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2010 Rule 4 Draft
The MLB Rule 4 Draft (AKA "First-Year Player Draft") starts at 7 PM ET tomorrow (Monday June 7th) and will continue Tuesday and Wednesday. The first round (plus the 1st supplemental round) will be televised "live" on the MLB network Monday night, with the balance of the draft to be conducted via conference call (rounds 2-30 starting at noon ET on Tuesday, and rounds 31-50 starting at noon ET on Wednesday).
The Cubs will have the 16th pick in the 1st round, followed by the 65th overall pick (2nd round), pick #97 overall (3rd round), and #130 overall (4th round), and then every 30 picks (#160, #190, #220, #250, etc) after that until the 50 rounds are completed. More than 1,500 players will be selected by the 30 MLB clubs before the drafting is finished.
Clubs have until August 15th to sign draft picks who have college eligibility remaining, but there is no deadline for signing college seniors who have exhausted their eligibility. Players who are not selected in the draft can sign with any club as a Non-Drafted Free-Agent (NDFA), with the same deadline as drafted players applying to NDFA.
If a club fails to sign a 1st (or 2nd) round pick in a given year, it gets a replacement pick one slot lower in the 1st (or 2nd) round of the following year's draft. (Not signing a 3rd round pick nets a club a compensation pick between the 3rd and 4th rounds in the following year's draft).
Projected 1st round picks "connected" to the Cubs in recent mock drafts include catcher Justin O'Conner (Cowan HS - Muncie, IN), RHP Asher Wojciechowski (The Citadel), RHP Alex Wimmers (Ohio State), and RHP Karsten Whitson (Chipley HS - Chipley, FL). O'Connor has one of the best arms in the draft, and could be moved to RHP if he doesn't hit enough to stay behind the plate. The fact that the Cubs think nothing of moving a catcher to pitcher makes O'Conner the "logical" Cubs choice if he is available when the Cubs pick at #16.
I strongly suspect the Cubs will take a catcher somewhere in the first two rounds (at #16 or at #65), with LH hitting Kellin Deglan (a teammate of Cubs 2009 5th round pick SS Wes Darvill on the 2009 Canadian Junior National Team) a likely target if he is available at #65 and if the Cubs don't draft O'Conner in the 1st round. Switch-hitting catcher Micah Gibbs (LSU) is another possibility for the Cubs at #65 if the Cubs don't get a shot at O'Conner or Deglan .
The Cubs did give an extended work-out to Big South Conference Player of the Year (and Illinois native) CF Nate Roberts (High Point U.) at Fitch Park on Friday (he even played in an EXST game, getting an RBI single and two stolen bases), but he probably wouldn't get selected until maybe the 3rd or 4th round (if he's still available).
The Cubs have a history of drafting players they like two years in a row, most-recently TCU RHP Andrew Cashner (30th round in 2007 and then 1st round in 2008), Clemson 3B Marquez Smith (35th round in 2006 and then 8th round in 2007). and Stanford OF Sam Fuld (24th round in 2003 and then 10th round in 2004), so don't be surprised if the Cubs select a player they drafted (but did not sign) a year ago. 2009 31st round pick 1B Andrew Clark (U. of Louisville), 20th round pick LHP Eric Ericson (U. of Miami), 34th round pick RHP Rett Varner (UT-Arlington), and 16th round pick OF Keenyn Walker (Central Arizona JC) are four players who were drafted but not signed by the Cubs last year who might get the Cubs attention again this time around (Clark reportedly turned down a six-figure offer from the Cubs at the deadline last August).
Last year, the Cubs signed 31 of their 50 selections, including their first 12 picks, and 25 of their first 29. Of the 31 who signed, two had their contracts voided, four have subsequently been released, and one retired. 14 of the Cubs 50 selections in the 2009 Rule 4 Draft were high school players, and the Cubs signed four of them (3rd round pick LHP Austin Kirk, 5th round pick SS Wes Darvill, 7th round selection IF-OF Blair Springfield, and 19th round pick C Sergio Burruel). The Cubs selected only eight high school players in the 2007 draft and eight in the 2008 draft (16 combined) and signed only five of the 16 (3B Josh Vitters and RHP Ryan Acosta in 2007, and C-IF Matt Cerda, INF Logan Watkins, and RHP Tarlandus Mitchell in 2008). The Cubs have also given $6M+ in signing bonuses to amateur players from Korea, Australia, and Taiwan over the past three years, making the First-Year Player Draft somewhat less important than it would be if the Cubs were not actively pursuing players in Asia and Australia.
This will be Wilken's fifth draft since joining the Cubs as Scouting Director in December 2005.
Here are last year's Cubs Rule 4 selections, and where they are now:
NOTE: Players who signed with Cubs are in bold
* bats or throws left
# bats both
1. * Brett Jackson, OF (Cal) – SIGNED (CF at Daytona)
2. D. J. Lemahieu, SS (LSU) - SIGNED (INF at Daytona)
3. * Austin Kirk, P (Owasso HS - Owasso, OK) - SIGNED (at Fitch Park EXST)
4. * Chris Rusin, P (U. of Kentucky) – SIGNED (at Daytona)
5. * Wes Darvill, SS (Brentwood SS - Langley, BC) - SIGNED (at Fitch Park EXST)
6. * Brooks Raley, P/OF (Texas A&M) - SIGNED (LHP at Daytona)
7. Blair Springfield, SS (MacArthur HS - Decatur, IL) - SIGNED (IF-OF at Fitch Park EXST)
8. Robert Whitenack, P (SUNY - Old Westbury) - SIGNED (at Peoria)
9. * Richard Jones, C (The Citadel) – SIGNED (1B at Fitch Park EXST)
10. Charles Thomas, 3B (Edward Waters College) - SIGNED (at Peoria)
11. * John Mincone, P (Suffolk County CC) – SIGNED (at Fitch Park EXST)
12. Runey Davis, OF (Howard JC) – SIGNED (at Fitch Park EXST)
13. Chad Taylor, SS/P (Jefferson HS – Tampa, FL) - DID NOT SIGN (enrolled at U. of South Florida)
14. Danny Keefe, P (U. of Tampa) – SIGNED (at Fitch Park EXST)
15. Cody Shields, OF (Auburn U. - Montgomery) – SIGNED (at Fitch Park EXST)
16. # Keenyn Walker, OF (Judge Memorial Catholic HS – Salt Lake City, UT) - DID NOT SIGN (enrolled at Central Arizona JC)
17. B. J. Dail, P (Mt. Olive College) - SIGNED (contract voided - subsequently signed with Gateway Grizzlies - Frontier League)
18. Matt Williams, C (Duke) - SIGNED (retired post-2009)
19. * Sergio Burruel, C (Trevor Browne HS – Phoenix, AZ) - SIGNED (at Fitch Park EXST)
20. * Eric Erickson, P (U. of Miami) - DID NOT SIGN
21. Greg Rohan, 1B (Kent State) – SIGNED (1B-3B-LF at Peoria)
22. D. J. Fitzgerald, SS (Dyersburg State CC) – SIGNED (LF at Peoria)
23. Jeffrey Pruitt, OF (Cal State – Northridge) - SIGNED (contract voided - subsequently signed with Florida Marlins)
24. Gerardo Esquivel, P (De La Salle Institute – Chicago, IL) - DID NOT SIGN (enrolled at Kansas Sate)
25. * Justin Bour, 1B (George Mason) – SIGNED (at Peoria)
26. Steve Grife, P (Mercyhurst College) – SIGNED (at Peoria)
27. Corey Martin, P (Western Carolina) - SIGNED (at Fitch Park EXST)
28. Jordan Petraitis, 3B (Miami U. - Ohio) – SIGNED (released March 2010)
29. Tim Clubb, P (Missouri State) – SIGNED (released April 2010 - subsequently signed with Gateway Grizzlies - Frontier League)
30. Daniel Sheppard, C (Downers Grove North HS – Downers Grove, IL) - DID NOT SIGN (enrolled at U. of Iowa)
31. * Andrew Clark, 1B (U. of Louisville) - DID NOT SIGN
32. Trey McNutt, P (Shelton State CC) - SIGNED (at Peoria)
33. * John Lambert, P (NC State) - DID NOT SIGN
34. Rett Varner, P/OF (UT – Arlington) - DID NOT SIGN
35. Kevin David, C (Oklahoma State) - DID NOT SIGN
36. Brandon May, 2B (U. of Alabama) – SIGNED (3B-1B at Fitch Park EXST)
37. * Peter Mooney, SS (Palm Beach CC) - DID NOT SIGN
38. * Bobby Wagner, 3B (Panola JC) - SIGNED (C-1B at Fitch Park EXST)
39. Nick Struck, P (Mt. Hood CC) - SIGNED (at Peoria)
40. Eric Whaley, P (Cardinal Gibbons HS – Ft. Lauderdale, FL) - DID NOT SIGN (enrolled at LSU)
41. Jake Schmidt, P (Concordia U. – St. Paul) - SIGNED (released March 2010 - subsequently signed with St. Paul Saints - Northern League)
42. Trey Ford, SS (Chaparral HS – Scottsdale, AZ) - DID NOT SIGN (enrolled at South Mountain CC)
43. Colin Kaepernick, P (U. of Nevada) - DID NOT SIGN
44. Frank DeJiulio, P (Daytona State CC) - DID NOT SIGN
45. Addison Dunn, P (Warren Area HS – Warren, PA) - DID NOT SIGN (enrolled at Kent State)
46. * Glenn Cook, OF (U. of Miami) - SIGNED (released post-2009)
47. Joey Jocketty, 3B (Ladue Horton Watkins HS – St. Louis, MO) - DID NOT SIGN (enrolled at Miami U. - Ohio)
48. John Nasshan, P (Niles West HS – Skokie, IL) - DID NOT SIGN (enrolled at Bradley)
49. Christian Segar, CF (McQuaid Jesuit HS – Brighton, NY) - DID NOT SIGN (enrolled at Bradley)
50. Zach Cleveland, P (Central Arizona JC) - DID NOT SIGN (transferred to U. of New Mexico)
* Daley Cox, P (Santa Fe CC) - SIGNED (released post-2009)
Jesse Ginley, P (St. Petersburg CC) - SIGNED (at Fitch Park EXST)
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Az Phil who do you think is the next Cub youngster to make it
to Chicago?
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I would have thought Jackson, particuarly if the Cubs start trading veterans.
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Where do I lodge my official "no" vote against taking a high school catcher? Joe Mauer's been good... and I am sure I'm forgetting a player or two, but historically high school catchers are pretty much the worst possible pick you can make.
More impact bats is good though, if they think they can find one.
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I'm just shooting from the hip here, but a lot of guys start out as catchers and end up playing other positions. Marmol comes to mind. Maybe the scouts saw something in his game they liked?
Otherwise, yes, I agree... find a slugger or a starter.
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I should have been clearer, specifically talking about the first round of the draft. There's plenty of guys who get drafted or signed as catchers and move to pitcher - particuarly with the Cubs. And there's plenty of college catchers who do just fine - a lot lately it seems like. High School catchers drafted in the first round, however, have produced the worst value of any position/level at the bigs.
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Soto, Yadier Molina, McCann, Kendall to name a few current ones...
unless you're expecting Johnny Bench or a 'roided out Piazza as the measure of a good pick.
I would think the emergence of Cashner and Colvin would give Wilken the benefit of the doubt for a bit.
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I was counting on it. :)
thanks as always.
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But will we see you guys in Parachat?
And why's it called parachat again? It seems just like regular chat.
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probably not me, I'm swamped at work.
Parachat is the software, name just stuck.
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That "he can move the mound" didn't work out so well with Harvey. I think in the first round if you're rationalizing your pick like that, you're probably on the wrong guy. You want a guy that everyone agrees is going to be wearing a ML Cubs uniform in four years at the outside.
It should be interesting - Wilken's been all over the board in terms of what he takes in the first round. That kid from Ohio State is my favorite among who's been mentioned, but I haven't really done much homework on the draft this year.
Edit - holy run-on-sentences, Batman!
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Theriot 2B, Baker 3B, Lee 1B, Nady RF, Byrd CF, Soriano LF, Soto C, Castro SS, Silva P
lefty going for Pirates, dana Eveland
Buster on twitter says White Sox are sending out signals they're open for business.
Pirates radio guy on XM is running through the numbers and is impressed that Eveland is 2-0 with a good ERA vs. Chicago this year.
Problem is it's his first start against the Cubs and in the NL, those were against White Sox.
After a very long pause, his partner on the broadcast says, "There are 2 teams in Chicago".
Good radio.
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now Pirates TV guys with the funny...
Byrd picked off and they're wondering why Soriano didn't take 2nd...
"I don't know what Soriano was doing...other than not much."
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WTF was Byrd doing? Naturally, Soto gets a hit right afterwards (whic woudl have scored Byrd), followed by a DP. Another scoring chance brutally botched by your 2010 Cubs. "Year 1". Aye Carumba.
When was the last time Castro pulled the ball?
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He hit one to pretty deep CF yesterday, fwiw. As a Cubs fan worrying about Castro's plate approach is probably about #18 on my things that bother me list.
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Last 17 ABs, not including today where he is 0 for 3 with an intentional BB: .118/.158/.118
And I have never seen Castro pull a ball yet, although I did see he made an out to SS the other day.
Still, I am actually with you on this. For some reason I'm not worried about his approach to the plate. The league is making some adjustments on Castro but I think he'll be okay.
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Not sure how this link will work, but at cubs.com you can look at the hit chart for him at any park. If you look at Wrigley, he actually is very evenly spread out with a lot of outs to third and short.
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I don't remember him having any trouble pulling the ball during Spring Training. (Not directed at you, Neal.)
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one of the reasons castro's low-power slap hitting works is you can't defend him even on a slight shift. he works the whole park.
i hope it's intentional rather than just swinging and seeing where it ends up.
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glad they fixed the scheduling from last year of the draft.
I think last year it went up against a full slate of games and possibly the NBA finals.
Pretty empty schedule tonight all around.
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Silva well on his way to NL Comeback Player of the Year...
baseball is funny.
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Two outs into the 5th inning, he's thrown 68 pitches, of which 51 have been strikes.
God bless him.
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Apparently there is a jinx related to mentioning strike-throwing in progress that is similar to the jinx from talking about a no-hitter in progress.
My apologies.
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Clearly the most logical move to make at this point is a 5-year backloaded $90 million dollar contract for Silva...
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Brewers release Jeff Suppan...
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We should snatch him up - look what we've done with his idol, Carlos "The Stopper" Silva. 2.84 ERA - and they say Dave Duncan is good!
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BA mock draft
Whitson 9th to Padres, O'Connor goes 10th to A's, Wimmers 12th to Reds, Wojo 23rd to Marlins among some of the names previously mentioned.
has Cubs taking RHP Deck McGuire out of Georgia Tech
O'Connor mentioned as high as 7th with the Mets
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With a name like Deck McGuire, how do you not become a power-hitting OF/1B?
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Theriot doing a good impression of a leadoff hitter today.
Byrd waking up again.
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cubs trying to avoid first winless season in Pittsburgh in 124 years according to sun times.
Silva could sell Slim Fast, I'm buying .
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Why have we played so many games in Pittsburg, anyway?
Also, why is our hitting coach playing catcher for them? That seems unfair.
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chat with Frankie Piliere who seems pretty connected, scanned through but couldn't find any Cubs info. Someone here should ask him something.
His mock draft...
16. Cubs | Karsten Whitson (RHP) | Chipley (Fla.) H.S.
Vitek may be gone by the time the Cubs pick, either to the Padres or possibly the Rangers, but he is a guy they'd love to have fall into their laps. They are reportedly in the hunt for a position player, if it's the right guy, but Whitson would be awfully tempting in this spot.
He has O'Connor going 7th to Mets
anyone care to post Law's pick for the Cubs with access?
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Stevens gets the set-up man opportunity today...
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...and Soriano tries to blow it for him.
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Adam Everett DFA'd by Tigres, time to move Theriot to them.
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On ESPN's play by play:
Sean Marshall pitching for Pittsburgh
Wow, I hope we got McCutchen for him.
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Nope. Iwamura.
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and millions of Marmol fantasy owners curse with the Cubs taking a 4-run lead
-edit- 5-run lead
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That's why I don't draft Cubs.
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I'll trade u Colvin or Byrd.
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marshall stays in to try and get the save...
gets the first 2 outs and a double for Crosby.
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@CubsInsider #Cubs have the 16th pick in tonight's #MLBDraft. Coverage live @MLBNetwork and MLB.com. Draft begins at 6 pm CT.
be nice if the CubsInsider would actually give out insider info...
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carlos silva...
i mean...
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Too bad I didn't say "I wouldn't be surprised if he winds up leading the team in ERA this year". My brother and I watched him make his first ST start - he looked like he was pitching for a HR Derby.
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im at a total loss of words on what silva is doing. every time he looks like he might slip in late innings he goes to his next start and does that "wtf" good stuff all over again. go figure...
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That's the thing, it's not even good stuff... it's just a sinker with plenty of junk and he throws it in the zone. The formula is just so simple it's brilliant.
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Every time I think I've seen it all in baseball -- there goes a Carlos Silva. I mean if we had a real GM, what do you do? Keep him through 2011 or trade him? And who has the willingness to trade value in return for him?
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Carlos Silva: lower ERA than Lincecum, more W's than Carpenter, and a better WHIP than Santana. Who'da thunk?
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Let's not play a similar game with Lee and Ramirez.
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Lee, similar success as BP, Ramirez, as good as Martha Coakley.
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Take that, Pennsylvania!
Flyers and Pirates both drubbed by Chicago in less than 24 hours.
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Wonder what today's actual attendance was -- according to Pat in the first inning: "Oh, about 1,00 folks or so as of now"
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Judd and Otto guessed 9,000 officially. After they did, Pat said "There's not anywhere near 9,000 folks in the stand today. No chance. Not even half that. Maybe 2,500."
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what's fear of crowds? agorophobia? maybe that's the problem w/ this team...heard an account elsewhere that makes hughes' estimate sound verrry generous...if silva could toss in a cg now & then he'd be downright fergiejenkinslike w/ all the strikethrowing he does...
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I think that agrorophobia is fear of sweaters.
That has got to be the first mention of Silva and Fergie in the same sentence... unless it was something like "Carlos is always listening to that new Fergie album".
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"Here is a list of Cubs pitchers over the last 50 years....Silva, Zambrano, Lilly....Jenkins....etc"
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16. Chicago Cubs: Not at lot of feel here in the industry, some feel they'll be looking for an arm that can get to the rotation quickly like Alex Wimmers, and they'll have interest in Harvey if he gets this far. If San Diego passes on Castellanos, this could be his landing spot.
Pick: Nick Castellanos, 3B, Archbishop McCarthy HS (FL)
Has O'Connor going 10th, and Whitson 17th to the Rays, calling him a lot better than the 17th player in the draft.
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money or not i still can't believe kaleb cowart is going in the high 20s or 2nd round on people's lists.
i'll believe it when i see it. i think some of these projections don't have a proper pulse.
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BP and Heyman are the only 2 that have him in the first round, both saying a tough sign and both saying it would be the Rockies taking him.
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he is gonna demand a lot of money. he can go to FSU, have the time of his life, and get paid bigtime anyway a few years from now.
1/2 the teams scouted him as a pitcher and 1/2 as a hitter...if one fails he could easily slip into another barring arm injury.
the guy's arm is just amazing...pitching aside....whether he ends up in the OF or at 3rd he can get rid of the ball like classic furcal when he was throwing the ball 10000000000 mph off flat ground.
he's a hitting machine...he understands and adjusts his mechanics...this is stuff "kids" just don't do, but he realized long before the pressure mounted that he should do this. it wasn't enough to just hit .500-.700 in school...he doesn't rest his skills.
mature dude...i'm a big fan (in case you can't tell by now).
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Heyman's mock draft, although I don't think that's really his expertise.
Josh Sale, OF, Bishop Blanchet High (Ore.)
Sale seems to be going much higher in other mock drafts.
This could be Cubs?
@Kevin_Goldstein Team in teens: "It's a joke, we're ranking 11 f---in' guys in here because we have no idea what's happening in front of us."
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bwhahaha. awesome and to the point...
WHere he should have hit most of last year...
milton moved to 2 spot in mariners lineup with figgins going to 9th
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a paul "gangsta vibes" sullivan picture of silva warming up today...
"silva warming up at empty PNC Park."
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updated afternoon mock draft
O'Connors to Cubs at 16th
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y.grandal keeps dropping by the day.
also, i can't believe the astros are so dead set on getting deshields and his speed/D game for a 1st rounder when there's power and pitching out there to be had. so many people are calling for astros/deshields and it seems no one wants to get in their way.
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allegedy grandal had a pre-arranged deal with royals at #4 to start the day and then another team said they'd pay more and he backed out.
deshields was heavy with astros at #8 but has dropped to the 20's on most of these mock drafts
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yeah, astros are expected to snag them with the 19th after wisely realizing there weren't a lot of teams wanting to throw 1st round money at a speed/D guy.
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whoops, forgot astros have 2 picks...
heymand says blue jays like deshields as well
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mlb network has blocked 3.5 hours for this "1st round draft pick" exaggerated TV experience.
it could be 60-90 minutes before the cubs even pick. wee.
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oh yeah...they are dragging this crap out for no f'n reason other than to fill time.
mega mega artificially lame.
gonna check out CIN/SF game. =p
ps- WAS is immediately "turning" harper into an OF rather than C
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not one mention of his attitude issues by the studio guys
why they have hart, reynolds and gammons there instead of at least mayo or callis I don't understand
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what's worse is they do have both mayo and callis on the roll today in the same studio. they were interviewing them pre-draft. they should be doing the breakdowns, though...or at least helping.
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by my math, Cubs will pick around 7:25 pm CST if everyone takes the full 5 minutes which they usually do.
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colon a surprise pick at 4, Pilliere is saying Pomeranz will go #5 to Indians.
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pom's weird...his game is almost all fastball and his curveball looks/acts like a curve, but instead of using his wrist he flicks the ball with a finger to give it the spin. he does this to take the strain off his wrists and credits his dad with teaching it to him.
Twitter rumors
loux to dbacks, then hearing harvey to mets at 7 with choice going #10 to A's.
keith law says A's would move o'conner to 3b if they take him
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Mayo says Astros will take Deshields at #8
-edit- Toronto, Texas and Rays were interested if they didn't take him there and waited until #19
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Whitson goes #9, first guy linked to Cubs to go...
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Zack Cox w/o a home, wonder if Cubs would go for another 3bmen, otherwise O'Conner or Grandal also still available.
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law says Deck McGuire going to Jays...thinks O'Connor to Cubs.
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Grandal going to Reds...
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Chris Sale going to WSox according to Callis
Goldstein chat
Ivy (Clark & Addison): 1st Draft w/ new Cubs ownership: Are they more likely to spend than in the past?
Kevin Goldstein: Not necessarily. Some internal battles as some of the front office might want near ready talent to help save their jobs.
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Jake Skole going to Rangers...Cubs on the clock.
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Keith Law says O'Connor, possibly Vitek
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surprise surprise..
Callis says Hayden Simpson to Cubs
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Simpson has made a name for himself in the Division II ranks, going 22-1, 2.73 over his first two seasons at Southern Arkansas. Last year he set a new school record and ranked second nationally among all Division II players with 132 strikeouts. He entered 2010 as Baseball America's preseason choice for D-II pitcher of the year and the No. 8 prospect in D-II, and so far he has lived up to that billing. In his Feb. 5 season debut, Simpson struck out 13 over 5 2/3 shutout innings, allowing just three hits in a 13-1 win against Missouri Southern State. He followed that up with seven strong innings in a win against perennial D-II powerhouse Tampa last weekend. An American League area scout who was on hand for Simpson's season debut broke down his outing.
"The weather was terrible—it was really cold, and it had rained the day before. It's the first game of the year, and it's cold. The kid is 6-foot, 175 pounds—a slight build. He comes out in the first inning, and the first pitch is 94. Then 94, 94, 93, 96. There were about 20 scouts there and a handful of crosscheckers—he's no secret. He's throwing two breaking balls: a slider that he throws about 80 mph, and a curveball he throws about 76 mph. They're very similar pitches; the curveball has a little more depth, the slider has a little more run, and they're both tight and sharp.
"He faced 16 batters and struck out 13. The guy was good last year—an all-American. He's good. The only knock on him is his size, whether or not he can be a starter and hold up for a whole season with his size. If not then you've got a reliever who can come out and pump it, and shut you down with the breaking ball. But the second, third, fourth inning, he sat more 90-93. The fastball is pretty straight, he was kind of leaving it up a little bit—he's going to have to get it down. And whenever he goes to the stretch he loses a little bit of his velocity. But he has the ability to pump it back up when he needs to. I know it's Division II, so it is what it is talent wise, but he was just mowing them down. He's going to go pretty good (in the draft)."
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roy oswalt 2.0 hehe...
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Callis says he throws mid to upper 90's and kept his velocity as season went on...
also thinks someone else must have been on him to take him so high.
should leave money for a signability drop in later rounds.
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yeah, the cubs just drafted a projected 2nd rounder...sweet.
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You're talking about Tyler Colvin?
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Haden Simpson? Callis and Mayo aren't overly critical, but they don't seem too high on the pick. At least he was in the top 200 on BA's list.
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H. Simpson?
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Homer's son from a previous marriage?
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goldstein not enthused...
Kevin Goldstein: Our first complete and utter shocker in the draft as the Cubs take Heyden Simpson, a D-II pitcher from Arkansas. Just floored. Undersized righty with very good velo, but not a ton of other stuff.
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Three different spellings on just a few posts. That's enough for me to give a big thumbs up on this pick.
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should leave money for a signability drop in later rounds.
great...hopefully they are scouting baseball players and not wide receivers
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that's because he was a projected 2nd to 4th round pick.
it's kinda...insane at this point.
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crunch's boy Cowart goes at #18 to angels
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finally the draft starts making sense. =p
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good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
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The nonsense that Protestants believe in.
Lutherans don't believe that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived immaculate. That sounds like a lot of gobbledygook to me.
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A slang term used to describe persons with one oriental parent and one caucasian parent.
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quote: "Because of the subsidy, ethanol became cheaper than gasoline, and so we sent 397 million gallons of ethanol overseas last year. America is simultaneously importing costly foreign oil and subsidizing the export of its equivalent."
quote: But ethanol isn't the biggest contibutor to prices these days. It's the growing middle class in China and India. These guys want meat. And it takes about ten pounds of grain to get a pound of meat.
quote: To go along with the end of corn for ethanol subsidies, we need to have some sort of guidance that says that farmers need to grow X percent of other-than-corn grain crops for every Y-percent of corn they grow.A HUGE part of the spike in food prices has not only been the higher cost of corn for animal feed, but the fact that farmers are devoting more acreage to corn production. Less acres of wheat/oats/barley/etc means higher prices on those grains as well.
quote: Thankfully this gravy train is coming to an end.
quote: Ethanol itself isn't a sham.
quote: your current engine produces heaps of carbon monoxide.
quote: less efficient is because there are no ethanol-only engines being produced.
quote: if you don't follow motorsports
quote: Look how much milk has gone up in the past year for example, that's not made with corn obviously.
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Jerry Brown may not have an official campaign for an unprecedented fourth term as governor, but the veteran Democrat is raising money like a man whose name will undoubtedly be on the ballot in 2014.
New campaign finance records show Brown's Hollywood fundraising event last week as adding about $1 million in a single night, though one report says as much as double that amount will ultimately be reported.
Even so, the new filing brings his official 2013 fundraising total to more than $6.7 million, with millions more that were already in the bank.
"Raising funds for any potential campaign takes a great deal of time," Brown said last week when asked about his efforts. "And I don't jump into these things lightly."
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or someone who points out something obvious to everyone else.
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An older gentleman.
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A very small town with one stop sign. The post office is also the grocery, gas, and feed store. Almost no one knows where it is and most people from there will pretend to be from Elma or Shelton to spare themselves embarassment. Major export: marijuana. A full set of teeth can only be found at a family reunion which doubles as a singles group date.
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Matlock originated from the word matlocked which was first used in the west country. Matlocked means 'drunk off your ass'. The word matlock has been changed over the years to mean 'drunken whore gasping for sex'. it is often directed a females who appear to have no pride.
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Milk production up big, again!
Milk production up big, again!
The trend continues. More and more milk. September was the seventh month in a row that U.S. milk production has been above year-earlier levels. September's growth in milk production across the nation was up 3.3 percent compared to last September. This change came as a result of a solid 3.3-percent jump in milk per cow. Cow numbers changed little from a year ago. There were 9.116 million cows this September, just 4,000 fewer than a year ago.
Milk output in the top 23 milk-producing states was up 3.6 percent in September compared to a year ago.
California is coming back strong with 7.3-percent gain in milk output in September. California's jump in milk output per cow was a notable 8.6 percent. Cow numbers in the Golden State were down 22,000 head or 1.2 percent from a year ago.
Wisconsin milk production edged up 0.5 percent during September. Milk per cow was unchanged from a year ago, but there were 6,000 more cows in Wisconsin this September.
New York was up 3.6 percent in milk production. Milk per cow there was up an impressive 4.6 percent over a year ago. New York cow numbers dropped 6,000 head.
Idaho was up 8 percent in milk and produced 55 million pounds more than New York. It's looking like Idaho will become the Number 3 dairy state during 2010. Through September, Idaho has produced 9.561 billion pounds of milk, and New York has produced 9.564 billion pounds. Remember that Idaho was up 8 percent in milk last month and New York was up 3.5 percent.


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Paranormal Activities 1,2,and 3.
You know, despite all the flack they've gotten, the first two are pretty interesting movies. Not scary by any means, but the story is somewhat intriguing.
However, the the third one was terrible. It retconned everything interesting about the first two and decided to do every single scary movie stereotype that exists today.


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We already have too many simplistic answers to the question of what causes senseless violence in America....
True a simplistic answer will not solve the problem 100% of the time. That's why a multifaceted approach will get the best results - and even then, a few such incidents will occur. So why would anyone take the banning of assault type weapons off the table? As far as supporting young people and applauding their successes, that started decades ago to minimize self-loathing. Remember?
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|Controlling Graphene's Electronic Structure
Graphene, because of its unusual electron properties, reduced dimensionality, and scale, has enormous potential for use in ultrafast electronic transistors. It exhibits high conductivity and an anomalous quantum Hall effect (a phenomenon exhibited by certain semiconductor devices at low temperatures and high magnetic fields). Among its novel properties, graphene's electrical charge carriers (electrons and holes) move through a solid with effectively zero mass and constant velocity, like photons. Graphene's intrinsically low scattering rate from defects implies the possibility of a new kind of electronics based on the manipulation of electrons as waves rather than particles. The primary technical difficulty has been controlling the transport of electrical charge carriers through the sheet. This area of research is known as bandgap engineering. While bandgap engineering is the basis of semiconductor technology, it is only now being applied to graphene. Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) at ALS Beamline 7.0.1, a team of scientists from the ALS and Germany characterized the electronic band structure and successfully controlled the gap between valence and conduction bands in a bilayer of graphene thin films deposited on a substrate of silicon carbide. This was done by doping one sheet with adsorbed potassium atoms, creating an asymmetry between the two layers.
Graphene's unique electronic structure is characterized by conical valence and conduction bands that meet at a single point in momentum space (the Dirac crossing energy). The researchers demonstrated that through selective control of the carrier concentration in the graphene layers, the band structure can be easily tuned near the Dirac crossing. Similar control can be achieved in principle by varying the electric field across the bilayer film in an atomic-scale switching device.
If undoped, a bilayer of graphene sheets is considered a semimetal, a material in which the conduction and valence bands slightly overlap in energy. When the researchers first synthesized their bilayer graphene films onto the silicon carbide substrate, the graphene became a weak n-type semiconductor, having a slight excess of negatively charged electrons; the interface layer acquired an excess of conduction electrons from the substrate, creating a small bandgap.
Potassium atoms deposited onto the graphene donated their lone valence electrons to the graphene's surface layer, initially closing the bandgap. However, as the potassium deposition continued, the bandgap was reopened by the excess of electron charge-carriers on the graphene's surface layer. Progressive potassium deposition further enhanced the n-type doping.
These results demonstrate that by controlling the carrier density in a bilayer of graphene, the occupation of electronic states near the Fermi level (EF) and the magnitude of the gap between the valence band and conduction band can be manipulated. This control over the band structure suggests the potential application of bilayer graphene to switching functions in electronic devices with a thickness of only two atomic layers.
This experiment was a tour de force on multiple levels. In addition to characterizing and controlling the graphene bandgap, the researchers found the current capacity to be surprisingly high. At a temperature of 30 kelvin, cold enough to preclude any conduction through the substrate, they were able to pass 400 milliamps through a macroscopic sample. This corresponded to a current of about 20 million amps per square centimeter, the same order of magnitude reported for single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene multilayers.
The results of this experiment showcase ARPES and the techniques developed at Beamline 7.0.1. This ability to obtain detailed information about changes that occur on a small scale in momentum space, and which are induced by only a small, dispersed distribution of atoms, means that useful information can be obtained not only for electronic applications but also for chemical applications (such as sensors). The researchers are now focusing on combining this capability with future high-spatial-resolution photoemission in order to derive useful information from real-world devices.
Research conducted by T. Ohta (Berkeley Lab and Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany), A. Bostwick and E. Rotenberg (Berkeley Lab), K. Horn (Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany), and T. Seyller (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany).
Research funding: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Sciences (BES), and the Max Planck Society and the European Science Foundation (under the EUROCORES SONS program).
Publication about this research: T. Ohta, A. Bostwick, T. Seyller, K. Horn, and E. Rotenberg, "Controlling the electronic structure of bilayer graphene," Science 313, 951 (2006).


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#3. Don't Have Pets
Don't be responsible for any other living thing. (That's actually a federal regulation for Cracked columnists.) We brought two cats to the U.K., and it would have been less hassle to invade part of the coast and declare it a sovereign feline nation. It would have been less expensive to irradiate them and ship them as nuclear research materials. Their tickets cost more than ours. I was seriously tempted to shave them and claim that Make A Wish was sending two horrifyingly sick infants to see Big Ben.
He's always wanted to meat Danger Mouse.
When you arrive at cargo shipping, unless your pet is a Time Lord, you'll be told its cage is not big enough. And even if you do turn up with a TARDIS, they'll tell you to go back and get one from a more recent series with a bigger control room. It doesn't matter if your pet has a guest room and hot tub in there. Snoopy's kennel wouldn't be big enough for these guys.
The only upside is that while waiting in the Animal Reception Center on the other end, you'll see a dog reunited with its owners. This is the happiest moment on Earth. Sitting in this room would turn Nietzsche into Dr. Seuss. The dog explodes with joy as it tries to be happy in every direction at once, projecting a zone of sheer grin for several meters. Enjoy this as much as possible, because your cats know that you're the prick who stuck them in boxes and cast them into a vibrating hell for half of a day.
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"Your bed? Pissed on. Your clothes? Pissed on. Hell, I'm even gonna piss on the folks who owe you money."
#2. Planes Are Great
On short trips, the plane takes you to a destination. On long trips, the plane is the destination. It's the promised land, the place you go when you've completed all your trials and tribulations on Earth, and now it's in someone else's hands as you take comfort in the heavens. Long-distance flights are an aerodynamic afterlife.
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They can't play harps, but they do serve whiskey, which is way better.
It's a glorious reward and recuperation break -- filled with comfort and promises of happiness - so it's a pity you'll instantly fall into unaware oblivion. A disturbing but entirely physical turn for our afterlife analogy.
#1. You Should Start Earlier
However early you think you've started preparing to move, start earlier. It's far too easy to sit back and chill, because you've organized the sale of the TV. TVs are self-moving! Leave the door open on evening and bang! - no TV. If you even have anything to sit on you are way behind on moving preparation. If I had a time machine, I'd go back and crash it into my old flat so that I had less stuff to deal with.
This is why I'm going to turn my new home into a fortress, as soon as I find one. Because I'm refusing to move again until I become rich enough to either:
A) Hire someone to deal with moving,
B) Set fire to my old home, strolling towards a new country without looking back as it explodes, or
C) Hire someone to set fire to my old home the very second they see me moving toward an airport.
For more moving advice, check out 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work Out and 5 Reasons Moving Sucks (And Costs) More Than You Expect.
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ALEXANDRIA - The Central wrestling team crowned six champions on Saturday at the Juniata Valley Tournament, which helped the Scarlet Dragons win the team title over five other opponents in high school action.
At 113, Kale Burket beat Everett's Ben Stover, by fall, in the finals. Teammate Terry Albright won the 132-pound title over Tyrone's Luke McCloskey, 7-1. Nick Hoenstine beat Juniata Valley's Caleb Wagner, 4-0, at 138-pound, while Mike Mock won the 152-pound title, 15-7, over Bellwood-Antis' Jeremy Wilson. Blake Burket pinned Bellwood-Antis' Bruce Knisely in 1:59 at 170, while Jared Ponder won the 182-pound final over Juniata Valley's Noah Hess, 5-0.
The Dragons had runners-up in Collin Ulery at 120, Jordan Quarello at 126 and Trae Shirey at 145.
Kayron Joseph (106), Isaac Little (195) and Wes Heuston (285) finished third. Canyon Burda finished fourth at 160.
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SELINSGROVE - Moshannon Valley finished third with three champions on Saturday at the Richard Smoker Tournament held at Selinsgrove High School.
Kent Stewart won the 182-pound title with a 6-0 decision over Troy's Cody Ercolino. James Stodart captured the 195-pound title with a fall over Selinsgrove's Austin Lewis. Teammate Jake Ludwig won the 220-pound honor with a fall over Tanner Deam of North Schuylkill.
All three wrestlers went 2-0 in the eight-team tournament.
Second-place honors went to Bryce Bloom (126), Ryan Thomas (132), Sam Ohler (145) and Jack Bunnell (285). Nick Krupa (106) and Cody Hamilton (152) finished fourth in a tournament won by Troy.
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STATE COLLEGE - The Hollidaysburg junior high team took seventh at the Big 7 Championships held at State College Junior High School.
The Tigers crowned one champion on the day, Nathan Swartz, who went 3-0 at 85 pounds. Hunter Gill took second at 250, going 2-1.
Third-place honors at the event were earned by Jarett Cavalet (110), Dalton Long (122), Braden Curry (145), Noah Worley (155) and Michael Ollinger (185). Matt Hines finished fourth at 80 pounds.


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Stevan (Steve) Reichert died Feb. 27, 2013. Born on July 31st, 1949, to the late Dave and Irene Reichert, Steve grew up in Billings, Montana where he attended Billings Senior High School. He joined the Navy after graduation and served in the Vietnam War. On September 13th, 1969 he married his high school sweetheart Boni Stephens. They eventually settled down in Livingston, Montana to raise five children and operate a paint and glass shop. An adventurous mind later brought them to Incline Village.
A man of many thoughts but few words, Steve was affectionately known to his friends as Grizz. He loved to hunt, but often spent more time getting himself lost in the wilderness searching for game. He loved to fish, but would never recast his line. He loved to camp, but spent most of the time setting up and tearing down equipment.
He enjoyed playing with his grandchildren and teaching his granddaughter Hailey how to watch TV, cook waffles and not finish household projects. He spent many years mastering crossword puzzles and learning that the High Sierra climate was not conducive to his garden. He was a fix it man by nature with an endless honey-do list.
Steve is survived by his wife, Boni Reichert; sons, Shawn, Shane, Stevan and Jeremy; daughter, Jamie; brothers, David Reichert and Larry Reichert; sisters, Laurie Reichert, Tammy Reichert; and 11 grandchildren.
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Sign Language Interpreting in Classroom
Sign Language Interpreting in the Classroom
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing often require classroom accommodations so they can understand and learn the material presented. Some individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing prefer communicating through sign language as opposed to writing, lip reading, or if the individual possesses residual hearing, possibly using a device to amplify sounds.
When sign language is the preferred form of communication, the services of a sign language interpreter may be arranged for the student as a reasonable and useful classroom accommodation to help the student understand course content.
Effective use of interpreting services requires an accurate understanding of the interpreter's role and responsibilities as well as your own role and responsibilities as instructor when an interpreter is present in your classroom. Listed below is a brief definition of the interpreter's job, followed by suggested guidelines that can help make the teaching process go smoothly for you, the interpreter, and most importantly, for the student. For more information on interpreting in the classroom or on teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing, please contact Disability Services (DS).
A sign language interpreter is a trained professional who facilitates communication and conveys all auditory and signed information so that both hearing and deaf individuals may fully interact.
The interpreter is bound by a code of ethics, which includes keeping all material interpreted strictly confidential. In addition, interpreters are to maintain the integrity of the message, always conveying the content and spirit of the speaker. The interpreter's mission is to facilitate communication; he/she should neither add nor delete any information at any time. Because of the specific nature of the interpreter's role, it is important not to ask the interpreter for his/her opinion or to perform any tasks other than interpreting.
It is also important to keep in mind that sometimes, depending on the length of the class, more than one interpreter will be present. Typically, any class over two hours requires the services of two interpreters who will take turns interpreting, usually at 20-minute intervals.
• Acknowledge Interpreter's Role. Remember that the interpreter is in the classroom to facilitate communication for both the student and instructor. As mentioned above, he/she should not be asked to run errands, proctor exams, or discuss the student's personal issues. He/she should not participate in the class in any way independent of the student or express personal opinions.
• Use Captioned Materials. Captioned films or videotapes are strongly recommended to allow the student direct visual access to the information. However, if you are planning to show a movie or use other audiovisual materials without captioning, inform the interpreter beforehand so that arrangements can be made for lighting and positioning.
• Establish Interpreter's Location. When a student uses a sign language interpreter, the interpreter and student will discuss where the interpreter should be located in the classroom to provide the greatest benefit for the student while minimally distracting other class members. Keep lines of sight free for visual access to information. In class, the interpreter will attempt to position himself/herself so the student who is deaf or hard of hearing can see both the instructor and any visual aids.
• Consider Classroom Arrangement. For interactive situations, circles or semi-circles work best for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Share Lecture Content. Familiarity with the subject matter will enhance the quality of the interpreted message. If possible, meet with the interpreter to share outlines, texts, agenda, technical vocabulary, class syllabus, and any other background information that would be pertinent.
• Consider Testing Arrangements. Alternative test procedures may be needed by some students. If a test has a written format (essay, multiple choice, or fill-in-the-blank), the student may prefer to have the interpreter read and translate questions into sign language. Arrangements for this kind of testing should be made by the student and instructor before the student takes the test. Additionally, the interpreter may need extra time to prepare for the reading and interpreting of test questions.
Helpful Hints
• Spell Out Technical Words. It is helpful to have technical terms or jargon relating to a particular discipline or concept to be spelled or written out, either on the chalkboard, an overhead projector, a class handout, or with some other visual aid.
• Speak at a Reasonable Pace. Interpreters normally interpret with a time lag of one or two sentences after the speaker because interpreters must first process the information before relaying it. Speak naturally at a modest pace, keeping in mind that the interpreter must listen and understand a complete thought before signing it.
• Use "I" and "You" References. The interpreter will relay your exact words. Use personal references such as "I" and "You" when communicating with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Avoid speaking of the individual in the third person; phrases such as "ask her" or "tell him" can be confusing.
• Encourage Communicating in Turn. It is important that only one person speak or sign at a time. The interpreting process only allows one person to communicate at a time. Therefore, encourage students to wait before speaking or signing until you recognize them.
• Allow Ample Time for Reading. The student cannot read and watch the interpreter at the same time. Avoid talking while students are focused on written work or overhead projections/multimedia presentations.
• Recognize the Need for a Note taker. It is difficult to take good notes while lip reading or watching a sign language interpreter. Therefore, a note taker to assist the student who is deaf or hard of hearing may be both a helpful and reasonable accommodation in these instances.
• Allow Ample Time for Questions. During class discussions or question/answer periods, give the student an opportunity to raise his/her hand, be recognized, and ask questions through the interpreter. Making time for questions allows the interpreter to finish interpreting for the current speaker and enables the student who is deaf or hard of hearing to participate in class.
• Repeat or Paraphrase Questions and Responses. When questions are asked, be sure to repeat or paraphrase questions before a response is given. Likewise, responses should also be repeated or paraphrased.
• Incorporate Strategic Lecture Breaks. Plan periodic breaks so that both student and interpreter can get a rest from the rigors of interpreting. For the student, receiving information visually without breaks can be tiring and cause eye fatigue. For the interpreter, relaying information to the student while simultaneously processing new information from the speaker can create mental and physical strain. For classes longer than 50 minutes in which only one interpreter is available, a 5-10 minute mid-class break is essential.
The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), http://www.cast.org
"CAST is a not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people, especially those with disabilities." Site offers information on Universal Design for Learning and the National Center on Assessing the General Curriculum.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), http://www.nad.org
"The NAD, established in 1880, is the oldest and largest constituency organization safeguarding the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in education, employment, health care, and telecommunications." Site offers information regarding issues related to deafness including "information on deaf people, sign language, and legal rights."
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), http://ntidweb.rit.edu/
"NTID, one of eight colleges of the Rochester Institute of Technology, is the world's first and largest technological college for students who are deaf and hard of hearing." Site offers information on the campus, academic programs, and latest research.
The Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNET), http://www.pepnet.org
"PEPNET is the national collaboration of the four Regional Postsecondary Education Centers for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The goal of PEPNet is to assist postsecondary institutions across the nation to attract and effectively serve individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing." Site offers information regarding the four Regional Centers, current news and events, a listserv to ask questions and share experiences, and online training for education professionals.
The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), http://www.rid.org
"RID is a national membership organization of professionals who provide sign language interpreting/transliterating services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons." Site offers information regarding interpreting including hiring/working with an interpreter, and interpreting standards.
The United States Department of Justice, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) homepage, http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE - Copious snowfall in November and December has been sufficient to sustain regional ski resorts through a recent spate of dry weather, officials said this week.
The early snowfall has created a large snowpack base, meaning that much of the region's terrain has stayed open and the ski lifts have continued to spin in advance of Presidents Day weekend, the last big holiday weekend for the resorts.
"It's been exponentially better than last year," said Jenny Kendrick, spokeswoman for Alpine Meadows, on Wednesday. "We had one of our best days of the year just last weekend."
Kendrick said additional snowfall of approximately 4 to 5 inches last Thursday helped generate enough interest to attract more skiers and snowboarders to the resort.
Amelia Richmond, spokeswoman for Squaw Valley - owned by the same company as Alpine - said new snow always motivates the drive-up clientele from the Central Valley and Bay Area.
"The conditions are great right now," Richmond said. "The groomers are fast, there's a little powder and you have some spring-like conditions with some soft snow."
Peter Avedschmidt, director of sales and marketing for Sugar Bowl Ski Resort atop Donner Summit, said the mid-season employee layoffs that occurred last winter throughout the region have been avoided thus far.
"The year is going well, especially compared to last year," he said. "We have a ton of groomers open and a great base."
The base at the lower elevations of the resort measures at 61 inches while maintaining 128 inches at the top.
Private ski resorts are reluctant to release numbers such as actual ski visitors per day and per month in the interest of maintaining an edge in an extremely competitive business, but other indicators are available. For instance, Kendrick said occupancy levels for lodging facilities around Alpine and Squaw demonstrate almost all beds are sold out for the holiday weekend.
"We are almost sold out for the Presidents weekend and for the entire week - just a few rooms left," Kendrick said. "And we are nearly sold out at The Village at Squaw, at least 80 percent occupancy, every single day for the entire month of February. We have officially set a record for February - the best February The Village at Squaw has ever had on the books."
Squaw Valley reported its second-snowiest Christmas in its history, and the New Year's holiday weekend saw the resorts flourish in terms of the amount of skiers.
Avedschmidt said Sugar Bowl sustains interest and high levels of skiers through April, typically witnessing a busy March.
Richmond said February and March can offer the most snow for resorts and that groups of people still frequent the resorts up until the early spring.
"That is what we expect to see this year," Richmond said.
Last winter was a terrible year for ski resorts at Lake Tahoe, as dry weather prevailed from early October until Valentine's Day.
Many resorts created snow in order to open a few runs, but most had to cut back on temporary employees by January due to the low demand.
This year, storms in December and November created a large sturdy base that has lasted throughout an exceedingly dry January.
Richmond, Kendrick and Avedschmidt all acknowledged fresh snow would be extremely beneficial to all the resorts.
"We just take it one day at a time," Avedschmidt said.
Kendrick said the positive part of dry weather is that sunny days, warm temperatures and groomed runs attract a certain clientele. It also makes it easy for those who live outside the region to make the drive unimpeded by treacherous road conditions.
Nevertheless, some skiers and snowboarders live for powder, as the soft snow can reduce the consequences for falling, making recreators more adventurous. Powder days also open up terrain off the groomed runs - for instance, amid the tree groves and outside the designated areas.
- Sun Managing Editor Kevin MacMillan contributed to this report.


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The first half of the 2013 Stetson University volleyball season has been nothing short of amazing. After five and a half weeks of competition, the Hatters (13-6, 4-0 A-Sun) are breaking new ground and achieving milestones that the program has not seen for years.
Tuesday's contest at Florida Atlantic concluded the non-conference portion of the schedule. As the team prepares to jump back into league play with a 6 p.m. Friday night match against Florida Gulf Coast (5-10, 3-1) at the Edmunds Center, GoHatters.com takes a look back at Stetson's incredible run during the first half of the season.
In late August, Stetson traveled over 1600 miles to compete at the UniWyo Invitational in Laramie, Wyo., where the Hatters posted their first season-opening win since 2004 (3-1 vs. Drake). Stetson fell short in its other three matches that weekend, but played one of the longest sets in the NCAA this year, a 36-34 back-and-forth battle against Wyoming in the third game of the match.
Stetson returned home and swept all four matches in the Westin Classic, making short work of Bethune-Cookman, Providence, and Savannah State twice. Kaley Melville and Kayla Weller earned co-MVP honors, while Ellen Hawks was named the Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Week. With five wins in eight matches, the Hatters had already surpassed their win total for all of 2012.
Stetson then traveled to Hammond, La., for the Lion Classic, and after opening the tournament with a 3-0 victory over Southern University, the Hatters had their first five-match win streak in 25 years. Southeastern Louisana ended that streak later that day, and with a 3-0 loss to Nebraska-Omaha the next morning, Stetson was facing the possibility of another 1-3 weekend. Between matches, after the coaches talked to team, the captains (Melville and Hawks) held a players-only meeting, which proved to be a major turning point in the first-half of the season.
"We wanted the other girls to have a chance to say what they wanted to say," Hawks recalled. "They said some really good things about picking up the energy, what we need to do, and how we need to trust each other. Then we took a second and I said, 'This is where we decide what we want to be about. Mel and I know what we want this team to be about, but this is also on you. You have to take ownership of it. Don't tell us. Come back out and show us. We decide now, and once we decide, we are not changing it.'"
The Hatters took the court against Louisiana Tech, and despite falling 27-25 in the first set, Stetson came roaring back, hitting a phenomenal .457 over the final three sets to pull away with a convincing 3-1 victory.
Stetson defeated Bethune-Cookman at home for a second time on Sept. 17, and with a record of 8-5, the Hatters were off to their best start since 1996. Next came conference play as Stetson hosted UNF on Sept. 20, and despite trailing 2-1 in the match and 6-1 in the decisive fifth set, the Hatters rallied for a 3-2 win and a huge shot of confidence moving forward.
"UNF is a good team, but I was really proud of our girls for winning this," head coach Tim Loesch said after the match. "I don't feel like UNF gave it to us, they fought hard and played well, but I was proud of our girls for playing just a little bit tougher and a little bit better on this particular day."
The victory ended a 21-match conference losing streak and kept Stetson undefeated at home, but the Hatters had a quick turnaround to get ready for a 10-1 Jacksonville team the next afternoon. The Dolphins played the comeback role that day, forcing a fifth set after trailing 2-0. However, it was the Hatters prevailing down the stretch once again for another dramatic 3-2 win. Stetson improved to 10-5 overall, 2-0 in the A-Sun, and 7-0 at home. Melville was chosen as the A-Sun Player of the Week, while Creamer earned the first of two straight A-Sun Freshman of the Week honors.
Stetson stayed hot with a midweek win at Bethune-Cookman, in front of a loud and energized crowd at Moore Gym. The Hatters returned home for two more A-Sun matches against Mercer and Kennesaw State, which proved to be just as competitive as the first set of matches against UNF and JU. Stetson was able to close out both matches in four sets to take over sole possession of first-place in the conference standings with a 4-0 mark.
The Hatters were also 13-5 for the first time in school history (records date back to 1980, program dates back to 1970), 9-0 at home for the first-time ever, and 4-0 in the league for the first time since 2002.
The team has also had four A-Sun Player of the Week honorees, seven all-tournament team selections, and Melville has become the fifth player in school history to surpass 1000 kills and 1000 digs.
Stetson will look to carry that momentum into the second-half, which starts with Friday's match-up with FGCU. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students and seniors (Stetson students, faculty, and staff are free with an ID), while live video and live stats will be available on HatterVision and GoHatters.com.


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April 15, 2013
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University has had numerous outstanding quarterbacks in its football history....
Wow, leave it to sports for SPiper and I to have common ground. I hope I am wrong but I don't see Geno being successful in the NFL. And I also do not see him as being the best QB in WVU history. Pat White and Maj, Harris not SME, are 1 and 2 in my book.
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This isn't a democratic process and nice guys don't always succeed, let alone finish first. He'll be drafted but will not succeed as an NFL quarterback. It's nice that I want that to be so, it's just that objectivity dictates that view. Tavon, on the other hand, despite his height, will be a montser in the NFL.
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Welcome to the on-line office for Congresswoman Betty McCollum. Please visit the Contact Me page to contact Betty electronically or click on the office location nearest you for details.
Washington, DC Office
2256 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6631
Fax: (202) 225-1968
Hours: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Eastern), Monday-Friday
St. Paul Office
165 Western Avenue North, Suite #17
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
Phone: (651) 224-9191
Fax: (651) 224-3056
Hours: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (Central)