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We can laugh all we want.....if the Hawks beat our asses (not impossible) or finish higher in the standings, they'll be the ones laughing.
Ok... Do you think that is going to happen? If the islanders finish higher than us they'll be laughing too, what's your point?
IMO, the Lions have a better chance at winning the Stanley Cup next year than the Hawks do.
We've been one and done in the cap era too so far. Come on bro, you call that guy out for living in 2004 and then try to bring up our old championships from before the lockout but then go on to call them one and done?
We like to take pride in the hockey IQ Wings fans have over other fanbases but I read biased stuff like this all the time on here and it makes me wonder.
Uhh... nowhere did he mention the Wings past championships in that paragraph.

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Hoff-Power Strikes Again!
Az Phil- Your ST analysis
Az Phil-
Your ST analysis will be missed, thank you very much.
Lets all chip in and put AzP on a Southwest flight to LV!!
Hopefully Soriano will not kill him self before Lou figures out to put JJ in center at some point.
When I was in AZ in the early 90's the various ST site would brag about "setting a spring training record attendance" at these games. I'm glad to see it has not change.
Soriano may kill the Cubs in
Soriano may kill the Cubs in CF, better shot of killing himself in RF.
Put in him Left then if
Put in him Left then if Bonds can do it so can he.
Murton could play RF.
Real Neal, Just to let you
Real Neal,
Just to let you know, that wasn't me who made some stupid joke about you in a previous thread. Some a**hole must have thought it would funny to use my handle. Just wanted to let you know.
Go Internet
LF or RF, bullpen mounds,
LF or RF, bullpen mounds, tarps, short foul area, the well
neither one is pleasant at Wrigley....
looks like common names is
looks like common names is all, he used what appears to be a valid email address and has commented once before with a far more innocent post.
2007 CUB Predictions, Yahoo
2007 CUB Predictions, Yahoo Sports, Passan, et. al.
Highest finish is 3rd - 81-81
az phil. what do you make of
az phil. what do you make of cedeno's incredible spring? do you think it will continue? do you think he could, or should, supplant izturis at ss? do you think he figured something out? how do you explain all of those walks? thanks for all of the great spring game reports, they have been greatly appreciated.
hey gang. im leaving my
hey gang.
im leaving my current job (which entailed of lots of desk-work when i wasnt interpreting) so i might not be able to post so often as of monday in my new line of work....i know, but please try to hold back the tears.
i know youll miss my insight, like, hey how about soriano in CF at wrigley, and in RF away? a new kind of platooning. anything to avoid a key-stone out-fielder situation.
man, my stomach is doing back-flips just thinking about opening day. WHOO HOOO!!
Cubby -- are you....Mark
Cubby -- are you....Mark Prior?
Henry — March 29, 2007 @
Henry — March 29, 2007 @ 8:04 pm
az phil. what do you make of cedeno's incredible spring? do you think it will continue? do you think he could, or should, supplant izturis at ss? do you think he figured something out? how do you explain all of those walks? thanks for all of the great spring game reports, they have been greatly appreciated.
HENRY: Nobody seems to have benefited from the Lou Piniella regime more than Ronny Cedeno.
I've watched Cedeno for six or seven years out here, and he's always been one of the first guys on the field and one of the last to leave. He's intelligent, he's conscientious, he works hard, and he seems to be willing and able to take instruction.
Maybe he finally got some decent coaching.
I've always believed that Cedeno's defensive problems last season were directly related to his offensive struggles, because Cedeno is a good defensive shortstop. But he also seems to be kind of sensitive and gets down on himself sometimes.
He has really taken to Piniella's ideas about looking to go to RF more, allowing him to get a longer look at pitches, and giving him a better chance to recognize pitches (especially breaking balls) that are out of the strike zone, and then not swing at them. That's why his walk total has improved.
As for Cedeno replacing Izturis this season, I happen to think that when he;s 100% healthy, Izturis is a fine MLB player. If he can stay healthy, I wouldn't be surprised to see him hit in the .280's this year, with maybe 30 doubles, and more walks than Ks, along with solid (if not spectacular) defense at SS.
Now, next year, when Izturis will be getting $5.85M unless the Cubs exercise their $300K buy-out, that's when I would think about replacing him with Cedeno. The problem is, if Cedeno doesn't play a lot this year, it will be kind of difficult to get a good handle on him as an everyday player. That's why I had hoped that the Cubs would option him to Iowa where he could play everyday and be evaluated as a possible Cubs everyday SS for 2008.
But Cedeno DID outplay Tomas Perez in ST, so if Uncle Lou wants the best 25 men in camp to start the season on the Opening Day roster, and if he wants the two best available in-house utility middle-infielders on the 25, then with Theriot and Cedeno, he's got 'em.
Only three more days to sign
Only three more days to sign Z.
Just sayin.
az phil. thanks for the
az phil. thanks for the reply. i, too, think that cedeno has benefited greatly from uncle loupa, and i must admit that i wouldn't mind seeing him everyday at ss. i do think that izturis is a serviceable ss but he, so far, has not dazzled. i guess i am just a cedeno fan and want him to continue to play as he has been playing. thanks again for all of your insight.
Arizona Phil is the
Arizona Phil is the best.
Cesar Izturis is an outstanding defensive shortstop who will hold his own with the bat. IMO, he is a distinct strength of this ballclub.
If Ronny Cedeno can develop some, then this makes the Cub infield situation that much better. Ryan Theriot has no business playing shortstop, so the addition of Cedeno helps provide quality backup to Izturis.
When opinions are repeated
When opinions are repeated often enough, people tend to take them as fact, regardless of their basis in reality.
Example 1:
- Right field at Wrigley is the hardest position in the majors, so Soriano shouldn't play there.
While it might be more difficult than, say, the Metrodome, Soriano is an incredible athlete and could surely learn the nuances of the foul territory and wear some flip-down shades for the sun. It's not like there's a moat filled with alligators out there.
Example 2:
- Matt Murton is a lousy defender and can't possibly play RF.
Why? He has average to above average speed, and his arm is very accurate, although only average in strength. How does that preclude him from playing right?
AZP, I'm actually curious
AZP, I'm actually curious about the insistence on the part of Lou to have Soriano play center. I saw him in spring training a few weekends ago and he looked absolutely tentative and lost. He misjudged everything, even in BP. I know there's a high sun and all, but there's a high sun for Felix Pie and he didn't have the same kind of issues.
If you really want Felix Pie in center, why was the plan to put Soriano in CF? Was it cuz our beloved Cubby management was sure Jones was gonna be traded? Guess what, Trader Jim, Jones is still here.
Now, with that awful right field of the Cubs, this team is risking losing Soriano to an injury when it discovers that he can't play center and is forced to flip him and JJ.
$300 million dollars has not erased the deep level of incompetence of this team's (mis)management.
It has been the general
It has been the general conclusion of the Cub hierarchy for some time now that Matt Murton is not an option to play right field. Personally, I think it is a colossal mistake to keep Alfonso Soriano in center field. It's the one decision of Lou Piniella that I disagree with. Though I do understand he is boxed into a corner given that the Cubs are insistent on giving Matt Murton a chance plus the fact that Felix Pie isn't quite ready for a big league trial. But, if Murton gets off to a so-so start, I think we will see Soriano shifted to left field permanently by mid-season, with Murton becoming the 4th outfielder.
Jeez, how long has Manny
Jeez, how long has Manny played Left at Fenway?
The Cubs have "fly ball"
The Cubs have "fly ball" pitchers in Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly, Jason Marquis and Rich Hill. Wade Miller is the only guy who, when effective, gets outs primarily via inducement of the ground ball.
An outfield of Murton in left and Soriano in center is a disaster waiting to happen. The Cubs aren't so good that they can afford to give opposing teams extra outs. And why screw with your $136 million franchise investment? Adjusting to a position like center is tough business, as attested to by Soriano's shaky spring. Do we really want our franchise player who is capable of 40-40 production taking his defensive woes into the batter's box?!? Hell no.
The Cubs have "fly ball"
The Cubs have "fly ball" pitchers in Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly, Jason Marquis and Rich Hill. Wade Miller is the only guy who, when effective, gets outs primarily via inducement of the ground ball.
Whose ass did you pull that one out of?
Right field at Wrigley IS
Right field at Wrigley IS tough. Very tough. Again, Alfonso Soriano has proven to the world that he can be a pretty good left fielder. Also, left field is, by far, the easiest of the three outfield positions (that is why Manny Ramirez plays left in Boston, and why also the Red Sox have always surrounded him with a rangy centerfielder like Johnny Damon and now Coco Crisp).
Alfonso Soriano was signed by the Cubs to be a dominant offensive force, period. Why screw with him? Put him in left where he belongs and figure out what to do with Murton, not the bloody other way around.
Rob (aka professor), you
Rob (aka professor), you might want to examine the career pattern of Lilly and Marquis. And you might want to remind yourself that Zambrano is a strikeout pitcher. And when he isn't striking out hitters, more times than not he is getting them to hit fly balls. Hill is a definite fly ball pitcher.
No, seriously...where are
No, seriously...where are you getting this from ST? You must have some sort of basis for all this because I've got a slew of numbers that tell me that your wrong on 3 of those pitchers, I'll let you figure out which ones.
Rob G- Did you get my email
Rob G-
Did you get my email with the Michael Barrett song?
yeah, thanks for the great
yeah, thanks for the great write upsall spring, azphil.
its been a great compliment to spring training when all that can be found are quick game summaries and box scores.
oh I did, totally forgot
oh I did, totally forgot about it though. I'll give it a listen by this weekend as I don't have my laptop with me at the moment.
...write ups all...
...write ups all...
It's pretty funny,
It's pretty funny, especially if you like Johnny Cash.
alright, looking at it
alright, looking at it again, maybe two and a half, one of them has been jumping back and forth.
Silent Towel, I also am
Silent Towel, I also am confused by your ground ball/fly ball analysis. Unless I am losing my mind, our only "fly ball" starters are Hill and Lilly.
Carlos Zambrano is 1.69
Carlos Zambrano is 1.69 gb/fb for his career. FWIW.
Had to add to the
Had to add to the chorus--awesome, awesome stuff Arizona Phil.
Is there gonna be some sort
Is there gonna be some sort of Cubs predictions for 2007 contest/prediction-fest?
I'd like to see something along the lines of many categories:
Cubs W-L
Cubs finishing position
Most AB's per spot in lineup (2-8)
Most AB's on the team
Most Starts
Most games played for position players
Most games played for pitchers
Most games started (and who) for pitchers
BA's for all Opening Day Lineup players
What d'ya think?
aw come on, why you letting
aw come on, why you letting ST cheat off your quizzes?
let him go find a bubblegum card to figure it out....
I was wrong on Carlos
I was wrong on Carlos Zambrano and apologize. But there is no denying that Hill, Lilly and Marquis are more flyball versus groundball pitchers. A lousy outfield is going to bite this team no matter how you slice it. I admit to being a big defense guy. But I'm not asking for three gold glovers out there either. It is beyond idiotic to have Soriano playing center field.
I'm not running anything, I
I'm not running anything, I promise that, I'm still calculating contests from 2 years ago.
I was wrong on Carlos
I was wrong on Carlos Zambrano and apologize. But there is no denying that Hill, Lilly and Marquis are more flyball versus groundball pitchers.
Unreal...try again.
Predictions... NL
NL Central...St. Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Houston
Cubs win 81 games. The biggest sabateur to success turns out to be the pitching. I have no worries the Cubs will hit in 2007. But the pitching, combined with a lousy defense outside of Derrek Lee, Cesar Izturis and Jacque Jones, is the killer.
Cub MVP...Lilly
Cub Goat...Dempster
The pitching pluses....Z, Lilly, Miller, Howry, Eyre, Ohlman, Cherry, Guzman
The pitching negatives...Marquis, Hill, Dempster, Cotts, Wuertz, Wood
"The pitching pluses….Z,
"The pitching pluses….Z, Lilly, Miller"
miller is good again! phew.
jacos - Re the deadline,
jacos - Re the deadline, Buster Olney made "an educated guess" that the Cubs would have an opening day surprise (5 years, $85 million).
I'll stick my Excel sheet
I'll stick my Excel sheet out there to tabulate some predictions from loyal TCR readers. I don't mind putting something together. I think it'd be fun, and something to do while the Cubs aren't playing between the 31st and April 2nd.
Silent Towel, are you the
Silent Towel, are you the guy that was once called 'CUBFAN'? Cause I haven't seen a bigger self-hating Cub fan since he was around here.
alright pal, remember you
alright pal, remember you volunteered.....
I'll put up something as soon as I get a chance...hopefully tomorrow but no promises.
I'll probably tweak your suggestions as well a little.
That sounds good to me. Send
That sounds good to me. Send me an email.
Old and Blue — March 29,
Old and Blue — March 29, 2007 @ 8:52 pm
AZP, I'm actually curious about the insistence on the part of Lou to have Soriano play center. I saw him in spring training a few weekends ago and he looked absolutely tentative and lost. He misjudged everything, even in BP. I know there's a high sun and all, but there's a high sun for Felix Pie and he didn't have the same kind of issues.
If you really want Felix Pie in center, why was the plan to put Soriano in CF? Was it cuz our beloved Cubby management was sure Jones was gonna be traded? Guess what, Trader Jim, Jones is still here.
Now, with that awful right field of the Cubs, this team is risking losing Soriano to an injury when it discovers that he can't play center and is forced to flip him and JJ.
OLD AND BLUE: I don't think when they signed Soriano, the Cubs thought much about where he would play in the oufield. They just wanted his bat and figured the rest would just work itself out.
Piniella seemed genuinely surprised (and pleased) at the start of ST when Soriano said he'd be willing to play CF. Until then, it was presumed he would only be willing to play a corner OF spot (presumably RF), and then either Jacque Jones (if he didn't get traded before Opening Day) or Felix Pie would necessarily (by default) have to play CF.
I think Jacque Jones is best as a corner OF, but he CAN play CF. Soriano has tried to play CF, but he just doesn't have the personality and savvy needed for that position. The best centerfielders play the position like a free safety in football. It's "Me first, get out of my way, it's MY ball." You have to be assertive and aggressive, but you also have to know when to hold back and play it safe. Soriano doesn't do any of that.
Soriano is deferential to the other outfielders and tries to stay out of their way, he plays line drives and ground balls that are hit in front of him like a shortstop, diving for line drives or trying to make fancy one hop picks without remembering that he doesn't have anybody playing behind him, and he has diffilculty catching fly balls that are hit to the base of the wall. He also has problems making throws to home plate without hitting the pitcher's mound.
I can live with Soriano as a LF, because he would do the least damage there. Even if he doesn't catch the ball, it's probably only going to cost the Cubs two bases, But if he's in CF or RF and misplays a line drive or fly ball or allows a ball to get past him, that's three bases, maybe even four.
Here's the riddle:
1. Soriano should really play LF, but he's willing to play CF or RF.
2. Murton is a passable LF, but it's very doubtful that he can play RF (and he knows it, so he doesn't want to).
3. Because of his achilles problem, Floyd can't easily start or stop, so he can't play anywhere in the OF. He is a DH playing in the wrong league
4. Jones can play either LF, CF or RF. His arm strength has been OK this Spring (so far). Also, he is one of Lou Piniella's favorite players.
5. Pie is the Cubs CF of the future and he might be able to play CF for the Cubs right now (or then again, maybe not quite yet)
6. DeRosa can play RF, but he wants to play 2B.
7. Theriot's best position is (by far) 2B. He also plays a spirited (but artless) outfield.
8. Daryle Ward can barely move, so he can't play OF either.
For me, I would start by moving Soriano back to LF and just leave him there. Absolutely. No question. That's bottom line. He led all of MLB in OF assists playing LF last year, so at least he wiped 22 runners off the bases, even if he also gave up extra bases with his 11 errors and who knows how many misplays.
Then what?
The best solution would be for the National League to implement the DH rule. The Cubs would be the #1 beneficiary of that rule change. Murton would be the DH.
If I had to come up with something in the meantime, I would have to say either:
1. Soriano-Jones-DeRosa LF-CF-RF (with Theriot at 2B)
2. Soriano-Jones-Murton LF-CF-RF
3. Soriano-Pie-Jones LF-CF-RF
Pick yer poison, matie.
Silent Towel is suddenly
Silent Towel is suddenly "silent" after he gets caught in a bullshit moment.
I guess he will use the standard tactic of laying low until another thread appears and then pretend this little brain fart never happened.
I just love this moment....
Rob (aka professor), you might want to examine the career pattern of Lilly and Marquis.
Gee, it looks like ST needs to do the examining not Rob.
I do like how he pimps out Wade Miller for his great ground ball stuff when Marquis is as good and has been better at it than Miller has in his career.
This is some world class BS Silent Towel is slinging.
if anyone still
if anyone still cares...
Marquis has a career 1.48 G/F ratio and that's on OUTS only
if you use THT stats, they have GB% on all balls in play. Marquis was 2nd in the NL in 2004, 8th in 2005, dropped to the 20's last year. Z's been around the 8-12 range those 3 years.
Wade Miller was the third pitcher I was referring to, but he did have groundball tendencies in his heyday with the Astros. I looked at his THT page first which has the last 3 years and 2 of those years he was more of a flyball pitcher but those would be his 2 most injured years (2004, 2006)...so you gotta give him a mulligan.
ROB G: The way he pitches
ROB G: The way he pitches now, Wade Miller is not a GB pitcher anymore. He throws sophisticated slop, and you never know what you're going to get... sometimes ground balls, sometimes fly balls. But always a surprise.
Lilly or Hill are both FB pitchers, although Lilly got a lot of ground balls in his last start (and threw six shutout innings).
When he's at his best, Zambrano is a GB pitcher.
Marquis had his sinker going out here in ST, although sometimes he overthrows (like he did in STL the last half of lsat season) and then his pitches stay up and he gets creamed. Piniella has supposedly talked to him about that. But Marquis is a GB pitcher.
AZ PHIL, you had a great
AZ PHIL, you had a great spring training and the big club is making a mistake if they don't take you with them to Chicago.
Anyone remember that trade
Anyone remember that trade Hendry Made back in, what, December 2005? I thought it was made out of desperation. The trade where many of you--you know who you are-- agreed with fellow boneheads like that MLB Trade Rumors site when they analyzed it and concluded, "To sum it up, the Cubs didn't really give up any can't miss prospects in this trade."
Well the last of the trio of pitchers Hendry dealt to Florida for a one-year rental of Pierre, just was named to the opening day roster.
Yep, Nolasco and Mitre are in the rotation and Renyel Pinto is in the bullpen.
Arizona Phil, tell us
Arizona Phil, tell us something about Colvin now that spring training is over and what we can expect from him in the future, sounds like he'll be playing in Daytona?
Thanks for all the write
Thanks for all the write ups, AZ Phil. Excellent job all spring.
Vince, No worries. The
No worries. The only thing sadder than the comment itself, is that someone made it anomously. That's world class pathetic.
"Aramis Ramirez followed
"Aramis Ramirez followed later in the inning with a two-out PH RBI double to left-center."
On my MLB.TV it was a bloop down the right field line that bounced into fould territory... I know who was in the beer line when A-Ram was batting!
The Texas Rangers cut Rick
The Texas Rangers cut Rick Bauer, who had a solid season in middle relief for them last year and can get left-handed hitters out.
If no one offers him a major-league contract, he may be good inventory for Iowa.
It seems like everyday
It seems like everyday Cedeno is putting up multihit games. I know it's just spring training, but has he possibly turned a corner?
I'm not sure it was
I'm not sure it was anonymous, I think it's just 2 people called Vince. The "regular" Vince doesn't post that often so the "new" Vince may not be aware there's another one going by that name.l
Rob is very busy now. He's
Rob is very busy now. He's examining the career pattern of Lilly AND Marquis.
(I have this vision of Rob smoking a pipe in his wood paneled study with piles of spreadsheets on the desk, sorting these important things out...)
Apple to offer Major League
Apple to offer Major League Baseball video highlights on the iTunes store
Co announced that MLB video on iTunes will include a daily 25 minute "MLB.com Daily Rewind" highlight show and two weekly "Games of the Week," featuring full versions of the best games from the National and American Leagues.
Does it say how much it will
Does it say how much it will cost?
ST is obviously a Cardinals
ST is obviously a Cardinals fan, or an Astros fan. Too bad we cant troll rate on CubReporter.
I think The Riot might just outplay DeRosa for the 2B spot if given the chance this April. DeRosa has been throwing balls away lately. Do that too many times in April and Lou Pa will have him riding pine. And The Riot can hit pretty well.
Plus, he is The Riot.
"Well the last of the trio
"Well the last of the trio of pitchers Hendry dealt to Florida for a one-year rental of Pierre, just was named to the opening day roster."
Well, you just can't let this go, can you?
Let's see how they do in the Real season.
I will admit I'm wrong if these guys pitch to an above .500 record by years' end.
Then again, you were advocating for Wood to be your closer for months, right?
Cub Employee of the Month
Cub Employee of the Month (September 2003)
speaks about demotion-
If he were like a real employee he probably would have been dismissed for not showing up for work for the last two years and counting.
In reference to left field
In reference to left field and Manny Ramirez. Actually, Manny was primarily the DH in Boston prior to Grady Little. It was Grady's suggestion that Manny play regularly in left. That was also the year they got Damon in center. And, imo, you definitely need a "rangy" center fielder in Boston regardless of who is playing in left due to the cavernous center field and the quirks of the park in general.
...Customers will be able to
...Customers will be able to download individual episodes of "MLB.com Daily Rewind" and each "Game of the Week" for $1.99, or purchase a Multi-Pass for a month of Daily Rewind shows for $7.99 or a Season Pass for every "Game of the Week" at just $19.99.
here is the full Apple press release
That has to be VERY
That has to be VERY difficult for Prior to swallow. Kudos to him for handling it professionally and being a man about it.
That said, I think that the Cubs are making the correct decision. But, man, that has to be tough on Prior.
"That has to be VERY
"That has to be VERY difficult for Prior to swallow. Kudos to him for handling it professionally and being a man about it."
uhh, you're kidding, right? This "hey, I just work here" attitude is the sullen response of the McDonalds wage-slave, not a highly paid professional, IMHO.
Here's hoping there is a dose of the old-school harsh reality check which is going to serve to light a fire in this case. From attitude, behavior and public comments, I think Wood was rising to challenge of the occasion more than Prior appears to be. But hey, I just read the papers, what do I know.
Fonzie will be fine in CF.
Fonzie will be fine in CF. He is a very good athlete and seems to be willing to work to improve. With his speed, he can adapt well to CF. The one park that does worry me is Houston. With the hill, pole and the sharp angle from the left field wall to center, it could get ugly. I don't think that he will win any gold gloves, but by the ASG he could be at least an average CF and we can live with that as long as he hits like he did last year.
"is the sullen response of
"is the sullen response of the McDonalds wage-slave, not a highly paid professional, IMHO. "
And one that asked for a raise in the off season also.
If the first thing that
If the first thing that comes to your mind when you wake up in the morning is, "I wonder what JASON DUBOIS IS UP TO THESE DAYS?", he's the subject of this feature article
Go Tides!
comment 14- Silent Towel —
comment 14-
Silent Towel — March 29, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
Arizona Phil is the best.
compare with
comment 49
cubswinthepennant — March 29, 2007 @ 11:01 pm
AZ PHIL, you had a great spring training and the big club is making a mistake if they don't take you with them to Chicago.
surely this agreement is one of the 7 signs of the apocalypse?
any possibility the cubs can leave jones with seattle and kidnap ichiro? and promote pie? soriano could take his lawn chair to left field, and let
pie and ichiro handle everything.
JASON DUBOIS article in case
JASON DUBOIS article in case link above doesn't work
Fonzie will be fine in CF.
Fonzie will be fine in CF. He is a very good athlete, etc.
Center is one of the key defensive positions, along with shortstop and catcher and maybe third.
Look at how the Cardinals think these positions should be staffed defensively, versus the Cubs. (Eckstein may not be slick, but the other three certainly are.)
Of course, we're going all out to win THIS YEAR, whereas they tend to think on a more long-term basis.
Ok..I'm poking the bear
Ok..I'm poking the bear here, but:
Jones is average, AT BEST in the outfield. He takes bad routes, and thankfully, he has decent speed to make up for this.
He made 7 errors in RF last year. This is not that great folks.
Murton did have 3 errors, but his range factor was above average. Murton is less graceful than Jones, but Jones is not some defensive wizard out there either.
Silent Towel, Your
Silent Towel,
Your assesment of our outfield related to our pitching staff is unfortunately true - we have fly ball pitchers, yet, our outfield defense, both catching and throwing is not good -----at least for the time being.
This could all change with a promotion of pie...however, you truly can't depend on this happening.
if pie gets promoted, this solves the cf problem, but lets face it, Soriano should be in left, where he woudl be adequate at best. Soriano in right field would also be weak, at best.
If i were Hendry, i would not hesitate to throw Smarjdzza /Guzman / eyre combination over to the devil rays for the likes of Carl Crawford.....or Rocco Baldelli.
This would put the cubs in a great position with a stellar defensive outfield. Pie, Crawford/Rocco, Soriano.
I think that is a steep price, but one that addresses all future concerns in the outfield. also, if we lock up Zam, our pitching should be pretty set for the next few years.
This buds for you..
they are not good defenders.
One of the things I have
One of the things I have always found interesting about Zambrano is the degree that some of his games vary between groundballs and strikeouts. It seems that sometimes he falls in love with his four seamer and tries to strike everyone out, and other times he throws a lot of sinkers and gets a massive amount of groundballs (like this game
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId...). I won't post more links because of the blocker, but you can check out some of his games from 2004 and 2005 to see what I'm talking about. I don't think the variance was as pronounced last season. Over time, he has been one of the hardest pitchers to hit home runs off.
"If i were Hendry, i would
"If i were Hendry, i would not hesitate to throw Smarjdzza /Guzman / eyre combination over to the devil rays for the likes of Carl Crawford…..or Rocco Baldelli."
Well I for one am glad you are NOT Hendry. Here's to Old Style!
2/4 of our starting staff
2/4 of our starting staff are big-time groundball pitchers
Wade Miller is sort of one too...
so where's this shit coming from again?
as for relievers...
Dempster - GB
Cotts - slightly more GB's
Eyre - All over the place, let's say neutral
Howry - FB
Wuertz - overall neutral, lot of GB's last year though
Ohman - all over the place too, say neutral
Guzman - not much to go on, but I'd say FB
It seems amazing to me that
It seems amazing to me that the Cubs signed Soriano for a zillion dollars and then signed a crappy second basemen [De Rosa] for far too much money AND THEN suddenly realized they had too many outfielders.
Why didn't they just send Soriano back to 2b? Yeah, yeah, he's a butcher there, too, but for pete's sake they could have brought up Pie for his defense in CF alone and let him learn to hit up here, taken the money they wasted on DeRosa [and Ward...and Cliff Floyd] and spent it on, you know, actual pitching and stuff.
Oh well, give 'em another 100 years--perhaps they will figure it out.
# 74 Careful there
# 74
Careful there CFBM---the bullies will swarm on you for agreeing with Silent.
Who REALLY knows if the rotation is made up of fly ball vs ground ball pitchers???? Rob G's stats, while accurate, don't take in to account that Dusty Baker called MOST of the pitches while he was manager. Yet, the stats are pinned on the pitchers.
Silent's observation is likewise off base for the same reason.
MOST Major league pitchers are accurate enough MOST of the time to throw in a strike zone broken down in to quartiles (fourths). They can hit any quartile they want with any pitch they want to throw.
Fly ball pitcher......ground ball pitcher......MOST of the time the CAUSE of either is what is called for as a pitch...and MOST of the time it's the manager calling it.
This year...results could be WAY different than the past. Statistics blow.
slamdog — March 29, 2007 @
slamdog — March 29, 2007 @ 11:42 pm
Arizona Phil, tell us something about Colvin now that spring training is over and what we can expect from him in the future, sounds like he'll be playing in Daytona?
SLAMDOG: Yes, Tyler Colvin will be the CF at Daytona in 2007 (Jesus Valdez will play LF, and Yusuf Carter will play RF).
When he was drafted, the rap on Colvin was that he had a below-average arm and was strictly a left-fielder, but that's not true. He has the arm to play all three OF positions, and he is at least an average defender, if not slightly above-average, no matter where he plays. His best position appears to be CF.
Colvin has a nice line-drive stroke with occasional power that should become more frequent as he gets older. He also has plus-speed. His main problem at Boise in 2006 was that he was very streaky as a hitter, with extended hot streaks alternating with prolonged slumps.
Colvin is only 21, but he could move quickly through the pipeline if he can develop more consistency as a hitter. I would think the estimated projection for Colvin would be AA in 2008 and AAA in 2009, and then an opportunity to compete for an MLB gig in 2010.
Why is no one talking about
Why is no one talking about the possibility of Theriot replacing Derosa as the starting 2B??? Piniella seems to like him a lot. He is perfect in the #2 spot behind Soriano, brings solid on-base skills + speed + good defense, plus Derosa has always been more of a super-sub type, playing 2B, 3B and the outfield, providing a bit more right-handed power off the bench for the late innings. Seems like a no-brainer, and yet no one speaks of this. Does Derosa's contract prohibit Piniella from benching him?
I guess if you're an
I guess if you're an organizaion that promotes Harvey after his year in Daytona, you may just as well promote Yusuf Carter to replace him.
I think that may be one of the Cubs organization's problems with developing position players. You don't actually have to be good to get promoted, you just have to be relatively healthy.
I would rather have a career minor leaguer start in right field this year for TN, than have Harvey who is going get destroyed. Same obviously for Carter.
That post made no sense. Why would a manager ever call 'fly ball'? Even one as stupid as Dusty? And if major league pitchers could hit the strike zone with conistency, they wouldn't walk 4 batters per 9 innings, now would they?
I've been watching Colvin play a bit, and I think he is a great left fielder. We should release Floyd, and promote Colvin to start in left. Murton can be pinch hitter and get occasional starts against really tough lefties.
Baker called the pitches for
Baker called the pitches for Lilly and Marquis? Wade Miller in Houston too, right? Impressive....
Lilly looks to have been working on his 2-seamer this spring, hope that brings down his flyball numbers. Hill's going to give up some dingers no doubt, if keeps the BB's down though, you can live with the solo shots.
"Why didn't they just send
"Why didn't they just send Soriano back to 2b?"
5x as many total chances at 2nd base than there is in CF.
The poison would be stronger in this scenario. See AZ PHIL above. Personally, solidity up the middle, at LEAST in the IF, will be more adventagious when comparing the CF or 2b for Sori discussion.
"Why is no one talking about
"Why is no one talking about the possibility of Theriot replacing Derosa as the starting 2B???"
Because Derosa was signed to play 2nd, not to be a super sub. He also got flu in ST which affected his AB's. Patterson may push him to that utility roll next year, but Theriot just doesn't have the upside to do it.
theriot getting a lot of
theriot getting a lot of spring ABs points to him as a super-sub. he's getting his heavy work in now so he's warm off the bench and ready to go. pinella loves his supersubs...mark mclemore was one of his favorites recently in seattle (also guys like desi relaford, luis sojo, etc)
derosa missed a chunk of time to illness and hasnt really looked bad at all for it...especially in the field where he's held up solid at 2nd and put on a few clinics playing 3rd with his range and especially his arm.
Now that I think about it,
Now that I think about it, having Jones in right, it will be nice to have that third basemen's arm playing 2nd.
Not that I don't have total
Not that I don't have total confidence in our starting pitching to bring four or five consecutive championships to the North Side, but should they prove to be something less than the Baltimore teams of the early 70s, who are some of the top trade-deadline candidates based on pending free agency or arbitration?
new post up....prediction
new post up....prediction contest
wait a second. why is it so
wait a second. why is it so important to have Izturis (the best defensive shortstop ever) in there if the Cub pitchers will be giving up so many fly balls?
"2/4 of our starting staff
"2/4 of our starting staff are big-time groundball pitchers"
Rob, you should have said 1/2. You see, this is the Cub Reporter and it's probably better to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
Just a joke here folks, just a joke.
or in the vein of following
or in the vein of following dusty's every move/word and "analyzing it to death" we could say its a 200/400th's.
and if dusty would quit making the other 200/400th pitch flyball pitches we wouldnt be having this conversation.
WPZ, From Cot's baseball
From Cot's baseball contracts the 2007 FA starting pitchers:
Starting Pitchers
Kris Benson * BAL
Mark Buerhle CWS
Paul Byrd * CLE
Shawn Chacon PIT
Matt Clement BOS
Bartolo Colon LAA
Scott Elarton KC
Josh Fogg COL
Casey Fossum * TB
Freddy Garcia CWS
Geremi Gonzalez TOR
Livan Hernandez ARZ
Jason Jennings COL
Randy Johnson NYY
Brian Lawrence WAS
Jon Lieber PHI
Kyle Lohse CIN
Wade Miller CHC
Eric Milton CIN
Odalis Perez * KC
Joel Pineiro SEA
Kenny Rogers DET
Curt Schilling BOS
Carlos Silva MIN
John Smoltz * ATL
Brett Tomko * LAD
Kip Wells STL
Jake Westbrook CLE
Randy Wolf * LAD
Jaret Wright BAL
Carlos Zambrano CHC
Victor Zambrano NYM
Not a lot of difference makers in there, especially when you consider most of those teams should still be sniffing contention by end of July.
yeah, that was a joke,
yeah, that was a joke, too.
god knows i dont want pinella to get the "dusty treatment" no matter how good or bad he is...though it is weird seeing, especially on some other unnamed blogs, how much credit pinella is getting for things he doesnt really have much of an impact in.
i am happy to see the #2 slot returned to a guy who's main attributes arent #1 contact and #2 speed before the ability to work a count and get on base more consistantly. on a non-baseball front, im happy to hear more about players and a lot less about managers.
Big Unit signed an extension
Big Unit signed an extension I believe, fwiw.
You're right, though I can't
You're right, though I can't quite figure out why.
He also has a Gold Glove $50k bonus built into his contract, may as well have put a silver slugger in their too.
Thanks Neal. No wonder
Thanks Neal. No wonder Zambrano knows he can get paid in free agency.
Maybe if everything comes up roses for the Angels' rotation they'll want to deal Colon for a bat. Pretty sure the Stros would lock up Jennings, they traded a lot to have him. Good players don't become free agents anymore ... unless they're Cubs, then they become free agents and re-sign with the club.
Just saw Brian Lawrence ...
Just saw Brian Lawrence ... if he's healthy ... we all know the Nats will be buried by then ... that's a guy to keep your eye on.
I thought Lawrence was on
I thought Lawrence was on the Rockies...no?
Oops... you're right, Rob...
Oops... you're right, Rob... that list is a tad outdated.
Is this old news? L.A.
Is this old news?
L.A. billionaires up bid for Tribune Co.
You know, I have read them
You know, I have read them three times and I just don't get it. What's wrong with Prior's comments about being sent to Iowa?
I don't agree with it. My opinion doesn't count. I am going to do the best I can there.
What was he supposed to say?
#83 & #84 Splitting hairs
#83 & #84
Splitting hairs on me kids. You got the point, and if you didn't here are the Cliffs Notes.
Pinning those fly ball/ground ball percentages on the pitcher is absolute lunacy since the manager calls the pitch MOST OF THE TIME.
If you want to come up with a meanginful statistic to more accurately predict the Cubs pitching results (fly balls vs ground balls)----then give me a statistic on the type of game Piniella calls from a pitch standpoint.....high, low, inside, outside, slider, change, etc, etc.
About now...ROB G will say:
"Whatever...boring...new thread"
Statistics blow unless you think about HOW they're created. Cause and effect.
Home Run! Cause = Fly
Home Run! Cause = Fly ball
GIDP Cause = Ground ball
Something like that?
I agree with you, The Real
I agree with you, The Real Neal, I think he handled it about as good as could be. He could have skipped a couple days and just shown up at Fitch Park not to be heard from.
If he doesn't show some kind of disappointment then people would complain that he lacks passion.
He could have even said, I thought I was supposed to get 1 more start but he already named a fifth starter, which would have had some truth to it, but made him look like a jerk.
I think that's new RN, Trib
I think that's new RN, Trib was ready to accept Zell's bid, looks like it's not over.
I had no problems with Prior's comments, he seemed unthrilled with the idea but wasn't about to cause a major ruckus over it.
I think GB/FG tendencies have everything to do with the pitcher and just about as much to do with the manager as game-calling has to do with the catcher, which isn't much.
It has more to due with what type of pitches you throw, 2-seamer, sinker, splitter versus where you throw it.
I've been watching Colvin
I've been watching Colvin play a bit, and I think he is a great left fielder. We should release Floyd, and promote Colvin to start in left. Murton can be pinch hitter and get occasional starts against really tough lefties.
I like the Idea above about promoting Colvin and letting murton be a 4th outfielder. Lf is an underrated defensive position. We need a solid defender in Lf so we can keep out ERA low. I dont know of any Lf'ers on good teams that are butchers in the field. Colvin was a first round pick so I know he must be good. I think we need to up Pawelek in our rotation. And Brownlie as well. Where is Matt Clanton? He can be our closer.
sarcasm on sarcasm...Woo
sarcasm on sarcasm...Woo Friday...
"Pinning those fly
"Pinning those fly ball/ground ball percentages on the pitcher is absolute lunacy since the manager calls the pitch MOST OF THE TIME."
Thanks, AZ. That's one of
Thanks, AZ.
That's one of the most dispiriting posts i've seen in a long time. Unfortunately, I can't find anything to argue with you about.
I doubt Dusty Baker was
I doubt Dusty Baker was awake enough of the time last year to call pitches.
The Real Neal — March 30,
The Real Neal — March 30, 2007 @ 10:51 am
I guess if you're an organizaion that promotes Harvey after his year in Daytona, you may just as well promote Yusuf Carter to replace him.
I think that may be one of the Cubs organization's problems with developing position players. You don't actually have to be good to get promoted, you just have to be relatively healthy.
I would rather have a career minor leaguer start in right field this year for TN, than have Harvey who is going get destroyed. Same obviously for Carter.
REAL NEAL: Oneri Fleita apparently not only reads your comments, he acts upon them!
No sooner do you question the wisdom of promoting Yusuf Carter from Peoria to Daytona, than the Cubs demote Carter back to Peoria.
This was part of a trickle-down effect caused by Felix Pie and Angel Pagan getting optioned to Iowa, Jorge Cortes (MiLFA ex-HOU) was moved from AAA down to AA, Matt Ciamarella was sent from AA down to Daytona, and Carter was sent from Daytona to Peoria.
Other demotions from the last day or two are INF Gary Cates from AAA to AA, INF Robinson Chirinos from AA to Daytona, and INF Jonathan Mota from Daytona to Peoria. Although these moves would appear to relate to Tomas Perez being sent to the minor league camp, I have not seen T. Perez in minor league camp as of yet. He may have asked for his release. Albenis Machado is the utility infielder for Iowa (as of right now, anyway).
With the arrival of Koyie Hill at AAA,catcher Tony Richie has been demoted from AAA to AA, C-1B Alan Rick has been demoted from AA to Daytona, catcher Blake Lalli has been demoted from Daytona to Peoria, and Steve Clevenger (who is being converted from 2B to catcher) has been sent to the EXST group (Boise/Mesa cadre) from Peoria.
Position players For Whom the Bell Tolls:
C Matt Ciarrachi (definitely has been released)
OF Jeff Culpepper (I haven't seen him, so he's either injured, retired, or got released)
C Peter Farina (unknown)
OF Davy Gregg (retired)
1B Jason Hart (definitely got released)
OF Ryan Harvey (probably injured, I haven't seen him all ST)
INF Bobby Hill (released - flunked physical)
!B Jesse Hoorelbeke (probably retired or was released)
INF Ryan Lilly (don't know)
OF Victor Liriano (haven't seen him all ST)
C Mike Mahoney (appears to have retired, because he's serving as a coach with Iowa)
INF Ryne Malone (I've seen him with the EXST guys, so he's apparently rehabbling from an off-season injury or surgery)
INF Matt Matulia (haven't seen him lately)
OF Tony Miller (definitely released)
3B Corey Myers (same as Hoorelbeke)
OF Nathan Price (has definitely been released)
INF Derek Wathan (definitely released)
OF Jeremy Williams (unknown, probably released or retired)
AA CF Sam Fuld is injured again, but I don't know what happened this time or how bad.
I saw AA OF Chris Amador get hit on the forearm by a pitch and leave a game, so he could be on the DL, or if he wasn't hurt bad, then he either got released or retired.
AAA 3B-1B-OF Mike Kinkade is definitely on the DL with a broken hand.
Iowa INF Mike Fontenot seems to have disappeared. I still think he will be traded before Opening Day (minor league deal), or maybe it already happened. Or maybe he'll reappear.
The pitching situations at the various levels are even more complicated, so I'm not even going to TRY to sort those out right now.
I did see Peoria RHP Billy Muldowney throw six shutout innings against Cedar Rapids (LAA) today, though. And Daytona RHP Mitch Atkins threw four shutout innings versus Rancho Cucamonga (also LAA).
They both pitched well, but the main difference between Muldowney and Atkins was that Muldowney had much better command and was more economical with his pitches. Muldowney was drafted just last June (8th round) out of the University of Pittsburgh, and he is a polished pitcher who really seems to have an idea out there on the mound. He should move quickly through the system.
The Cubs also had hard-throwing RHP Rocky Roquet (who should be starting the season in the Peoria bullpen) throwing in relief for Tennessee in the AA game at the Angels Diablo Complex today. He got hit pretty hard.
AZ PHIL: One more, if you
AZ PHIL: One more, if you please:
Have you seen, or heard from Jose Ceda in the last several months?
He's the player we received in the Todd Walker trade...
Thanks again for the great work!
The E-Man — March 30, 2007
The E-Man — March 30, 2007 @ 5:03 pm
AZ PHIL: One more, if you please:
Have you seen, or heard from Jose Ceda in the last several months?
He's the player we received in the Todd Walker trade…
Thanks again for the great work!
E-MAN: Yes and no.
I saw Jose Ceda working out with the Peoria group a while back, and I presume he is OK and is still with Peoria. But I haven't seen him pitch in a game. That doesn't mean much, though, because they've only been playing minor league ST games for two weeks, and I have only been able to see minor league ST games when they didn't conflict with Cubs ST games I attended, and even when I was able to make it to Fitch, there was only a 50/50 chance I'd get to see Peoria, because Iowa and Tennessee are on the road when Daytona and Peoria play at Fitch, and vice versa. For instance, I've now seen Jose Pina start a game for Peoria three times!
One other thing of interest, and that is getting to observe and compare Jody Davis (Daytona manager) and Ryne Sandberg (Peoria manager) VERY up close and personal. As you know, they were teammates for several years with the Cubs in the 1980's, and now they manage on adjacent fields every day (until they leave Mesa).
One is laid back and aloof, always sits on a chair in front of the bench next to his hitting coach and pitching coach, and rarely says anything to his players.
The other is a lot more animated, will sometimes pace back and forth when his team is in the field, and will stop a player in his tracks and talk to him right away as he comes off the field if the player made a mistake.
Which one do you think is which?
That's a pretty good ancdote
That's a pretty good ancdote AZ Phil. My only problem with that of the, one I don't actually trust one of them to know when a player made a mistake.
The logjam effect is good, in my mind, even if not intentional. Just like for you and me in our jobs, the players should have goals defined if they want promotion and the only goal shouldn't be attendance.
seeing as you have to be
seeing as you have to be manager and 3rd base coach on the level they're on...guess that'd be sandberg.
good for him...only took him 2 wives and 20-30 years to come out of his shell. =p
well, they dont have
well, they dont have to...its just "industry practice"
AZ Phil, Your reports from
AZ Phil,
Your reports from AZ are the bomb......great work. On your assessment of Soriano, I couldn't agree with you more that the sooner he's moved to LF the better. I vote option 3 (Soriano - Pie - Jones) but wouldn't care if Murton went to RF and Jones got traded or better yet they were platooned.
Question: Will you detailing the rosters for Iowa, Tennesse, Daytona, Peoria, and EXST soon?
Recent comments
Hate to give the Mets credit, but they did everything right tonight in what had to be a very tough game for them to play. As Hollandsworth said on the Cubs post-game -- if you watched the game, you saw Mets players consoling Marlins players who were in tears during the game. Between that and the way Molina handled the Ross farewell -- maybe the Mets and Cardinal players aren't pure evil. Just the fans.
New York Mets @Mets
Dee Gordon lead-off home run. #AintEvenMad #BiggerThanBaseball 1-0 Miami.
7:25 PM - 26 Sep 2016
Amazing effort by Gordon -- truly remarkable.
Cubs get 100, KB gets 100, Hendricks gets below 2.00, Cards get absolutely destroyed by the Reds -- all good, other than some Rondon concern. Hopefully, he can get a few outings in this week and find his groove. Also, I guess Soler is still struggling with his right side. Hmmmm. Too bad Joe didn't let Addy bat with the bases loaded in the 7th -- great RBI opportunity.
I assume all the relievers are on a set schedule this week, but it seems strange Chapman pitched back-to-back.
Barry Rozner article interviewing Greg Maddux (with comments on Kyle Hendricks).
"I like watching him pitch," Maddux said of Hendricks. "I like guys that rely on movement and location. I can relate to him. That's what I had to do. "I'd rather watch him pitch than some lefty throwing 95 mph."
cubs win #100. neat.
Chapman in to stop the bleeding.
they're falling apart late in WAS...damn.
Wilson Ramos may be hurt badly. Carried off the field. Looks like the knee.
Hendricks 6 shutout innings, ends night with an ERA of 1.99
in case it hasn't been mentioned yet, Twins are hiring Indians 32-year old Derick Falvey from the Cleveland Native Americans organization.
Suppose McLeod could still be asked by another organization but likely staying put.
Well put, both your remark, and Crunch's.
I saw the Gordon HR. It was like a funeral where the mourners were made to play baseball. So sad...
i wanted to watch more of it, but it started to feel like i was going beyond witnessing a human experience that isn't often seen into an uncomfortable voyeurism. these guys are in pain.
wow I am glad I missed the start of the MIA game. I would have been sobbing.


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Steve Ballmer gets worst CEO dishonor, Microsoft facing RIM's fate
0. phoneArena 15 May 2012, 10:39 posted on
Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer is the most outspoken tech company CEO we can think of, he's probably the weirdest presenter, and might top the list in other personal traits…
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1. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
Its true that Ballmer is a terrible CEO, Microsoft's tactic since him is to spend, spend, spend until it makes a profit. No real strategy other than bullying itself into a market. Eventually they will run out of capital to do this though, so then they will need a REAL businessman.
10. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
indeed, people like argue with me about that but windows current mobile percent is due all the burnt money they have thrown, and yet is till super low. they LOST lots of time, they should have worked on developing WP faster than what they did. they cant compete with the evolution of both android and iOS, with their update schedule.
I even invented a new meaning "A Ballmer: Wen someones tries to enforce success and fails"
52. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
I have been saying this for the past few years...MS waited too long to try to answer the iPhone. They waited too long to go to capacitive screens. After playing with an iPhone in 2008....I was gonna get one JUST for the capacitive screen. That and I thought Verizon service was getting bad. Turned out it was my phone..lol
Android was also an unexpected obstacle they didnt plan on.
67. PhoneLuver (Posts: 481; Member since: 05 Jul 2010)
You're 100% correct! The iPhone coup can totally be blamed on the capacitive touch screen! Before 2008 almost everybody who was somebody at my company used Windows Mobile, Now I doubt you'd find ONE using Windows Phone!
28. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
MS is like America: The Company! (Even though America ran out of capital years ago...)
33. torr310 (Posts: 839; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
He is as good as Nokia's Stephon Elop.
34. steelicon (Posts: 317; Member since: 02 Apr 2011)
You can say the same for Stephen Elop, current Nokia CEO. They spend way too much but gain so little. At least Steve Ballmer did not kill his own products.
IMO, both Stephen Elop and Steve Ballmer should go.
51. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Well, Steve B. did kill Windows Mobile, but immediately followed it up with Windows Phone. On a similar note, Steve E. killed Symbian, and immediately followed it up with... wait for it... Windows Phone!
71. AndroidShiz (Posts: 154; Member since: 08 Nov 2011)
Elop is a blind loyalist. "I see the cliff set before me, and I do have options and brakes, the best of what money can buy actually. But I'm best friends with Microsoft because some of us used to work there, and I'm showing my true friendship by going over. Sure, my buddy Microsoft will still be there, since they packed a parachute, but they will remember and honor us long after we've been smoked by Windows."
61. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
but unfortunately they will still have plenty of bucks from governments' bribes, manufacturers bribes and from private companies.
here are the facts how they earn money:
ps: this is not off topic, just to explain how Microsoft earn money
2. Bluesky02 (Posts: 1439; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
He maybe the worst CEO, however Windows 8 is going to be a great OS and the Xbox 360 is a great console.
4. windowsRocks (Posts: 152; Member since: 28 Oct 2011)
Even MS is not confident about it. How could you be??
7. MorePhonesThanNeeded (Posts: 645; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
Hmm, the Xbox was actually Bill Gates baby, Ballmer wasn't heading MS before the XBOX launched. Windows 8, is nothing but a simple revolution of Windows. Before MS gets too far down the tubes, he'll be removed trust me on that, just like Elop's days are numbered, so is this guys if he doesn't turn MS fortunes around and start making investors happy. Might be too late for MS in the mobile phone arena, but they might be able to do something in the tablet arena as Google hasn't put the high octane fuel in yet, but if they miss it MS will be in a very sorry state.
3. windowsRocks (Posts: 152; Member since: 28 Oct 2011)
Microsoft can survive only if Bill Gates joins the company again....LOL
12. jamrockjones (Posts: 345; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
Microsoft isn't going anywhere for a while. The only real competition is Apple and their products are way to expensive and don't offer enough variety. But I do agree with the article, this man is waaaaaay to much talk and toooooo much stupid action. It ticks me off when he bashes on Android. It seems like they just bash other OS's because there isn't enough to promote about there's. And I hate their mobile marketing right now, the whole "every other smartphone was simply a beta or test mobile" is a joke. Ya, that's right, Android is the beta and WP is the real deal, and that's why they hold less than 2% of the market.
37. steelicon (Posts: 317; Member since: 02 Apr 2011)
Agreed! And has no native Bluetooth transfers, no native HDMI, no native microSD, no native mass storage, and the list goes on and on.
Frankly speaking, the dull tool Symbian, not even considering the Belle FP1, is way more feature-packed in terms of hardware and I/O, yes, even the cluttered S60V3/V5 S^1/2/3!
Going with Windows Phone 7.5 is like undergoing the Dark Ages!
50. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
first off neither android nor ios had all that out the window so calm down things will come in time. its a nice os does everything i need it to do pretty well. i am just a student at the moment but it handles all my work great and i love the fact i can type a paper at last minute on my phone and email it before that midnite deadline.
5. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
microsoft is not getting rid of zune there just rebranding it. i dont like that idea either but thats a fact. and how is microsoft facing rims fate unless you mean in the mobile space i might be able to see that but that is a far cry. as a company there far from that with the xbox brand and pc os i dont see that. sometimes i wonder why phonearena rights about some of the stupides sh-t i mean come on the title makes it seem as though you have evidence that there done cant compete on any field WOW what a cluster Fu0k
6. appleDOESNT.com (banned) (Posts: 456; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
Totally agree... he took uncle Bill's empire and destroyed it. Except for xbox, no compelling products that can match Apple or Google. Win 8? maybe, I guess time will tell but it's been a rough 10plus years for sure
24. profperez1 (Posts: 69; Member since: 08 May 2012)
I think Gates was able to build a company on people buy boxes from MS for $500+. When that paradigm became outdated---he left. As for the MS business plan of the last 10 years----100% typical of a large American company. Don't change until you collapse. Here is my in text citation. (Mot, 2007) and (YAHOO, 2004?). The good news for MS. They have a "gagilion" dollars to make rapid change. Starting in Nov-----1M Windows phones will get activated each week. That number will double in 2013.
8. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
i do agree they do need a new CEO please bill come back lol
30. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
I wish he could come back aslo. but he's too busy giving and taking time to charity.
9. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
no wonder ppl want to punch him so bad
11. Iphone4 (unregistered)
i just dont like WP7 or 7.5
38. steelicon (Posts: 317; Member since: 02 Apr 2011)
It's like taking a watchamacallit? Zune? Then slapping a phone on it. That's it. WP7.5 = ZUNE PHONE.
44. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
It worked for the iphone. iphone = ipod + phone module
55. steelicon (Posts: 317; Member since: 02 Apr 2011)
Zune to iPod = Playing catch up.
WP7.5 to iPhone = Playing catch up.
Symbian to others = Reference to most OS.
13. akita256 (Posts: 80; Member since: 26 Jan 2012)
He and the CEO's of RIM and Nokia all need to go!! I've never seen any CEO's that were less responsive to the competition around them and unwilling to even acknowledge it.
39. axllebeer (Posts: 271; Member since: 05 Apr 2011)
The CEO's of RIM did go, and it was much needed. They are at least trying to turn things around. For them, might be too late to pull back lost customers, but finally with the new CEO, the pace of change is picking up for the better.
14. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
i dont agree with this assessment. Was Balmer a little late in reacting to the new evolution/revolution of mobile OS's? Absolutely.
Does he come across as a bit of a jackass? Absolutely.
Is he the worst CEO? Absolutely not.
He is no where near a Basille or any other of these bumbling moron CEOs that destroyed their companies and refused to see the light or get out of the way.
Balmer is head of one of the world's largest companies that has a multi armed approach much like samsung. They are NOT just a PC company. That is their bread n butter, yes, but it is not the only thing they do. BTW, how are they doing as a PC company? I'd say pretty well since they still dominate the market for PCs and Laptops. Office faces extreme competititon for the first time in its life and its still on top by wide margins. The xbox360 is a mega success unlike its predecessor which never made MS a dime. MS is still positive billions and billions in cashflow. Oh yea, and they have all that Sync stuff going on with Ford and other companies, getting MS to help control your daily drive.
Many of those markets their mobile competitors like Apple and Google dont even exist in, so to say that Balmer is the worst CEO of all time because of a flop on mobile products, is RIDICULOUS. Windows Mobile hasnt been a big player in what 5 or 6 years? It was having issues long before iOS and Android came out.. they just hurried up its death. It hasnt been a big part of MS's coffers in a long time, if ever.
To those that whine about how much MS is spending now on WP7, I say look back at the original xbox. Their gaming division was in the red the entire time because they were selling Xboxes at loss to keep them competitive and advertising the heck out of it. The OG xbox was awesome, but it lost handily to the PS2. They then debut the Xbox360 and now they went from over a 100million sales deficit to its competitor, to being the #1 non-Wii system in the world.
To draw a direct parallel. WP7 is costing them lots of money and they are selling it for less than they are making on it while advertising the heck out of it directly or indirectly through Nokia. When WP8 drops with features like desktop compatibility, the fact that its going to be on EVERY MS product from desktops,laptops, the next Xbox, tablets, and phones, its all but garunteed to be a massive success if it works well at all.
You guys need to quit being so darn short sited and having all these knee jerk reactions. Do a little history with the company your condemning and realize its all part of the game plan. WP7 is the well made loss leader that is the lead in for WP8 to be a sales success.
a few years ago we saw the domination of RIM and the extreme rise of iOS. Then we saw the fall of rim and the extreme rise of Android. In 2013 unless the i5 is a big big game changer, we will see the fall of iOS and the rise of WP8.
21. windowsRocks (Posts: 152; Member since: 28 Oct 2011)
This description should be posted as a new Article.
22. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
Had PA hired me, it would have been. :)
25. djg71087 (Posts: 70; Member since: 10 Oct 2010)
^^ I agree, some people cannot see outside the box (They have Tunnel vision).
31. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
couldnt agree more microsoft has more than just there mobile department
48. Penny (Posts: 1648; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
You make business sense, remix. I like that you have the ability to think long term, while most bloggers and analysts I see tend to react without putting the pieces together.
56. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
Oh, one thing I forgot to mention,
Once W8 tablets come out with full desktop compatibility, they will instantly have the largest selection of software of any mobile OS in the world. Its desktop compatible after all.
Major selling point.
Maybe it will finally get some of these WoW weirdos out into the sunlight since they can now play it outside? lol
57. Penny (Posts: 1648; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
True, but it is unfortunately going to be slightly more fragmented than that, at least initially. Anything that runs on WP8 will run on all variants of W8. Software that is designed specifically for x86 or x64 will not run on ARM processors, so you will see a significant selection of older and powerful software that will not work on many W8 tablets. I expect there to be significantly more ARM tablets than x86/x64 due to cost, so most consumers will probably experience less than 100% compatibility.
64. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
Thats very true, but at least the ARM based tablets will have the RT moniker on it to tell the difference.
Initially the cost will be high, no doubt. Having intel on board is bound to make it expensive.. much like apple, they love a healthy profit margin. Im hoping after a year or so the prices drop or AMD enters the game to drop prices faster.
53. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Well said.
Windows and Xbox....we cant define him just based on Win Mo/WP.
63. gtrxman (Posts: 122; Member since: 10 Sep 2011)
@remixfa Your reasoning is good, and there is still opportunity for MS. However, as the CEO, it's his job to position the company to take advantage of market developments. This guy has missed everything. In cell phones, rather than go after market share in a new and undeveloped market, he waited until Apple and Google took the vast majority. Now he has two very strong competitors from whom he has to win market share. Mobile has been the fastest adopted tech in history, and MS isn't there yet. The PC market is shrinking and MS is nowhere to be seen in cloud computing. Windows Vista? A complete joke. Tablets, MS canceled theirs. Mobile music? The mobile music market came and went, with smart phones eating the iPod, but MS completely missed it as well. The only real success during his tenure is the xBox. And earning patent revenue from Android.
This is not what a CEO is supposed to do. Compare him and his "vision" to Jobs and I think you'll reconsider your response.
65. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
Vista? long gone.. we be runnin windows 7 now guy.
cloud computing? MS has been here for quite a while, they are just now bringing it to the mobile space.
Tablets? they brought them out in 2002.. they were way early to the party.
mobile music? Millions of people use zune.. and besides, who cares?
your entire arguement is based on products up to 10 years old and a complete misunderstanding of my sentiment on the matter, or even what makes MS a successful company. It IS a very successful company under Balmer, regardless of how mobile is doing.
Balmer and Jobs are not the same. Jobs created his company, Balmer took over for Gates. Balmer is similar to Cook.
15. shadowcell (Posts: 300; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
I believe the biggest disappointment we all had to see from Microsoft is when they acquired Danger,Inc and proposed the new mobile OS, Kin. Those devices were so horrible they couldn't pass off as smartphones and Verizon eventually brought them back as feature phones only.
Not to mention the employees of Danger slowly left to work with Google.
16. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
@remix - what is going to be the engine that drives WP8 sales? iDevices were driven by the success of the iPod and a usability/coolness factor. Android grew as a result of the Android partners efforts. WP is stuck in the 2% market share territory, despite MS' best efforts. The dogs just don't seem to like the food that MS is selling. If they don't like it, they won't buy it. Ironically, this seems to be the only salvation for RIM, because what I have seen so far of BB10 is underwhelming.
18. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
your missing what MS is doing, and I briefly touched on it in my little blurb.
To start, you have to remember, that MS isnt nessisarily going after android and iOS adopters.. though any extra people is always welcome. They are going after FIRST TIME users. Remember, only half of the people in the US that use cell phones.. and way way way less in the rest of the world, have a smartphone... so there is a lot of growing room left for everyone.
The MS plan: Bombardment.
1) WP7 is a loss leader to raise awareness. High sales are great but not manditory. This isnt where MS puts all its money, so low sales dont mean much to MS.
2) ALL MS PRODUCTS are being changed to live tiles. ALL of them. Think how many MS products are out there. Xbox, PC, lap top, software, Ford Sync, ect ect ect.
U really have to go out of your way to avoid the metro UI by next year.
What does that mean?
3) user comfort levels with the UI go through the roof as everyone uses Metro day in and day out.
which means
4) NEW smartphone users are most likely going to what they are most comfortable with, which means they have a very high liklihood of adopting a WP8 phone. Especially since WP8 will be able to encompass everything from the very low end to an even higher high end than Android with those Intel chips.
5) As people pick up WP8 devices, and it gains media attention from the rise in sales, it will spur more sales by word of mouth, so on and so forth.. much like Apple did with iOS in the first few years.
6) Windows 8 will be the same on PCs as it is on most tablets. That means ultimate portability and compatibility with the gagets you use most. Starcraft on your PC? sure. starcraft on the go? Picking up the game where you left off on the PC/Xbox and finishing on your tablet? awesome. Thats a REAL feature of the WP8 OS.
7) build tablets that much like the Asus transformer, can attach to a real keyboard dock and become a full laptop when you want more from your device = the ultimate in compatibility with everyone's life.
WP7 is already knockin the door at 100k apps. At this rate they should be 150-200k apps by WP8 launch. Thats nothing to sneeze at. Especially as the increased attention brings serious app development to the place.
MS is paying for it now to reap the rewards later. spend money to make money. Its the exact strategy they used on the Xbox.. but on a much bigger scale.
Balmer is a very smart man. An ass for sure. And I agree with Sniggs.. I just wanna punch him.. but he is no moron CEO that deserves to be ousted. Gates didnt put his trust in him because he drew his name out of a hat. Gates trusts Balmer just like Jobs trusts Cook.
He messed up big time in the beginning of iOS and Android, and he is going to make up for it, and I honestly think its going W8 is going to be a massive success.
19. phantom1076 (Posts: 11; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
hey remix, the article is from Forbes, probably the worst magazine for thoughtful analysis. I read Fortune or Economist if I want some carefully, well thought out article
23. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
i can agree with ya there. The Motley Fool is pretty good as well.
32. Pdubb (Posts: 248; Member since: 08 Aug 2011)
Very well said. True insight of opposite side of the coin. the doom and gloom they are predicting for MS seems more wishful than actual analysis. I enjoyed your post.
35. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
thanks for the positives guys. :)
41. -RVM- (Posts: 331; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
I hope u're right. For the sake of Nokia! :)
17. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
I still get an uncontrollable urge to punch Ballmer in the face every time I see him.
The man not only shrugged off the iPhone, he shrugged off Android as well. He has zero vision. It's a miracle that Windows phone is no longer broken, let alone a serious contender for quality operating systems.
20. Henrik (Posts: 141; Member since: 18 Feb 2012)
Stop beating on Ballmer, it's not like he's taking all the decisions by himself. There's a whole board of directors and investors calling the shots, telling him what to do. Ballmer is just the man that execute the plans, and carries out the will of the owners. He's a CEO ffs, not Microsoft personified. He answers to the members of the board and Microsoft's investors.
I like a CEO with some personality, not some stiff suit stroking their ego and acting accordingly whenever the spotlight is on. Ballmer could perhaps use better advisors from time to time, but overall - I'm not complaining. Sure he's a goof, but I'd still rather take a coffee with this man than Steve Jobs (if he was alive). Ballmer is no stuck-up snob, he's just a little bit (too much?) himself.
And don't think for a second that you keyboard warriors know anything about what it takes to be a CEO of a company like Microsoft (or any other global multi-billion company). So just shut your pie holes on that one.
46. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Agreed. He and his team are keeping Windows - Microsoft's most well-known and widely-distributed product (except possible IE or Office, due to mac usage) freshened and blowing Chrome and OS X out of the water, and, as Remix said, the huge saturation efforts, while loss leaders, are going to pay off in the long run.
People are bored with ios, especially since it's not unique or special, hasn't had any huge developments, and apple is too willing to deny a problem and swap out its cheaply made phones for new ones to satisfy customers than fix the original problem on non-switched devices. Nokia is really a company to watch for the mobile spectrum, being its close collaboration with MIcrosoft and the fact that it's doing some crazy stuff to drive satisfaction ($100 credit and low pricing on their flagship!), and the fact that they're still updating its prior flagship OS with UI overhauls (something ios is sorely in need of) and amazing hardware and software capabilities (808 PureView, for instance)
26. pbui.818 (Posts: 78; Member since: 06 Feb 2012)
remix is making a fair argument but I think Microsoft&Ballmer are taking a huge gamble changing their desktop UI so that it is compatible with and familiar on a mobile device. They risk huge application compatibility issues and alienating the users.
The strategy may be such that after users eventually get a stable desktop OS they may not be so hesitant to try the OS on their mobile device. The idea also means Microsoft moves early to consolidate and unify their OS code base. They may not reap any rewards for years to come. By that time, it may be to late and it may be irrecoverable.
The trouble is that they may still not find success in either the new desktop OS nor the new mobile OS. What is their contingency plan then? Will they have themselves another Windows Vista? Will they have to revert Windows 8 back to the classic UI as their default? Will they simply accelerate the practical demise of the desktop?
Steve Ballmer is not likely the worst CEO and comparing Microsoft's fate to RIM's is a stretch.
Wait, why the h3ll am I defending Microsoft?
36. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
on windows 8 you can still click to go to desktop view so i dont see the problem
40. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
the OS layout itself is a bit of a gamble but I dont think its nearly as bad as people want to think.
MS was a pioneer in the tablet space.. but it failed. why? windows desktop was never meant to be finger friendly and it definitely was not low horsepower friendly. it was an idea a decade or more ahead of its time. the idea couldn't match the execution.
now mobile devices are on the cutting edge of being on the same power level as PCs with better battery life than laptops. so the power angle is taken care of. windows 8 not only makes it extremely finger friendly with metro UI but it still has the full power of the PC windows 8 hiding under those tiles. You can also revert back and forth between desktop and metro on the fly.
if you believe that tablets are going to over take laptops and maybe PCs as the product of choice, then you need to see that MS is not only leading the way with windows8 in pushing that expansion, they are really the only game in town that offers PC power and full functionality on the go for the foreseeable future.
if any of that statement is true, then not only is MS not going to fail, but they have a chance of quickly rising in rankings.
that's what idiot analysts like the one that originally wrote this short sited doom and gloom article can't see.
27. Bluesky02 (Posts: 1439; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
I agree with you, i just hope they believed what you said.
Many people still have this mentality of evil Microsoft. And that Microsoft copied from everyone. Where they get it wrong is that it doesn't copy, but rather learn.
E.g Microsoft themselves admitted they learn a lot from PS2 Generation which now reflect xbox success.
29. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Steve Ballmer is the BIGGEST OF ALL JACKASS
42. PigglyWiggly (Posts: 14; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
I like the idea of instead of getting a $100 bill for beating a Window's Phone why cant the winner just punch Steve in the face?
43. theBankRobber (Posts: 681; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
That's why you leave the tech industry to the geeks who built it. This guy is nothing but a hot head who runs at the mouth but can't deliver something close to what's out right now. Bet even if they fired him, he would still have piles of money to sit on until his death bed.
45. medicci37 (Posts: 1278; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
Would love 2 see that POS on undercover boss. He'd probably spend most of the hour eating. If he knew as much about business & tech, as he does about food. MS would be the sht.


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But not by this much.
The Vikings blew out Cypress 17-1 on Tuesday in the second round in Cypress.
"We were pretty surprised," said Valencia head coach Annie Kellogg. "But there's a lot of good players in Orange County. You never know who's good on which team."
The match was postponed from Saturday, due to the fires raging in Orange County.
If Valencia wins today's quarterfinal match at 1 p.m. at South Pasadena and advances to Thursday's semifinal, the Vikings will have played three matches in three days.
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If Valencia wins today, it will play at 2 p.m. on Thursday against the winner between Los Osos and Martin Luther King. The site will be determined by a coin flip.
Viking No. 1 singles player Isabella Fraczek won all three of her matches by scores of 6-1.
Thalia Wilczinski, Valencia's No. 2 singles player, won a close match 7-5, then steamrolled in her next two matches, 6-2, 6-0.
Shin Jae Kim lost to Cypress' No. 1 player 6-0, but the Vikings' No. 3 singles player also rolled, 6-1, 6-1.
"Shin Jae is getting more confident," Kellogg said.
The Vikings' No. 1 doubles team of Emily Fraczek and Amanda Jannson swept their matches 6-1, 6-0.
Maxine David and Ashley Karzin came onto the court as substitutes and won 6-2.
Clarice Fraczek and Eunice Pak won three - 6-0, 6-2, 6-1.
Andrea Zammit and Chelsea Dietz won 6-4, 6-1, 6-4.
Last season in the CIF-SS quarterfinals, the South Pasadena Tigers lost to Valencia 13-5. South Pasadena returns both of its top two singles players from last season.
The Tigers, the third-place team from the Rio Hondo League, defeated No. 7 overall seed Oaks Christian in Saturday's second-round match. Both teams tied each other at 9, but South Pasadena won in points, 77-64.


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Politics & Society
November Wed 14, 2012
In the end, it was all about Barack Hussein Obama. It was the mystery of Obama that in the end decided last week's elections.I remember writing about it back in 2008 during the campaign of Obama against other Democrats first (the primaries), and then against Senator John McCain (who of course knew Obama as a fellow Senator). At that time, I wrote about the frustration of many of his political opponents in categorizing him according to the categories of liberal or conservative, moderate, socialist, radical, revolutionary, having a messianic complex, anti-Christ, foreigner, anti-American, etc.Even though many of these views of Obama are clearly ridiculous, they were reactions to something different about him, perhaps summarized best by his race, his names, and his exotic (to many scary and threatening) geographical history. Obama the candidate and his closest advisors seemed to have concluded that this image of mystery helped Obama in the long run, even though the most politically dangerous of them were forcefully rejected, at times by Obama himself (such as his relation to the Reverend Jeremiah Wright).This controlled and guided undercurrent continued during his presidency and in the just concluded campaign. I don't know how different the situation in Chicago was for Obama to cultivate the aura of mystery. A cleric who knows the politics of Chicago well said to me: "There is no mystery to 0bama. He is just one more Chicago politician, maybe the most cultured one, thus the most dangerous when challenged by equally or more cultured opponents."Now that these elections are over it is clear that the undercurrent of mystery was an important factor in Obama's re-election. This can be seen in the state of shock of many of his most avid opponents who look and talk like those biblical pagan priests whose gods were not able to show themselves to be more powerful than Yahweh.They had been absolutely sure that Obama would not win the election, and many of his supporters look truly amazed that he had won it. Where does his power come from? Who is he?, they seem to be asking.An article last week by Jonathan Martin in the electronic daily Politico reminds us of the famous theatre, movie and feel vision critic Pauline Kael who after the election of Nixon wrote that she could not understand how that could happen, since she had only met one person who intended to vote for him.
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