.


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For the past 75 years, Dale Barnaby has needed only to look out from his front porch to see one of the most prominent landmarks along U.S. 85.
When he was a boy in school, the Nunn resident said he remembers when three of his classmates climbed up the 50,000-gallon water tank and painted weeds around words that have made the tower memorable among Weld County residents: "Watch Nunn Grow."
Thanks to Barnaby's and other community members' efforts to get the tank on the state's historic register, the black letters should be around a while longer — but soon, the tower will be sharing its air space. On Saturday, the town of Nunn will break ground on a new, 180,000-gallon water tower just a few blocks away, at Weld County roads 100 and 31.
The 150-foot tank likely won't have the same wording painted on its side as the historic one, said Cathy Payne, Nunn town clerk. The $2.4 million project, funded by a Colorado Revolving Fund loan and grant, should be complete by the end of next year. Gina Janett, project coordinator for the new tank, said it will probably look something like a golf ball atop a narrow base.
After the original tank began to leak a few years ago, Payne said Nunn has been operating with zero water storage, which could pose a problem in the case of a fire.
Nunn also received a state historic preservation grant to contract engineers who will stabilize the old tower to ensure its message is seen by drivers along the highway for years to come.
Built in 1921, the old tower often served as a milestone for motorists, letting them know they were halfway between Greeley and Cheyenne, Wyo. Similarly, a beacon light on top of the tank used to guide planes traveling between the two cities.
For kids living in Nunn, that light told them it was time to run home, said Kahla Barnaby, Dale's wife.
"That's what I remember about the water tower," said Barnaby, 86.
She said her uncle was part of the crew that helped build the tower back in the 1920s.
"It was the same company all over the U.S. building water towers," Barnaby said.
Dale, also 86, said the old tower always had something of a presence in his life.
"We used to have games to see who had enough nerve to climb to the top of the water tower, and I was never the one that would do it," he said.
Later, when Dale was a firefighter in Nunn, he said the tower was at the center of an emotional moment when a man climbed it and threatened to commit suicide.
Firefighters were able to talk him down, Dale said.
Kahla said she was too young to remember much more of her uncle's experience constructing the tower, but she was still relieved to hear it was placed on the historical register in 1993.
"I'm so glad," she said. "I was afraid they were going to take it down."


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Davis & Elkins College opens its 2013-2014 Recital Series with a free performance by the Montclaire String Quartet at 2 p.m. Sept. 15, in the Great Hall of Halliehurst. A reception will follow the concert.
Seating for the concert is limited and reservations are recommended by calling 304-637-1255 or visiting the Arts and Entertainment page at www.dewv.edu.
The program will include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Quartet in F major, K 590" and "Johannes Brahms' Quartet in B-flat major," Op. 67.
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The Montclaire String Quartet will perform in the first of the Davis & Elkins College 2013-2014 Recital Series at 2 p.m. Sept. 15, in the Great Hall of Halliehurst. Admission is free. Montclaire members are Amelia Chan, violin; Anton Shelepov, violin; Bernard Di Gregorio, viola; and Andrea Di Gregorio, cello.
Current Montclaire members are Amelia Chan, violin; Anton Shelepov, violin; Bernard Di Gregorio, viola; and Andrea Di Gregorio, cello.
The Montclaire String Quartet is celebrating its 24th year as quartet-in-residence of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra with the 2013-2014 season. In addition to performing its own four-concert series in Charleston and recitals around the state, each of the quartet members serves as the principal of the Symphony's string sections.
Montclaire is the recipient of the Mayor's Award for Outstanding Organization given by the Charleston Fund for the Arts. The ensemble also has been a prize winner in The Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, Chamber Music Society of the Monterey Peninsula Competition, Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition, Evian International String Quartet Competition and the Banff International String Quartet Competition. They have previously held positions as Artists-in-Residence at the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. For many summers, Montclaire was featured as Quartet-in-Residence at the New Hampshire Music Festival.
The quartet recently gave the world premiere of West Virginia composer David Williams's String Quartet No. 1, as well as a presentation of "Black Angels" by West Virginia composer George Crumb.
A large part of Montclaire's mission is to bring classical music to children throughout West Virginia, and the Quartet plays approximately 70 uniquely innovative programs per year, reaching as many as 14,000 youths of all ages annually. A special educational concert was broadcast throughout the state on a one-hour West Virginia Public Broadcasting special for the Arts and Letters series at the Governor's Mansion.


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How do humans create? Is creativity about more than art, music and literature? Is the spark of creativity ignited by the divine?
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango is going to examine those questions and more in its summer lecture series, �Creativity: The Divine Spark,� that will begin Sunday.
�We held a meeting to pick the topic, and there were lots of ideas around this one,� said Katherine Burgess, who has organized the series since it began four years ago. �It was a seller�s market, the schedule was full before we left. It was a miracle � see, Unitarians do have miracles.�
Speakers will address topics from how to nurture creativity and imagining the image in photography to encouraging the art of playing for adults and appreciating the creative beauty in mathematics.
�Most people have no clue about how math can be creative,� said K Redford, who will speak about �Mathematics and the Creative Loop� on June 16. �They only know what they learned in high school and college, and that was definitely not creative.�
Redford, who taught everything from arithmetic through calculus to grades six through 12, became interested in the creative side of mathematics after a friend gave her Douglas Hofstadter�s book G�del, Escher, Bach: An Etnernal Golden Braid.
�You don�t have to know music theory to appreciate music, understand the color wheel or perspective to love art or understand the details of mathematics to understand its creativity,� she said, explaining she�s going to use a Moebius strip as her example. �I�m not going to teach a math course, and there won�t be a test.�
Alane Brown, who teaches a class about the psychology of creativity at Fort Lewis College, is examining the environments that foster creativity by asking members of the Unitarian poetry group to read poems and talk about the inspiration behind them.
�Brooks Taylor is going to read a poem inspired by being in an oak grove, and how that relates to a hymn we sing about oaks, she said. Creativity is nurtured by multidimensional thinking and how that produces creativity, putting things together that have not been put together before.�
The current best-seller Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehner made the subject seem timely to organizers. Burgess also recommends composer Igor Stravinsky�s The Poetics of Music, from lectures he delivered at Harvard University, although she admits they wouldn�t be everyone�s cup of tea.
�The thing that makes us human is that imagination,� Burgess said. �Creativity is reconstructing, reconfiguring something new out of something that already exists.�
Judith Reynolds, critic and cartoonist for The Durango Herald and an art history professor at FLC, will be speaking on �Creativity and Madness� in July, but she has a broader perspective on the subject.
�Our culture has given the corner of creativity to certain professions,� she said. �But there are people who have mastered the art of living in a really creative way, or cooking or carpentry. That creativity matters, too.�


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Summer arts festivals are the most substantial venues, with their wide reach and appeal, presenting contemporary music in the United States today. They have the flexibility, resources, audience and the right environment to do so, and make an impact.
Tanglewood and Aspen are best known for devoting a considerable portion of their activities to contemporary music, but a close look at any given summers Spoleto Festival lineup does not disappoint in its new music content, or quality, especially since it does not only focus on music as the above mentioned two do, but also includes other art forms.
Those other vessels of contemporary art, such as cinema, theater, dance and the visual arts, historically have been better agents of new styles, and have gone a lot further in gaining support and wide appeal.
Its not unusual to meet people who are regulars at art galleries and theaters, who follow all the latest developments, while being very conservative in their music preferences.
It somehow remains a struggle to program new music even today, a time when polemics have subsided, styles have softened up, composers care to connect with audiences and musicians are much better trained to perform it.
There are two main reasons for this audiences lack of stylistic insight, and the inherent property of music to consume ones perception and demand constant attention and re-contextualization.
Simply put, one needs to understand the stylistic language of a piece, and one needs to remain engaged in its narrative long enough to connect the dots into a meaningful whole over an extended period of time, with no possibility of rewinding or re-evaluating moments passed, since music is a time-based art.
Of course so are theater and dance, but those use languages mostly familiar to the receiver and are able, therefore, to operate on higher conceptual levels without the danger of losing the connection.
Music, especially instrumental music, is by default the most abstract of arts. Even within a generally familiar language such as that of the classical period, one can see how much easier it would be to connect with an unfamiliar work by Haydn than with one by Beethoven.
Haydn operated within a consistent and thus familiar style, while Beethoven constantly redefined his.
Its no wonder that new works attempting to redefine a style or introduce a new one will inevitably hit a wall with audiences at first contact. In fact, the more groundbreaking the music, the more resistance it will find.
A repeat listen will reveal much more of the musics language and meaning to the listener, allowing one to make an informed aesthetic decision. However, most new pieces rarely get a second performance, let alone a second listen.
Audiences are ready for new things, despite what one may think, and they respond to quality performances. In this light, it becomes crucial for new works to be presented with as much context and additional background as humanly possible in order to allow the listener to create meaningful associations while processing new aural information.
This can be achieved with smart programming and use of multimedia technology.
For one thing, its time to start mixing up programs. New music doesnt need any more segregation. Simon Rattle and other conductors have done wonders by programming contemporary works alongside Romantic, Classical and even early music pieces, all unified by a common thread.
There were a few glimpses of that during the festival, notably in the Bank of America Chamber Music series. This allowed the audience to experience repertoire in transition, and realize that all music is connected.
The opera Feng Yi Ting was a successful example of technology used tastefully and seamlessly to help complete the atmosphere suggested by the music.
Im convinced that this is the path to take in order to create more connections between the audience and unfamiliar sounds. Instead of introducing a new work by an extended printed program note that most people wont even read, let alone understand, there could be a short film projection that creates context.
We live in a visual age, and the power and availability of new technology can help tremendously.
Audiences need to be approached as listeners, not as consumers, and most of them actually come to Spoleto to be exposed to new things, whether that means new approaches to staples of the repertoire, or new additions to it.
They visit our beautiful city and feel cosmopolitan and ready to take it all in with open ears and open minds.
Spoleto is doing a great job in not disappointing its faithful patrons by trying new things, and as long as that continues, people will continue to visit, even if they dont absolutely love everything they hear.
Besides, some of the most important pieces that we love now had rough beginnings, as does any work of art that breaks new ground.
Sometimes a new piece needs a second or even third chance, and its our duty as a forward-moving society to give it that chance. After all, could we even imagine our lives without the Eroica or the Rite of Spring?


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Summing Up Sandberg
Jim Hendry says that he is in no rush to settle on and name Lou Piniella's successor as the Cubs' manager. Really? Then why travel all the way to Albuquerque to have lunch with Ryne Sandberg as Hendry did last week? Just to break the news gently that Ryno wouldn't be called up to Chicago to peer over Mike Quade's shoulder once Iowa's season ended? I have a feeling that Sandberg believes, whether he's been told so or not, that his laidbackness as a player has been a perceived weakness while he's earned his managerial chops, so he's sought to demonstrate that he can be fiery on an as needed basis. One of the things he may have been working on during his apprenticeship is the art of the timely ejection. As for Quade's self-serving auditional mystery tour in Chicago, I'd be more inclined to give him points for a grandstand benching of Alfonso Soriano than the recently ballyhooed one of young Mr. Castro…
It looks like The Sandberg Effect was more pronounced on the PCL road than it was at home in Des Moines. The I-Cubs did go over the half million mark for the seventh time in franchise history, but fell well short of their all-time attendance record, partly because of the loss of a few dates to bad weather. The team also drew more than 500K on the road, something it did not do last year, to top the million mark with all games considered. Too bad for the team ownership that there's no gate split in Triple A as there is in MLB…
How many autographs did the patient hall-of-famer sign? Well, here in Des Moines a fair estimate might be roughly 10,000. Here's the math: Approximately 15 minutes per home date while the starting pitcher warmed up x approximately 70 dates = 1,050 minutes [17.5 hours] @ 10 autographs per minute [one every six seconds] = 600 signed per hour x 17.5 = 10,500. Throw in his road show and I wouldn't be surprised if Sandberg's signing hand needs an off-season scoping to be ready for spring training…
Sandberg told the Des Moines Register that he thoroughly enjoyed his summer here and seemed to leave the door open for a possible encore depending on decisions made elsewhere. It will be interesting to see how much curiosity other teams with managerial openings have about Sandberg if he doesn't get the job in Chicago. He's said more than once that the Cubs are his preferred job but not the only one he'd take given other opportunities. It's fair to say that the body of his work over the last four years stamps him as more than a pretty name. He deserves serious consideration and it would seem inevitable now that he will manage in the big leagues whether the Cubs hire him or not. Given that likelihood, do they dare let him get away now? Besides earning his bona fides as a teacher of young players, handler of pitchers and in-game tactician he also would be a gate draw, the turnstile numbers in Iowa notwithstanding, at a time when sellouts are no longer a foregone conclusion. And he knows the territory in Chicago! The fact that he will never be quoted as saying that he didn't realize what he was getting into may be decisive in combination with all of his other credentials. If Hendry doesn't get some back channel smoke signals that Girardi wants to talk when the Yankees are finished I can imagine him moving quickly to name Sandberg after the Cubs' season finally and mercifully ends so the organization will have maximum time to huddle up and plot a course toward 2011. If he waits on Girardi and can't get him he may come back to Sandberg and find him already gone to another team. Sandberg isn't begging for a chance now, as he effectively was when Piniella was hired. He's managed, if you will, some leverage since then.
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I don't see why not letting him have a shot.
They are not going anywhere in 2011.
At least we won't have to hear the excuses of not knowing the expectations of the fans, day game, facilities..blah blah.
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Thanks again Mikey for all your "remotes" this year.
They keep all of us who do not have a chance to follow the AAA affiliate regularly tuned in. Particularly with eye-witness accounts!
In my opinion, it is a done deal. Regardless of what Hendry says.
The team has nothing next year. You guys see the empty seats. I have not used my season tickets in a month. Can't sell them for half their value now.
So - it will be a typical and time-tested ploy from the underachieving organization to market something other than the actual ballclub: the charming Wrigley Field, Tradition, Its a Way of (losing) Life, Hack Wilson, Hawk, Williams, Banks, Fergie, The Bleachers - Sandberg fits perfectly.
As I have stated - nothing else has worked for a pennant or WS in my lifetime - so, WTF?
If the GM on this club does not get replaced after next year with an upper echelon baseball management talent, then Tom Ricketts is just like every other predecessor.
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My preference is that the Cubs go to a first-time manager who is hungry and has something to prove. I don't see the advantage of hiring a retread like Wedge or Gonzalez. They can also save some money for a year or two not having to pay a guy for his big name. On first-timers, I'd say Ryno's background and recent experience makes him as qualified as anybody.
The one "name" guy who's been mentioned who intrigues me is obviously Girardi, but I say it's a pipe dream. Unless he kicks Jeter in the balls as he's lining up to catch the winning pop-up in the World Series, I don't see how he isn't back there next year, win or lose.
I echo E-Man ... awesome job all season, Mike. Particularly what you, AZ Phil and Dr. Hecht do for this site makes it mandatory reading for any true fan.
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10 autographs per minute [one every six seconds]
We were 30th in line and barely got ours signed, so I'd say he signs more like one every 20 seconds. The unofficial rule is one item per person, but there were people in line with 3 or 4 things. Plus every other one has to pose for a picture...
Not to bag on you or anything, since your advice got us there in time. A belated thanks!
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more like one every 20 seconds. The unofficial rule is one item per person, but there were people in line with 3 or 4 things.,,
vs Sabermetrics, once again proving the pen is mightier than the sword.
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Very diaappointing performance by Cubs top pitching prospect RHP Chris Archer in the first game of the opening round of the Southern League playoffs tonight, as the young right-hander allows 8 runs (6 ER) in 3+ innings, and the Tennesse Smokies lose to the West Tenn DiamondJaxx 8-3. Game #2 is Friday night.
The 21-year old Archer was one of three pitchers acquired from Cleveland in the Mark DeRosa trade last year, and led all Cubs minor league pitchers in wins (15) and strikeouts (149) and all Cubs minor league starting pitchers in ERA (2.34) and OPP BA (.200) during the 2010 regular season. Also, Archer and OF Brett Jackson (2009 #1 draft pick out of Cal and the Cubs #1 position-player prospect) have been named to the 2010 Team USA roster for the Pan Am Games in October. (Archer was originally set to play in the AFL with B. Jackson and five other Cub minor leaguers, but was replaced by Chris Carpenter).
The Cubs moved four players to Tennessee prior to the start of the series with West Tenn, as RHSP Chris Carpenter, LHRP Luke Sommer, and C Robinson Chirinos were moved down to Tennessee from Iowa (this is allowed because all three players spent most of the 2010 season at Tennessee), and INF D. J. Lemahieu was promoted from Daytona to Tennessee (players assigned to clubs at lower levels can be moved up to a higher-level for post-season play). To make room for the four, RHSP Alberto Cabrera, RHRP Corey Martin, C Mark Reed, and IF-OF David Macias were demoted to Daytona from Tennessee.
The Smokies went into the series minus two of their better arms, as LHP Chris Rusin (2009 4th round pick out of U. of Kentucky) and RHP Ty'Relle Harris (recently acquired from ATL in the Derreek Lee deal) were placed on the 7-day DL last weekend.
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AZ Phil-
Does that mean that Archer is skipping out on the AFL? Is Jackson still playing regardless because he can use the extra ABs and not wear down? If you could just elaborate on that a little bit, that would be very beneficial.
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Submitted by W Flag on Thu, 09/09/2010 - 10:19pm.
AZ Phil-
Does that mean that Archer is skipping out on the AFL? Is Jackson still playing regardless because he can use the extra ABs and not wear down? If you could just elaborate on that a little bit, that would be very beneficial.
W FLAG: The Cubs do not want Chris Archer to throw any more innings beyond what he will be throwing in the SL playoffs and for Team USA in the Pan Am games (he threw 142 innings between Daytona and Tennessee in the regular seson), but there is no such concern about Brett Jackson because he is a position player, and the more ABs he can get, the sooner he might be ready for the big leagues.
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Archer threw 68 pitches tonight and might pitch again Monday on three days' rest. Carpenter is scheduled to go tomorrow. Saturday and Sunday: Muschko and McNutt?
I didn't realize Rusin was hurt but I now see that he came out of a game on August 19 after two innings and hasn't seen action since.
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Not too many pitches considering he was getting knocked around.
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Yeah, he had an oblique injury. Muschko is also out hurt.
Carpenter went yesterday and McNutt today.
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Sorry, I was wrong. Muschko isn't hurt (Rafael Dolis and Ty'Rell Harris are).
Muschko starts tomorrow as the Smokies look to close out the series.
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Thanks for the update, AZ Phil. I am wondering, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, whether or not you will be attending any of the Fall Instructs down there? I think any Cub faithful that takes an interest in the minor leagues is chomping at the bit to get some kind of non-biased scouting report of both Hayden Simpson and the new Korean, something-something Kim. I am also interested in hearing how Ben Wells does.
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nice article
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Maybe they should move RYNO to the Smokies for the playoffs. Unheard of, but the more umps he intimidates the better his reputation later on. It worked for Lou (who?) for a while...
Then there's the slogan for '11 - 'One Goal!' OR 'The first order of business is to beat the Green Bay Pirates.'
Remember what the big issue was at ST last March: Will the Cubs move to Naples?
Let Sandberg loose with the kids! That's LOOSE, not lose...
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i hate everything
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I beg to differ. Not with the post in itself, as such, but with the little *new mark in red off to the side.
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Check this out, someone snuck a fake press release into the media packet for tonight's Cubs-Brewers game:
"The rivalry between the Cubs and Brewers isn't what it was a couple years ago, but it could get ugly now.
The Cubs aren't going to like hearing that a fake press release was inserted with the game day press notes in the Miller Park press box describing a fake book which was supposedly authored by Cubs general manager Jim Hendry.
Under a headline that said "A new book certain to be a best seller" was the fake book title: "How to Finish Near Last Place with the Highest Payroll in the League."
Full story here:
The fake press release goes on to rip Hendry in detail.
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too awesome.
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Hard to defend hendry these days
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via rotoworld, via CM's mlb blog...
Cubs interim manager Mike Quade said he hopes to start Jeff Samardzija against the Marlins on September 18, though plans are not "set in stone."
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Starting Samardzija instead of Coleman, right? Basically trading some control for some velocity. Don't see any good reason why not, as long as the Cubs know they are paying him and have to keep him at the big league level for 2011.
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...and Z's ERA drops below 4.00 after 6ip
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Aroldis Chapman in the 11th for Cincy, per MLB gameday...
3. Garrett Jones strikes out swinging.
Pitch 5 Swinging Strike (89.9 mph Cutter)
Pitch 4 Ball (103.4 mph Fastball)
Pitch 3 Ball (103.3 mph Fastball)
Pitch 2 Swinging Strike (90.1 mph Cutter)
Pitch 1 Foul (102.1 mph Fastball)
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That guy (Chapman) throws some serious heat -- especially for a lefty. In the mold of Koufax/R. Johnson... and I don't know if Johnson ever topped 103 mph.
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Holy balls!
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Soriano batting 7th again...hmmmm.
Soto bats cleanup.
No argument from me.
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Same manager that was batting Soto 8th two weeks ago? Schizophrenia must be one of the things Hendry looks for in a manager.
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Tenn Smokies ahead 6-1 in top 5th
McNutt 3 hits in 4 IP. Only run scored on a wild pitch
Campana started the game with an inside the park HR and is 4-4 thru 5.
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Canzler and Spencer homer in the sixth, 9-1.
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We all hear projections of Brett Jackson as the Cub leadoff hitter and CF of the future. What are the chances that a "waterbug" (I heard Oneri Fleta call him this) like Tony Campana becomes a better choice for leadoff hitter and CF pushing Jackson to LF/RF?
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Submitted by Cubster on Sat, 09/11/2010 - 7:00pm.
We all hear projections of Brett Jackson as the Cub leadoff hitter and CF of the future. What are the chances that a "waterbug" (I heard Oneri Fleta call him this) like Tony Campana becomes a better choice for leadoff hitter and CF pushing Jackson to LF/RF?
CUBSTER: If Brett Jackson wasn't the Cubs #1 position-player prospect, I suppose Tony Campana would have a shot at being the Cubs future lead-of hitter and CF. But B. Jackson will play CF and hit lead-off when he arrives in Chicago.
While Jackson has the range and enough arm to play CF, I don't think he has the arm to play RF at the MLB level, and he won't be moved to the #3 slot in the lineup until he becomes an established big league player.
Campana right now probably profiles as an MLB 4th OF, although he could be given a shot at more playing time if he were to get traded to another organization.
Campana's biggest negatives are a lack of SLUG power (he's basically a slap hitter), and a tendency to be hyper-aggressive on the bases such that he runs himself into outs at inopportune times.
Campana will likely play CF and hit lead-off at Iowa in 2011, replacing Sam Fuld on the organizational depth chart. (Fuld will be out of minor league options next season, making him a likely candidate to get traded during the off-season).
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In the previous thread you listed a lineup wth Byrd leadding off. I was thinking that if Dunn does in fact become a Cub, this lineup would be Red Sox-esque in terms of pitches seen and wearing down an opposing starter:
Feel free to flip Soto/Ramirez, Colvin/Soriano
I didn't realize that Jackson would lead off, even until his power comes in. Don't you think when he is called up next year they might break him in at the 7 or 8 spot like they did with Castro?
I also considered Castro could be a good leadoff candidate next year if DeWitt isn't seen as the answer at 2B. Thanks for your comments, as always
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Players like Campana always profile as 4th OF, but they end up getting more playing time than respect.
When Jackson moved up to Tennessee, they had three solid outfielders with pop, Jackson, Guyer and Spencer. Did Campana become the 4th OF?
No, Spencer did. The franchise's "leadoff man of the future" and "CF of the future" batted second and played right most days, yielding to Campana in center and at leadoff.
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Jackson also was new to AA and Spencer flat out isn't that good.
Phil is talking about the players Campana will be competing with at the MLB level, not the AA level.
I'm sure if Campana could maintain an OBP over .370 he would get plenty of playing time at any level. If he can't do that, then he'll definitely need to cut down on those CS. The 48 stolen bases look nice, but he was also caught 20 times this year, which means AA pitchers and catchers are nailing him 29% of the time.
He's also two years older than Jackson.
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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 6:23am.
Players like Campana always profile as 4th OF, but they end up getting more playing time than respect.
When Jackson moved up to Tennessee, they had three solid outfielders with pop, Jackson, Guyer and Spencer. Did Campana become the 4th OF?
No, Spencer did. The franchise's "leadoff man of the future" and "CF of the future" batted second and played right most days, yielding to Campana in center and at leadoff.
VA PHIL: Campana right now probably profiles as an MLB 4th OF, although he could be given a shot at more playing time if he were to get traded to another organization.
Campana's biggest negatives are a lack of SLUG power (he's basically a slap hitter), and a tendency to be hyper-aggressive on the bases such that he runs himself into outs at inopportune times.
Campana will likely play CF and hit lead-off at Iowa in 2011, replacing Sam Fuld on the organizational depth chart. (Fuld will be out of minor league options next season, making him a likely candidate to get traded during the off-season).
The player I would compare Tony Campana to is Nyjer Morgan, who has been an everyday CF and lead-off hitter with both Pittsburgh and Washington, but probably would be just a 4th OF elsewhere.
Additionally, I believe Matt Spencer will likely play 1B at Iowa in 2011, with Wright-Campana-Adduci LF-CF-RF, and Guyer the 4th OF (although he'll play regularly), and occasionally some 1B-3B, too, so he can get experience at as many positions as possible. (Guyer was a 3B in HS, but was bumped to LF at UVA because Ryan Zimmerman was the Cav 3B).
I suspect Brett Jackson will begin the 2011 season playing CF and hitting lead-off at AA, and (like Castro) he could go directly to MLB from AA. BTW, B. Jackson played 62 games in the OF at Daytona in 2010 (all 62 in CF), and then he played 55 games in the OF at Tennessee (20 in CF, 18 in RF, and 17 in LF). So he did NOT play RF "most days."
I also would not be surprised if Ryan Flaherty moves to LF at AA next season (with Ridling-Lemahieu-Lake-Vitters 1B-2B-SS-3B), although he would also play some 1B-2B-SS-3B as he morphs into a super-sub. The big negative with Flaherty is that he really struggles versus LHP (even in "A"-ball), so that when and if he does make it to MLB, he'll probably be a platoon "supersub" and LHPH.
Tony Campana, CF
Tony Thomas, 2B
Brandon Guyer, LF
Marquez Smith, 3B
Matt Spencer, 1B
Welington Castillo, C
James Adduci, RF
Matt Camp, SS
Jay Jackson, P
Brett Jackson, CF
D. J. Lemahieu, 2B
Josh Vitters, 3B
Ryan Flaherty, LF
Rebel Ridling, 1B
Michael Brenly, C
Kyler Burke, RF
Junior Lake, SS
Chris Archer, P
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Is it still unlikely that Burke would convert to LHP? His future as a batter looks pretty questionable after he failing to follow up what some had said could be his breakout season (2009). If he's not converting, do you think it's because Burke doesn't want to or because the organization isn't asking him to?
Thanks, as always, Phil!
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Submitted by Charlie on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 8:46am.
Is it still unlikely that Burke would convert to LHP? His future as a batter looks pretty questionable after he failing to follow up what some had said could be his breakout season (2009). If he's not converting, do you think it's because Burke doesn't want to or because the organization isn't asking him to?
Thanks, as always, Phil!
CHARLIE: The Cubs never convert a position-player to pitcher or to catcher unless the player agrees to the switch. (For instance, Ryan Harvey was asked, but refused). While Burke probably SHOULD be a pitcher, he apparently doesn't feel that way (yet). But if he shows up at Instructs as a LHP, I certainly would not be surprised. All he needs to do is look at where ex-OF Luke Sommer is right now.
That said, if he does remain an OF, I believe Burke will almost certainly get promoted to AA next year and will play RF everyday there, mainly because there just aren't any other obvious in-house candidates to play RF at Tennessee next season, and partly because there are too many other outfielders (Evan Crawford, D. J. Fitzgerald, Jae-Hoon Ha, Nelson Perez, and Jose Valdez) who need to play at Daytona in 2011. As it is, either Smaily Borges or David Macias (both release candidates) will probably survive another year, just because there will need to be a 4th OF at Tennessee. And if Burke converts to LHP, then both Borges and Macias will likely begin the 2011 season at Tennessee.
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len references fangraphs.com
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cubs win...awesome game
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Final Tenn 9, WTenn 2
L- Grube
HR's- Campana, Canzler, Spencer
Campana 4 for 6
Tenn takes 2-1 lead in this best of 5 series. Clinch possibilities in either of the games which go back to the Smokies Park.
I do like the way they give home field advantage to the top ranked team. The only home game for West Tenn was tonight, game 3.
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oh and Marmol gets save #30, 1-0 Cubs winner for Dempster on a Nady HR
The Marshall vs Fielder matchup in the 8th was fantastic (Fielder K'd on 4 pitches) with the last pitch a Marshall fastball after 3 big curves. That was the at bat where Len mentioned the fangraphs article that Marshall is pitching "backwards" more than ever before.
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dumpster's 100th win, too.
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I was just going to link to this article.
They also had another on Soto (possible 3/44) that was really good. The nutshell version:
Soto is really good, especially at identifying balls and strikes
Koyie Hill sucks and Lou was a jackass for playing him so much
Soto should be hitting middle of the order instead of 8
All stuff you guys know already, but the article contains a lot of interesting stats.
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Ramirez said the naming of the new manager won't factor into his decision.
"It doesn't matter," he said. "I don't think a $6 or $7 million manager is going to make any difference. You've still got to have good players. That's the key."
...snap. good HEALTHY players helps, too...just saying...snap...
that said, i dont see him walking way from a near sure-thing 16m payday season where he's only on the hook 1 year (after a down season).
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"good HEALTHY INTERESTED IN PLAYING players"
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colvin/quade...first base thoughts...aka, not now
also, via CM
#Cubs Carlos Marmol didn't keep game ball from Sat nite for his 30th save but gave it to Ryan Dempster, who picked up 100th win. Nice
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castro with his 25th error...should be 30+ if not for some official scoring, imo.
at least he can smack the ball around...though he only has 5 walks out of that #2 slot in about 250ab (28 Ks).
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I'm confused by what he was doing on that play. There were two outs, but he set up like he had to catch and snap the ball over to second in one motion like he was trying to turn a double play. I wonder whether he forgot how many outs there were, or tried to make a difficult play toward second in order to avoid throwing the ball across the diamond.
If he forgot how many outs again, I have to wonder what is distracting him.
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he rushes almost every single play he goes into. part of it is not thinking or knowing how fast a lot of these guys can run.
youth gets a pass...inexperience gets a pass...he's expected to take a bit of time to learn this.
it's just hard to watch a guy field and throw a bullet to 1st on a guy like mcgeehee who runs slow as dirt only to pull the 1st baseman off the bag 3+ steps before mcgehehehehe even arrives...this didn't result in a charged error yesterday, btw.
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Luckily he's learning in a meaningless season.
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and marlon "i'm not injured, seriously, quit asking" byrd limping back to the dugout.
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CarrieMuskat: #Cubs Carlos Silva out with strained right elbow; Jeff Samardzija to start Mon vs #Cardinals
I'm thinkin' why not get the Tommy John surgery now and call it a contract?
Maybe Shark beat Carlos in an Arm Wrestling deathmatch.
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Smokies Win series from WTenn, 3-1. They won tonight 5-2, Muschko 6 IP, 2 runs. Hold-Smit, Save-Sommer
2-run HR - Clevenger
Spencer 3-4
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Not to mention Brett Jackson, who was 3 for 5 with 3(!) doubles in his first 3 ABs.
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Yeah...but he strikes out too much....? Lmao..
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Go ahead and list all the 150 K doubles machines playing in the majors, hahahaha.
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Please list all seasons where Brett Jackson struck out 150 times... I dunno..I'd take a player who puts up a
.297/.395/.493 Neal. He struck out 126 times, and walked 73. 32 doubles, 14 triples, and 12 HR's..30 steals in 41 attempts.
In the top 10 leaders in doubles this season:
Evan Longoria: 118 K's
Jayson Werth 139 K's
Andres Torres: 122 K's
Would you rather have a guy hitting .270/.340/.420 who only K's 60 times, but puts up lesser numbers?
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Yeah, but the kid doesn't really love baseball
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Do you not know that the major league season is longer than the minor league season? Do you not know that it's easier to get doubles in the minors because the fielders are not as good? Do you have no understanding of the BABIP concept?
The one good comparison on your list of players is a guy who didn't get a starting gig until 8 years after he hit the majors and guess what? He's not going to keep it for long. Wanna know why? Because if you don't hit HR's, you can't be striking out 150 times a season. Write it down, put it on your mirror, internalize it.
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Again, I'll take the guy putting up numbers, who strikes out more...as long as he continues to walk, hit, and flash some power....Jackson has done all of those things Neal....he's shown no reason to doubt his hitting..it's not like he's put up huge numbers in the California League, then nowhere else...Jackson hit well in Daytona and Tennessee. He has 32 doubles, 14 triples, and 12 HR's, and he's only 22. If he comes to MLB...and strikes out 150 times, but puts up .275/.350/.440 as a rookie....I'd take that too. Let's not damn Brett Jackson to being a failure just yet.
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Jayson Werth age 21 season:
.271/.382/.472, 26 2B, 1 3B, 20 HR, 83 RBI, 60 runs, 14/17 steals, 80 walks, 112 K's
Jackson:.297/.395/.483, 32 2B, 14 3B, 12 HR, 66 RBI, 103 runs, 30/41 SB, 73 walks, 126 K's
Werth has more power, Jackson projects more speed. I do apologize I can't find 3,456 exact matches for the style of player Jackson projects to be....
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Matt Kemp might be a good comparison, especially since he plays center. Kemp averages 149 Ks. No offensive number in particular is high, but when you add them all together, including SBs, you can't get him out of the lineup. In an off season, he's leading the league in games played.
Of course, the more I look at Kemp's numbers, the more I hope that Jackson is a better player. Maybe what is keeping Kemp in the lineup is the Dodger-prospect hype machine.
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Kemp didn't strike out nearly that much in the minors though, at least not as he progressed.
Neal's being kind by saying Jackson will only strikeout 150 times in the majors. His K rate is 22% per PA in the minors which is something that tends to get higher up the ladder.
Hee Seop Choi had similar K rates if you want a cautionary tale.
Carlos Gonzalez had similar K rates in the minors, but more home runs. Austin Jackson might be a better comparable.
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Neither Austin Jackson nor Matt Kemp walked quite as much as Brett Jackson does either. I don't know if that's significant, but it's something I'm keeping an eye on.
I keep thinking of him as sort of a Jim Edmonds type, albeit one who will probably strike out more and not hit as many homeruns (I doubt we'll see him approach 30 except perhaps in a career year). That wouldn't be terrible, at least in the years before he becomes a free agent.
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Brett Jackson strikes out more than we'd like. Of course, but to ignore all the other positives and harp on that?
Talking numbers with Quade
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Other than OF at AA, the Cubs are fairly solid and deep at most positions at AAA and AA headed into 2011, but I think one area the Cubs will look to address by signing a minor league FA from outside the organization is SS, someone with AAA and MLB experience who will compete with Darwin Barney for the Cubs back-up middle-infield job in ST, with the loser being the #1 SS at Iowa (and then with Matt Camp moving back to an IF-OF supersub role at AAA).
Also, if the Cubs outright James Adduci to AAA post-season (and I think that's fairly likely), Adduci can be a Rule 55 minor league FA (6YFA), and I suspect he would take the opportunity to leave the organization and try his luck elsewhere where he might have a better chance to get to the big leagues as a back-up OF. If that happens, then I think Matt Spencer would probably play mainly RF (rather than 1B) at Iowa in 2011, with Blake Lalli playing 1B. Otherwise Lalli will likely return to AA in 2011, even though he has definitely earned a shot at AAA. Lalli is a VERY good hitter (albeit with just occasional HR power), and he can also catch or play 3B in a pinch.
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Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
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.
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