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PENNSDALE - It's a delightful tradition when wide-eyed and sometimes crying children ask Santa to deliver on a list of Christmas wishes.
A slight variation of that holiday tradition took place on Monday night at the Lycoming Mall. Most of those who sat on the jolly old elf's lap had wet noses, fur coats and wagging tails.
The visitors to Santa's House at Center Court included a snowball of fluff, Winston, a 5-month-old Persian kitten owned by Nancy Keener, of Montoursville.
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Raygan Lust, 6, visits with Santa as her father, Tim Lust, of Watsontown, keeps an eye on the family's yellow Labrador, center, and miniature pinscher at the Lycoming Mall Monday.
"Thought it be neat," Keener said of the visit to Santa.
As she held Winston in a carry case, the tiny furball looked up at Kris Kringle with one blue and one brown eye. Tiny bells jingled on Winston's collar as he moved into position while the photographer squeaked a toy.
For Keener and several others who approached Santa to get a pet photographed for a holiday card, each pet is a part of their family, with human-like traits, including dressing up for the traditional holiday photo shoot.
Jamie Hostrander, of Jersey Shore, brought Mollie, a 2-year-old Morkie - a mix of Maltese and Yorkie - to greet Santa. Mollie wore a green and red bow around her neck and a red poppy flower was attached to the peak of her forehead.
Mollie shared Santa's lap with Emma Hostrander, her human sister. Mollie has gone to more formal extremes of dress, but it wasn't necessary to meet and greet the North Pole's mayor.
"Normally," Hostrander said, "I would put a dress on her, but she wasn't having it."
Montoursville's Andy Mitchell held tightly to a leash on his Weimaraner wrapped in a colorful garland.
"I'm gonna print out 80 cards," Mitchell said.
Chloe, a 1-year-old minature dachshund settled on Santa's lap after doing her business nearby. Her owner, Victoria Grimm, also of Montoursville, and a partner cleaned up the carpet and later described the hot dog-shaped love bug as part of the family.
"She's like family, with her holiday sweater," Grimm said.
Santa had to grip ahold of Sam, a jet black 2-year-old rescued German Shepherd owned by Mike Zurinsky, of Montoursville.
The event was an opportunity for Cindy Young, of Loyalsock Township, to bring her 2-year-old pitbull, Tia, out for the night.
"It's great that Tia can meet with the public," she said, upset about the bad reputation and misperception pitbulls get.
"It has to do with the owner, master and trainer," Young said of the dog's personality.
Tia gently licked the children near Santa.
"I hear someone said they were bringing a snake, and another person said they were bringing five husky dogs at once," said one of Santa's helpers who manned a camera. "I didn't see that yet."
Despite his busy schedule, Santa will be available for pet photographs from 6 to 8 p.m. next Monday and Dec. 17.


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The Westminster Scholars program offers a selective cohort of academically talented students a chance to complete their liberal education courses in a challenging, hands-on, collaborative learning environment designed to develop their critical, creative and analytical thinking. These motivated students participate in small problem-based learning courses limited to twenty students. The problems explored in these courses will come from current real world situations and will challenge students to actively learn and apply their knowledge to develop solutions.
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Faculty will serve as mentors and facilitators, assisting students as they work independently and in teams to find resources and apply theoretical frameworks and concepts to the problems.
Learning how to apply knowledge and preparing for a complex future
Problem based learning has been a core of the curriculum of many medical schools, including Harvard Medical School, helping to prepare "a whole generation with the capacities for creative thinking and for thriving in a competitive culture, able to work in multidisciplinary teams,… to be comfortable with ambiguity, recognize new patterns with disparate data,…and to be inquisitive and analytical." (The Council on Competitiveness 2005, 76)
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There will be a problem based workshop held on Admitted Student Day in the spring of each year. Students are encouraged to participate as a way of introducing themselves to the program director, demonstrating their ability and interest in the program, and to sample the problem based curriculum. Students who are interested in the program but unable to attend are encouraged to write an essay instead, and to use the personal essay to demonstrate their critical thinking abilities, creativity, dedication to working toward solutions to real world problems and ability to successfully participate in a problem based curriculum.
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Each year's cohort of Westminster Scholars will help plan that year's extra curricular events, centered on a real world problem identified by them. There will be opportunities to spend fall and spring break as well as May Term and the summer working toward solutions to that year's problem. Depending upon the cohort, the common problem may be local, national, or international in scope. The cohort will also work together to invite and host guest lectures on the topic and to plan summer research components. They will also be involved in mentoring the new group of Westminster Scholars throughout the year.

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Debussy for Pianists and Piano TeachersAt its annual meeting, the Pittsburgh Piano Teachers Association presents Henry Spinelli, Chatham University Professor Emeritus, discussing "Debussy for the Pianist." Open to the public.10/15/2014Time: 10:00 amLocation: Christ Church at Grove Farm, 249 Duff Rd, Sewickley,PAwebsite
17Roberto Clemente was more than just a baseball player. He was a legend. A hero. Golden Glover. World Series champ. And a selfless humanitarian. This world premiere musical by Alki Steriopoulos tells the unforgettable story of the life and death of Hall of Famer Clemente, as well as the three women instrumental in molding him – his mother, Dona Luisa, his wife, Vera, and his doting sister, Anairis.10/17/2014 - 10/26/2014Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Heroes and VillainsThe battle between good and evil begins! Armed with epic music from stage and screen, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lucas Richman, guest vocalist Sheena Easton and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student Chorale (Christine Hestwood, director) will once more save the day with notes that fly faster than a speeding bullet.10/17/201410/17 - 7:30 pm10/18 - 7:30 pm10/19 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
60th Annual Diamond Horseshoe BallThis grande dame of galas features a cocktail reception, performances by the Resident Artists of Pittsburgh Opera, live and silent auctions, dancing to the music of In The Mood, and more.10/17/2014Time: 6:30 pmLocation: Omni William Penn Hotel, 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Hillman Halloween SpooktacularThe Hillman welcomes Illusionists Ted and Marion Outerbridge in "Clockwork Mysteries" as they guide the audience through a bizarre and fascinating journey through time, with the help of a Victorian time machine. Often hailed as the "most successful magic act in Canada," the Outerbridges' stun spectators with their magical race against time. The Spooktacular will include a haunted hayride, bounce houses, late-nite music, kettle corn and more.10/18/2014Time: 7:30 pmHillman Performing Arts Center, Shady Side Academy, 423 Fox Chapel Rd, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Grand & GloriousPittsburgh Opera opens its 76th season with a 'Grand & Glorious' concert of vocal and orchestral fireworks from Rigoletto, Pagliacci, Norma, La forza del destino, Cavalleria Rusticana, Die Meistersinger, and more. Opera stars Marianne Cornetti, Angela Meade and Carl Tanner perform with Resident Artists and the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra conducted by Antony Walker.10/18/2014Time: 8:00 pmBenedum Center, 231 7th St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
A Musical BanquetA table is set - a band of eight players at your service. Come and partake of a sumptuous feast of 17th-century string music for this Emily Norman Davidson Memorial Concert. The menu includes Bertali's Tausend Gulden & Prothimia Suavissima, Biber's Mensa Sonora, Schein's Banchetto Musicale, and Schmelzer's Harmonia a Cinque served up by the trio with guest artists Allison Edberg, Baroque Violin; Kristen Linfante, Karina Schmitz & Matt Hettinga, Viola; and Adam Pearl, Chamber Organ.10/18/201410/18 - 8:00 pm10/19 - 2:30 pmLocation: variouswebsite
Opening Night CelebrationThe ESO's 27th season powerful opening night celebration conducted by Walter Morales features soloist Andrew Sords in Sibelius's transcendental Violin Concerto. Beethoven's dramatic Coriolan Overture and Brahms's romantic Third Symphony complete this festive evening.10/18/2014Time: 7:30 pmKatz Performing Arts Center, JCC, 5738 Darlington Rd, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Every Voice! BenefitSupport the Pittsburgh School for the Choral Arts while enjoying wine, hors d'oeuvres, fine desserts and beautiful music by Klezlectic. The evening will also include a Fund-A-Need for Scholarship and a live auction with opportunities for extravagant get-aways10/18/2014Time: 7:00 pmLocation: Hosanna House, 807 Wallace Ave, Wilkinsburg, PAwebsite
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COLUMBIA — Gov. Nikki Haley should have been reimbursing taxpayers for mileage in state vehicles to her fundraising events ever since she took office, the director of South Carolina's ethics agency told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The governor's attorney disagrees with that opinion and plans to seek another one from commissioners who oversees the agency. Meanwhile, any reimbursement has been put on hold.
Haley's campaign began logging mileage to her fundraising events Aug. 26 when she publicly declared her re-election bid, campaign spokesman Rob Godfrey said. He added that the campaign will begin making those payments as part of quarterly reimbursements. The Republican governor has previously reimbursed only for additional costs her security detail incurred for fundraisers during out-of-state trips, such as agents' additional hotel nights and meals.
Godfrey said the campaign's decision on the timing followed "decades-old precedent" that a governor's formal announcement triggers mileage reimbursement, based on discussions with officials at the State Law Enforcement Division, which provides the governor's security as per state law.
State Ethics Commission director Herb Hayden said state law sets no such trigger, and commission opinions dating back to 1990 clearly advise all officeholders with supplied vehicles to track mileage and reimburse for events held to raise money toward their election.
State law requires a security detail for the governor. But it also bars taxpayer funds or public equipment from being used for campaign events.
"It's not a question of when a public official announces," Hayden said. "Whether it's the governor or local candidates, if they're provided an automobile and they attend campaign-related events, the campaign is expected to reimburse the agency for the use of that vehicle."
By state definition, a candidate is anyone accepting money for a campaign. There's no question Haley has been raising money for a campaign. Since becoming governor, Haley has raised more than $3 million and had more than $2.4 million cash available as of her second-quarter disclosure — filed two months before she made the race official.
In an email to Hayden, Haley attorney Butch Bowers said he plans to seek a new opinion from the ethics agency's board that gives the governor an exception.
He believes the commission needs to "properly frame the issue," due to the governor's unique security detail requirements and the "historical practice" between SLED and the governor's office, he wrote in Wednesday's email, following questions by AP.
Hayden told AP it's Bowers' right to seek another advisory opinion. However, while the governor's situation differs from candidates who drive themselves in a state vehicle, Hayden said, he continues to believe the law gives no such exception.
The commission could take up the issue as early as Sept. 18, its next scheduled meeting, if Bowers submits the request soon, Hayden said.
The March 1990 advisory opinion was issued after the then-agriculture commissioner asked for guidance for reimbursements on his state-owned vehicle. A second advisory was issued in December 1991, clarifying that there are no exceptions to the reimbursement rule, so it applied to county sheriffs too.
Hayden said he knows of no public official in South Carolina cited for using a public vehicle during a campaign event and not reimbursing taxpayers. But he said his agency's small staff lacks the resources to randomly audit campaign filings. Audits typically are done after someone complains. No complaint has been filed over mileage, he said.
Earlier Wednesday, he had some advice for any public official who has used a public vehicle during a campaign event: "It would be in their best interests to reimburse their agency as soon as possible," he told AP.
In the email exchange later Wednesday, Bowers asked Hayden to confirm that Haley does not have to reimburse SLED currently.
"Not at this time, pending the commission's ruling," Hayden replied.
The maximum penalty for any violation of ethics or campaign finance laws is a $2,000 fine.
Hayden reiterated that the reimbursements are required only for Haley's fundraisers, not functions she attends for others, whether they're political or not, and regardless of whether attendees end up donating to her campaign.
The issue arose after SLED confirmed last week that Haley was at a fundraiser in Greensboro, N.C., on June 27 when an agent driving her crashed into a concrete pole in the roadway. Haley and two other passengers weren't injured.
In July, Haley's campaign reimbursed three state agencies a total of $7,610 for agents' extra costs during her out-of-state fundraisers in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Godfrey said there was no reimbursement for the Greensboro, N.C., trip because that wasn't a fundraiser for her, and Hayden agreed.
Haley was slated to attend the first of a two-day fundraiser for an organization supporting North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's agenda.
According to her second-quarter filings, Haley's campaign collected more than $40,000 from 21 North Carolina residents from June 27 through June 30.
Hayden likened the resulting donations to a politician who speaks at a Rotary Club meeting and ends up getting donations from attendees.
"Someone handing them a check doesn't make that event a campaign event," Hayden said.
Editor's note: Earlier versions of this story gave the wrong date for when Gov. Haley began her re-election campaign.


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Piano & Percussion RecitalOctober 22, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Manoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium
Jonathan Korth and Thomas Yee, pianos
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- Dreams of Sky and Sea - Thomas Osborne
- CaDance - Andy Pape
- Midrashim - Lewis Saul
- Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion - Bela Bartok
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|AARP Driver Safety Program
Windward Campus, Hale Kuhina 106
|MSW Distance Education Option Information Session
Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center (Molokai)
|Chinese Studies Seminar
Manoa Campus, Tokioka Room (Moore Hall 417)
|Astronomy Final Oral
Manoa Campus, Institute for Astronomy, Auditorium
|Homecoming Warrior Tie Dye
Manoa Campus, Hemenway Courtyard
|NICE International Language Exchange
Manoa Campus, Krauss Hall 012
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Lititz has been voted the Coolest Small Town in America.
Out of 924 nominations, 15 finalists and more than 1,000 votes, Lititz in Lancaster County was announced the winner Friday night.
The town is hosting its Fire and Ice Festival this weekend, which kicked off Friday night with a block party.
The unique shops, great food and places like Wilbur Chocolate help make Lititz stand out every night.
The contest was sponsored by Budget Travel. Lititz will be featured on that website and have a spot in an issue of the magazine later this year.


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Raven Ridge Quad will open as soon as we get another significant snowfall at the bottom - stay in touch.
PLEASE NOTE: SKY CHAIR closes daily at 9 PM.
The Nordic Area will be open today from 9AM - 4PM for Cross Country Skiing & Snowshoeing and 10AM - 4PM for Snow Tubing. Remember we have a safe, marked and maintained Snowshoe Trail network within the Nordic Ski Area - be smart and be safe!
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The Skate Park will be open today at 10 AM!
The Skate Park start-up is creative, flows nicely and will get you off to a great start this season!! Visit the Park Blog Page for the latest park post!
The 'Patio Park' is NOW OPEN with the Acrobag event happening on Saturday Dec 8 and Sunday Dec 9 from 11am-4pm both days. Come jump into the air bag and learn a new trick. Free professional coaching from Acrobag to everyone jumping, tons of prizes, music and good times. Everyone participating must have a helmet and an airbag ticket from Guest Relations.
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With such a young team, Charleston Battery coach Mike Anhaeuser knew that there were going to be some growing pains early in the season.
Charleston midfielder Jarad van Schaik had a goal and an assist, but it wasn't enough as George Davis IV scored twice for Richmond as the Battery and Kickers had to settle for a 2-2 draw Saturday night before a crowd of about 3,254 at Blackbaud Stadium.
It was the second straight draw for the Battery (0-0-2), who tied Orlando, 1-1, in the season opener last Saturday night.
"It's unfortunate that we gave up that late goal, and obviously there are things that we need to work on," Anhaeuser said. "I think we're going to be fine in the back, but with so many new guys in the lineup, it's going to take a little bit of time before we get used to playing with each other. Right now, we'll just take the point, learn from our mistakes, and move on."
A sentiment shared by van Schaik. There was no shame in a tie, especially considering the Kickers won the USL Pro regular season title a year ago.
"We wanted the three points, we got only one, but we've got to be OK with the result," van Shaik said. "Richmond had a really good season last year. Richmond and Orlando were probably the two best teams in the league last season, and we've proven we could play with both of them in the first two games. But we would have liked to have given (Richmond) an early loss this year."
Richmond grabbed a 1-0 lead on Davis' goal just 14 minutes into the match. Richmond striker Collin Martin hit Davis perfectly in stride with a beautiful through ball. Davis took two dribbles and then blasted a shot past Charleston keeper Odisnel Cooper for the score.
It took all of eight minutes for the Battery to answer. Midfielder Andre Lewis found a wide-open van Schaik in the middle of the 6-yard box, and the former University of Portland star headed home the ball to tie the game at 1.
"I made a run and felt like I was pretty open and Andre just gave me a great ball," van Schaik said. "Andre put it right on my head, and it was a pretty easy finish for that kind of cross. For me, it was just directing it on goal and hoping the keeper wasn't there to make a save."
The Battery grabbed a 2-1 lead on Amadou Sanyang's header in the 59th minute. Again it was van Schaik who supplied the offense off a free kick from about 30 yards out.
"I looked at Sanyang before I kicked it and just tried to put the ball near him, but he did the hard work," van Schaik said.
Davis scored in the 67th minute to tie the game.
The Kickers nearly won the game in the 83rd minute, but Matt Delicate's header bounced off the crossbar as Cooper scooped up the loose ball to end the threat.
"We didn't do a great job of possessing the ball in the second half," Anhaeuser said. "That's something that we definitely need to work on. That'll help our defense as well."
Charleston striker Omar Salgado, the No. 1 overall pick of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2011 Major League Soccer SuperDraft, limped off the field midway through the second half. Salgado, 20, appeared to have his caught his right foot in the ground trying to make a sliding tackle in the second half. It's the same foot that Salgado has broken three times during his pro career with the Whitecaps. Anheauser said team doctors will X-ray his Salgado's foot sometime in the next few days.


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JAMESTOWN – Police arrested a 50-year-old Winsor Street man after a months-long investigation into alleged sales of crack cocaine from his home, city police announced Thursday.
On Tuesday afternoon, police executed a search warrant at the address of Miguel A. Camacho, 50. He was later charged with a count of criminal sale of a controlled substance.
Camacho was arraigned and remanded to the Chautauqua County Jail.
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Fashion Fail! Dear Daughter.. Don't Ever Do These!Rene Syler
Over the weekend, my beautiful daughter and I undertook the Herculean task of back-to-school shopping. I sort of like shopping, when I'm by myself and shopping for myself. Actually, I don't even mind shopping for the kids, but that's becoming a tricky proposition as they get older.
But Casey is now becoming a bit of a clotheshorse, only the type that needs to be led to water. That means the shopping trips have me doing all the work. "How's this? "What about this one?" "Do you like this?", all of which are met with a monosyllabic grunt, a roll of the eyes or just a deep and heavy sigh. Sounds as much fun as a barrel of monkeys, right?
Given that reality I'm not sure how she talked me into going to the land of the Gucci-clad but she did, so off we went to one of the largest outlet malls in the Tri-State area. What transpired was less money-saving and more memory-inducing. Bad, bad memories.
See, I am a geek. I was born a geek, was a geeky teenager, who became a geeky adult and, by the grace of God, found a geeky mate. My high school career was punctuated by a number of humiliating experiences; dateless for four years, plagued with bad hair, and the only one cut from the flag team (I went out for the flag team because I thought the odds were in my favor. Sadly they were not). I was always just one season behind the most popular fashions, the narrative of my life.
Now that I have a daughter, I am determined that she not have to do through that social ostracizing. I can hear you now, worried that I'm placing too much emphasis on the superficial. I can assure you I am not; we talk about beauty emanating from the inside. But I also don't see the harm in saving her from some of the sartorial stumbles I made.
Here they are.. Fashion Fails I hope my daughter never makes.
The fanny pack 1 of 7Marketed as a convenient, hands-free way to carry your stuff, they really didn't look good on anyone. And definitely not when paired with a dress, as was the case here.
Leather, fringe, white tennis shoes 2 of 7Honestly, there are so many things wrong with this picture I don't know where to start. Mark the entire thing as bad. Very, very bad.
Too-light make-up 3 of 7Yes I was on television. Yes, I thought more powder meant a better look. Sadly, it does not.
Over-tweezed brows 4 of 7When I was in the 8th grade, my mother let me pluck my own eyebrows. "Less is more" does not apply here.
Over-drawn brows 5 of 7Too little or too much, I'm not really sure which is worse. They're both bad
High-waisted jeans 6 of 7Dark green and with peg legs? And flat shoes? Daughter, do yourself a favor; buy a full-length mirror and don't ever put together an ensemble like this.
High-waisted shorts 7 of 7Because you can't wear high-waisted jeans in summertime.
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HANOVERTON — An informational, invitation-only event was held this past week on a proposed natural gas pipeline that would transport dry gas from the region directly to market....
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fwiw, Pa rigs have been pulled in mid drilling ng wells to come here for oil. There some unhappy people there. Don't let this story make you think we aren't sitting on a fortune of energy. When the landmen come they count on disinformation like this. gomarcellus dot com and join columbiana county forum. Go there, get informed.
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Utica wells are for oil. All the deep wells in this area are oil wells. No one is intentionally drilling for NG.
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At Least Carlos Marmol Got Some Work
The Cubs split versus the best team in the league and head out for a 9-game road trip, where they've played ever so well.
Why the Cubs Lost: Sean Marshall spotted the Dodgers a five spot in the first and the Cubs never mounted much of a rally. Marshall didn't get particularly hit hard until Mark Loretta doubled in the third and fourth runs. In Lou's in-game interview he said he noticed Marshall wasn't throwing his curveball and sent Rothschild out there to tell Marshall as much and if Pitch F/x data on Gameday is accurate, it took Marshall 22 pitches before throwing arguably his best pitch. He managed to survive to the fifth inning but ended up with 4.2 IP and 7 ER, 8 total and his ticket firmly punched to the bullpen once Rich Harden returns.
The offense managed a little more than nothing against Eric Milton. John Miller - desperate to keep people tuned in to ESPN after the top of the first - was quick to point out that Eric Milton is something like the active leader in giving up home runs, but the Cubs didn't manage even one and will enter June just a game over .500.
It Wasn't All Bad: Just most of it...
Reed Johnson had three hits and kept up his hot-hitting and Soriano reached base twice in-between 2 strikeouts.
Jason Waddell struck out the first two lefties he faced (okay, one was Eric Milton) and worked a scoreless inning.The bullpen remained unscored upon since Monday for a streak of 15.1 IP (if my math is right) although Jose Ascanio gave up an inherited run on a stolen base by Matt Kemp with a seven-run lead that let James Loney score from third. With a 6-run lead in the seventh inning, Russell Martin also stole a base.
In the top of the 8th, Carlos Marmol drilled Brad Ausmus of all people. I guess that was to retaliate. I'm not sure that really sends the intended message other than, "if you embarrass us, we'll go after your inconsequential back-up catcher".
Sometimes You Just Get Beat: Reed led off the second with a double on a ball Matt Kemp laid out for and missed. A nice hustle play. The scrap was on full display as he advanced to third on a deep fly to left field and ran on Juan Pierre's arm. Then a short fly out to right that Jamie Hoffmann had to dive for and Johnson decided to run. With Fontenot due up next and then the pitcher(although probably a pinch-hitter), it was probably the right decision as they'd probably work around Fontenot, plus with Hoffman laying out to make the catch, you have to think he'd have problems getting on his feet and making an accurate throw, but that is exactly what he did, nailing Johnson easily.
Armchair Managing: In the top of the first with runners on second and third and one out and the eight place hitter up in Hoffmann, Lou decided to bring in the infield and pitch to him, rather than the intentional walk to face a pitcher that hasn't played in two years. Hoffman hit a long fly to center to score the final run of the inning. I think you have to walk him there and try to get the K or double play ball from the pitcher.
I also think you shouldn't let the team bat around in the first.
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I disagree with the arm chair managing. Pretty much I am against intentional walks any time prior to the 9th inning, though.
I laughed out loud with the Fox at bat in the 9th. That was a definitive, "Welcome to the Big Leagues, Rook" sequence.
Vitters hit another HR today. At this point, there's no reason for him to continue in Low A. I am pretty sure they hit hot shots to 3rd in the FSL.
Robinson Chirinos hit two grand slams today and is hitting .347 .382 .722 for Daytona. Once again, maybe a promotion is in order. Castillo can go down and learn to hit.
A few hours before Fox was overmatched in front of several rabit Cubs fans in Wrigley, he went 1-2 against the Memphris Red Birds.
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I'd also rather face Jamie Hoffman with 1 out and runners on 2nd and 3rd as opposed to ON FREAKING FIRE Juan Pierre with them loaded and 2 outs. If that's a struggling player hitting after the pitcher, I'd be more likely to consider it.
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I could see Chirinos go up at some point, but he's really there to act as more of a mentor guy, IMO. They bumped Mark Reed up over him, which should be telling, as Mark Reed doesn't have much value. I believe someone, maybe AzPhil, speculated once upon a time that Chirinos may be groomed for a coaching role, and I can buy that with how they've handled him.
Castillo's offense has been disappointing. That said, considering his upside and how highly the organization views him, I imagine he'll get some more time, considering they pushed him aggressively last year and he's shown some signs of life in May.
As noted in my other post, the three things in our minors today that stands out for me:
1. Cashner's control - still not sure he's a starter, but back to back solid outings.
2. Hart looking better - on the 40 man, so here's hoping he's ready if we need him.
3. Hank Williamson - very intrigued with him. Solid performance and I like power arms.
Re: Marshall wasn't throwing his curveball
Maybe Soto wasn't calling it.
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So, Wells in rotation and Marshall in pen. Definitely adds more flexibility to the pen, with Marshall's ability to matchup or be utilized as a long man.
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In his 3 starts Hart's thrown 14 innings, 6 hits, 2 ER's, 3 BB's, w/ 15 K's...retired last 15 he faced yesterday...Samardzija's homer Saturday is the only one the I-Cubs have to show for their last dozen games.
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It was nice to see a lefty come out of the pen and not walk 8 guys. Very refreshing.
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Armchair Manager II - YOU make the call:
With Cubs runners at the corners, one out, down by six runs in the 7th and a tough RH pitcher on the mound, do YOU:
a. Let your struggling former ROY catcher, a RH hitter, flail away, or get overmatched with important RISP?
b. PH for him with a lefty power hitter, with a chance of at least getting a sac fly?
If you chose "A" - you are RIGHT! Move to the DUGOUT!
If you chose "B", you are only partially right, because that move was made with TWO outs meaning the sac fly scored no one. Move your marker to "Des Moines". And, in the correct choice, "A", the catcher did not even swing at strikes 2 or 3!
As said, nice debut for Waddel. Reed Johnson - Series MVP!
The only bright spots after your team is toast in inning ONE.
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Well, this looks somewhat disturbing:
Given the Cub's past penchant for drastically underestimating the extent of player's injuries, this doesn't appear to bode well regarding our 3rd baseman woes in the future.
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Garrett Adkins should be relatively cheap at this point. He's no Rammy, but he sure ain't Fontenot/Miles/Scales either.
Even if he costs you 2 B level prospects, you should be able to recoup those when he leaves via FA after the season. Hendry just
Has to have enough satchel to offer the guy arbitration.
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actually, he looks to be under club control for next season. All kinds of flexibility with adkins.
Pull the trigger.
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The Rockies have been looking to unload Atkins for several seasons.
Here is why:
Home: .330/.386/.516
Road: .255/.324/.410
Unless the Cubs are going to start playing in Colorado....I dunno.
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Aaron Miles 204/250/265
Mike Fontenot 224/307/392
Andres Blanco 111/111/222
Any way you slice it, he will be an upgrade.
Could be a nice chance for Jim Hendry to "buy low" on somebody, for the first time in his tenure.
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Aaron Miles 204/250/265
Mike Fontenot 224/307/392
Andres Blanco 111/111/222
Garrett Atkins .194/.270/.285
If they can get him cheap, great..if not...keep walking.
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Trading a Cubs' pitcher for Feliz might make sense for the Phillies as well, though there are good reasons for them not to give up Feliz quite yet, especially since they have been at or near the top of their division all season.
But even though they are playing well, the Phils' rotation was already shaky, and losing Brett Myers makes things worse. One thing the Phillies can afford to give up is a little bit of offense.
Feliz has been hitting better this year than most years (his plate discipline is much improved, so that is encouraging), and from what I've seen he is REALLY GOOD defensively. Feliz would certainly be an upgrade from what we are currently putting on the field. Having Feliz every day, or almost every day, at third makes 2B better and the bench better. The Phils would almost certainly want a rotation starter in return, which might mean...who? Marshall? Wells? Harden? Or maybe a minor leaguer-- Hart? Or maybe they'd try to put Ascanio and/or Guzman into their rotation? Maybe they'd want a combination of these.
Thinking about a multiple-player trade, something the Phillies also have are two really good OF prospects (three if you count John Mayberry, though I'm not positive I count him). At AA is Michael Taylor (hits RH-ed) who has hit at every level of the minors, displaying strong peripherals and being age-appropriate for his league. Also, Dominic Brown (a lefty) is at high-A ball and young, but really putting up strong numbers.
The Phillies also have some good arms in the lower minors (Kyle Drabek, Vance Worley, etc) that are worth having.
If they traded Feliz, the Phils would probably play Greg Dobbs at third for now, which would be a definite drop-off defensively and perhaps offensively (or maybe they would do a Dobbs/Bruntlett platoon, though Bruntlett has really sucked offensively the past couple years). Plus, their line-up is very left-handed already (Howard, Utley, Ibanez) so they may be reluctant to lose one of the true righties in their line-up (Rollins and Victorino are SH, Werth is a RH, and Ruiz and Coste are both right-handed catchers). The Phils also have a decent infield prospect in Jason Donald, who is playing SS at AAA right now. He's not hitting as well as he was expected to, however, so I'm not sure the Phillies would be comfortable entrusting him yet as the heir-apparent to Feliz at third.
The Phils also may want to see if their minor-league call-ups can pick up the slack for a while. They do have a couple of decent arms (Carpenter, Bastardo, Kendrick, etc) that might be lightning in a bottle. And if J.A. Happ pitches well, then they eventually get J.C. Romero back (no relation to me), their pitching staff might be ok, esp if Moyer, Blanton, and Hamels return to their norms (all three are currently under-achieving, though Moyer is nearing 50, so he might just be out of gas).
All that said, it seems like there are definitely things both sides could gain from this trade, though I would probably be surprised if the Phillies did anything anytime soon without first learning for sure that the team they have on the field is not good enough. By that time, A-Ram may already be back at third base, hopefully playing well.
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Rob-- I live in Philly and follow both the Cubs and Phils, so I had the information to spare.
As for Feliz, his power numbers are down a little this year, but his OBP is up. I think this probably expresses an adjusted approach to his hitting.
And if Philly trades Utley, the locals will fucking burn down the stadium. No lie.
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If the Phillies make a move for a starter, it's likely for a high level guy. I've got a hard time seeing them have interest in the Ascanios, Marshalls, Wells, and Guzmans of the world to start and fill a key void when a guy like Carlos Carrasco is in AAA (look past the ERA, Carrasco's actually pitched fairly well this year), particularly when Feliz has played so well this year. Kyle Drabek is likely a top 50, if not top 30, prospect - can't see them moving him unless it's part of a package for a stud young arm in his prime (not saying Drabek himself can land said arm - just that I don't think they give up Drabek unless it's the right situation).
My guess is that they'll see how their young arms can do for awhile, but come deadline, may try to shop a package involving say, Carrasco and a top OF talent (and another piece, or two), for Bedard/Peavy/Oswalt (or another top arm that emerges).
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woah there, tolstoy...
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best bet would be to see if Fox can stay hot and not kill us defenisvely.
then why not let him stand out in left for a week, and at least have genuine infielders playing the infield? not missing a lot by scratching soriano at the moment. let fox hack and slash until he's cooled down.
lee has been sat this year when not healthy, also soto and milton. time for lou to do the right thing on soriano for a few days.
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You want to bench Soriano for a week? Really?
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...and Soriano started his professional career at 3B, moved to SS in the Yankees system (where people say he was actually quite adept) and only wound up at 2B because they had no room for him to play anywhere else on the big club at that time.
Soriano 3B, Fox LF makes too much sense to happen.
And while we're at it, put Geo back on a diet. He's listed at 35 lbs over his playing weight last year.
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3rd may be easier on his knee as well.
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How exactly would 3B be easier on Soriano's knee? With all the lateral movement, diving, nd quick stopping at 3B, it is absolutely not a good place to play with a bad knee.
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Focus closely "may be".
I don't know the exact problem with his knee, it could be something caused by impact which would be mitigated with less running.
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Ok. Sure.
Please focus on: stopping and starting quickly and lateral movement will not be good for a knee. If he can't handle just running, the activities at 3B will not be less of an issue.
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Your points are well taken. Except, having tried to play 3B with a knee injury, I can tell you that the lateral movements needed to do so create a lot of stress and instability in the knee, which can result in further injury.
If he can't play OF, 3B would be a mistake, as far as the injury issue exists.
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Thank you doctor. Are you going to now discontinue talking out of your ass?
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Hmmm...I was actually speaking from personal experience, from when I was 19-20, trying to play 3B in the Sunday Morning League in Peoria IL.
I was certainly no Soriano...but the movements at 3B will not be easier than OF for a knee injury.
Perhaps you're "misremembering" what I said?
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And my brother cannot play the outfield but can play the infield because of his bum knees.
My point is, and it was clear from the start, that unless you know exactly what is wrong with the knee you can't say which position would be better or worse for it.
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"My point is, and it was clear from the start, that unless you know exactly what is wrong with the knee you can't say which position would be better or worse for it."
Oh really? Then why was your first post on the topic (post #51) state only: "3rd may be easier on his knee as well." I don't see where it 'was clear from the start'. it looks like you were giving an opinion on what position may be better.
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I don't know how you people can operate computers without knowing what "may be" means.
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I would assume any arguement suggesting Soriano going to 3rd base would be dumb enough on those merits alone, much less whether his knees can handle it or not.
I can't think of anyone off the top of my head who went from the OF to anywhere on the INF but 1b at the age of 33 or older.
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"I can't think of anyone off the top of my head who went from the OF to anywhere on the INF but 1b at the age of 33 or older."
Does Chipper Jones count? I am not sure this sheds any light on if Soriano could do it too.
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Soriano @ 3B...
Please no.
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Trying to break Rob's formatting.
I for one welcome our new hopping, bum-kneed, third base playing overlords.
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Chipper was already mentioned. But Biggio also did it.
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Pete Rose.
I think the point is if your two options are Fox in left and Soriano at third, or vice versa, those options are reasonably close. It would make more sense to me, however, to have him play his matadorial 2nd base, just because he's played that for so long.
I don't think Fox's bat is worth having any of those defensive alignments though. Maybe letting him play third, just to keep those other two on the bench and Pepper Spray at his preferred position.
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Ohh 2 players? Wellll sheeesh piece of cake for Soriano, lets try him at catcher as well.
Note: Biggio and Chipper played the position previously and then did some OF time and returned to their old positions. You guys are talking about taking Soriano from 2nd to OF to 3rd, which is pretty much un-heard of. I am open to a return to 2nd base because he has logged over 6000 innings there but your smoking crack if you think he can play 3rd base.
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What level of baseball is your brother playing?
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FAR too much "outside the box" thinking for the Cubbie braintrust to move Sori or Fox to 3rd base.
We've been stuck with handedness over production for 3 years now.
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I could support Beltre fairly easily.
The only rub with him is the onerous contract. Is Hendry in a position to take on that level of salary?
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I thought they were seriously downplaying the Aramis injury from the start.
The reality is, that a shoulder injury and a wrist injury are the worst possible afflictions to Baseball sluggers.
Look at BJ Upton this year as exhibit A in what a shoulder injury can do. That was a "Minor" procedure done during the offseason. Upton was ready to play by opening day (more or less). And he has been around the mendoza line all season.
Absolutely the worst course of action is the old, McFail/Hendry "When Aramis comes back, it will be like making a deadline trade" Talk.
visions of 2004,2005,2006 all over again.
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You all have my stamp of approval on a Feliz trade. You're welcome.
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No Aram, no playoffs
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Barring a big trade to replace ARam, which I just don't see happening, I have to agree. Sad...
Austin Wood
Peter King about the Texas closer, and an amazing outing. This is a great story!
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Great story... but 169 pitches? For a guy who topped out at 4 1/3 innings during the season?
Not sure what Garrido was thinking letting him throw that many pitches.
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I hadn't realized that Dusty was a special advisor to the Longhorns coach. It was a great story, hope he is OK.
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Yeah, I found it pretty shocking that they left him in there for that long. I understand that he was pitching really well and all, but, especially for a guy that is supposed to be the closer pitching one, maybe two innings, this seems like a bad idea. Even if it was the pitcher's idea to stay out there... A great read though, and it's hard not to smile about it...
Today's Fun Stats
Soto – in 39 AB's with RISP, is batting a robust .205
An OPS of .565
26 AB's with RISP – .423BA with a 1200+ OPS
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You like small, worthless sample sizes, don't you?
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That's why they're "Fun Facts". Read into them what you wish.
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Hate to say it but the best catcher on this team is one K. Hill, both defensively and offensively. Soto has lost whatever mojo he had working last year. Maybe Hank White's mentoring meant more to his performance than we realized...is Wellington Castillo ready yet?
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Based on numbers, no. He had a better May than April, but next catcher up might be Steve Clevenger, who's at AAA now. That said, Soto will get every chance to try to work things out as long as he's solid defensively.
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Solid defensively?
Man, I wish.
He has just been bad overall with D and O in 2009. You really see the difference playing head-to-head against Russell Martin.
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I don't know the numbers on this and I don't really care, all I know is opposing runners are running on Soto at their leisure. Chris Duncan for god's sake.
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Even though you don't care...runners are 26/32 on Soto this year (19% CS) as opposed to 2008 where they were 69/94 (27% CS). Of course 27% is not great or anything either, but middle of the pack was just fine because of his offense.
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On the whole, he's on pace to give up a lot more SB than last year, too and he was even out for a while with an injury.
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Zambrano has missed time too, which will make your SB numbers worse.
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Well, Ned Yost said that Cubs pitchers are terrible at holding runners on and it really puts catchers in the hole.
BTW, did anyone ever call Paul Sullivan on this http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/spor... ?
"I agree opposing base-runners stole on Cubs pitchers at times, particularly on Rich Hill. But to suggest they were that instrumental in Kendall's poor throwing stats is ludicrous. If that was the case, why didn't they steal on Soto?
At any rate, look for the Cubs to try to run on Kendall early and often this season. If it really was the Cubs pitchers and not Kendall's arm, we'll soon find out."
Kendall threw out runners at a 43% clip last year.
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Kendall worked with his dad in the off season to totally re-work his footwork and throwing mechanics.
Zambrano is one of the toughest pitchers in the game to steal on.
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fwiw Kendall also had Lasik surgery during the off-season.
He was pulling out all stops to improve.
Be sure to stop by the Old Chicago Amusement Park while ur here
Nice catch-
SunTimes building (gone for 5 years) appears in ESPN shot at Cubs game last night.
Hopefully they have updated the NY city shot.
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Ooooh - low blow.
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At least it's Chicago.
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Why baseball tickets are the riskiest of the major sports...
I shelled out some pretty hefty $$$ to take my son and 2 friends to last night's game. The game was effectively over before the Cubs came to bat, given how lousy Soriano, Bradley, Lee, Soto and Fonty are going.
Doesn't happen in football or basketball.
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Some Detroit Lion and LA Clipper fans would like to differ with you.
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maybe Greg Dobbs? Unfortunately the Cubs are more likely to land Lou Dobbs for 3B.
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If we want to talk about options, I'll offer up Dan Uggla then. The Marlins are reportedly willing to listen to offers with their struggles. Uggla's been struggling this year, but last I checked, he seemed to be having some bad luck. We need an offensive jolt, he might be a solid get that might not cost as much. Is he a sure thing? No, but I'd roll the dice ... if the price was right. IsoP's still pretty solid. Cost-controlled, although the arb numbers will get high. Yes, a defensive butcher. His K's are down a bit and his walks are up.
Now, I'm not sure we match up with them. I'm not sure they're willing to call it a season, for justifiable reasons (no team in the NL East looks that good). We'd probably have to part with a solid prospect, coupled with perhaps a Marshall or a Wells, and maybe another piece.
Just a thought.
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I doubt it would take Marshall + two more guys to get Uggla, if the Marlins are motivated sellers. His BABIP is down a bit, but his HR/FB rate is about the same as usual, throwing out last year as lucky. He'd probably be a pretty good power hitter in Wrigley, but he's a 150+ K guy who would drive a lot of Cubs fans bonkers.
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guess I should've been clearer ...
a) I don't think that we match up well. We don't have a high level upper level arm they'd likely want. We don't have a top of the order guy to fix their woes up there (although Chris Coghlan may do it for them).
b) I don't think they are motivated sellers yet. There's no reason, not with the NL East being very mediocre as of now.
c) i don't think marshall or wells would be the main piece to a deal, more a secondary asset, with the top asset being someone from the system. Problem is, this goes back to a - don't think we match up all that well with them.
Edit: Reading it again, it sounds like I misread it the first time through. Are you suggesting it might cost less than Marshall/Wells and 2 pieces, with Marshall/Wells as the main piece (which wasn't my intent in the random thought I threw out, as noted above)?
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Yeah, I think Wells + another power arm could probably get it done. Marshall would be less appealing to them because he's ready to make more $$ with arbitration.
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But we are the Northern supply line for Marlin pitcher re-stock. Right?
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If that's all it took to get Uggla, I'd probably do it. I think it'll cost more because
a) Not really many sellers are expected.
b) Along with a, not many power bats on the market.
c) The cost-controlled years left for Uggla.
Here's hoping you are right, though. I'd probably make that move, depending on who the power arm was (I wouldn't move, for example, Jay Jackson or Dan McDaniel).
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I am probably higher on Wells and lower on Uggla than you are. You've got to keep in mind that unless the economy picks up the FA market is going to be absolutely flooded with 5th and 6th year players that teams won't offer arbitration to.
Quick case in point, Howard was going to get $14 or $18 million for a his 5th year in 2009. Dunn signed for $10 million, after getting $13 million for his sixth year.
There's going to be a huge glut of FA players and Uggla, a useful but flawed player, is a guy who probably will not be offered arbitration by the Marlins.
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I see what you are saying, but not many of those guys will be available at the deadline, and deadline dynamics have always been a different animal from off-season stuff, in relation to value.
As for Wells, I think he's improved a lot and should be viewed as a potential mid-end of the rotation arm that can throw strikes and eat innings. The keyword there being potential.
That said, if 2 or 3 from the Sanchez/Miller/Nolasco/West crowd can get going (or in West's case, maintain his performance), their SP need is much less.
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So in other words, Hendry loves him and is on the phone right now. Hendry should change the spelling of the team to Kubs.
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Sorry, dudes, I have to give some serious man love to you all. I mean, all I can do to contribute here is make a few funnies, because your knowledge of baseball is just off the fucking charts. I thought *I* loved baseball. Case in point. I posted something about Longoria and Lincecum being picked after Tyler Colvin and crunch, like one second later, corrected me.
And I read through here and I just absolutely know I don't need to read any of the other baseball sites, including the Trib. Although I do enjoy the writing of the beat guy somewhat so sometimes I take a peek.
If you guys ever need a man date hit me up. I'll teach you how to drink hard and forget all your damn stats.
But, seriously, major props to y'all. I live in Texas now so I get to say that.
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Whew. Okay, finally finished reading this mess.
Here are my thoughts (he said in a Manny Trillo-like voice).
There aren't many.
Soto is so good at placing pitches that he can hit .200 for all I care.
And not hit a home run all year. He is the poster child of how catchers help pitchers.
Jake Fox is a hacker. I am not convinced at all he will be an impact player but I was wrong about Hee Seop Choi, who I was convinced was dynamite.
Micah HoffPOWER needs more at bats. He has shown he can hit to all fields but he's been struggling lately with some off speed stuff and he needs a chance to get back out there cuz the league is adjusting to him.
Pedro Feliz sucks. I saw him a lot in SF. He just sucks. He'll hit for power for a week and strike out for 3 weeks. He's a poor man's Soriano. He is a good fielder though.
Trading Sean Marshall would be a huge mistake. Remember that this is a guy who parked himself next to Greg Maddux when he was here. He's a student of the game. His first innings, generally, suck, but after that he makes adjustments time after fucking time. Keep him, at all costs.
So there.
The opposite of leadership
"Who cares if we're .500 at the end of May?" said first baseman Derrek Lee..."
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I agree. I'll take 4th on June 1st and 1st on Oct 1st, over 1st on June 1st and 4th on Oct 1st.
Re: Gatorade Machine going into witness protection
tips a 32oz. gatorade on the curb.
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Iowa lost to Memphis today 6-2.
On the plus side
James Russell threw 3 shutout innings. Numbers look good - can't wait to hear about stuff. Still disappointed he failed as a starter, but well, some thought he was a pen arm from the start. Wonder if he'll be a factor later in the year (if he pitches well at Iowa).
Sam Fuld went 3/5 - hey he's on the 40.
On the downside
Mitch Atkins - I don't think he's that much worse than what he was last year, but he's definitely struggled.
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Tennessee down big to Carolina early
Hung-Wen Chen was banged around again. I want to see him succeed, but there were a lot of Cubs fans that were ridiculously high on him entering this season. Best case - Mitch Atkins, imo, which looks bad right now, but is a decent guy. Just not someone to get too excited over. Maestri's been solid out of the pen so far. Tyler Colvin is hitting .500 at AA!!! (okay, it's 2 AB's).
Daytona's up 3-0 on Sarasota in the 7th.
Chirinos continues his home run binge, with 2 more (solo and 2 run shot). Hope Rosa is slowly getting out of his funk - I was relatively high on him, higher than most probably. Love the swing when it's on. Searle scattered 9 hits in 5.2
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Chirinos is going George Brett on that league. Even if the Cubs don't consider him a prospect (a point I'm not conceding until I hear someone actually say it), they should promote him just to make him seem like one.
Someone needs to let Searle know that the Cubs strike people out. If he wants to pitch to contact, he can go to the Cardinals. 1 HR in 46 innings, though, is pretty nice.
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he's shitting his pants?
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I was thinking of his '77 season when he had 22 HR's against 24 K's.
Holy shit, Brett got screwed on the MVP in '85. Never knew that before.
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Rich Hill pitching vs Seattle/Washburn tonight...
one scoreless IP with one hit, one K
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Ryan Braun left the game tonight with what Rotoworld dscribes as a "painful looking knee injury" as did Mike Cameron, combine those with Volquez going down again and Votto's aniexty problems it looks like the injury bug has finally decided to hit other NL Central cities.
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Submitted by The Real Neal on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 9:45pm.
Vitters hit another HR today. At this point, there's no reason for him to continue in Low A. I am pretty sure they hit hot shots to 3rd in the FSL.
Robinson Chirinos hit two grand slams today and is hitting .347 .382 .722 for Daytona. Once again, maybe a promotion is in order. Castillo can go down and learn to hit
REAL NEAL: I think the Cubs will wait until after the MWL All-Star Game later this month before moving Josh Vitters up to Daytona. In fact, there should be a number of moves made within the organization at that time (the week of June 22), after the draft and once the Boise and Mesa squads are formed.
As for Robinson Chirinos, he has spent nine years in the Cubs farm system (he was signed as a 16-year old out of Venezuela), and he has been a Rule 55 minor league FA (six-year minor league FA) twice (he re-signed with the Cubs both times). He was the primary utilty guy at AA Tennessee last year when Oneri Fleita suggested Chirinos try catching, and after Chirinos agreed, he spent a couple of months at Fitch Park, working with minor league roving catching instructor Casey Kopitzke and player-coach Danny Fatheree, before getting moved up to Daytona toward the end of the sesaon.
It looked like Chirinos had made the Tennessee Smokies Opening Day roster (with Clevenger and Lalli) this past April, but he got sent to Daytona the last Saturday of Minor League Camp when Welington Castillo got sent down to Tennessee from Iowa.
What surprised me was that the Cubs chose to promote Mark Reed to Tennessee last month (rather than Chirinos) when Steve Clevenger was moved up to Iowa. I realize that Reed has spent three seasons at Daytona and maybe he needed a move up to Tennesee just to keep his sanity, but Chirinos really should have gotten the call-up, and he really deserves a promotion now.
I suspect the Cubs will try to re-sign Chirinos to a minor league contract once again post-2009, perhaps with the added enticement of an NRI to big league camp as a reward for his long-time service with the Cubs. And now that he has learned the art of catching, he could be a valuable super-sub utility guy on a AA or AAA 24-man roster.
Chirinos is well-liked by the Cubs minor league people, and he will likely have a job in the organization waiting for him when his playing days are over.
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As always awesome info, and thanks.
I think that Vitters should be promoted at his own time table, rather than as an organizational nicety, since he's really the only impact bat we have in the minors. The organization should be catering to him (not kissing his ass, just focusing on his development). Ideally the plan has to be for him to take over at 3rd and push Ramirez to 1st when Lee's contract is done, which means you want to have Vitters at least starting in AA next year.
Have you heard anything about what is going on with Chirinos's bat? Is it just a matter of being more experienced and out-guessing the FSL pitchers or have their been other changes. Obviously he's not going to slug .800, but a guy who can play around the diamond and bat .250 in the majors has some value.
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Baltimore 1-0 win over J Washburn and Seattle
Hill, R IP 7.0, H 2, R 0, ER 0, BB 3, SO 7, HR 0, ERA 4.15, W, 2-0
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Good for him. Hope he turns a corner.
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Indeed. But, it is still the Majors.
I am wondering if psychologically he just felt doomed in the Cubs system?
Why is it that after all of the support he received, all of the nurturing and hand holding, he failed.
Yet - he goes to Baltimore, and now seemingly thrives? I just don't understand this when I relate it to the industry I work in.
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I would agree mostly E-Man.
However..how much nurturing and support did he get last season, and in the off season? He went 11-8 in 2007, but got 5 whole starts in 2008, going 1-0 with a 4.12 ERA, 18 walks/15 K's. He was having control problems, but Uncle Lou couldn't wait to ship his ass to AAA. Turns out he may have been affected by the back injury he was claiming.
I wish him well, as long as it's not against the Cubs
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Just remember that the start before he went 3.1 IP with 6 ER. On a day when he has command, doesn't walk people, and doesn't think too damn much, Hill has always been effective. Remember last year:
April 4, 2008 - 6 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB
April 10, 2008 - 3 IP, 3 ER, 4 BB
April 18, 2008 - 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 BB
April 23, 2008 - 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 BB
May 2, 2008 - .2 IP, 1 ER, 4 BB
One or two good starts followed by a poor one. I'll be impressed when he manages to put it together for a long stretch. The Orioles can afford to put him out there for a year or two and deal with his radical inconsistency and hope he irons things out and builds confidence and turns into a bonafide star. The Cubs simply cannot afford that. A 2-3 inning start kills the bullpen and could make the difference in a pennant race.
In the end, I hope he does well, at least until we get our PTBNL, at which point he tank and I won't care a bit.
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That makes sense fellas. So, in a rebuilding mode - which the Cubs have not voluntarily done in a long time - players can be nurtured in a "safe" environment without the pressures of having to succeed immediately. If they do - its a bonus.
I have a question: are there any guidelines to a PTBNL? IF player from Team A, traded to team B, throws three no-hitters and is named league MVP (this is a Hypothetical statement Real Neal, and NOT to be taken literally), would Team A get to choose a top prospect in return? AAA? AA?
Rich Hill had bona fide success in the Majors - so, if he wins 13-15 games, let's say, what does Hendry get to choose from?
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That link summarizes it pretty well. I would only add that sometimes deals are offset by other deals. So if Hill really does outstanding the Cubs might be entitled to one of the Orioles better minor league prospects, but what they really need is major league help at the trade deadline. So maybe come July Hendry agrees to just take a small sum of cash as the PTBNL for Hill, and when the Orioles are unloading some veterans, they choose the Cubs over other teams for one the Cubs want and take back a low-level prospect in return.
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I see. Like Steve Trachsel?
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Very helpful. Thanks.
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One of the following:
Felix Pie
Scott Moore
Luis Montanez
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If the PTBNL is tied to Rich Hill's performance I'm guessing the very best we could get in return would be
LHSP (A+) Zach Britton or RHSP (AAA) Dave Hernandez.
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To be honest, I'll be surprised if the return even has the potential of going that high. Most indications are that Britton is highly regarded within the Orioles organization, almost as highly as their top 3 arms. Hernandez I could see a better chance for, as I'm not too enthused about Hernandez's arsenal, but even then, as a "ready" arm in the Orioles system, I just don't see it.
My guess is that our options will probably be a borderline talent in the upper levels or a raw guy with some upside, but is far away. My hunch would be that we would go with the latter, based on some of Hendry's recent dealings, and I'd be fine with that.
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I'd disagree that there's any strong startss. 4.5BB's per 9 is the best he was able to do, and that was the first start of the year. That's a shit load of walks he was giving up. What you have there is as series of starts, some of which he was able to get by in despite his control problems, probably due to some lucky batted balls. In 2007 he gave up 2.91 BB/9. In 2008 it was 8.24.
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I'd rather focus on earned runs given up than walks. He was struggling with his control, sure. But 5 innins 1 ER, 6 innings 2 ER seems pretty solid. Maybe strong starts is a little strong?
In the end, as you said, 2/3 inning starts won't get the job done.
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I never used the word strong...
I said good starts, and 6IP-2ER; 5IP-1ER; 5IP-2ER are good starts, IMO, especially for a 4th or 5th starter.
But again, the real problem is every 3rd or 4th start he sucks balls.
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especially for a 4th or 5th starter.
Wasn't Hill the 2nd or 3rd starter going into 2008?
In 2007, Z, Lilly, and Hill all had nearly identical numbers, and were clearly the top 3 pitchers in the rotation. An argument could actually be made that Hill was the best of the bunch in 2007.
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To start the 2008 season, Lou had his starting staff in this order:
I think that is a fairly accurate way of determining he was likely the 4th starter, at least in the eyes of Lou and many Cubs fans.
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No... that was really only to break up the lefties.
I don't know of many Cubs fans who thought that Dempster would out-pitch Hill in 2008.
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Good, strong, whatever.
If you're walking that many and not striking out 12 per 9 or have a ridiculous GB rate you're not going to be successful. It's just a product of luck and small sample size.
Hill was the 3rd starter. Dempster had to earn a rotation spot in ST.
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Hill's last start was his 5th, Z had already had 7 by then, Lilly 6, Dempster 6, and Marquis 5. Whatever the idea out of spring training about how they ranked 1-5, it was clear just a couple of weeks into the season that Hill and Marquis would be skipped when need be in favor of getting the other 3 more starts.
Also, not sure what you are really arguing with me about, it seems we both agree he is inconsistent and not a good bet for the Cubs rotation for 2008 or 2009.
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Hill was the 3rd starter, but was slotted 4th to break up the lefties, as Dave already pointed out.
I am trying to illustrate to you that sometimes the outcome of a game doesn't reflect how well a pitcher was pitching. You can see from the very start of the year that Hill was walking guys at a higher rate than he did in 2007. He was lucky to have those 1 and 2 ER games. It's also how most baseball people knew that Trachsel was going to suck as a late season addition for the 2006 Cubs.
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when he has command, doesn't walk people, and doesn't think too damn much,
Absolutely right.Did you watch the Orioles game last night? Rich and Matt Wieters were playing catch. Wieters would throw Hill the ball and immediately crouch down and give Hill the sign. Rich would take a look and throw. No thinking involved. They had the batters feeling rushed. After the first few innings Hill was masterful. He combined with the 8th and 9th inning relief to retire the last 20 Mariners in a row.
Hill's physical problems seem to have started when the Cubs altered his delivery prior to 2008 spring training. As Paul Sullivan reported last February 28th,
Rich Hill has allowed an 83% (39/47) stolen base rate during his career. To help improve that, he has made some alterations to his delivery, which he will use whether or not runners are on base
Sometime in mid March Hill said his back was hurt. First Hendry then Lou, for some unfathomable reason, said it was a mental problem. But he went on the DL with a back problem twice last year and this year he had elbow problems. Yet, the Cubs had him playing winter ball. I think he just needed rest.
'nuff said.
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That's a pretty good summary, nav, and I missed the Sullivan note in Feb. '08 about "alterations to his delivery." I do remember that Rothschild was teaching Hill to slide-step in late 2007.
I never understood that, because a lefty can lift his leg and still throw to first, so why slide-step?
It wouldn't surprise me if Kranitz is just highly competent at what he does, as opposed to you-know-who.
Was just looking at the Boise Hawks' web site, and found a by-team listing of former Boise Hawks that are currently in the majors. The entry for the Mets was Francisco Rodriguez... Were the Hawks affiliated with a different team when he came through? Or did we somehow give up this guy? Anyone have a clear explanation for this? I don't recall ever hearing that K-Rod was affiliated with the Cubs...
Re: K-Rod?
From Wikipedia:
The team was founded in 1987 as an independent member of the Northwest League, and joined the California Angels organization in 1990. In 2001 the Hawks moved their affiliation to the Cubs.
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Okay, thanks dave!
What was the Cub's short season affliate prior to 2001?
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From the brilliant Wikifield:
Short Season A
2001-2008: Boise Hawks(Northwest League)
1999-2000: Eugene Emeralds (Northwest League)
1994-1998: Williamsport Cubs (New York-Penn League)
1978-1993: Geneva Cubs (New York-Penn League)
1969-1970: Huron Cubs (Northern League)
1961-1965: Wenatchee Chiefs (Northwest League)
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So the mlb beat reporter for the Braves posts an article titled:
"Needs aside, Braves like where they stand"
... which... basically says nothing. So you are acknowledging you have needs and you like it? What? It's this kind of sophomoric reporting that drives me nuts. They might as well title the article:
Go Cubs!
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Substitute Cubs for Braves and it could be a quote from Derrek Lee.
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I agree the title is iffy, but I think the writer was trying to get across the idea that the NL East is a very flawed division, from top to bottom (and his article does touch on that).
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There was an article that made the front page of Google News this weekend with a headline that read something like, "Dick Cheney Supports Waterboarding"
Really? Holy Shit!
To be fair to the writer's, they don't write the headline, the idiotic editors do. When I was in college I wrote for the newspaper and did an article about Nelson Mandela and South Africa. In one sentence I referred to the local citizens as South Africans, and my editor tried to change it to African-Americans. She didn't understand what the problem was.
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Wonder how much Andy Marte would cost us. He seems to be doing well in AAA and you know the Indians have to be sick of him.
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Marte is better than Fox defensively at 3b, but I would say that Fox is definitely a better hitter. I just don't see what Marte brings to this team.
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I think Fox playing anywhere other than first base is going to make pitchers afraid to let the ball get hit and really cause some catastrophic knock-on effects. Marte would be an defensive upgrade over the Fontenaught, and likely hit as least as well as Scales and Torres.
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I remember when Andy Marte was considered a top prospect. I was mildly surprised they were able to slip him through waivers this past offseason.
Barring a surprise, the Indians should enter sell mode soon. His AAA numbers aren't that much better than his last stop there (2007), outside of a much higher BABIP. Overall, I'm not sure this is a Hoffpauir case of late developing skills. In saying that, Marte has always had enough skills and ability. The glovework was there - it's a matter of his swing being consistent enough. Therein lies the problem. Overall, is it worth a look if Aramis doesn't get better? Perhaps, but I have doubts that Hendry would go the trade route and give a youngster time to learn on the job. I mean, I'd be fine adding him (minor league depth chart at 3rd base sucks in the upper levels - Kyle Reynolds (end of the line), Marquez Smith (if he makes it up, I think it's for his versatility), Jovan Rosa (might end up at first)).
I also wonder if the Indians would fork him away that easily now that he's shown signs of life. While they finally made the much needed Peralta move to third, he's a free agent after 2010 unless he has a huge year (there's a 7 mil 2011 club option but a 250000 buyout). Wes Hodges has struggled and was an iffy guy and Lonnie Chisenhall is a few years away. I think they'd listen, but I wouldn't want to overpay for Marte.
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Here's a cool baseball website I had never heard of: Hit Tracker Online. It lists the distance, pitcher, etc. for every hr and posts the video too.
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Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
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quote: Uhh --- then why is half the Windows user base still XP?
quote: why is half the Windows user base still XP?
quote: obfuscates access to the desktop and Start menu
quote: ...all of which is more work to get the same thing done. Ergo, less than worthless.
quote: (with a FREE UTILITY called CLASSIC SHELL, it gives the start button and lots of functions back)


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Study Abroad
Significant international experience awaits you at some of the best management schools around the world! A cooperative arrangement between the State University of New York campuses allows you to choose a study-abroad program from AACSB-accredited business schools and other top business programs around the world. For these programs, you can obtain credit approvals from Binghamton University as well as retain access to your financial aid.
To learn more about these opportunities, visit the home page of the SUNY campus Office of International Programs which sponsors the program that interests you as well as the home page of the corresponding university. Then, be sure to follow up by making an advising appointment with a School of Management advisor (AA-142), attending a general information session in Binghamton University's Office of International Programs (OIP), and making an advising appointment with an OIP study abroad advisor by calling 777-2336 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
The SOM faculty strongly encourages you to include a study-abroad experience in your undergraduate education. We advise you to start early in exploring the international opportunities available through Binghamton University and the entire SUNY system. Because the usual courses to be taken abroad are language and cultural, it is common to undertake this sort of study abroad in the sophomore year, especially in the spring semester. Details on more than 250 programs offered by the various SUNY schools are available from the Office of International Programs, located in LNG 300.
Because management coursework is only accepted from business schools at top foreign universities, SOM is developing relationships with the institutions so that our students can take management coursework while studying abroad.
Learn more about the study abroad options available to our students.