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The X Factor: Will Demi Lovato Be Back Next Season?
So, should freshman judge Demi Lovato be worried about going the way of season 1's female judges, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger?
"It's that time of year [when] you're always going to get asked that question," Cowell told PEOPLE after Thursday's show, "and I'm not going to answer it."
If Demi does leave the show it won't be due to any personal issues Simon may have with the "Give Your Heart a Break" singer. Despite their near-constant bickering on the panel, Simon admits he has a soft spot for her spitfire nature.
"She's fun," Simon, who still has two acts in the competition, said. "She really, really is a tough little thing. I know she plays the 'I've been bullied' [card] – trust me, this one gives as good as she gets."
Still, that doesn't mean Simon agrees with the harsh criticisms Demi has been dishing out to his groups, boy banders Emblem3 and girl group Fifth Harmony.
"It did get a bit bitchy and unpleasant," he said of their recent spats. "I've got to look after my artists. Luckily, they didn't listen to her."
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Dear gurus,
could any of you tell me in which cases is SAP_CTP strategy profile (finite as default) used and in which cases is the strategy profile in the standard CTP heuristic SAP_PP_CTP (infinite as default)?
IIf the strategy is inside the heuristic, why do I need SAP_CTP at all?
I tried to make sense of it in the help pages and notes, but no luck...
thanks a lot,
Hello Pablo,
SAP_CTP strategy Profile is used with time-continuous resources that were finitely planned.OSS notes 426563 (CTP settings ) and 663297 ( Strategy Settings for Planning documentation ) may be useful to you.
Strategy profile for infinite scheduling
If you use CTP focusing on taking account of the availability of important components and you do not require any finitely planned resource, you then use a strategy profile for infinite scheduling.
SDN thread is also present for the same issue:
Hope the information is useful
Thanks a lot for your answer,
I had gone previously through your suggested OSS notes and post but could not find my answer, could you please clarify?
I am using APO 7.0 and the CTP heuristic does include the strategy settings, and the heuristic is included in the planning procedure customizing, therefore the settings in the PPDS customizing are always overruled?
I am still puzzled, as I am obtaining multilevel finite planning when I create the sales order in ECC, but multilevel infinite planning when I create a finished product order in APO!
Hi Pablo,
I had similar confusion in my mind hence posted that theread some time back.
Based on my test results my finding are as below.
1. When sales order is created in ECC it will use setting from Global parameters in PPDS. This is the exception only for CTP process as we are planning interactively. So heuristic strategy settings are not considered there.
2. When you create planned order manually for finished product in APO it will use strategy settings from the stragy profile defined for interactive planning I.e. PP strategy in product veiw.
This is based on test results and also analysis of problem faced in our project. As far SAP notes and help is concerned I am also not able to interpret what exactly it is pointing to.
So if you set correct strategy setting in product veiw while manual planning too it will do finite planning.
Thanks a lot for your helpful answer, it agrees with what I am seeing and I could not find any clue in the help pages.
Just a question comes to my mind: from what you say, the strategy in the PPDS customizing is also used in the multilvel CTP? In that case, I cannot have in the same APO system one business unit with bucket CTP and another one with time-continuous capacity!?!?
can you please clarify you question a little for me.
what do you mean by multilevel CTP?
multilevel CTP check during ATP or during the CTP heuristic?
for all CTP check during ATP the strategy out of the overall settings for PP/DS iin customizing are used.
the setting is client wide.
Dear Frank,
May be I am confusing CTP and planning procedure 3 with CTP heuristic. In our scenario we have 3 levels of production in MTS (SCM 7.0), the bottleneck being the last one (llc=2). We want to trigger production upon arrival of the sales order un ECC and for that we are configuring CTP, that is what I was referring to as multilevel CTP.
Automatic production planning is being triggered both by the ATP-CTP check or manual planning at llc=0, but I was facing unexpected behaviour: 1) infinite planning when doing manual planning, even when the strategy is finite both in the customizing strategy and the PP strategy, 2) also orders are being planned finitely inside the fixed PPDS horizon in response to sales orders, when I expected it would switch to forward planning and plan outside. Is this the expected behaviour??
thanks a lot for any help on this matter,
ok I understand.
after you save the sales order a heuristic is carried out. This heuristic normally only deletes unused receipts if you reduced the sales order quantity.
what transaction do you use for manual planning?
do you use the
/SAPAPO/CDPS1 - Detailed Scheduling -> Detailed Scheduling Planning Board - View 1
/SAPAPO/CDPS0 - Detailed Scheduling Planning Board - Variable View
then the Strategy Profile of the planning board is relevant.
in the Strategy Profile check the following settings:
on tab Strategy Parameters f. Dependent Objects
Sched. Submode
the settings in the submode influence how other operations in the multilevel operation network are scheduled. If your setting is
Schedule Dependent Operations Infinitely
Here, the system reschedules the dependent operations infinitely to the dependent resources. That may be the reason why you see infinite operations after manual rescheduling.
If you use a planning heuristic in
/SAPAPO/RRP3 - Product View
please check the following:
[Definition of Strategy Settings for PP Heuristics |http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm70/helpdata/en/c1/147a375f0dbc7fe10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm]
Edited by: Frank Horlacher on Feb 24, 2012 11:24 AM
Thanks a lot, that was precisely what was happening.

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As of MySQL 5.6.3, the Performance Schema provides statistics about connections to the server. When a client connects, it does so under a particular user name and from a particular host. The Performance Schema tracks connections per account (user name plus host name) and separately per user name and per host name, using these tables:
There are also summary tables that aggregate information about connections. See Section 22.214.171.124, "Connection Summary Tables".
The meaning of "account" in the connection tables
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mysql database, in the sense that the term
refers to a combination of user and host values. Where they
differ is that in the grant tables, the host part of an account
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host value is always a specific nonpattern host name.
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Volleyball Club holding tryouts
WARREN - The East Ohio Volleyball?Club is holding tryouts Nov. 11 and 18 at the Warren YMCA. Players in grades 6-8 will try out from 1-3 p.m. Players in grades 9-12 will try out from 3-5 p.m. Players in any grade will try out from 5-6 p.m. For information, call 330-219-1368 or visit www.eovc.org. This is the club's 20th year.
Club Hollywood tryouts to be held Nov. 11
COLUMBIANA -?Tryouts for Club Hollywood Volleyball ages 11-18 will be at Crestview High School on Nov. 11 from 1-3 p.m. Additional information can be found online at www.eteamz.com/clubhollywood or our Club Hollywood Facebook page.
Chester-Newell Sportsmen Club activities
CHESTER - The Chester-Newell Sportsmen Club is having Turkey Shoots at 10 a.m. on Sundays through Nov. 11. Cost per shot is $2, lucky X and $5 per shot money shoots. Factory guns and tubes only. Cash, meat, novelty and 50/50 shoots. Kids and ladies welcome. Kitchen open. For more information, call John at 304-374-1451 or Vance at 304-387-0095.
BLHS Athletic Hall of Fame nominations
CALCUTTA - The Beaver Local High School Athletic Hall of Fame is currently accepting nominations. Forms can be obtained at www.beaver.k12.oh.us/blhof/hall-fame.html or at the high school office.
Potter Prime Time scheduled for Nov. 21
EAST LIVERPOOL - Potter Prime Time is slated Nov. 21 at Potter Fieldhouse. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. East Liverpool basketball teams in grades 7-12 (boys and girls) as well coaches and cheerleaders will be introduced. The Alumni Basketball Game also returns. Participants must be an ELHS graduate who played varsity boys basketball. Cost to participate is $10 and includes a t-shirt. Email email@example.com for further information on participating.
Boxing back at MTR on Dec. 1
CHESTER - Former world champ Paul "The Pittsburgh Kid" Spadafora (46-0-1, 19KOs) will headline a boxing card at The Harv at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort on Dec. 1. The event is presented by 8-time world champ Roy Jones Jr. in association with TNT Promotions. In the co-feature is Youngstown's Jake "The Bull" Giuriceo (16-1-1, 3KOs). Other fighters scheduled include Billy "Hutch" Hutchinson (4-1-D, 2KOs), "Big Chief" Morgan Fitch (7-0, 3KOs), the pro boxing debut of MMA favorite Joey "The Jack Hammer" Holt, of East Liverpool, a special prelude amateur bout with Steubenville's Angelo Magnone and more to be announced. Base ticket prices are VIP starting at $100, Section A $50, Section B $35, & Bleachers $25. Tickets can be purchased at Mountaineer Casino's Players Club in person or by calling the Players Club at 1-800-804-0468 Ext: 8297, online at www.MOREatMountaineer.com or www.Etix.com.
Final turkey shoot being held Sunday
CHESTER - The Chester-Newell Sportsmen Club will be holding its final turkey shoot beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday. The cost is $2 per shot Lucky X and $5 per shot for the money shoots. Factory guns and tubes only. There will be cash, meat, novelty & 50/50 shoots. Kids and ladies are welcome. The kitchen will be open. For information, call John at 304-374-1451 or Vance at 304-287-0095.


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Do you remember being a kid and being afraid of something?
When I was little, I remember jumping onto my bed, not gently climbing...violently jumping with a 4 foot start because I was afraid something was going to grab me by my ankles.
For some, including me, it's something as simple as being afraid of the dark.
My two oldest kids are 8 and 6 and every night they still ask us to leave the hall light on. Every night we tuck the kids into bed saying prayers, hugs, kisses and even ensuring that Elijah's tucked in with his flashlight and nun chucks (because you never know when you'll need them.)
Yet, sometimes, that fear of the unknown sneaks in.
Maybe it's just because Halloween is lurking around the corner, but today I got a reminder of what that kind of fear is like.
I cleaned my fridge.
And let me tell you...I was frightened. (I was so glad there is a light in there, or else I would have had to borrow Elijah's flashlight and nun chucks).
There was a whole lot of "unknown" going on in there. There were things in my fridge that as I pulled them out...very, very slowly, I thought, "When in the world did I make this?" That's bad.
I am so busy during the day with so many other things to do around the house, that I'll be the first to admit that cleaning the fridge is the absolute last thing on my mind. It's crazy because I am in the fridge ALL day long...well, not sitting in it, but getting stuff out and putting leftovers in. I just didn't realize how many leftovers I had put in!
It was bad.
For the last two weeks, Ray and I have been saying, "Where are all of our Tupperware with LIDS?"
I found them. They were being held hostage in my refrigerator, along with Emaleigh's long lost sandwich box. I'm pretty positive that when I opened up one of the many containers I actually heard it plea for its life. Tupperware after Tupperware of half-eaten food, outdated cottage cheese, a bag of drippy lettuce and frosting (that I know grew an eyeball).
Ray thought I was crazy when he would ask me what we're having for dinner, and I would have no clue...running out of ideas. He thought we had a fridge full of options...little did he know, these "options" were forming their own arms in our fridge, and if I hadn't cleaned it out today they just might have retaliated tomorrow. With this being said, I courageously cleaned out our entire fridge. No bad mayonnaise or sour milk was left behind. I cleaned it all, and boy did it feel good!
Now that the fridge is clean, one thing is clear: It's time to go grocery shopping.
Hopefully, the next time it needs cleaned, there won't be anything in there going "bump in the night."
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And as filming for the movie wraps up, Lohan slips into one of Taylor's most iconic roles – as Cleopatra from the 1963 film.
In a photo snapped between takes Monday, seemingly on a cigarette break, Lohan passes for the Queen of the Nile in a choppy black wig and gold heels (shoes that Angelina Jolie was once rumored to fill in a film about Cleopatra based on a recent biography).
"Thank you all for the birthday wishes!" she Tweeted. "Also – that's a wrap on 'Liz & Dick' – thank you to all my fans, crew members, friends & lifetime!"


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Aging – without proper retirement funds, without a spouse, needing a hip replacement, feeling too old to be desirable, put out to pasture, needing closure with a person you fell in love with over 40 years ago. These are all rather depressing subjects; yet, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is anything but depressing. It's lively, humorous and quick-witted.


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It just means suspicious.
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In the gay world, more specifically amongst homosexuals, to act or be fishy is to act or be feminine. Also in the tranny world, to be fishy means to excel at being a woman, without much effort. Fishy is an adjective from the noun fish.
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Man that pussy smells of fish.
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A nickname for a man that is totally owned by a woman and will do anything she tells him to do, such as run errands and buy her things. A woman will never have sex with her Fishy, but she will let him kiss her on the cheek if he buys her things.
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People always says "there are plenty of fish in the sea". Fishing is a long, complicated and sometimes draining process however when you finally find your fish it's all worth it. When you find your fishy you will feel it in your heart. This is the person who you want to wake up next to every morning. This is the person in which when you cuddle, your bodies fit together like puzzle pieces. This is the person who makes you laugh until you cry and makes you smile until your cheeks feel like they are going to fall off. This is the person who you physically, and emotionally cannot live without. This person is your other half, your everything. This is the person who you love so much that it hurts. I love my fishy.
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MORGANTOWN - Minor League Baseball leaders joined with West Virginia University Tuesday to announce that professional baseball will be coming to town by 2015.
Just what team, and with whom it will be affiliated, still remains to be determined. It was announced, however, that it will be a franchise from the short-season, Class A New York-Penn League relocating to Morgantown.
"This is an outstanding location to put a baseball stadium," said NY-Penn League president Ben Hayes.
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New York-Penn League president Ben Hayes, left, chats with West Virginia University deputy athletic director Mike Parsons and Minor League Baseball president Pat O'Conner, right, as they look at an artist's rendition of the proposed baseball stadium to be finished in time for the 2015 season.
The Inter-Mountain photo by John Wickline
Artist's rendition of the new West Virginia University baseball stadium, which will be located off Exit 155 of Interstate 79.
WVU, and possibly Fairmont State, will use the stadium to be located just off Interstate 79 at Exit 155 from March to May. The professional team will start its season shortly after the June draft and play through Labor Day.
Hayes said four other teams share stadiums with colleges or universities, including nearby State College, Pa., which shares its facility with Penn State.
"It really fits us well in working with universities," Hayes said. "This is a relationship we are looking forward to very much."
The addition of professional baseball to the community will enhance the quality of life for Morgantown and the region, said Minor League Baseball president Pat O'Conner. He said having such a family friendly form of entertainment will make it easier to attract new business to the area.
O'Conner added it will also enhance the academics offered by WVU.
"It's creating a laboratory for the students to learn business operations, to learn marketing," he said. "It's going to be a working, living, breathing thing for an academic setting."
League officials have not decided which current franchise will jump to Morgantown. Hayes said there are two or three clubs which could be moved, but noted there is a process which must be followed.
"The reaction in our league has been excitement," Hayes said. "We don't take relocation lightly. Some of the cities have been with us since our inception. It's about finding a good place to call home, and we believe we have found one."
Mike Parsons, the deputy director of athletics at WVU, said the new stadium will bring the school more in line with other programs in the Big 12. He said the details of any working agreement with a minor league team will be handled at a later date.
The funding for the stadium has cleared one hurdle, as it will paid for by Tax Increment Financing. The plan has cleared the West Virginia Senate, and it awaiting approval by the House of Delegates. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin would then need to sign the bill before any future steps will be taken.
"We feel good about it," O'Conner said. "There are a lot of places I could be on March 26. I'm excited to be here.
"Things like this don't just happen," he continued. "This comes at a time when it takes great vision and great courage to step out of the box. You will not regret what you are about to do. This will be a phenomenal asset, not just for Morgantown, but for the surrounding communities and the entire state of West Virginia."
The announcement comes just a few months after officials in nearby Harrison County announced that an independent Frontier League team could be coming to the Bridgeport area in the next few years. But having that team within 30 miles to the south and the successful Washington (Pa.) Wild Things the same distance to the north does not bother Minor League Baseball officials.
"The difference between affiliated baseball and baseball is huge," Hayes said. "You are getting the best players. Guys like Andrew McCutcheon, Evan Longoria, Warren Spahn you're not going to find that kind of talent in independent baseball."
O'Conner said he believes all three teams should be able to achieve "a peaceful co-existence.
"You have McDonald's and Burger King in the same market," he said in comparison.
"You will have to engage the entire area as much as you can. It could present a marketing challenge. But all baseball is good if it's good baseball."


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CHARLES TOWN - Ron McNeil looks an awful lot like John Lennon, and it's no accident.
McNeil, a longtime fan of the Beatles, heads the Fab Four - billed as the ultimate Beatles experience. The band has played around the globe for young and old, wowing audiences with their authentic look and sound.
The band will play a free show at the H Lounge at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday.
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Beatles cover band 'The Fab Four' will perform live at the H Lounge at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Saturday at 9 p.m.
"People tell us it's the closest thing they've seen (to the Beatles)," McNeil said in a recent telephone interview with The Journal from his office in Orange County, Calif. "They say it really is like going through a time machine, going back to those times."
McNeil met Ardy Sarraf, the group's Paul McCartney, at a Beatles convention in Los Angeles in 1997. Gavin Pring (George Harrison), whom they met in Liverpool, and Erik Fidel (Ringo Starr) complete the band.
To add flair to the show, the group is joined on stage by their own version of Ed Sullivan, impersonator Jerry Hoban - who may be known to some fans for his appearance in the restaurant scene in the film "Pulp Fiction."
McNeil said that when he was a young boy, he saw an adaptation of the Broadway musical "Beatlemania" at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. He quickly was hooked.
"I thought, 'Wow, what a great job that would be,'" he said. "Fast forward a little bit and I just started kind of doing it."
McNeil said he started picking up the music of the Beatles, but wasn't sure he could "be a Beatle" - as the tribute industry didn't exist at the time as it does today, he said. After he met Sarraf, however, and started getting serious about the band, business started to pick up.
The band started playing clubs in the Southern California area, along with regular shows in Las Vegas and at Disneyland. In the years since, they have played in numerous countries, including in Europe, Asia, South America and Australia. Among their shows have been as the headlining act during Liverpool's annual "Beatleweek," and a performance at the Hollywood Bowl for a Beatles anniversary concert.
McNeil said one of the keys to the band's success is its authentic sound. Everything it does is live on stage - they don't play over any background music or have other instruments playing off stage. He said this is a particularly complicated process when playing some of the Beatles' later works - which the band never performed live - that feature orchestra parts. The band plays those parts using keyboards, he said.
Another key to success, he said, is the amount of effort they put into making sure they look as close to the original Fab Four as possible. Sarraf, who is right-handed, learned to expertly play left-handed, for example; and Fidel has a Hollywood-made prosthetic nose that aids in his transformation into Ringo.
"When you think about what we have to do, it gets a little crazy," McNeil said.
McNeil said the band is a note-for-note representation of the Beatles, which sometimes can be a little bit frustrating for a group of artists who may want to change it up from time to time.
"As a musician, your tendency is, 'I'd like to throw this in,' or, 'Wouldn't this sound good?'" he said. "Of course, you can't, no matter what happens. You have to play it exactly the same, every night. It's a little bit like having your hands tied behind your back, but it's a labor of love."
The result of their hard work, preparation and dedication, McNeil said, is a show that gives fans - whether they're old enough to have seen the lads from Liverpool live or not - a genuine experience.
"For the people who grew up with the Beatles, hopefully we give them a chance to re-live those days," he said. "For people who are too young to have experienced the Beatles live - and none of us in the group are old enough to remember the Beatles on stage - it hopefully gives them a little bit of a taste for what it may have been like, at least, if nothing else, to hear that music being performed live, as accurately as possible."
What people hear when they experience that music, McNeil said, is the message of the Beatles that still projects today: A message of love, peace and understanding.
"We hope that message is still something that's prevalent, and people still want peace and love in society," he said. "As long as that's desired, I think the Beatles' music will be desired."
The Fab Four's show at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is free for all casino visitors ages 21 and over. ID is required. For more information the band, visit www.thefabfour.com. For information about upcoming shows at the casino, visit www.hollywoodcasinocharlestown.com/entertainment.


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TRUCKEE, Calif. - Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area and Cross Country Ski Center are proud to announce the addition of two new Pisten Bully grooming machines to their winter operations. These top-of-the-line machines will provide a significant improvement to both the cross-country ski center and downhill ski area by enabling staff to groom more trails in less time on a daily basis.
Guests of Tahoe Donner Cross Country Center may now enjoy tracks groomed by the same machine that set the tracks at the 2012 FIS Nordic World Championships. The Pisten Bully Nordic 400 is the latest and greatest Nordic track setting machine and was custom-built for Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center with an extra 45-gallon diesel fuel tank, for a total fuel capacity of 100 gallons. With this extra volume, the grooming staff can manicure the tracks for extensive amounts of time.
Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area's new Pisten Bully is a 400 Park model; this machine not only sets incredible corduroy, but will help groomers construct a state-of-the-art terrain park.
For more information on Tahoe Donner, its recreational facilities and events, visit www.tahoedonner.com or call 530-587-9400. "Like" Tahoe Donner on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tahoedonner and follow Tahoe Donner on Twitter at @tahoedonner.


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A term used to describe someone who you have previously hooked up with, or laid, but who no longer holds any sort of significance to you.
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The Big Sur International Marathon follows one of the most majestic coastlines in the world. Not a fast course by any means with relentless hills and the potential for cold weather and heavy winds, it�s the scenery that attracts most marathoners to this race.
Vermont runner Dot Helling rallied together some girlfriends to do the marathon in late April and spend a long weekend exploring the California coast.
�It was the first time I didn�t have a conflict with (the) Boston (Marathon) and have been in marathon form. I have always wanted to do this race,� Helling said. Placing third in her age group, she felt steady and strong throughout the race while enjoying the sights and sounds the whole way. �The course was really superlative (with) lots of energy and music along the way,� she said.
Fellow Vermonter Debbie Tirrito agreed.
�I like the openness of the course, the scenery, the hillsides and the wind, although it was challenging,� Tirrito said.
This was Tirrito�s third Big Sur, and although she was unable to train on hills, having wintered in Florida, she felt pretty good.
Tirrito�s advice to others running Big Sur: �Don�t be too quick to dump your clothes. It got so cold and windy after the first six miles and didn�t warm up again until the last six miles.�
Acknowledging her lack of training, Oregon resident Merill Creagh still appreciated the views and the beautiful music along the way.
�It was a testament of pain and suffering, but I can�t complain. I didn�t train,� Creagh said. �I would definitely do it again, only next time I would train. That�s kind of an important piece.�
Spending a few extra days before and after the race was a luxury for all of the women, and their recommendation to others making the trip.
A huge factor at Big Sur is weather, which can range from gale-force winds, hail and fog to mild temperatures, clear skies and gentle breezes. This year, the wind proved challenging after Mile 5.
�I didn�t expect the hellacious headwind and fog. That was kind of a surprise,� Creagh said. �Bring gloves and extra clothes. I forgot it can be so cold on the coast. Be prepared for everything.�
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What kind of arm does Matt
What kind of arm does Matt Murton have? Would he make it in RF?
Can Matt Murton Play
Can Matt Murton Play RF?
Does he have the arm for it?
Hey the posting site said
Hey the posting site said that the first one did not go through.
Oh well
If LA wants Baker then Baker for Milton Bradley?
If Boston wants A. Ramerez ARAM for Hanley Ramerez?
Personally I like the first one.
I watched Sing play this
I watched Sing play this spring at Fitch Park. Your comments about him driving Dusty crazy are right on. The day I saw Sing the Cub coaching staff was all over Sing for taking strikes that were breaking pitches. I like your comparison to Ross Gload.
I don't see Murton in RF folks. Although Keith Moreland once played RF for this franchise and the team actually won something.
The consequences of
The consequences of failure.
Ed Wade, Phillie GM was fired. Although this was no surprise, if there are any Phillie followers here, what impact will this have on that team?
The Orioles, Jim Beattie also gone. The price of bringing in Sosa? Actually that was a team with little pitching, it wasn't the offense that was the fatal flaw.
are they playing sing purely
are they playing sing purely at 1st/DH? he got some experimental RF time based on his arm this past season in AA...should be interesting.
Wouldn't Sing project most
Wouldn't Sing project most likely as a right handed power hitter off the bench? Given his fielding limitations as well as age (old for league right) it doesn't seem like there could be much else, and if he's a rookie on next years bench we should shoot him, and see how long it takes Dusty to notice he can pinch hit.
Even if he wasn't a rookie - Dusty doesn't care for patient pinch hitters.
I don't think Matt Murton
I don't think Matt Murton has the arm for RF. His throw "under pressure" from Lf to home today wasn't all that strong (but his hustle sure was!). He also got a late break on a line drive he needed to come in for, although he did recover and (again with hustle) made a nice shoestring catch. Gold Glove he ain't at this point.
Brandon Sing SHOULD be playing in the outfield in the AFL because if he ever makes it to the big leagues (with the Cubs, anyway), he will need to play a corner OF spot in addition to some 1B. Unfortunately, the way the AFL works is, teams are given a "shopping list" of positions for which they need to provide players for their respective composite team, and Sing was the first-baseman the Cubs chose tm supply to the Solar Sox. Just like John Koronka was added to the Mesa roster rather late because the Cubs still needed to provide a lefty pitcher to the Solar Sox.
AZ Phil, Do you think
AZ Phil,
Do you think Murton could can play CF in Wrigley because if he could this would enable us to get Reggie Sanders or keep Burny as the "stopgap" for Pie. An OF with Dunn/Giles, Murton, Sanders/Burny would be excellent.
giles has actually tipped
giles has actually tipped via his agent he's most interested in playing in 1 of 2 places...san diego and st. louis. dunno how to feel about that, honestly...im very interested in how hendry plans to handle the RF situation the more info that trickles in.
warning...playoff interlude
that a boy Angels.
Red Sox and Yankees out in the first round...gotta love that. I am by no means a White Sox fan, but I do have an allegiance to Chicago...so, quietly....shhh....I'm rooting for the White Sox. I just don't find it worth any energy to dislike them...if the Cubs can't do it, the Sox might as well take it...and I don't live in Chicago so I won't have to hear about it if they win.
Watching the Angels... is
Watching the Angels... is that what fundamentals look like? Solid defense and baserunning, too! I think they went 1st to 3rd more times in this series than the Cubs did all year.
Rob, What are the Angels
What are the Angels going to do for a 4th starter if Colon and Washburn can not go. Do they go with Escobar and hope he goes 5 so Donnely/Sheilds/Krod can take over the last 4. I imagine Gregg is not streatched out enough to start. Can they call up somebody from the Minors who is not on the 40. They could bring up Weaver to replace Escobar in the pen. He currently is in the AFL and threw an excellent 2 Innings. Man it looks like the SUX have a free pass. UN FING BELIVABLE!!
"and I don't live in Chicago
"and I don't live in Chicago so I won't have to hear about it if they win."
If you did trust me you would be the biggest ANA/HOU/STL fan.
Larry Rothschild back with
Larry Rothschild back with the Cubs! Wow, I'm amazed by that. Apparently he turned down a three year deal. I can't help but wonder if he thinks this team needs a defensive upgrade. I'd love to hear his candid thoughts on Barrett...
Watching the Yanks I had the thought that Arod probably wants out (just a hunch). Wouldn't he love to be the Cubs shortstop? The Ernie Banks comparisons would be endless...
I'm thinking Jim Hendry is going to have several opportunities/choices to upgrade this club. Big names like Manny Ramirez, Gary Sheffield, Hideki Matsui could be available. Truthfully, I just can't see re-signing Burnitz with so many better-albeit more expensive options available.
Seriously, in most organizations, if a guy delivers a .900+ OPS, he gets promoted. Pie and Sing would get opportunities on most major league clubs.
I bet the Twins would love to get Ronnie Cedeno from the Cubs. We could probably get Tori Hunter and Radke for Cedeno, Jerome Williams and Aardsma. Would you do it? I bet right now the Cubs rank Cedeno over just about every position propsect they have. The trade inquiries for him are probably higher than any other Cub. For what its worth, I could see the Twins wanting Jerry Hairston to play 2b. I don't see Hairston coming back next year at all.
Finally, I could see the Cubs making a deal with Texas for Baby Sarge. I would trade Hairston to Texas for Sarge jr.
Amen to that Chifan.... It
Amen to that Chifan....
It is mostly the Cubs fans that live outside Chicago that will root for the White Sox for the "fellow Chicagoian" thing. Wish they could go to the Cell next year in a Cubs hat for the Cubs/Sox series and see why I am rooting against the White Sox.
The Angels will be fine and
The Angels will be fine and I still think they'll destroy the Wsux. I am bias though. I just think they have better pitching, better defense, better baserunning, better manager and a better offense. That being said, and it pains me to say this, but you do get this feeling that things are breaking the WSux way this year.
as for a 4th starter, Washburn had a throat infection and fever, I can't imagine he won't be ready to go. Colon might be an issue though, hopefully that back will loosen up and he can pitch Game 4. Scioscia isn't afraid to go on 3 days rest either, so that's another option.
I suspect it will be
with Santana getting Colon's start if he can't go. They can add a player if necessary between rounds if there's an injury. Weaver isn't on the 40-man, so he's out. Kevin Gregg got some starts and did poorly, I suspect the spot would go to Joe Saunders, possibly Chris Bootcheck.
Manny and others, I find
Manny and others,
I find most of the supposed Cub fans who are now rooting for the Sox did not grow up here (Chicago) or do not live here now. Things have really gotten uglier since interleague play and we actually have to witness the clowns three times a year in our own park.
I went to the first playoff game at the Cell and I must have heard seven or eight anti-Cub comments. And It's not like I had Cub stuff on. These people are more obsessed with the Cubs not doing well than their own team winning. When I was at Cub playoff games in 2003, the last thing on my mind is what Sox fans were feeling. Of course, that's probably one of the things that pisses them off most. We just don't care about them while we are in their every waking thought.
Then Daley gets into the act saying the Tribune is to blame for it being a Cub town. Don't get me wrong, I hate the Tribune Company, but the fault for the Sox being the second team in the second city lies with the Sox themselves. First they move from WGN to UHF before most people could even get a decent picture. Then, when better UHF reception and cable were entering the picture, Reinhorn decides to go with Cablevision and actually charge people to see what they had always gotten for free. Then they threatened to move to Florida and shopped for someone who would say their great old park was unsafe (it took seven tries) so they would have an excuse to tear it down. Then, instead of building the beautiful park designed for them by the team that built Camden Yards, Reinsdorf told them to go back to the drawing board and build a new place on the cheap with 20,000 horrible seats.
When the Sox played in the old place I used to go to more games there each season than every Sox fan I know - and I love the Cubs! The hell with those bitter jerks. The shots in southside bars of them cheering while the Cubs blew it in 2003 were disgusting. i wouldn't be that classless. But I might buy the joint a round when the Sox lose. GO ANGELS!
Is Guzman starting today? I
Is Guzman starting today? I think he should be...
I have to agree with the
I have to agree with the comments about Cubs fans that aren't in Chicago being able to root for the White Sox. Those of you who didn't grow up or don't live in Chicago and are Cubs fans have no idea of how much shit I'll have to put up with from any of my Sox fan friends (or just Sox fans in general, actually) if they win anything. That is the only reason why I cannot root for the Sox, I simply don't have the patience to deal with all the shit I'd have to put up with.
I'll be rooting for the
I'll be rooting for the Angels all the way. Seeing two Twins/Sox games at the cell in 2004, and watching Sox fans give more shit to Cub fans than they did to Twins fans, convinced me that the southside simply doesn't deserve a championship. I mean, would you ever see people at a Cubs/Cards game taunting Sox fans?
Speaking of the Twins, Hunter/Radke for Cedeno, Williams, and Aardsma? Why on earth would the Twins trade their number 2 starter and their gold glove CF for a all-glove, no bat infielder and 2 pitching prospects - both of which they already have a ton of. They might trade off Hunter for salary reasons, and I could see a Walker for Hunter move (although the Twins have been hesitant to go after their former players), but there's no way the Twins move Radke.
Despite saying you don't
Despite saying you don't care, you guys are all still talking about the Sox.
If you didn't care - why would you talk about them so much?
I go to about 20 Sox games per year, including the 3 Sox Cubs games at USCF. That's a great place to see a game. Awesome sight lines, virtually no bad seats in the park, a really kid friendly environment with the Fundamentals, great food, etc. I don't wear a Cubs hat into their park - it just is asking for something. My friends who are Sox fans who come with me to Wrigley don't wear Sox stuff. It's nonsense.
I hope the Sox win it all. It would be best for this city. I know in the eyes of some that makes me a bad Cubs fan - but screw off. I enjoy the game of baseball first and foremost. USCF is a great place to see the game. And the team they put on the field this year was a fun team to watch with the exception of about 3 weeks.
Matt Murton - not a RF - at
Matt Murton - not a RF - at least not a good one.
The rest of the postseason
The rest of the postseason for Cubs fans is all about the lesser of three evils - we're all Angels fans here.
Here's a question - IF the Sox won the WS, could it be a blessing in disguise? Yes, it would suck being the last of the "Winless 3" (WSox, RSox, Cubs) and for those of us who live in the city the shit-talking would never end. But could that be the wake up call that the Tribune Company has needed all these years? When was the last time that their territory was threatened? Maybe if the city starting shifting a little towards the Sox, the Trib would finally go the extra mile/$15-20 mil in payroll to put together a championship team and maintain their popularity. A distant possibility I know, but something to think about.
BTW - there was a good article in the Sun Times last week about Sox fans' inferiority complex
#9 of 23: By chifan3887
#9 of 23: By chifan3887 (October 10, 2005 08:10 PM)
AZ Phil,
Do you think Murton could can play CF in Wrigley because if he could this would enable us to get Reggie Sanders or keep Burny as the "stopgap" for Pie. An OF with Dunn/Giles, Murton, Sanders/Burny would be excellent.
CHIFAN3887: I believe anybody with even just average speed can play CF, as long as he has a "defender's mentality"; that is, the same quality you see in a football linebacker, a hockey defenseman, or a soccer goalie. That's why guys like Jeromy Burnitz and Shawn Green (though not optimum centerfielders) CAN play CF if it becomes necessary.
Murton does not have the arm to play RF, or the pure athleticism or (at the very least) the "defender's mentality" required of a centerfielder. He tries, though, and I think he certainly has the make-up and will to improve to the extent that he should develop into a decent and competent left-fielder in the very near future. He's almost there right now, but he still has room for improvement, especially in the way he gets his initial break off the bat and how he pursues fly balls. But at least he is hustling his throws in from the outfield and hitting the cut-off man (that should make Carlos Zambrano happy!), and that is half the battle.
I don't think Matt Murton was sent to the AFL to work on his hitting. I suspect the main reason (possibly the ONLY reason) the Cubs wanted Murton to play in the AFL (which is basically "advanced AA") is to hone his defense such that Dusty can be comfortable with Murton as the Cubs everyday LF next season.
To chime in on the White Sox
To chime in on the White Sox talk...I can't imagine rooting for the White Sox, geez...I might as well root for the Cardinals or Astros...ugh. I lived in Chicago when I was young, and saw my first MLB games at Wrigley, but I couldn't imagine ever rooting for the White Sox. Its like asking a Mets fan why they aren't a Yankees fan. It was absolutely painful for me to see the White Sox make the playoffs, while my Cubbies wallowed in misery under .500. Horrible to see the 4 teams that I hate the most, Cardinals, Astros, Yankees, and White Sox all make the playoffs...and even worse, to see 3 of those teams make it to their respective championship series.
I'm an Angels fan for the rest of the year...I couldn't bear to see any of those three win the World Series.
The pain should be in that
The pain should be in that the Cubs didn't make it, despite having the talent to do so. I don't understand why you care who did make the playoffs. I love the game - and can enjoy watching any two teams play. I'm a Chicago Guy - and would love to see any Chicago team win it all. (Rather the Cubs, but I can cheer for this Sox team given how they play).
I look at this Sox team and wish our team was more like this one. Defense up the middle, Bullpen, strong fundamentals, speed, etc...
X- We are talking about them
We are talking about them becuase they are in the ALCS. And of course we care. We care so much that we are rooting for them to LOSE.
But Manny, I always here
But Manny, I always here Cubs fans say "We don't care about the Sox" and "Why are they more worried about us than...." etc.
That's just not true. You are being honest and admitting that you DO care. If more people admitted that - they'd have to dump the old Mantra of "Sox fans worry about the Cubs more than their own team".
You can't have it both ways Manny. Either you hate them or you don't care about them.
Me personally - I'm ROOTING for them. But that's a different story.
"It is mostly the Cubs fans
"It is mostly the Cubs fans that live outside Chicago that will root for the White Sox for the "fellow Chicagoian" thing. Wish they could go to the Cell next year in a Cubs hat for the Cubs/Sox series and see why I am rooting against the White Sox."
I'm outside of Chicago and I absolutely hate the White Sox. I predicted the Yenkees and Astros in the WS, plus I sort of have partial loyalty in that the Yankees drafted a buddy of mine this summer.
"I'm outside of Chicago and
"I'm outside of Chicago and I absolutely hate the White Sox."
Now we are getting to some more honesty...
I want my fellow Cubs fans to stop saying they don't care about the Sox, and that only the Sox worry about the Cubs, if the truth is that they have this passionate hate for the Sox.
I grew up in Chicago, and
I grew up in Chicago, and like I said "What would a Sox fan being doing if Cubs were in playoffs?"
And if you think the Sox winning the World Series will turn the Tribune into Scrooge on Christmas morning you are high. The Trib cares of one thing when it comes to the Cubs----Bottomline.
The thing that iritates Sox fans so much is that they have been the red headed step child in this city for about 35 years. In the late 60's they played home games in Milwaukee because the couldn' t draw in Chicago. And the media feeds on this by asking Sox fans/supporters about Cub fans this week. I never heard one question in October 2003 about the Sox fans.
Who knows? Who cares?
My theory is that there are three types of fans in Chicago and in order by most in numbers-
1. Cub fans
2. Anti-Cub fans
3. Sox Fans
Go Angels!!!
"I want my fellow Cubs fans
"I want my fellow Cubs fans to stop saying they don't care about the Sox, and that only the Sox worry about the Cubs, if the truth is that they have this passionate hate for the Sox. "
Not only that, but if it would have came down to a Cards/Sox series, I would seriouly be in a predicament on who to root for. Seriously.
Just when I'm beginning to
Just when I'm beginning to think that I might consider rooting for the Sox in the AL playoffs considering that they might face the hated Yankees, I make the mistake of listening to talk radio....and a significant portion of teh alls are from Sox fans talking crap about how they don't want Cubs fans to root for them, etc. So I couldn't do it and can't do it now that the Yanks are knocked out.
However, I've maintained since the beginning of the playoffs that if the SOx do make the World Series I will will root for them because I dislike all of the NL playoff teams even more (I still can't forgive the Padres for 1984). The issue is particularly acute now that only the Cards and Astros remain - both of whom I loate more than words can express. I will undoubtedly root for the Sox against those bastions of evil.
On another level, the if the SOx win their series with some high drama and win the WS in the same fashion, they very well could make some marketing inroads into the Tribune Co.'s near-monopoly in the city. IF, and only if, that happens, it could be a good thing for Cub fans.
*The pain should be in that
*The pain should be in that the Cubs didn't make it, despite having the talent to do so.*
Will people stop spreading this myth? The Cubs didn't and don't have the "talent" to be in the playoffs. Talent is not a word I would use in the same sentence as Neifi Perez, Jose Macias, Todd Hollandsworth, Jerry Hairston, LaChoy Hawkins or any of the other losers given prominent and recurring roles on the 2005 Chicago Cubs. That includes Dusty Baker or any of the other supposed "braintrusts".
The Yankees have talent. Execreble human beings they may be, but talented. The Cardinals have talent. The Angels have talent. None of those teams ran bums out there time and again like the 2005 Cubs and expected anything different to happen each and every time.
X- I hate them and 90% of
I hate them and 90% of Cubs fans that live in Chicago do and most fans overall.
But it is clear as day the White Sox fans have an inferiority complex, and maybe rightfully so.
Like many Sox fans are still talking about the Cubs even though they are in the ALCS. In 2003, I don't remember hardly any Cubs fans bringing up the Sox or bringing signs to the field bashing them or chanting about them.
You might not see all this X, but you are in the minority on that.
X, Sox fans care far more
X, Sox fans care far more about the Cubs than Cub fans care about the Sox. That, however, doesn't mean that Cub fans like the Sox or have any desire to root for them. Like I said, walk into the Cell when the Sox are playing Cleveland or Minnesota and where the colors of their division rival and I guarentee at least once you'll hear "at least you're not a Cubs fan." I also bet, that few if any Cards or Astros fans have ever been told at Wrigley, "at least you're not a Sox fan."
And since when is the Cell a great place to watch a game? The stadium might be a half a step above the 60's era multi-purpose concrete donuts, but not much. Of the 15 stadiums I've been to, only the Metrodome is clearly a worse place to see a game. Busch and the old Qualcomm are about equal. But not only is the cell a mediocre place to watch a game, but for what you get the ticket prices are outragous. I can go to Wrigley and sit in the upper deck, which is a very good place to watch a game, cheaper than I can sit in any seat at the Cell, including in the god-awful upper deck they slapped on top of their two levels of precious luxury box seats.
'X' - I have no quarrel with
'X' - I have no quarrel with the White Sox as a team. They've done a lot of things right this year, and - unlike past years - they won the big series when it counted. I like the way they play ball; and I would trade Dusty for Ozzie in a heartbeat.
The Cell is an OK place to see a game. If you like fireworks, big-screen TV, mascots, the wave, rock'n'roll at ear-shattering volumes, rah-rah on the scoreboard, and endless huckstering between innings, it's *the* place to be. The sight lines in the upper deck are OK, though you're hundreds of feet further from the game than you are in Wrigley (or were in Comiskey Park). The brats are good - I like that you can get them with sauerkraut.
But then there are Sox fans. I was at the game on September 20 against the Indians - the one that the Sox on Joe Crede's walk-off homer in the tenth - and the place was easily a third empty. The Sox fans were ... somewhere, I suppose, but not in the park cheering their team on. And it was half-price-ticket night! Or there was an earlier game I saw against Detroit, where the Sox "fans" mercilessly booed and heckled Magglio Ordonez - for the crime, I guess, of turning down a long term contract before he was injured. One delightful fellow I saw was wearing an Ordonez jersey, but with the name "Magglio" replaced by "Fagglio". You see the "fag" theme a lot in Sox fans' witticisms. In short: the typical Sox fan has no class. No class at all.
Of course, we all know exceptions - guys who root for the Sox loyally, who are knowledgeable fans, and who aren't jerks. I hold my tongue when I'm with them, because I respect them as individuals. But for the Sox franchise - for Jerry Reinsdorf, who leveled a city neighborhood to line his pockets; to Da Maya and his trucking cronies; to the people of Bridgeport; to the no-class Sox fans in general, I say: GO ANGELS!
J-Damm "The Cubs didn't and
"The Cubs didn't and don't have the "talent" to be in the playoffs. "
I would propose to you that the team put on the field on opening day should have been competitive. It was no more flawed than Houston, Atlanta, San Diego, etc. Was it flawless? No - but no team was flawless this year. Not even the 250mm Yanks were flawless. Going into this year, I guessed 88 wins. I thought we had a chance.
"The sight lines in the upper deck are OK, though you're hundreds of feet further from the game than you are in Wrigley "
Distance is not nearly as important as sight lines. And don't get me started about the poles all over Wrigley.
"But then there are Sox fans."
Why exactly do you care so much?
"Sox "fans" mercilessly booed and heckled Magglio Ordonez - for the crime, I guess, of turning down a long term contract before he was injured. "
Get your facts straight...Magglio turned down a 4 year 15mm per deal after he was injured. He said that he wanted to stay in Chicago and play for the Sox and that it wasn't about money. He then, took more money to go to DETROIT. He deserved to be booed. I have no problem booing the opposition - in particular when it was a former player from your team. Look at what we do. Cubs fans boo our own. (I know - so do Sox fans). I don't have a problem booing the opposition - not one slight problem with it. What kind of response would Sammy get if he played a game at Wrigley this year?
"Jerry Reinsdorf, who leveled a city neighborhood to line his pockets"
You ought have your facts straighter...you don't know what you are talking about. The City and the ISFA claimed eminnent domain to level about 2 blocks worth of houses to keep the team in Bridgeport. The other option was the S. Loop area. Reinsdorf chose between two options that the State of Illinois offered him. If you want to complain about owners making gross profits and abusing their fanbase, I think you are pointing your anger at the wrong Chicago baseball team. The Tribune's profits from the team and WGN Sports (which wouldn't exist without the team) make Reinsdorf look poor. Despite that, the teams have a payroll difference of only 30mm or so. That's it? We sell 1mm more tickets. Our tickets are all more expensive. And the Trib does what? Criticising Jerry Reinsdorf as part of the problem is absurd if you support the Cubs.
"to the people of Bridgeport"
Again - if you think the working class neighborhood of Bridgeport is a problem, and love the fratboys and yuppies in Wrigleyville, then I guess that's your choice. The "people of Bridgeport" are not a problem at all. I sold my townhouse on Barry just West of the Sportmart because of what happened to Wrigleyville over the past 15 years. It is an intolerable place to live and no longer a "neighborhood". It has bars and stuff to do, but the neighborhood is a bad place to actually try and "live" in. And for as much as Bridgeport has a reputation of being a tough neighborhood, how many people have heard of the "Bridgeport Rapist"? Not me - but I can tell you I know about the Lincoln Park rapist. How many people have heard of vendors getting killed in their apartments a block away from Comiskey? None - but we all heard about the one at Wrigley. How about shootings at 35th and Shields? I haven't heard of any - but we all heard about the one at Clark and Addison.
I'm betting you don't go down to Bridgeport much. I'm betting you don't know the neighborhood very well. I'm betting you don't know much about the history of the Sox and their relationship with this city, the neighborhood, or their fans. Cuz if you did, you wouldn't have posted most of that non-sense you did.
and again - another great
and again - another great Cubs fan who seems to want to talk about how little he cares about the White Sox, while spending all his time talking...about the White Sox.
Someone change the channel and talk about the Cubs.
X, You brought up what a
X, You brought up what a great place the Cell is, you brought up why you were rooting for the Sox, and you've been responding to people who you say don't have their facts right about the Sox.
Seems kind of silly that now you're complaining that there's not enough Cubs talk here.
Blue - in response to a
Blue - in response to a question about it...not on my own. And my point is that I am not the one saying that Cubs fans don't care about the Sox and that Sox fans are more anti-cub than pro Sox.
As far as I am concerned, I have no problem with Sox fans, or even Sox talk. I do have a problem with the hypocrisy of people saying the don't care about the Sox, that Sox fans only care about the Cubs, but spend so much time bithcing about the Sox.
that's all...
TO: Jobu (love the
TO: Jobu (love the name)
"Here's a question - IF the Sox won the WS, could it be a blessing in disguise? - But could that be the wake up call that the Tribune Company has needed all these years?"
The only thing the bean counters at TRIB care about is the bottom line $$$ profit.
Since the WSox are now aired on WGN and the TRIB owns part of Comcast Sportnet (around 30% stake), the Sox winning only means higher ratings which equals more $$$, which the TRIB loves.
So, No the WSox winning the WS (or just getting there) would not be a 'blessing in disquise". It only means Sox fans get to rub it in Cubs fan's faces. Which is the main reason I will never root for the WSox.
X- Ever hear about the dad
Ever hear about the dad who was beaten to death with a table leg on the way back to his car after a Sox game in fron of his kids(circa 2000)?
No place is perfect.
"X- Ever hear about the dad
Ever hear about the dad who was beaten to death with a table leg on the way back to his car after a Sox game in fron of his kids(circa 2000)?
No place is perfect."
I know it well. Tom Cooper assulted the Trumblay family after walking from 110th street all the way to 35th. He was looking for the gang member he had a beef with. Some guy got in the middle of a gang turf war. That sucks and his loss was tragic. Fortunately, Cooper is doing 37 years in prison.
What's your point? That there is some violence over in Bridgeport also? No kidding? All I am saying is that Bridgeport isn't significantly more dangerous than any other neighborhood in this city - in particular during the time when there are baseball games and the cops are out in full force.
But again...it seems we have stumbled into Soxtalk.com.
X: "Despite saying you don't
"Despite saying you don't care, you guys are all still talking about the Sox.
If you didn't care - why would you talk about them so much?"
Very simple. Sox fans keep crying on message boards, at the games and on talk radio about them not getting enough respect compared to teh CUBS and keep making fun of the CUBS when their team is in the ALCS. We are mainly responding to their inferiority complexes. It amazes me that they are in the ALCS but in sports radio they are calling in a talking about the Cubs coaching staff coming back and making signs at the cell making fun of the Cubs.
I am talking about them because i am responding, let me say that again, RESPONDING, to their self pity.
X - I did not mention
X - I did not mention Wrigleyville, Cubs fans, Tribune Company, or the Cubs. Spare us your tu quoque arguments.
I have no problem with booing any player; but the abuse of Ordonez went well beyond booing.
It is nonsense to believe that ISFA simply put together two plans and let Reinhorn choose the one they preferred. The Sox owners were deeply involved in the project throughout - from choice of site, to architect, to financing. The Sox owners had already persuaded Tampa, Florida, to build them a stadium; they used that deal to pry some significant subsidies from the state of Illinois: according to one economist, by the time the White Sox lease expires in 2011, the state of Illinois will have spent $20.20 in subsidies for *each ticket* sold at the Cell: http://www.mcfol.org/hottopics/artsculture/so...
I have no problem with a business making money; but I do have a problem with some of tax money I pay every time I rent a car or a hotel room or a theater ticket in the city winding up in Reinsdorf's pocket.
I find it interesting that in 1989, shortly after the Sox deal was finalized, a group headed by ISFA chairman Peter Bynoe bought the Denver Nuggets - a sale that required the approval of all NBA owners, including Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf. Bynoe sold his interest in the Nuggets in 1992 for an undisclosed amount; my guess is that he didn't lose money on the deal. It may be that the Sox deal and Bynoe's purchase of the Nuggets are entirely unrelated events. But this is Chicago: draw your own conclusions.
Brown: "tu quoque" Well - I
"tu quoque"
Well - I don't speak Latin. So I'm done with this nonsense. How about we talk about the Cubs a little bit?
"Very simple. Sox fans keep crying on message boards, at the games and on talk radio "
SO FREAKING WHAT? We bitch about Sox fans. We bitch about Cards fans. Why do we spend so much time worrying about what other fans think? Then why do we blame other fans and say they are worried about us?
How bout them Cubs?
Brown: "tu quoque" Well - I
"tu quoque"
Well - I don't speak Latin. So I'm done with this nonsense. How about we talk about the Cubs a little bit?
"Very simple. Sox fans keep crying on message boards, at the games and on talk radio "
SO FREAKING WHAT? We bitch about Sox fans. We bitch about Cards fans. Why do we spend so much time worrying about what other fans think? Then why do we blame other fans and say they are worried about us?
How bout them Cubs?
Im just saying pretty much
Im just saying pretty much the only reason we are talking about White Sox fans right now is because they are in the ALCS talking about the Cubs. You should go over to their message boards and tell them to stay focused on their team like we did in 2003.
Obviously you are not understanding what a few posters here have tried to explain to you, so you are right we should just end this conversation.
just for fun... matt
just for fun...
matt murton's cumulative '05 numbers at aa, aaa, majors and afl:
498AB 171H 52BB 28 doubles, 6 triples, 16 homers 20 sb/6 cs
don't really now how this shakes out for next year but it sure looks nice.
"You should go over to their
"You should go over to their message boards "
That's exactly my point...I don't. Why should I care? Why do you care? Who gives a damn?
And they do come over to our
And they do come over to our boards and bring signs to the stadium in the ALCS poking fun at the Cubs and do Cubs Suck chants...that is my point. You just DON'T GET IT!!!
I and other fans have the right to repond against them and root against them, sorry if you don't agree, but by you continuing to complain about us, you keep the conversation going, instead of talking about the Cubs like you want, ironic, huh?
Just let it go and let the Cubs fans who are rightfully preturbed at White Sox fans and their inferiority complex. Poor White Sox fans......
"You just DON'T GET
"You just DON'T GET IT!!!"
No sir - I get it.
"Just let it go and let the Cubs fans who are rightfully preturbed at White Sox fans and their inferiority complex. "
Seems to me like you have the same inferiority complex.
Again - Manny with another Sox post. Excellent stuff dude. The Sox Reporter is hiring a staff writer I believe.
X- Funny you say you don't
Funny you say you don't care, but yet YOU keep responding to my "sox posts". Hmmmmmm????
"YOU keep responding to my
"YOU keep responding to my "sox posts". "
As funny as the fact that you keep making em...
Q: Can we get into as dumb a discussion as Crunch/MikeC?
A: Looks like we already did.
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A left-handed one...
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
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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
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Kovtun is doing well but not sure it's top 10 senior worlds level but then again no one eligible is likely top 10. Possible but not likely.
Rus fed should have just sent leonova to euros.
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Leonove had better up her game next season if she wants to make the Olympic team. Besides Tuk and Adelina who seem to be sure things she will have to fight off Julie, Gosviani and perhaps even Korobeynikova if she can get it together. Even Pogorilaya will be eligible for the Olympics though she's a long shot and will probably stay on the JGP for another year.
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Leonova was the #1 Senior Russian lady for 4 years. Props to her.
She shouldn't be going to Worlds this year according to the rules, though, because Russia should only have 2 spots this year.
I will always think of this performance when I want to recall Leonova fondly:
Wrong, wrong, wrong. Poor Menshov. He did everything he was asked, he had a good season and beat Kovtun at Nationals as well as scoring higher than Kovtun on three occasions (NRW, CoR and Russian Cup)...and he still gets screwed.
Well, I think they are sending whoever they think is most likely to get two spots. And since the judges seem to like Kovtun, aren't they right?
Why doesn't Leonova go back to her old routines since she seemed more comfortable with them. I have to admit she sells that witches and pirate routines. How I am not sure but she is flying out there.
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In the pantomime of the WWE, there's always going to be that one cynic who reminds you how the sport-not-sport of wrestling isn't real. But everybody knows that: the world of heels, faces and kayfabe has had its dirty laundry well and truly publicly aired over the last few decades. But that doesn't apply to the games: the elbow drops, punches and chair swinging antics of the WWE games have always pitched themselves as genuine acts in a virtual world.
The WWE game series also endures as the epitome of the annual franchise, perennially satisfying a niche fanbase who'll always go gaga for each year's update of the gratuitous, gauche and gaudy carnival of shimmering, macho man-mountains. That's not going away, with Smackdown vs. RAW 2011 still serving as the franchise frontrunner, but THQ has decided it might be missing a trick in its line-up.
Enter WWE All-Stars, which stretches and contorts its already unrealistic superstars into a world of rippling 80-inch chests, firm 24-inch waists and body slams so colossal they cause shockwaves to ripple through the ring. This is a wrestling game that has absolutely no interest in sticking close to the true unrealism of the WWE series, and its intention is to attract those players who have little interest in that series to begin with.
All-Stars is the work of THQ (formerly Midway) San Diego, and the brief is clearly to do to WWE what Midway's simplistic, bombastic NBA Jam did to basketball, right down to the wobbly slow-mo camera and pared-back button layout. I don't have the knowledge to accomplish much in SDvR, but give me a simple face button control scheme (with a trigger to modify moves) and I'm ground pounding with the best of them.
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According to Forbes magazine, the IronPigs, affiliated with the International League and the AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies,, is the third most valuable team in the country for 2013.
The 'Pigs only trail number one Sacramento River Cats, a AAA affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, and the Round Rock Express, a AAA affiliate of the Texas Rangers.
Lehigh Valley's owners Craig Stein and Joe Finley bought the Ottawa Lynx in 2006 for a reported $14 million and moved the team to Allentown, where it's become one of minor league baseball's success stories.
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The two-time Oscar nominee added, "Idina is incredibly talented and I am so happy Frozen took home two Oscars Sunday night!"
There no were hard feelings on Menzel's end: According to a source, the Tony winner wasn't bothered by her newfound moniker – or the online uproar it sparked. In fact, the source said, "She thought it was funny."
Menzel was too focused on her Oscars performance to realize what had happened during her introduction.
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If cash is getting a little scarce around your household and you've cut back as many expenses as you possibly can, it's time to look at the other side of the equation – the income side. There are many ways you can earn some extra cash and below I've listed thirteen that range from really quick and easy with no headaches to a bit more cumbersome. There's no order to the list other than that's how they came out of my brain.
1. Rent out a room. If you have a spare bedroom in your home, you might consider renting it out to someone. While this may not qualify as a "quick" way, it's certainly something that can really put a lot of extra cash in your pocket. The only downside of this is if you select a bad roommate, always a distinct possibility, because it could be difficult getting rid of them.
2. Rent out parking. If you live in a parking-strapped city and have a parking pad, consider renting out any "extra" spots you may have (or even your spot). You incur the headache of finding a parking spot every night but you may be richly rewarded for doing so.
3. Baby-sit. Teenagers do it, why not adults? Baby sitting is a great way to earn easy money without dealing with a lot of headache. Just brush up on your first aid skills, know your emergency contact numbers (or better yet, program them into your phone), and start offering your services to friends, neighbors, Craigslist, etc.
4. Hold a yard sale. The weather up in the Northeast may not be accommodating to this particular idea but yard sales are a great way to turn your clutter into cash. If you don't have a lot of stuff to sell, round up your neighbors and see if you can scare up enough stuff for a community yard sale.
5. Sell high dollar items on Craigslist or eBay. If you have any valuable items, consider listing them on Craigslist or Ebay rather than going the yard sale route. Yard sale aficionados are looking for deals more than they are looking for specific items, chances are a customer won't value items as highly as you will. By going online, you stand a better chance of finding someone who really wants what you're selling.
6. Return stuff you bought but haven't used. This is more of a stretch but if you have anything you bought and haven't used and can return it, just return it! That's immediate cash money in your pocket that you didn't have before and it took almost no effort.
7. Participate in focus groups. I participated in a 90 minute focus group in Baltimore about windows and was paid $100 cash. Do a search for local focus groups and you might be able to score some easy cash if you qualify.
8. Take paid online surveys. There are a lot of junk survey sites out there and I've stayed away from most of them but my experiences with Opinion Output and Pinecone Research have always been positive.
9. Donate plasma. I've always heard about donating plasma but really learned more about it when I was reading Adam Shephard's Scratch Beginnings. Donating plasma doesn't seem like fun but it pays and you can do it twice a week. (Men can donate sperm as well, but you'll probably have to go somewhere else for that)
10. Put advertising on your car. If you do a lot of driving, especially on highways and in very crowded areas, considering getting your car wrapped. Advertisers will pay a few hundred bucks a month to get your car draped in their logo, colors, everything. The nice thing about this is that the wrap can be removed without any damage to the car. This option may not be as easy given economic conditions but it's certainly worth considering.
11. Tutoring. Are you particularly strong in math or verbal skills? Did you crush the SATs or the SAT IIs? Are you a maven in the sciences? Consider tutoring either online through services like Tutor.com or locally in your area. Check your local area for opportunities to educate our nation's youth (for a modest fee of course).
12. Seasonal labor. Check out the stores at your local mall, grocery store, and even the post office to see if they have any seasonal labor opportunities. Retail sales are expected to be weaker this year but you may still be able to find some work since there should be an increase in activity, especially at the post office. (You can always get a part time job or become a temp too)
13. Start a part time business as a dog walker, errand runner, or handyman. The easiest "business" you can start is one that uses your existing skills – everyone's capable of running errands, walking dogs, and, for some, by a handyman (or woman).
If you have any good ideas I've missed, as I'm certain there will be plenty, please share them in the comments! Also, if you've tried any of these and could share your experiences, I'm sure everyone would be very appreciative.


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*Wenceslav square (less than 5 min walk)
*Charles bridge (10-15 min walk)
|Price for > 2 guests
|£ 5 per guest/night extra
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Perfect apartment for a good price!
The apartment is as described.
Spacious, clean, well furnished, in a low traffic street, and centrally located.
Definitely worth repeating.
Prima appartement voor een prima prijs !
Het appartement is zoals omschreven.
Ruim , schoon, goed ingericht , in een verkeersarme straat , en centraal gelegen.
Zeker de moeite waard voor herhaling .
By handing over the keys, on the friendliness of the staff up to the handover of the apartment everything worked great.
The apartment is near the center of Prague and was very nice, large and spacious .Very happy again !!!!
Von der Schlüsselübergabe, über die Freundlichkeit des Personals bis zur Übergabe der Wohnung hat alles super geklappt.
Die Wohnung ist fast im Zentrum von Prag und war sehr schön, groß und geräumig .Sehr gerne wieder!!!!
Sehr gute Appartements, hat alles was man braucht, wie beschrieben! Alles zu Fuß erreichbar! Nette Vermieter, hilfsbereit.
Danke, gerne wieder!
Wir waren mit dem Appartement sehr zufrieden. Tolle Lage!!! Größtenteils alles genauso wie beschrieben. Alles sehr entspannt und sehr nette Vermieter.
Casa molto bella e comoda. Silenziosa e completa di tutti i servizi. Sicuramente da consigliare per la vicinanza al centro
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
We had a very nice stay at Prague in the Executive Bright Appartement. It was a nice, little appartement, tidy and absolute alright for three people. The hosts gave us a lot information about the trams, exchanges, etc. which was very helpful if you stay the first time in Prague.
Very good and clean apartment!
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