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Shark Attack and Z Sighting at Fitch!
Today was an off day for most of the Cubs, but not for Carlos Zambrano and Jeff Samardzija, as Big "Z" and the Shark traveled a half-mile south down Center Street to Fitch Park to get in some additional work.
Zambrano made the trip just so he could take pre-game Batting Practice with the Iowa Cubs position players, but Samardzija was sent to Fitch by Manager Lou Piniella and Pitching Coach Larry Rothschild specifically to throw some innings in a game.
Competing with Carlos Silva, Tom Gorzelanny, and Sean Marshall for a spot in the Cubs starting rotation, Samardzija last pitched in a Cactus League game last Friday, so today was the day he would normally be scheduled to pitch, but with the off day for the big club, pitching in a minor league intrasquad game was the next-best alternative.
Samardzija had a poor outing last time out, and although he did throw three no run/no hit innings in today's minor league intrasquad game, he also struggled with his control, at one point walking three consecutive AA Tennessee hitters (Matt Spencer-Kyler Burke-Ryan Flaherty) with two outs in the top of the 2nd, before getting Kevin Soto to fly out to the warning track in LF to end the inning.
The Smokies scored their only run of the game in top of the 9th off LHRP Dustin Sasser, as Jason James and Josh Vitters crushed doubles off the LF fence (and that was James' second two-bagger of the day).
Hard-throwing RHP Rafael Dolis got the start for Tennessee, one day after the Cubs optioned him to AA. He had a bad first inning, as Brandon Guyer led-off by ripping a triple into the right-center alley. Then Jake Opitz sliced a double into the LF corner, and after Ty Wright advanced Opitz to third with a grounder to the right side of the infield, veteran Jason Dubois dumped a broken bat single into CF to score Opitz.
The I-Cubs added three more runs in the 9th. Russ Canzler singled and then sole second. before scoring on a one-out double into the left-center alley by Steve Clevenger. After Tony Thomas reached base on a two-out Ryan Flaherty error, Clevenger scored and Thomas advanced to 2nd base on a Hank Williamson wild pitch, and then Thomas scored on a Mario Mercedes bloop single into short right center.
The Cubs minor league squads have been rearranged in preparation for the first minor league Spring Training games tomorrow, with a 5th squad (Boise/Mesa/EXST) being formed from among players moved down from Peoria, Daytona, and Tennessee.
Today's intrasquad games featured Peoria versus Daytona on Field #2, and Tennessee versus Iowa on Field #3.
Here is the the abridged box score & statistical summary from today's Iowa-Tennessee game:
NOTE: Some innings were stopped prior to three outs because the pitcher had reached his max pitch count for that inning, while other innings were extended beyond three outs to allow a pitcher to throw more pitches. Also, Blake Lalli PH for Steve Clevenger in the 6th, but then Clevenger returned to the game as DH #2 in the same slot in the batting order in the 9th, and Lalli took his 2nd AB in the #4 slot in the batting oder (replacing Jason Dubois both at bat and in the field) in the 8th.
1. Brett Jackson, DH #1: 0-4 (F-7, 4-3, 1-U, 3-1)
2. D. J. Lemahieu, DH #2: 1-4 (P-3, 5-3, 1B, Ks)
3. Jason James, LF: 2-4 (Ks, 2B, 1-3, 2B, R)
4. Marquez Smith, 2B: 0-3 (4-3, 1-3, HBP, P-2)
5. Josh Vitters, 3B: 1-4 (P-7, 5-3, 5-4-3 GIDP, 2B, RBI, PO)
6. Matt Spencer, 1B: 0-1 (BB, HBP, F-7, SB)
7. Kyler Burke, RF: 0-1 (BB, BB, F-7)
8. Ryan Flaherty, SS: 1-2 (BB, Kc, 3B)
9. Kevin Soto, CF: 0-3 (F-7, P-4, P-8)
10a. Luis Flores, C: 0-2 (Ks, F-8)
10b. Mark Reed, C: 0-1 (Ks)
1. Rafael Dolis – 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 38 pitches (23 strikes), 3/1 GO/FO
2. Todd Blackford – 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 20 pitches (10 strikes), 3/0 GO/FO
3. David Cales – 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 21 pitches (14 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
4. Luke Sommer – 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches (13 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
5. Chris Siegfried – 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches (12 strikes), 3/1 GO/FO
6. Ryan Buchter – 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 PO, 18 pitches (15 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
7. Hank Williamson – 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 22 pitches (14 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
1a. Brandon Guyer, CF: 2-3 (3B, 1B, 6-3, R)
1b. Tony Campana, CF: 1-1 (1B, PO)
2. Jake Opitz, 3B: 1-4 (2B, 1-3, L-9, Ks, R, RBI)
3a. Ty Wright, LF: 0-3 (4-3, 6-3, 5-3)
3b. Matt Camp, LF: 0-1 (Ks)
4a. Jason Dubois, 1B: 1-2 (1B, HBP, Kc, RBI, SB)
4b. Blake Lalli, PH-1B: 0-2 (6-3, 4-3)
5. Russ Canzler, DH-RF: 1-3 (BB, Kc, 1-U, 1B, R, SB)
6. Smaily Borges, RF-DH: 0-3 (Ks, BB, L-8, FC)
7. Steve Clevenger, C-DH: 2-3 (4-3, 1B, 2B, R, RBI, CS)
8a. Nate Samson, SS: 1-2 (P-4, 1B, SB)
8b. David Macias, SS: 0-2 (5-3, P-4)
9. Tony Thomas, 2B: 0-4 (5-3, Kc, Kc, E-6, R)
10. Mario Mercedes, DH-C: 1- 4 (4-3, F-9, F-7, 1B, RBI)
1. Jeff Samardzija – 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 46 pitches (25 strikes), 3/4 GO/FO
2. Mitch Atkins – 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 39 pitches (25 strikes), 4/2 GO/FO
3. Gregory Reinhard – 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 1 HBP, 18 pitches (11 strikes), 2/2 GO/FO
4. Jake Muyco – 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches (9 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
5. Dustin Sasser - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches (7 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
Ryan Flaherty (TENN) throwing error E-6 led to two unearned runs scoring in the 9th.
Luis Flores (TENN): 1-3 CS
Mark Reed (TENN): 0-1 CS
Steve Clevenger (IOWA): 0-1 CS
Mario Mercedes (IOWA): 1 PO (Vitters at 2nd base)
I don't know the score of the Peoria-Daytona intrasquad game, but I do know that Daytona RF Nelson Perez was summariliy pulled out of the game by Player Development Director Oneri Fleita in the bottom of the 1st inning for not running out a ground ball.
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Who's Jake Opitz and why is he pushing Smith to AA in ST?
Looks like Smardizjai is bound for his third tour of the PCL. Hate to see an athlete of that caliber not be able to make it at baseball, but there are undoubtedly some NFL teams that will pay him a million a year to be a possession receiver.
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On the Cubs pre-game today they said Aram is going to start playing in minor league games to get some extra swings in. His triceps is still bothering him.
Anyone know how Chad Tracey has looked so far this spring? I have a scary feeling we'll be playing without Aram for a big chunk of the season again.
Marlon Byrd made a very nice play in CF in the first inning today. He went back on a ball, turned the wrong way facing RF, then turned around to LF and caught the ball against the wall. No Cubs CF in the last few seasons would have made that play.
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"Anyone know how Chad Tracey has looked so far this spring? I have a scary feeling we'll be playing without Aram for a big chunk of the season again."
If ARam misses a large portion of the season the important question is will Lee and/or Zambrano waive their no trade clauses.
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Thank you AZ PHIL.
I have had this feeling for over a year, but I really feel like Smardizja will just flat out be a bust.
He may pitch in the majors as a journeyman relief pitcher after he is no longer a Cub (while he adds up his investments), but this will be one of those Hendry signings that just will be a head scratcher, imo.
I really hope I am wrong, and will step up and admit it (unlike people here who have slammed Tim Wilken since he was hired) should he become useful - but this is a situation where the GM is shoving a pitcher with two pitches and control problems down the manager's throat.
Again - I hope I am really wrong...
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Why wouldn't Samninja pitch for AA against AAA?
Just seems like it'd make sense. Unless they wanted to get him pitching against double A for confidence reasons.
What do I know.
Is the site working any better?
since about this morning/afternoon?
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I was still having trouble at 4 central time. Things seem okay now.
IE if that makes a difference.
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I had trouble loading the page about an hour ago.
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Still having some problems from time-to-time.
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Thus far, it seems to be working just fine. Literally.
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It's working fine for me now.
I seem to have no memory of Ty Wright. He was in Spring Training but it was probably just for split squad action. Any chance you could do a quick history/projection on him? Much appreciated
Thanks for all your spring training reports. It's unparalleled reporting (suck it Sullivan/Rogers)
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Phil, do the minor league exhibition games begin today? Thanks as always.
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Phil -- This is a bit off topic, but I'm hearing that Rep. John McCommish is planning to withdraw the bill he submitted that would have added an 8% surcharge to all Spring Training tickets. In it's place, I understand that officials are talking about a Mesa City or Maricopa County tax as a way to raise the funds needed to build the Cubs new stadium.
Are you hearing anything about this? I can't help but think that the folks in Arizona are going to screw this up and drive the Cubs right into the waiting arms of Naples, FL. Any thoughts? Thanks!
UPDATE: I just read that the Arizona Legislature will be moving forward with the tax on Spring Training tickets. In fact, the article indicated that the legislature is going to drop the $1 increase in the rental car tax and increase the Spring Training ticket tax to 10% (from 8%). Although the article didn't say as much, it sounded to me like the legislature was pissed off at the bitching and moaning from the MLB and Cactus League teams.
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another 10-30 cents per ticket?!?!?
this is the last straw! what the hell?!? did we lose a war? is this russia?
brb, buying a $5 hotdog.
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I love your Obama-math.
Alas, $2-$3 is more like it.
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i love your michelle bachman reading comprehension.
a 2% increase...
where you buying tickets?
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omg... zing!
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"i love your michelle bachman reading comprehension"
I've told you before I'm not fluent in gibberish.
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Don't know where you got your information but the Phoenix Business Journal says the Arizona House passed an 8% tax on Cactus League tickets today not 10%.
You know the drill. Next it goes to the Senate.
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From the East Valley Tribune:
The original plan would raise $81 million over 25 years with a $1 car rental fee and an 8 percent spring training ticket surcharge. Earlier this week, McComish dropped the car rental fee and boosted the ticket surcharge to 10 percent, expecting to raise $185 million over 30 years. The House approved the bill Thursday, but McComish left the percentage blank so it can be negotiated when the bill goes the Senate.
The 10 percent surcharge would add about $2 to the price of an average $20 spring training ticket. Opponents have suggested other funding sources such as a sales tax, but elected officials have said that's politically unthinkable in this economy.
There's also talk in the article pointing out the obvious hypocrisy of the other Cactus League teams opposing a surcharge on tickets after they already received their taxpayer funded stadiums.
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Mario Mercedes - beautiful; please tell me has speed...
Site slowness
seems the server upgrade didn't go through until this morning, so if you run into more problems, drop a note in the comments. Hopefully things will run a little more smoothly from now on...
I'll be back on Sunday.
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There's no improvement as of now. Random 503 errors, posts that don't go thru and this: System Error
at 12:22 ET Thursday
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wonder what chad fox is up to...
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Silva is fat, but I am happy to not be concerned with stories like this anymore:
Milton Bradley was ejected Wednesday for arguing a call in the third inning. Bradley was deemed out on a called third strike, then dropped his bat and began taking off his batting gloves. There was only one out at the time, and Mariners skipper Don Wakamatsu thinks Milton was simply confused. "I didn't understand it at all," said Wak. "He can't be ejected on reputation." It is not known whether further punishment is forthcoming.
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and a couple dozen reporters will be right there to ask him how he feels about it.
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Found this at USS Mariner. Most think he was done wrong by his quick ejection (and it was quick), but he's done nothing to deserve any breaks anymore.
Looks like a strike, but there's no telling what he could have said "under his breath" loud enough for the ump to hear. Or it could be another over-zealous ump thinking that he got disrespected.
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This game actually was aired on the local Fox Sports Net affiliate, I started watching an inning after the ejection. The Rangers broadcasters pointed out that the umpire who ejected him was a 29 year old minor league manager. Their own explanation/defense of the ejection was that he dropped the bat flat over the plate and then just stood there, and that while having words with an ump are common enough, you just don't see a batter stand there in silent protest afterwards. They think it was the unusual nature of Bradley's protest that got him
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"The Rangers broadcasters pointed out that the umpire who ejected him was a 29 year old minor league manager"
So it wasn't Milton's fault.
Check out a Twilight Zone episode with Billy Mummy as a boy who reads thoughts. If you have a bad thought against him he disposes you to the "corn field"/dead or turns you into a jack-in the box(also classic Simpsons parody). So every one says wonderful things about the boy even though he's an evil little bastard.
Just saying.
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That's one of the few Twilight Zone episodes that I think I've ever seen.
It scared me. I'm very gentle and squeamish.
Yeah, I've always been one of the greater apologists for Bradley around here. But I actually wasn't trying to defend him so much this time. Just saying that it was a young inexperienced guy who (understandably) may have been more concerned about establishing his command of the ballgame.
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Wasn't slighting you.
Just everyone says he's a great team mate..blah..blah. But he's on his 8th team in 10 years.
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Eh, go ahead and slight me! :)
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Hi Arizona Phil,
Thanks for your wonderful posts.
I am going to Mesa tomorrow and was wondering what time games start at Fitch.
Sorry if this 3/44
Paul McCartney may play Wrigley this September-
Re: Position Players
Lee, Fontenot, Theriot, Ramirez, Fukudome, Byrd, Soriano, Soto, Hill, Nady, Baker
Assuming a 12 man pitching staff, that leaves two spots.
Is it down to Fuld, Colvin, Blanco, Tracy, and Millar for those two spots?
Or is it Fuld and Colvin for one spot. And Blanco, Tracy, and Millar for the other?
And can someone explain to me why Millar is still in the mix here? And I'd like to hear something other than his personality. Even if they go with 11 pitchers, why is Millar being considered?
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Lou needs a vet he doesn't have to babysit.
If you can't play Colvin everyday have him play AAA.
I would be actively looking to trade DLee(only movable contract,I know he has NTC) because if Colvin is tearing it up in AAA by June, you need to bring him up and put Soriano at first.
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colvin should be AAA, imo...let him play everyday while he's on a roll.
if soriano to 1st in 2011 is a reality in their minds then it makes even more sense...at least while his bat his hot or he's needed.
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Soriano at first is going to happen. With his contract and the Cubs having OFers to bring up.
I can't imagine a scenerio with DLee coming back after this season.
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Soriano at 1B after never having played there before?
I understand you can be defensively challenged and still handle 1B. But he was moved out of the infield four years ago for a reason. What happens when he starts making that little hop on every throw to him at 1B?
I don't think Lee will be going anywhere (but what do I know). Colvin played 1B in high school. So he may be a better choice there, if you're talking midseason transition. But I still don't think Lee is going anywhere.
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1st isn't rocket science. It's a matter of knowing which foot to put behind you on the bag and stopping a ball thrown at you. He's played 2nd before...he could hack it.
DLee is getting old and the chances of him wanting less than 7m bucks (even with a power decline) seems thin without a collapse of his offense. He'll also probably want at least 2-4 years based on his age.
"What happens when he starts making that little hop on every throw to him at 1B?"
extreme humor.
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"matter of knowing which foot to put behind you on the bag"
Forgot about that, well at least has 5 years to figure it out.
Or Ricketts need to lead the charge to get the DH rule in NL.
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I think it's the latter. Fuld and Colvin, and perhaps Adduci are battling for the OF spot.
The last spot, given a 5-man bench, would come down to Tracy, Millar, or Blanco.
I would think a 5 man bench would be: Hill, Nady, Outfielder, Baker, and Tracy
I think on paper, Tracy has the edge. He hits LH, can play 1B and 3B, and has experience pinch hitting. And if they are comfortable with Fontenot being the back-up shortstop they'd likely get more value out of Tracy vs. Blanco as far as a bat off of the bench.
The reason Millar is getting a look is that so far Tracy is 4-18, all singles, for a line of .222/.300/.222.
Millar is 5-15, with a 2B and a HR, and has a .333/.545/.600 line this spring.
Granted those are small sample sizes in spring training games, but that's what Lou is seeing. And they are both terrible the last couple of years, so you really have to go on who is doing best now.
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Piniella said that he will make seven or eight cuts from his roster on Friday. And that Esmailin Caridad and Justin Berg are the leaders for a setup role and sixth- or seventh-inning pitcher.
Ramirez sat out again today.
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caridad or berg...
does berg need a cheer-up or something?
i'm not a huge caridad fan, but berg...c'mon...whatever.
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Well if you get upset with Silva and his two pitches, I can just imagine how you feel about Berg.
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berg at least throws 93-94mph and is slated for pen work...meh control, though.
maybe he's a good guy to have a beer with. if so, he should be the closer.
Re: Caridad and Justin Berg are the leaders for a setup role an
I think this is just Lou's way of telling Hendry to get off his ass and get us some pitching.
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Spring training is nice, but I'm on the Silva-is-a-pile-of-turd bandwagon. Thanks, crunch.
next stop?
Jake Fox is kinda blowing it.
2/26 .077 7 SO's so far this spring.
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Still having some connectivity issues. Approx. 8:15 p.m. EST on Thursday.
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The site is OK for me, replies to comments getting eaten by a gray candy-cane about 25% of the time. Luckily I don't write anything worth re-writing.
Whiny Unproductive Question
Why don't we have Reed Johnson on the team?
Marlon Byrd better hit enough to make up the salary difference between himself and Reed. And Nady better be a useful pinch hitter.
I have to think a Reed Johnson and Sam Fuld/Tyler Colvin combination would be nearly as productive as Byrd will be, and much cheaper. Why did we not bring him back? (Also, hopefully I'm wrong about Byrd. He does have bigger biceps than Reed, at least. That's gotta be worth something, right?)
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I won't be able to post a source on this. But I seem to recall reading the Cubs were corncerned about Johnson's ability to remain healthy. So they didn't want to pay him what he was seeking at the time. Plus they wanted a middle of the order bat (not saying Byrd is that).
It was probably from one of the two Bruce's, source wise.
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the power thing is probably a little more important.
reed is now the dodgers 4th OF'r on a 800K contract.
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Hey..lol..our last Texas imported outfielder never proved that either...so it'll be nothing new..
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At least this one is cheaper.
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Excellent point..I wonder if they'd have thought Colvin could look this good so far...if they'd have signed Byrd maybe to a 1 or2 year del, instead of the Hendry special aka 3-year contract.
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At least there's not a no trade clause (beyond 6/15).
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To me Byrd is a deluxe fourth outfielder or a starter on a 2nd division team, so if Colvin pushes him to the 4th outfield role, that's not the end of the world, since he'll only make about $650K a year for the three years of Byrd's contract.
I wonder if they'd have thought Colvin could look this good so far...if they'd have signed Byrd maybe to a 1 or2 year del, instead of the Hendry special aka 3-year contract.
Considering the fact that Hendry takes credit for Colvin putting on 25 pounds of muscle this winter you'd think he wouldn't have been surprised that he put on 25 pounds of muscle this winter.
Cubs MLB Network Preview
Cubs 30 clubs in 30 days starts...March 30.
Re: P E D Suspension
Gregorio Robles, Cubs minor leaguer. Second suspension.
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welcome to release-ville...population that dude.
i dunno crap about him, but he seems to be a swing-at-everything contact hitting OF'r with no power and questionable base stealing skills.
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Also questionable thinking skills.
If you're going to cheat, at least take the drug that they don't test for.
I still say if you're caught cheating the league should cut your arms and legs off. No suspension necessary.
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Angel Guzman's shoulder surgery is next tuesday...basically they will tighten up the anterior capsule where the IGHL is embedded (inferior glenohumeral ligament) depending on whether the tissue is detached or just stretched.
Noted surgeon James Andrews will perform the surgery Tuesday in Alabama, then Guzman will begin a lengthy recovery and rehabilitation process.
...Guzman has a badly torn ligament in the shoulder near the armpit. The surgery can't repair the ligament, but it might correct some of the instability in the shoulder.
Still plenty of fight left in Cubs GM
Re: Roster cuts
B. Parker, J. Stevens, A. Cashner, C. Coleman, T. Diamond, J.R. Mathes, W. Castillo, B. LaHair
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Maybe the Cubs like the idea of having a plan and sticking to it. I would guess that they see Cashner and Diamond as starters.
I would also guess that Wilken wouldn't draft a pitcher #1 if he thought of him as a reliever, even a closer.
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Sort of similar to Colvin in that regard. I wonder at what point they would finally move him to reliever full time. In either role he's going to need to throw strikes.
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Cashner's pitching right now against the Sox. Not effectively. But he's still with the big club.
Maybe it's just a prcedural thing. Or with starters going deeper in games, they need to do something to keep Cashner's pitch count up.
Defensive metrics
--The group(Baseball Prospectus folks) feels that "we're about one-fourth of where we want to be in measuring defense." The BP folks cited John Dewan's work in the area of defense as "groundbreaking." The group, however, feels we're a long way from being able to measure defense really well. They note that UZR (ultimate zone rating, which we cite here from time to time) is "based on incomplete and subjective data." The good news is that "real data will be here soon," and that in three years or so, most of today's metrics will be obsolete.
I hope they recognize that +/- is based on subjective data as well.
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Gofer: Fat Free Fig Newtons?
from the Crasnik article on Hendry (link in post #62)
Come draft day, Hughes allowed Hendry to sit in the "war room" under the condition that he keep his mouth shut and observe. When several rounds passed and Hughes summoned him to the front of the room, Hendry's heart began pounding like a jackhammer. Did the Marlins need some vital information on a potential draft pick?
"I told him, 'Jim, I hate to do this, but everybody is busy. Would you mind driving down to Publix and picking up some fat-free Fig Newtons?'" Hughes recalled.
Ever the good soldier, Hendry drove to the store and returned with the cookies. Years later, when Hendry was named Cubs general manager, Hughes' secretary sent him a box of fat-free Fig Newtons to commemorate the occasion.
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that's awesome.
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They left out "the rest of the story" bit where Jim vowed never to eat anything fat-free again after that day.
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Ha ha. I knew there was a fat joke in there somewhere!
Recent comments
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
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Posted on 12/24/2003 6:20:48 AM PST by Always Right
Rush Limbaugh needs to resolve this malicious prosecution as quickly as possible and do so to the benefit everyone. The case the prosecutors are building against Rush appears likely to be trumped up charge of money laundering and doctor shopping. Rushs real crime was becoming addicted to pain-medication, which he has admitted and has sought appropriate treatment for. Rush is a first-time offender and should be punished as such. The prosecutor however has given immunity to the maid for much more serious charges to pursue these minor charges against Rush. It is unheard of that a prosecutor would do this, and the only explanations can be the prosecutor is seeking personal gain from this case or is on some political vendetta. This type of prosecution is unethical and should stop. If this was any other person, this case would not have been pursued or there would have been a reasonable plea-bargain long ago. This is will be a very expensive case if it goes to trial, and the level of this crime is clearly not worth spending more tax dollars on.
So what should Rush do? If I were Rush, I would immediately pledge $2 million dollars to drug treatment programs in Florida. However, for every dollar the prosecutor spends from now on this over-zealous prosecution, I would reduce that pledge. I would also volunteer to speak out against drug abuse around the state and give Florida a few PR announcements on his program. It is a joke of that prosecutors are apparently seeking to put Rush in jail for this. Rush has been as open as possible on this subject without putting himself at the complete mercy of this over zealous prosecutor. Yes, Rush should pay for his crime, but the punishment must fit the offense. The politics of personal vendettas and personal gains has no place in criminal prosecutions.
What I propose is a win-win proposition. Why should millions be wasted on lawyers on this case? Under the current path, there will be no winners, except for those with some personal vendetta. There is no state interest in pursuing this case.
Do you know for a fact that Rush was not doctor shopping?
Thisis a ridiculous statement. There is a huge state interest in pursuing this case. They are making Rush the prime example of the new doctor-shopping law. What better way to impress upon the citizens of FL the state-perceived importance of the law, than by going after a high-profile celeb?
Sure there is... to increase the power of the state over the sheeple. To make a political point (destroy the "conservative" voice). To employ cops, judges, lawyers, prison employees. To punish Rush for possesion of gov't-unapproved intoxicants. To punish his conspiracy to obtain those intoxicants. To perpetuate a war on the people & their liberties 100 years old and still going strong.
Rush probably has too much money to see the inside of a jail, but they'll get a lot of that money from him before it's over & it'll provide a good lesson to the sheep: "if we can take down someone like Rush, just think what ewe can do to you!"
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TALLAHASSEE · The head of the Florida Senate's health committee said Tuesday he is requesting a legislative investigation into doctors who overprescribe the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin.
Sen. Burt Saunders, R-Naples, said he was prompted to act by a series of articles about prescription drug abuse in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Orlando Sentinel.
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OxyContin has been linked to more than 200 deaths in Florida, and many victims were taking prescriptions but suffered accidental overdoses or addiction. In addition to the human toll, Saunders said, billing abuses and Medicaid fraud involving the drug are wasting taxpayer money.
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Am I missing the state interest?
Oh puh_leeez show me one case in Florida where this has been pursues as the major offense. Every case I have seen also has more serious charges of dealing and fraud involved. Here the prosecutor by-passed more serious charges to go after Rush. This case is a malicious prosecution.
Do you know for a fact that Rush was not doctor shopping?
Do you know he did? From the details I have seen it depends on the interpretation of the law. If Rush obtained prescriptions from different doctors for different ailments, there may have been no doctor shopping offense. Reguardless, it is a stupid law, IMHO, in response to a serious problem (people are using doctors to obtain multiple prescriptions to re-sell to others). The real problem is the dealing those drugs to other people and in a lot of cases these are kids. This law was made so presecutors did not have to prove the real offense (re-selling the drugs), so convictions would be easier. Which makes it a bad law, IMHO.
THe state interest is reducing the harm from the abuse. Since Rush has sought treatment, the state interest has been addressed. What I am proposing is Rush volenteer to further this state interest. What state interest do you see in putting Rush in jail?
This would not be perceived well. Would you recommend that Kobe Bryant do the same thing? Michael Jackson?
Rushs real crime was becoming addicted to pain-medication, which he has admitted and has sought appropriate treatment for. Rush is a first-time offender and should be punished as such.
By your judgement, perhaps. It's still open to discovery and prosecution and judgement whether or not doctor-shopping (illegal in his state) can be proven, as well as buying them from a non-physician (Stupid sure picked a great state to screw up in).
It's not a crime to become an addict: it's a crime to obtain materials BY THE WRONG (illegal) METHODS - which it still has to be judged whether or not he did. The law was on the books before anyone found out he was goofballing. Also "he sought appropriate treatment"; BY WHOM? What do THEY have to say about his treatments? Was it a real rehab center or did he just confidentially cool it for a while at some friend's place? As for 'first time offender' status: that only washes IF the crime was comitted ONCE (i.e. getting caught at your first holdup) - it doesn't work if he made purchases on more than one occasion. Otherwise, muhammad & malvo would be first-time offenders too since they were only caught once.
Rush has been as open as possible on this subject without putting himself at the complete mercy of this over zealous prosecutor.
IOW: he's been as open as is possible to the limit of avoiding disclosing incriminating evidence. Thats' why you hire a lawyer - to determine exactly where the line is drawn and fight against anything after that. If he IS found guilty (extending your previously mentioned idea): should he then be required to pay the prosecutor's costs too for extending this defensive farce?
IMO: I equate your "putting himself at the complete mercy of this...prosecutor" to "telling the complete truth to this prosecutor".
Hey, it worked for Michael Jackson.
Since Rush has frequently or at least annually, sang the praises of our founding fathers for pledging their fortunes, families, and sacred honor to the quest for liberty, why does he not do the same?
Amendment IX
"The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights, SHALL NOT be construed to DENY OR DISPARAGE others (rights) retained by the people."
The "people" surely have the "retained" right to consume the chemical of their choice to help lessen or eliminate pain we suffer in our bodies.
Laws by government to the contrary are blatantly unconstitutional.
A true conservative, one who wishes to conserve the constitution and it's protection of liberty, should fight this possible indictment for illegal activity tooth and nail, especially since he has the fortune to pledge to the fight for libery of which he has accumulated over the years from his radio program.
But I am sure he will not take my recommendation seriously and that is quite frankly why I devote less and less time to the task of listening to his radio program.
The "talk" is cheap. The preaching to the choir is tiresome. It is time for action.
He and I are both from Missouri. The motto of the great State of Missouri is "The Show Me State."
It is time to "show me" that you believe in liberty.
You are absolutely, 100% correct. I could not have said it better.
See post number 25 for my remakrs about the issue of liberty concerning Rush Limbaugh's predictament.
If this were Jesse Jackson who did this and not Rush this board would be all over him.
The only reason he stopped is because he got caught.
Let my put my asbestos suit on. Okay, flame on.
By that convuluted logic, all criminals should pay prosecutor's cost. I can see you really support equal application of the law....
IMO: I equate your "putting himself at the complete mercy of this...prosecutor" to "telling the complete truth to this prosecutor".
So you suggest Rush should just freely give up his 5th Amendment protections? Yeah, I can see where you are coming from....
There might be cries to prosecute from people who hate Jackson, but no honest prosecutor would pursue the case under these circumstances. Shoot, even Lanny Davis is saying that this case should not be prosecuted.
A) Rush has done concerning his addiction. It could be more, it could be less.
B)That the prosecution is investigating only those allegations that have made the news.
C) We don't know if Rush is willing to pay for his crime as minimal or otherwise as it may be. So far he seems to believe that his outing is sufficient punishment.
I realize that criminal and personal self incrimination are quite different. But if your boss asked you for all the records necessary to find something to fire you about and you tried to keep some from him, would you be co-operating fully? Where do you draw the line in terms of self incrimination?
Then that shoots the left is trying to get him by all means possible.
Rush has done, what any adictition program would have demanded. More than some too.
B)That the prosecution is investigating only those allegations that have made the news.
That is incorrect.
The prosecution is collecting every shread of potential evidence
in order to determine which crimes they can charge.
This is not investigating a crime, this is collecting the blocks and figuring out what they can build.
C) We don't know if Rush is willing to pay for his crime as minimal or otherwise as it may be. So far he seems to believe that his outing is sufficient punishment.
At most Rush should pay what anyone else would have to "pay", treatment.
The FL courts have a drug treatment intervention system.
Upon completion the case is dropped. Not dismissed, not "not guilty", just plain dropped.
He should not be willing to "pay" one dime or second more than that.
On Hardball last night, Davis said that it sounded to him that the prosecutor was going to indict Rush.
No - and I'm surprised that you would think so - telling the complete truth when questioned IS NOT equal to giving up one's 5th ammendment rights. It's what you're supposed to do whether or not you're under oath. Do you teahc your kids to tell the truth or to contest everything every step of the way?
How do you define "compelled to be a witness against oneself". Forced? Threatened? Tortured? Under Oath?
IMO: your name may match your attitude; it seems in direct opposition to reality.
I for one can't see
So you would suggest that Rush show the world that he is suffering from a case of sour grapes should the prosecutor seek a trial?
How would that help Rush or anyone else?
How silly is that?
Doctor shopping is a little more specfic. It evolves getting overlapping prescriptions from different doctors for the same ailment within a 30 day period and not disclosing the previous prescription to the other doctor. It is not certain that Rush is guilty of this.
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Phi Phi O'Hara is the stage name of drag performer Jaremi Carey.
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She started as Phoenix Mathews. As a comic book buff, Phoenix from X-Men is the dream person she wants to be. She related to her as the person she has developed into today has risen from the bad times during her childhood. Her friends in Texas also said that she brought fire when she performs on the stage. Mathews is from Tersa Mathews. She then changed to Phoenix O'Hara after her drag mother Asia O'Hara. When she went on RuPaul's Drag Race, there was already Phoenix on Season 3. The show asked what nickname she goes by, and when she moved to Chicago DiDa Ritz called her by many nicknames including Phi Phi. She thinks Phi Phi O'Hara sounds feminine and fierce.
Memorable Quotes
Season 4
- "You don't need RuPaul to be big. I can say for a fact that people knew who Phi Phi was before I got here. So I don't need RuPaul to say I'm sickening. I know I'm sickening. I don't need her to tell me that."
- "I think it's so great that the help can sit there and compete alongside me."
- "At least I am a showgirl, bitch, go back to Party City where you belong!"
- "I don't wear blond!"
- "I am NOT a force to be reckoned with!"
All-Stars Two
- "Riddle me this, riddle me that, watch out girls, this bitch is back!"
Fun Facts:
- Phi Phi's behaviour was so intolerable with a large amount of viewers, a special Facebook page called "Phi Phi O'Hara, Sashay Away" was created for fans of the show to express their outrage that this contestant was still on the show. While most understand the need for 'drama' on a reality show, Phi Phi's antics were thought to have gone beyond competitive chiding and entered into abuse and hate mongering. She constantly yelled at other contestants, often complaining of what she perceived to be a lack of talent. As the show continued, the amount of disapproving fans grew. Never before in the history of RuPaul's Drag Race has one contestant been so overwhelmingly disliked.
- Deliberately sabotaged Jiggly's Dragazine entry by advising her to go serious (Jiggly's magazine was about Health and Fitness). Phi Phi admitted to Willam that he'd advised Jiggly to go serious with the dragazine because he knew Jiggly would mess it up. As a shocked Willam said, Jiggly's humor was his best asset. "Do you want to help pack his bags?" joked Phi Phi. Latrice Royale commented on Phi Phi's actions in one word: "shady!"
- During the "Frenemies" episode, Phi Phi attempted to bribe Latrice (with her trip that she won on the "Dragazine" competition) to sabotage her duo with Willam in the hope that Latrice would send Willam home during the "Lipsync For Your Life". It was later revealed that Sharon admitted to goading Latrice a little as well with Phi Phi, although no footage of this was actually shown.
- During "Frock The Vote" Phi Phi O'Hara attempted to use off color humor along with her parody of a young republican candidate, but ended up seriously offending Latrice Royale and DiDa Ritz. Guest judge Dan Savage asked Phi Phi which one of her fellow drag queens she'd choose as her running mate and why. "I think it's so great that the help" said Phi Phi, gesturing toward her black competitors, "can sit there and compete alongside me. So I'd definitely like to say, my help: DiDa Ritz!" As Phi Phi continued on her highly questionable way, Ritz could be seen mouthing her outraged response and Royale looked thunderous. Meanwhile, Savage's jaw literally dropped. "Did she just call me 'the help?'" asked Ritz. For her part, an angry Royale said "I'm from Compton. I'll whoop your a**!" At judges' table Phi Phi got some advice from Michelle Visage. "In order to land an off-color joke," she said. "It has to be funny. And that joke came across as offensive."


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Clinical UM Guideline
|Eating and Feeding Disorder Treatment
|Guideline #:
|Current Effective Date:
|Last Review Date:
This document provides medical necessity criteria for levels of care relating to eating and feeding disorder treatment. Treatment of eating and feeding disorders is dependent on an eating and feeding disorder diagnosis based on current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) or International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM) criteria.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) has expanded the types of conditions classified as Feeding and Eating Disorders. The levels of care described below provide guidance about the characteristics of each level of care that is needed to treat any feeding and eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa receives substantial attention because this condition can become apparent as a life threatening condition requiring hospital care. The guideline is called eating and feeding disorder because anorexia nervosa has long been called an eating disorder. Bulimia nervosa also may present as a medical emergency needing hospitalization. Services such as residential care, Partial Hospital Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) can make essential contributions to recovery. Outpatient care plays a very important role in the treatment of all feeding and eating disorders. Disorders such as binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake, pica and rumination disorder are thought to be treated largely with individual therapy. Obesity is not included as a mental disorder in DSM-5. Obesity is associated with a wide range of genetic, physiological, behavioral, and environmental factors that contribute to the development of obesity (excess body fat) in any given individual.
There is variation in the availability of services in different geographic and regional areas. If an indicated service is not available within a member's community at the level of service indicated by the criteria, authorization may be given for those services at the next highest available level. Continuing any level of care depends on the persistence of findings that lead to admission as well as attention to the person-centered treatment plan so that as much medical progress as each person's circumstances allow is made toward shared goals.
Note: Please see the following related documents for additional information:
|Clinical Indications
Acute Inpatient
Medically Necessary:
Severity of Illness Criteria
Acute Inpatient Treatment would be considered medically necessary when the member has one or more of the following:
Continued Stay Criteria
Acute Inpatient Treatment would be considered medically necessary when the member either has 1 and 2 or has 3:
Not Medically Necessary:
Eating and feeding disorder acute inpatient treatment is considered not medically necessary when the above criteria are not met.
Residential Treatment Center (RTC)
Medically Necessary:
Severity of Illness Criteria
Residential Treatment Center would be considered medically necessary when the member has one of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 and also have 7 and 8:
Continued Stay Criteria (CS)
Residential Treatment would be considered medically necessary when the member either has 1 and 2 or has 3:
Not Medically Necessary:
Eating and feeding disorder residential treatment center (RTC) treatment is considered not medically necessary when the above criteria are not met.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Medically Necessary:
Severity of Illness Criteria
Partial Hospitalization Program would be considered medically necessary when the member has one or more of the following (1-8) and 9 and 10:
Continued Stay Criteria
Partial Hospitalization Program would be considered medically necessary when the member has all of the following:
Not Medically Necessary:
Eating and feeding disorder partial hospitalization program (PHP) treatment is considered not medically necessary when the above criteria are not met.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Medically Necessary:
Severity of Illness Criteria
Intensive Outpatient Program would be considered medically necessary when the member has one or more of the following:
Continued Stay Criteria
Intensive Outpatient Program would be considered medically necessary when the member has all of the following:
Not Medically Necessary:
Eating and feeding disorder intensive outpatient program (IOP) treatment is considered not medically necessary when the above criteria are not met.
Outpatient Treatment
Medically Necessary:
Severity of Illness Criteria
Outpatient Treatment would be considered medically necessary when the member has one or more of the following:
Note: The severity of illness factors important for distinguishing between PHP, IOP and outpatient is the members' level of insight, social support, motivation, and ability to self-control eating disorder symptoms.
Continued Stay Criteria
Outpatient Treatment would be considered medically necessary when the member has all of the following:
Not Medically Necessary:
Eating and feeding disorder outpatient treatment is considered not medically necessary when the above criteria are not met.
Coding edits for medical necessity review are not implemented for this guideline. Where a more specific policy or guideline exists, that document will take precedence and may include specific coding edits and/or instructions. Inclusion or exclusion of a procedure, diagnosis or device code(s) does not constitute or imply member coverage or provider reimbursement policy. Please refer to the member's contract benefits in effect at the time of service to determine coverage or non-coverage of these services as it applies to an individual member.
|Discussion/General Information
Eating disorders are characterized by a persistent disturbance of eating or behaviors related to eating. This disturbance results in altered consumption or absorption of food. Signification impairments are seen in physical health and psychosocial functioning. The specific disorder most likely to be life threatening is anorexia nervosa. Individuals with anorexia lose more weight than is healthy for their age and height. The disorder is associated with an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming "fat" even when an individual with anorexia is under weight for height and age. Anorexia is characterized by a disturbance in the way body weight or shape are experienced such that body weight has an excessive influence on self-evaluation or the affected individual fails to adequately recognize the seriousness of being underweight.
Many individuals with anorexia also have bulimia symptoms. Bulimia nervosa is an illness in which an individual binges on food or has regular episodes of overeating and feels a loss of control. The individual then uses different methods such as vomiting or abusing laxatives to prevent weight gain. In the United States it is estimated that approximately 0.5% of adolescent girls have anorexia nervosa and 1%-2% meet diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa (Rosen, 2010). Medical conditions associated with eating disorders can include gastrointestinal disorders, endocrine disorders, other psychiatric disorders including substance abuse, and cardiac conditions including blood pressure and pulse changes. Although about 50% of individuals with child and adolescent onset eating disorders will recover and many of the remaining population improve, a troubling minority of individuals will have a chronic illness often associated with malnutrition. Some people with chronic eating disorders will need custodial services. Anorexia nervosa is associated with excess mortality relative to the general population with sudden death and suicide common causes of death.
A reliable determination of expected body weight is critical for diagnosis and management of eating disorders. A commonly agreed upon method for expected body weight calculation such as the BMI percentile method is recommended for children and adolescents (Le Grange, 2012; DSM-5). Weight estimation methods for adults include the BMI and Weight for Stature method. According to Golden and colleagues (2012), the Weight for Stature method and BMI methods are not necessarily equivalent. These workers concluded that it remains to be determined which method better predicts meaningful clinical outcomes. Healthy body weight is a calculation based on height, gender, and age. BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) in their 2006 guideline for Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders uses weight as a percentage of healthy body weight in determining appropriate levels of care for eating disorders. The APA notes that weight level alone should not be used as a sole criterion from discharge from one level of care to another and other factors should be appropriately considered. The DSM-5 (2013) cites BMI in determining appropriate levels of care for eating disorders. At this time, there is no concrete conversion of BMI to percentage of healthy body weight.
Treatment for disorders such as binge eating disorder and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), pica and rumination disorder is often individual therapy given in outpatient settings (Hay, 2014). Treatment of these other feeding and eating disorders outside of the office setting is related to rare instances of medical complications such as life threatening fluid and electrolyte disturbance similar to those seen with anorexia (see severity of illness criteria for examples) and risk of suicide (described with each level of care). The levels of care described in this guideline describe illness features and the services necessary to manage any feeding and eating disorder. Regardless of the feeding and eating disorder diagnosis, outpatient treatment, including family therapy in the case of anorexia, is critical to the healing process.
Systematic assessments are thought to enhance the quality of eating disorder treatment. DSM-5 made changes in the diagnosis of eating disorders, changes that appear to improve reliability (Sysko, 2012) and reduce the frequency of the diagnosis of Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (Machado, 2013). The Eating Disorder Assessment (EDA) for DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association) is a free, readily available semi-structured interview for adults that provides an eating disorder diagnosis based on current symptoms (Sysko, 2015). The EDA-5 is supported by training materials and is available electronically. Self-report scales can be helpful for monitoring treatment and measuring outcome. The Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (EPSI) and Eating Disorder Questionnaire (EDE-Q) are broadly applicable eating disorder instruments that have been used to evaluate adults. The EDI and the EDE-Q have been modified for use in children and adolescents (the EDI-C and YEDE-Q, respectively). Parent report instruments are also available and appear to be especially relevant to assess small children. Practitioners will want to tailor the use of self-report and parent rating approaches to specific practice circumstances including alignment with DSM-5.
Feeding and eating disorder treatment should not be primarily for the avoidance of incarceration of the member or to satisfy a programmatic length of stay (refers to a pre-determined number of days or visits for a program's length instead of an individualized determination of how long a member needs to be in that program). There should be a reasonable expectation that the member's illness, condition, or level of functioning will be stabilized, improved, or maintained through treatment known to be effective for the member's illness.
In some geographical areas, state regulations allow non-physicians to treat members at inpatient facilities. In these documents, such non-physicians with prescriptive authority who are operating within the scope of their license may be substituted where the criteria specifies a physician.
At each level of care, different facilities and programs offer and provide different services. However, common features should exist across all levels of care. For example, all levels of care should coordinate care with other clinicians, such as the outpatient psychiatrist, therapist, and the member's primary care physician, providing treatment to the member. Coordination of care is also useful when clinicians provide treatment to others such as family members. Treatment should be individualized rather than determined by a programmatic time frame. The programming should be consistent with the member's language, cognitive, speech and/or hearing abilities. If medication is being used it should be documented what is being used. If medication is not being used when an indication exists, there should be documentation as to why it is not being used. Discharge planning should be in place across all levels of care including identification of the range of community/family resources.
The staff at each level of care should be able to provide care that is appropriate to the clinical needs of each member receiving treatment. The staff members should be properly licensed to provide the treatment requested. At the inpatient and residential treatment center levels of care, guidance about critical documentation of treatment is provided by a physician (or other clinicians with prescriptive authority practicing as guided by a physician). In a partial hospitalization program, programs operate under the direction of a physician and a program leader. The physician provides supervision of the clinical needs of the individuals enrolled in the program; the program leader is responsible for the overall clinical and administrative operations of the program. The core clinical staff members may include: psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, addiction counselors, medical and nursing personnel. Occupational, recreational and creative arts therapists may also provide services. Paraprofessionals, non-degreed individuals, students and interns may also be included. There are differences in primary responsibility for the care and how often members are seen at each type of facility or program. Acute inpatient hospital care involves direct physician involvement, often on a daily basis, and 24-hour skilled nursing services. In a residential treatment center, after an evaluation by a physician or equivalent professional upon admission, there should be visits documented weekly. In a partial hospitalization program, a physician should have a face-to-face meeting with the member on admission, but thereafter as clinically indicated, at least 1 time per week. Physicians should also be available for consultation with other staff and for face-to-face evaluations with members during program hours or by telephone outside of program hours to be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In the intensive outpatient program, a psychiatric evaluation by a physician should be done by the third day of attendance (unless stepping down from a higher level of care) and thereafter as needed.
There are also distinct differences between facilities and programs in other types of services provided. At the inpatient level of care there should be a multidisciplinary assessment with a person-centered treatment plan addressing nutritional, psychological, social, medical, and substance abuse needs. Relevant medical tests including lab tests (electrolytes, chemistry, complete blood count [CBC], thyroid) and electrocardiogram (ECG) may be done on admission and follow up tests done for any abnormality requiring intervention. Individual therapy may be provided at least once per week, family therapy at least once per week for adults and twice per week for children/adolescents (unless contraindicated, with documentation for the reason). There should also be a nutritional plan with target weight range and refeeding plan to achieve gain of 1 to 2 pounds per week (if low body weight is a reason for admission).
In a residential treatment center, a physical exam and lab tests should be done within 72 hours if not done prior to admission. Within 7 days, an individualized problem-focused treatment plan should be completed, including nutritional, psychological, social, medical and substance abuse needs to be developed based on a complex bio-psychosocial evaluation, and this needs to be reviewed at least once a week for progress. Treatment would include the following at least once per day and each lasting 60-90 minutes: community/milieu group therapy, group psychotherapy and activity group therapy plus at least once weekly individual therapy. Family supports should be identified and contacted within 72 hours and family/primary support person included in family therapy at least weekly for adults, twice weekly for children and adolescents, unless contraindicated.
In a partial hospitalization program, multidisciplinary treatment should be provided at least 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. All services should consist of active treatment that specifically addresses the presenting problems of the individuals served and realistic goals that can be accomplished within the duration of treatment. Examples of active treatment include: group psychotherapy, psycho-educational (theme-specific) groups, skills training, expressive/activity therapies, medication evaluation/management, individual and family therapy. Involvement of significant others and/or peers (as available and with the signed consent when appropriate) should be addressed at admission and reflected in the program services offered. Engaging the family and/or support persons (for example, a significant other) including family therapy (for adults, children and adolescents at least once a week) should be expected, unless contraindicated as described in the medical records. Clearly delineated procedures must be present to address any other medical needs such as substance withdrawal. A member of the clinical staff serves in a case management capacity to coordinate the member's treatment within the program, and will work consistently with the individual (and family as indicated) and follow the course of clinical treatment from admission through discharge. A clinical record is to be maintained for each member admitted. This has to include the following elements: initial assessment, physician orders and certification of need for this level of care, psychiatric assessment, treatment plan addressing only the needs which are of such severity that the intensity of partial hospitalization program is needed with clear goals which are achievable within the timeframe of the program, medication management, progress notes and a discharge summary.
In an intensive outpatient program, treatment services should be offered at least 3 treatment hours per day at least 3 times per week. With symptom improvement, a gradual decrease in services per week may occur to help plan for successful discharge and greater independent functioning. In some cases an evidence-based, time-limited treatment protocol is provided for a given condition which may include a given number of sessions over several weeks. A comprehensive clinical assessment is done on admission that includes cognition/mental status, emotional/psychological function, activities of daily living, historical data (including social, medical and occupational histories), cultural issues, spirituality and medical screening. The treatment plan will be updated and individualized following previous treatment either from a higher or lower level of care. All services should consist of active treatment that specifically addresses the presenting problems of the individuals served and realistic goals that can be accomplished within the duration of treatment. Examples of active treatment include: group psychotherapy, psycho-educational (theme-specific) groups, skills training, expressive/activity therapies, medication evaluation/management, individual and family therapy. For children and adolescents, family therapy should be provided at least 1 time each week, unless clinically contraindicated. Family therapy, especially for children and adolescents, and group therapy is individualized to meet the member's needs, based on specific clinical needs or functional level. The staff should have experience with the patient-specific care issues as defined by program function and applicable state regulations. A clinical record is to be maintained for each member admitted. This has to include the following elements: initial assessment, physician orders and certification of need for this level of care, psychiatric assessment, treatment plan addressing only the needs which are of such severity that the intensity of intensive outpatient program is needed with clear goals which are achievable within the timeframe of the program, medication management, progress notes and a discharge summary.
For members in an outpatient program, treatment goals should target resolution of specific symptoms or stabilization of mood and/or behavior consistent with the DSM/ICD diagnoses listed and also target specific domains of functional impairment. If substance abuse/dependence is a diagnosis or indicated to be present, a substance use evaluation should be performed and treatment offered. Community/natural supports and resources should be identified and utilized or skills to develop community/natural supports is a treatment goal, including school/work interventions, self-help or diagnosis specific support groups, spiritual/religious, and community recreational activities. Treatment should not be duplicative of services being provided by another clinician for the same reasons/diagnoses.
Acute Inpatient: Treatment in a hospital unit that includes 24-hour nursing and daily active treatment under the direction of a physician.
Residential Treatment Center: Twenty-four (24) hours per day specialized treatment involving at least one physician visit per week in a facility-based setting.
Partial Hospitalization Program: Structured, short-term outpatient treatment modality that offers nursing care and active treatment in a program that operates 6 hours per day, 5 days per week. Around-the-clock care would not be necessary.
Intensive Outpatient Program: Short-term outpatient treatment that provides a combination of individual, group and family therapy. Around-the-clock care would not be necessary.
Outpatient Treatment: A behavioral health professional licensed to practice independently provides care to individuals in an outpatient, often an office, setting. Around-the-clock care would not be necessary.
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Government Agency, Medical Society, and Other Authoritative Publications:
|Websites for Additional Information
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Eating disorder
|Medical Policy & Technology Assessment Committee (MPTAC) review.
|Behavioral Health Subcommittee review. Updated Discussion/General Information, Definitions, and Reference Sections.
|MPTAC review.
|Behavioral Health Subcommittee review. Multiple clarifications to Medical Necessity Criteria. Updated Description and Discussion/General Information, Definitions and References. Title changed to Eating and Feeding Disorder Treatment.
|MPTAC review.
|Behavioral Health Subcommittee review. Multiple clarifications to Medical Necessity Criteria. Updated Description, Discussion/General Information and References. Title changed to "Feeding and Eating Disorder Treatment."
|MPTAC review.
|Behavioral Health Subcommittee review. Removed indications of Axis from Clinical Indications. Updated References.
|MPTAC review.
|Behavioral Health Subcommittee review. Initial document development. Clarification to Clinical Indications Partial Hospitalization Program, Intensity of Service. Updated References. The Behavioral Health Medical Necessity Criteria effective January 1, 2013 was split apart into specific subject matter clinical UM guidelines.


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What started out as a welfare check for a distraught woman on Thursday, March 3, resulted in an Oakdale man's arrest for possession of 19 grams of methamphetamine and a loaded gun.
Oakdale Police and Fire crews were busy Thursday night, Feb. 25 and into the early hours of Friday morning, Feb. 26.
Callers are getting bolder – and getting results – as some in the local area have provided information and money, thinking they are in trouble with the IRS.
A joint endeavor between the Oakdale Police Department and Stanislaus County Probation Department on Wednesday, Feb. 17 resulted in several arrests for separate narcotics violations by probationers living in the city.
The Oakdale Police Canine budget is slightly healthier thanks in part to a generous donation from Gary and Bonnye Spray on behalf of their late daughter Amanda.
By RICHARD PALOMA
NOTICE: The names and incidents printed in the Police Log are obtained from the daily log of the Oakdale Police Department, which is a public document. The listing of a name here does not imply that person's guilt or innocence. That can only be determined by a court of law.
A local transient, wanted for the attempted murder of a Sonora woman, was arrested Wednesday night by Sonora Police after a manhunt by at least three police agencies since Monday, Feb. 8.
Oakdale Police responded to the Cottonwood Restaurant at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday night, Feb. 2 regarding a report that the owner of the business had been stabbed when confronting two subjects who had broken into the South Yosemite Avenue establishment.
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Oakdale Police arrested a 23-year-old Oakdale High School volunteer on Friday, Jan. 22 after an investigation revealed he had been having a sexual relationship with a 16-year old male student.
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What an awesome looking place, Mridula!! Amazing skies and your captures are superb as always!! Have a lovely weekend!!
I visited a small village in Himachl Pradesh called Khakhnal. It is the next village after Jagatsukh towards Naggar. I love walking and I love walking in the mountains. It was evening and the sky was putting up some show!
Khakhnal, Himachal Pradesh
When reached this point I realized that there were houses ahead and I would not get a better view. I decided to turn back. It was getting late and I wanted a cup of tea before I started walking back. I was walking on the main road and I could have hopped into a bus if I wanted but I was still quite fresh.
Women at Khakhnal, Himachal Pradesh
And when I started walking back after having my tea I spotted these women on a terrace. They all were eagerly waiting for a local festival procession to pass.
This post is part of Sky Watch Friday. It is an awesome theme, do check it out.
What an awesome looking place, Mridula!! Amazing skies and your captures are superb as always!! Have a lovely weekend!!
incredible views.
Very beautiful photos for SWF!Thank you for sharing and have a nice weekend!
Loved the first photograph. Looks like smoke coming out of the mountains.
nothing beats nature when it ocmes to putting up these awesome shows rt
And what a dramatic and beautiful show!
Beautiful photos. Happy sky watching.
My sky.
The first photo is very Star Wars type…, looks very different like tyhoon coming
Nice pictures.'Watch the sky and get your mind widened,' so goes a Tamil saying.
lovely clicks, Mridula…. did u see the procession they were waiting for? festivals in the mountains are usually interesting 😀
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