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Mike Fontenot in NY?
Maybe he's catching a
Maybe he's catching a Broadway show.
Why even waste the time
Why even waste the time putting Wood on the DL? It's already mid May and he's thrown all of 2 innings......in ST and hasn't thrown in who knows how long? The Cubs should just DFA him.
Wasn't Font a guy to keep
Wasn't Font a guy to keep our eye on? I know he played a little bit with the Cubs in 05, but what's the story on this guy?
you're going to have to pay
you're going to have to pay him either way, so 60-day DL it would be. And he's already on the 15-day DL, a transfer to the 60-day DL just opens up a 40-man roster spot.
It's quite likely that we've
It's quite likely that we've seen the last of Woody in a Cubs uni...
Geez..it's about time they
Geez..it's about time they put him on the 6-day DL....he's nowhere near being ready, and it's been 6 weeks.....a smart move.
i mean, 60-day DL...
i mean, 60-day DL...
well nothing's happened yet
well nothing's happened yet and they haven't needed the 40-man spot to date, so standard operating procedure at this point.
I think it certainly looks
I think it certainly looks that way, he's just too far behind to make any meaningful contributions this season.
some other whispers about it here as well. Could be that DeRosa's wrist is worse than originally believed as well since Lee seemed like he was ready to go yesterday if needed.
Jason: "I think it certainly
"I think it certainly looks that way, he's (Wood) just too far behind to make any meaningful contributions this season."
Let's hope the new GM (please, pretty please) next year finally cuts ties with him and Prior.
Obviously, any injury to
Obviously, any injury to anyone is bad, but I would trade DeRosa for Lee any day.
and it could be just in case
and it could be just in case Lee's neck was worse than they originally thought and he'll be sent right back to Iowa.
Jason, You put him on the 60
Jason, You put him on the 60 day DL retroactive to March 15. It isnt going to be 60 days from today if they put him on it. He has already been down for 60 days as it is. So he can be activated as soon as he is ready. At the current rate we can look at August 2009 as a potential target date.
and Fontenot isn't in
and Fontenot isn't in today's Iowa lineup so I think we're well past the rumor stage.
I think Prior's a different
I think Prior's a different case, it would probably be worth it just to see how he bounces back from surgery. I think that if he can come out of it healthy, there's a good chance he'll stay that way. Wood is just different in my book, he's never going to stop throwing across his body and he's going to keep getting hurt.
I think Fontenot will be a
I think Fontenot will be a great addition. At the very least he will be a lefthanded PHer that can get on base AND run the bases himself once he gets on.
I think its Derosa going on
I think its Derosa going on the DL, because if it was Lee wouldn't bring up Hoffpauir make more sense? his numbers 298/340/543/883 are solid outside of the low OBP in terms to his BA.
even if it was Lee to the
even if it was Lee to the DL, you have Ward, DeRosa or Floyd to play 1b, seems a middle infielder would be a bit more useful over Hoffpauir.
" his numbers
" his numbers 298/340/543/883 are solid outside of the low OBP in terms to his BA."
Low in terms of his batting average? i.e. "he doesn't walk enough". Look either an OBP is good or not good enough. There is no designation for OBP bad in relation to BA. If the guy was hitting .360 but had a OPB of .380 would you care? You are really getting picky.
Tony Gwynn's career BA/OBP: .338 .388 I guess that's not good enought? My point that the difference between is .050 whereas Hoffpauir is .042. Very little difference.
How about bringing up
How about bringing up another reliever so Lou can have a 13 man bullpen and use each guy to face only one batter like he loves to do? Hell, DFA Ward, send Murton down to AAA, and we can have a 15 man bullpen.
I never thought I'd see anyone worse with this stupid righty-lefty matchup thing than Dusty. Personally, I'll take a good pitcher facing the opposite side over a crappy pitcher playing the matchups any day and twice on Sunday.
Good grief!!! This isn't a
Good grief!!! This isn't a rumor, and isn't an MVN scoop. FONTENOT's locker was empty this morning so he could be ready if needed in New York. How do I know? Well, besides being THE ONLY FRIGGING PERSON AT TCR WITH AN OUNCE OF RESPECT FOR FONTENOT's OBVIOUS TALENT, I read it in the Des Moines Register.
You have serious issues
You have serious issues cwtp....
very serious issues. geez,
very serious issues.
geez, TCR is reuters and breaking a story dont mean anything.
did i miss the banner headline "FONTENOT TO MAJORS, YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST"
hey, let's champion a trade for mark loretta next...he can at least field better.
..TCR isnt reuters... doh.
..TCR isnt reuters...
I heard he was at the will
I heard he was at the will call window for the "Wicked" matinee this afternoon.
Maybe he will play afterwards.
Is anyone else sick of the
Is anyone else sick of the same things being said over, and over, and over again around here?
Can we all just agree that different people value OBP differently?
And different people value Fontenot differently?
Lets be honest - OBP is valuable in different ways, but it is not the only stat that is important.
And Fontenot is a decent player who could be a decent major league player, but he also is probably never going to become a Hall of Famer, and projects to be a decent to above average role player.
Can all just agree on that and shut up about it?
cwtp...btw, where you been
cwtp...btw, where you been the past *checks watch* 3 years while the rest of TCR been talking about fontenot?
this guy seems to only be news to you. a lotta people know he exists. you dont linger in the minors with his batting numbers without people looking deeper into exactly how he's getting those numbers and what his liabilities are outside of his bat.
I guess that's what cwtp is talking about, didn't show up on any of my feeds and I don't know when Road to Wrigley published their story. I do know they have a press pass and Mike is very reliable.
But whatever...
I may have misread Mike's
I may have misread Mike's original story, I thought he was speculating about Derrek's neck being the issue but that seems to be what his source told him.
speaking of guys with
speaking of guys with numbers who people wanna stick their fingers in their ears and ignore what a lotta people know to be true...
anyone know what dubois is up to? still learning to hit a low and low/inside pitch? watching video of breaking balls while he looks at a diagram of how to swing at one? practicing his stumbling while shagging popups with less movement than the breaking crap he flails at without clue?
well I do know that he's in
well I do know that he's in Norfolk batting 195/267/299 in 77 AB's
he would have probably made the Orioles out of ST if he didn't hurt his leg too.
"...anyone know what dubois
"...anyone know what dubois is up to?"
No. Who cares? Just you apparently. Yawn.
CWTP-- I like
I like Fontenot--just because he bats from the left side and isn't Floyd or Jones.
Easy there Crunch....may I
Easy there Crunch....may I suggest a valium or two?
Dubois is struggling At the Orioles AAA club this season, along with Luis Montanez.
Last season at AAA Buffalo:
I will still say that I would have rather seen him in LF for 30-60 games than Todd Freaking Hollandsworth.
hey, dubois is an ex cub who
hey, dubois is an ex cub who captured the imaginations and posts of many TCR...never saw so many 100-200+ post threads over a AAA'r in my life.
i think its fair game to ask about...
I personally hate Fontenot,
I personally hate Fontenot, big-ass nose. :)
If Theriot plays short and
If Theriot plays short and Fontenot plays 2nd. Where is Cesar Izturis going to play?
"Easy there Crunch….may I
"Easy there Crunch….may I suggest a valium or two?"
what did i do? the things i pointed out about dubois are the same crap that was pointed out years ago. helll, i thought it was funny.
he's all power, no swing...no eye...no D...and not doing much to prove he isnt.
not like i called choi a talentless chump...he has less holes in his game, but he just cannot figure out how to not be exploited on the inside pitch. that's just a fact of his talent. his life...
"he's all power, no
"he's all power, no swing"
He hits by telekinesis.
I will still say that I
I will still say that I would have rather seen him in LF for 30-60 games than Todd Freaking Hollandsworth.
DB, you keep forgetting. Hollandsworth was a "proven vet" dude. You cant sit your horses like Holly. How is a guy like Neifi going to save your season if you dont play him dude.
"Where is Cesar Izturis
"Where is Cesar Izturis going to play?"
with himself in the clubhouse shower
yeah, randy johnson can
yeah, randy johnson can swing a bat, too.
wanna compare it to bonds' swing?
i mean, theyre both swinging a bat...A = B...makes sense to me.
what did i do? well you did
what did i do?
well you did trudge up something about 2+ years old in a sort of I was right, look how most of you were wrong kind of way.
just sayin'...
Dave, I agree with you. No
I agree with you. No one knows how Font. will turn out. But he does deserve a chance. Seriously, if you can hit like he has in the minors and NOT get a chance, what's the point of having a farm system?
All I know is that Dubois
All I know is that Dubois was the first guy to homer off Dice-K. That's what he's become: an answer to a trivia question. A very boring trivia question.
Did the Des Moines Register
Did the Des Moines Register quote the I-Cubs manager (Buddy Bailey) saying that Fontenot can Limbo?
...whoa, Break out the Calypso music tonight!
please see comment # 42
please see comment # 42 Horatio
Did the Des Moines Register
Did the Des Moines Register quote the I-Cubs manager (Buddy Bailey) saying that Fontenot can Limbo?
…whoa, Break out the Calypso music tonight!
I believe Bailey was making a offhand comment about Fontenot's wife?
Swing swing
Swing swing swing-a-ling-a-ling
who cares about the flipping swing, dude
If you put up a 290/375/450, I don't care if you stick the bat up your ass and do the macarena up there.
"well you did trudge up
"well you did trudge up something about 2+ years old in a sort of I was right, look how most of you were wrong kind of way."
okay, this is the internet and its hard to just throw out a post with the proper emotion in place, but no, im not about that...if i was gonna do that i'd do it a lot more and a lot more timely.
i was just wondering where he ended up and all that crap...then i made some funny comments about his baseball makeup. i see no difference between this and ragging on jones cuz he cant hit lefties...its the same thing, a condition of the player's skills.
sorry some might be carrying a torch for dubois, but well...dubois had a history and a he's got a present...not much has changed with his game.
seriously, though...im not trying to pop my collar over dubois...ive been right/wrong on plenty but i dont recall a history of me holding my rights over people's heads and ducking my wrongs.
instead of that canned "clap
instead of that canned "clap your hands" crap they keep playing at shea...makes me feel like I'm at a Bar Mitzvah
He is also a player that
He is also a player that never got a chance to play much in the bigs.
I'd have rather seen a season of him proving that he can't hack it that an amalgamtaion of Holly, Bynum, Hairston, Lawton and other tripe that was run out into LF.
I am not saying that he would have become a sudden star, but he obviously has some talent.
Career #'s in the minors of .295/.378/.540 are pretty good.
Timing is everything in life, and sports is no different. If he'd gotten a real shot, who knows? Maybe he'd have had a couple of decent seasons...maybe not.
Now he is labeled AAAA, and will likely not get a shot, while players like Skip Schumaker, for instance, get at least considered for call-up time, and time again.
Ronny Cedeno already got
Ronny Cedeno already got picked off today, at least he walked.
E-Pat: 1-1 with a bb
Felix: 0-1 with a BB
Walrond pitching for Iowa.
"Swing swing
"Swing swing swing-a-ling-a-ling
who cares about the flipping swing, dude
If you put up a 290/375/450, I don't care if you stick the bat up your ass and do the macarena up there. "
that's AAA. if we were iowa cubs fans that might be cool.
ya know that pie guy hitting like .400 in AAA...he wasnt exactly there in the majors...but i guess its cuz mean ol' lou didnt play him enough or something. sure as hell cant be a translation of skills from 1 level to another.
dude, you're bringing the weak today.
Great! The Cubs need a
Great! The Cubs need a relief pitcher and they bring up a career minor league 2nd baseman who can't play any other position. I am excited!
I would have loved to have
I would have loved to have had DuBois on last season's roster as a Jack Jones platoon partner. It only took 15 months but at least the cubs finally figured out that Jones cant hit lefties. Someone should probably send a link to Baseball Prospectus to the cubs front office.
aaronb, I know you're a fan.
aaronb, I know you're a fan. It's just that i'm even more excited about Izturis being sent to the bench than Fonty getting his chance.
And in a somewhat related
And in a somewhat related topic. Aaron B is never wrong. Proceed
not a big deal crunch, but
not a big deal crunch, but you were wondering why you were catching flack for it, I'm just letting you know how it came off, even if that's not how you intended.
We're all good....
And Pie got a tiny chance,
And Pie got a tiny chance, and failed miserably (at least on offense)
And Fontenot should get his, and we'll see. That's all. No one knows how good or bad he will do. I don't care if you watch his swing in slow motion all day long. No one knows until he's here.
yeah, i understand if anyone
yeah, i understand if anyone perceives it that way it can come off as "i told you so."
text is so cold...just clearing stuff up for the hell of it. at least giving my mindset on the issue, anyway.
Derose going on the DL from
Derose going on the DL from Chicago tribune
fontenot isnt dubois,
fontenot isnt dubois, though.
fontenot may hit in a full career what will take dubois 2-3 years to put up in homers if you give them both a career of starting ab's...but if you ask me which is a better hitter, i'd take fontenot.
and about getting excited about fontenot...i find it about as interesting as turning cartwheels for mark loretta...both are good players but well, dlee/aram/soriano/etc...im excited about pie...im excited about veal/gallagher...hell, even epat im not really stoked about, but that doesnt even remotely mean i dont like him or wouldnt want to see him a cub.
What exactly is baseball
What exactly is baseball makeup? Is it the reason that Alex Gonzales was always so pretty? I miss him.
there is a website dedicated
there is a website dedicated entirely to Mike Fontenot and his travails in the big apple:
Thanks goodness. It's not
Thanks goodness. It's not DLee.
...knock on Kerry.
...knock on Kerry.
yes that is what i
yes that is what i read
"There was no immediate word on the extent of DeRosa's injury, though he's likely to be placed on the 15-day disabled list"
Rory- I agree that a relief
I agree that a relief pitcher might have been a good call-up, but who should they have called up? With a 12 man staff, and DeRosa going on the DL, bringing up a middle IF makes sense.
Marmol? He's in a groove as a starter.
Rapada? LOOGY...not a need right now
Pignatello? might be a LOOGY type as well.
Ben Howard?
John Webb?
Randy Wells?
thnx for the tip, I updated
thnx for the tip, I updated the post.
I vote that we label all
I vote that we label all minor league players AAAA guys and that the cubs continue to sign 2nd and 3rd tier free agents every year. It seems to have worked really well so far.
I don't see why losing
I don't see why losing DeRosa isn't cause enough to be alarmed -- Cubs runner up in BBs, leader in P/PA, 4th in RBIs (all that with 30 less at bats than the leaders) and the best defensive IF -- sorry Izturis.
Here's hoping that Fontenot can do a decent DeRosa impression.
I vote Marmol up to chicago
I vote Marmol up to chicago and Eyre to have Wade Miller-esq "back spasms". Marmol's future is likely in the pen anyway. No time like the present to see if he can swim.
"aaronb, I know you're a
"aaronb, I know you're a fan. It's just that i'm even more excited about Izturis being sent to the bench than Fonty getting his chance."
1. Izturis has been out of the regular line up for a while.
2. He is actually starting to hit lately.
3. Izturis can play defense and run which Fontenot cant. Fontenot can only hit and take a walk.
4. As AZ Phil if people if Fontenot could actually play some other team would have picked him up.
the reason you dont need to
the reason you dont need to label all minor league players AAAA guys is cuz there's people who's job is to look at these people and share with others what that person's vulnerabilities and strengths are.
a guy who's early on swings too much fouling balls off vs. a guy who cant hit inside pitching arent comparable when it comes to time/work to "fix" the issue.
Thanks Carlos... I
Thanks Carlos... I agree.
DeRosa has vastly underrated so far this year, mostly because of his low batting average. But the rest of his numbers, along with his defense, have been excellent.
I'm sure it will be
I'm sure it will be theriot/izturis for the most part with fontentot being the sub, maybe get a start or two.
Sounds like Derrek is okay though...good.
Derosa is hitting .400 with
Derosa is hitting .400 with runners in scoring postion and 2 outs which is shocking since i didnt know the cubs actually hit the ball with runners in scoring position.
I wonder if someone will
I wonder if someone will ever write a book about how inefficient and lazy the people who scout baseball players are?
I don't care if someone
I don't care if someone doesn't pay a whole lot of attention to the stats and the numbers. After all, it's just a part of the game and there are a lot of things we don't know/can't explain.
But this crap just kills me -
This from the Trib:
"Fontenot, 26, was a late-season call-up in '06 but was used sparingly and was 0-for-2 in only seven games."
Of course they leave the part out about him walking twice and getting hit by a pitch to reach base 3 out of 5 times to the plate. But why would we want to know about that meaningless crap. He scored 2 runs too. I guess he just magically floated around the bases since he was just 0 of 2.
Incomplete information is the enemy. The SOLE goal of sabermetrics is to make the available infomation more complete.
Derosa is hitting .400 with
Derosa is hitting .400 with runners in scoring postion and 2 outs which is shocking since i didnt know the cubs actually hit the ball with runners in scoring position.
its got to be a ridiculous sample size. Something like 2 for 5
could have used one of those
could have used one of those hits last night from DeRosa....
I hope he didn't break his finger, that's 4-6 weeks.
CWTP: Here is you boy's
CWTP: Here is you boy's chance. Aren't you stoked!
Now you can't say he wasn't even be given a chance.
I would expect, since they were teammates at LSU (and in IOWA), Theriot (or TAR-E-O) and Fontenot might play in the same lineup?
CRUNCH: Now we'll get to see what you and AZ PHIL were talking about.
And what about Bruce Kieshnick? Is he still around?
"Fontenot can only hit and
"Fontenot can only hit and take a walk."
adam greenberg has an 1.000
adam greenberg has an 1.000 OBP, why the fuck isn't he playing somewhere in the majors?
DeRosa stayed in the game.
DeRosa stayed in the game. If it was really serious I doubt that would have happend.
whats really scary is
whats really scary is everytime we take a walk, we get stranded on base where as every single time (it seems) we walk a player, they score
"its got to be a ridiculous sample size. Something like 2 for 5 "
4 for 10
greenberg is still in a coma
greenberg is still in a coma after that beaning incident. Right?
"could have used one of
"could have used one of those hits last night from DeRosa"
truer words have yet to be spoken
its like the offense said oh where we going to dinner boys after that
"I wonder if someone will
"I wonder if someone will ever write a book about how inefficient and lazy the people who scout baseball players are?"
They did, its called "Moneyball"
Also, Cesar Izturis is by far the best fielding middle infielder we have.
And, I will bet anyone that IF Fontenot starts at all, it will be at second and Izzy at short. I will be bet, barring injury, that you will never see Theriot at SS and Fontenot at 2B to START a game. Subbing later does not count.
Hopefully Fontenot can clog
Hopefully Fontenot can clog the bases.
Can Fontenot play right? I
Can Fontenot play right? I heard we needed another right fielder...
"Subbing later does not
"Subbing later does not count."
Why not?
In only your world.
Just count this sore neck
Just count this sore neck stuff for DLee as a subtle blessing, if DLee had been in the lineup last night and the finger injury happened to him, all hell would be breaking out right now
...we may have just dodged the "hand of fate".
and I agree with the previous comment that if it was DLee that was DL bound we would be having a Micah Hoffpauir sighting in NY.
hell, fontenot can
hell, fontenot can field...he's just not on the same level as other guys with similar makeup loretta/giles...he's not inept...he's not the cliff floyd of the middle IF.
Also, Cesar Izturis is by
Also, Cesar Izturis is by far the best fielding middle infielder we have.
2004 Izturis? Sure. 2007 Izturis? Not so sure.
Chad... you have to admit that Izzy has been far from excellent this year defensively. And not just because of his errors. He has most definitely not looked like a gold glove SS this year.
he would be in the majors
he would be in the majors right now...but he's still a little dizzy, so he's been partying with Mike Metheny and Corey Koskie
"The E-Man — May 15, 2007
"The E-Man — May 15, 2007 @ 12:52 pm
"Subbing later does not count."
Why not?
In only your world."
When you fill out your lineup card, you HOPE that you don't have to make any changes that day. If all goes PERFECTLY, those 9 guys will play every inning. SO, later on in the game when things don't go as planned, you put guys in that you hadn't hoped would play. So if Izturis makes the last out of an inning and they decide to double switch and put Theriot at short and put Fontenot in at second, that doesn't count.
My point is that I doubt Lou has any desire to have those two play together at short and second but will, if he has to.
re 99: Besides DLee, there
re 99:
Besides DLee, there is no one on the Cubs that I feel more comfortable handling the ball than Izzy. Late in the game and we need an out, I want it to go to Lee. If not Lee, Izzy.
Why Fontenot instead of
Why Fontenot instead of Ronny? I guess the plan is still to let him play every day .... but ehhh.
My point is that I doubt Lou
My point is that I doubt Lou has any desire to have those two play together at short and second but will, if he has to.
Why is that? While Izzy/DeRosa is probably better defensively than Theriot/Fontenot, Lou has shown that he is quite willing to play Theriot at SS. If he is willing to play Theriot at SS with DeRosa at 2b, he would probably be wiling to play Theriot at SS with Fontenot at 2b.
Theriot should be playing every day, and if that means playing him Fontenot, so be it.
You mean Brooks
You mean Brooks Kieschnick?
He retired a year ago.
DeRosa is 4/10 with RISP and 2 out, 9/28 with RISP overall.
Why Fontenot instead of
Why Fontenot instead of Ronny? I guess the plan is still to let him play every day …. but ehhh.
Don't give Hendry any ideas....
Late in the game and we need
Late in the game and we need an out, I want it to go to Lee. If not Lee, Izzy.
So in other words, you are basing it solely on feeling and not their actual play on the field this year?
100+ comments on Mike
100+ comments on Mike Fontenot? Almost as popular as Jae-kuk Ryu!!!
#102....that is a sad state
#102....that is a sad state of affairs for the Cub defense when the Izturis of 2007 is the 2nd most reliable option out there.
I do think Izturis is better
I do think Izturis is better than Theriot with the glove but he's been nothing more than average so far this year with the glove and that's being kind.
That Atlanta screw-up being the worst of it.
"Theriot should be playing
"Theriot should be playing every day, and if that means playing him [with] Fontenot, so be it."
Right on, Dave.
Theriot is our only OBP machine (well, DLee, too).
Did someone write here yesterday that A-Ram's MAY average is in the low .100's? Or, did I hear this last night between the endless, annoying chatter on ESPN?
I shouldnt say it but, I
I shouldnt say it but, I will. The reason Adam Greenburg isnt in the majors is this. Its too hard to negotiate a contract with him.
I think theriot is a lesser
I think theriot is a lesser skilled defender than izzy, but he is also more consistent. for the most part he makes the plays that he is supposed to make. it is kind of like a-ram. a-ram is still not a gold glover, but he is drastically improved from a few years ago because he makes the plays he is supposed to make consistently.
196/281/412 for Ramirez in
196/281/412 for Ramirez in May
I shouldnt say it but, I
I shouldnt say it but, I will.
Yea... you shouldn't have.
Not sure why racist jokes are thought to be funny...
"You mean Brooks
"You mean Brooks Kieschnick?"
DOH! - face flushed w/red -
Yes. Brooks Kieschnick...
I remember a game when he got the save for the BREW and I think he had a HR and maybe even another hit as well...Funny.
ROB G: Thanks re A-Ram. So
ROB G: Thanks re A-Ram. So are we meeting up NEXT SUNDAY?! Cubs/Dodgers?
Theriot and Fontenot have
Theriot and Fontenot have been a DP combo since college. At the very least one would assume they are familiar with one another.
So what everyone is saying
So what everyone is saying is play Fotenot and with second base we are moving in Theriot?
"So in other words, you are
"So in other words, you are basing it solely on feeling and not their actual play on the field this year?"
My feelings are based on many things. Play this year, reputation, past performance and ability compared to other players on the team.
And Izzy is quite consistent. He made three errors in one game. A total statistical anomaly. It will probably never happen again. He has 5 total errors. He has made one or more errors in 3 games. He's quite a good defender and the second best on this team.
I turn the question to you then:
Bottom of the ninth tonight, two outs, tying run on second and a hard hit ball gets put in play. This will be no routine play but nothing super human. Who do you want the ball to go to? (Besides DLee)
Yeah aaronb...don't make
Yeah aaronb...don't make jokes about gypsies.
"Kuk-Ryu" cracks me up
"Kuk-Ryu" cracks me up everytime. Kind of like 3/44.
100+ comments on Mike
100+ comments on Mike Fontenot? Almost as popular as Jae-kuk Ryu!!!
the humor on this board KILLS ME!!!
This will be no routine play
This will be no routine play but nothing super human. Who do you want the ball to go to? (Besides DLee)
If it just involves catching the ball, I would be perfectly confident in any of our infielders or Jacque Jones. If it involves throwing the ball, I would be confident in Soriano or most of our infielders.
I don't trust Izzy any more than DeRosa, and not much more than A-Ram for a moderate level play.
And you spelled his name
And you spelled his name wrong. Not that it matters but you took a lot of the "Jewish" out of it by spelling it Greenburg.
Theriot and Fontenot have
Theriot and Fontenot have been a DP combo since college.
Well they were a DP combo in college, that was about 6 years ago. Not sure how much time they got together in Iowa last year.
can Fontenot
can Fontenot catch?
...still thinking it's Barretts fault
Also... I could care less
Also... I could care less about Izzy's reputation or his past performance. His reputation does not equate with his defensive play this year.
His rep is based on his pre-injury days, and he has not come close to the level he was at in those days. As you know, when I was living in SoCal I watched plenty of Dodger's games, and Izzy was a stud defensively. He is nowhere close to that now.
Basing your confidence in Izzy on reputation is the same as saying Jeter is a great defensive player because of his reputation. And I hope you do not believe that...
And you spelled his name
And you spelled his name wrong. Not that it matters but you took a lot of the "Jewish" out of it by spelling it Greenburg.
Sorry about that. Not trying to offend anyone. I hope all is Kosher
I hear the Cubs just signed
I hear the Cubs just signed Todd Walker to sub at 1B..
…still thinking it's
…still thinking it's Barretts fault
I am thinking that last night's game was barrett's fault, being that that there was a bad throw on a stolen base, right? :)
This Fontenot thing is huge.
This Fontenot thing is huge. HUGE, I say. Let's open up the chat and really get cooking on this.
I hear the Cubs just signed
I hear the Cubs just signed Todd Walker to sub at 1B..
You are right. But he changed his name to Mike Fontenot.
speaking of that throw, I
speaking of that throw, I was in the car and just heard the radio call.
Radio announcers made it sound like Blanco should have had him.
Radio announcers made it
Radio announcers made it sound like Blanco should have had him.
A good throw would have been really close. It was a perfect pitch out and great footwork by Blanco, coming out and getting the ball. But the ball sailed on him.
But a very good throw probably would have had him, a decent throw may not have been good enough. Reyes is just a bit fast...
Dave, you didn't answer my
Dave, you didn't answer my question.
well yeah, normally Reyes
well yeah, normally Reyes stealing a base wouldn't get me too upset but with the pitchout and the way the announcers described how quickly Blanco was in a throwing motion, it sounded like they should have had him besides the bad throw.
It always bug me when you call the pitchout correctly but can't nail the guy. I do wonder what the percentages are on that.
re: reyes/blanco fontenot.
re: reyes/blanco
fontenot. *croud errupts in cheers* *fireworks*
Dave, you didn't answer my
Dave, you didn't answer my question.
That is because I don't have an answer. There is not "one guy" I would want the ball to go to - it would depend on the play and the need.
And as I said - I trust DeRosa and A-Ram as much as I do Izzy to make a moderate level defensive play.
lets put the throw like
lets put the throw like this, ive never seen that good of a pitchout with the catcher already ahead of the plate and the runner not get thrown out
Another irony was "Sut" and
Another irony was "Sut" and "Bake" telling the auidience what a great arm Hank has.
Then he throws it to the left of the bag, on a bounce.
I really like DeRosa, espy
I really like DeRosa, espy his glove and his throws, but at this point he's just another thirty-ish slow righthanded hitter chasing sliders, and a change is welcome.
The Cubs need to change some things, no? It can't all be Izturis's fault.
E-Pat would have been welcome also, particularly for the speed he would add to the equation.
ive never seen that good of
ive never seen that good of a pitchout with the catcher already ahead of the plate and the runner not get thrown out
Agreed... but the amazing thing (about Reyes) is that it still needed to be a perfect throw to get him.
at this point [DeRosa is]
at this point [DeRosa is] just another thirty-ish slow righthanded hitter chasing sliders, and a change is welcome.
Come on... have you looked at all of his numbers? Or just his batting average?
DeRosa backwards is
DeRosa backwards is "Asored". What could that mean? It sounds kind of like 'assured' which could be a good sign. That in itself is proof that he's a good defender. Moreover, it also sounds a lot like "A Sword" which points to his dominance with the bat. Well, I hope that clears things up.
E-Pat would have been
E-Pat would have been welcome also, particularly for the speed he would add to the equation.
I can only conclude you don't think his brother Corey was rushed to the majors, Va. Phil, because you would have EPatt on a similar fast-track.
I love the Korey scare
I love the Korey scare tactics. Just because one player did not succeed when he was called up to the majors does not mean that every other player will respond in the same way.
post has been updated once
post has been updated once again with info from Bruce Miles
also from Bruce Miles from
also from Bruce Miles from northsidebaseball...
try not to get a woody cwtp...
Cubs are very pleased with Fontenot and say his defense also has improved.
speculates Wood or Prior to the 60 day DL.
My chiropractor could get
My chiropractor could get DLee back tomorrow!
"Fontenot can only hit and
"Fontenot can only hit and take a walk."
There is more to baseball than hitting. He is a Triple A roster filler. If Cedeno did not sprain his ankle, Fontenot would be in Iowa still.
"Cubs are very pleased with
"Cubs are very pleased with Fontenot and say his defense also has improved."
Well it is not like it would take much for that to happen.
What does Cedeno's ankle
What does Cedeno's ankle sprain have to do with Fontenot being up? Cedeno is back and playing now, so if the Cubs wanted to, they could call him up.
CWTP, In nearly 200 at
In nearly 200 at bats, Eric has hit almost 100 points higher at Iowa than Corey did. He's just a better hitter. Also Eric is 24, two years older than Corey was at the same level.
I'm on record as sceptical about this whole rushing excuse. Players come up from AA all the time. Almost nobody comes up from single A. That might not be a good idea (although Pujols did it).
The Cubs once rushed a hot prospect up from Class C ball, the '60s equivalent of A, and it set him back a few years, which really hurt the Cubs, because when Brock finally straightened himself out he was wearing a red cap.
When is Corey going to straighten himself out?
Dave, They wanted him to
They wanted him to get some PT. Calling him up a few days after he come back from that injury would be pointless then. If a pen guy is sent down it should be Wuertz for walking 3 guys yesterday including the winning run.
Cedeno hasn't been down for
Cedeno hasn't been down for 10 days yet, meaning a DL move would be required. While that's still a possibility, it's also possible as I stated in the post, that DeRosa and Lee are both out for the next 2-4 games and they'll send back a pitcher meaning they couldn't call Cedeno up.
Fontenot's the safer bet.
And he's 10 times better.
My previous comment never
My previous comment never showed up, so I will try again.
Ah... the Culture of Fear. Great book by the way - I highly recommend it.
I love the "Korey fear tactics." Because every player is exactly like Korey. And because Korey struggled to succeed after he reached the bigs, that means everyone will struggle to succeed. Especially his brother.
And by the way... Korey did "get it" in the bigs, and then he got hurt. I have at times wondered what would have happened to Korey if he had not broken his leg.
"When is Corey going to
"When is Corey going to straighten himself out?"
Last season, but hey atleast Hendry got another Fontenot clone in Nate Spears.
I doubt Wuertz gets sent
I doubt Wuertz gets sent down, he was too good in April.
but he went from 14 K/ 4 BB's in April to 5 BB's/2 K's so far in May
Speak for yourself - racist
Speak for yourself - racist jokes are hilarious! and I thought Aaron's joke was brilliant!!
Keep 'em coming kid!
Last season Then you
Last season
Then you obviously haven't seen what he has done this year: .244/.311/.341
And his numbers last year? Not as good as you think: .276/.314/.443.
Those numbers will not be blowing away anyone anytime soon.
Is Korey that bad in
Is Korey that bad in Baltimore? Corey is esentially Jack Jones just younger,faster more athletic and with more power.
hmm, maybe it has been 10
hmm, maybe it has been 10 days, it was May 5th he was sent down.
but yeah, he just started playing again and Fontenot's had the hot bat.
and doesn't suck.
757 ops from a CFer with
757 ops from a CFer with great defensive skill. One could do worse. We did last year with Juan Pierre
please don't keep them
please don't keep them coming!!!
screw Corey, he sucks and he
screw Corey, he sucks and he never adjusts. He went to a new league that hadn't figured him out quite yet.
His numbers will be considerably worse this year imo.
of course, I fear the same thing about Soriano.
Why would the Cubs look at
Why would the Cubs look at Cherry to send down? He throws an 89 MPH fastball that he can't locate and he hangs his offspeed pitches.
He's perfect for this bullpen.
For the record, news of
For the record, news of Fontenot's summons to NY did NOT appear in the copy of "The Friggin' Des Moines Register" that was delivered to my doorstep this morning. I was told of the move by an I-Cubs official @ 9:00 A.M. at Principal Park when I arrived for a pre-arranged interview with Felix Pie. My source characterized the move as precautionary depending on the result of the MRI that Lee flew back to Chicago for yesterday. I posted what I'd been told as soon as I got back home from the ballpark...
Corey is esentially Jack
Corey is esentially Jack Jones just younger,faster more athletic and with more power.
I will give you younger and faster. I will not give you more athletic and more power.
Korey and Jock have pretty similar levels of athletic ability. And more power? Here is a AB/HR for the two from last year and the last three years, respectively:
Korey: 28.9 AB/HR, 29.2 AB/HR
Jones: 19.7 AB/HR, 21.8 AB/HR
I don't think the power is even close.
757 ops from a CFer with great defensive skill. One could do worse. We did last year with Juan Pierre
Not much worse: Pierre last year: .292/.330/.388 - OPS: .717 . And that was after a disastrous start. And Pierre has great defensive range, just a rag arm.
Wow Rob. How do you really
Wow Rob. How do you really feel about Korey?
chifan-- Corey straigtened
Corey straigtened himself out last season (#157)?
There are a lot of myths about this guy.
Well, today he's hitting .244 with one HR.
But even last season:
How is 276/314/443 with 16 HRs better than the 266/320/452 with 24 HRs he hit for us in 2004?
He's consistently okay, average, so-so. He wasn't rushed. He wasn't mishandled. There's no superstar there.
WoW~ !! If you weren't
WoW~ !!
If you weren't watching the game, you missed a great comeback by the Iowa Cubs.
Trailing 4-2 in the 9th, FELIX PIE started a 2 run rally with a single. Cubs tied it up 4-4 before they made an out. Then with men on first and 3rd RONNY.CEDENO quickly struck out, lowering his BA to .083---- HELLO TENNESSEE SMOKIES.
Top of the Tenth: CLAY RAPADA pitching a second inning. After getting the first man, Rapada gives up a single and a double putting men on second and third. The next hitter drives a ball to center field, caught by Felix Pie. The runner on third tags and heads home. The long throw from Pie has him! OUT! Double Play.
Bottom of the Tenth: ERIC PATTERSON leads off with a single. Run&Hit:FELIX PIE moves him over to second with a grounder to the right side. MIKE KINKADE homers. I CUBS win 6-4!
This game might have been over earlier but SP LES WALROND issued 7 walks.
well I don't know about
well I don't know about that, Corey was rushed. It may not have made a bit of difference in the long run and a lot of it was him pushing the issue to get promoted. But he had a habit of getting worse at each stop in the minors and still getting promoted to the next level. I'd say that's rushed.
E-Pat has sort of had the same issue, he did get a call-up to Iowa last year after a mostly mundane AA experience. But he's hitting pretty well in AAA right now and the age difference is a huge factor imo.
Even his numbers from last
Even his numbers from last year are misleading. He was great at the beginning of the year, but as soon as the league adjusted he looked a lot like the '05 Corey we all loved to hate. He just isn't a good ballplayer.
ahh recent poor performance, then a spate of injuries, and compensating roster juggling. Posts taking on a acrid stench, micromanaging minutiae in desperate search of some sign that there is hope.
I smell death spiral all around. God save us from another 0-for-May
"Cubs are very pleased
"Cubs are very pleased with Fontenot and say his defense also has improved."
...they never said that about Todd Walker
He's consistently okay,
He's consistently okay, average, so-so. He wasn't rushed. He wasn't mishandled. There's no superstar there.
I think you're right. And I think Izturis may be a similar kinda guy. Lotsa talent but maybe the lightbulb never goes on.
Eric, on the other hand, has an intensity to him.
Even his numbers from last
Even his numbers from last year are misleading. He was great at the beginning of the year, but as soon as the league adjusted he looked a lot like the '05 Corey we all loved to hate.
I thought the same thing, and then I looked that numbers:
April .286/.300/.490 OPS: 790
May .292/.357/.506 OPS: 863
June .280/.313/.364 OPS: 677
July .275/.290/.352 OPS: 642
August .247/.299/.432 OPS: 0.731
September .295/.333/.682 OPS: 1.015
While he did have a good April and May, and a poor June/July, he then rebounded in Aug/Sept with some decent numbers.
Wade Miller pitched for
Wade Miller pitched for Tennessee Smokies today
5 2/3 7 hits 2 walks 3 ER, 1 K
Wade Miller pitched for
Wade Miller pitched for Tennessee Smokies today
ugh...looks like miller will be using up his full allotted time on rehab, eh?
I wouldn't call a .299 OBP
I wouldn't call a .299 OBP decent, personally, and those September numbers are only drawn from around 50 AB.
another way to look at the
another way to look at the "the league adjusted to Korey" theory is to look at 1st half/2nd half. Here they are:
Pre-All Star: .278/.315/.426 - OPS: .741
Post-All Star: .274/.313/.468 - OPS: .781
They are almost identical, with a relatively small power advantage in the second half.
I wouldn't call a .299 OBP
I wouldn't call a .299 OBP decent
Well... you said he was "great" at the "beginning of the year" with an OBP of .300. I think .299 is closer to decent than .300 is to great! :)
I wonder if you get break
I wonder if you get break his splits by division. By my theory, the AL East would have started to figured him out by the 2nd half moreso than the other divisions with the unbalanced schedule.
Either way, he's nothing more than average ballplayer at best. Good riddance.
Prior to today Walrond had
Prior to today Walrond had only walked a TOTAL of 8 in previous starts, never more than 2 in any one of them - of course, today he was facing the Sacramento Moneyballers who lead the league in BB's and OBP...for all his wildness, he still registered a "quality start", allowing only 3 ER in his 6 innings...
He's consistently okay,
He's consistently okay, average, so-so. He wasn't rushed. He wasn't mishandled. There's no superstar there.
I think you're right. And I think Izturis may be a similar kinda guy. Lotsa talent but maybe the lightbulb never goes on.
Eric, on the other hand, has an intensity to him.
I agree with everything you said except for the Izturis has talent part. Unless you are talking about his brother Macier who plays for LAA
I wonder if you get break
I wonder if you get break his splits by division ...
Lets see...
Splits are pre 7/1/06, post 7/1/06 - I am only giving OPS because I am lazy
Korey against...
Yanks: .286/.825
Red Sox: .238/.927
Devil Rays: 1.020/1.093
Blue Jays: .865/.435
So your theory does not really hold up. Then again, each of these are for a total of between 20-30 at-bats, so none of these stats would have any kind of significance or reliability.
But yea... I am wasting my time anyway. Korey is simply an average baseball player with above average athletic ability.
And oh yea... all stats came
Re: the ESPN announcers last
Re: the ESPN announcers last night.
Dusty seems like a really nice guy, on the several occasions I've seen him. So is my neighbor, and I wouldn't want him making out a Cub lineup card either.
He and Sutcliffe add NOTHING but banalities, generalities and cliches. I'm reminded of Bill James' description of Milo Hamilton: He's about as interesting as the Weather Channel, to which I would frequently turn when he is on.
The thing is, though, they're no worse than anyone else in the ESPN baseball analyst chair, and are better than some. I'd like to see the day when they put two professional announcers in the booth, instead of ex-players who have nothing to say and say it poorly.
This is not to suggest that ex-players can't be good. Mike Shannon, Rizzuto and Jimmy Piersall come to mind.
thnx dave.... Corey for
thnx dave....
Corey for MVP!!!
let's change the topic....
Cubs will lose tonight when:
a) Z gives up 8 bb's and 10 runs in .1 IP
b) Cubs are left with Soriano at SS, Ward at 2b and Blanco at 1b in the 10th inning. None of them factor into the decision though because pitcher Mike Fontenot walks in the winning run.
c) Walk-off grand slam by Endy Chavez gives the Mets a 4-3 victory. After 8.2 IP of shutout ball, Z walks 3 batters in a row and Dempster gives up the game winning homer.
Steve Stone may be the best
Steve Stone may be the best of the former players turned announcers.
Of course, I don't believe a word he says about the Cubs anymore, but in the booth he is great.
I think they should put the
I think they should put the voice-over guy from the geico commercials in the booth. That would be sweet. "In a world where their car was under water". Or the guy who does the monster truck adds on the TV commercials. "SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY" Really there is no ceiling if you put those 2 guys in the booth together.
Corey for MVP!!! I sure as
Corey for MVP!!!
I sure as hell didn't say that!! :)
And I will follow up your Cubs lose with a Cubs win:
Cubs will win tonight when:
a) Z makes it through the first 2 innings without giving up a run
b) a-ram actually steps up without DLee in the lineup instead of shrinking away to obscurity like last year.
c) Eyre, Howry, Wuertz, Cherry and don't have to pitch.
d) Z pitches 8 shutout innings, hits a homerun in the top of the 9th to make it a 1-0 game, and Dempster gets the save after giving up a hit, 2 walks, 2 k's, and a deep fly ball to the wall from Delgado/Beltran.
dave: "d) Z pitches 8
"d) Z pitches 8 shutout innings, hits a homerun in the top of the 9th to make it a 1-0 game, and Dempster gets the save after giving up a hit, 2 walks, 2 k's, and a deep fly ball to the wall from Delgado/Beltran."
I love how you have Z hitting for himself in the 9th but not coming out to pitch. Almost 99.9% of the time the manager would pinch hit for a pitcher that wasn't going to pitch the next half inning, right? But not for our boy Z!!! Z is probably as good an option as we got right there.
Though, I am dismayed that you wouldn't let him go the distance. I know I would. Even after 120 pitches. But that's just me.
Z and his new delivery will
Z and his new delivery will lead the cubs to victory.
I love how you have Z
I love how you have Z hitting for himself in the 9th but not coming out to pitch.
Yea... I thought of that after I wrote it.
I should have said something like this:
Z pitches 8 shutout innings. After LouPa already used Fontentot as a defensive replacement, Murton as a PH for Floyd, and DeRosa and Lee are out due to their injuries, LouPa is forced to leave Z in to hit even though he wasn't going to pitch the 9th. Z then hits a homerun in the top of the 9th to make it a 1-0 game, and Dempster gets the save after giving up a hit, 2 walks, 2 k's, and a deep fly ball to the wall from Delgado/Beltran, leaving the based loaded to end the game.
And yea... I forgot either
And yea... I forgot either Pagan or Jones. Maybe Pagan starts and the pitcher was a lhp! :)
And yes, I intentionally left Blanco out of the equation. LouPa chose Z over Blanco.
game thread is up...
game thread is up...
The Cubs need a relief
The Cubs need a relief pitcher that is consistent badly. I am sick of seeing Wuertz, Ohman, Howry and Eyre falter. I have no problem if the Cubs brought up a minor leaguer such as Marmol - who was effective out of the bullpen in 2006. I would also bring up Marshall if he has recovered to. I would then get rid of the stiffs impersonating big league pitchers on the Cubs.
dave, no need to amend your
no need to amend your statement, stick with it. I envision it like Lou tells Floyd or Pagan to put on a helmet and Z goes nuts. Lou is all "You're coming out in the 9th. It's Weurtz if we don't score and Dempster if we do." Then Z looks him dead in the eye and says (in Spanish) "This is my game. I decide how it will end. I want Dempster to save this game for me. I will give him the run" Then grabs a bat and his helmet and heads to the on deck circle.
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soler + hammel for mike trout is pretty much a sure thing. *nods*
Not an inspired outing by Rondon. Seemingly got ahead of every hitter but had no swing and miss pitch today, slider had no bite.
Somebody give Soler some smelling salts - yeesh
And...now that runner scores on a single...
So where do you think Soler will be traded to this off season?
And right on cue he throws to third with no chance to get runner on 2nd so the batter takes 2nd easily. How long has he been playing baseball??
Man you cannot put Soler out there late in games for Playoffs. Yuch...
Such is the life of a fatted calf...
fowler with a triple in the 4th...he's a HR away from a "natural" cycle
...and contreras takes one off the hand and he's in obvious pain. sigh.
he's staying in the game, though he's wringing his hand out during breaks in the action. aside from that he seems to have no issue giving signs or tossing back to the pitcher.
...and he's batting in the cubs half of the following inning. sweet.
his collapse started on august 21st this season...so it's a slight improvement.
but wow, what a collapse since then...only 2 out of 7 can be considered good/decent.
I'm really going to enjoy watching Hammel watch the playoffs.
The always combustible Jason Hammel
Hammel :(
That was fun.
"home field advantage through the playoffs?"
Except for the away games.
Eh, I read it as tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek. VEB seems to have good heads on their shoulders.


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Dane County inmate allegedly punched deputy.
A Dane Co. Jail inmate will now face an additional charge after allegedly punching a deputy in the face.
Deputies say 39-year-old Christopher Fox was being escorted from a medical check on Tuesday night when he became agitated. He reportedly was upset about not being allowed to use a staff telephone.
As the escorting deputy was opening a door, authorities say Fox punched him.
The deputy was taken to the emergency room where he was treated and released.
Fox had been booked into jail on February 10th on a Substantial Battery arrest. He'll now face an additional battery charge.


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Doctored Pasta Sauce -- Tomato
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 45 mins
Easy sauce and it tastes like you cooked all day. -- be sure to use a good brand of store-bought sauce like Prego, Paul Newman etc..
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- 26 ounces tomato and basil pasta sauce (jar ready- made )
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 sweet onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1⁄2 cup red wine
- Chop onions and garlic.
- Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until browned .
- Mix everything together in a deep nonstick pot.
- Bring to boil ( use no more than medium heat) stirring often.
- Turn down low and simmer at least 30 minutes -- stirring often -- you can simmer prepared, cooked, meatballs in the sauce too.-- it is easy to make your own meatballs. The sauce with thicken up as you cook and the alcohol will cook off.
- Serve over your favorite pasta.
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DH and I have truly ridiculous, embarrassing nicknames for each other. It started as a joke to see who could come up with the worst one, and, well, the absolute silliest ones stuck! I'd hate for them to get out. LO isn't even close to doing anything that resembles talking yet so we've not been very careful with what we say around him. In our sitch would you zip it and pick something bland like "sweetie?" Or would you risk it and keep referring to DH as your beloved Squiggie Bum?
Also curious - BTDT moms - are we really about to have a little parrot on our hands? There are so many sarcastic things I need to stop saying if that is the case. I probably also need to stop exclaiming things like "Ahhh!! I just opened the pantry door into my twat!" (happens more that I'd like to admit.)


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Margarito: No Judges, I'm Looking To Knock Cotto Out
By Jhonny Gonzalez
When first they faced off in 2008, the fight took place in Las Vegas and Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27KOs) stopped Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29KOs) in eleven rounds. The rematch takes place on December 3rd in New York's Madison Square Garden. New York City is Cotto's second home, and the entire Puerto Rican crowd will be cheering him on. Margarito is not planning to gamble with a distance fight. He plans to start fast for a knockout victory before twelve.
"The first time I beat him, I can tell you that I never looked for the knockout. This time, I'm going to put a lot more pressure on him. I feel very strong, physically I'll be fine and I'm positive he won't win. I'm going to knock him out. I do not want leave the outcome to the judges, especially in New York which is practically a branch of Puerto Rico," Margarito told Sal Rodriguez.
I won't be at all shocked if Margarito does stop Cotto -- think that he has much more left than Cotto at this point -- don't see Cotto hurting Margarito and Cotto is not nearly the fighter he was before…Comment by PB33 on 11-05-2011
Marg aint knocking out anyone.Comment by Daddy T on 11-05-2011
how does this guy even have a licence? Here's hoping cotto batters him worse than pac didComment by [email protected] on 11-05-2011
how can cheato knock cotto out when he can not even knock down a midget of pacquiao..? i say this, with clean hands, margarito has no chance against cotto...Comment by ManOfVictory on 11-05-2011
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A depressed economy makes homeless care providers sweat
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All around Albuquerque, those who take care of the city's homeless are being asked to make due with less.
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What big business is heading to Rio Rancho? The governor has something special for the Legislature. The City Council wants to see if building a ______ is a good idea. And cops say they've found the people who ...
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Environmentally friendly burials save more than one kind of green
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Dienna Genther handcrafts coffins. She has a simple business philosophy, offering a practical alternative to the expensive products sold by mainstream manufacturers.
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Journal Slaps 12,000 People
Give or take. PJ Sedillo, organizer of Albuquerque's annual Pridefest, says 9,000 tickets were sold. He estimates at least 3,000 watched the rainbow snake that made its way up a major Albuquerque artery on Saturday, June 14. Add to that number countless volunteers, people working booths and vendors at the Fairgrounds.
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Location, Location, Vacation
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The Council chamber was crowded at the June 16 meeting, the agenda long, the AC on max and new Chief Administrative Officer Ed Adams getting along just fine with Councilors. And everyone was ready for the July break. The Council will reconvene Aug. 4.
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Impeachment? What Impeachment?
By Benjamin Radford
You probably didn't hear about it, but on June 11, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush in the House of Representatives. The charges include obstruction of justice in the Sept. 11, 2001 investigation, violating United Nations charters, misleading the public about Iraq and illegally spying on Americans (it's actually interesting reading; you can find it at kucinich.house.gov).
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Lately I've been having one of those anxiety dreams, the same one over and over. I awake bathed in perspiration, my pulse racing and my breath coming in short, agitated pants.
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Dateline: Connecticut--Police in Bridgeport say they arrested a man after he ordered his pet python to attack two officers. Police arrived at Victor Rodriguez' apartment after receiving a report that the 21-year-old was threatening his girlfriend with his 9-foot-long albino python. After the building's superintendent opened the apartment door, Rodriguez allegedly threatened officers with the reptile and told it to "Get them!" Unfortunately for Rodriguez, snakes are deaf. And not very obedient. Rodriguez was taken away and charged with threatening officers and disorderly conduct. The python was taken to the city's animal control shelter.
[Re: The Real Side, "The Udall Economy," June 19-25] Jim Scarantino contends that we need to drill everywhere we can to get our hands on oil to keep the cost down. Never mind that it was our greed for cheaper products from abroad that fueled the global economy that is now coming home to roost with higher energy costs and the loss of U.S. jobs. Scarantino thinks cheaper oil is somehow going to fuel alternate energy development. That was the scheme for years to keep us reliant on oil and prevent the development of alternate energy.
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Enjoy the signature brews, live music, live art demonstrations, games and a special beer release while raising money for the charity There's A Better Way to help local homeless families.
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There are several words that could describe the Clemson Tigers' first losing season since 1998.
Disappointing. Frustrated.
The story for the Clemson Tigers has long been the fact that they have the talent and potential to be a top tier ACC team. But, as always, they can never seem to put the right pieces in place to get over the hump. After their dismal 6-7 season, which saw several devastating losses to teams like Boston College and being thrashed by in-state rival South Carolina, head coach Dabo Swinney has said that while under his watch, Clemson will not have another losing season.
Going into his third season with only a 19-15 record, Swinney doesn't have the ten years that Tommy Bowden was given and was never able to produce. But, in the 2010 off-season, Swinney has begun to put his words into action, which started with the terminations of offensive coordinator Billy Napier and running backs/special teams coach Andre Powell.
What did Swinney do next? He hired Tulsa's offensive coordinator Chad Morris, who produced a top ten offense in his first and only year at the collegiate level. Tony Elliot was added to be the new running backs coach, and Robbie Caldwell was added as new offensive line coach after the retirement of Brad Scott to an administrative position. Only receivers/recruiting coordinator Jeff Scott and OT/TE coach Danny Pearman were retained on the offensive coaching staff.
But Swinney's work didn't stop at assembling a new offensive coaching staff. What he and the rest of the staff would do is assemble a top ten class loaded with weapons at wide receiver and linebacker, bringing in some of the best receivers and linebackers in the nation, which were critical positions of need for Clemson.
Now, as Clemson prepares for the spring and the fall, questions will be sure to arise as the 2011 season nears, and what will be needed to make the trip to Charlotte for the ACC Championship.


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Retro StyleToday's first table style; Retro! We couldn't mention retro-meets-modern design without featuring the work of Jonathan Ader, who knows how to bring the elegance of the past into the present. Gold tones and classic patterns combine in the table below, thanks to items such as Malachite Glassware and Mykonos Platform Stitch Placemats: And here's a snapshot from a fall snack break photo shoot. The mugs are from the 80s, and I mixed them with a vintage container featuring a citrus motif. Using a bundt cake pan can also help to achieve a retro look when it comes to dessert. Try stacking pumpkins to create a focal point on your dessert table this fall… Actually I have my eye on the tables above as I zone in on a look for this year's pre-Thanksgiving meal. Are you already planning the look of your Thanksgiving table? My wish is this today's post inspired you, giving you a few ideas that are as delicious as the food you'll serve. Here's to a delectable autumn!
Grey TonesHere's something different happening in the world of food photography. Marble backgrounds and contrasted are being replaced by rich, deep tones that bring out the subtleties of the food. We're in like with this vignette featuring Neu stoneware from Ferm Living. Doesn't it inspire you to set a minimalist table filled with grey hues and hints of gold?! If you desire something brighter, check out the Splash Table Cloth in Grey from Ferm Living. Its splatter paint pattern is the perfect backdrop to a dash of orange fall produce, as well as interesting plant life. Organic and festive, don't you think?!
Something VividWe begin with colorful tables that proudly rebel against the standard fall color palette of oranges, browns and yellows. This progressive dinner party featured at Camille Styles incorporates radiant patterned dishes, as well as glasses in jewel tones. A bouquet in the classic shades of fall looks extra chic when placed in the middle of such a colorful vignette! We like this next table by Jonathan Adler, because it's modern, it's peaceful, it's playful, and it illustrates the power of blues and greens as they offset orange accents. Consider this colorful approach for a plate and utensil table. Stack dishes on an elegant serving piece like the Turquoise Quatrefoil Tray. Guests will enjoy the view as they grab their plates and head to the buffet table. Read More
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While Albany mulls over a possible ban on saggy pants. One southwest Georgia city has already beat them to the punch.
They city of Cordele is done with baggy, saggy residents. The city's ban on too low pants went into effect last week.
Now if resident caught wearing pants below a point that exposes four inches or more of skin or underwear then that person could face a $50 fine. Residents have mixed opinions on the new ordinance.
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The Official Charts Company in the UK has confirmed that it will be including streaming figures in its figures - finally getting down with the kids.
In a major shake-up to the official charts, streaming from the likes of Spotify will now be included.
Given that streaming has doubled in popularity inside a year, and is an increasingly powerful force in what people are actually listening to, it's probably about time for the change.
It does, however, raise some interesting questions - with older songs that tap into the zeitgeist likely to be given a big hoik up the charts.
Probably too late for Baddiel and Skinner's Three Lions to make another World Cup-fuelled assault on the top ten though...
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In the previous movie, we talked about working with layout tables and layout cells. In this movie, I want to talk a little bit more about working with layout tables, and talk about how to adjust the table widths. Now, it may not seem like something as simple as setting table widths deserves an entire movie, but layout tables handle things a little differently than tables widths are handled in Standard mode, which we used all through the chapter on tables. So this movie will take a look at a feature called Autostretch layout cells, and learn how to manage the ebb and flow of table cells in percentage-based layouts when you're working with layout tables. So I'm going to come in here and select the navigation cell. Again, just by clicking it to make sure that it has the blue border around it, telling me it's selected. And down here in the Properties inspector, I'm going to selected Autostretch. You'll notice right now it's set to a Fixed size. I'm going to choose Autostretch.
Now I get this dialog box asking me how I want to create what's called my Spacer Image. Now, a Spacer Image is just a small, invisible file that {italic}Dreamweaver{plain} uses to make sure that cells stay a specific size. Because the cell cannot be smaller than the contents it contains, {italic}Dreamweaver{plain} can create this invisible image and make it a precise size to force a cell or to brace a cell open. Now, to make sure this is as compatible as possible with older browsers, you probably want to choose to create a Spacer Image file, unless you already have one created on your site. You have the option of not using a Spacer Image, and letting {italic}Dreamweaver {plain}just assign numerical values to your cells.
But then you do run the risk of those cells collapsing in older browsers. So I generally suggest using a Spacer Image. I don't have a Spacer Image right now, so I'm going to choose to create one. Click on OK. So {italic}Dreamweaver {plain}is going to ask me where I want to Save this. I'm going to go ahead and Save this in my assets folder. Now I'll save it inside images. Notice that {italic}Dreamweaver{plain} has given this the name of spacer.gif. I'll go ahead and save that. And now we can see that the navigation cell has gotten larger. It's Autostretched. Now, if I scroll down to the bottom of my screen here, I can see this little squiggly line down here in the column header menus. That indicates to me that this column has been set to Autostretch. What Autostretch has done, you can see that this cell has pretty much taken up almost the entire screen area here. Let's see what this looks like in our browser. I'm going to go ahead and save.
I'm going to check this out in the browser. And you can see, as I resize my window, what Autostretch has done is, it takes that cell and it basically forces it to fit the width of the browser window. So this is really useful when you want, say, a banner, or navigation at the top to fill out the entire width of a browser window. And the reason we set it to the navigation cell is because that's the one that I want to have expand. I don't want the cell containing the company logo to expand, because I want that to remain the same size. But, I'm okay with the navigation cell expanding and shrinking.
But one problem I'm having here is that this Welcome to teacloud graphic, and the text below, don't stay centered in the document. So to get things to stay the way they should, we need to do a little bit more work. Back here in {italic}Dreamweaver,{plain} what I'm going to do is select the cell containing this image. You want to make sure you don't select the image by accident. We want to make sure we select the cell. And I'm going to drag its left and right borders all the way to the left, and all the way to the right. And, I actually don't need the tracing image anymore, so I'm going to go to Modify > Page Properties > Tracing Image, and I'm going to delete that, so it's easier to see exactly what's going on here in {italic}Dreamweaver.{plain} Okay, so now I have a cell that takes up the entire width of my table. I'm going to select that cell again, and for the Horizontal alignment here, I'm going to choose Center.
Let's save that and see what it looks like now. Now notice that the image stays centered, along with the rest of the browser window too. The only thing that moves now is the text. Let's fix that. Now we can't do the same thing to my text cell, as I did to my image here. Well, technically I can, but watch what happens. I'll select the cell, drag that over to the extreme left, drag this edge over to the extreme right. Let's save that, and preview that. And yeah, that cell is stretching with the entire table, but look how the text moves around like that. I'd like the text to stay in a smaller box, and not wrap around like that. So, I will come in here, and I'm going to select this layout cell. Set the Horizontal alignment to Center. That still doesn't fix my problem, though. It just basically centers all of my text in my cell there.
So what I'm going to do, is come back to {italic}Dreamweaver, {plain}and I'm going to exit the Layout mode. And now I can see the actual table that {italic}Dreamweaver {plain}drew. I'm going to select my text. I'm going to cut it out of here. And instead, I'm going to insert a table. I'm going to go back to Common. Now, first I'm going to select this image, and see what its size is. I can see the width is 325. Okay, good. So I'm going top to click down here in the cell, insert a Table. This table is going to have 1 Row, 1 cell, and we'll make it 325 pixels wide. And, I'm not going to worry about border thickness, padding, or spacing. Click on OK. There's my table. I'm going to click inside that table > Paste.
And there's my text. What I've just done is that I've created a nested table. There's a table inside of this cell, inside the main layout table. Let me go ahead and save this. And because I set this to be a pixel-based table, this table will not change size, no matter what size the browser window happens to be. So now if I go preview this in {italic}Safari,{plain} this exactly what I want. I've got the navigation area at the top, expanding to fill the entire browser window. And I've got my image, and my text sitting here at the bottom, staying exactly where they're supposed to be, right smack dab in the middle. So there's a combination for you, of working with layout table widths and, then nesting a standard table inside a layout table cell, creating a pixel-based nested table to control the flow of that text.
Sometimes it takes a little bit of creative thinking to get the layout that you want. But as long as you the tools available for you, you can just sort of play around with them, and eventually you're sure to come up with the combination of tools you need to create the layout you're working for.