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Paste quickly pre-defined text in any Windows applications via keyboard shortcut
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Quick paste text is a small portable program that allows you to insert (paste) quickly pre-defined text in any Windows applications via keyboard shortcut. This program also allows you to run commands and programs via keyboard shortcut. Save time and spelling errors with this small Desktop Tool for Windows. Features: - Very small program - Selection of text fields by single hotkey - Multiple commands as a selection (program starts) by single hotkey - Arbitrary Windows shortcut - Inserting text with multiple lines. - Launching programs from the command line (keyboard shortcut) - Paste anything you type often - Low CPU usage - Portable Quick paste text does not require installation, can easily be launched from the desktop with no installation and is ready to use on all Windows operating systems.
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Small adjustments and updating the language files in QuickTextPaste.
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matt wrote:
> I have an app that has a main dialog window, with a button that opens
> a second dialog window in which the user selects cards. The user then
> gets taken back to the main dialog window after card selection. But,
> there will be several more times when the user is taken back to the
> cards window to select more cards. The previously selected cards must
> be dis-enabled so he doesn't choose the same card twice (that I know
> how to do).
> How should I handle the card window after cards are selected? Do I
> minimize it? Hide it? I know I can't destroy it, as data needs to be
> maintained for each visit to the cards window.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Matt
The window and the CDialog object are separate entities. The standard
OnOK() dialog function destroys the window but preserves your CDialog's
member variables. Assuming that you make your CDialog object a member
variable in the parent window then you can reuse it, calling DoModal
again the next time the user selects it.
Scott McPhillips [VC++ MVP]

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"We do financial planning. We specialize in retirement planning... We find ways to conservatively find a life-long income from those proceeds," Moff said, explaining his firm which provides counsel to about six clients a day.
Although many clients are reaching that retirement age, Moff said many younger individuals and couples use his services. About 30 participants enroll in his four-part course "Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement," which asks and insures positive answers to the question: "Can I afford to retire?"
That question, Moff said, is a real worry. "Will I outlive my income? And with the market volatility that we're facing today, many clients are concerned with that. That's why we're trying to position our income orientation where they can survive the ups and downs of the market and still have their checks coming and knowing that their accounts are going to be very secure."
Planning for life after retirement is something that can never be done too soon, according to Moff. People should start the process "as soon as they get a job." Moff is even starting his own son on the right path.
From day one, Moff suggests "taking a look at the employers plan" and "always, always do the company match. Take advantage of the free money." That match is part of 401(k), 403(b) or other retirement plan. "You figure, you're employer is giving you free money. Take it. It's going to build your retirement a whole lot faster."
He also recommends investing in a Roth IRA, an individual retirement account under the country's tax law. "It provides tax-free compounding. Plus when you do retire, all earnings will come out tax free," Moff said.
And although retirement makes up a large portion of one's life, Moff said that the average American spends 10 to 12 hours of their lifetime preparing for it. "More families spend time planning a vacation then their finances," he said. For that reason, "most people are a little confused and a little lost and they just need some really good, solid guidance to get from Point A to Point B."
Moff likes to have his clients invest in mutual funds, which provides the benefit of investing in many stocks. "It could be oil, it could be pharmaceuticals, it could be energy stocks. So you have a diversification of a lot of different kinds of stocks inside that portfolio," so if one stock goes down, all is not lost.
The goal for successful retirement planning is to be able to have the same income as when employed. "I like to see most folks retire the same income that they're earning now. If they can retire 100 percent what they're earning, that is going to be my utmost objective," Moff said.
A combination of investing in retirement plans and seeking as many tax advantage investment opportunities as possible will help insure that goal. "That's why I really enjoy teaching my Financial Planning for Successful Retirement," Moff said, since it covers a variety of plans.
"Being a good steward" is how many in "corporate USA" without pensions prepare for their golden years by investing money. "If you aren't, you may well not have an option but to work later into retirement years, unfortunately," Moff lamented.
"As always, get started as soon as you can and systematically save. You can put a little bit away each month to build your portfolio, and it's very painless," Moff said. He recommends "paying yourself first" by putting at least 10 percent of income toward an investment.
Other advice: Arrange a budget, stay out of debt and no credit cards. "Debit cards are better than credit cards. They don't entrap you as far as debt," Moff said. Don't take car loans. Pay cash for vehicles and pay off your home early.
Making that process more difficult, Moff said, is that most Americans are saving "negative numbers" for retirement. "What little savings they do have is being used to pay the interest on their credit cards."
Moff has been a financial planner for 24 years. "I've always been interested about money, every since I was a young guy just starting cutting grass when I was 12 years old, shoveling snow for the neighbors until the snow blowers put me out of business."
He hopes to continue for 20 more years, enjoying his job: "To get to see people that plan successfully, that they can retire at the time they really want to retire. I like to see people smiling when they come out of my office, knowing that they have enough assets to retire on. Finally, they have a plan to achieve their goal."
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une 18, 2001
City of Bothell works to restore stream for salmon
BOTHELL - Work began last Saturday on restoration and maintenance along Sammamish River at an area along the river that is adjacent to Blyth Park (16950 W. Riverside Drive) and Horse Creek (NE 180th Street near the Park at Bothell Landing) as part of Bothell's salmon restoration efforts in the area. Another maintenance event is planned for June 30 from from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
"Restoration of fish and wildlife habitat is a high priority for the City of Bothell," said City of Bothell Public Works Director Dave Zabell. "The restoration maintenance projects are vital to the whole process and we will continue our efforts on this program."
In its third year, the city of Bothell is joining forces with King County and neighboring jurisdictions to restore the banks of the Sammamish River for returning salmon. The effort includes several restoration projects that remove invasive species of blackberry, Scotch broom and reed canary grass along the stream banks and replacing them with natural cover trees such as willow, cedar and Douglas fir.
These trees provide needed shade to help cool the river and provide safe havens for the returning fish.
Shade is vital for salmon survival as it maintains a cooler water temperature, which then produces much needed oxygen and camouflaged areas that help prevent predator attacks.
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1. It came out on PS1, Saturn, and in the arcades, none of which are yet supported by VC.
2. All games involving a license (in this case, the various Marvel characters) are less likely to come out.
Given both of those facts, I doubt it'll come out any time soon.


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Serves 8
This is so simple – just toss the chicken pieces and some vegetables with plenty of olive oil and seasoning and then stick them in the oven to roast while you get on with the side dishes.
8 corn-fed chicken legs, ?preferably free-range
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 head of garlic
8 small red onions
4 lemons
500g baby waxy potatoes, scrubbed well
Few sprigs of thyme ?and rosemary
Olive oil, to drizzle
1 Preheat the oven to 220C/Gas 7. Halve the chicken legs to separate the thighs and drumsticks. Rub salt and pepper all over the


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2017 Stagecoach Country Music Festival - 3 Day Pass (4/28 - 4/30)
Empire Polo Field - Indio, CA
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One of America's largest and most popular country music festivals, Stagecoach has been bringing the nation's best country music artists to southern California every spring since 2007. From country radio hit-makers like Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert to up-and-coming roots artists like Sturgill Simpson and The Cadillac Three, the Stagecoach lineup is guaranteed to highlight the year's top performers who are keeping American country and western musical traditions alive. No matter who you want to see on the Stagecoach schedule, you can secure three-day passes to take in a full weekend of live country music with like-minded fans from around the globe. Head to Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif., this spring and experience one of the best celebrations of live country music that the world has to offer. If questions arise while you're shopping for Stagecoach tickets, you can reach a Vivid Seats team member for support via Live Chat or phone (866.848.8499).
- Click the red "Tickets" button next to the Stagecoach lineup and dates for 2016. When you continue to the next page, you'll be able to view a complete list of all the passes currently on sale for this year's festival.
- Next, choose your Stagecoach tickets that you want to purchase. Note that there may be options to purchase basic general admission passes or VIP tickets. When you see the listing you like best, make sure you modify the quantity drop-down menu accordingly before clicking the "Buy" button.
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He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has received many other distinctions and honors throughout his career. He previously worked for ophthalmology practices in Wilmington, Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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Gal pals learn that just when you think things can't possibly get any worse, they do.
Beef in the Backseat
Story by Joanne Tripp
Centralia, Washington
I was a city girl, 26 years old with three young children and one on the way, when we moved to the country outside Tacoma, Washington. We didn't have much money, so we were always looking for ways to stretch a dollar. In the summer of 1961, we agreed with some friends to go in together on a calf. Each family would pitch in $12.50, and we'd raise it on my farm.
It was my guess that $25 would buy a 40-pound calf, and an animal that size would easily fit into the back of our 1941 two-door Chevrolet, right? So when the day came, I simply took the backseat out, put down an old carpet, threw in a 10-foot coil of rope and considered myself ready to haul livestock. My two older kids stayed with a neighbor, and I packed up my baby and drove to town to pick up my friend Rose and her baby. She held the little ones while I drove the cattle car.
The farmer was friendly, and we visited awhile. But when Rose paid him for the calf, he looked at my car and just shook his head.
Then he walked away with our lead rope and returned with a beast the size of a full-grown cow!
I couldn't let on that I didn't have the faintest idea what I was doing. "Oh, this will be easy," I bluffed. "We'll open both car doors. I'll pull. You lift his front feet, then push him in from the back."
I pulled the rope for all I was worth, while Rose and the farmer pushed as hard as they could. The poor calf had no choice but to climb into the car. His big head hung out one back window and his tail hung out the other.
The drive home was uneventful until we reached Tacoma. About this time, the calf had taken to stamping his feet and shifting his weight, which caused the car to rock from side to side. We stopped at a red light in front of a Woolworth's dime store. The sidewalks were full and the intersections packed, and every person within staring distance was doing exactly that.
Then, while we were waiting for the light to turn green, we heard a noise. A noise like someone sticking out a tongue and blowing a raspberry. A noise that made me think, No, no, not here!
"Rose," I asked, "was that you?"
"No," she replied, "not me. You?"
I didn't want to believe my eyes, but I saw the calf's tail sticking straight out the window. And then it happened. Cow business! Right there in the middle of Tacoma! With some of the stares turning to open-mouthed shock, I slid down in my seat, trying to hide.
It's not easy to work a clutch and a gearshift when you're crouched down that low, but believe me, I managed. We finally got the calf home and let him out of the car.
I think he was glad the ride was over. I know Rose and I were.


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To summarize the debate, there are effectively two sides. One side is convinced that human violence has decreased relative to population size throughout our existence. The supposed downward trend began in the days when we were all hunter-gatherers and continues into the present, when almost no one is a hunter-gatherer. In other words, this side thinks Hobbes was right about the nastiness, brutality, and brevity of human life before our self-domestication. Another side believes one of two things. Either we don't know how much violence there was among ancient hunter-gatherers, or there was less violence before we domesticated plants and animals, and became what a 19th century gentleman scholar might have called "civilized". Here's what I hope to convince you: Both sides are too confident in their ability to discern warfare from other causes of homicide in the archaeological record. That's very important because the debate about the nature of human violence often digresses into a debate about warfare, which is only one manifestation of violence. What about homicide? Suicide? Assault and battery?
Back to my conversation with Anstrosio and Badenoch. Anstrosio recently reviewed a new book called War, Peace, & Human Nature. It's not about war, peace, and human nature so much as it is about how much war and peace factor into human nature, and if indeed there even is a singular "human nature". Unfortunately, the book costs a ludicrous $85. Also unfortunate is that it's checked out of my university library until the 7th of July. Thankfully, Anstrosio put up PDFs of two the book's chapters, both written by Brian Ferguson, a critic of the Hobbesian point of view. I'll focus on one of these articles, called "Pinker's list: exaggerating prehistoric war mortality," the title of which is pretty self explanatory. Okay, maybe not.
So what is Pinker's list? In Better Angels, Steven Pinker put together two of the largest archaeological datasets on prehistoric homicide. The data spans multiple temporal, geographic, and cultural settings. One of the two datasets comes from Lawrence Keeley's War Before Civilization. Sam Bowles assembled the other for an article in Science magazine. From this data, Pinker calculated that the average death-from-war rate is 15%. (Ferguson didn't report the confidence intervals and I don't know if Pinker did, either, because all three copies of Better Angels are checked out of my university's library). Ferguson's goal in this chapter is show that, of the 21 cases in Pinker's list, six can be thrown out, and the rest are biased samples.
The strength of the book chapter is Ferguson's summary of the data sources for each of the 21 cases. He also makes a good verbal case that the data might be biased. But the chapter offers neither graph, table, nor parameter estimate to show how biased it might be, nor how certain we are in that bias. Ferguson also uses some weird logic to argue that some of the 21 cases should be thrown out. For example:
So let us look over Pinker's list. Of the original 21, Gobero, Nigher is out because it has no war deaths.
Three cases...are all eliminated because they only have one instance of violent death.


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Former City Councilman Cappabianca wants to be "watchdog" as city controller
Pat Cappabianca said there is a simple reason he is running for city of Erie controller.
"I enjoy serving the people of this city," said Cappabianca, a political veteran and former city councilman who officially announced his candidacy today. "The controller is one of the most important jobs in the city. I can be a watchdog for the people."
Cappabianca, 80, is one of two Democrats on the ballot for city controller in the May 21 municipal primary. Businesswoman Teresa Stankiewicz is the other; there are no Republicans running.
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Victor Wu is not a lawyer and, preferring computers to law books, he has no intention of becoming one.
Even so, and although he admitted that he was "definitely nervous," he argued with finesse before a jury at the New Jersey Supreme Court last week.
A senior at Cherry Hill High School West, Wu, 17, prosecuted the homicide case of the United States vs. Snodgrass in the High School Mock Trial Competition in Trenton.


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I had exactly the same problem a couple of months ago when I tried to
use Minix3 on a 130 MHz Pentium. That computer cannot boot from a CD,
so I had to use the boot floppy. I posted the problem to this group,
but did not get an answer.
I have installed, at various times, three different Linux distributions
and OpenBSD on this computer using boot floppies without difficulty.
There's something fishy about the Minix boot floppy. It doesn't
recognize our CD ROM drives.
emartine wrote:
> I can't install Minix 3 in a Pentium 166 MMX.
> If I try to boot only with the CD, The bootloader doesn't start.
> So, I use the bootflop.img image in a floppy disk.
> Then It crashes saying:
> Looking for boot CD. This may take a minute.
> Please ignore any error messages.
> unrecognized magic number
> AT-D1: com_out: drive not ready
> AT-D1: controller not ready
> AT-D2: reset failed, drive busy
> AT-D2: reset failed, drive busy
> AT-D2: reset failed, drive busy
> AT-D3: controller not ready
> AT-D3: controller not ready
> AT-D3: reset failed, drive busy
> FS panic (main.c): Cannot open RAM image devide
> If I boot with "ata_no_dma=1" in the boot monitor I get the same.
> The Image is ok. I ran it under VMWare on a Sempron 32bits.
> The cdrom is ok. I can boot other Linux live distributions, and used
> to have Debian in this computer.
> What could be wrong? :s
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I've only been living primally for a few weeks and I have yet another question...I have been having horrible mood swings in the last few days. I'm normally a very mellow person and haven't had mood swings this bad since I stopped using birth control pills a few years ago. Could this be because of the primal type diet or could something else be causing it? It's not pms symptoms or any other type of "girl" issue. I feel like I've been getting frusterated at everything and my poor kids have been setting me off with just little things. I even snapped at my husband last night. Normally I can recognize when I'm getting a case of the grumpies coming on and just shake it off, but lately I can't help it. I've also been feeling a little shaky today, almost like I'm feeling slightly weak. Could these two things be related?
I HATE feeling this way! Has anyone else gone through this? Can anyone give me any advice on how to deal with this and how long should I expect these mood swings to last? I feel like I'm out of the carb flu, it only lasted about 10 days for me and I still have a little bit of that foggy brain feeling.
I've been feeling awesome, and then yesterday I started feeling so grumpy! I guess you could be right, despite having tons of energy and feeling amazing in every way; I have still been dealing with some confusion and foggy brain stuff still. Would eating sugar have anything to do with the mood swing? I just remembered that last night I ate a cookie that I made for a party today, I needed to test it to make sure it was the right consistancy (I'm a perfectionist when it comes to baking). The sugar in the cookie made me feel really sick to my stomach and maybe thats contributing to my bad mood?
Sugar could definitely throw a monkey wrench into things. I'm not sure if one cookie would be enough but then IIRC from your other thread, you are a rather small sized person, right?
Also, there are differences between people in the optimal level of carbs. I thrive and lose weight with mine really low but some others have reported feeling tired and generally rotten. You have to find the sweet spot that works for you in this regard.
So once the cookie monster is gone, give it a few days, then if you are still feeling yucky perhaps experiment with a little higher level of good carbs. Not talking about cupcakes here. Something like parsnips or carrots.
LOL I should be a small sized person, but my weight makes me appear otherwise. I'm 5'3 and about 158 lbs right now, so technically I'm just short atm. I'm still not sure what works best for me. I started losing weight rapidly (7 lbs in 10 days), but the last two days I've not lost any weight at all so I think I need to start tweaking my diet like you suggest. I also had a few really late nights over the weekend with a friend of mine so that could also play a role. My foggy brain sure makes it hard to think clearly about something I should probably be able to figure out myself haha. I feel like a crazy person asking all these questions on this board.
But you should have the sugar cleaned out and be getting good sleep first. Then think about tweaks.
Not getting at least 7.5 hours of sleep makes me feel terrible no matter how well I'm eating, and I don't feel absolutely tip-top unless I get 9. I also feel noticeably worse if I go to bed later than about 10:30 PM, even if I am able to sleep my full 9 hours. Not bad, just not optimal. I feel my absolute best going to bed at 9:30 PM and waking up (sans alarm) at 6:30 AM. People seem to need different amounts of sleep to be at their best.
Sleep is super-important. It's always the thing you're not getting quite right that will determine how (not) good you feel--and that could be sleep, diet, stress, exercise, or lots of things, depending on what you've got going on in your life. It's not always the food, although that's probably the biggest one for most people.
If you are anything like me (and you probably aren't, so take this with a chunk of salt), when you first start restricting carbs, your body will go absolutely nuts with any amount of sugar. It took me a solid few months to really adapt my body to where I was in fat metabolism as my "normal" state most of the time. Then if I had some sugar it wouldn't totally throw me off, because my body wasn't craving it all the time. But at the beginning I had to be careful, because my body was primed to go back into sugarholic mode at the drop of a scone. But I had a horrible sugar addiction.
Today I will: Eat food, not poison. Plan for success, not settle for failure. Live my real life, not a virtual one. Move and grow, not sit and die.
My Primal Journal
Ditch your scale. Take measurements instead. Seriously, get rid of the scale and don't try to get on one for another month or so. Weighing yourself every day is not going to give you any kind of useful information about what is happening in your body.
Don't start tweaking yet, either. You've just barely started. First, weight loss is not linear- you will drop a bunch, then plateau for a little while, then drop some more. Second, your body hasn't actually had time to adjust to its new fuel source and way of eating. How can you know if your tweaks are working if you don't even know if the original plan was working for you?
That first few pounds you dropped was likely just water weight, and doesn't really mean anything useful. Your body needs time to switch over to burning fat, get over the physical addiction to grains, and then start redoing its composition. This process takes a few weeks to a few months, not a few days. Stick to the basics for at least a month, then make tweaks if you feel like you aren't making progress.
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Gifted programs, which are offered at five schools across the borough -- PS 3 in Pleasant Plains, PS 29 in Castleton Corners, PS 31 in New Brighton, PS 50 in Oakwood and PS 69 in New Springville -- often are located beyond walking distance of a child's house. According to McMahon, who sent a letter to the mayor this week protesting the cuts, parents were notified just a couple of weeks ago that they would no longer be afforded yellow bus service and that their children instead would be offered MetroCards to ride city buses.
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Short Story
"We need a lift. We need somebody who hopefully can get us going a little bit. I've been trying to figure out where to play him. He's been getting work at shortstop. We'll put him out there at shortstop and let him play."Theriot, naturally, was elated to get the opportunity and said he wasn't intimidated about moving over from second.
"The only [difference] is the throw. It takes a little getting used to. Two years ago, that's where I was every day. It's something I'm comfortable with and excited about."In fact, during minor league stops at Daytona, Lansing and West Tenn, Theriot played a fair amount of shortstop, 189 games total, handling 777 chances successfully, but making 40 errors. That adds up to a woeful .951 fielding percentage. For comparison's sake, National League shortstops had a combined .972 fielding average last season and the Cubs haven't had an everyday shortstop who fielded anywhere near .951 as far back as I had the energy to check. Could be because shortstops with .951 fielding percentages soon cease to be shortstops. Theriot clearly gives the Cub offense a boost that Cesar Izturis and Ronny Cedeno are incapable of providing. But to justify his place in the lineup Theriot is going to have to dramatically improve his glovework. Or be one helluva hitter.
Hopefully Lou gives him a
Hopefully Lou gives him a real chance at short. The day before Lou claimed the lineup that game was going to be the everyday lineup most of the time. Then he changes it completely.
Not a fair comparison,
Not a fair comparison, Cubnut, because at Iowa manure gets all over the ball and makes it hard to handle.
hey, hey, easy on the Iowa
hey, hey, easy on the Iowa jokes!! =)
I like Theriot a lot, and I'm glad to see him in the lineup. My solution was start him at 2B and not sign Derosa, but since that didn't happen...
I'm really curious to see how he handles it, but The Riot really seems like a class act so far, and he's played damn near every other position on the diamond. I'd take at least *passable* D for his bat and energy everyday.
Thanks for the article, nut.
He's hit better at the Major
He's hit better at the Major League level than he did, generally speaking, in the minors. I know this is a stretch, but maybe glove work will be better as well.
I agree that's it definitely worth a try and I'm happy to see him out there.
CWTP-- I hadn't considered
I hadn't considered the manure angle. :)
Seriously, it did occur to me that minor league fielding averages might tend to be lower because the field and lighting conditions, especially at lower levels, are probably a bit erratic. Still, .951 is on the scary side.
Has anyone thought about
Has anyone thought about DeRosa at short (I'm pretty sure he has played there before) and Theriot at second? DeRosa's range may not be what you would expect of a ss, but his arm certainly is.
Cubnut, you wouldn't have a similar fielding percentage comparison for DeRosa at short, would you?
.974 lifetime in 138 games
.974 lifetime in 138 games at shortstop. It's on his B-R page:
Sorry, 137 games.
Sorry, 137 games.
It's pretty cool that Lou is
It's pretty cool that Lou is not afraid to make a bold move like this. I only hope he's not being too reactionary.
Sure I look at Izzy's BA and him GIDP in big spots and I say to myself, "that dude has to go". But, I also recognize that, as a fan who wants them to win now, I'm somewhat reactionary myself. No doubt, we've seen some of our other bats scuffle early this year, what's to say Izzy isn't doing the same and eventually he would contribute with the bat and on the field?
Like I said, I like this move, I just hope it's a good move.
Surely .974 works very well
Surely .974 works very well for SS then. No sign that Lou will make this move it seems though.
Let me hit you with some
Let me hit you with some Parachat style knowledge.
1.076 OPS > .951 fielding percentage
Wes, that is awesome chat.
Wes, that is awesome chat. If Eckstein can make the throw from the "hole" well enough to win a World Series, then surely Theriot can too.
Plus, it's fine if Floyd, sorry Soriano, sorry Murton, sorry Jock is behind him in Left! Umm, oh no, wait a minute...
Izturis' lifetime OBP is one
Izturis' lifetime OBP is one point less than Shawon Dunston's.
One of the problems with this team may end up being it's saving grace, if only they can just start winning enough to all stay behind each other. And that it is, for the most part, most of the guys on the bench could start for other teams.
I like the experimenting, too, and as long as Theriot keeps hitting like this Lou will have to find a way to keep him in the lineup. But I'd contend DeRosa is one prolonged slump away from being permanently replaced by Theriot.
Izzy can be d replacement
Izzy can be d replacement late in games.
If the real hitters start hitting then maybe you can ease izzy back in or platoon.
No more Ronny Cedeno.
Trammel. It could be that a
It could be that a relationship forged between a terrific mentor who was an outstanding shortstop, and Theriot, will make a difference in improving Ryan's fielding percentage.
Apparently this is one of "Tram's" responsibilities, to coach the infield positions.
And for this, his value will be alot more than freakin' Dick Pole who never saw a meal he didn't like.
This is a lot different than
This is a lot different than Dusty's bench-the-hot-bat theory.
No more Ronny Cedeno.
Ever since September 2006 Ronny's defense has been as good, if not better than Izturis's, finally living up to the reputation of being a defensive shortstop. He's also shown better power this year than the other two SS options. If I sound defensive about Ronny, it's because he's really worked hard and improved, IMO.
#13 Old and Blue
#13 Old and Blue "Isturis' lifetime OBP is one point less than Shawon Dunston's.
Dunston is not a Cub shortstop that you can point with pride to. Next to CPat he was probably the most undisciplined hitter I can remember. Also Dunston had some power, hitting 107 home runs as a Cub,
This is still a poorly constructed ball team with abundant talent at some positions and a bare cupboard in others. I guest lecture a college management course and I often to use the Cubs as an example of the use of poor executive management principles.
"If I sound defensive about
"If I sound defensive about Ronny, it's because he's really worked hard and improved, IMO. "
Well, imo, yes and no.
He has the ABILITY, and DOES make spectacular plays, yet routine ones he can have issues with.
I was at the Cards game with Marquis pitching last weekend and he made two errors on two consecutive plays. He called for a pop-up, then blew it; he muffed a fairly routine grounder on the infield grass not hit terribly hard. The play when he almost crashed into Soriano a couple weeks ago also comes to mind.
I'm sorry, in spite of the "work" you say, it is not that evident in what he's done in the real season on the field.
And yes he has ONE HR, but an OBP of .125.
Rynox is right. He needs to go.
E-Man, it's hard to disagree
E-Man, it's hard to disagree with that. Except, of course I will...lol.
I am a Cedeno apologist, it's true. He has struggled at the plate this year. Howver, how much of a rhythm can you get into at the plate playing every 3-4 days?
That being said, he might be better off playing everyday in Iowa, and the Cubs could bring up Fontenot, Pagan, or someone like that....a true bench player.
bring in the IZ-O-METER!
bring in the IZ-O-METER!
Actually, E-man, I was the
Actually, E-man, I was the one defending him, jacos said "No more Ronny Cedeno." Just wanted clear that up.
Cubnut- Thanks for that
Thanks for that nugget on Theriot's fielding percentage of .951. Yeah for a SS that is woeful. Definitely something we need to keep an eye on.
I think Ronny excels in
I think Ronny excels in non-pressure situations (Winter League, Spring Training) and then tends to push too much in the season.
And the ball 4 caught stealing kind of sealed it for me.
Fred Merkle had a pretty
Fred Merkle had a pretty decent career after "Merkle's Boner" in 1908.....Cedeno's gaffe was a minor screw-up....it happens.
Like a hoe run off Canseco's head, or Larry Walker throwing a ball into the stands after 2 outs...
Jacos: "And the ball 4
"And the ball 4 caught stealing kind of sealed it for me."
What sealed it for me was last year when he was hitting atrocious late in the year and he had that play at 2B where he went to field a ball and then backed away as he was afraid to get hit by the runner. He showed no heart right there, IMO. Cedeno is horrible and does not deserve to even be a utility IF. Send him to WASH with the rest of our shitty players.
"Like a hoe run off
"Like a hoe run off Canseco's head, or Larry Walker throwing a ball into the stands after 2 outs…"
Did hoe's run off Canseco's head - or other body parts?
If Cedeno had already had an established career with success as part of it, the things you reference are excusible.
However, as a complete disappointment to this time, he has NO cred and no room for errors when he keeps making dumb plays.
Let him play in the minors for another year or two.
"2B where he went to field a
"2B where he went to field a ball and then backed away as he was afraid to get hit by the runner."
Yeah, MANNY! It was against the METS!
We all talked about this last year.
He was afraid to get spiked!
Hahahaa...I know Canseco had
Hahahaa...I know Canseco had some "ho's" flitting about as well, but it was a Home run off the head...
Sending Cedeno to Iowa is a good idea.
# 2 CWTP True story......my
True story......my first sales territory was the fine state of Iowa. One day, back before cell phones....dates me no....was at one of those drive up pay phones in Tama, Iowa. A livestock truck got jammed trying to turn around, and backed up.......I was honking my horn.....trying to get him to stop cuz it looked like he was going to hit my car. At the last second, he jammed on his brakes......inches from my hood......and a bunch of cow crap and pee came sliding out the back of the trailer on to my car.
LOVE IOWA!!!! If Cedeno can't field the ball in cow shit, he shouldn't be in the bigs. Those kids from the Dominican Republic grow up playing on fields with rocks, poisonous snakes, milk cartons for gloves....what's a little cow shit in the grand scheme.
Joey, from Iowa...soon to be from Mankato, MN
#17 Guest Lecturer: cough
#17 Guest Lecturer: cough up some specifics from the world of business lingo, as presumably you've been presenting 'material which ended up on their exams'. Just presenting the TribCo as "patently incompetent business management" because of the Cubs W-L record seem a little shallow, unless its acceptable to judge a business's management by whether or not they show a profit.
Hmm, may have talked myself out of my own argument.
Dusty- That was not the
That was not the only head scratcher he had, I can't remember them all (Manny and E-Man might) but that was not his first gaffe.
The only time I ever saw Dusty chew a player out in the dugout was Cedeno last year after a baserunning gaffe.
Very funny, Joey. You
Very funny, Joey.
You wanted your car simonized or winterized and he thought you said fertilized!
Reyes and his 5.63 ERA
Reyes and his 5.63 ERA tonight. I really truly hope we tee off on the Cards. Especially given Josh Martin's rant.
Plus, I think Reyes is a
Plus, I think Reyes is a tool with his flat hat and super fantastic high striped socks.
Zackly. He looks like his
Zackly. He looks like his momma still dresses him.
When is Duncan going to
When is Duncan going to pitch since he missed last nights start?
dave ortiz will stretch out
Joey, as interesting as your
Joey, as interesting as your life stories are I think that as someone who has played in some level of pro ball knows that the field at any level in the minors is far from the perfection found in the bigs. Consequently, the .951 fielding percentage needs to be compared with fielding percentage of SS in the minors. You are comparing apples to oranges otherwise.
what's more important than
what's more important than that .951 is how he got it...footwork, arm, glove?
i mean, t.walker can catch and his arm isnt exactly poison...UNTIL you get a man on base and he has to make his footwork go fluid. at that point his arm seems to get slow while he fumbles to catch/pivot/cover/throw.
bad/decent/good/great middle IF'rs tend to make/break their play not as much on the catch/throw as much as how quickly everything between that is taken care of.
Rynox- Lol on Reyes
Lol on Reyes
manny & crunch..and
manny & crunch..and everybody else I guess,
Want to pick your brain on something. I know shortstop is the most important defensive position on the field. But, at the same time, at what point do you deal with 3 more errors per 100 chances in favor of greatly improved offense? Izzy's a career .979 at short.
Theriot is currently hitting almost TWICE what Izzy is hitting. (Riot 339/362/375, Izzy 184/259/265). I am not a believer that Riot is the long term solution, but he's almost got to be the short team solution as long as this team is scoring runs. He won't hit .340 all year and Izzy won't hit .180 all year (I guess I dunno either or those.. it could happen), but I think it's the best idea for a team that either scores 9 or scores 0.
On the Theriot 0.951: I
On the Theriot 0.951: I don't know how many of his errors are throwing errors, but having a baseball vacuum catching for you at 1st base instead of some minor-leaguer has got to help cut down on those types of errors. As an example, I think that having Lee at 1st base has made ARam a better fielder.
as long as this
as long as this team....isn't... scoring runs.
Wes - And the other thing
Wes - And the other thing that is a factor here is what his range is. I don't know how his range compares to Izzy's which I think is supposedly very good, but if his range is smaller than Izzy's what you're not seeing reflected in those F% numbers is the number of balls that is unable to even make a play on.
Wes, don't be fooled by
Wes, don't be fooled by fielding percentage. Fielding is more about the play you make over the plays someone else can't. Izturis will make more plays than Theriot and save more hits. It's not just about errors. You can't make an error on a ball you can't get to.
#41 Bryan.....Best post of
#41 Bryan.....Best post of the day. There are so many variables outside of the player being evaluated that contribute to baseball statistics. For example, Ernie Banks ( who I loved) led the league several times in fielding percentage but was far from the best shortstop because of his limited range.
re: 40 errors have little
re: 40
errors have little to do with it.
a guy like todd walker can blow double plays all day without a single negative stat popping up.
general stats just dont give a "time from player makes contact to when/how effectively he gives up the ball to a teammate and where that ball is for the other person to complete the play cuz defense in a baseball game isnt a 1-person thing especially when you're talking about the middle IF"...or TFPMCTWHEHGUTBTATAWTBIFTOPTCTPCDIABGIAOPTEWYTATMIF%
clumbsy and/or non-fluid costs time which costs outs which leaves people on base.
as far as how they make up with it on the bat...im not concerned about that. im not advocating playing either izturis or cedeno over theriot, but im not gonna pretend just cuz theriot made some errors that its beginning and end of how he or anyone plays the position.
The next outstanding play
The next outstanding play Izzy makes this year will be his first as well.
The team is not hitting enough right now to have him in the lineup. He is not the player he was in 2004.
izzy's made more than few
izzy's made more than few "woah" plays this year...more recently an awesome izzy/derosa DP.
derosa's so damn skilled in the field...he's pretty damn amazing. he can throw straight and with velocity no matter which way his body is moving.
izzy just seems to "be there" a lot more than SS's of the past when a ball is hit...too bad his bat isnt there. he's got like 4 gidp this season in semi-limited action...meh.
Here's a John Sickels piece
Here's a John Sickels piece I came across that discusses the challenge of judging minor league players' defensive skills.
Here's the relevant passage:
"Defense is difficult to measure using statistics, at least the minor league level. Reliability can be measured fairly well using traditional fielding percentage. But range is more important, developmentally, than reliability, and it is hard to measure range at the minor league level. Range factor is a flawed stat since it doesn't account well for team context. Zone ratings are more useful, but we don't have access to these at the minor league level yet. Generally, I rely on scouts for information about arm strength and range, since the numbers are not consistently reliable at this point."
if, in 2 months, the Cubs'
if, in 2 months, the Cubs' bats have warmed up and the offense is clicking, you can live with the automatic out from Izturis's slot in the order. until then, he'll continue to infuriate.
Rory: "Joey, as interesting
"Joey, as interesting as your life stories are I think that as someone who has played in some level of pro ball knows that the field at any level in the minors is far from the perfection found in the bigs. Consequently, the .951 fielding percentage needs to be compared with fielding percentage of SS in the minors. You are comparing apples to oranges otherwise."
You are kidding, right?? i work in minor league baseball and I can tell you from first hand experience that while the fields are not the same, they are only slightly worse. it is not like they are playing on some sandlot somewhere in the Dominican Republic.
john sickles...a man that
john sickles...a man that knows how to marry stats and scouting.
i dont always agree with some of his assessments but he generally explains himself without a bias toward either stats or scouting (which using both) to fully predict what a player is capable of...something which embarrassingly shows itself in other places.
bit ballsy how he "grades" prospects, but the dude lays it out on the line without getting vague with his reasonings.
(while using both)...i mean
(while using both)...i mean
a guy like todd walker can
a guy like todd walker can blow double plays all day without a single negative stat popping up.
I agree with this. The don't credit anything negative for a fielder's choice for the defense, but we all know when it's a blown double play. I wonder if the John DeWan fielding bible addresses this in any way?
Not to worry. If the ball
Not to worry. If the ball goes between Theriot's legs, Felix will be there to back him up and throw the guy out at first.
Do you REALLY think that
Do you REALLY think that there are that many balls that Izzy gets to that Theriot would not to make up for a 105 point drop in OBP?
I mean really.. what are we talking here, one or two per day at the most?
I guess it's feasible that
I guess it's feasible that you might actually think that, on second thought.
And, I'll say it again, I think a lot of us agree that this isn't the best idea for a long term solution. We need somebody at short who can catch and throw and actually you know, hit the ball to the outfield grass.
"Izturis will make more
"Izturis will make more plays than Theriot and save more hits. It's not just about errors. You can't make an error on a ball you can't get to."
Well, we have already SEEN what Itsturis can do. Including his three-in-one-game day.
Since Theriot has played one game there, with no incidents, let's give him a chance. He has earned it. Itz-TURD-is has not.
Apparently the manager agrees.
Anyway - I think in CHAD's
Anyway - I think in CHAD's head he really thinks of Izzy as the IZZY of 3-4 years ago.
He ain't that fast now, has put on weight, and double-clutches the ones he gets to.
I think CHAD is really over-rating Izzy's value and difference where range is a factor here - based on the old Gold Glove version. Sorry to bust the bubble, CHAD, but we didn't get that version.
Theriot is faster, and does have range too, imo.
the old rookie/A ball parks
the old rookie/A ball parks were pieces of f'n work...seen better looking little league fields in some places.
the hickory crawdads (low-A) used to play on a field that was in worse condition (not by much at all, but really a condition of the soil it was on) than the little league field i played on. it also looked like a field you could just walk onto and play a pickup game. the practice fields were even worse. they got a nice "real" looking ballpark now that was built in the early 90s.
there's minor league park factors in weird ways...more than a few southern parks, especially the low-minors parks have less than quality IF/OF soil causing both running/fielding problems and affecting how the ball acts.
out in arizona/mexico some of those infields are so rock solid its not uncommon for a bunt that would die in the Sally League to bounce to 3rd in the Cal League.
there's also the PCL vs. IL power advantage to the PCL...also an assumed batter's advantage for parks like Col Springs, Tucson's, etc...
all in all its no different than handicapping someone's stats who's playing 1/2 their games in TEX/COL...its just harder to get solid/useful info to the general fan about how parks play and how you should handicap things.
Khalil Greene...contemporary, generally considered a good glove man, right?
had a fielding percentage over .950 once...
Bobby Crosby is pretty similar too...
I'm not going to compare him to Vizquel or something, but I'm not going to put much merit into his minor league numbers.
On the other hand, I will put merit into Piniella saying in spring training that he's probably better suited for the right side of the infield. Like Barrett, he's going to have to hit to keep his job.
If anything, I'd move him when Marquis and possibly Z pitch. Hill and Lilly as lefties are worrisome too, but there more flyball pitchers.
and I know crunch already
and I know crunch already mentioned the part about when Marquis pitches, so don't want to act like I'm claiming ownership on that one.
Listening to WSCR, and they
Listening to WSCR, and they just mentioned something that I had not realized. Theriot spent most of his time in the minors as a switch hitter. That means that probably at least two thirds of his AB's in the minors were left-handed, a side which he has now abandoned. I would really like to see these stats. Does anyone have a link to minor league stats that might show Theriot's stats from each side of the plate?
where have you been jace?
where have you been jace? I've been mentioning that for 2+ years now.
Check Baseball Cube, everything from 2005 on is from the right side. Everything before is as a switch-hitter.
Sorry, Rob. I am a newbie
Sorry, Rob. I am a newbie this year. Thanks for the link.
I guess you'll have to
I guess you'll have to forgive me for approaching this as a pitcher. And I think Joey would agree with me.
If you'll get me more run support, and you'll get on base so the sluggers can drive you in, I'll settle with you not making fantastic plays. It's considerably less frustrating for me to watch you not be able to come up with a ball that was hit in the hole as opposed to you GIDP'ing or never getting a hit with 2 outs and keeping us from from scoring. Making a great play is just icing on the cake maybe once or twice every other start. You make the routine plays on a regular basis and you're fine in my book.
I'll even deal with a few more errors here and there if you're getting on base a lot. I can work around a missed play here or there by inducing a couple more ground balls with a splitty or two. It's when I have to do that when I'm constantly behind 3-1 or 2-0 every inning when I go to the mound that gets me upset.
In what is quite likely a related story, there aren't very many pitchers that are/were great managers.
I wish they would break out
I wish they would break out these stats by whether he was hitting from the left or right side...
Anyone noticed that they
Anyone noticed that they don't have any fielding records for Theriot's 2004 season at Daytona, yet he racked up 330 AB, supposedly playing 2b-SS?
Manny - you are kidding
Manny - you are kidding right?
Wes, there are a lot of
Wes, there are a lot of ex-catchers and ex-shortstops as managers, so defensive experience is pretty important.
Heck, I wouldn't have minded if the Cubs had hired an ex-catcher last winter!
Why there aren't more ex-pitchers is a good question, but I gather that the pitching coach is second in command in the dugout, and he's always an ex-pitcher.
Let's clarify
Let's clarify somethings,
Wes, I am not saying that Izzy's defense makes up of the lack of production. I am also not saying it does. I am saying that you cannot compare fielding percentages to determine fielding ability.
I no way, shape or form is my opinion Sabremetric. I prefer to evaluate defense in the very subjective manner of watching them play. Evaluation by eye. This goes against the very core of Sabremetrics.
Wes: "I know shortstop is
"I know shortstop is the most important defensive position on the field. But, at the same time, at what point do you deal with 3 more errors per 100 chances in favor of greatly improved offense?"
Like someone mentioned above having Lee at 1B should help Theriot a bunch, so with that in mind, I would take the offense over the defense until the point comes when the defense is just killing you. Also, Izturis has not impressed me thus far this year. He has had a couple very nice plays, but overall he hasn't been anything close to GG caliber.
I no way, shape or form is
I no way, shape or form is my opinion Sabremetric. I prefer to evaluate defense in the very subjective manner of watching them play. Evaluation by eye. This goes against the very core of Sabremetrics.
so you say...you're wrong, but so you say.
It's been the "sabermetric" stance that old-school fielding statistics are pretty useless that it's better to figure out how many plays a fielder makes in a field as opposed to how many he botches which is essentially what errors and fielding percentages do.
I'm oversimplyfing it of course, but there are number of advanced defensive metrics which certainly not perfect, measure defense by the plays made.
and then of course there's Dewan's new "Fielding Bible" which (and you'll love this Chad), they watch EVERY play of every game and basically assign a +/- rating for each fielder.
There's no reason you can't marry observation with objective analysis.
and I'm not getting into a
and I'm not getting into a sabermetric argument with you today so you're welcome to respond, but I'm already done with it...
Rory: "Manny - you are
"Manny - you are kidding right?"
I never thought I'd think
I never thought I'd think this, but I kinda miss Ol' Silent Towel. On those days when time was limited I used to scan for his entries just to see what he'd have to say THAT day, and read the responses to him. Very entertaining.
Word on the street is that
Word on the street is that Theriot tried switch hitting a little bit in the minors. If that's true, then it probably seriously impacted his batting numbers. ANOTHER word on the street is that Theriot played SS at LSU. I don't know if it's true, but it might be. I really don't think there's any way to know for sure. They generally don't keep records about either one of those things.
I'm hoping that was some dry
I'm hoping that was some dry sarcasm from NDM....
NDM - Please review posts
NDM - Please review posts 64-70 or so... We just went over this...
"I really don't think
"I really don't think there's any way to know for sure."
Was this supposed to be funny?
Are you a professional comic or something?
If so, I missed it...
If so, I missed it...
"I never thought I'd think
"I never thought I'd think this, but I kinda miss Ol' Silent Towel."
Please speak for yourself.
yeah, maybe the cubs can go
yeah, maybe the cubs can go sign ryan jorgensen from where the hell ever he ended up and bring up fontenot to play with theriot..have a cubs/lsu reunion.
at least do it vs. the rockies when brad hawpe comes to town. =p
Yeah, Rob, but don't tell
Yeah, Rob, but don't tell Jace or the E-Man.
And we answered your Note.
I know you probably won't
I know you probably won't respond but the definition of Sabremetrics is the objective analysis of baseball through statistics. They purposefully invented this as a way of combating subjective analysis. So I don't know you can call my opinion Sabremetric, when I explicitly base it on subjective analysis.
Some other subpar minor
Some other subpar minor league defensive showings (all seasons that said player accrued at least 50 games) level in parenthesis
THERIOT - .956(A), .967(A), .953(AA),..should also be noted that in 2002, 2003, and 2005 Theriot started games at both SS and 2B during those seasons...the other guys haven't jumped around that much.
C.Izturis - .951(A), .949(AAA) he never played in AA
O.Vizquel - .938(A), .948(AA) twice, .959(AA)
Jeter - .889(A), .961 (AA), .955(AAA), .953(AAA)
Jose Reyes - .964(A), .940(A), .969(AAA) never played AA
Alex Gonzalez(CIN) .932(A), .943(AA), .960(AAA)
Renteria - .934(A), 959(A), .944(AA), .959(AAA)
Juan Uribe - .938(A), .961(A), .960(AAA)
K.Greene - .949(AA), .967(AAA)
Jack Wilson - .940(A), 943(A), .941(A), .966(AAA)
Furcal - .912(A), .961 (RKball)
O.Cabrera - .964(A), .942(A), .964(AA)
M. Tejada - .930(A), .926(A), .948(AA)
Wow, for anyone who was
Wow, for anyone who was concerned about FPCT, that really puts it in perspective. Thanks, Bogey.
Look at you,
Look at you, Bogey.
Excellent stuff.
Ha, ha. Reason #421 I hope
Ha, ha. Reason #421 I hope the Cubs pound the Cards this week end.
"Bring it."
The writer of that piece
The writer of that piece just looks like a Cardinal fan.
Theriot's SS FP's at each
Theriot's SS FP's at each level:
2001 Daytona - 0.944
2002 Lansing - 0.956
2003 Lansing - 0.909
2003 W. Tenn. - 0.953
2004 Daytona - Data missing
2005 W. Tenn - 0.953
"yeah, maybe the cubs can go
"yeah, maybe the cubs can go sign ryan jorgensen from where the hell ever he ended up and bring up fontenot to play with theriot..have a cubs/lsu reunion.
at least do it vs. the rockies when brad hawpe comes to town. =p"
I grew up in Baton Rouge, so I'd love this.
And something we shouldn't suggest (because Hendry's likely to do it) is to bring back Ben McDonald.
Tiny: http://mvn.com/mlb-card
I'm just glad our writers at
I'm just glad our writers at TCR are "classy" enough not to go around talking shit in their competitions comments. I mean, that would be a real douchebag thing to do, right?
"Theriot's SS FP's at
"Theriot's SS FP's at each level:
2001 Daytona - 0.944
2002 Lansing - 0.956
2003 Lansing - 0.909
2003 W. Tenn. - 0.953
2004 Daytona - Data missing
2005 W. Tenn - 0.953"
need to note the small sample size in some of those season though. Theriot only played 30 games at SS in 2001, 7 games in 2003 Lansing for that .909%...and only 36 games in 2005. Injured in 04.
It says higher up in the
It says higher up in the page that he had 330 AB's, playing in 103 G's in 2004. That is why I said data was missing.
Yeah, Bogey. I know that
Yeah, Bogey. I know that the sample size is small, but I just wanted to serparate out the numbers from him when he was playing 2b, because I don't think that those number really apply to him playing SS. Just like I would like to separate out the number from when he was hitting left-handed earlier in his career... Oh well...
Vorare: I was going to
I was going to flame the shit out of that assclown but I didn't want to be the first person to every post there. How sad.
Cardinal blog- No wonder he
Cardinal blog-
No wonder he came over to the Cubs blogs he has move zero comments then Paris Hilton watching Jeopardy.
And Rob G why don't you guys put your mugs on the homepage?!?!? ;-)
What happen to using the 1978 Cubs starting rotation as the pictures?
I am not following this
I am not following this discussion about the guy who writes the Cards' mvn page...
And Rob G why don't you
And Rob G why don't you guys put your mugs on the homepage?!?!?
See the Cardinals MVN site...
I saw NDM, the moral of the
I saw NDM, the moral of the story is don't make fun of the commissioner's notes when you're in last place.
I hope Theriot works out at
I hope Theriot works out at short. It pretty well figures that they Cubs do something smart the day after I write about how dumb they are.
A historical on the Cubs sucking at shortshop:
Is the Cards guy allowing
Is the Cards guy allowing comments this weekend, or did the chicken-shit close them off like he did last weekend?
I said it before, but it bares repeating, what kind of giant douche goes to another website to taunt fans of a rival team, writes "bring it" on his own blog, and then deletes comments by Cub fans and closes his own comments when they do in fact "bring it"?
I'll take drunken yuppies throwing trash onto a baseball field over that kind of cowardly nonsense any day of the week.
I wasn't making fun. I was
I wasn't making fun. I was rallying the team.
And, according to my page, I'm in second place.
BOGEY: You STAT GURU! But -
BOGEY: You STAT GURU!
But - we wanna see RFs!
In the minors and compared w/LSU. JACE wants to know.
Its killing him! ;)
ah, but you and NHF were
ah, but you and NHF were making fun of the Nick Johnson note, hence my reply.
I have powers that reach beyond your wildest imagination.
Ahhh...GOTCHA. I was
Ahhh...GOTCHA. I was wondering why we were singled out. I mean, I know why JOE was singled out, but my staff's gonna lead me straight to the top. It all makes sense now. I make so many dumb comments that I can't even keep track of them.
And don't you worry. The NDM has nothing but respect for the Commish.
All minor leaguers field
All minor leaguers field worse than they do in the bigs.
1. That's what the minors are for, learning
2. The fields are worse
3, The other players are worse. (Lee vs Haufpauir for example).
Recent comments
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.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.
rain delay...thanks obama.
Thanks again Phil. We actually were in Mesa and drove around. Hopefully, I am back for some Fall League. If not I have all of spring training (like the smart people who move here!)
What Rob G said. I can't speak for Piittsburgh, but the other end of the state has had absolute crap weather for two days. Perfect day to take it easy.
tarp came off 10 minutes ago...let's do this.
He will not pitch another game for Cubs
/Unless injury in playoffs
Today is bullpen day
10/450 if they win WS
Carrie Muskat [email protected]
Even though Hammel is missing start, don't assume he'll not be on #Cubs postseason roster. Maddon says elbow problem isn't that bad
Carrie Muskat [email protected]
Maddon on #Cubs postseason rotation: "I don't want to announce anything. We haven't talked to anybody yet"
Carrie Muskat [email protected]
Maddon hopes Soler can take BP in Cincy, play in sim game Tue. "All of that should give us some kind of indication of where he's at"


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Summer Intensive 2013 – Week 1
Every year the beginning of Summer Intensive rings in a rather busy time of year for everyone at RMSP. Our students are in town, classes have begun, many of our vendors arrive to support us and our students, and being the beginning of June, the nicer weather brings Missoulians out on the town. While this uptick in activity is the highlight of our year and we love every second of it, this specific year of our program beginning is even more special. 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of RMSP's Career Training program and the Summer Intensive course. To convey a sense of what happens week-by-week in the course, we will be posting weekly wrap up reports here on the blog. If you are curious about what goes on in the classroom and are considering attending SI in the future, or simply want to relive your days studying photography in Missoula, these posts will serve as good inspiration.
So here we go … Here is what happened during week one of SI 2013
Monday June 3 was orientation day. Our staff and instructors welcomed 79 new students to the RMSP family. These folks came to us from over 25 U.S. states and a few countries including Iran, Switzerland and Canada. The day included time to get to know one another, facility tours, presentations by representatives from Missoula in Motion and the Missoula Downtown Association, group assignments (as you can see in the picture to the left, assistant Chad Matson is pretty excited about Group A). The day even culminated in a bear lecture … as in "Welcome to Montana … Here's what to do in case you encounter a bear!"
Tuesday June 4 was the first full day of classes for our students. As they worked their way through the schedule, they met their instructors and familiarized themselves with the structure of the course. They attended Photo Studies courses where the learned about photographic genres, bags and tripods. They then progressed onto Edit, Field Help, Computer Set Up and eventually a File Upload class on Wednesday night.
On Thursday June 6, the day of classes culminated in a large group presentation by Jason Geller and Gabe Biderman from B&H Photo and Joe Massa from Manfrotto.
Friday June 7 was another full day for the students. As they will for the rest of the summer, they had a variety of classes all day long. That evening found them in another large group lecture, this time presented by Cliff Hausner from the MAC Group. Luckily, prior to engaging in Cliff's lecture, the students got to spend some time enjoying RMSP's involvement with Missoula's First Friday art walk. Being that it was our 25th anniversary celebration our gallery space was hoppin' with visitors and people strolling around town on a fantastic Friday night.
Saturday June 8 was a fun day around RMSP. Our visiting vendors put on a "mini expo" for our students. Our new studios were taken over by photo gear including tripods, calibrators, light modifiers, cameras, lenses and so much more. Students got to explore lots of gear and talk to some of the most knowledgeable reps in the photo industry. On top of all that, Saturday was a beautiful day in Missoula!
If that sounds like a full week to you, you are correct. It was! But then again, that's why it's called Summer INTENSIVE!
Here are a few images from the first week's happenings during SI. See you next week!
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Charlie Bulla
Brings back some really awesome moments. RMSP rocks!!! I'll see you guys in a few weeks.
Ah, the usual month of stuff crammed into one week. I clearly remember the dazed feeling of it all and how it just pushed group members into quickly learning about each other.
Keep the firehose flowing!
Richard Grant
Love the pic of Chad! He has that sort of evil Joker (Caeser Romero Joker, not Heath Ledger) look on his face!
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Welcome to the class of '57 alumni web site. I volunteered to be the web coordinator so that I could keep you aware of the deliberations of our Reunion Committee and also help to entice you back to the Hamilton campus for our 55th reunion May 31-June 3, 2012. This reunion will be bigger and more interesting than usual because of the college's concomitant bicentennial celebration, and it's less than 2 weeks away.
I propose that the symbol for our class reunion be the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air sedan. This car has been considered an "Auto Icon". What better standard bearer for us vintage--never old--'57 Hamiltonians! In fact, the college is planning on using the Chevy image on a commemorative pin for our class. The pin—along with other buttons—can be picked up at the information table at the time of registration. Please don't forget these items.
The Reunion Committee has been composed of 21 of our classmates and representatives from the Hamilton College Alumni Office--including Erika Klar, more recently John (Fred) Rogers, and Sharon Rippey, who is presently Director of Alumni Relations. By default our class co-presidents Richard Feleppa and William Braunlich have been co-chairmen of the committee. We have already met seven times by phone conference—from April 2011 to early May 2012. To date 24 of our classmates have registered for the reunion.
The following committee members volunteered to chair the sub-committees necessary to make the Reunion a grand success:
1. Bill Scoones—Gift Chair. This is an enormous job, and Bill is to be congratulated for his willingness to assume this responsibility. By early May 2012 gifts and pledges to the 55th Reunion Gift Campaign have totaled $35,942. Only nine additional donors are needed to achieve our original 80% participation goal.
2. Chris Durham and Tom Farrell-- Class Dinner Programs. The Thursday night cocktail and buffet dinner will be held at the home of Patsy Couper W'44 on 1015 Wildflower Way at 6 PM, and transportation will be provided from the Kirner-Johnson Circle at 5:50 PM.
The Friday night class dinner—exclusive for our class-- will take place at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, 310 Genesee Street, Utica and a shuttle service will also be provided leaving at 5:30 p.m. from the Kirner-Johnson circle. The cocktail party with cash bar will begin at 6 PM. Paul McGiffin will lead a tribute entitled Moments of Remembrance for those classmates who have died. Maurice Isserman, Professor of America History and author of On the Hill: A bicentennial History of Hamilton College will give us a short talk before dinner—specifically confining his historical viewpoint to Hamilton in the 1950's—a time coinciding with our own student experience. The shuttle will bring us back to campus in time for an booming (literally and figuratively) fireworks display and an informal jazz session.
On Saturday night the half-century dinner will be comprised of our class principally, as well as neighboring reunion classes.. The on-campus site for this event will be the Dwight lounge at the Bristol center. Coach Gene Long as been invited. In addition cabaret singer KT Sullivan and wife of Steve Downey '60 will reprise her afternoon concert with a few songs from her repertoire of timeless tunes.
3. Bob Lambert—College-sponsored Events or Attractions. A "world-class" jazz concert by the Nicki Parrott Trio will take place at 9 p.m. on Saturday night in the Fillius Events Barn. Bassist/vocalist Nicki Parrott has enthralled music lovers at the last three Fallcoming jazz events and she returns to Hamilton with her own trio. Nicki has recently teamed up with pianist Rossanno Sportiello and together they have created an intriguing program of tunes covering jazz, the Great American Songbook and a touch of classical music.
4. Bob Kraunz—Web Coordinator. Bob helped to design the commemorative class pin with the help of his daughter Amy, a video editor in Los
5. Jim Bromley and Phil McNall—Alumni Colleges . As you know, there are several Alumni College lectures and panel discussions going on during the reunion weekend. These usually last an hour, including plenty of time for questions and comments by the audience. Our class plans to sponsor two of these educational forums. They will be:
by John Hind, class of '80 and Bruno Collapietro, class of '57. This program will take place on Friday. June 1 at 11 AM in the Kirner-Johnson building, room 203.
Mr. Hind lettered in football and lacrosse while he was an undergraduate at Hamilton. He earned a master's degree in athletic administration from Kent State University in 1991. He was a very successful lacrosse coach at Butler University from 1991 to 1999, when he became an athletic administrator at Butler. Mr. Hind is currently Director of Athletics at Hamilton, a post that he has held since 2007.
Our classmate Bruno was the sports writer for the Utica newspaper as a student, and he also served as an editor of the Spectator. He played 4 years of baseball at Hamilton before going on to Cornell Law School. He has had a long and successful career as a lawyer in Binghamton, NY. According an edition of Sports Illustrated published in May 2011, Bruno was still playing ice hockey at age 75 and had completed his 700th consecutive game.
Bruno will share stories of athletic accomplishments during his four years at Hamilton, and Jon Hind will recount some of his own student-athlete anecdotes and provide an update on the current stat of Hamilton sports.
HAMILTON COLLEGE AND THE CIVIL WAR by John Wayne Mahood, class of '56.
This lecture will begin at 2:30 PM on Friday, June 1 in the Kirner-Johnson building, room 203. Mr. Mahood will be introduced by Professor Maurice Isserman.
After graduating from Hamilton, Wayne earned an M.A. at the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. at Syracuse University. He chaired the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at SUNY-Geneseo from 1969 to 1994. He has written or co-authored eight books, five of which deal with the Civil War.
By 1860, Hamilton College was caught up in the strife that resulted in the Civil War. A patriotic spirit led more than half of the 1861 graduates to enlist and ultimately 226 to serve, mostly as officers. Wayne takes a look at those patriots in this presentation.
The college has arranged an open house at the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, 309 Genesee St., Utica for Thursday May 31 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.. Several months ago there was a fascinating program on NPR concerning the efforts to resettle more than 14000 refugees from 31countries to the Utica area. Since MVRCR has been intimately involved in that project—one that helped to economically revitalize Utica-- the alumni office thought that an open house should be incorporated into those events available on reunion weekend, and I urge all of my classmates to attend.
On Sunday morning, June 3 there will be a Service of Remembrance followed by Blues and Brunch at Harding Farm.
6. Al McGann—Choosing a class president. With Al's help in searching for viable candidates the committee has chosen Co-Presidents to lead us over the next 5 years. The names of our new Presidents will be revealed at our Saturday evening class dinner.
7. Housing. For on-campus housing the college has reserved rooms for our class at the Samuel Eels House (formerly AD). As of May 9, all on-campus housing is filled. There are a number of off-campus accommodations in the area, and the college has booked blocks of rooms at several hotels. For more information click on the "Accommodations" link on this web page.
I have included some lovely original ektachrome photographs of the college, taken in the mid '50's by Bill Wieting, class of '59. He has generously allowed me to use these photos for this web site, and hopefully they will pique your memory of those wonderful college days that we all shared. Rich Feleppa sent me a few pictures taken during our 50th Reunion. Click on the picture on the right showing the portrait of George Nesbitt to start the slideshow
On May 26, 1812 the Board of Regents of NY state approved the charter for the foundation of Hamilton College, initiated by Samuel Kirkland (founder) and inspired by Alexander Hamilton. 200 years have nearly passed since that time, and the college's bicentennial celebration will--in part--coincide with our 55th reunion weekend. The college is planning a 200th BIG PARTY with twice as many as usual returning alumni, several events and alumni colleges, historical re-enactments, musical entertainment, and fireworks. I hope that many of the class of '57 will be able to attend this historic event.
Best regards,
Bob Kraunz '57
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