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Parents today are part of the "sandwich generation." As children of the Baby Boomers, they face the daunting task of caring for both their own children and their aging parents at the same time.
This dual responsibility has been shouldered by adult children since the beginning of time, but the modern-day sandwich generation find themselves in a particular grueling scenario: Older folks are living longer while the younger generation seems to be growing up (and leaving the nest) much more slowly.
To add to the complications, our society has rapidly changing views on how to care for the elderly. Nowadays, not as many adult children are taking their parents into their home to care for them as they age, said Barbara Franklin, owner and founder of Franklin and Associates, a Charleston-based firm that specializes in planning for long-term care.
"It's not happening as readily, and the reason is women are working," she said. "The daughters and daughters-in-law would traditionally be the caregivers, but if they're working, there's nobody at home to provide that care. So now we have to depend more on professional services."
We also live in a more mobile society, meaning an elderly couple could have grown children scattered throughout the country and no family close to home to care for them. When the time comes that they do need that care, say after a stroke or the onset of dementia, adult children are left scrambling to figure out how to care for Mom and Dad, and how to pay for that care amid skyrocketing prices of nursing homes and aid services while still paying for childcare or college tuition.
For our last installment of our four-part "Family Matters" series, we talked with local experts on how Charleston parents can navigate the demands of caring for two generations at once, without going broke.
Having the Talk
The key is to avoid crisis management by planning in advance — way in advance, Franklin said. It may seem awkward to bring up nursing homes and in-home aids to your parents while they're in their 60s, especially if they're healthy and active and babysitting your toddlers, but that is actually prime time to make planning decisions.
"The difficult thing is it's only one step up from talking about death, and nobody wants to talk about that, either," Franklin said. "But adult children should be involved in the planning process — and not just estate planning, which has to do with what happens to the money and resources, but the more philosophical side of what do we really want our remaining years of life to be.
"I think if an adult son or daughter can start the conversation, everybody is going to be better served."
It's important to get an idea of how your parents envision their twilight years, Franklin said. Do they want to move in with one of their children? If so, who? Do they want to move into a retirement community? What are their opinions on nursing homes in the event they need advanced care?
The wishes of aging adults are also changing, Franklin said. Many parents don't want to move in with their adult children — to save them the burden, but also to maintain their independence.
"Ninety percent of people who are surveyed by AARP and other organizations say they want to age in place," Franklin said. "That doesn't necessarily mean moving to where their kids are, it means staying in their chosen residence as long as possible and utilizing resources to be able to do that. The mindset today is independence."
Once you know your parents wishes, it's easier to transition to: "How can we help you do that?" Planning out how things will be paid, and by whom, is the key to keeping your options open, Franklin said. Without a financial plan, you won't have many choices when the need for care arises.
Financial Options
In a perfect world, aging parents would be able to pay for their own care using their savings, pensions, Social Security or other resources. But in the real world, the price for care can be so astronomical, savings can dwindle in the blink of an eye.
"The cost of a nursing home, on average nationally, is $230 a day. That's more than $7,000 a month," Franklin said. "The cost today is one thing, but what are they going to be in the future? Over the past five years, they've increased 4 to 5 percent. At that rate, they'll be almost double in 15 years or so. Even people who have saved, it's still really a struggle."
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 70 percent of people who reach age 65 will need long-term care before the end of their life. And now that people are living longer, they'll likely need the care for an even longer period of time.
But families have options. For those paying out of pocket, reverse mortgages are an option that let aging parents extract money from their homes, Franklin said. Another option would be long-term care insurance, which can pay for nursing homes, assisted living and home care needs not covered by health insurance or Medicare. However, premiums can be expensive and many people are denied coverage, Franklin said.
"The younger you are (when you buy it), the lower the cost," Franklin said. "Most people get it at the average age of 57. It's usually part of that retirement planning process. But an even more important consideration is health — you can't get it when you need it."
Unlike the new restrictions on health insurance, long-term care insurance companies can deny coverage based on health because the purpose of those policies is not to address an illness, but simply to take care of you in the long term, Franklin said. A full health disclosure is part of most application processes.
"If you've had a stroke, if you have diabetes, if you've had cancer, you probably can't get long-term care insurance. In fact, you definitely can't get it," she said. "Even at age 57, we know that two out of five people are denied coverage altogether or pay a higher premium because of their health. The best time to get long-term care insurance is the earliest possible time when someone can fit it into their budget comfortably and qualify based on their health."
Most people don't get a policy that's going to cover 100 percent of their long-term care costs, but instead work out a plan to cover only the portion they would not be able to pay on their own, Franklin said. You can also get a policy that builds over time so you have something in place now that can be added to later, she said.
"To me, insurance is supposed to be peace of mind," Franklin said. "If you're laying in bed at night worrying about paying the premium, well then that's not bringing you what it's supposed to. We work very hard to create a plan that a person can pay for without changing their lifestyle, yet have the assurance that there's a cushion there."
Medicaid Planning
Government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid provide another option for paying for the care of aging parents. For long-term, non-healthcare related costs, many turn to Medicaid, Franklin said. However, public funding is limited and to qualify for Medicaid one must meet welfare standards, she said.
Attorney Kathryn Cockrill with Kuhn and Kuhn Law Firm said the key to Medicaid planning is doing it in advance, preferably five years before you need to qualify. In order to qualify, many people put most of their assets in an irrevocable trust.
"There are a lot of rules with Medicaid planning, it's very technical," she said. "You have to report certain assets when you're trying to qualify for Medicaid. They're going to look at the big picture: Everything you own and every transfer in the last five years — so your house, your bank accounts, your retirement accounts.
"If you've done pre-planning before those five years, you can set things up into a highly specialized type of trust in order to qualify for Medicaid. The trust puts re-titled assets out of your name and lets you protects assets such as family homes."
Put it in Writing
On top of setting up a trust for Medicaid pre-planning purposes, there are several other reasons it might be a good idea to see an attorney when planning for long-term care. Wills and other estate documents should be updated, most importantly with durable power of attorney and the healthcare power of attorney in case your parents become incapacitated, Cockrill said.
The durable power of attorney appoints a person who can make financial decisions for your parents in the event they can no longer make them for themselves — including paying bills, investing money and selling real estate. The healthcare power of attorney names somebody to act on their behalf in making medical decisions.
If you set these documents up in advance, you can indicate them as springing powers of attorney, Cockrill said, meaning they won't spring into action until the person is declared incompetent, usually after mental exams by two doctors.
"If your parents don't have these documents in place and they become incapacitated and can't sign them, you are left to have to go to the court to get permission to be appointed as a guardian to serve on behalf of your parent and make those decisions for him or her," Cockrill said.
It's also important to talk to aging parents about their living will, Cockrill said. Make sure the document is updated with their current wishes regarding tube feeding, nutrition, hydration and so on, in the case they become terminally ill or fall into a permanent vegetative state.
"You need to update those kind of documents, because how you were going to be treated in your 20s is going to be different than how you want to be treated in your late 80s and 90s," Cockrill said. "So it's a good idea to have those documents reviewed by an attorney every couple years."
Funeral Pre-Planning
As uncomfortable as it can be talking about nursing homes with your healthy parents, it can seem even more morbid to talk about planning a funeral for someone who's not even sick. Cockrill said that for this reason, many clients choose to pre-plan and pre-pay their own funeral as a gift to their children.
"Pre-paying your funeral is a wonderful gift to your children," she said. "Typically, you can pay for everything up front for your kids. The funeral home will hold the payment in a national funeral trust account. The money doesn't get earned until the funeral actually happens, but by paying in advance, you've locked in the rates of everything in-house."
Those pre-planning their funeral can pick everything from their coffin to their burial clothing to the details of the service. You can pre-plan and pre-pay for your funereal by working directly with a funeral home, Cockrill said. If you move, the funeral home you worked with will transfer the money held in trust to wherever you're going.
Asking for Help
Being the primary caregiver for one generation, let alone two, can be an emotional rollercoaster. Many resources can help adult children care for their aging parents, including bringing in a third party to manage all the details.
Using a geriatric care manager, a nurse or social worker who can orchestrate the details of your parents care, has become more popular in the last several years, Franklin said. A care manager can research and help with placement in nursing homes, organize home care resources, manage medical appointments and keep far-off family members informed.
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I like all of the cards, they are all beautiful. The Ducky birthday invitations were my favorite though, they would be a great fit for my daughters upcoming birthday.
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Near the end of May, the FDIC Board of Directors approved a rule [3] that capped the interest rate "less than well capitalized institutions" could offer. For quite some time they listed weekly national rates [4]. It was only until last month did they institute rate caps, which are defined as 75 basis points above the national rate. The national rate is just the simple average of rates paid by all insured depository institutions and branches for which data are available." If a region has a much higher prevailing rate, then banks in that region will be allowed to use local averages plus 75 basis points as the rate cap. This rule wouldn't go into effect until January 1, 2010.
The idea is that a bank that isn't well capitalized will be in dire need of some liquidity and boosting your rates is a great way to increase deposits but put you in a difficult spot down the road. When Washington Mutual offered 5% APY certificates of deposit, everyone knew that it was a play for deposits. This rule would make that impossible.
What do you think? Is this a good idea or a bad idea? Do you think that the government is overstepping?
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Cybermagellan wrote:Wow Scoble thanks alot...
This video rocks...we need more ad hoc videos like this....
again thanks.
Tour of google?
That is too awesome. I will definitely have to be at the next one.
Thanks for the glimpse into the PDC Robert and Jeff.
For a moment I thought Scoble was going to tumble backwards down the escalator. Good thing you filmed that part first before the stop at the watering hole.
Warning: Dramamine recommended for certain portions of this video.
As far as the size of the main convention hall, it reminds me of the Sportshows that come through town here. Usually, they are that big, too. Of course there it isn't "information overload" its "resort brochure overload". But it makes for good reading in the winter months.
So did you actually have Coronas? You guys should have blown across the tops of the Corona bottles...wait maybe that was a tapper.
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Wait...maybe Jeff was having wine or something I couldn't tell. I heard bottles breaking.
Yup, at the very least every attendee will get a copy when it's available, and those who didn't go can pay a few hundred and get the set. Haven't heard if they'll put up a site for 6 months with the content online like last time. I hope that happens...PJTewkesbury wrote:(Will) Microsoft make the PDS Sessions available as webcasts/videos etc like they did with PDC03?
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Congressman Tim Ryan continues to keep the heat on high on the Brazilian government to return a woman to the U.S. to face trial in Trumbull County for the 2007 shooting death of the woman's husband....
Rep Tim Ryan is right in his pursue of justice, but his proposals will not affect the Brazilian government. For instance, a recent bill, aimed to deny visas to Brazilians, will not affect the government at all. On the contract, it will solely disrupt families that have nothing to do with Mr Hoeg´s tragedy – and worse, no sympathy to how both governments are handling the case. If approved, the bill will simply force the Brazilian government to deny visas for Americans, according to the principle of reciprocity. In my case, my wife is American. We live in Brazil, and she is getting her resident visa. Should she be denied the right of living in Brazil because she is American? Like me, she has no connection with the Brazilian government; like me, she is disappointed with how this case is being handled. A bill whose subject is a private party is not likely to affect the any government. It only proves we should stop Big Govs. Mr Ryan, help Mr Hoeg´s family, but do not foster Big Govs.
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At about 8 p.m., authorities received a 911 call that indicated a person had been killed by gunfire at a residence near the intersections of Weld County Road 91 and U.S. 34, just west of the Morgan County line. However, details of the incident were unclear, and authorities do not believe the public is in any danger, the release stated.
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East Lampeter Township police are investigating a Monday night stabbing.
Police said they were called to the 2000 block of William Penn Way about 7:15 p.m. Monday and found a woman with a stab wound.
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Wagner stabbed and threatened to kill one of her roommates with a decorative spear during an argument over wasting electricity, police said.
The 31-year-old victim suffered stab wounds to the back of her head and hand, police said. She was treated and released at Lancaster General Hospital.
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WBB Opens MAC Play At Akron Saturday
Ball State vs. Akron
James A. Rhodes Arena
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The Cardinals Nest
- Head Coach Brady Sallee is in his second season at the helm of the Ball State women's basketball team, leading the Cardinals to a 22-22
overall record during his tenure. He now owns a 158-131 career head coaching record, including his 136-109 mark in eight seasons at Eastern Illinois.
- Sallee helped Ball State post one of the most dramatic turnarounds in Mid-American Conference history a year ago as the Cardinals earned the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament with a 12-4 league mark. Ball State improved eight games from its 4-12 MAC mark in 2011-12, which ties as the biggest MAC turnaround in the last 20 years. Sallee also became just the second coach in program history to start MAC play 8-1 in their first season.
- Senior guard Brandy Woody was named Mid-American West Divison Co-Player of the Week, Dec. 30, for the second time in her career. She shared the award with Central Michigan's Jessica Green. Woody led the way for the Cardinals with 22 points in Sunday's 83-75 victory at IPFW. She went 13-of-14 from the charity stripe for the game, including hitting eight straight free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. Woody also went 3-for-6 from behind the arc, while dishing out four assists. Overall, Woody's effort helped the Cardinals post one of its best shooting performances of the season, as BSU connected for a 53.1 (26-of-49) rate of success from the field and a .857 (24-of-28) clip from the free throw line.
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Estero, Fla. -- After falling to Jacksonville in the conference tournament opener on Friday, the Hatters knew their road to the title would not be easy.
Stetson won four consecutive elimination matches, including three consecutive contests on Saturday, to capture the 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship and automatic bid to the AVCA National Tournament.
Stetson's No. 2 pairing of Savannah Byl and Catherine Coston won the decisive match in the team's 3-2 victory over UNF to lift the Hatters (18-4) to their first-ever league title.
"It feels awesome," Coston said. "This is what we have been working for since coming in second place last year. Riding the bus back (from last year's tournament) we all made a deal that this was going to be our year, and we stuck with that motto all season long."
After winning their first set by a 21-14 margin, Byl and Coston had to go to extra points to win the second set 26-24.
"It was really tough and we pushed through," Byl said. "We focused on one point at a time and didn't get ahead of ourselves. We have been working for this all year, and I am unbelievably happy."
Stetson's No. 5 pairing of Tiffany Creamer and Kristin Lind earned Most Valuable Pair honors after going a perfect 5-0 in the A-Sun Championship, including a 2-1 victory against UNF.
"It was great because everyone put forth an effort that was unbelievable," Creamer said. "We fought for everything we were able to accomplish today."
Stetson also defeated Jacksonville 4-1 and Mercer 5-0 earlier in the day to advance through the loser's bracket.
"Today was a great day," Stetson head coach Kristina Hernandez said. "We had to win three in order for us to get (the title). I thought all the pairs really kept their composure, and we won some really tough sets."
Hernandez also praised the effort of juniors Coston and Byl at the No. 2 seed.
"Cat and Savannah who maybe struggled a little towards the end of the regular season really brought it home for us today," Hernandez said. "It was just a phenomenal feeling for everybody and I am super proud of the team and super excited for everybody."
The Hatters also got three wins Saturday from the No. 4 pairing of Maren Rygh and Jordann Dierickx, who earned all-tournament team honors. The No. 3 team of Rachael Farrell and Julie Bassett won twice Saturday, and the Hatters top seed of Kaley Melville and Kaylee Anderson won their match against Mercer.
Stetson will learn the pairings for the AVCA National Tournament on Monday.


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Kenny Reyes.
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The Annawan-Wethersfield girls won the team title, and A-W runners swept the individual honors at the Princeton Cross Country Invitational Saturday.
A-W's Kirstie Ramsey won the girls race in a time of 18:26.9 to lead the Lady Titans to the top spot in the 18-team field, and A-W's Michael Cook topped the boys field with a time of 15:39.4.
Both Ramsey and Cook set new meet and school records with their performances on the 3-mile Zearing Park course.
Lady Titans dominate — The A-W girls had five runners place in the top 16 Saturday.
Following Ramsey for the Lady Titans were Olivia Draminski sixth at 19:44.2, Maddie Jackson 12th at 20:20.1, Kaitlyn Cline 13th at 20:30 and Kylie Cline 16th at 20:47.
A-W finished with 45 points, followed by LaSalle-Peru 81, Rock Falls 102, Fieldcrest 137 and Morris 198.
Bureau Valley finished eighth in the team competition, led by a 14th-place finish from Regan Weidner in a time of 20:38.2.
Julia King of Kewanee finished 17th in a time of 20:56.6.
Top finishes for Cook, Baele — Annawan-Wethersfield had two of the top three runners at Princeton, led by Cook's record-setting performance and a third-place finish from Cody Baele in a time of 15:59.9.
Cook's winning time was three second ahead of Hall's Al Baldonado.
Rolando Aguilar of Kewanee finished seventh in the race with a time of 16:14.9.
Neither A-W nor Kewanee fielded teams in the boys race. Sterling Newman won the title in the 11-team field with 41 points, followed by Morris 81, Rock Falls 101 and Bureau Valley 103.
Ryan Taylor led the Storm with a 10th-place finish in a time of 16:37.5.
Landwehr wins F-S race — A-W made a clean sweep of Saturday's races as Alex Landwehr won the F-S boys race in a meet record time of 10:50.
Keith Davis finished 10th with a time of 11:25.
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Great! Can we see the hyenas first when we go to the zoo on my birthday?
You do know that when planning anything with any distance in the future, with a child, that is all you're going to hear about until that space of time has passed and it is, indeed, now time?
Then we'll see the penguins second.
Every day it's something new. Can we still go to the zoo on my birthday? Yes. He sees I'm making eggs for breakfast. Can we have eggs for breakfast on the morning of my birthday? Yes, Gray, we can have eggs. We have eggs every day. We would be having them on your birthday any way.
Can we see the penguins second after we see the hyenas first, when we go to the zoo on my birthday?
Can we have bacon on my birthday?
Can I bring cupcakes to the zoo, on my birthday?
Can I wear my alligator shirt when I eat eggs for breakfast and bacon for lunch and cupcakes for dessert at the zoo, on my birthday?
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Cubs Assign Six Prospects to Arizona Fall League
Tentative rosters for the 2008 Arizona Fall League (AFL) were announced yesterday (they are incomplete and also subject to change), and six of the seven Cubs prospects who will be playing for the Mesa Solar Sox this fall have been named:
SS Darwin Barney
RHP Justin Berg
OF Tyler Colvin
RHP Rocky Roquet
2B Nate Spears
LHP Donald Veal
Berg and Roquet were assigned to the AFL last year, too, although Roquet had his AFL season cut short after sustaining a sports hernia. Berg was likely assigned to the AFL again to help the Cubs decide whether to add him to their 40-man roster post-2008 (or risk losing him in the Rule 5 Draft). Berg has a power sinker similar to Jeff Samardzija's, but has had command problems throughout his career. A native of Antigo, WI, the now 24-year old Berg pitched at Triton CC in suburban Chicago before being signed as a "Draft+Follow" by the Yankees in May 2004. He was acquired from the Yankees for Matt Lawton in August 2005.
25-year old Rocky Roquet was signed as a NDFA 5th year senior in May 2006 out of Cal Poly, where he was teammate of Cubs 3B prospect Josh Lansford. Roquet is one of the hardest throwers in the Cubs organization, with a 96-97 MPH fastball and mid-80's slider.
23-year old Donald Veal was the Cubs 2nd round draft pick in 2005 out of Pima CC, and is already a virtual lock to get added to the Cubs 40-man roster post-2008. So he is likely going to the AFL mainly to get more work. Veal has had problems with his mechanics (mainly an inability to repeat his delivery and find a consistent arm slot and release point) throughout his career
Tyler Colvin played briefly in the AFL last year, too, as a member of Team USA (which spent a week playing in the AFL before leaving for the 2007 World Cup in Taiwan). The Cubs #1 draft pick out of Clemson in 2006, the 22-year old Colvin is expected to move up to Iowa in 2009. He will not need to be added to the 40-man roster until after next season.
23-year old Nate Spears is another Cubs AA prospect who is expected to make the jump to AAA next season. Spears was one of the players the Cubs acquired from Baltimore in the Corey Patterson deal in January 2006. Like with Berg, the Cubs probably want to use his performance in the AFL to help determine if Spears should be added to the 40-man roster post-2008. Spears really doesn't have the versatility to play mulitple positions, so if he makes it to the big leagues, it will probably have to be as an everyday second-baseman.
Darwin Barney was the Cubs 2007 4th round pick out of Oregon State, and made the jump from Boise to Daytona out of Spring Training. While the 22-year old Barney has struggled some with his bat, he is a good defensive shortstop, and will likely be the #1 SS at AA Tennessee next season. .
The Cubs have only assigned three pitchers so far, so they will need to select one more. Each MLB club is required to send four pitchers and three position players to their designated AFL team, and each MLB club also has the option to assign up to three additional position players to its AFL club's "taxi squad." Members of the "taxi squad" are position players who are eligible to play only on Wednesday and Saturday, and when they do play, they temporarily replace another position player on the AFL club's active list.
In addition to the six (eventually seven) Cubs prospects who will play for the Mesa Solar Sox in 2008, Peoria Chiefs manager Ryne Sandberg will serve as the Solar Sox bench coach. (Each of the five MLB clubs associated with a given AFL club contribute either the manager, the bench coach, the pitching coach, or one of the two athletic trainers, and the assignments rotate every year).
As usual, the Cubs are the "host" team of the Mesa Solar Sox, as the Solar Sox play their home games at HoHoKam Park, the Cubs Spring Training stadium. While the Cubs are always one of the five MLB clubs associated with the Solar Sox, the other four clubs associated with the Solar Sox rotate from year to year. This year, the Tigers, Phillies, Marlins, and Braves will be the other four organizations providing players and staff to the Solar Sox. (Last year, the Cubs, Astros, Cardinals, Brewers, and Red Sox provided players and staff to the Solar Sox).
The AFL is rated AA+, and is primarily designed for AA players making the transition to AAA, although it is not unusual for a few AAA players to play in the AFL, too. Each MLB club is allowed to assign a maximum of one player who has not played in AA or AAA(and Darwin Barney is the Cubs player with no AA or AAA experience assigned to the AFL this year).
The AFL season runs six weeks, and teams play six games a week (they don't play on Sunday). Each AFL team typically has 20 pitchers, three catchers, eight infielders, and four outfielders (plus "taxi squad" players) on its roster, and usually six of the pitchers are used as starters (each starter pitching once a week, throwing no more than five innings in any start, usually with a maximum of 30 IP accrued over the course of the AFL season).
The AFL consists of six teams playing in two three-team divisions. The Mesa Solar Sox, Phoenix Desert Dogs, and Scottsdale Scorpions are in one division, and the Peoria Javelinas, Peoria Saguaros, and Surprise Rafters are in the other one. The two division winners meet in a single championship game the last Saturday of the season.
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Thanks, AZ Phil. I wasn't aware that players could repeat in the AFL (although Roquet had his previous season cut short). Who do you think will be the 7th Cub? I would think Casey Lambert would be a strong possibility.
I was really hoping Mark Reed (injured for part of the season) or Marquez Smith (instead of Barney) would have made it.
On a completely different (but still Arizonan) subject, I was wondering what your opinion is on Julio Pena is. You've mentioned in the past that he was one of the better teen pitchers on the AZL squad. He had another strong outing for Mesa last night and has put up great numbers at age 19. Does he throw hard? Or is it good offspeed stuff? He doesn't walk too many guys which is fantastic for a teenager. Is he advanced enough to make it to Peoria next season?
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What's the difference between EXST and the rookie league? Is EXST just scrimmages against your own ogranization?
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Arizona Phil will likely do your question much more justice than I but I can at least answer the basic question.
EXST includes guys who play for the AZL (Mesa) Cubs and the Boise Hawks. They do scrimmage against each other (AZ Phil calls those "camp days") but also play other EXST organizations in Arizona (the Angels, A's, etc...) and they start up after the other minor league teams break camp up until Boise and Mesa start their real season. These EXST games don't have standings and AZ Phil is pretty much the only person I've seen report anything on the games. The rookie league is the actual Arizona Summer League that Mesa takes part in. You'll find actual AZL box scores on MiLB.com and there are standings, etc.
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I just moved in from finding a short sale home that was pretty cheap east coast and their taxes I can do without can't wait to get to some games.
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As always, thank you! I hadn't thought of Atkins, though he has thrown the most innings amongst all Cubs minor leaguers. It's good to see Pena sound as promising as Antigua, Sierra and Gonzalez.
If I may indulge you in another AZL question or two, has Larry Suarez looked as good as the season numbers indicate (though the box scores show he's given up a few runs the last two times out)? Has anybody on the AZL Cubs impressed you or surprised you with a good performance?
Thank you!
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Fuentes is on waivers. I really hope the Cubs at least try to block this. It would be a shame to see the Brewers improve their terrible bullpen. Or to see Arizona pick him up.
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I can't belive the Cubs would get a chance at him. Seems like there's pretty much 0 risk in picking up Fuentes at this point. He'd be an upgrade to any team's pen and he would get you draft picks when leaving as a FA.
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The Cubs have the best record in the NL... they cannot block any deal to a National League team.
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it was discussed yesterday, but each team in the NL gets first shot (over the AL) to put in a waiver claim. If multiple teams put in a waiver claim, the team with the worst record would be awarded the claim. That means everyone in the NL would win the claim ahead of the Cubs. The Dodgers, DBacks, Mets, Cardinals and Brewers would all likely be interested and the Dodgers would win that claim. I believe it's based on the record when the player was put on waivers and if that's the case, Phillies would definitely be blocking the Mets.
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AZ Phil.......with the Arizona instructionals starting up in 2 weeks, will you be in attendance and possibly posting reports on the top 1st & 2nd year players?
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Jericho Jones and John Contreras were named to the Arizona League All Star team. Here is the link....
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Az - It's obviously premature, but I'm interested in what you envision out of this group in the long run. My opinion is as follows:
SS Darwin Barney - Augie Ojeda clone
RHP Justin Berg - Won't make it
OF Tyler Colvin - Very serviceable OF who has trouble against lefties. Will have good career but not an All Star.
RHP Rocky Roquet - will surface in the bigs in a year or two but last as long as Rocky Cherry, Wuertz & Novoa did.
2B Nate Spears - won't make it.
LHP Donald Veal - solid lefty out of the pen for a few years.
I'd love your thoughts.
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SS Barney - Maybe the next Eckstein/Theriot
RHP Berg- Guy has a great arm. He could be Bob Novoa
OF Colvin- Probably a 3 position 4th OFer. Won't hit enough to start
RHP Roquet- Too far out to know
2b Spears- Looks an awful lot like Mike Fontenot did in 2005. Has a chance
LHP Veal- Definite MLB quality power lefty. Is the Arthur Rhodes 2.0?
Schedule update...
Cubs get their next 7 at home, then 9 on the road, 6 at home (brewers and cardinals), then 7 on the road to finish it off. Sure would be nice to clinch all this before that last road trip.
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wtf is the point of sending latroy hawkins...i mean rock roquet...to AFL at this point?
guess they gotta send someone.
Z out of shape?
According to WSCR host, his sources at Cubs say Cubs brass not pleased with Z's shape and training regimen and that most of his problems is due to his back.
File with rest of grain of salt gems we get from WSCR.
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Z looks, outwardly, like he's in the best shape he's been in a long time.
he was never fat (or too skinny), but he seems he's in his best outward physical shape he's been in years. no mini-gut or anything.
maybe he needs a new chair. heh.
Re: Z out of shape?
Dave Kaplan on his postgame show said that he was with a former pitcher friend of his during the game and that the guy commented that Z was pitching like someone who had a tired arm and that he would benefit greatly from missing a start.
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parachat for cards/brew?
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Yes... yes... everyone join... help us hex the Brewers and their 2-0 lead...
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where y'all hiding?
The Devil in Ryne Sandberg
But one friend from St. Louis told me she doesn't believe in the devil, "except, of course, Ryne Sandberg."
Pretty crappy article, but I liked that quote. I'm thinking maybe she came to that conclusion on June 23, 1984...
Brewers / Cards
Brew Crew up 3-1 and Mather swings at ball 4 with 2 outs, bases loaded and Pujols on deck... pop out. *sigh*
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4-3 Cards, bottom 8 !!!
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5-3 Cards! w00t!
*punches self in face reflexively*
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5-3 Cards!
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And that's the game! Woot!
And that's probably the last time I'll have to root for the Cards this year! Double woot!
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HA HA! Brewers bullpen sucks.
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dont look know but here comes the rockies
lets go rockies
lets go rockies
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Since 6/2 of last year Cubs are 146-96, 50 games over .500
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Harden, Wood, and Marmol hae combined to throw 177 innings, give up only 99 hits, and strike-out 234 hitters
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Rich Harden is 4th in the NL w/ 162K's and he has 60+ fewer innings pitched than the 3 guys ahead of him.
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He has 162 overall, but only 70 in the NL.
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Yeah, the AL/NL switch thing is rather funky.
If the stats included Harden's AL numbers, he'd have 9 victories on the season. Marquis just won #9. Seems likely that by the end of the year, the Cubs will have 5 starters who have won 10 games or more (although not all for the Cubs :). Still, that's pretty cool.
EDIT: FWIW, the Angels have already accomplished that feat this year.
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yeah i know that, but what i wanted to show is how awesome Harden's K rate is regardless of which league he got the K's. He's 8th in all of MLB with the same discrepancy in number of IP's with the 7 guys ahead of him.
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Sweet Lou turns 65 today. Win one for the skipper, boys.
Off topic but assistance is appreciated
Does anyone know how MLB.tv determines blackout areas? I'm living overseas for a few years for studies, but I've kept an American address as well for billing purposes. I'd like to purchase the remaining season from MLB.tv but I don't want to get blacked out of any games being shown back in my home area, i.e. the area I'm sending my credit card bills to.
Does MLB.tv use your credit card billing zip code to determine blackout areas? Or is it based on something else, like IP address?
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Good question--I don't know for sure, but I suspect that it's based on actual location when you try to view the game. If I recall, Neal hasn't had any blackout problems in Copenhagen...of course, I don't know his billing address.
Wait, google "mlb.tv blackout billing address", there are some pages discussing this...I can't read them at the moment.
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I would recommend using your actual address if you have a local credit card to avoid the issue. If you're overseas there's no blackouts.
The blackouts seem to happen on nationally televised (Fox) games. Someone who gets blacked out could probably give you better specifics.
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I think it's determined by IP address. I'm in Manila and NONE of the games are blacked out for me.
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Thanks guys.
Neal, I actually don't have a local (i.e. Italian) credit card, which means I would have to change my US credit card billing address, which for reasons that are too complicated to explain, I don't want to do.
I'm guessing you bought your MLB.tv account using a Danish credit card address?
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I am trying to remember if I have had a problem using it back in the states when there for vacation... and drawing a blank. It may be that it's done by IP address. Try checking the website and if it's not clear then sending them an email.
It Begins...
The Cubs play only one sub .500 team (God Bless you, Dusty) until first round of playoffs when they play NL West winner.
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I'm thinking the Ass Trolls should be under .500 by the time we're done with 'em for the year, but yeah, it's going to be a challenging stretch. I look forward to that. Time for this team to get battle-hardened.
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Who are the Ass Trolls? The Phillies?
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Ass Trolls = Astros
Ass Trolls
Get it? :)
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Ok, I get it now. I was thinking Ass Troll = Fill-ies = Phillies.
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Blackouts except for national games are done by billing zip code. To determine what teams you would be blacked out from, enter your billing zip code under the small print on the audio/video page. A list if any will pop up. In my case, I live in North Central Texas but the entire state of Texas games are blacked out, including Astros games at Wrigley. There are 2 things I would like to change with MLB.TV and those are the blackout policy (how do the Astros lose revenue when I am 5 hours away from their home games?) and I would like to change that the TV coverage is home team only. I have heard 40 times that Theriot and Fontenot played together at LSU, for example. Since WGN does not cover America with many games anymore, I am glad MLB.TV is there, as I get to watch every game except when they play the Astros. So check the zip code first, then go for it!
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J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.


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A Laconia man has been charged with arson following a Christmas Eve house fire.
Laconia firefighters and police responded to the blaze Monday afternoon on Croft Way in the South Down Shores community along Paugus Bay. It became a second-alarm fire before it was put out. No one was hurt.
Police said they took a man who lives in the home into custody after he confessed to starting the fire. Jordan Feaster has been charged with felony arson and was taken to Laconia Regional General Hospital for a mental evaluation.
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Unlike last year's Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk, this year's started on time — at 8 a.m. — thanks to a multi-pronged effort to transport participants to the starting line in Mount Pleasant, which went off practically without a hitch.
"Everybody's happy, smiling and having a good time," said race director Julian Smith from the scaffolding over Coleman Boulevard as waves of runners passed underneath.
But a lot of work went into making Saturday's race smoother than last year's, which started nearly an hour late. Bridge Run officials hired a logistics coordinator, increased the total number of buses to 200 and added shuttle pickup sites in North Charleston, Mount Pleasant and Daniel Island.
Shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday, Bridge Run logistics manager Carl Beckmann said he was hoping that more people would be lined up to board buses on Calhoun Street, where 12,000 indicated they would take buses.
Crowds started to arrive 5:40 a.m., and by 6:20 a.m., despite steady, orderly loading of buses, a line stretched from Calhoun at Anson Street, up Meeting Street to Charlotte Street and down to the parking area behind the old federal building.
At 6:42 a.m., Beckmann allowed the last bus to use the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge so that police could promptly close it at 7 a.m. and not hold up the wheelchair races, as was the case last year.
The only notable kink on Saturday was at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, where Beckman said 5,000 people, twice as many than expected, showed up to take buses. Also, only about half of the 50 buses scheduled for that location were on site. He dispatched about 20 buses from Calhoun Street to the convention center to pick up those remaining participants.
Because of the wave staggered start, many participants can show up late and not be penalized time-wise, Beckmann added.
Chilly temps
Saturday's race was the second chilliest since 1999, when the temperature was 45 degrees at the start. The Weather Channel reported 49 at 7:52 a.m. But with abundant sunshine and a slight tailwind from the northeast, the race was comfortable for most in the middle and back of the pack.
In all, preliminary tallies for this year had 38,744 registrants and 31,449 finishers, which is down significantly from last year's 43,635 registrants and a record 36,755 finishers. Due to last year's problems, the Bridge Run capped the race at 40,000.
Cedric Jaggers, author of "Charleston's Cooper River Bridge Run," says he suspects bad weather leading up to the race likely was another factor in the drop in participation.
The Hunley
Meanwhile, the buzz at the back was the appearance of the Hunley submarine.
A group of friends made up of current students and graduates of Bishop England High School and their fathers built a replica of the submarine out of insulation board, wood and plastic foam. Nine young men took turns running blind inside while the others warned the people ahead — "Excuse me! A submarine behind you."
The group was vying to win the best costume award for the Bridge Run, which included a $1,000 prize. While still on the Bridge at 9:30 a.m., they worried about not making it to Marion Square on time for judging at 10 a.m.
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Matt DeMarco said, "It's not very light, either."
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Spared by fires that consumed the Black Forest region north of Colorado Springs last summer, Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center remains an oasis of healing for those disabled in body, mind and/or spirit.
"I think it works because (our horses) help clients beat the odds," said Dayna Jenkins, PPTRC's volunteer development manager. "I think the physical benefit of learning balance and learning how to sit up straight, have that core and trust an animal, you get both a physical benefit and also an emotional one. There's no machine, there's no person that could give you that gift. Horses are so unique in that aspect. Even if you are in rodeo and ranching, you really have that benefit and that connection with your horse. For us, we just are in the business to help those with disabilities."
Since incorporating in 1982, the organization went on to become a PATH (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International) certified facility, which means it provides a higher level of professional treatment than a non-PATH certified facility. As a result, PPTRC provides quality equine-assisted activities/therapies to individuals facing physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioral and learning challenges. Those activities and therapies include hippotherapy, therapeutic riding classes and equine-facilitated psychotherapy, along with a Horses for Heroes program that treats service members at no charge.
"We could not do this without that," Jenkins said about the charitable lease. "No way in any world could we do that. We are very grateful for this facility and what they do for us."
Along with much needed contributions, 140 volunteers show up on a regular basis to help create miracles of hope and healing with clients ranging in age from two to 82, including those with issues relating to military service. Due to their proximity to Colorado Springs, serving members of the military was a natural extension of their program.
"In sharing the ways of the horses - their needs, fears, motivations and relationships - we cultivate an environment of safety and authenticity that is elusive in the daily lives of many," shared Nancy Beers, PPTRC program director since 2007, about working with those in the military. "One way to portray what happens is that we see people 'thaw out' in the presence of the horses. Not only is it gratifying, it's an honor and a privilege."
Whether it is within the indoor arena, in outdoor arenas and/or on "sensory trails," clients with physical handicaps, cognitive disorders and emotional issues all find healing through their interaction with a horse.
What makes it even more special is the optimism and hope their family members receive along the way.
"(He went) from struggling to just sit up and roll over to crawling within the first two months he was here," shared Amanda Puryear of Colorado Springs about her two and half-year-old son, Landon, who has Prader Willie syndrome.
The impact of Landon's progress at PPTRC was revealed by tears welling in his mother's eyes as she watched him take unsteady, but unassisted, steps from the arena gate and into her waiting arms.
"It's exciting," Puryear said in a voice full of emotion. "You expect, when you have a baby, at six months they are going to do this (and) at a year they are going to do that. Everyone is so excited when they do those things and Landon was struggling just to move at six months. So to see him actually be able to do that ... " she paused as he teetered toward her, joy covering both their faces ... "it's heartwarming. It's very special. It's more exciting for me, because it's something that I ... I wondered if it was ever going to happen."
"I was not familiar with hippotherapy at all," said Suzanne Donehower, whose 10-year-old daughter, Sarah, has been treated at PPTRC for five years.
When first enrolling Sarah in the program, Donehower didn't know quite what to expect.
"The physical aspect of what it's done for her, in strengthening her, that (was) unexpected," she added. "Being able to get stronger through the horseback riding ... that has been a huge help for her."
Like Amanda Puryear and her son, Landon, Suzanne Donehower has also experienced the extraordinary combination of horses and healing at PPTRC. Her brush with the miraculous, however, came through watching four strangers dedicate themselves to her daughter inside the arena during each and every one of her hippotherapy sessions (each hippotherapy client has a horse leader, two side walkers and an instructor/therapist with them in the arena).
It is a feeling she thinks everyone should experience.
"To see four people dedicated to helping my child on a horse in that arena ... it's just neat," said Donehower. "You see something bad on the news (all the time) and you say, 'no, there are still people that care.' You need that," she finished with passion. "You need to see that in society, and need to be reminded of that."


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