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Dusty's Random Lineup Generating Machine…
|Jerome Williams, RHP
37/21 K/BB, 8 HR in 44.0 IP
|Brandon Claussen, RHP
70/29 K/BB, 20 HR in 98.1 IP
|SS #Felipe Lopez
|RF *Matt Lawton
Didn't our season die
Didn't our season die against the Mets and Reds last year, too.
Christmas came early this year.
Excuse me, I need to go vomit.
let's go bears@!!! i'm
let's go bears@!!!
i'm watching abc over wgn in early august, didn't think that would happen.
Hey, good for Dusty - this
Hey, good for Dusty - this is the best lineup he's trotted out in a while; certainly it's what lots of folks on here have been clamoring for. If the manager's job is to give his team the best chance to win, I for one think this is ideal. NOW HERE'S HOPING THEY. HIT.
That said, yes: the season is over; Nomar got back just in time. :P Go Packers!
random thoughts...Why am I
random thoughts...Why am I watching them lose 4-0 after 3 innings. I just watched Lawton, Walker and DLee go 1-2-3 in the quietest of innings ever. The vaunted Phils, Mets and Cincy pitching staffs are just one cy young after another...I want to see the DiamondJaxx play not this pile of crud that we've watched for the last few weeks.
Macias not in CF...doesn't matter. Where's Holly? Not in left or right, cmon dusty figures he must have a tired bat too. Lawton...say goodbye to Chicago in 6 wks, no hits and no walks. Nomar, do you think we'll ever see an extra base hit from him this year? Burnitz, he of tired bat, hitting into double plays when the guy following him will get on base at a .400 clip--a single by Murton. If Murton were hitting 2nd at least he'd get an extra at bat per game.
Don't bring CPat back now, although we need his defense this club is poison and he's already taken a bite out of the witches poison apple.
Burnitz is 5 for his last
Burnitz is 5 for his last 45...wow...does he need to go back down to Iowa to practice his hitting...?
A John 3:16
A John 3:16 imposter...really funny.
Hey Korey homered 2 times in
Hey Korey homered 2 times in his first 2 ABs in AAA...
Not only a John 3:16
Not only a John 3:16 imposter, it's a Rollen Stewart imposter. For those who don't know, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollen_Stewart
Corey Patterson should be
Corey Patterson should be playing for the Cubs tonight...Lawton is not impressive at all (his hitting just hasn't really been there)...I wish Hendry could have picked up a lead-off player like Juan Pierre.
Lawton is battin .107 as a
Lawton is battin .107 as a Cub at this moment.
I love Matt Murton. Now a
I love Matt Murton. Now a walk, fouling off pitches to earn it...the rest of this team is dead meat.
random dreams of the insane:
Johnny Damon in CF, CPat in RF next year, Murton in LF
Giving Felix Pie one more year to learn the strike zone.
goodbye to Burnitz, Holly, Macias, Lawton...don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out of Chicago. I don't hate Burnitz, but he's just a mercenary type. Next year Jerome will probably be in Pittsburgh...where he should have been this year.
The bench needs to be completely revamped again...and I don't mean having Matt Murton on the bench, that won't count.
Sorry Bluewater Pennant,
Sorry Bluewater Pennant, wrong again.
Lawton has 5 hits as a Cub, giving him a .179 batting average over the past week.
I would pull Williams
I would pull Williams soon...He is not pitching well and if we give up any more runs there will be NO chance to come back -- especially with our offense.
look at the bright
look at the bright side...
sorry, this is a night game. No bright side.
No pitching, no hitting, were in trouble with Cy Claussen tonight.
add Brandon Claussen to the list of pitchers who had never beaten a Cub team previously-until tonight
one more run and we get to
one more run and we get to call in the slaughter rule
don't they get to send the fans home when it gets to 9-0?
Just doing an anal moron
Just doing an anal moron check.
Now now...didn't the
Now now...didn't the Cardinals come back from 9 down or so in the 9th inning against this team?
This is great Baker will be
This is great Baker will be gone by the weekend, and we will get a top 10 draft pick are there any studs right now we could get?
I would rather have Griffey
I would rather have Griffey over Lawton anyday of the week -- Griffey is a power hitter and he's getting hot again...Hendry made a trade BUT he needed to bring in someone who had a big bat and Lawton is just not getting the job done at all (maybe Lawton should go down to Iowa and work on his hitting).
Could one of you wonderful
Could one of you wonderful writers calculate the Cubs OBP over the last few weeks or so? It seems like we are getting on base plenty -- we just ain't scoring.
Typical Troll Can't get his
Typical Troll
Can't get his facts right, and then starts name calling before running off into a corner to pout.
Really, do we have to keep putting up with this crap?
John Hill was right about
John Hill was right about the Lawton Trade. After this we will be 4 games out of 5th place. By the time were done with the Cards and stros we will be.
"Two grand slam
"Two grand slam homeruns!"
And we'd still be losing.
Go sit on some dynamite.
Hendry should put Baker out
Hendry should put Baker out of his misery. Why keep him dangling on any longer. It really is no fair to him--to put lineups out there who continually fail to hit---getting shutout by the Reds....double digit deficit....it's embarassing and I'm actually starting to feel sorry for Baker. He has no idea what to do or how to stop it--to be humane, Hendry should let Baker go after tonights game.
Why is Wood out there in a
Why is Wood out there in a 9-0 game. I guess he wants to pitch before his surgery this weekend.
Why is Wood out there in a
Why is Wood out there in a 9-0 game.
So he can actually get some work in. If he is going to sit on the roster, he may as well pitch.
Kid K gettin er done. Maybe
Kid K gettin er done. Maybe somebody would be dumb enough to take him off our hands.
Something has happened to
Something has happened to our "big hitters"...Lee and Ramirez have lost their traction and their ability consistently bat runs in...Lets hope they can turn things around SOON...When Lee and Ramirez don't hit well the Cubs rarely ever win games.
Awesome. Couple more of
Awesome. Couple more of these this week, and Dusty's toast. I know you can do it, boys.
I'm officially rooting for the Brewers to win the wild card at this point.
Saw Cubs in person in
Saw Cubs in person in Philly, game two. All down hill since. Must have been my fault. Sorry everyone.
[When Lee and Ramirez don't
[When Lee and Ramirez don't hit well the Cubs rarely ever win games.]
You mean it takes more than two major league hitters to power a major league offense? Who knew?
--head explodes--
Nomar gets a hit...Barrett
Nomar gets a hit...Barrett gets a hit...better late than never...Lets see IF the Cubs can actually get a few runs here...;-)
2 on, maybe we can score a
2 on, maybe we can score a run. Go Cubs
One down, nine to go. Go
One down, nine to go. Go Cubs!
Great Neifi. Reds can kiss
Great Neifi. Reds can kiss this lead goodbye
Lawton is horrible. i'd
Lawton is horrible. i'd rather see Macias. oops- Spoke to soon
Lawton FINALLY wakes up and
Lawton FINALLY wakes up and gets an RBI single late in the bottom of the 9th...at least we're getting a few runs...it's a confidence builder (though we should have started off this way).
We sure can pour it on when
We sure can pour it on when it doesn't matter
I can hear the post game
I can hear the post game now. Dusty will glow about how hard the boys played at the end of the game and that this could be when they turn it around instead of the fact that they got hammered for 8 innings and didn't hit.
If Prior can have a really
If Prior can have a really good day tomorrow and we get the type of offense we are seeing in the 9th inning then we might have a good chance of winning...At least tonight was not a total blow-out...the Cubs are starting to regain some precious momentum.
Too little too late, pretty
Too little too late, pretty much sums up the Cubs season.
One good inning does not
One good inning does not negate a total blowout, Don't kid yourself- We got blown out. Go
T. Walker!
Momentum, please! this had
Momentum, please! this had to be one of the worst cubs games I've seen all season. I mean, some of those games when they blew the lead with errors or Latrash sucked but at least we had nine warm bodies playing. It was like dead men walking out there.
If dusty isn't fired after we get swept by the reds then I don't know what the hell to think
The ninth inning is a
The ninth inning is a perfect case for "Let Dusty Go" campaign. The team is not as bad as it was portrayed. Its definetely not a .500 team. With a little effort we could have achieved a lot more before. Though we didnt get many runs tonight I think this team was 500 times better than all those teams with Neifi..Macias..Holly in the starting line up. I think firing the coach at this moment will probably ignite something. If not then we cant get any worse than this.
These look like the Cubs I
These look like the Cubs I grew up watching, but at least we didn't expect much then
The ninth inning is a
The ninth inning is a perfect case for "Let Dusty Go" campaign. The team is not as bad as it was portrayed. Its definetely not a .500 team. With a little effort we could have achieved a lot more before. Though we didnt get many runs tonight I think this team was 500 times better than all those teams with Neifi..Macias..Holly in the starting line up. I think firing the coach at this moment will probably ignite something. If not then we cant get any worse than this.
Go Scrubs. We Suck!
Go Scrubs. We Suck!
Andrew, you asked in #20 if
Andrew, you asked in #20 if someone could look into the Cubs' OBP. They're definitely not getting on base, or doing much of anything at all. Murton and Barrett are hitting well. The others are simply terrible.
It's a pretty disgusting picture.
Ranked by OPS, lines since the start of the SF series, with plate appearances following in parens (this doesn't account for HBPs or sacs):
Murton 421/521/579, 1100 (23)
Barrett 308/372/641, 1013 (43)
Macias 346/370/385, 755 (27)
Walker 300/364/360, 724 (55)
Neifi 262/295/381, 676 (44)
Lee 218/306/309, 615 (62)
Aramis 213/260/298, 558 (50)
Lawton 200/226/233, 459 (31)
Burnitz 154/214/192, 406 (56)
Hollandsworth 118/118/176, 294 (17)
This is a "blame the players" situation. You just can't win games with your entire lineup hitting like this.
the players have sucked
the players have sucked recently but dusty's image as a player's manager isn't the kind of guy we need right now. I'm amazed everytime murton gets to bat because it's a hit, or a walk, or at least he takes pitches, and yet dusty trots macias out there for 4 or 5 games in a row. somebody needs to get in their grill and tell them that this isn't acceptable!
A little OT, but I spent
A little OT, but I spent last weekend in Des Moines with the kids, watching the I-Cubs. If you haven't been there, it's a nice town and Principal Park is a good place to watch a ball game. Well worth the trip. With regards to the team:
- David Kelton: stick a fork in him.
- Cory: Same old Cory. If he's cut down on his swing, I didn't see it.
- Van Buren: Blew his only save opportunity.
I didn't see one player who clearly would help the parent club. Get used to what you're seeing, because to judge from the AAA team, it isn't going to get any better any time soon.
Brownline, The real talent
The real talent on the farm is in AA West Tenn and low A Peoria. Daytona has Dopriak and Johnson and rookie ball in Mesa has Pawelek.
Delving a little further
Delving a little further into this, the line for the players above is 247/304/348... or, a team full of Cesar Izturis. The Cubs' line on the year is 271/326/445. Isolated BB is right where it is on the year. Isolated SLG is off by about 70 points.
It should be noted that all these "team" stats are only for the group of hitters listed above, though nobody else has the PAs to make a difference. Also, I haven't included pitchers. If pitchers get 8% or so of the PAs and chunk most of them, then the true team line is substantially lower than Cesar Izturis.
On the bright side, this can't possibly last too much longer. To have so many good hitters simultaneously go this cold for this long is a fluke.
"Delving a little further
"Delving a little further into this, the line for the players above is 247/304/348... or, a team full of Cesar Izturis"
at least we would have the best D in MLB.
Lee 218/306/309, 615
Lee 218/306/309, 615 (62)
Aramis 213/260/298, 558 (50)
Burnitz 154/214/192, 406 (56)
We keep pointing the finger at Macias and Neifi...but right there is the reason why we have fallen apart at the seams. Those 3 carried the team on their shoulders keeping us competitive...now, over the last 2 weeks they have been shut down, and the team has nowhere else to turn to.
If those three even hit .275 instead of .200, we would be in a very different place right now.
"The ninth inning is a
"The ninth inning is a perfect case for "Let Dusty Go" campaign. The team is not as bad as it was portrayed. Its definetely not a .500 team. With a little effort we could have achieved a lot more before. Though we didnt get many runs tonight I think this team was 500 times better than all those teams with Neifi..Macias..Holly in the starting line up. I think firing the coach at this moment will probably ignite something. If not then we cant get any worse than this."
If anything, this game should help show people that the problems with this team go far beyond Dusty...when the heart of the order doesn't hit and the starting pitching can;t pitch...Murton or Holly, Cedeno or Neifi, Macias or Patterson, won't make a bit of difference.
This team is indeed dead...but no manager is going to turn around this team in 50 games...Baker will manage through the season...and then we will sit here talking about the game the Cubs and Baker play with each other in the off season.
C-pat went 3 for 3, had 2 HR
C-pat went 3 for 3, had 2 HR and drove in 4. He also left the game early. I think he is going to get the call-up. With Cedeno or Hill going down.
Glad to see the "good
Glad to see the "good lineup" worked today...Good job Dusty!!
cubs are 6.5 out of second
cubs are 6.5 out of second place in the division but only 7 games from being last. I swear that two months ago watching the cubs and brewers I asked my buddy, what would it be like to be a brewer fan and just know that every team in the league expects to kick the %^$* out of you? well, now I know and it sucks. I seriously think that we might be looking at a fifth place finish in the division as we have to play the cards and stros so much the last seven weeks.
is it just me or is it
is it just me or is it becoming entertaining to see if the cubs managed to lose another game? I swear to god I signed on to cubs.com just to see if they lost. Not won! I've got plenty of colorful words but I'll leave them to your imagination.
"Glad to see the "good
"Glad to see the "good lineup" worked today...Good job Dusty!!"
Manny loves his Dusty-ball.
Lazy, sloppy, and full of excuses... Dusty-ball.
I'm posting just to go on
I'm posting just to go on record as say that I have no comments regarding the Cubs under Dusty Baker. Their record speaks for itself.
Don't forget Big John, We
Don't forget Big John, We should be blaming Hendry as much as we're blaming Dusty. Afterall, it the GM's fault that a team with enough talent to win 90 games can't manage to stay above the .500 mark, much less in a playoff race.
In Excuses We Trust!!!
Have any of KPat's homers at
Have any of KPat's homers at Iowa come with a man on or has he continued his solo homer streak? I hope his streak is alive. Something weird is better than complete failure.
I agree tbone. If he's
I agree tbone. If he's going to be worthless, at least let it be something where we can look back and say, man, can you believe that actually happened? I for one would like to see a new cubs streak, consecutive days dusty pulls his head out of his ass.
Since the season is over, a
Since the season is over, a little diversion.
Hey, John Hill, do you follow Premiership Football or any English football if your club currently isn't in the top flight? I myself am an Aston Villa fan and really think they have a shot at the Champions League.
If any club, who do you follow? It's tough for those of us in the states because there is no MLB.tv for the Premiership, but I'm very excited about the upcoming season.
Oh, and Go Cubs, you stupid, heartbreaking Cubs.
Levine is reporting the
Levine is reporting the following:
1. CP will be caaled-up and in the line-up tomrrow.
2. Remlinger has been traded to the Red sox for a "quality minor league arm". I know its a pipe dream but I hope that guy is Papelbon.
" We should be blaming
" We should be blaming Hendry as much as we're blaming Dusty. Afterall, it the GM's fault that a team with enough talent to win 90 games can't manage to stay above the .500 mark, much less in a playoff race."
Got the sarcasm. Didn't realize a GM who put together a team with no leadoff hitter, no closer, no bullpen, an oft-injured shortstop, a strikeout machine in right, a strikeout machine in center and an opening day pitcher as fragile as, well, Kerry Wood, had put together a 90 win team. Dusty sucks. Hendry has a year out from under Sosa's dough to prove he can do the job. After that, everyone must go.
"Remlinger has been traded
"Remlinger has been traded to the Red sox for a "quality minor league arm".
Any chance the arm's attached to a body?
1. From mid-May to mid-July
1. From mid-May to mid-July Lee, Ramirez, Burnitz, and Walker hit at or above their peak level of performance. A regression was predictable.
2. The Cubs did not take advantage of that offensive surge because their pitching was crappy. The biggest misjudgement Hendry, Baker, and Gary Hughes made last off-season was not resigning Matt Clement. That led to the next misjudgement, changing the preseason plan to have Dempster close and Hawkins set up to having Dempster start and Hawkins close when Prior open the season hurt.
3. The weak bench assembled by Hendry and Baker meant that Cubs could not rest Ramirez and Lee, especially when they had physical problems. I think Lee, Ramirez, and Burnitz are all burned out (a mental fatigue which shows in a lost of focus during their at bats).
4. It is not going to be fun to be lorded over by both White Sox fans and Cardinal Fans this off-season. I don't see a lot of great free agent pick-ups. I don't see Wood or Patterson bringing much in trade.
5. Baker has the rest of the season to show Hendry he can bring along young players. If he can't, or feels he can't win now doing it that way (somehow Bobby Cox has managed to do it for 14 seasons), then he should be let free to seek other employment. I think we have little choice but to keep starting Williams and Hill to see if either can be useful next season. I don't think you get much trading veterans like Maddux and Burnitz in waiver deals since they are essentially contract dumps. Given how overvalued mediocre starting pitching is, I don't think we will do any better then keeping Maddux for another season. It kind of boggles the mind what guys like Millwood and Trachsel will get this off-season from teams like the Cubs, Yankees, and Red Sox who will be looking for starting pitching.
"I'm posting just to go on
"I'm posting just to go on record as say that I have no comments regarding the Cubs under Dusty Baker. Their record speaks for itself."
I'm not saying Hendry was
I'm not saying Hendry was perfect, but there's more than enough talent on this team to win 90 games.
Hendry got Hairston as a lead-off option, that Dusty refused to use for months, and when that didn't pan out, he went and got Lawton, who in a very quiet year was probably the biggest deadline deal in baseball.
Hendry got Dempster who should have been the closer all along, and who's done quite well in the role. Sorry he didn't go out and get Percival, oh wait....
Hendry tryed something different with the bullpen. Instead of spending millions on big names like Hawkins and Remlinger, which failed miserably in 2003-2004, he tryed to go with youngsters. The results have been very inconsistant, but take away the Hawkins nightmares at the start of the season, the pen's numbers aren't as bad as people like to think.
Sure there were holes in the Cubs line-up, and it wasn't nearly as talented as the 2004 team. But somewhere along the line Cub fans started thinking you need a perfect team without any holes to get the job done. That's simply not the case, and all you have to do to see the evidence is look at teams like Milwaukee, Washington, and Philly to see that you can do a whole lot with a small amount of talent. Even go back and look at the 98 Cubs roster: The team had holes everywhere, christ Terry Mullholland was the only guy who resembled a decent pitcher on the whole team! This team had the talent, it didn't have the heart, and for the second straight year, that's just a damn shame.
why do people assume the
why do people assume the dumpster should have been the closer all along?
was it his horrible pitch 1-15/1-30 career numbers? (around 7.00 ERA and 1.70 whip, btw...roughly for both breakdowns on either side of the 15...scarey...)
of all the pitchers around who may have flourished there the dumpster isnt exactly a guy you point to and go "yeah, wow...he's 1st in line for sure."
thinking about putting someone there and putting someone there are two entirely different things...especially when you start the season without mark prior and having to move wood back a few starts to ungimp him a bit.
wow...checking on the
wow...checking on the dempster #s to see how much theyve changed since he started closing and flourishing (not much, btw) i ran across this gem on the dumpster...
on a 3-0 count: *0* hits *2* recorded outs...137bb
no hits...wow...haha i cant
no hits...wow...haha
i cant believe only 2 people have tried to hack at a 3-0 on dempster...both for outs...
the #s are usually low on 3-0's...but damn, that's really sitting on a guy.
aqc--"Hey, John Hill, do you
aqc--"Hey, John Hill, do you follow Premiership Football or any English football if your club currently isn't in the top flight? I myself am an Aston Villa fan and really think they have a shot at the Champions League.
If any club, who do you follow? It's tough for those of us in the states because there is no MLB.tv for the Premiership, but I'm very excited about the upcoming season."
I don't even have MLB.tv for baseball at the minute. It refuses to work. Stupid thing. It's kind of useful in that I don't have to suffer watching the Cubs, I guess. Then again, I wanted to watch Felix Hernandez's debut, and I want to be able to look out for Rich Hill's changeup. If he continues to be unable or unwilling to throw one, that can go down as one of the biggest disappointments of the season. That and no MLB.tv lately, and I don't know if it's going to start working anytime soon...
Premiership football! Woo! I'm a Newcastle fan, so I have obviously acquired a habit for supporting the underachieving frustrating teams. Anyway, I think we've had a good summer in the transfer market and I'll be reasonably optimistic about this season if we can sign a top class striker. We're pretty strong defensively and we've got a solid yet creative midfield, so if we can just finish off our chances with any regularity I think we could be pushing for the Champions League too. That and I pray to God we can get rid of Lee Bowyer. I hate him, more than anyone here hates Macias. Bowyer's game has fallen off to the extent that he's probably now no better at football than Jose Macias is at baseball, only Macias doesn't go getting himself thrown out of games and suspended for ages for deliberately stamping on people's heads, or rampage drunkenly around the streets of Chicago late on Friday nights beating up ethnic minorities. At least not as far as I'm aware...
"I want to be able to look
"I want to be able to look out for Rich Hill's changeup. If he continues to be unable or unwilling to throw one, that can go down as one of the biggest disappointments of the season."
If he isn't throwing one soon, Rothschild needs his job re-evaluated. If Hill was in Atlanta, he'd already be showing a change-up.
John Hill: ...Macias doesn't
John Hill:
...Macias doesn't go getting himself thrown out of games and suspended for ages for deliberately stamping on people's heads, or rampage drunkenly around the streets of Chicago late on Friday nights beating up ethnic minorities. At least not as far as I'm aware...
I wish he would. At least then someone on the team would be showing some emotion and it sounds entertaining. I have been decidedly unentertained by the Cubs lately.
Corey Patterson in AA: .297
Corey Patterson in AA:
.297 .366 .504
Supposed to be called up today- which I guess means good bye Murton - thought it wouldn't bother me if one of the flotilla of middle relievers was demoted or Hollandsworth was DFA.
Coming back to save the Cubs!
Or at least to solidify his spot for next year.
If Maddux only needs 37.2
If Maddux only needs 37.2 innings for his options to vest, why not just pull him after 30 or 35 or even 37.1? Why not save 9 million dollars(which would have been enough for Clement last year) and get a starter capable of going 7,8, or heaven forbid an occassional nine inning stint? I'm sure Maddux is the smartest baseball guy ever, but I'm not sure he is worth $9 Million. Heck, add that nine million to whatever we throw at Damon, Dunn, whomever else we might dream of acquiring.
Maybe carrying 12 pitchers
Maybe carrying 12 pitchers has something to do with an offense that is so pathetic. Bring Patterson up and send down Wuertz.
> why not just pull him
> why not just pull him after 30 or 35 or even 37.1
Because you'd have a big-ass grievance from the Player's Association on your hands. Not to mention a ton of bad karma that the team doesn't need.
A question that's way way
A question that's way way way way way of topic.
What ever happened to George Kyroudis and Scott Lange???
I was looking at the side column of TCR and remembered that at one point there were a couple more writers introduced after Alex/Derek defection. I don't remember George ever writting a single column and I can't think of more than 1 or 2 from Scott, so what happened to them?
Those of you lamenting the
Those of you lamenting the non-signing of Matt Clement should look beyond his gaudy record and see his 4.67 ERA and 1.35 WHIP--which, if history is any trend, aren't moving downward at this time of the year. Granted, he's in the AL, so these numbers are up a bit from what he'd likely have put up as a Cub. But those numbers look mighty similar to Greg Maddux (4.57, 1.27), whom everyone here seems to think isn't worth the 9 million we'll owe him next year.
Cold Pizza is reporting the
Cold Pizza is reporting the Cubs have traded Mike Remlinger for ... something/someone ... to the Boston Red Sox.
It's extremely late for me as I have been up all night, so I didn't catch all the details. I'm sure more infomation will follow.
Just a heads up!
why do people assume the
why do people assume the dumpster should have been the closer all along?
Because it was pretty clearly Hendry's plan to have him be the closer. When the pre-season previews came out, Dempster was penciled in as the closer in nearly all of them. These aren't just columnists spouting off, these come from writers who had to get that information from somewhere. It was simply printed in too many places for it to just be a coinsidence.
And don't give me any of this Prior/Wood tied Dusty's hands, remember Wood didn't miss his first start and Prior was inserted in the rotation the first time a 5th starter was needed. Dusty picked Dempster to be a starter over Glendon Rusch and others, without considering him for the closers job. That move came entirely because Dusty wanted 3 lefties in the pen and he completely failed to realise that Hawkins didn't suddenly grow a set of testicles after choking as closer in 2004.
Jonatwork, if the Cubs
Jonatwork, if the Cubs pulled a stunt like that with Maddux, how could they ever sign another free agent?
"wow...checking on the
"wow...checking on the dempster #s to see how much theyve changed since he started closing and flourishing (not much, btw) i ran across this gem on the dumpster...
on a 3-0 count: *0* hits *2* recorded outs...137bb"
um, is that all time numbers on dempster, crunch?? i'm pretty sure he doesn't have 137 BBs this year, much less on 3-0 counts. in fact, he has 42.
i'm guessing these are career dempster numbers, which makes it even crazier.....he's never given up a hit on 3-0?!?
Blue, Scott returned to
Blue, Scott returned to writing at the Northside Lounge. George has a lot on his plate, he works too hard!
Good point, ranch...I guess
Good point, ranch...I guess I was thinking of the short term good over the longterm good, which may not have been worth it, I just hadn't heard any talk of benching him, and I was wondering about it. But, after the comments about the grievance from the Player's Association and that looking bad for anyone thinking about taking a paycut for an incentive-laden contract(Nomar-type situation). These are good points you bring up and I thank you for that.
I'm a big Hendry fan but I
I'm a big Hendry fan but I think recalling Corey is very foolish. Because we need his CF glove? Willie Mays in his prime couldn't get this team into the playoffs at this point. Hard to believe Kpat has fixed his head/swing over the course of a few weeks. When the wrigley "faithful" are booing him mercilessly in two weeks after every K, will Hendry send him down again? I doubt it. Probably make his mental problems worse, and we're going to end up trading him for cents on the dollar.
"Don't take it personally
"Don't take it personally kid, they're just pissed that we're sucking wind. go out there and play and when you do something good they'll cheer for you, don't worry."
It might, in the hands of a non-moron coach, be a character building experience.
I was at the Cubs covention
I was at the Cubs covention and personally heard dusty and Dempster, in two different forums, say he was going to tried as the closer. To me this was classic Dusty, putting 3 players in the wrong spot - Dempster is nothing other than an average to below average starter, but had the makings (and time has proven this right) of being a good closer, Hawkins was an outstanding set-up man, but a lousy closer, and Rusch has been an very ggod starter, but mediocre to bad releif man. Now Hawkins is gone and Dusty shot his confidence and Rusch is struggling in the bullpen as Dusty refuses to start him. Rusch is heading for blown confidence and starting for another team next year.
WSCR reports that Ronny
WSCR reports that Ronny Cedeno was sent down, Corey was recalled and will bat 7th today.
At least Ronny will get his
At least Ronny will get his jersey number back in Iowa. (Korey was wearing number 11, which Ronny already bought from John Kornoka once this year)
1. A follow-up to my earlier
1. A follow-up to my earlier comments in post 71 about the Cubs not taking full advantage of the hot period put together by Lee and Ramirez earlier this season. Dusty's insistence on leading off with the out machines Corey and Nefi at the top of the line-up for three weeks in June and early July made sure that the offense would underperform.
2. Reading and occasionally listening from afar, as well as catching ESPN's Sunday night baseball on Channel 5 out of England, it seems that three incidents helped triggered the Cubs' current funk: 1) Wood going down in Cincinnati after the Cubs started out hot after the all-star break; 2) Hawkins gets booed by the fans at Wrigley and the Cubs' (Lee, Barrett, and Dusty) bark at the fans in the media about it, showing that this team can get distracted from the point of winning and then making excuses for losing out of the distractions they themselves create; and finally, 3) Barrett's melt down in Philadelphia last week, since which the Cubs have looked as flat as an armadillo on a Texas interstate.
3. Of all the Cubs' management folks, Dusty, Hendry, Gary Hughes, etc., the one I am most down on is Rothschild. He started out at as Don Baylor's pitching coach and Hendry kept him on for Dusty, I assumed by mutual agreement. The Cubs had all this supposedly great pitching talent the last 4 years and 1) they have not been able to stay healthy; and 2) the younger pitchers have not developed or improved under Maestro Rotschild. I hope this Rotschild's last year of mal-practice and that the Cubs filch Mike Maddux from the Brewers, if possible.
4. Believe it or not, but Cincinnati, and perhaps even Pittsburgh have a better outfield then the Cubs (Cincinnati's is probably better then Houston's and St. Louis's). Lawton is playing to his second half-form (which is pretty bad), Beltran scored from first base on a single to our CF (Macias) on Sunday night, and Burnitz and Hollingsworth look to be about a combined 10 for their last 100. I could go baseballprospectus.com and add up their collective VORP but it would be too depressing. But Dusty, Crunch, and Mannytrillo are happy about them all because the keep that rookie Murton on the bench where he can't do any harm hitting .400 with .500 OBP. Don't want to show up the veterans.
5. Well, we have to find out if Corey is finally able lay off of the shoulder high and higher fastballs. That .366 OBP is encouraging. Maybe his brother Eric convinced him that he does not have to hit a homerun at every at bat to be ball player. Since I am no longer worried about winning this year, I would like to see if Corey could be a good ballplayer next year, which he was not this year.
6. If Maddux does not come back we will need a 4th starter, as well as a fifth starter, next season. With Prior's and Wood's health history, this team needs at least one, if not two guys, in the bullpen that can come in and start and keep the Cubs in the game. Neither Hill or Williams have demonstrated they can do this on a consistent basis. Frankly, I much rather go after position players in the free agent market then pitchers who seem vastly overvalued - look at what this year's crop from Jaret Wright to Carl Pavano to Erick Milton etc. have done. Ditto for free agent relief pitchers (talk about a crap shoot with the odds in favor of the house).
7. Hendry and Hughes and the "old style, real, baseball men" in the media like to sniff at Billy Beane and his methods. They particularly like to turn their noise up at the "Moneyball" draft of 2002. But two of those 2002 draftees, Swisher and Blanton, both drafted after the Cubs drafted, are helping Oakland tear up the American League. Who did the Cubs draft no 1 in 2002? In 2004, I don't know if the Cubs picked after Oakland, but again Beane did the unconventional thing and picked a college closer in the first round, Houston Street, who is of course locking games down for Oakland this year. Beane has a plan and sticks with it, even when things get down like they did for Oakland in April and May. Dusty, Hendry and Hughes, now seem, in their desperation to win now, to let their judgements get affected by short term hot spells by players like Nefi or Hollingsworth. It prevents them from finding a long term solutions for positions like left field and shortstop. They always seem surprise when these player return to form of their previous level of performance.
Re: #97.7 I agree with your
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I agree with your general point, but your facts are incorrect. Cubs first pick was 21st, Bobby Brownlie. Swisher was drafted 16th by the As. Blanton 24th.
It's also hard to quibble with 1-2 draft picks the A's made -- part of the Moneyball philosophy is to abuse the free agent mechanism, grabbing rental players and 1-2 year vet contracts, pump up their value, and let them go as free agents and take compensatory picks. They had 7 picks by the end of the 1st-2nd sandwich round.
(In Hendry's defense, they had 4 picks including the sandwich round, but three of those were after the 30th pick).
As a GM, that kind of flexibility lets you take a flier on short and long term projects.
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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.
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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
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Like Knute Rockne, Penn State men's basketball coach Patrick Chambers' can give a good pep talk.
And like the former Notre Dame coach often found with his team, Chambers' club responded well.
Penn State overcame a dismal first half shooting wise to knock off unbeaten Bucknell, 60-57, Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center, outscoring the visitors, 44-35, in the second half to win their first contest without senior guard Tim Frazier, who was lost early this week for the season with a ruptured left Achilles tendon.
"When we were missing in the first half, I went in and had a great Knute Rockne at halftime; keep shooting, shoot with confidence," Chambers said.
"That's what they did, and they played hard, which always helps."
Penn State was stymied for much of the first half, struggling to find the net in a 5-for-31 first half performance from the field that resulted in a 22-16 halftime deficit.
But following Chambers' lead, the Nittany Lions kept shooting, and eventually, shots, as lead, started falling.
It started with a pair of threes from true freshman Brandon Taylor out of the break which pulled the Nittany Lions (3-2) within a bucket at 24-22, and came to a climax when Marshall sunk a 3-pointer with just under 11 minutes to play in the game, putting Penn State up for good, 37-36, even though the Bisons' made it interesting late.
"We got good looks in the first half. We just have to stay in the gym and keep getting our shots," Newbill said of the first half performance.
"We struggled a bit in the first half, so seeing the ball go down like that in the second half was a great boost of confidence," Marshall added when discussing the Nittany Lions 65 percent shooting in the second stanza.
Penn State led by as much as seven in the second half, but junior guard Cameron Ayers hit a deep 3-pointer from the wing to pull Bucknell (5-1) within two at 59-57, capping off a 5-2 Bison run after Sasa Borovnjak extended Penn State's lead to 57-52 with a baseline put-back.
Ayers' couldn't make lightning strike twice, though, as his corner 3-point attempt was contested and fell short as the final seconds ticked off the clock.
"It's a real disappointing loss for us. I thought we were well prepared, but you have to give credit to Penn State; they were the tougher team, and we should have had some more separation in the first half with the way we were playing," Bucknell coach Dave Paulsen said.
"I think in the second half we lost some of our edge defensively, and they did a great job of doubling [center] Mike [Mascala]."
Mascala was held in check for most of Friday nights' contest, scoring just four points from the field on four field goal attempts, both season lows, but added six of eight free throws for his 10-point total.
"I didn't do a good job of getting good post position, and I sort of panicked when they doubled," Miscala said.
But Paulsen was quick to distribute the blame to his guards, too.
"He has to do a better job, but our guards have to do a better job of finding him. Our bigs have to be good; we're not going to win against a Big Ten team on the road with Mike getting four shots," Paulsen said.
"They didn't handle it with the type of poise that I would have expected or desired."
Friday nights' win is the type that builds much needed confidence for a team that certainly could use it, and for Chambers, it was just another example of what he calls Penn State basketball.
"I think you see the direction we're heading in. Our guys have faith and believe in one another," Chambers said.
"I'm really proud of their approach to practice the last three days. They didn't let the distractions on the outside bother them. They told me 'Coach, we want to play Penn State basketball' and that's what they did.
"We're going to play hard and see what happens."
Bryson Johnson led Bucknell with 18 points in the losing effort, while Marshall paced Penn State with 17.
BUCKNELL (5-1): Willman 2-7 0-0 4, Muscala 2-4 6-8 10, Hill 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 3-8 9-11 18, Ayers 5-11 2-2 14, Kaspar 2-4 2-2 6, Fitzpatrick 0-0 1-2 1, Frazier 0-2 0-0 0, Hoffman 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 16-41 20-25 57.
PENN ST. (3-2): Taylor 6-11 0-0 16, Graham 0-3 0-0 0, Travis 3-5 2-2 9, Newbill 5-18 0-4 10, Marshall 4-11 7-11 17, Colella 0-4 0-0 0, Borovnjak 3-4 0-3 6, Ackerman 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-57 9-20 60.
Halftime-Bucknell 22-16. 3-Point Goals-Bucknell 5-18 (Johnson 3-8, Ayers 2-6, Hill 0-1, Muscala 0-1, Frazier 0-2), Penn St. 7-19 (Taylor 4-8, Marshall 2-3, Travis 1-2, Newbill 0-2, Colella 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Bucknell 31 (Muscala 12), Penn St. 38 (Travis 8). Assists-Bucknell 7 (Kaspar, Muscala 2), Penn St. 9 (Newbill 7). Total Fouls-Bucknell 19, Penn St. 19. A-7,713.


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quote: Move on buddy. You are acting like a 8 year old. Mountain Lion is out and let the reviewers REVIEW it. At the end of the day, there's something called "The Market" that will dictate whether the product is a viable product or not.
quote: the market hasn't rallied to Apple computers
quote: Profit isn't marketshare
quote: I was making an argument that when it comes to desktop OS's, "the market" isn't choosing OSX, and traditionally never has in large numbers. Market share proves this. How is bringing up profits defeating my point?
quote: How do Apple's profits stack up to Microsoft just on the OS side of things?
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Serves 4 |
Prep Time 10 minutes |
Cook Time 40 minutes
4 medium red bell peppers, sliced in half lengthwise and seeded
4 cups water, for blanching peppers
1 cup any Eden Quinoa, washed and drained
1 1/4 cups water, for boiling quinoa
1 pinch Eden Sea Salt
1 Tbsp Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup red onion, minced
1/4 cup organic golden seedless raisinsor coarsely chopped Turkish apricots
1/4 cup unsulphured apricots, coarsely chopped
15 ounces Eden Garbanzo Beans, drained
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce, optional
1/4 cup organic parmesan cheese, grated, optional
2 Tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped for garnishor green onions
Place the quinoa, 1 1/4 cups water and sea salt in a sauce pan, cover and bring to a boil. Simmer on low for 20 minutes. Remove and place in a mixing bowl. Bring 4 cups water to a boil. Blanch the pepper halves for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove, drain and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350°. Heat oil in a skillet. Sauté the garlic and onions for 1 minute. Add the raisins, apricots, beans, cinnamon, cumin and shoyu. Sauté another 2 minutes. Combine with the quinoa and mix thoroughly. Stuff each pepper half. Place in an oiled baking dish with a little water. Bake for 20 minutes or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle parmesan on top of each pepper halve and bake another 5 minutes. Remove and garnish with chives.
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In 1958, four women from Seattle set out on a 3,300-mile road trip across the northwest.
In their 1955 Plymouth, they drove through Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon across the blue highways and rural roads that would soon be replaced or made redundant by the interstate highway system. The women stopped in small towns and big national parks, snapping dozens of Polaroids and gathering restaurant menus, brochures and other pieces of ephemera along the way. When they returned to Seattle, they made a meticulous chronicle of their experience in a leather-covered scrapbook.
More than 50 years later, filmmaker Matt McCormick came across that scrapbook in an Oregon thrift store. Sensing that it was something special, McCormick shelled out $100 for the book. Soon, he devised a plan to retrace the women's journey, to try to find the places they slept, ate and drank and to document the thousands of ways in which the landscape has changed in the past half-century.
The result, McCormick's 70-minute documentary "The Great Northwest," screens Wednesday in Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center.
McCormick, an accomplished filmmaker who splits his time between Portland, Ore., and Buffalo, is enrolled in the University at Buffalo's media study department. He has shot and co-directed music videos for the Shins, Sleater-Kinney and Broken Bells. He also directed the 2010 feature "Some Days Are Better Than Others."
"The Great Northwest," which serves as McCormick's own video scrapbook, juxtaposes pages from the scrapbook and individual photographs from 1958 with video postcards shot in 2010. The contrast can be subtle, as when close-ups of an ad for a restaurant called the Flame Lounge in Missoula, Mont., precedes a scene that shows its modern incarnation as a members-only social club. Just as often it is stark, as in McCormick's depiction of the modern-day remnants of once-hopping Taft, Mont., which was paved over by Interstate 90 in 1965.
"They just literally just bulldozed everything," McCormick said in a phone interview. "And Taft was a town that the women stopped at. They stopped at some bar and had a menu and wrote down all the drinks they had at this bar. They had a great time in Taft and a year later, the whole town was bulldozed."
Because the landscape and highway system has changed so much, McCormick said, finding his way to the places where the women had stopped wasn't nearly as easy as he anticipated.
"It's not as simple as just getting on this road and doing it," he said. "The old highways have been renamed and oftentimes the freeway covered up parts of it or all of it in different segments. Oftentimes, they would be altered in ways that kind of made it like a treasure hunt. It took a lot of research."
A persistent sense of melancholy and nostalgia comes across in the film. But McCormick said he approached the project as a study rather than an attempt to strike an emotional chord.
"As I would pull into a town to find this place, oftentimes I wouldn't know what I was going to find. Would I find a cute, old, midcentury motel with a fantastic neon sign still in operation, or would I find a Walmart?" McCormick said. "It is hard not to feel a twinge of sadness when you see [these] things. There's a really nostalgic element to it. It's hard to get real excited about a freeway or a Walmart, whereas when you see some cute, old midcentury diner or roadside attraction, those are the things that I find myself wanting to root for."
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Thanks to its excellent location, the Hotel Alphorn is the ideal starting point for summer and winter sports (the ski lifts and ski school are just behind the hotel), and also for exploring the Saanen region, perhaps sampling its delicious premium farm produce.


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quote: As shown by the aggregation of imagery due to the Boston Marathon event, right now you have virtually zero privacy once you are in a "public" area. This extends into most businesses too since most businesses have surveillance cameras within their buildings (and NOT just "public" areas in those businesses).
quote: Also most states have laws on the books that restrict what you can do in front of windows in your home, e.g., you can't stand nude or perform sexual acts in clear view through a window that can be seen from a public area. Therefore, to some extent actions within your home are already regulated from a surveillance standpoint
quote: Hell, back in the 60s, in my younger and more paranoid days, with the knowledge I had what was possible in surveillance and such, I decided that I was going to build an underground house and the only thing above ground was going to be the garage. (It was not only for surveillance reasons but also for thermodynamic reasons.) Luckily I got over my paranoia and decided it was OK for me to try to live in the real world. My current house sits on a hillside with a very wide (about 150 degree) view of the valley/city below. Want to see what I'm doing? Get your binoculars and take a look. Feel free
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"hide the pot and book it cause there's some major rangerdanger comming this way"
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Charleston isn't the only city worth paying attention to in the Lowcountry. The rural pockets of Hungryneck are often forgotten, but that could soon change.
In an effort to preserve, promote and enrich rural McClellanville and Awendaw, a group of citizens and business owners have created the Bulls Bay Historic Passage Chamber of Commerce.
Like most chambers, the group will promote the area and local businesses, but this rural area is particulary unique in that its deeply rooted history should be celebrated in harmony with and enriched by the extraordinary natural resources that surround it.
The uniquely combined 300,000 plus acres of the Francis Marion National Forest and Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, the "Bulls Bay Historic Passage," located about 25 miles northeast of Charleston, reflect everything that makes the Lowcountry of South Carolina one of the finest places in the nation to live and work.
In an examination of how best to meet the needs of the people of the Bulls Bay Historic Passage, the chamber was created. The vision is to provide economic and job opportunities and tourism built on the area's rich heritage.
According to Daniel Bates, president of the chamber, this region's top draws for economic investment are the unparalleled combination of magnificent natural resources and the three centuries of rich culture and history of its people. Leveraging these requires bringing people to the area to see the natural resources, to buy products made locally and to build and expand business and job opportunities that support those efforts.
"Through our working together our new Bulls Bay Historic Passage Chamber of Commerce will not only provide real opportunities for the area's people, but help enhance and keep our landscape the special place it is," he explained.
This project been many years in the making, he said. Prior to the idea of a chamber of commerce, it was the Seewee Summit and specifically something that was bank rolled by the Donnelly Foundation designed to reach out and assist the rural area of McCleallanville and Awendaw with issues such as jobs, transportation, infrastructure and health issues troubling the area.
Bates was involved with the job side of the summit. The group all agreed that creating the chamber would be more beneficial as a whole.
They hired Gil Shuler, a local graphic designer and branding expert. The result - the Bulls Bay Historic Passage.
The idea was to bring the name back to the area known as Bulls Bay and pay homage to a brand that existed for a long time. While centered on McClellanville and Awendaw, anyone who services the area is welcome to become a member.
In the Francis Marion National Forest hiking, kayaking, bird watching, hunting, fishing and camping opportunities abound. Countless species of plants and animals are abundant and healthy. Water and air quality is unsurpassed.
Freshwater marvels called Carolina Bays are still intact. Tens of thousands of acres of wetlands filter the water that makes its way southeast through the forest to sustain the richness of the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge abuts the forest and bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
The Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, made up of barrier islands, marsh, beaches and maritime forest is an international Biosphere Reserve, harboring most species of South Carolina's sea and shore birds and is home to substantial yet fragile sea turtle populations and nesting grounds.
Together the Francis Marion National Forest and the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge constitute a magnificent collection of invaluable Lowcountry resources.
Interspersed throughout the landscape of the Bulls Bay Historic Passage are human communities that are an important center of the unique Gullah/Geechee culture and traditions.
Families that are the descendants of enslaved Africans brought to the region over 300 years ago established local settlements following the Civil War.
Direct descendants of those families live in the same settlement areas to this day, representing three centuries of family ties to the land.
They are the keepers and guardians of the rich Gullah culture with its direct connections to African traditions; their bonds to land, culture and family are cherished.
Equally proud of its local roots is the current generation of some of the first European families to have settled in the Lowcountry, still living on or near their ancestors' land.
Family names long familiar in the region are still prominent today.
Throughout this country few places can be found where the same families, black and white, have been on the same landscape for over 300 years. An amazing cultural asset.
Bates said the chamber will help local businesses get customers to the door, but the trick to it all is making sure they don't ruin what they have while promoting it.
"If we were a vast success and looked back five years ago and didn't recognize our towns anymore then we would consider our efforts a failure," he said.
"We want to attract more people but want them to come with the understanding that we're not trying to change the area. We consider it low impact tourism and eco-tourism."
In addition to coming and staying for perhaps a week, he explained, tourists could take advantage of kayaking, boating, Bulls Bay wildlife Refuge, local restaurants and but local items.
"The idea is to have no trace of them left behind," he said. And because there is not a local visitor's bureau or park and recreation type center, this idea for a chamber should work.
In addition, the web domain www.bullsbay.org will be the Bulls Bay Chamber's outwardly facing tourism and visitor website to promote the local business members.
Another primary goal is to attract business to the area.
A website featuring a member directory, describing chamber business and offering tourism related information such as upcoming events and activities to enjoy in the area.
A social media presence on popular sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn.
Networking opportunities for members to interact with each other, to build valuable partnerships and referral networks.
Educational opportunities addressing needs and concerns of small-to-medium sized businesses.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed reluctant Tuesday to find a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in a landmark case challenging California's Proposition 8, the initiative banning such unions that voters approved in 2008.
The justices explored grounds for a narrower ruling that would make same-sex marriage legal in California but not require it in other states that now ban it. A decision is expected by the end of June.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered the pivotal vote, said that extending same-sex marriage rights to all 50 states could channel the court into "uncharted waters"
Still, Kennedy worried about the estimated 40,000 California children in families headed by gay or lesbian couples whose unions the state deems separate from, but equal to, marriage.
Kennedy said he was concerned about "what could be a legal injury, and that's the voice of these children."
California officials, including Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Kamala Harris, refused to defend Prop. 8. Four of the initiative's five original sponsors, represented by former Reagan administration Justice Department lawyer Charles Cooper, are defending it.
Several justices explored whether these sponsors had cause or "standing" to be in court, since they were not personally harmed after lower courts struck down the initiative.
Ted Olson, a top Republican lawyer and former Solicitor General in the George W. Bush administration who argued the case for Prop. 8 opponents, asked for a broad ruling that would find a constitutional right to same-sex marriage on equal-protection and due-process grounds.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked Olson, "Is there any way to decide this case in a principled manner that is limited to California only?"
Olson said the court could let stand U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's decision finding the initiative unconstitutional, or a similar but narrower ruling in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who joined the suit after defending former Mayor Gavin Newsom's 2004 issuance of marriage licenses in San Francisco, said the court has a "full range of options," from making marriage legal just in California, or in some states that now offer only civil unions, or extending it nationwide.
The key, he said, is that each is grounded in the idea that gays and lesbians deserve equal protection for their relationships.
"To me that's incredibly important," Herrera said.
The court seemed to split along its traditional liberal/conservative lines, with Kennedy as a cautious pragmatist.
Chief Justice John Roberts wondered whether the fight over marriage was "just about the label," because California grants to gay and lesbian couples all marital rights.
Roberts compared it to telling a child whom to call a friend. "I suppose you can force the child to say, this is my friend, but it changes the definition of what it means to be a friend," Roberts said.
Olson shot back that "certain labels" have great meaning in the law and culture, such as the word "citizen."
Sotomayor challenged Olson to explain how, if marriage is a fundamental right, states could ban polygamy or incest. Olson said polygamy and incest are individual conduct involving exploitation and abuse, whereas denying marriage to gays and lesbians is to deprive a class of people of equal rights.
Justice Elena Kagan challenged the notion of the Prop. 8 defense that the sole state interest in marriage is to promote "responsible procreation" among heterosexuals.
The court has scheduled arguments in the Defense of Marriage Act for today. That law bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
Supporters of gay marriage wait for lawyers to exit the Supreme Court as arguments on California's Proposition 8 are heard in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. (Curtis Tate/MCT)×


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Holland has been awful, but we will know the full awfulness that is Ken Holland when he pulls his final move. Holmstrom for 1 more year at 1.5 million. Its amazing to watch a lot of people defend the guy while our team goes downhill despite having a good core to build around. Scotty Bowman was the hockey mind, and jimmy d and haakan andersson were the pioneers. Ilitch was the wallet. Holland is a dope.
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Joshua D. Stump has been appointed student accounts coordinator at Davis & Elkins College, responsible for assisting students and their parents or guardians with student financial accounts.
Among Stump's duties are providing statements of account, coordinating with the Office of Financial Planning to provide financial guidance, monitoring student accounts receivable, and helping facilitate the daily flow of business within the college's Business Office.
"I'm very excited and pleased to have been offered this appointment," Stump says. "College finances can be difficult, and it's my goal to ensure I bring a level of consistency and clarity to the process."
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Stump graduated from Marshall University in 2006 with a degree in history and earned a Master of Arts degree in teaching from the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 2010. He worked as a teacher and counselor at a private school in Virginia for three years before coming to D&E. He resides in Buckhannon with his wife and two children.
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Fire-breathing dragon soars over Disney's new Fantasyland
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Visitors to Disney's new Fantasyland saw a spectacular sight Wednesday night.
A fire-breathing dragon flew over the crowd gathered for the grand opening party.
The dragon soared from left to right for almost five minutes in front of Beast's Castle and roared loudly for the parkgoers.
Disney officials said the dragon appearance was a special, one-night appearance, but it was caught on camera for those not able to attend the celebration.
The new Fantasyland officially opened Thursday, doubling the size of the Magic Kingdom.
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By Ann Goldsmith
Country western dances
twang-thump over the car radio
highway humming along
and Dal in red plaid shirt
square dancing.
On my way to my sister's
darkened home, Dallas,
her husband who didn't dance,
steps in style
to the strains of fiddle and guitar.
He holds himself as he did in life:
contained, exact, inborn rhythm
and a sly gleam. It's plain
he is master of the do-si-do,
the tight turn, that he knows
how to swing his partner.
Yesterday, he hung onto the sheets
as if with his cold hands
he could hold back
the heavy swells rocking the bed.
But the storm threw him off.
The Phoenicians dreamed of gold
and fresh songs
waiting to be discovered
beyond the world's edge –
so they sailed there.
It seems there is dancing as well
in that place, where anything
will do for a ship.
ANN GOLDSMITH will be the featured guest of the SUNY Empire State College Reading Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the college's Niagara Frontier Center in the Appletree Business Park, 2875 Union Road, Cheektowaga. A former journalist and educator, she is the author of "No One Is the Same Again" (winner of the 1999 Quarterly Review of Literature Poetry Prize) and "The Spaces Between Us," published in 2010 by Outriders Poetry Project Press.
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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on aircraft seats in the Netherlands face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying aircraft seats to the Netherlands? How important is the Netherlands compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of aircraft seats vary from one country of origin to another in the Netherlands? On the supply side, the Netherlands also exports aircraft seats. Which countries receive the most exports from the Netherlands? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?
This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for aircraft seats in the Netherlands. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for aircraft seats for those countries serving the Netherlands via exports, or supplying from the Netherlands via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.
In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where the Netherlands fits into the world market for imported and exported aircraft seats. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for the Netherlands in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the share that the Netherlands is likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize the Netherlands compared to other major country markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information sources for strategic planning purposes.
After the worldwide summary in Chapter 2 of both imports and exports of aircraft seats, Chapter 3 goes into detail on imports, but for each major country of origin serving the Netherlands. A "major" market is defined as a country where the Netherlands represents a substantially large share of either imports or exports. For each major country exporting to the Netherlands, one can thus observe how important the Netherlands is to that exporting country compared to other countries of the world. Chapter 4 does the same, but for exports of aircraft seats originating from the Netherlands, for each major country of destination. In doing so, one can discover the share that the Netherlands has in each major market; this share value is often used as a measure of competitiveness for the Netherlands. In all cases, the total dollar volume and percentage share values by major trading partner are provided. Combined, Chapters 3 and 4 present a the total picture for imports and exports of aircraft seats to and from the Netherlands to and from all other major countries in the world. "Aircraft Seats" as a category is defined in this report following the definition given by the United Nations Statistics Division Classification Registry using the Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3 (SITC, Rev. 3). The SITC code that defined "aircraft seats" is 82111 . SHOW LESS READ MORE >
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Morels spotted, several activities slated
May 4, 2013
Hello from Barbour County! I sure have been enjoying spring so far. Ramps are up, morel mushrooms have been spotted, mud is drying up, birds are singing and the list could go on....
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Macy's Fireworks 2010
The Macy's Fireworks 2010 will be shown on the Hudson River again for the second year in a row! Westsiders are happy, Eastsiders not as much. Whichever side you live on, it'll be a great half-hour show and it's suppose to be bigger and better than ever. Make sure you get there early and land yourself a spot where you can see the show (unless you're one of the lucky ones and can watch from your roof!). Walk to the West side between 23rd and 59th Streets and you'll have a clear view. It gets very, very crowded, so be warned, otherwise you can always watch the show from your TV. This NYC tradition is what makes the holiday weekend so spectacular, you won't forget what you did this July 4th!


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SAN FRANCISCO — Small?
Well, only if you're talking segment.
'Cause if you're talking space, features and feel, the new 2011 Ford Fiesta really doesn't fall into the typical idea of what's considered small.
Yeah I know, sounds like an ad, right? And if there's one thing I hate in a car review, it's a line that sounds like an ad pitch. But it's kinda hard not to be sold on the Fiesta even if you're not really into "small" cars. And this is coming from a guy who is 6'1" and around, uh…200 and something pounds. (lol)
Either way, it's hard not to like the Fiesta.
For starters, it looks cool and a lot different than the small car designs that have rolled out of American car companies in the past. Different in that it's nothing like those vehicles you looked at as just a means of getting from point A to point B. You know, the kind of car that you never really worry about parking too close to another vehicle at the movie theater, just as long as there's enough time to grab that popcorn before the flick starts.
Thought being, though you'd probably never admit it, you really don't care if the car gets a scratch or not.
Well, the Fiesta changes that.
The car is available as either a four-door or five-door hatchback and was heavily influenced by European design. Key features include Ford's new signature grille, a high beltline and a low sweeping roofline that gives it great road presence. Although the hatchback is definitely a lot more sportier than the four-door model.
The Fiesta, which has been selling in Europe and Asia since 2008, is available in nine cool colors like Bright Magenta, Lime Squeeze (featured above) and Blue Flame. It also offers buyers a choice of multiple graphics packages that can be used to personalize their cars.
Inside, the Fiesta features a number of "big" car features ranging from standard equipment to available options.
The instrument panel centerstack, the focal point of the new Fiesta interior, was designed to feel as useful and familiar as the keypad on a mobile phone. The vehicle features Ford SYNC technology, integrating a driver's mobile phone with Fiesta's onboard, voice-activated communications and entertainment system.
Interior features are a lot more premium than you'd expect in a "small" car when it comes to elements like the door knob and glove compartment. Some of the less seldom used touch points, like the driver and front passenger seat lever, feel a little flimsy. But the quality of key interior features that will likely endure the most wear and tear with the vehicle is impressive.
Seating surfaces are available in either cloth or leather surfaces, which typically isn't an option for a car in this segment.
The Fiesta is pretty roomy as well for a "small" car.
Not that I'd try to pull off a five-hour road trip in the Fiesta with four other guys about my size. After all, there are a few parameters you have to adhere to when designing a small car and space is one of them, although I never felt like I was giving up much when driving or riding as a front passenger.
The interior design is also pretty innovative with some of the details like a cup holder that actually holds that small can of Red Bull. I can't think of how many times I've bought Red Bull when driving and had to figure out somewhere to hold in place in the car opened because the standard cup holder won't hold it.
The Fiesta also features Ford's ambient lighting that features seven complementary colors – switchable among three levels of intensity – for interior accent lighting.
With a 1.6-liter DOHC I-4 engine with 120 horsepower and 112 ft.-lb. of torque, the Fiesta isn't big on power. But it's fun to drive, which I experienced testing the car on some of twists and turns of San Francisco's hills and an autocross course Ford set up at Candlestick Park.
The car's available in an automatic and standard manual transmission, which is definitely your best option if you want to experience a little bit more fun when driving the vehicle.
Chalk it up to a specially tuned suspension that gives the Fiesta a sporty, European driving feel.
Projected fuel economy is up to 40 miles per gallon highway.
The Fiesta's quality is enhanced by the car's level of quietness with a specially laminated windshield that helps to absorb and contain noise. Engine noise is subdued by a hood blanket, with enhanced door seals keeping wind noise minimized.
The Fiesta's pricing starts just under $14,000.
Safety features include dual-stage first-row airbags, a class-exclusive driver's knee airbag, side airbags and side curtain airbags. AdvanceTrac with electronic stability control is standard on Fiesta, as well as seat belt pretensioners and rear door child safety locks.
The model tested featured heated front seats, chrome beltline molding, passive keyless entry and start system and chrome deck molding. All together, there are more than 15 segment exclusive features found on the Fiesta.
It all kind of changes your idea of a "small" car, right?
Marcus Amick is a national automotive and lifestyle writer. He can be contacted at email@example.com.
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Episode 59 - Using the Windows Push Notification Service with Windows Azure
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In this episode, Nick Harris—Technical Evangelist for Windows Azure—joins Steve and Wade to discuss the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8. Nick provides background on the Windows Push Notification Service, and shows how to go about building and running a Metro-style app that uses push notifications managed by services running in Windows Azure.
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Pets Stop Elevated Double Bowl Diners make it easier for dogs to eat, by reducing the stress on their necks and vertebrates. They also reduce the intake of excess air, which helps dogs be less gassy. For owners of larger breeds, or older dogs with arthritic conditions - they're a must have. These double diners are the best way to provide a dog with food and water in one location. Pets Stop offers a wide array of designs, to fit with the feel and decor of any household.
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Borla Ford Car Stainless Steel Cat-Back Exhaust Systems
Millions of exhaust systems are replaced every year due to corrosion and poor performance. Exhaust gases attack the system from the inside out while vibration, chemicals, road salt and other harsh conditions attack from the outside. When you consider the stress your exhaust system endures, it's easy to see why you need a Borla Stainless Steel Cat-Back Exhaust System.
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Borla builds their cat-back exhaust systems from 100% T-304 aircraft quality stainless steel, not mild steel, not aluminum, not coated aluminum. While coating substandard materials like mild steel may prolong life, these coatings suffer and typically fail at the weld points. Stainless steel maintains true to form and function at all points for superior corrosion protection. As the guys at Borla say, "When you compare coated materials to 100% T-304 stainless steel, it's like comparing gold-plated metal to solid gold!"
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
An Iron Cross dedication ceremony for Private Isaac Newell Wilson, Company D, 4th South Carolina Cavalry, CSA, took place on Saturday morning, April 26 in the Honey Hill Cemetery in Berkeley County.
The ceremony was presented by the CSS David Chapter 2656, United Daughters of the Confederacy of Moncks Corner, to honor the memory of this Confederate soldier, who died over 100 years ago.
Mrs. Mickey Smith, chapter president, presided over the event with the assistance of Mrs. Charla Springer, vice president-elect and great-great granddaughter of the soldier.
Mrs. Paula Shank, treasurer-elect of the chapter, led the flag pledge and salutes. Mrs. Cathy Hinson, chapter member, portrayed a widow dressed in all black, period mourning attire, known as widows weeds.
Mrs. Springer gave a researched account of the soldiers life; and Mr. Edward Springer delivered the message on the Importance of Our Heritage.
Mr. Kenneth Wilson, great-grandson of Private I.N. Wilson, and Mr. William Johnson, great-great grandson, placed the magnolia wreath at the grave.
Mr. Johnson, who donated and unveiled the iron cross, is a member of the Battery White SCV Camp, in Georgetown. Dressed in period attire, the General Ellison Capers SCV Camp #1212 and the Santee Light Artillery re-enactment group provided support to the event, which included a color guard, and the firing of rifles and cannon.
Violinist, David Brown, played several beautiful selections including Amazing Grace.
At the end of the service, the re-enactors gathered around Private Wilsons grave and performed a touching canteen ceremony; where each of them drank from a water-filled canteen, pouring the remaining contents of it onto the soldiers grave, along with tossing their hats onto the grave as well, a symbol of a brotherly bond.
After the ceremony, family and friends gathered for a picnic-style dinner at the nearby home of Kenneth and Nancy Wilson.
A good time was had by all on that gorgeous spring day!
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Developing Windows 8 Metro style apps with C++: Expert Panel
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I like the tile interface.
Windows 8 look is very bold beautiful and fluid.
is a newcomer, young and attractive
it's perfectly suited for tablets thanks to the low power drain and low heat generated by systems running on ARM processor !!;)
im so happy for codename:Windows 8 and i think Windows 95 was a big deal for users and developers alike.
Overall, this release feels smoother, faster, snappier, and more stable.
Metro does rock on desktop and laptop!
with this your luck can be perfect.
now with touch you can have all your requirements plus even more.
My prediction is clear and I know that there will be a much perfect luck for the whole W(P)8(RT) universe than Microsoft can imagine.I respect Microsoft for doing that. My opinion on these metro hating freaks is that they are all people who don't like to change
and dont forget Thank for feedback mark as answer and log uri
Everybody hates the tiles UI except the "freaks" payed by M$.
Well, since I'm not payed, I am entitled to have my own opinion abd I hate the tiles, I believe that they will be a collosal failure (bigger than ME+Vista combined). No doubt that the adoption of W8 will be slow, which makes the reason for creating metro, win8 only application, to no reason what so ever.
Of course if M$ will offer $$$, I'll happily tell everyone that metro is the next best thing since sliced bread and why you shouldn't believe to yourself but to M$'s propaganda.
Well, I have to say I have no salary from anyone and I´m free to say Metro is craziest thing ever. Imagine the possibilities of tiles with different geometry and a freaking mosaic into the screen with a puzzle like programs poping in the screen. I really excited!!! want to program more than ever!! I´m a math scientist! I wanna see things coming true from abstraction!
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