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Why go any where else
i booked his hotel from paris, just from reading the reviews. and i was over whelmed by the customer service here. from the second i turned up they came out to ensure the taxi driver wasnt charging me too much, carried my bags to my room, and from there on just got better. thats what makes a great place for me to stay is the PEOPLE at the place, and these guys are second to none, infact i loathe to say the service here is better then i was getting in paris for more then 10 times the price. in particular Mesut and Seda, 2 of the staff, just went out of their way to help me find a boat, and to book things on line on turkish websites, as i have no turkish language skills at all. the location is great, for exploring the old city, which has all the cool markets, and buildings, and the tram and buses are within a 2 minute walk. the place was spotless, and the breakfast restaurant has a great view, and good coffee. cant praise them enough. truly great experience all round.... and they say youre only as good as your last customer...........you will be satisfied........why go anywhere else..........
A 5 star hotel in miniature!
The Niles hotel is a charming, modern hotel situated in one of the best locations of Istanbul. I discovered this hotel by chance, and was amazed at its extremely high standards in all realms - in particular the customer service and the cleanliness, which were second to none. The staff were friendly, warm and were ready to help solve any possible query or problem (not that there were many). The rooms are small but spotless(I have never experienced such a high level of cleanliness in a 3 star hotel), modern and very comfortable. The rooftop terrace on which one can sip coffee or have a leisurely breakfast offers a beautful view of the Bosphorus, and although the breakfast is simple, it is fresh and plentiful. I highly recommend the Niles Hotel and look forward to my next stay there...
Laura Lavie
Great Hotel
What a pleasant surprise was to enter through the door of Hotel Niles for the first time. The lobby was cozy, the staff was absolutely charming and helpful, the air smelled so clean... Although small, this hotel offers everything a traveller is looking for. A helpful staff, clean and tidy rooms with the small stuff we like to find in them (slippers, little soaps and bottles) and a nice breakfast buffet in a terrace with a great view.
Although you won't be in Sultanahmet - where hotels are much more expensive - you'll be in a perfect location. You may well enjoy a few minutes walk to Sultanahment or hop into the tram just half a block from the hotel (cheap, reliable and can take you to Sultanahment or even further, if you prefer). The Grand Bazaar is just 2 blocks from the hotel.
Highly recommendable!
Friendly and well located
Hotel Niles is in a great location within walking distance to the major sights of Istanbul, close to tramway & buses also. The staff were very friendly and spole good English, and also had helpful suggestions for things to do and see. Breakfast was good, fresh and well served. We would recommend the hotel without hesitation, and we would return here if ever in Istanbul again. Hope this helps, Mr & Mrs M (a young couple from England).
Cosy hotel
As a business traveller I am looking for small cosy hotels.
I really have found where I was looking for. Not a Sheraton hotel but fully fulfilling my wishes and demands. The best description of the hotel is what they have put on the Internet themselves and I can say it is just like that. The only which I can add to is the absolute great service of all the people in the hotel. I will recommend it to all of you, you will feel comfortable in a minute.
Jan Holland
Niles - A 5 star Service Hotel
Being a first time visitor to Istanbul alone, I did extensive research online to find the most affordable, clean, safe and friendly hotel. I must say Hotel Niles has more than met my expectations. When I first arrived I immediately experienced the staffs friendliness as they help me pay my cab fare first as I did not have the hindsight to change currency to Turkish Lira, I only have Euro $$; that have helped me save considerably as the cab driver would have charged me much more in Euro $$; another extend of the staffs helpfullness (Seda and her team) is in going all out to get me a travel adaptor for my laptop and get me connected to the internet. Of course they also are very helpful with directions, tourist information and the list goes on... Rooms are extremely clean and hotel is close by to various attractions. So all in all if you are looking for a value for money hotel with 5 star service this is it.
To Seda and team, my hats off to you and sincere thanks for making my stay such a wonderful one. I wish you all the best and for sure I will return to Istanbul again and would choose Hotel Niles again. You are what makes the difference!
Great Hotel in Istanbul
This was my third trip to Turkey, and I was very pleased and comfortable with my stay at the Hotel Niles in Istanbul. The manager of this hotel had communicated with me via e-mail prior to arrival regarding our upcoming visit, and transportation arrangments to and from the airport to the hotel. The hotel was comfortable and pleasant, and provided a traditional Turkish breakfast for the price of the room. One of the things that we especially enjoyed was the Rooftop Terrace where breakfast, and beverages were served. From this place, one had a beautiful view of Istanbul, and a place to relax and unwind. The staff at the Hotel Niles are warm, welcoming, and helpful. They provided an orientation for us, including helpful information about how to use the public transportation, and exchange currency. They were also very responsive to our requests and needs, including extra pillows, blankets, assistance with internet service, etc.
I would gladly stay at the Hotel Niles again in the future, and would highly recommend it to people looking for a comfortable and reasonably priced hotel in Istanbul.
Mary Rennebohm
American Teacher currently working in Dubai, UAE.
Beautiful hotel with friendly staff
My fiancee and I had a great time in Istanbul. We were there for 4 nights and 5 relaxing days in mid october during Ramazan, we stayed at Hotel Niles which is a relatively small but beautiful hotel very close to the main tourist attractions, just a minute walk from the Grand Bazaar. I myself have traveled in the a past to Istanbul and I knew allready the city and it's peoples hospitality but even like this I had the pleasure to be surprised by the friendliness of Holel Niles's staff...they, Seda and Mustafa were always smiley and attentive to us, ready to offer traveltips and facts about Istanbul and Turkey in general...so, THANK YOU very much Seda and Mustafa once again for making our vacation a success in every possible way...see you next year.
Best wishes and much hapiness also for the waitress who is expecting a baby next spring.
For you fellow travelers I can tell you this: Hotel Niles is an excellent value for money and the nice view of the Marmara sea is complementary to your every delicious breakfast or late night tea.
Best wishes
Zsuzsanna & Mihaly
Friendliness and Helpfulness at its finest!
We really enjoyed our stay at Hotel Niles. The team at the hotel were extremely friendly and helpful - nothing was a hassle! The hotel was clean and comfortable and the location was perfect for exploring the sites of Istanbul old town.
Highly recommended!! If only there were more family-run, service-focused, value-for-money hotels like it!
Tip: The staff helped arrange transfers from/to the airport - cheap and easy option!
Loved it!
The rooms were very cute and comfortable. The staff made the experience very enjoyable and personal. The breakfast was very good and the rooms were a great price. The staff spoke good english which was very helpful to us since many Turkish people don't. The receptionist gave us a lot of information about the city. You should go there, I would definitely go back!
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Game 45 Thread / Cubs @ Padres (3 of 3)
|Soriano LF
|Giles 2B
|DeRosa 2B
|Cruz Jr. RF
|Lee 1B
|Cameron CF
|Ramirez 3B
|Gonzalez 1B
|Floyd RF
|Greene SS
I read where Lou has used
I read where Lou has used something like 35 different lineups this year. Is this a new one?
WTF? The Riot hitting 8th?
WTF? The Riot hitting 8th?
Go to the TCR sponsored 2007 team page and click on batting order to find out. :)
And according to BR, this is the 35th different batting order.
35th different batting
35th different batting order? I didn't know it was mathmatically possible.
Thanx for the link Rob
Thanx for the link Rob
Hey, but batting orders
Hey, but batting orders don't matter, right? It doesn't matter if players can feel comfortable right? It doesn't matter if players are always on edge, right? Ugh.
Iowa beating up on Round
Iowa beating up on Round Rock, 7-1 in fifth, rain delay. The usual suspects, but Hill with 3 hits and Coats, 4 RBI.
CWTP: "I read where Lou has
"I read where Lou has used something like 35 different lineups this year. Is this a new one?"
It is funny, that was one of the big complaints by some about Dusty, too many different lineups. But Lou is doing the same thing. Hmm....
No Izzy...Woo!!!
No Izzy...Woo!!!
A PERFECT GAME against us
A PERFECT GAME against us thru 4
jock-o-meter: .246 and
jock-o-meter: .246 and falling
Yay! We scored our nightly
Yay! We scored our nightly run! Now the bats can go back to sleep, and so can I.
Leadoff triple by Soriano.
Leadoff triple by Soriano. #2, #3 and #4 coming up. Cubs get 0 runs. HA HA Go Cubs!!!
love the automatic take by
love the automatic take by all three guys on strike one...2 hangers down the middle and a brutal non-strike on ramirez. yeesh.
What happened to Soriano
What happened to Soriano that he got out at 2nd, but DeRosa got a hit???
how come barrett didn't move
how come barrett didn't move up on jones grounder to right side in 5th? giles was never looking at him? he'd have scored on the wild pitch
Bob fucking Howry batted in
Bob fucking Howry batted in the top of the 9th... why?
Trans was in no mood tonight
Trans was in no mood tonight for the recap, so I'm filling in. Sort of.
W - Howry (2-3), the RALLY CAPS!
L - Meredith (1-2); Marquis, who pitched well enough to win; my beauty rest
S - Dempster (10), our collective sanity
The scoring
2nd inning (SD): Gonzalez doubles, Greene flies out, Bard singles (SD, 1-0)
5th inning (CHC): Ramirez doubles, Barrett doubles (Tied, 1-1)
6th inning (CHC): $(%*#(&#??!!! (Still tied)
9th inning (CHC): Lee singles, Ramirez singles, Floyd singles, Barret bunts, Theriot fielder's choice (CHC, 3-1)
Things to take from the game.
1. Young was coasting
Young is a decent pitcher (and on my fantasy team!), so watching him go through our line-up was not as painful as others in recent memory. At least we tagged a couple of runs on the bullpen.
2. Another day, another line-up.
Perhaps our offense would be a bit more productive and consistent if Lou could stop tweaking it. Hendry is partly to blame for his roster construction, but Lou is not helping matters much. It was nice to see a rare 9th inning rally. And have it hold up.
3. Avoiding the sweep.
We'll take it.
Parachat recap (R)
1st inning: avoiding the sweep; Soriano's plate discipline in parallel universes; how Lou's facial hair makes him look like an "old schizo homeless WW II Vet" (courtesy of Crunch); being in dad-mode; the Lucky Charm leprechaun
2nd inning: living in a nursing home; mice breasts; how real men live in debt (so says RobG); Jesus' plate discipline and his hitting coach, Sarah; "Hey Dad, Wanna Spend $300 to Play Catch"; how ugly kids grow up to be DJs (again, courtesy of Crunch); Cartoon Network ads; Marquis matching the hit total of the rest of the team; the legendary Floyd cannon; how Cotts was offered 3/44; game over at 0-1; Pink Floyd covers; loving Alyssa Milano circa 1986; exterminating Izturis
3rd inning: the area code 643; something about Dijon mustard; if Pat were shirtless with Ron on his lap; jinxing Chris Young's soon-to-be perfect game; Jacos' tacos; the Marcus Giles life-size action figure
4th inning: Sori's Neifi-like patience; the teets-teats dilemma; Trans shows up—cranky; stupid moist southern Californian air; the promised stop at Disneyland; how "Barf" is the U of A motto; Lou crapping on the mound; the San Diego Chicken; the Van Buren Boys
5th inning: Gimpy, the hibernating bear; how Ronnie Woo Woo is what's wrong with this country; Crunch's manifesto; vodka; Fontenot and tonic; Tater Tots; CHiPs; molesting collies; overrated hitters—Ichiro, Ripkin, Biggio, etc. (I think that was actually baseball talk)
6th inning: a bunch of expletives after Young strikes out the side and we (predictably) waste Sori's lead-off triple; infidels, crack; nihilistic ABs; warm beer and hemorrhoids; Khalil Greene as a 70s sit-com child star
7th inning: offensive tension, sexual tension, and circle jerks; Squidbillies; Alabama escapism; Venture Brothers; Ren and Stimpy; slugging percentages; fish tacos
8th inning: Bob Dylan; Dicks' Sporting Goods; the wave?!; sex with Japanese transvestite spies; Athletics' offensive woes; Carlos' neighbor's tackle box
9th inning: ways in which we might lose the game; burning in hell for having AJ on your fantasy team; brussel sprouts; ice cream sandwiches; RALLY CAPS!; the Dumpster; Frosty the Snowman; post-game chaos
btw, howry did not bat in
btw, howry did not bat in the 9th, murton did. struck out looking.
manny, the NUMBER of lineups dusty always used never bothered me.....using patterson and neifi as 1-2 reallllly bothered me.
that was a large win, for my sanity. i agree CT steve. let's not play these pads ever again ok?
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your National League All star starting pitcher
Jason Marquis
Nice work Steve!
Nice work Steve!
Nice AB by Murton in the
Nice AB by Murton in the 9th. Come and get me, lovers of the red-headed man.
Nice going, CT Steve!!
Nice going, CT Steve!!
It was too much work... no
It was too much work... no wonder Trans wanted a break!
CT wrote a very good recap
CT wrote a very good recap but he's probably sleeping with Chow Yun Fat.
Hey, I was just taking notes!
Hey, I was just taking notes!
i was listening to this
i was listening to this game. i heard the lead-off triple, and then three pathetic outs debacle and then gave up. i mean i cannot take this shit any longer. when i got home, i was listening to xm and the night's results, and the cubs win 3-1. how the fuck does one deal with this team? i mean i drink too much already, but these bastards are gonna kill me.
Hahahaha Johann. That was
Hahahaha Johann. That was brilliant. And CT_Steve, great job.
Tarzan Wallis said
Tarzan Wallis said (sarcastically): Nice AB by Murton in the 9th.
Actually, four lousy at bats in the ninth, Floyd, Jones, Theriot and Murton. The Cubs scored two runs because Lee and Ramirez led off with singles, Lee hustled (twice) and Kouzmanoff tried to field Theriot's double-play grounder with the heel of his glove.
Thanks, CT Steve. We scored
Thanks, CT Steve.
We scored three runs when we should have put up seven or eight and I hate seeing Jacque Jones in that lineup and I wish there was some way to get Murton some regular at-bats...
I hope we stick with this lineup for a few games and give the players a chance to establish some roles and from that, maybe develop some rhythm and--could it even be possible?--some momentum.
Terrific outing by Marquis. And I'd rather see him at the plate than Jones.
All of you calling out
All of you calling out Marquis after his last outing ("regressing to the mean and all of that")... raise your hand.
Marquis pitching like a bad-ass again.
Also, I need to be pissed at Theriot for hitting a DP ball in the 9th, even though it wasn't turned. If I was pissed at Izzy the day before, it's only fair I should be pissed at Theriot.
BTW, Thanks for the parachat recap, CT Steve.
Oh, I forgot I was pissed
Oh, I forgot I was pissed about this, too. The leadoff triple and 3 Ks were a kick in the balls. Not cool. Young didn't even bother with throwing good pitches, he just put them a foot off the plate and our batters chased them all.
Great to get the win but a
Great to get the win but a rotten shame that Marquis gets a no decision.
Rynox said: Young didn't
Rynox said: Young didn't even bother with throwing good pitches, he just put them a foot off the plate and our batters chased them all.
I didn't see it, but it sounds like a good example of why you don't want too many right-handed hitters in a row. They're all suckers for the same pitch. Get your slider working to a certain spot and you've got a three-fer.
I feel the need to add Shin
I feel the need to add Shin Chan to the sixth inning animation chatter. Other than that (and it is a miniscule item), great recap Steve!
And a good win that could have been a lot less stressful if Soriano's triple hadn't gone uncashed. That was just sad.
Thanks very much, Steve,
Thanks very much, Steve, very nice job.
If you don't see me around, (or even if you do) anyone and eveyrone is encouraged to share in the work. Good community-building exercise!
The problem with the triple
The problem with the triple then strikes outs is people were trying for the HR as opposed to just putting the ball in play, especially ARam. He does that on a consistent basis though, so it's not surprising.
Also, it just needs to be repeated over and over I guess. Murton does not do well off the bench, and it's silly to use him as a PH because he doesn't do well off the bench. You need to use Ward in that situation.
So, the Trip is reporting
So, the Trip is reporting that the Cubs lead the league in hitting with runners in scoring position. Can that be right?
er, the Trib
er, the Trib
More info: we're 7th in the
More info: we're 7th in the league in RBIs, OBP, total bases, and runs scored.
And our bullpen sucks.
The Cubs are tied for the NL
The Cubs are tied for the NL lead in batting average with runners in scoring position, tied with the Giants with a .284 BA.
Didn't we already use Ward
Didn't we already use Ward before Murton hit?
They also have the second
They also have the second best BA in the NL with RISP and 2 outs.
In the NL:
RISP - 1st in BA, 6th in OBP, 3rd in SLUG
RISP, 2 outs - 2nd in BA, 8th in OBP, 5th in SLUG
Yeah, the stats and the W/L
Yeah, the stats and the W/L record don't really add up, which is why I'm trying to remain cautiously optimistic.
dave, that's a good example
dave, that's a good example of why you can't always believe the stats. The Cub's have consistently come up short in some big clutch situations. I'm starting to think it's a chemistry thing, though, and the team will come around. I base that on 1, the stats, and 2, the fact that so much of the team has changed since last year.
Sullivan brainstorming on
Sullivan brainstorming on ways to "save Wrigley".
I have to admit, at first I'm like, just leave it alone, Sully... but he actually has some really good ideas.
Buy out a couple of the rooftop owners, take down the portable stands and install a Jumbotron on one apartment on Waveland and another on Sheffield. Wrigley would stay video-free, and fans would still get their replays.
Btw, I'm all for traditions
Btw, I'm all for traditions and stuff... I really like the simple Wrigley "feel", but the organ has always annoyed me. I liked his idea of kicking the tires on the new sound system.
dave said: The Cubs are tied
dave said: The Cubs are tied for the NL lead in batting average with runners in scoring position, tied with the Giants with a .284 BA.
I wonder if this helps explain the anomaly: We have a bunch of slow, tentative baserunners and a safety-first 3rd base coach. Getting a hit with a runner in scoring position does not mean that you scored a run.
Don't forget, we invented the concept of clogging the bases!
We have a bunch of slow
We have a bunch of slow runners?
In our starting lineup, the only people would be characterized as slow would A-Ram, Barrett, and the pitcher.
How are you supposed to
How are you supposed to develop lineup chemistry when you don't know where you're hitting or playing the field, or even if you are, on a given day?
It's not like these guys don't get along with each other. It's just that their strengths often cannot compliment one another because what they're expected to do can be so radically different from day to day.
Arnedeo Avogadro couldn't help this siutation with chemistry.
Amedeo, lo siento.
Amedeo, lo siento.
*Lou's facial hair makes
*Lou's facial hair makes him look like an "old schizo homeless WW II Vet" *
Someone ought to contemporize their insults. WW2 vets are now in their 80s--Lou doesn't look *that* old.
*I really like the simple Wrigley "feel", but the organ has always annoyed me. I liked his idea of kicking the tires on the new sound system. *
Anything louder would probably cause parts of Wrigley to crumble--OH WAIT, that's already happening!
Interestingly, the Cubs are
Interestingly, the Cubs are second in the NL in defensive efficiency, behind only the Mets (link)
I'm all for the video
I'm all for the video screens I don't know why they just don't put them on the roof at the end of both stands.
One Cub and one ex- Cub makes Jayson Stark's overrated MLB players list-
VA Phil: "We have a bunch of
VA Phil:
"We have a bunch of slow, tentative baserunners and a safety-first 3rd base coach."
I don't think we have many slow runners, maybe 1-2, but at the same time we only have 1-2 regulars with above average speed runners.
*Lou's facial hair makes
*Lou's facial hair makes him look like an "old schizo homeless WW II Vet" *
truly a despicable comment at any time but especially on Memorial Day Weekend!
"Someone ought to
"Someone ought to contemporize their insults. WW2 vets are now in their 80s–Lou doesn't look *that* old."
it was in jest, yeah. lou is in pretty bad shape, though. with his bright eyes and worn as hell, abused, and recently diabetic body...going without shaving a couple days makes him look...well...i'd give him a dollar.
especially after his own health diagnosis and what recently happened to hendry, hopefully he's gonna reverse that look.
"truly a despicable comment
"truly a despicable comment at any time but especially on Memorial Day Weekend!"
whatever. its a damn day. i got family in the military and family that faught in WW2.
words arent dispicable but the treatment 1 of my uncles, my stepdad, and my grandfather i got was. am i right to go blow up some VA administration hospitals?
hell, its words. and its an easily identifiable joke.
if you're more concerned with words and jokes in the scope of our history of war and the people who fought them you're off base in what's more insulting to a vet who's gone through the ringer.
on the flip, one of my cousins injured in desert storm part 1 is one of the soldiers who's "non diagnosable injuries" actually are still being actively treated by the VA rather than being given a stack of pills and told to come back every few months.
my step-dad's cancer was revoved by the VA after they finally reached a settlement vs. the governement on whether they'd cover his cancer as a result of agent orange. that only took 25-30 years of bitching. how's that for being a jerk?
man i hate these filters
man i hate these filters that capture like 1/10th+ of my posts.
exactly what IS in the filter for this board anyway?
neat. my post asking about
neat. my post asking about why my posts disappear...disappeared.
woah. database lag?
woah. database lag?
...and still missing a post.
...and still missing a post. =p
a combo of both, neat.
dave said: We have a bunch
dave said: We have a bunch of slow runners?
I should have said slow and/or tentative. Tentative: Jones, Murton.
DeRosa, although I admit he hustled on the triple the other night, has averaged 1.1 stolen base per year in his career. Would you call that speedy? Floyd is certainly slow.
Lee has been looking slow this season but was quick last night (which was why we won). I guess his neck was bothering him for a while, but it's better now. That's good--I had been thinking that our only five-tooler was losing one of his tools. But some of the numbers were derived when Lee wasn't running well.
We've had games when our only good baserunner was Theriot. And you never know when Quade's going to obstruct you rounding third, or fail to "communicate" the instruction to tag up and score.
"Buy out a couple of the
"Buy out a couple of the rooftop owners, take down the portable stands and install a Jumbotron on one apartment on Waveland and another on Sheffield. Wrigley would stay video-free, and fans would still get their replays."
I had this idea years ago. The logical place for a jumbotron is on top of the "Budweiser" building. It currently has no bleachers, and it's in such a position that it could be seen from anywhere in the ballpark (except way back under the awning).
As for getting rid of the organ? No way. I hate going to games and hearing whatever the latest shitty hip hop song of the moment is. Keep Gary Pressey on the organ.
I should have mentioned
I should have mentioned Soriano and his hamstring. For some strange reason, when I go down a list of Cub players in my mind, I tend to forget him.
wrigley's gonna have to go
wrigley's gonna have to go eventually. its only saving grace right now is its landmark status and the fans who hold it in a high regard. the land is worth a ton, stadium or no stadium...but the building on top of it is protected.
the bathrooms are shot, the concrete wont last forever...it experiences extreme cold and heat fluctuation over the course of a year. there's interior rooms that are abandoned because of their condition vs. lack of need of use.
we're probably gonna have to say g'bye to wrigley one day. buying up buildings around is something the cubs could have done years ago, but failed to. now their value is tied, in part, to the ballpark in front of it more than ever. it would take a commitment to the upkeep of wrigley and keeping it in professional playing condition (both the physical field and its capacity to make money) in order to make buying the buildings make sense at this point.
wrigley's just not set up for modern baseball. part of its charm is based on how oldschool it is. part of that oldschool means very limited parking to charge for and the expensive upkeep and red tape involved in keeping a historical landmark up. they cant even replace a doorknob there without filing paperworks first.
If they can fix Fenway, they
If they can fix Fenway, they can fix Wrigley.
good article below, makes
good article below, makes you realize how much a difference a good versus average outfielder can make.
Andruw Jones is getting to and catching over 100 less balls that he used to . Can you imagine how many less runs would score if it were Jones in his prime? This is why Pie or Pagan should be starting in CF everday for the Cubs. I like Pie, we should be able to generate enough power from the rest of our lineup and we need his speed. Our "mini hot streak" all started with having this guy get some ab's and playing D in our CF. Makes our team fun to watch, better at defense, and faster. Pie needs to be up!
they can do anything with
they can do anything with the right amount of money. the city is big enough to handle the increased ticket prices. cubs do have more competition, though.
the new owner will probably get a question about the future of the cubs in wrigley pretty early in his tenure. hopefully he/she/they wont be vaugue.
Jumbotrons?! Ugh! One of
Jumbotrons?! Ugh! One of the real joys of Wrigley is that the focus really is on the field. Most of the new stadiums I've been in feel like they're designed for sugared up kids with ADD.
c_murder: I don't know,
c_murder: I don't know, those guys are having a lot of fun at Iowa these days.
Maybe he can come up and bring a few of his friends!
Phil: Honestly though,
Honestly though, didnt the team... when Pie was in the lineup give you that "feeling" that this team could do something. I felt like the chemistry was finally there. Energy was there.
I felt we could have avoided this whole 35 different lineups by just keeping Pie in the lineup everyday....having Riot at short (until he proves he cant do it) Rosa at 2nd, Pie in CF, Floyd in left, Murton in right. I believe Pie's defensive upside would make up for Murton getting the hang of RF (which he would if he could play 7 straight games at some point) and Riot at short.
Um... c murder, what about
Um... c murder, what about Soriano. You definitely can't be proposing that he sit...
c_murder, Jones is a $6
c_murder, Jones is a $6 million man, and if you bench him his value starts dropping. Of course it's dropping anyway because he stopped hitting; but now I guess you have to play him so he can start hitting before you try to trade him in July.
I don't expect Jones to come close to duplicating last season's numbers but Lou and many TCR folks are going to have to learn that the hard way. It's been pretty quiet around here lately concerning Jones's "27 home runs."
At contract time, Hendry seems a bit generous with an extra million or two and an extra year or two. So now we have Jones blocking Pie, Blanco blocking Koyie Hill, and DeRosa blocking Fontenot and Eric Patterson.
DeRosa blocking Eric Patterson through 2009. Imagine that. What could Hendry have been thinking?
Blanco rarely plays. Piniella must hate the idea of putting a guy in the lineup who can't hit. (Blanco's career BA is .224. Even Izturis is .260.) So what's he going to do with Blanco for three years?
Something's gotta give around here.
well what's wrong with
well what's wrong with jones, then? what's causing the power outtage?
i think its weird, but the only thing ive seen that's really different looking to me is he's hitting more line drives and not pulling for as much power. he's still making contact when pulling, its just not going as far.
even with his shoulder issues last year he didnt really show any kind of bat slowing or loss of pop.
this year his contact has been weak.
um, re: Jones - could it be
um, re: Jones - could it be after a season that national league pitchers have figured out that you really don't even need to throw a strike to get him out?
just a brutal desperation signing last year...
if jones was earning all his
if jones was earning all his outs inside/low and/or just verses lefties, i could buy it.
this is a guy who's power has been consistently intact, though. he even kept his power vs. the lefties, though he hit them like crap.
could it be after a season
could it be after a season that national league pitchers have figured out that you really don't even need to throw a strike to get him out?
Funny... because he produced for several years in the AL. he averaged about 20 home runs and 80 rbi and has a career line of .278/.327/.456.
So I guess what you are saying is that the NL pitchers are just smarter than the AL pitchers? Come on... last year he was only slightly better than his career numbers, and it is not like NL pitchers don't watch film on what Jones did in the AL.
I still say that the Jones signing last year was not a bad one. And while he has had a pretty pathetic start to the year, I still expect him to revert back to the mean. If he hits his career line, he is worth his contract.
Crunch, Well, I've
Well, I've conjectured that a lot of pitchers are skeptical that there's a lefty hitter who makes a living on low, outside fastballs. After he hits a couple over the wall in left, they wise up and learn how to pitch to him.
His last year at MN he hit .249. The year before, .254. The Twins didn't want to find out where that trend was going.
He's not a bad hitter, but most teams think they can do better and don't want to pencil him in for 2008, which is when the contract with Hendry's signature on it runs out.
But he also had a .319 OBP
But he also had a .319 OBP and a .438 SLUG, which are 25 points and 100 points better than what he is doing this year.
So sure... you can look at one stat and say that Jones sucked the year before the Cubs, and now will suck again. But I don't think it is just because the pitchers "figured him out." Jones appears to have completely lost his power, which as Crunch stated, has been consistent for the last several years.
sorry... my comment #78 was
sorry... my comment #78 was replying to this:
His last year at MN he hit .249. The year before, .254.
Jones is a loser. I dont
Jones is a loser. I dont care if we dont play him that means we wont be able to trade him. Bench him, and get some damn consistency with this team. Bring up Pie, put Riot at SS, and lets see if we can make a run at this thing. If Riot blows up at SS, we will bring in Itzturis, but not until we see Theriot play one position for at least a week.
eli18: just a brutal
eli18: just a brutal desperation signing last year…
I agree on this notion.
It's all fallout from having to go without a viable long term plan when after 2004 they decided a divorce from Sammy was needed and the 2006 season when they decided that CPat was a hitter they could no longer teach. So they go with the last minute plan the next season (Jeromy Beernuts) and when he was clearly not a solution, the next season they went after the next lefty free agent OF that was affordable (ie. not Beltran, as the notion of spending alot of money on one player wasn't happening as long as McFail was around given the salary mess Sosa's contract caused).
They've been burned (so often) for not developing a position player from their minors (for so long) that the notion that one of their prospects might (one day) become a real mlb player BUT is blocked by the salary one of their bandaid solutions became a foreign concept. Hence, Neifi, Walker, Burnitz, Hollandsworth, Jock, Pierre, DeRosa...some bigger roadblocks than others.
They say their know when Pie is ready, but I doubt it. I hope I'm wrong on this. They just got lucky with Theriot succeeding but if he struggled early like many prospects do, they would have buried him too. And the guy told to hold the burial shovel was supposed to have been DeRosa.
I sense the positives that Pie brings now would help the team more than the "veteran experience" that JJ brings. Dusty's famous line about clogging the bases should be extened to our issues with clogging the roster.
Dave, Crunch said something
Dave, Crunch said something about his power when he pulled the ball last year. I would dispute that he has shown much power pulling the ball.
I could be exaggerating slightly--maybe someone knows where to get stats on this--but I would say Jones hit three or four home runs to right and right-center last year and the rest to center, left-center and left, with the highest number to straightaway left.
So if you pitch him outside, that's his strength. If you pitch him inside, he may have trouble adjusting. That's what we're seeing.
For all of you who hate the
For all of you who hate the Jones signing, who would you have signed to play right field last year?
they say they will know
they say they will know when...
BTW, I traded Cuddyer for
BTW, I traded Cuddyer for Zambrano this past week. I went to last Sundays game and Z looked a lot better than the 7er would indicate. I hope he wakes his ass up because that trade SHOULD be a really nice steal for me.
3 year deal with Jones is
3 year deal with Jones is what sucks. You dont give a temporary fix with no arm, no brain, and no ability to hit off speed pitches a 3 year deal.
Crunch, your comments about
Crunch, your comments about Wrigley is what I've been trying to say for a long time. You can put all the new bells and whistles on it you like, but the fact is, it's crumbling and the Cubs, if they haven't all ready ,should make some alternate venue plans. It's a museum, folks. I love Wrigley and will be there next weekend, but it ain't what it use to be.
I for one, hate players' "theme music." It's the same old shit.
c murder... you didn't
c murder... you didn't answer my question.
who would you have signed instead of jones?
dave: For all of you who
For all of you who hate the Jones signing, who would you have signed to play right field last year?
Encarnacion? Just kidding!
I don't care about Jone's numbers. When he comes up to bat in big situations he chokes. Ok for fantasy league, not ok for reality league. I don't know who I would have signed... FWIW Jones did fine last year.
FWIW Jones did fine last
FWIW Jones did fine last year.
Well sort of...like Pierre and ARam, when DLee went down it took them till July to remember how to hit. So by the end of the year their numbers looked fine, but then the season (last May) rapidly went down the tubes, they were out generating machines.
Cubster, I agree with you
Cubster, I agree with you pretty much. Remember when Hendry signed Neifi and said, "I've decided I really like the guys who catch the ball"?
That was in November '05, before the free-agent signing period. Hendry always likes to sign his utility players early, so there are no open roster spots going into spring training.
As far as "guys who catch the ball" is concerned, every team cuts several of them, including catchers and infielders, in the last week or two of spring training. They're a dime a dozen.
I've never been a Hendry basher but this contract situation is driving me crazy. Maybe I should stop looking at Iowa Cubs box scores.
it took them till July to
it took them till July to remember how to hit.
Jones didn't hit until July? Are you serious?
May: .310/.343/.510
June: .337/.358/.538
yea... those are some pretty crappy numbers.
try again.
I've never been a Hendry
I've never been a Hendry basher but this contract situation is driving me crazy.
Why do the contracts matter? It is not like the Cubs are hurting for money.
Sure... a 3 yr, 17 million contract may be tough for a team like KC to handle if the player struggles, but not the Cubs.
FWIW Jones did fine last year.
So Jones did fine last year, but because he has struggled in the fist month and a half this year, the Cubs should not have signed him?
btw... here is Jones' line
btw... here is Jones' line from the day after Lee was injured last year through July 1st, when he was supposedly an "out generating machine."
When Lee went down, Jones stepped up.
The Cardinals tried to get
The Cardinals tried to get Jones first, didn't they?
after 2005 season that is
after 2005 season that is
Trivia Question for today (I
Trivia Question for today (I heard a good one the other day and thought I'd post it for your consideration):
In 1920 and 1921, Babe Ruth had 35 more home runs than the player with the second highest number of home runs in his league. (1920: Ruth 54, George Sisler 19; 1921 Ruth 59, Bob Meusel & Ken Williams 24.)
What home run king, other than Ruth, has had the greatest differential between his home runs and the runner-up's home runs?
(Ruth, by the way, has six of the top ten such differentials in baseball history. In addition to 1920 and 1921, he beat his closest competitor by 28 in 1926, 27 in 1928, 19 in 1919 (while he was with the Red Sox) and 19 in 1924. For extra credit, name the other three players (in addition to the one referred to above) who are in the top ten.
dave asked: who would you
dave asked: who would you have signed instead of jones?
Probably nobody. I think our scouts identified a pretty good player in Jones. He was also lefthanded, which was important with Aramis and Lee the other power hitters.
The question I'm asking is, did we have to give him three years? Were we competing with another team that was willing to do that?
I think Hendry is just comfortable locking in players for a long time. Okay, that takes care of right field for a while. Check!
This is unrealistic. Teams are volatile. Careers are unpredictable. The Braves--who are my model--know that outside of a few franchise players, the entire team has to be rethought every year.
Was there another team willing to offer Henry Blanco three years? Or Mark DeRosa?
Wow... That's a really tough
Wow... That's a really tough one, DCF.
Hank Aaron?
The question I'm asking
The question I'm asking is, did we have to give him three years? Were we competing with another team that was willing to do that?
Well... none of us here really know the answer to this, but we do know that other teams were looking at similar players (the Cardinals). So yea, there is a decent chance there was some competition for Jones.
As to the three years, again, it is and was a very affordable contract. If Jones would went on the open market this last off season, he would have gotten more money.
OKay, time to talk
OKay, time to talk lineup...
Facing a RHP, so this is always more interesting...
Lou seems to be
Lou seems to be experimenting with the 2nd slot, and I don't think DeRosa exactly came through there last night. Putting a lefty 2nd breaks things up more evenly, too... I don't think Floyd is exactly your prototypical 2nd hitter, though.
you can go to Jones hit
you can go to Jones hit chart on his mlb.com page to see where he hit them.
At Wrigley alone, he hit 5 to right, right-center, 1 to center and 4 to left, left center.
dave said: Why do the
dave said: Why do the contracts matter? It is not like the Cubs are hurting for money.
The Cubs are going to have to keep putting lipstick on Jones until they trade him. It's a business.
If Eric Patterson hits .300 this year with 18-20 home runs, the Cubs are going to have to go through the same thing with DeRosa. Dress him up, pretend he's their guy, etc., etc., until they trade him, which won't be easy.
It's a business!
the Cubs are going to have
the Cubs are going to have to go through the same thing with DeRosa
Right... because we would really want to get rid of a 2b with an OBP of .360 and an OPS over 800 and plays very good defense.
I can understand the dislike for Jones, as he has been downright lousy this year. But it baffles me how people constantly underrate DeRosa.
I think they're going to sit
I think they're going to sit his ass tonight! At least I think they should...
I agree a little about
I agree a little about DeRosa, dave. I think that he has done a respectable job. Although his average is not very good, his OBP is still pretty good, and his versatility in the IF is a good thing to have around.
Rob, in away venues I
Rob, in away venues I counted 5 to left, 2 to left center, 3 to straightaway center, none to right center and 2 to right.
If you draw a line from the plate to dead center, 9 of 12 were to the left of that line, and one (Minute Maid) was too close to call.
We're missing about five home runs. Some of those would have been St.Louis where the result says "No data," probably because of confusion about old Busch versus new Busch.
Thanks for pointing out the great tool!
So basically, when looking
So basically, when looking at both home and away games, Jones hit his homeruns everywhere.
Opposite - 9
Pull - 3
Center - 1
Opposite - 4
Pull - 5
Center - 1
that gives us 13 opposite field home runs, 8 pulled homeruns, 2 to straight away center, and five unaccounted for.
So while it is weighted towards opposite field homeruns, it is relatively evenly distributed.
I like DeRosa. I don't like
I like DeRosa. I don't like his contract. It's too much money for too long and it gives him an unfair advantage over a younger player who has some star potential, which I don't think DeRosa ever had.
Dave: me bad on JJ (so
me bad on JJ (so thanks for your post), at least to lump him in with Pierre as an out machine in may and june 06. Of course his weakest months were April(.228/.274/.474-4HR) and July (.237/.260/.419-3HR); so maybe he might just start hitting next month but I'm not holding my breath.
ARam in April 06: .197/.321/.394-4HR
in May 06: .266/.296/.495-5HR
in June 06: .276/.325/.476-5HR...not aweful, just disappointing without DLee to help.
JJones in April 06: .228/.274/.474-4HR
in May 06: .310/.243/.510-5HR
in June 06: .337/.358/.538-4HR
Pierre in April 06: .258/.289/.333
in May 06: .226/.267/.290...now that's an out machine.
in May and June 06, the problems were not related to JJones but his April certainly made a bad first impression.
Answer to the above trivia
Answer to the above trivia question:
Mickey Mantle hit 52 in 1956 and the next highest total was Vic Wertz with 32, for a differential of 20.
Rounding out the top ten are:
1923 Cy Williams of the Phillies with 41; Jack Fournier (never heard of him) of Brooklyn had 22.
1940 Johnny Mize of the Cardinals with 43; Bill "Swish" Nicholson of the Cubs had 25.
1949: Ralph Kiner of the Pirates hit 54, Stan Musial hit 36
All stats aside, Jones
All stats aside, Jones chokes. I don't mean avg w.risp, I mean when the game is on the line. There isn't a stat for that.
I'm not saying to trade him, in fact the Cub's desperately need another lefty bat in the lineup. I'm just saying he's being regarded a little too highly by the stat people.
in May and June 06, the
in May and June 06, the problems were not related to JJones but his April certainly made a bad first impression.
Agreed... and I think that a lot of the hatred of Jones is based off of his first month with the Cubs and not the reality of how he produced last year.
I'm just saying he's
I'm just saying he's being regarded a little too highly by the stat people.
I am assuming that was directed at me, being that I am the only one defending Jones right now. I don't value Jones "highly;" I just believe that he is undervalued around here. As I said in the previous post, people seem to hate Jones because he had a terrible first month of the year last year.
With that said, he has been quite bad this year, and it is disappointing.
I am not saying that Jones is a great player. But he is a decent player, and I do not think that we can make any judgments based on the first month or two of this year.
dave: I think that a lot of
I think that a lot of the hatred of Jones is based off of his first month with the Cubs and not the reality of how he produced last year.
I think you are right. Personally, however, I was a big fan until recently. In some very key situation, he's looked like he wanted to be the hero and ends up putting ridiculous swings on pitches in the dirt. In situations where it doesn't matter he puts a nice easy swing on the ball and hits it hard.
DeRosa has been a mediocre
DeRosa has been a mediocre player for most of his career. He had one good year last year and we signed him for expensive money.
He's doing far better then I expected this year, but it is still generally stupid to sign players because of one career year. The overall trend will be to revert back to the mean, not to move to the outlier.
Let's not forget also all the back loaded contracts. We have this year and next to do anything financially, past that we are going to have some very expensive contracts given to aging guys like Soriano and Floyd. Their skills are only going to detoriate at this point, so we pretty much had to sign aging players instead of playing the young guys while we could still use Soriano et al.
And all of this was because we brought in Lou who was insistent on winning right away.
The young guys are not going to come on to the team as long as Lou still is driving for a World Series this year or next. I doubt he cares what happens past then because he didn't come here to rebuild, he came here to win now. So meanwhile this team is going to sink cash into aging guys who will eventually cripple us.
There was nothing we could have done at RF really, but that tells me we never should have believed we could win with this team. We had some major holes, and an honest team would have taken that into consideration.
I just wish this team had a real philosophy they were building around. We just have a bunch of guys we plug into holes and tell them to go out and perform. And if they don't perform we switch them into other holes. There's no batting or pitching philosophy, there's nothing like the Red Sox pseudo rebel philosophy, there's no players all shaving their heads to bond, there's no real focus on contact hitters or hitters that walk or scrappy players. I just see nothing that can bind this team together and make them a winner.
Ugh, this team is making me way too pessimistic. I dislike being this way.
Rynox: All stats aside,
Rynox: All stats aside, Jones chokes. I don't mean avg w.risp, I mean when the game is on the line. There isn't a stat for that.
Johann: Sure there is. Here's Sportsline, for example:
They have RISP w/Two Out, late inning pressure, LIP-runners on.
He's hitting .273 with LIP-runners on, but only .200 if there aren't any runners on.
Also, the team stats were skewed by some lopsided wins, so let's not forget that.
Ernie Harwell is filling in
Ernie Harwell is filling in for the regular color guy on the Tigers broadcast.
He's sharp, and it's great to hear his voice again during a game.
The Braves setup pitcher
The Braves setup pitcher acquired from the Pirates, Mike Gonzalez is out for the year with ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery (Tommy John Procedure).
TV broadcast, that is.
TV broadcast, that is.
Jack Sparrow and Will Turner
Jack Sparrow and Will Turner are brothers.
A. Soriano lf M. DeRosa
A. Soriano lf
M. DeRosa 2b
D. Lee 1b
A. Ramirez 3b
C. Floyd rf
M. Barrett c
J. Jones cf
C. Izturis ss
...abreu at 3rd/ethier in RF for LA.
hey dave, are you gay for
hey dave, are you gay for bad baseball players that are named Jacque Jones?
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Hate to give the Mets credit, but they did everything right tonight in what had to be a very tough game for them to play. As Hollandsworth said on the Cubs post-game -- if you watched the game, you saw Mets players consoling Marlins players who were in tears during the game. Between that and the way Molina handled the Ross farewell -- maybe the Mets and Cardinal players aren't pure evil. Just the fans.
New York Mets @Mets
Dee Gordon lead-off home run. #AintEvenMad #BiggerThanBaseball 1-0 Miami.
7:25 PM - 26 Sep 2016
Amazing effort by Gordon -- truly remarkable.
Cubs get 100, KB gets 100, Hendricks gets below 2.00, Cards get absolutely destroyed by the Reds -- all good, other than some Rondon concern. Hopefully, he can get a few outings in this week and find his groove. Also, I guess Soler is still struggling with his right side. Hmmmm. Too bad Joe didn't let Addy bat with the bases loaded in the 7th -- great RBI opportunity.
I assume all the relievers are on a set schedule this week, but it seems strange Chapman pitched back-to-back.
Barry Rozner article interviewing Greg Maddux (with comments on Kyle Hendricks).
"I like watching him pitch," Maddux said of Hendricks. "I like guys that rely on movement and location. I can relate to him. That's what I had to do. "I'd rather watch him pitch than some lefty throwing 95 mph."
cubs win #100. neat.
Chapman in to stop the bleeding.
they're falling apart late in WAS...damn.
Wilson Ramos may be hurt badly. Carried off the field. Looks like the knee.
Hendricks 6 shutout innings, ends night with an ERA of 1.99
in case it hasn't been mentioned yet, Twins are hiring Indians 32-year old Derick Falvey from the Cleveland Native Americans organization.
Suppose McLeod could still be asked by another organization but likely staying put.
Well put, both your remark, and Crunch's.
I saw the Gordon HR. It was like a funeral where the mourners were made to play baseball. So sad...
i wanted to watch more of it, but it started to feel like i was going beyond witnessing a human experience that isn't often seen into an uncomfortable voyeurism. these guys are in pain.
wow I am glad I missed the start of the MIA game. I would have been sobbing.


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IPL 2013 Delhi vs Mumbai: Delhi Daredevils win by 9 wickets Last Updated : 21 Apr 2013 08:55:42 PM IST Delhi Daredevils players Virender Sehwag and Mahela Jayawardene celebrate their partnership during the IPL 6 match against Mumbai Indians at Firozshah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.
Delhi Daredevils beat Mumbai Indians by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match at at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Sunday.
IPL live scorecard: DD vs MI
Virender Sehwag returned to form with a blistering unbeaten 95 to help Delhi Daredevils break the jinx of six straight defeats and open their account in the ongoing Pepsi Indian Premier League with a thumping nine wicket win over Mumbai Indians in New Delhi.
The win, also aided by skipper Mahela Jayawardene's classy 59, breaks Delhi's eight straight defeats, including the two in last year's qualifier and eliminator.
Chasing a challenging 162, Sehwag and Jayawardene made short work of MI's ordinary bowling attack to help Delhi overwhelm the target with three overs to spare.
While Sehwag hit a whopping 13 fours and two sixes during his 57-ball knock, Jayawardene decorated his 43-ball innings with eight boundaries and one hit over the fence.
May be it was the presence of Sir Vivian Richards in Delhi's dressing room that brought out a signature Sehwag innings.
If Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma entertained the crowd during the first session, Sehwag and Jayawardene's exhilarating strokeplay in the second half enthralled the spectators even more.
If Sehwag's innings was all about brute power, Jayawardene was elegant in his shot-making as he more often caressed the ball to the boundary.
While Sehwag blazed to his 50 in just 31 balls, Jayawardene never looked like brutalizing the bowling but yet completed his half-century in 34 deliveries.
For the first time in the tournament, Delhi's opening combo fired as Sehwag and Jayawardene shared 151 runs off 94 balls to lay the foundation for the comfortable win.
The listless Mumbai bowling attack finally tasted a success in the form of Jayawardene who got out LBW to Lasith Malinga with Delhi just needing 11 runs to win.
While Delhi registered their first win in the tournament out of seven games, for Mumbai it's their fourth defeat out of six matches in IPL 6.
Earlier, Rohit (73 off 43) and Tendulkar (54 off 47) slammed quickfire half centuries to propel Mumbai Indians to a challenging 161 for four.
Sharma and Tendulkar shared 96 runs for the third wicket off just 67 balls to set the platform for Mumbai's total. Kieron Pollard (19 off 10) played an useful cameo towards the end.
Umesh Yadav was the pick of the bowlers for the Delhi outfit, scalping two wickets for 31 runs in his four overs.
Opting to bat, Mumbai made a change up the order and sent Dwayne Smith along with Tendulkar to open the innings in place of skipper Ricky Ponting. But there was no difference in the result as they lost a wicket early yet again.
Brilliant Virender Sehwag powers Delhi Daredevils to first win in IPL 6:
Smith departed after scoring eight runs, smartly caught by Yadav in the second attempt at mid-off off Roelof van der Merwe in the fourth over.
Mumbai adopted a cautious approach initially but soon they were dealt a severe blow in the form of its most prolific batsman this season, Dinesh Karthik.
Karthik should consider himself little unlucky as he was run out after a terrific Tendulkar straight drive deflected off bowler Yadav's hand on to the stumps as Mumbai slumped to 22 for two in 5.1 overs.
But then came in Sharma and together with Tendulkar, he not only steadied the ship, but also gave momentum to Mumbai's innings.
It was Tendulkar who held together Mumbai's innings and gave Sharma the license to free his arms from the other end.
Tendulkar made his intentions clear when he pulled Ajit Agarkar for a mighty six in the seventh over and then played a beautiful paddle sweep off Shahbaz Nadeem.
The duo of Tendulkar and Sharma mixed caution with aggression and did not let go any bad delivery that came their way as Mumbai reached 57 at the halfway mark.
Sharma used the long handle to great effect and even outpaced Tendulkar.
Sharma smashed Pathan for two boundaries in the 15th over to notch up his half century in just 31 balls.
In between Tendulkar got a reprieve when Nadeem dropped a regulation caught-and-bowled chance in the 11th over, when the batsman was on 37.
Tendulkar grabbed the opportunity with both hands and scored his first fifty of IPL 6 in style, clobbering Agarkar for a six over the fine-leg boundary.
But the veteran batsman departed in the next over while searching for quick runs. He was caught by David Warner at extra cover off the bowling off Yadav. Tendulkar decorated his innings with three fours and two sixes.
Tendulkar's dismissal did not put the brakes on Sharma, who continued his onslaught before perishing in the 19th over. He was caught by Andre Russell off Yadav, but not before hitting five fours and as many sixes.
Pollard finished off Mumbai's innings in style, hitting the last delivery, bowled by Van der Merwe, for a six over long-on.
Brief scores:
Mumbai Indians: 161 for four in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 73, Sachin Tendulkar 54; Umesh Yadav 2/31).
Delhi Daredevils: 165 for one in 17 overs (Virender Sehwag 95 not out, Mahela Jayawardene 59).
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Can I keep my jewelry if I file for bankruptcy in South Carolina?
In South Carolina you can exempt (protect) wedding rings, watches, necklaces, and other jewelry, up to a certain value, in bankruptcy.
Whether you can keep wedding rings, watches, necklaces, bracelets, or other jewelry in a South Carolina bankruptcy depends on whether you file for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, how much your jewelry is worth, and how much other personal property you want to protect.
Keeping Jewelry in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in South Carolina
In Chapter 13 bankruptcy, often called a reorganization bankruptcy, you enter into a repayment plan for three to five years. Your creditors get paid through the plan – some in full and some in part. Although a Chapter 13 plan requires a long commitment, the advantage is that you get to keep your property, including jewelry.
If you have very expensive jewelry however, that will probably affect how much you will be required to repay unsecured creditors.
Keeping Jewelry in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in South Carolina
Chapter 7 bankruptcy works differently. In Chapter 7, you must give up certain items of property. The bankruptcy trustee sells this property and uses the proceeds to repay (at least in part) your unsecured creditors.
South Carolina Bankruptcy Exemptions
Not all of your property is up for grabs, however. South Carolina (and all of the other states) has enacted laws that protect certain types of property. These laws are called exemptions. Some property is exempt no matter what the value, and other property is exempt only up to a dollar amount. The idea behind exemptions is that someone filing for bankruptcy should not be stripped of basic things needed for living – like shelter, clothing, furniture, a car, and the like. (Learn more about how bankruptcy exemptions work.)
Some states allow you to choose between the state exemption system and another set, called the federal bankruptcy exemptions. But South Carolina is not one of these states. If you file for bankruptcy in South Carolina, you must use the South Carolina bankruptcy exemptions.
Using the South Carolina Bankruptcy Exemptions to Keep Jewelry
In South Carolina, you can keep some or all of your jewelry using the below exemptions. If you are married and filing a joint bankruptcy, you can double these amounts.
Jewelry exemption. If you file for bankruptcy in South Carolina, you can keep jewelry up to a total combined value of $1,175. S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30(4).
Personal property exemption. South Carolina also allows you to keep the following property to a combined total value of $4,650: wearing apparel, appliances, animals, crops, household goods, furnishings, and musical instruments. S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30(3).
Some bankruptcy courts in other states have rules that similar wearing apparel exemptions include watches. It's possible you could exempt a watch or another item of jewelry using the South Carolina wearing apparel exemption, although it's also possible that a court would rule otherwise, since South Carolina already provides a separate exemption for jewelry. Check with a local bankruptcy attorney.
Wildcard exemption. South Carolina has a wildcard exemption which allows you to apply unused exemption amounts to any type of property, up to a $5,825 maximum. You can use some, or all, of this amount to keep jewelry. S.C. Code Ann. §15-41-30(7).
Note: Most likely, these exemption amounts will be adjusted on July 1, 2014 in the State Register.
How to Value Jewelry in Bankruptcy
The value of your jewelry for exemption purposes is the amount you would have to pay to replace each item with a used item of similar age and in similar condition. There are various methods of determining the replacement value, but for expensive jewelry you will almost always need an appraisal. (Learn more about how to value personal property in bankruptcy.)
Other Ways to Keep Jewelry in a South Carolina Bankruptcy
If you want to keep nonexempt items of jewelry, the trustee may accept other items of exempt property in exchange for the jewelry. The trustee would then sell these items instead of your jewelry to repay your creditors.
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A stone is placed on the end of a garden hose. A pattern of water blossoms forth from under it. Another stone's surface would produce different fluid forms in the water. Peter Barrickman used this analogy to describe his move from 631 Center St, which tragically burned along with many other artists' spaces in July, to his new studio. His creativity is the water issuing from the hose, the rock his new digs. His artwork is different. The painter Peter Barrickman is changed.
Deluge is also an appropriate description of my meeting with the artist himself. We were joined by Mary Louise and artist Santiago Cucullu to talk about his recent show at the Green Gallery East, called "Guesthouse". For an hour we dug into references, ideas and reflections. Barrickman has a fierce intellect and an artist's eye. Everything is magnified. His thoughts on, well, anything are apt, deep and weird. »Read Full Blog Post
Yo La Tengo swings from calm to full-on rocking
Yo La Tengo's show at Turner Hall on Saturday showed that in music, there are different types of Zen.
The Hoboken, N.J.-based indie rock darling began a nine-song opening acoustic set with a meditative variation of "Ohm," the first track off "Fade," its lovely and relaxed 13th full-length studio album released in January. Georgia Hubley gently tapped the drums with brushes, her husband Ira Kaplan glided the song toward a subdued Middle Eastern-influenced guitar jam, and the couple along with primary bassist James McNew sang sweetly, quietly, together. »Read Full Article
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In the culinary world it's quite the event to plan a meal around a single delicacy, for instance a white truffle meal.
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MOBILE, Alabama -- Citing financial irregularities and an apparent lack of accountability at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile Mayor Sam Jones wants to install a professional management team there.
But some City Council members have expressed concerns that oversight is being taken from local hands.
The council is set to vote today on whether to award a contract to SMG, which beat out 2 other hopefuls in a selection process set up by Jones.
The company, a giant in the global facilities-management business, already runs the Mobile Civic Center and the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center, both in downtown.
Council President Reggie Copeland, a booster for several Mobile sporting venues and events, said in an interview that he'd prefer to keep the management local. "We don't need a corporation to come in and do what 1 man used to do on his own," he said.
Councilwoman Bess Rich and Councilman John Williams said that they'd also like to preserve the stadium board. Both said that a board of community members can keep the public involved in stadium affairs.
Ladd-Peebles' operations would come under mayor's control
SMG would be under the mayor's control.
Councilmen Fred Richardson and Jermaine Burrell have voiced strong support for Jones' approach.
Until recently, the stadium's day-to-day operations were run by manager Paul Christopher, who was supervised by the volunteer board.
Christopher and the board, however, came under scrutiny last year after a pair of accounting reports turned up irregularities.
One of the reports found that Christopher paid himself thousands of dollars in overtime that the board had never authorized. Another report found that the board had used stadium money to pay a $3,000 bill for its Christmas dinner event.
Also, the Press-Register documented $710 in gifts purchased from the former board chairman's clothing store and awarded to board members.
The chairman, the manager and 2 other board members have since resigned.
The Mishkin Group, a sports marketing firm, is now in charge of the stadium's day-to-day management and is overseen by a largely reconstituted board.
Copeland said he believes that the members of the present board are dedicated and capable.
In the past, the city has given the stadium board a contract and a healthy subsidy for operations. Jones, however, has refused to sign a long-term agreement with the board this year.
The stadium ran out of cash this month, according to the city, and is now on a month-to-month contract until a permanent solution is found.
Dissolving the board altogether would require an act of the Legislature, but awarding a contract to SMG would essentially cast the board "adrift," said Larry Wettermark, city attorney.
Jones said that he has "zero confidence" in the board's ability to properly manage the stadium. As evidence, he pointed to a February meeting, minutes of which show the board agreeing to allow the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic football game to search for another venue.
In the same meeting, the board approved a $1,000 donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Alabama for its annual banquet, to be paid for by "discretionary, non-public funds," the minutes show.
Wettermark said the language of the minutes reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of what it means to be a public board. The stadium is owned by the city, he said, so any revenue it generates is naturally public money.
The board's new chairman, Randy Gould, who was at the February meeting but was not yet an official member, said that an auditor and the board's lawyer both said that a portion of concessions sales could be kept in a separate, non-public account for discretionary spending.
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Anti-corruption Kurdish journalist gunned down in Iraqi
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Germyani had received threats, and he was taken to
court by politicians and officials over his work to
uncover corruption, Ghareeb said.
"We are appalled by Germyani's murder and offer our
heartfelt condolences to his family and colleagues,"
media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
said in a statement.
"A professional journalist who covered corruption
and nepotism in Iraqi Kurdistan, Germyani knew he
was in danger and had told the region's authorities
about the threats he had received," the group said.
"His murder could have been avoided if they had
taken the necessary measures to protect him."
Kawa had been involved in disputes with local
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leaders because
of his investigative reporting and recently he
registered a complaint with Garmyan police against
one PUK official. Previously he had appeared in
court for publishing the photo of an official in a
report on corruption.
RSF added that it is "worried about the very
dangerous climate for journalists both in Iraqi
Kurdistan and the rest of Iraq, and about the
impunity enjoyed by their attackers and killers."
Iraq has come in for repeated criticism over
shortcomings in media freedom, and ranks first in
the Committee to Protect Journalists' Impunity
Index, which tracks unsolved murders of journalists.
And while Kurdistan region in the north often
promotes itself as safer and more respectful of
human rights than the rest of Iraq,www.Ekurd.net
it has been sharply criticised by rights groups for
infringing on free speech.
A Kurdish academic Dr Abdul Al-Sattar Tahir
Sharif, 74, was
in March 2008, just 10 days
after he wrote an article in the Kurdish-language
monthly Livin criticising Kurdish leaders for not
pushing harder for Kirkuk city's incorporation into the
autonomous Kurdish region.
In July 2008, gunmen
killed the
Kurdish journalist Soran Mama Hama in in the Rasheed
Awa village, near the northern city of Kirkuk.
Soran Mama Hama was a reporter for the independent Kurdish-language
magazine Lvin.
Sardasht Osman, a Kurdish journalist
killed in May
2010, after writing a scathing article about the
alleged corruption of Kurdish leaders. He had
written articles critical of the rule of Kurdistan
regional president Massoud Barzani. In one of
Osman's most critical articles,
headlined "I
love the daughter of Massoud Barzani"
In October 2013, gunmen
Shaswar Abdul wahid in a drive-by shooting in
Sulaimaniyah [Slêmanî], wounding the prominent
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Frank Keplar's vision is familiar to him: A blond man and a black-haired man. The black-haired man is on all fours eating grass growing between the rocks at the beginning of a bridge. In the vision, Keplar asks the man why he's eating the grass, but he doesn't get an answer.
It's a recurring dream, and although he'd already had an idea of the answer, he confirmed it Saturday, he said.
"God burned all the grass up, and that was just what was left for the people who were left behind to survive on," he said.
Keplar got his confirmation while listening to speakers of the "Left Behind: What's It All About?" biblical conference at San Jacinto Baptist Church. About 1,200 seekers listened as Tim LaHaye, author of the best-selling Left Behind series, and two other Bible prophecy scholars shared their insights about Christian apocalypse theories.
"It makes you stop and think about what's coming and the current-day events," Keplar's wife, Mary Keplar, said of the conference.
"Everybody is incurably curious about the future," said Gary Frazier, who spoke about "signs of the second coming" and Israel's role in Bible prophecy.
Frazier, LaHaye and Ed Hindson said contemporary events such as war, terrorism and the political unification of Europe were foretold in the Bible and indicate the second coming of Jesus Christ is near.
"The whole world's in crisis," Frazier said. "It's not just the conflict with Iraq. There's the war on terrorism, which is becoming a global conflict, and there are soldiers all over the place.
"People everywhere know something's happening, and those with knowledge of Scripture know it's things that the Bible has prophesied."
Frazier said Christians don't have to be afraid because they're in Jesus's hands.
"It doesn't make me afraid whatsoever," he said. "It's thrilling to see God's plan unfold. But for the nonbeliever, they ought to be terrified."
Those who attended the conference seemed excited by the message.
"It demonstrates the uniqueness of scripture and proves the Bible's divine nature," said Jeanelle Hunt, a church member.
"The message of salvation runs through the Book of Revelation," Hindson said to the audience. "Hallelujah. The Lamb has cried out, 'Jesus is king!' and the good news is, we win," he said, and the crowd burst into applause.
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SET 1: The Landlady > Runaway Jim, It's Ice > Sparkle, Chalk Dust Torture, Esther > Cavern > Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky, I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself
SET 2: David Bowie[1], Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Golgi Apparatus, Bathtub Gin, The Squirming Coil > Llama, Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin[2] > Hold Your Head Up, Possum
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Joel Stave elevates his game against strong Ohio State defense
Columbus, Ohio — After two uneven performances left some Wisconsin fans wondering whether Joel Stave's run as the No. 1 quarterback might be nearing an end, the redshirt sophomore elevated his play against a quality defense.
Unfortunately for Stave, his numbers and grit likely will be obscured by UW's 31-24 loss to Ohio State Saturday night.
"I thought he played well," UW coach Gary Andersen said after the seven-point loss. "I thought he got rid of the ball well. Made good decisions for the most part.
"I can't really speak for the one pick. I don't know if there was a route that was broken off. But Joel is improving."
With UW's ground game generally contained by the Buckeyes, offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig put the ball in Stave's hands often.
Stave completed 20 of 34 passes for a college-high 295 yards. He threw touchdown passes of 36 yards to wide receiver Jared Abbrederis and 11 yards to tight end Sam Arneson.
He did throw a third-quarter interception that set up the Buckeyes' fourth touchdown and left UW in a 31-14 hole.
However, wide receiver Alex Erickson was open on a corner route, but the ball fell short and into the arms of cornerback Bradley Roby because Stave was hit as he threw.
"He is very poised," senior linebacker Chris Borland said. "He is developing into a really good quarterback, and he's got a lot of potential. Everybody is behind him and he is playing well."
Critical drop: Freshman cornerback Sojourn Shelton learned another important lesson in the final minute of the first half.
That is, you can't give the opponent a second chance.
Shelton had an opportunity to come up with an interception near the UW 10 on a pass underthrown by Ohio State's Braxton Miller. But Shelton dropped the ball with 10 seconds left, giving Miller another chance to make a play.
The junior took advantage by throwing a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Corey Brown, who inexplicably got behind cornerback Peniel Jean and safety Dezmen Southward.
That allowed the Buckeyes to take a 24-14 halftime lead.
"I think it was a big momentum swing," Shelton said. "Before that play, I dropped the interception.
"That is a hard one that is sitting with me right now. I can't lie to you. At this position you have to move on from plays like that, but it is something burning on me right now. ...
"I want to be a game-changer, someone who always contributes to the defense. ... that is a play if I would have got that it would have been a game-changer."
Pinned deep: To say the Buckeyes won the field-position battle is an understatement.
Christian Johnston, who entered the weekend eighth in the Big Ten in punting average (40.5 yards), punted six times for the Buckeyes and was fantastic.
His overall average of 39.8 yards, with a final punt of 55 yards, wasn't noteworthy. What was noteworthy was that he put all six punts at the UW 16 or deeper.
UW started its drives after the punts at its 10, 9, 5, 8, 16 and 10.
"Their punter did a great job," Andersen said. "He absolutely pinned us. ... Then at the end he has to boom one and he booms one. That young man did a tremendous job. ...
"That is difficult to get out of there. It is hard to drive 95 yards or 90 yards on a really good defense. Their punting game was very good."
Still inconsistent: UW kicker Kyle French entered the game having made three consecutive field-goal attempts — from 43, 32 and 27 yards.
He missed his first attempt against the Buckeyes, a 32-yarder from the left hash with UW trailing, 14-7, in the second quarter.
French rebounded to hit a 42-yarder with 2 minutes 5 seconds left to close the scoring.
"I just twisted my hips, pulled it a little bit," French, 5 of 7 this season, said of the miss. "I was happy that I was able to bounce back with the field goal toward the end of the game."
Extra points: Each of UW's last 12 losses has been by seven points or fewer. ...
Borland matched his all-time best for tackles with 16. He was credited with one-half tackle for loss to push his all-time total to 43½, good for fifth-best in program history....
Abbrederis (10 catches, 207 yards) became the first UW player to record two games of 100 receiving yards or more against Ohio State. He had 113 yards in a 33-29 loss in 2011. The last UW receiver to hit the 200-yard mark was Lee Evans, with 258 in a 56-21 victory over Michigan State on Nov. 15, 2003.


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Discussion in 'In-Car Entertainment' started by sam_pd, May 16, 2007.
Hi there as title..... I have a jan 05 tt coupe 3.2 with bose and sat nav.
Kind Regards
I think you have BNS (Basic Nav System) as the TT was single DIN radio, you have controls by the handbrake?
RNS-E is only available on the latest TT at 2008 spec.