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Home List of Titles Determination of hydrazine compounds by capillary electrophoresis with a poly (glutamic acid) modified microdisk carbon fiber electrode
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/150082
- Title
- Determination of hydrazine compounds by capillary electrophoresis with a poly (glutamic acid) modified microdisk carbon fiber electrode
- Author(s)
- Yang, Wen-Chu; Yu, Ai-Min; Dai, Yi-Qing; Chen, Hong-Yuan
- Abstract
- Hydrazine compounds, including hydrazine (HZ), phenylhydrazine (PHZ), semicarbazide (SCZ) and isoniazid (INZ) were separated and determined by capillary electrophoresis (CE) with a poly(glutamic acid) modified microdisk carbon fiber electrode. The modified electrode exhibited highly catalytic activity for hydrazines and has good stability. Linear responses for hydrazines over 2~3 orders of magnitude were obtained. The detection limits for HZ, PHZ, SCE and INZ were 7.8, 8.0, 14.0 and 11.0 fmol, respectively.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Analytical Letters, Vol. 33, no. 15 (2000), pp. 3343-3353
- Publication year
- 2000
- FOR Code(s)
- 0301 Analytical Chemistry
- Keyword(s)
- Capillary electrophoresis; Catalysis; Chemically modified electrode; Drug determination; Drug stability; Electrochemical analysis; Electrochemical detection; Electrode; Hydrazine derivative; Isoniazid; Molecular stability; Phenylhydrazine; Polyglutamic acid; Semicarbazide
- Publisher
- Marcel Dekker (now an imprint of Taylor & Francis)
- 0003-2719
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2000 by Marcel Dekker, Inc.
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i cant believe we won this game !
Let's hope this is the beginning of something special.....
Great win for our KNICKS. This should give them confidence in their ability to compete with any team in the nba. Hopefully we can have the same results as today. Hey, I'm probably one of the few that is still voting for the knicks to win 40+ on the poll. These *****s better not let me down!!!(No homo)
On a side note, this game would of been good to wager some dough on...
i cant believe we won this game !
Let's hope this is the beginning of something special.....
Great win, it's about time, even if we don't make it to the playoffs you can always look for positives.
We lose games we get a better chance at the draft, doesn't get me down either way because I know we'll be a tough team in the not so far off future.
I have faith in Donnie Walsh
The 13-19 Knicks had a Sold Out crowd at MSG....the Knicks have to be the only losing team in sports that could do that for 5 seasons in a row.
The Knicks stop Boston 8 game winning streak over the Knicks.
Q.Rich shot 1-13 and Nate shot 1-4....but without those two players outstanding defense the Knicks would not have beaten Boston.
Now tell me that aint a Boston B.I.itch!!!
Great win by my Knicks and I enjoy beating the Celtics.D-Lee outplayed Garnett in everyway possible except for blocks.How many points did Lee hold Garnett to??
If Jefferies guards like this the rest of the year, we are the 8th seed. He is the keys to the Knicks playing decent enough D to consistently win.
Oh and can we finally kills the talk about trading Lee for Fernandez. I know he isnt a bad player, but David consistently gets us 15 and 12, not many people do that in the league these days, and we have one on our team. Give him 7-8 mil a year and call i a day. We are still going to need role players for Bron or whoever we get in 2010.
What a win this is the kinda win that can get the team goin into the right direction, if only chandler and harrington can play like that every night.
I would trade Fernandez for David Lee in a flash! Are you kidding me? The blocks that Lee had tonight were of the SOFTEST in nba history,lol. I'm glad we won tonight but lets look at the big picture. Why would you overpay D-Lee when his interior defense has been horrible all season long. 15/12 on bad team is not that great people. Am I the only one that feels this way? Wilson Chandler you do keep and give him that kind of money since he's a Shawn Marion waiting to happen 20/10/4 soon. D-Lee not so much, I would package him for draft picks/expiring deal. Damn do you guys want to win a championship or be a .500 team? And by the way RUDY FERNANDEZ IS AN ELITE WORLD CLASS ATHLETE, please Lee is not in his class and will never be. Peace Out
"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand."
Kurt Vonnegut
I totally agree with you on all of that. However, the plan is to get 2 SUPERSTARS here in NY. If you give extensions to Lee and Nate then you negate everything that Walsh promise which was to get under the CAP and be a player in 2010. I would love to keep Lee but I would rather have Bosh/Wade, Lebron/Dirk, Amare/Wade or any of those two combinations. Lee/Nate extensions are insignificant when you look at the BIG picture and that is win a championship like the Celtics did in 2008. And it could be done if done the right way. Hey, Ainge gambled and it worked, he gave Minnesota 5 players and 2 draft picks for Garnett. He gave Seattle/OKC #5 pick overall Green for Ray Allen/Glen Davis. Ainge in no time had the big 3, so why can't it be done here in NY? We need superstars, I'm sick and tired of watching this BS for so long. We won last night but they will lose the next 5 including to the Thunder on Tuesday. This is a bad team w/or w/out Lee in it. I trust Donnie Walsh will trade Lee before the trading deadline. If it was Isiah he would of given him 6yr/80mil, thank God that idiot is not running the show anymore.
The scheme worked brilliantly. Jeffries sometimes would switch off and guard the 6-11 Garnett while the 6-8 Chandler would pick up Rondo and close out the lane. "I thought Jared and Will on both ends of the floor just raided people and were active," D'Antoni said.
quote from newsday....
maybe im not the only ass that watches games instead of pressing f5 all day lookin at box scores.
laffin at you retards! lol
dude, thats like the 5th time u said that.....
im not overhyping jeff, im just looking for something that isnt obvious

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Remembering the Miracle Team: Fort Yates Warriors, 1973 North Dakota Class A State Basketball Champions
Forty years ago, the Fort Yates Warriors basketball team achieved one of the most exciting final game victories in North Dakota high school playoff basketball history. Their brilliant come-back in regulation and persistence in three overtimes propelled them to the state class A championship in 1973. Their three-OT victory over the Minot Magicians, the top-ranked team in the state, is legendary in state basketball history.
The '73 Warriors were honored March 16 during the boy's state A basketball finals at the Bismarck Civic Center. Read about that here.
To watch a four-minute video on the 1973 Warriors and their miracle run to the state title, which is a preview of a forthcoming documentary produced by United Tribes Technical College and Makoché Studios, click here.
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Is Sprecher Brewing Company, along with members of the Wisconsin brewing industry, the Wisconsin Grocers Association, the Tavern League – which represents 5,000 bars and liquor stores – right to oppose the current beer tax increase propsal now in the legislature?
Wisconsin will have a $6.6 billion budget shortfall this year so to some in the legislature it makes sense that they raise taxes and cut services wherever possible, even though people are losing jobs, businesses and homes. Theoretically, increased tax revenue along with cuts in public spending will result in a decreased budget shortfall and all will be well. But generating operating revenue by increasing taxes at a time when people's incomes are diminishing seems chimerical, a reactive grasping at straws more than anything. Be that as it may, doing something is far better than doing nothing. Best if it's the right something.
Rep. Terese Berceau and Sen. Fred Risser, both Madison Democrats, proposed a beer tax increase from $2 to $10 per barrel to help fight drunken driving and treat alcohol addiction and mental illness. The beer tax has not been raised since 1969 and is currently the 3rd lowest in the nation. According to a May 15 article in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Berceau said her plan would raise tax on a 6-pack from 3.6 cents to 18 cents. Overall, it would cost beer drinkers $40 million to $48 million." Sounds like a lot of money for worthwhile programs, but one must question whether Rep. Berceau's estimate of the cost to the consumer is accurate.
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Much has been written about winning, a goal that for some borders on obsession. But, contrary to the oft-quoted words of the late Vince Lombardi, winning is far from the only thing. That said, it certainly does feel good to win, especially when you've worked long and had struggles along the way.
For the Sullivan West Bulldogs baseball team, putting together a string of three consecutive victories to offset a winless season start was uplifting. Victories over Chester and Chapel Field were nice, but a come-from-behind 8-7 win over Monticello was sweeter than sweet. Patrick Pierce hit a bases-clearing triple and then scored on an errant throw to third as the Bulldogs pulled ahead in the fourth inning after trailing 5-1. Junior hurlers Sawyer Erlwein and Karl Knecht combined for the win.
Monticello's boys and girls track teams bested Port Jervis to remain unbeaten in their league. The Montie boys can lock up a third consecutive Division III title with a win over Liberty on May 9. Should the Lady Monties win there too, it will bring the first girls division title in more than 20 years.
At the Tri-Valley Relays held at the Iatauro Sports Complex on May 5, the Tri-Valley girls track team continued their barnstorm spring avalanche of success with a second-place finish overall and first among the small schools present. The Lady Bears were gold medalists in the following: F/S Sprint Medley Relay (4:36.7); 6400 relay (24:34.6) featuring Brooke Gillette, Olivia Rehm, Danielle Graham and Sabrena Smith; F/S Discus relay (162-3); hammer relay (237-8) with Dominque Darby and Heidi Furman; varsity shot put relay (68-5 ½) with Darby and Mareena DiMilia; 2000 steeplechase (7:58.9) won by Autumn Bender; 300 shuttle hurdles (51.8) with DiMilia, Vicky Tingley and Ali Reynolds; distance medley relay (14:14.6) run by Bender, Alex Brooks, Sabrena Smith and Rehm; javelin relay (185-9); and the 1200 intermediate hurdle relay (3:42.5) behind the combined effort of Katlynn Greffath, Sabrina Smith and Reynolds.


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In recent years, populations of the endangered humpback whales in the North Pacific have climbed to about 21,000, way up from the 1960s, when numbers sank to one or two thousand.
"The endangered species list is really the protection of last resort," began Philip Hernandez, president of the Hawaii Fishermen's Alliance for Conservation and Tradition.
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The National Fisheries Service filed a status review to determine if the humpback whale population had indeed recovered, but that was in August 2009.
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Time for your weekly trade rumor.
John McGrath of the News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash., throws the Phillies out there as a potential suitor for Erik Bedard. Supposedly since the Mariners are already out of the playoff race, he says it could be wise to give up on their 29-year-old lefty starter. He is 4-4 with a 4.26 ERA in 61.1 innings.
Bedard was traded by the Orioles to the Mariners in the offseason. The Orioles collected a bounty that included outfielder Adam Jones and pitcher George Sherrill.
MLB Trade Rumors touched on the rumor and mentioned the Phillies could trade Carlos Carrasco or Adrian Cardenas. McGrath went deeper into the farm system:
"A package for Bedard could include Adrian Cardenas, 20, a left-handed-hitting infielder regarded as the Phillies' top prospect. And Brad Harman, 22, called up to Philadelphia from Double-A this spring as a replacement for the injured Rollins. And Jason Donald, a former University of Arizona standout.
"Not sold? Then demand Michael Taylor, a 6-foot-6, 260-pound Stanford product fast enough to qualify as a base-stealing threat. Or 6-5, 200-pound Dominic Brown, a former high school wide receiver who turned down a scholarship from the Miami Hurricanes last year."
Is a package of Cardenas, Brown and a pitcher good enough to make a MLB roster (Happ?) enough for Bedard? I would try not to get rid of Carrasco (McGrath mentioned nothing about him) or even Joe Savery. Cardenas is blocked only if Ryan Howard remains in Philadelphia, but the rub: To win this year, this team needs Ryan Howard. Cardenas isn't Philly-pennant-ready until 2011.
If Bedard can be had at the right price, well, I'm still not sure. He has pitched great at Safeco, but away from there he's miserable (24.1 IP, 1-2, 7.40 ERA). Safeco is generally regarded as a pitcher's park; Citizens Bank? Surprisingly its park factor of 0.986 makes it a "pitcher's park." Still, Bedard isn't a wildly sure thing to be successful. It's possible he'll fit nicely between Cole Hamels and Brett Myers as a No. 2 starter, but I'm just not sure.
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Bedard is top notch, and he would definetly be the missing piece. I would give up all the prospects for a chance to get him this year and hopefully sign him for three or four more. Seriously, who would stop the Phillies with him in our rotation? Come on Gillick, make the move!
He would come tear it up in the NL considering no NL hitters have really seen him. I'd get him and still try to get another.
if they snared him in, and signed him to an extension so you have hamels myers bedard for 3-4 years? RINGS! youd barely hear a peep out of me about the rotation assuming they all pitched well and kendrick continues to improve
is he a free agent after this year? bc if he is a we dont do a sign and trade hell be gone… this wont ever happen anyways…its philadelphia we hear this shit all the time and how often does it happen? my piont
love the idea though
this is more likely to happen than the others because of gillicks whole seattle connections. he likes to trade with seattle and the white sox
i dont think he just likes trading with the cities but he likes the gm's…some gm's like in washington are totally unrealistic.also i think those gm's like trading with gillick…little jab at gillick if u notice
I'd normally say this has no chance of going down, but something tells me this is going to happen. And yes, Bedard is absolutely the missing piece.
Bedard is arb-eligible in 2009 and is a free agent in 2010.
For those position player prospects……I'd do it in a heartbeat. If you could get bedard without losing Carrasco, Outman, Savery, Carpenter, etc……then you do it. Cardenas, Brown, and Happ…..are you kidding me?
Anybody know what kind of guy Bedard is? The Phils have a great clubhouse and I'd hate to see that fucked with.
Great point about Gillick and Seattle. I wouldnt say this is overly unrealistic.
This rumors was started by the seattle papers, so im wondering where they got it from. i feel this one though. it makes perfet sense. its doable, and i like it. cardenas will probably be a perennial all star but hes blocked by utley and rollins. hes a few years away anyway. shame, ebacuse id really prefer keeping him. if they can get seattle to give up bedard for cardenas, happ and one of those other mid level prospects mentioned in the article, thats flat out robbery if bedard returns to form.
Bedard doesnt talk to the media, could be a carlton-type stoneface. hope hes not a douche
Yeah, I don't think it'll merely take Cardenas, Happ and Brown or something. Back in December it was rumored Gillick offered the O's Kendrick, Victorino and two prospects for Bedard, but was shot down. There's a yardstick.
Sounds like he's a dildo of a teammate according to the article. I'd be real careful with a dude like that.
Different scenerio this time around. i dont think the M's would ask as much as the O's mid-season.
Yeah, I'd put Kendrick on the trade block for Bedard, or any other #1 or #2 type pitcher for that matter.
I gotta think this is just a frustrated Seattle writer. I don't see how this makes sense for Seattle. I'm saying this thinking they gave a much better prospect package to Baltimore to get Bedard than we would be sending their way to take Bedard off their hands. I'd do it for the prospects listed, without a doubt. But, in the end, I think it's just a northwest writer trying to make a name for himself by starting the rumor.
I am a Philly fan living in Seattle and I have seen Bedard pitch and heard about his attitude in the locker room. He gives the press 5 questions and answers with one word. That is all they get. He is not a bad guy just temperamental and keeps to himself- not disruptive.
The Mariners should never have traded for him because they need so much else before they needed a pitcher of his caliber. His stats are not great but he normally does not do well during beginning of year. M's are not giving him run support either.
I think both teams would benefit from this trade.
scot, Art Thiel already is a respected sports writer in Seattle. He is not trying to make a name for himself. He is attempting to put a burr in the butts of management to get them to rebuild and get some prospects to this end.
scot, I apologize the author is John McGrath and he is also well know and somewhat respected but again just hoping that management will get this notion in their heads to start making phone calls since season is lost.
Thanks for the info chris, I wasn't attempting to come across as disrespectful though re-reading it, I guess I did. It just seems surprising to me to give up on a guy who they still have under wraps for another year at less money than say a Beltre or someone like that.
Two things: (1) this is absolutely the kind of move the Phils should make; and (2) the Mariners are unlikely to want to do this.
First off, Bill Bavasi hung his hat on this deal, so to deal Bedard now would be to admit failure just a few months later. If he loses his job, then you never know, it obviously makes it more likely.
Secondly, what scot said above is right: the Phils couldn't really offer a prospect package that's better than what Seattle gave away (Jones, Sherrill, and a couple of promising young arms at lower levels). The M's need MLB-ready hitting, which the Phils don't necessarily have.
If I'm Gillick, I'm willing to part with a package built around Carrasco and Golson to get this done. But I'd be reluctant to give up Kendrick or Victorino, since the latter is an integral part of this team, and the latter is one of the only young starters we control for more than two years.
Carrasco and Golson is an intriguing idea, for sure. But would the M's want Golson, who hasn't proven himself against top-flight pitching?
this trade rumor has got to be a joke. why would you trade a guy coming off a year worthy of a cy young on a bad orioles team, someone who cost you jones AND sherrill, unless you just wanted him off the books?
that said, if the trade did go through, the phils have to be automatic contenders for the world series. a rotation of bedard, hamels and myers in the postseason would be sick especially since bedard shuts down the red sox.
Tim, that's the big question. The scouting community is split on Golson: some hate him because he has no plate discipline, others love him because he's a "toolshed" and there's a chance he may have turned the corner. If the M's fall into the latter camp, then there's a chance they could be interested.
Other than Golson, the Phils don't have any real impact bats available to give away unless they want to part with Victorino (which I wouldn't) or Lou Marson (who, in my opinion, is the one prospect the Phils should make "untouchable").
They need to make Golson, Marson, Savery, and Carrasco untouchable. Let go of Cardeans considering he'll never play a day in a Phillies uniform with Utley blocking the way. As much as we all hate Howard right now, he's still Ryan Howard. The owners should stop being cheap pussies, and sign Howard to a long term deal. They shoulda did that his MVP year, but they're retarded. We wouldn't have been dealing with this arbitration shit right now if we did that. Lock up Hamels too. Trade for Bedard and lock him up. Then you have the 2 MVP's and future MVP locked up along with 2 possible cy youngs. Resign Burrell lock up Victorino and wait for Golson to come along and play right field. This team would be ridiculous for the next 5+ years. They won't do it though, the Phillies owners are too cheap.
I would make this trade in a package built around Happ and Kendrick. I would keep Cardenas out of it as he can play second, if Howard gets traded, and moving Utley to first. Also Howard will bring back a good crop of prospects.
Thats what a team does that wants to win championshipS. I hope they at LEAST sign hamels long-term and get bedard and sign him to an extension so the rotation is strong at the front. keeping lidge and burrell is also important. this team will win the division easily theres no doubt about that. the only question now is how far can they go? id liek some additional ammunition for the playoffs in the rotation and bullpen thats for sure.
most of these people are out of there mind. they want us to lock up everyone. its not possible with our payroll. and kendrick isn worth that much on the trade market lets be honest . phil wants up to lock up howard, bedard, hamels, lidge, burell, victorino…….how is that pussible? come on phil lets be realistic
Phil: if they make all those guys untouchable, they won't be able to trade for a legit starter, especially Bedard.
Rob: Kendrick couldn't net us Bedard last offseason as the fourth best player in a four-man package, so I don't think he and Happ would get us very much.
Look, I hate giving up prospects, but this team is built to win now, and if you can get a frontline starter without completely gutting your farm system, then do it. If I were Pat Gillick, I'd offer the Mariners Golson, Carrasco, Donald and Jaramillo as a starting point and see what happens.
Lefty for the bullpen and another #1 or #2 starter. Hamels is a little too young to be the big game ace we need. Give him another year or 2. I'm okay with the Coste/Ruiz platoon especially knowing we have Marson soon. Jenkins/Werth platoon is also very good, but I'm sure Werth might be used as trade bate. Victorino, Burrell, and the infield are all untouchable and are all set in stone as far as I'm concerned. Even the best teams have platoons, so I'll reiterate that Werth/Jenkins Coste/Ruiz are good platoons and we should be fine with them.
PhillyFriar, yes this is Bavasi's dying tribute to this team. Like I said earlier this team should never have traded for a pitcher of this quality since they had to give up much needed talent. Not only did they give up Adam Jones who is starting to hit now in Baltimore but Sherrill and 2 other top talent pitchers.
We are hoping that not only Bavasi is fired but the management that hired him and keeps making piss poor decisions. Of course, M's are going to want to get the best talent Phillies have to replace what they lost. We will see what happens.
Being both a Phillies and M's fan I would win with a trade. I would love to see Bedard pitch in Philly.
Is there a way to email this article to Gillick just in case he is unaware of the idea. Maybe he will called up the M's and try to get this done sooner than later.
dont count on gillick to get much done
i know, right phil? it almost feel like you have to call them up and like let them know that they can do this and it can work.
ill bet you can do this trade without having to give up golson, savery, carrasco, marson, or anyone on your current roster.
bruce should be on board with this trade too as it would be a chance for his man-idol-crush pat gillick to cement a positive legacy here
I hope he can get this done, or any pitcher for that matter. Sheets, Penny, Harden, Blanton, Burnett, etc. will all be on the trade block.
i dont want burnett…he could opt out after this year and way to injury prone…sheets way tooo injury prone. pennys had a tough year….harden and blanto aint worth what there asking. seems like bedard is the perfect match. but gillick never wants to jump on it unless a bunch of other teams are involved like with garcia and then giive up to much. good call geoff with gillick having a chance to erase our bad memories if he doesnt give up too much….thats the key, not too much
I'll go back to my original question: Would we really want Bedard? He's atrocious on the road (granted it's against the high-offense Yankees and Rays, mainly) and his two years top-flight experience doesn't necessarily equal a shutdown No. 2.
I'd take him for those prospects. Who would get the boot though? Eaton?
another starter would be great especially for the playoffs
Tim: yes, we'd really want Bedard. The questions regarding him revolve around his durability, not his ability — he's more talented than every Phils pitcher but Hamels. For a year and a half, you roll the dice that he'll stay healthy and continue to improve (since last year was his true breakout campaign). With the current lineup and a 1-2-3 punch of Hamels, Bedard and Myers, the Phils would have to be favorites in the National League.
Gnomicide: a tough call given how Eaton's pitched lately, but I guess that's a bridge you cross when you come to it. Too many starters isn't a bad problem to have, though; as last year showed, anyone can go down at any time.
It is a tough go when you come to a new team and the team fails to score runs. The M's are probably last in AL in runs scored. That makes pitching much more difficult. I think that has been part of his problem. At home Safeco is such a pitchers park he can relax more there.
Hasn't he also had problems staying healthy? That would be a big concern as well.
I'd rather have a guy like Greg Maddux than Bedard.
Imagine, Maddux and Moyer, pitching together for one last shot at a championship. It would be amazing, as much as it would be hilarious.
We have to be looking at everything in terms of getting to the World Series THIS YEAR.
To do that, we have to have another shutdown frontline starter. Even if Myers continues to pitch well and makes a decent #2, I don't like Kendrick, Moyer, or Eaton as the third starter in the playoffs.
The front office has to be willing to give up quite a bit to get a Bedard, Sheets, etc.
But they can't trade Victorino or Werth – we need both of those guys.
It's going to have to be a really strong group of prospects.
I'm not as worried about another lefty reliever – I think we can find one in system to take the lost slot in the pen.
We do need a Bourn-type who can really run as a PR and be a defensive outfield replacement.
i agree about bourn being missed. they really need a 5th outfielder that can contribute. youre exactly right, they need to go all out and go for it this year. they can win it all this year. they just need to get the final few pieces. theyre already going to win the division easily. now its world series time. that has to be the focus
We have Taguchi. He's comparable enough, and if Werth is on the bench we have him too. You can even bring Golson up if you're that worried. He has speed and D. That would be good too because it can give him some play time in the bigs. We need a #2, another #1 would be nice, but I think Myers is a #3 right now. Let's see what happens.
id rather have a 5th guy who can hit a little better
thats nitpicky though, id focus on the starter
Are you serious? Burrell is fine.
maddux only goes like 5-6 innings. still too much strain on the bullpen
Listen up you pesky bloggers! Have you nothing better to do, than bash me and my high-roller, incognito, owner buddies. DAmn you all to hell!
I just want to drink Old Fashions' & wear our another Hawaiin shirt.
By the by, ye of little faith, I could easily pawn off Carlos Monasterios & two sixround picks for Bedard. I'm that good!
You'll thank me, you little buggers – not unlike Sal Fasano…
Tell Jimmy Rollins that I'll be leading my team to under .500 with my 6 homers and .257 avg. come June!!!
Hey, Bedard aside I wanted to point out our pitching has an ERA of 3.2 during this 14 game streak. We've outscored opponents 99 to 46. That's 7.1 rpg for us vs 3.2 rpg for them. That's really dominant. If our pitching staff is going to let up only 3 runs per game on average than I'm really happy with that. Getting a guy like Bedard would be incredible though. Let's see what can happen.
Had a busy day. I thought a take a look here before going to bed.
WHOA! "Fantasy" baseball at its' imaginative best (laughter). So many trade scenarios proposed by posters here who are practically drooling for Bedard. And all it started with an article by an internet writer, John McGrath, who gave an opinion and suggestion. It's not even a clubhouse rumor (chuckle). Oh well, it's fun for the bloggers to speculate. Nothing wrong with that.
Think about this; can you possibly believe that Seattle would practically give away Bedard (even with a subpar season so far for him) after just two months of a season? Especially when they aquired him to stablize their rotation for the next 5 years or so. And as a large market club, they can afford to extend his $7 million contract.
To answer Tim Malcom's original question (for fun): No, I don't think Bedard is worth the price of Phillies' better prospects. Certainly not for a 1 yr rental. Besides, Phillies can't compete against teams loaded with prospects like the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays.
Oh… and to VA Steve's question about Bedard's track record on injuries.
here it is…..
Disabled List: [May 7,2003] – Transferred to 60 day DL. [Nov 20,2003] – Activated [May 26,2005] – 15 Day Disabled list – (strained medial collateral ligament in his left knee) [Jul 18,2005] – Activated [Sep 9,2007] – 15 Day Disabled list – (Strained oblique muscle)- [April 15, 2008] – 15 Day Disabled List – (hip inflammation).
Don't deplete our farm system . . . . . Does Howard or Utley ring a bell? The Phillies farm system is what is making this team so damn good. Go Phightins !!
phil, those run numbers are definatly skewed…we havnt been dominating these last 7 games or so…..in the earlier three of those games we scored a 20, 15, and a 12( in think). thats 47 of 99 in THREE games!
thats my argument though, we gotta stop being timid and jsut go for it. just get a stuf in here in the rotaion to leave all doubters behind. no what ifs
Bedard will be a philadelphia philly right around the same time that Miguel Tejeda will be our third basemen. If this trade goes through, sweet deal im all for major league pitching, but after being a Phillies fan for a while now I realize we just don't get that kind of pitching. Look for a washed up pitcher(a la Steve Kline for reliever) or an obscure pitcher for the Phillies to get. The Phillies best shot at another pitcher may be Randy Wolf or waiting out Kris Benson though I don't think he's going to see anytime in a Phillies uniform. Another god rumor to start would be to go after Aaron Harang since the Reds may begin to rebuild too. A Pirates pitcher may get traded but I don't see the Phillies netting a superstar. I remember the Scott Rolen and Curt Schilling deals were we got crap. Sorry if I offend Polanco fans(though it would've been sweet to see him at 3b right now)
I'd love to get Harang. That guy is awesome, and he gets no run support. He's much, much better than his 2-9 record. I'd take Harang in a heart beat. I'd honestly take Harang over Bedard. Harang had a few running years as a cy young candidate. He's an ace on any team, and with the acquisition of Volquez the Reds might not need Harang and his pay roll anymore. They'll be unloading Griffey and Dunn for sure. If they unloaded Harang too I'd say go for him over Bedard.
we have to stop being so weak and timid. we need to demand action and when they deliver that final piece, get behind the team and drive them to a world series championship. harang would cost the farm. i think bedard wont. seattle is in complete turmoil, that general manager wont even me making the decision. besides, king felix is the ace of that staff, hes like 22 years old still.
All of the Phillies fans should gather up and make signs and go down to Citizens Bank Park and stand outside with signs saying we want a pitcher and refuse to buy tickets until PG gets a pitcher. haha
This is great! A frustrated Seattle sports reporter has done more with a wish than any rumor columnist has probably done in 3 years!
Bedard would be great to help anchor this staff, as well as boost some confidence in a few nay sayers. I've read and seen Harang, Blanton, Harden, and even Randy Wolf get some love. The A's will not unload Harden just yet, and their price will probably be higher than Seattle's for Bedard. A.J. Burnett is a terrible idea. I'm thinking obscure back injury is next for him. Examples of this include Kevin Brown diving to catch his kid from falling off the bed and Sammy Sosa sneezing.
If Seattle tries to move Bedard, we won't be the only team going for him. Look to the Yankees to put in a bid followed closely by the Red Sox, and then the Mets to try because the Phillies will want him, and the Braves, Dodgers, and possibly the Cubs. Gillick will have plenty of teams to play off of if Seattle does indeed shop Bedard around.
Mickey's right. Lots of teams are absolutely desperate for starting pitching, and the deep-pocket, deep-farm Yankees are top of the pops. Their record's no good right now, but they'll make a playoff run at some point. The Sox seem to have weekly starting pitching issues (it's like they're keeping a DL-rotation with one guy always on it).
Basically, every team that thinks it can go all the way this year (Cubs, Sox) and any team that thinks it still has a playoff shot (Yanks, Dodgers) will be scouring the league for pitching.
I still don't think Seattle's gonna move him anyway.
The Phillies have to say, screw that, screw the competition, were gooing to get our man and go win a world championship. maybe its bedard, maybe its burnett. lowe, blanton, vasquez, maybe even millwood or padilla, or perhaps arroyo, sabathia, lee. theres plenty of guys out there. pick one of the best and go after them and ge tit done wihtout giving up the farm. one of those guys can be had for a reasonable price. not blanton because billy beane is waaaaay ouit of line with his demands
Too bad you're not the GM for the Phillies (chuckle). You can "screw" the owners' self-imposed salary/payroll cap. Of course, the silent cauldron of megabuck hoarders would be in a major tift with you and sent you packing (laughter).
My point, I guess, is that Gillick and his bean counting assistants have to deal with the owners' "cap" imposition when looking for, in your words.."a final few pieces". You want a high salaried top notch pitcher(s) that will cost prospects and more. Reality check says you're dreaming. One has to set their sights a liittle lower when looking for a quality pitcher as "reinforcement" or in my word, insurance for the team.
I am reminded and this may sound like "crying over spilled milk", that Gillick had a golden opportunity during the off season to sign Kyle Lohse
for $4.2 million. Lohse has been a godsend for St. Louis this season. He leads the league in number of starts (14); compiled a 7-2 record with an ERA of 3.92 and a 1.25 WHIP. It is along this line that Gillick will search for another Kyle Lohse type before the trade deadline.
Loshe went for $4.2 million? Are you serious? He was asking for $10 million. Thought that was why we didn't sign him. I really liked Kyle Loshe a lot.
That's true Phil but if I remember correctly, Lohse had little or no offers for what he (or his agent) demanded and remained unsign for most of the winter. Lohse lowered his asking price drastically and could be had for $4.2 million for which Gillick failed to pounce on.
im tired of explaining the same thing over and over again. bruce is probably an exmployee of the phillies who gets paid to come on here and spread disinformation like dave spadaro of the eagles. typing bootlicking praise while pat gillick is hovering over his shoulder.
dude, you need to get another top-level starter. NO teams rotation AND bullpen is the same for the entire season. that just doesnt happen in major league baseball. i doubt it has ever happened in the past 15 years. maybe once or twice. its not going to happen with this team. theyre going to need reinforcements, so youd better get good ones. make a run at a world championship and stop cowering under the table and thinking that what you have now is good enough in the rotation.
complacency breeds failure as we have seen with the eagles for years now. they WILL win the division and make the playoffs. now the only issue at hand is winning a world championship. i want all the pieces to the puzzle, i want all hands on deck, now is the time to go for it! the national league is open for the taking. if they do this they can be a dominant team and go down in history in a positive way.
its hard to pick one guy and demand him if youre a fan, but you can demand reinforcements. to think theyre not going to need more difference making bodies in there is absurd. you should always be prepared.
but heres hoping that brett myers pitches well again tonight, he really needs it. this is the time for him to establish himself and dominate, especially within the division.
I had a good laugh reading your latest post. Have you thought about trying out as a stand-up comedian on Comedy Central network? (chuckle)
I wonder if you took time to read carefully…word for word.. what I posted? I never said I opposed "reinforcement(s)" per se. What I debated is the CHOICE of reinforcement(s). Sure, we all would love to have another top starter in the rotation. However, I'm taking a more realistic approach given what Gillick is dealt with regarding the owners' imposition on payroll cap.
So as Lewisauce said…lots of teams are absolutely desperate for starting pitching.." and the Phillies will have a difficult task in competing with free spending & prospects riched teams. Let's hope Gillick can find and NOT hesitate this time around in trading/signing for a Kyle Lohse type pitcher before the trade deadline.
i still cant belive lohse is 7-2. hes definitely going to get paid this offseason.
my philosophy is get the best guy you can. if you have to settle for someone less then so be it but you have to go out there and get the best guy within reason while not destroying your farm system.
besides, if you want to free up some payroll AND go after an elite starter and be able to sign them long term as well as cole hamels, theres one easy solution taht can kill two birds with one stone…..trade ryan howard! lol.
i would gladly give up our top prospects to get bedard this year. prospects don't pan out at least half of the time (probably even more in the phillies pathetic farm system) and bedard is a proven ace. even if he hasn't been dominant so far this year, he can turn it on at any time. we need to push to win it all this year!!! this is our year to go for the throat and win it all!!!!! no more resting on our laurels and /or standing pat. its time to go for the jugular. we are already good enough to go deep into the playoffs, but we need to not be happy enough with that alone. we need to win the world friggin series this year!
geoff im with you….trade howard…. collect prospects(the new way of winning championships even though h e WASS a prospect)…sign cole and collect prospects.
im all about that although i kind of think they should do that at the winter meetings. all they need this year is another top notch starter and a bullpen arm and a better fifth outfielder. let him ride this season out with us and then let the bidding war begin and simmer on the hot stove all winter.
It's just a rumor. It'd defiently be the missing piece but I don't think it'll be worth it. We would give up 2 or 3 good prospects and get a pitcher who is Arb-eligble in 09. Then a FA in 2010. We need to sign Howard long term. So we wouldn't be able to afford both players. Gillick never brings in GREAT players. We get them all from the farm system ( from Ed Wayde ). The only good player we got and kept in a trade was Jamie Moyer. So I think, in his last year, he'll stay running the team the way it is. It works. So until we get a GM that likes to spend money ( Hank Steinbrener ) we'll get a dominate pitcher.
How about Howard for Bedard? If the Phillies are not going to sign him to a long term deal then deal him. Mariners need a 1B and left handed power.
I thought Bedard has been nothing but a nuisance on teams he's played for? Hasn't he been a cancer in the Seattle locker room and he's only been there a few months? I'd prefer following in the Rockies footsteps from 2007 and bring up a young arm like Carrasco towards the end of the year. Sometimes it takes the league a while to get the book on him and before they do he could win us a few big games. We know he has the stuff. Why give up the young prospects that we're already lacking in the farm system?
Bedard is not worth giving up all those good prospects for. Why not wait until the deadline when teams out of the race and are willing to trade good players away. Bedard is in a pitcher friendly park and has not played well. Why would he play well in Philly. We should have gotten Dan Haren in the offseason he is better than Bedard.
The reason the phils didn't sign lohse is because he took to long to lower his price and philly spent their money on players that do not produce as well.
Anyone who thinks Ryan "Whiff" Howard is going to be signed long-term must be from Mars.


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Right now is a critical time in the Ruben Amaro Jr. era in Philadelphia. His team is underachieving and in last place, the injuries are piling up and the best player on the Phillies' roster will be absent for the next 6-to-8 weeks.
When grading his time here as the Phillies GM, we made sure we didn't fall into the trap of factoring in things that weren't under his control and looked at the complete picture. So here's how we at Phillies Nation grade Amaro:
Corey Seidman: I'd give Amaro a B-.
He's done a lot, but he's had a ton of resources that every GM would give a kidney to have. He's put himself in a position where there just aren't too many fixes to make. You have to hope Howard, Utley and Halladay all get through their current conditions and age relatively well. Its tough.
Amaro took risks and was aggressive. He built a team that had enormous success from 2007-11. I'll let the others break down each move, but Amaro's done mostly well with trades and not too well with contracts.
Pat Gallen: I won't put a letter grade on Ruben Amaro's tenure a GM of the Phillies, but I will say this – it has been a ride. He acquires the best pitcher in baseball (Roy Halladay) and gets his "white whale" but deals Cliff Lee in the process.
He gets Hunter Pence from Houston, but gives up a ton of minor league talent in the process.
Amaro also gave odd contracts to Joe Blanton, Ryan Howard, and Jonathan Papelbon. (Yes, I know Papelbon has been lights out, but that's still a ton of money for a 3-out guy, no matter how you look at it).
On the other hand, the Roy Oswalt trade was an absolute coup. He signed Shane Victorino to a team-friendly deal and ultimately brought back Lee.
However, other smaller moves have really made it a tough go for Amaro. Danys Baez, Jose Contreras, and Placido Polanco got one too many years on their deal, as did Raul Ibanez.
The previous few seasons have been easier on Amaro because the Phillies have been winning. The real work starts now with an aging roster with a bloated payroll. If he can make some moves and keep the team at or near the top of the NL over the next few seasons, we'll look back at him as above average. But if he and the team both sink, we'll look back saying, that wasn't pretty.
Ian Riccaboni: For me, Amaro gets a solid B+. And to be honest, if it weren't for the Ryan Howard contract, it would be an A.
Amaro made some tough decisions right out of the gate, including telling $15 million in payroll to stay home (Adam Eaton and Geoff Jenkins). Amaro's first move, swapping the speedy Greg Golson to Texas for John Mayberry Jr., was a move that has shown some great benefits a few years removed from the trade.
Amaro inherited Carlos Ruiz behind the dish who hit .219/.320/.300 in 2008. He had the wherewithal to stick with the Panamanian. Amaro also inherited .249/.302/.402 and $5 million worth of Pedro Feliz at third from Pat Gillick that he let walk after 2009. Amaro had the cajones to let Pat Burrell walk and replace him with a player a few years his senior who had one of the most captivating first halves of any Phillie in recent memory.
He inherited a starting rotation of Hamels, Brett Myers, Kyle Kendrick, Jamie Moyer, and Joe Blanton that turned into Hamels, Blanton, Moyer, Cliff Lee, and, one of the best outside-the-box moves of all time, Pedro Martinez. The 2009 team would not have got to the World Series if those moves were not made, including but not limited to giving nothing the Phillies could have or would have used anyways to obtain Lee.
Donald McGettigan: I'm going to give Ruben Amaro Jr. a B+ grade. No, he hasn't won the World Series, but the streak of NL East titles has remained, we made one World Series appearances, and entered the postseason in 2010 and 2011 as the favorites to win it all …the Paper-Champions… to me, that's what you ask of your GM, to put together a roster that can win… after that it's up to players and coaches to perform on the field.
Amaro doesn't play it safe. Leading a franchise that has only 2 titles, he has gone out and obtained the best available talent at trade deadlines and in free agency – to try to capture that elusive 3rd World Series trophy.
Acquiring players the caliber of Lee, Halladay, Oswalt and Pence — All-Stars, Cy-Youngs, and Hall of Famers — to put around your own homegrown talent, was risky. But it was, in my opinion, a risk worth taking.
Amaro's trades for Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence haven't hurt the Phillies. Yet. If Anthony Gose becomes the superstar he is suddenly on track to become, this grade goes a little lower. If any of the following happens: Jarred Cosart becomes an ace, Jonathan Singleton becomes a major masher, or Pence falls off a cliff somewhere between now and 2013, this grade goes way lower.
With all things considered, Amaro has done a great job assessing needs and I feel comfortable putting him at a B+, almost an A-, even with the Howard contract. The real test will be the results from this year, how Cosart, Singleton, and Jonathan Villar pan out, and how Amaro retools for 2013 – with double the payroll from 2007, it will be a major disappointment, injuries included in the thought process, if they miss the playoffs.
Ryan Dinger: For the job he's done in his first three-plus seasons with the Phillies, Amaro deserves a C+. I arrived at that grade through the very scientific method of rating each of the moves during his tenure as GM on a scale of 1-to-5 (1 representing an F and 5 representing an A), and figuring out the average, which came out to be 3.07.
Amaro has kept the team very competitive, putting a team capable of winning a championship on the field in each of his full seasons. But, in doing so, he's driven the Phillies' payroll up to levels thought impossible just a half decade ago–an issue that could handcuff the Phillies regarding future moves if they stay adamant about not crossing the luxury tax threshold.
This coming off-season has all the potential to be the defining moment in Amaro's time as GM in Philadelphia. He's got a lot of holes to fill in the field, and how he decides to handle the Cole Hamels contract situation could go down as one of the best or worst moves in Philadelphia sports history. It will be interesting to see how he navigates through these issues, especially considering the aging roster and the bloating payroll. This winter could easily push Amaro's grade to an A or drop it down to an F.
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Wow. Talk about opening a can of worms.
The Dipsy
Dipsy you beat me to it….Just opened up a can of worms on the Howard thing alone….
These ratings, to me, are surprisingly fair. I may just be used to all the Amaro bashing I've read here in the past, and I expect that there will be comments trashing RAJ and also trashing those who's give him any marks above "C."
As Dipsy said, "Talk about opening a can of worms." Of all the Phils' people, Amaro, I think, generates more debate than anyone, both emotional and otherwise.
My thoughts are that he should be given a little more slack than he sometimes receives here. The game has changed in the last few years. There's the new collective bargaining agreement. Players are demanding and getting ridiculous and lengthy contracts. Budgets are being squeezed. I doubt that GMs in general, and not just Amaro, have completely adapted to all of that. Contract mistakes are going to be made in every front office in the game. Putting together a championship team these days is extremely difficult without losing some prospects and aggravating some fans.
"who's" should read "who'd" I wish the "s" and the "d" weren't so blasted close together. It makes it too difficult to type for those of us with ten thumbs.
Jonathan Singleton is one of only 3 position players in the Texas League (AA) who are not yet of drinking age. Yet he's 5th in OPS at .981 (.317/.418/.563).
That trade was a huge mistake.
Can of worms or a freaking giant ant farm. WOW
Also in the Pence trade, not mentioned above: at 19, Domingo Santana is the 2nd youngest player in the California League (A+), ten days older than the youngest one. He's 11th in the league in OPS (.283/.350/.560).
I've been one of Ruben's biggest supporters on this blog. Probably to a fault. But I think, for me, what he does with this Cole Hamels thing will really help define him as a GM. I've maintained all along that allowing a 27 year old, home-grown, dominant lefty starting pitcher get away would almost be grounds for his dismissal. While I acknowledge that it takes two sides to create a deal, I really have to wonder if Ruben hasn't somehow pissed off Hamels to the point where it will be very difficult to get something done. We probably won't know for sure, at least for awhile, so I will hold my judgement until it all comes out and is resolved.
I tried looking at all the deals Amaro has made and graded them from — to ++ (range is –, -, =, +, ++) with the all the info we have as of today.
Lee trade #1 ++
Halladay trade (including extension) ++
Lee trade #2 —
Mayberry trade +
Oswalt trade +
Pence trade – (potential to be –)
Polanco signing +
Raul signing =
Blanton extension —
Howard extension —
Papelbon signing –
Kendrick extension –
Pedro Martinez signing +
Moyer extension –
Madson extension ++
Durbin extension –
Lee signing +
Contreras signing =
Danys Baez signing —
Victorino extension ++
Chooch extension ++
Hamels extension ++
Werth extension +
J-roll extension + (team-friendly enough)
Charlie extension =
Schneider signings =
Herndon (rule 5) =
Mini-Mart (rule 5) —
Wilson Valdez signing (and not resigning) +
These ones can change easily:
Nix signing –
Thome signing –
Qualls signing = (team-friendly, proven guy but poor results)
Pierre signing +
Fontenot signing +
Valdes (pitcher) signing =
Wigginton trade +
Non-contract stuff:
Handling of Dom Brown —
Letting Burrell walk +
Not picking Feliz' option +
Not picking Oswalt option + (easy call, tho)
Letting Jenkins sit +
Letting Eaton sit ++
And these are pending:
Hamels pending FA
Shane pending FA
Pence extension ?
All in all, a very mixed record. Some very smart extensions (Madson, Shane, Chooch, Hamels, Werth) and some terrible/WTF contracts/extensions (Howard, Blanton, Papelbon –it's 5 years remember…). Some fantastic (original Lee) and head-scratching (second Lee) trades. He filled in the holes just fine with guys like Polanco, Ibanez, Pedro without hurting our flexibility, so that's good. I suspect his record will remain mixed, purely because he's made splashy moves that have been really good AND really bad. (Got to add: Whatever happens to Hamels will be a big factor in the end. Not extending him already is a big — in my eyes.) Put a gun to my head and I'll have to go with a B-.
About the future Hamels outcome being "one of the best or worse moves in Phillies history": The thing is, there's what people (here and everywhere else) will say when the move happens–and what they will say 3 or 5 years later. It's going to take quite awhile to know how to rate that, however it goes.
Manny – how the eff long did it take you to make that list with all those symbols???!!! Wow!! Good work by you! Agree with some. Disagree with others. It's really hard to put a grade on this. So much rides on this year, frankly.
Boss is out this week haha. And I always wanted to do this honestly. Now I feel better armed to argue with all the Amaro haters AND lovers.
What will you do with people like me? I'm basically an "Amaro neutral."
I would agree with you. I think I'm an "Amaro neutral" as well.
A team with one of the top payrolls in the sport is measured by 11 wins in October, not what happens in the regular season. And whether or not people like to admit it, the core of this 2007-2012 run was put together by Ed Wade. Gillick and then RAJ came into their positions with Rollins, Utley, Howard, Hamels, and Victorino already on the roster. There's no playoff run without those players around in their prime seasons.
The Howard contract is well documented.
The Cliff Lee musical chairs game directly led to losing even more prospects because RAJ was forced to go out and get Oswalt in the summer of 2010. If Gose is as good as scouts think he is I don't think those 36 Oswalt starts were worth the price.
I don't think RAJ is one of the better GMs, but I don't think he's one of the worst either. He's in the middle of the pack somewhere. To George, that's "bashing" Amaro.
In no way would I consider your comments "Amaro bashing," and I agree that he's probably somewher in the middle; probably a little above exact middle. I was referring to those here who can't see the good for the bad. I'm pretty sure you've seen the "Ruin Tommorrow," and "Ruben sucks," and "fire RAJ, fire Manuel," diatribes yourself. That's what I was referring to.
A couple of comments I would like to make though are:
1. It's a little unfair to say that it's only the last eleven days that count. Injuries and luck figure in no matter how good a team's personnel might be. The Braves were considered a great team because they won 13 straight division titles, and yet they won exactly ONE world championship.
2. I doubt the phils would have continued to win without the further tweaking done by Gillick and Amaro. It was pretty obvious in 2008 that the Phils could hit. But Feliz wasn't much at third, Burrell was close to done, and the pitching was mostly Hamels, Lidge, and luck.
I agree there is no playoff run without the core of Rollins, Vic, Utley, Howard . . . . . . . . . but I don't think we would have remainined on top without the additions of Lee . . . . Halladay ….. Oswalt (who was great when we landed him), and Hunter Pence last year
Also… Ibanez may have been paid a ton, but was the best avaialable LF when we decided to let Burrell go (which was the right move) …
Polanco was the best available 3b (after Beltre turned down more years and dollars from the Phillies to sign a 1-year-deal with Boston) …. They all have a part in this, and I think the 2011 team was better than 2008 …. but the 2008 team won it all, and last year's team didn't ……..
I think Jeff's point is that if he hadn't stupidly traded Cliff Lee away in the winter of 2009 he wouldn't have needed to trade for Oswalt in the summer of 2010, because Lee would have been on the staff the whole year.
The Phils were in first place by 6 games without Hunter Pence last year, so to think that they wouldn't have won the division without him is kind of silly since they were already winning the division without him. The Hunter Pence trade is up there with the Ryan Howard contract in terms of awful Amaro moves.
For whatever reason (I think it came from those above Amaro) they "couldn't" keep both pitchers… and like he said (and was in Todd Zolecki's book THE ROTATION), they didn't want to temp fans with both pitchers on the roster for a few days -so as soon as the Halladay deal was completed, the Lee trade went down . . . .
This was after the Phillies had offered Lee the same extension that Halladay agreed to… why they couldn't have kept both pitchers for ONLY 2010, I do not know (don't recall what the payroll was, or what the payroll limits were that year) .. but the payroll has since expanded, making Amaro's job easier. .
I do not believe that he wanted to trade Cliff Lee … I think that he was told he could have one or the other, and opted for Halladay …….
…. I didn't mean that if not for Pence we wouldn't have made the postseason.. but without those players we got in trades, Halladay, Lee, Oswalt…we don't have the same strong team down the stretch each season (when we just so happened to play our best baseball each time)
but as for Pence – on July 15th, we were 3.5 up on ATL…a week later it was 4 games, and on July 29th it was 5 games ……..meanwhile, that was with a banged-up Polanco, and little production from RF … we had an unproven bullpen with Madson, Stutes, Bastardo all pitching well, but no track records to show they would def continue …. They thought they need to improve their offense to have a better chance in the postseason (and they were right!!!)… maybe Pence wasn't the right player (I wanted Beltran), and maybe we gave up too much to get him (generally what happens to buyers at the deadline) …..
Agree on Lee — he would not have acquired Halladay if there wasn't a plan to trade Lee at the same time.
(agree with Don, that is)
Don – I don't buy that the organization couldn't afford to keep Lee for $9 million in 2010. I know that's what the front office implied, but it's hard to believe a team coming off back to back WS appearances couldn't make that work. If we do accept that as fact, then we need to question why the hell they got stuck paying Jamie Moyer $8 million that season.
Don't forget, Lee and his agent claim they had barely begun to negotiate with the Phillies at the time he was dealt. You can choose not to believe that, but I don't see what they would have gained by lying about the situation.
Which brings to mind one of RAJ's biggest flaws – his lack of patience and willingness to allow a market to develop. It's hurt him quite a few times so far in his tenure.
I think Don's statement was that ownership gave RAJ the choice of Halladay or Lee, and he chose to trade for Halladay. Amaro doesn't have the authority to make deals without ownership approval.
As for Moyer, he was already signed to a 2 year extension in December 2008, the money was guaranteed, and there most likely was not a big trade market for a 46 year old pitcher making $6.5 million.
GM – I know the logistics as to why Moyer was on the 2010 team. It was a rhetorical question pointing to the poor decision made in extending Moyer, leading to a poor decision in trading Lee, leading to a poor decision in trading for Oswalt. There are many cause and effect situations tied to these moves and we've yet to see the final outcome to the trades that included highly touted prospects. That's why they've always called the moves mortgaging the future. Well, the future is just about here.
Stewardship of a franchise is a huge responsibility. Having to think about what's best now and for the future takes more than a little planning. I won't grade him yet either, time will tell.
However, I could name several GM's that I would rather see running the Phillies-
1. Andrew Freidman- Tampa Bay Rays- He makes Billy Beane look like an amateur when it comes to money ball.
2. Jon Daniels- Texas Rangers- His team looks poised to capture their first title and go to the championship series for the third straight year.
3. Mike RIzzo- Washington Nationals- He hasn't proved himself yet in the Majors, but they have a slew of talent in the system, and a slim chance to win the division this year.
Others that I think would do the job better in no particular order- Kevin Towers,-Diamondabcks, Dayton Moore-Royals, Doug Melvin-Brewers, Dave Dombrowski-Tigers, Jerry Dipoto-Angels, Alex Anthopolous-Blue Jays, Neil Huntington-Pirates, and maybe even Ned Coletti- Dodgers too.
When the general manager of a major league baseball team refers to one of the best pitchers in baseball as chickensh!t (or what he did as chickensh!t) then I don't think I would want him as a GM of the team that I root for. His words and actions were unbefitting of a baseball executive.
You know what, I forgot about that. I was just thinking about his body of work, you are right.
I don't think I'd go with Rizzo, either, and not just because of the Hamels thing. He's had the benefit of top draft pick positions pretty much since the team became the Nats. You can't call that a particularly shrewd stockpiling of talent. (Well, I suppose he could have been really stupid and drafted one-armed infielders instead of the obvious-to-every-scout Strasburg and Harper. It's too early to tell.
As I said to Schmenkman, I would pull Rizzo off the list due to lack of professionalism, but I do think there was more to it than having the best draft positions, although certainly that did not hurt. Check this out George- a little insight into where the Nationals were (worst organization) when he took over and his four step plan to build the organization. I still think he's a pretty sharp baseball man.
Andrew Friedman?????? Seriously????? Anyone of us could have done the job of Andrew Friedman when his team was annually sitting at the bottom of the AL East with the worst record in baseball and all the while accumulating #1 overall draft picks….Andrew Friedman??? Throw Ed Wade in there too with all the high picks the Phillies used on players like Hamels, Myers, Utley and Burrell. Friedman hasn't done crap…Billy Beane was drafting bargains and players nobody else wanted with low draft positions every year in the amateur draft….
Pat Gallen —- you have no balls whatsoever. Your inability to give Amaro a grade tells me you are afraid this will negatively affect your ability to get interviews and possibly hinder your chances to climb the sports ladder in Philly. We don't need wimps, Pat. We need guys with guts and integrity. Grow some !!!!
I give Amaro a c+ at this point in time
a C+ ??? Grow some balls. go "D" or "B" grades…
Did you read any of Pat's points, or just the first sentence? He basically says he's made good moves and bad moves …. I wouldn't say that he's afraid of saying anything . . . and his job with 97.5 FM (ESPN) gets him access and interviews regardless of his stance …. a little harsh on your part, no ?
Lefty, disagree with many on your list but completely agree on Friedman, Daniels, and Anthopoulos.
After Chuck A. reminded me above of Rizzo's remarks regarding Hamels, I would have to remove him from my top three, that wasn't professional at all. And Anthopoulis could easily slide right into that spot.
Dispy RAJ Scorecard:
Strengths: Balls, Creativity
Weaknesses: Jumping at Free Agents, overpaying players
Addressing the first Lee trade: I believe ownership keep both Halladay AND Lee's salaries. So he picked Halladay and traded Lee. If I was under the mandate I would have done the same thing.
He overpaid Polanco, Moyer, Papelbon, Ibanez in egregious fashion. NO. we did not HAVE TO have any of those four guys. "What if we hadn't have signed them" you chirp. You…just…would…have…done…something….else.
I forgive him for Ryan Howard. At the time of the extension he was still an elite offensive force. To let him walk would have been PR suicide. As it turns out, his skills have eroded, no unpredictably, and the signing looks bad. It didn't work out – bit it wasn't stupid at its inception like the four cited up top.
If Chase and Howard were still playing at 80% of 2009b levels, Amaro would be a prince. They were young enough. They weren't broken down.
You gotta pay players if you wanna try and win the World Series every year. I think Ruben is just fine.
The Dipsy
I'm not sure I'd rate the Polanco signing as an "egregious" overpay. He did well in his first year, and is doing pretty well in his third. I'll also give the Papelbon signing some time before I'll call it "egregious." The Moyer deal, however, makes up in egregiousness for even some of the meh contracts.
And Polanco overall was in the middle of the pack among starting third basemen in year 2. Far from egregious.
Howard was clearly showing signs of declining as a player at the time of the extension. Don't forget this extension was given more than a year before his contract was set to expire. So they extended well before they needed to at an above market price. What benefit did the team receive for the early extension?? This contract was rightfully criticized by several analysts at the time of the extension. Add in the fact that Pujols and Fielder were due to be free agents at the same time as Howard, why the rush to extend him? He's nowhere near those two as a player even at the time of the extension.
*insert "ownership would not let RAJ keep both Halladay and Lee".
The Dipsy
But they did allow it 365 days later?!
By the way the "?!" (or "!?") symbol is called an interrobang.
Yes, obviously they did allow it 365 days later.
If your boss tells you to do something, you do it, or you find a new job.
GM – There's no proof that Amaro was ordered to do anything. It's just pure speculation. Spend some time on Google and find me some information on this edict that was handed down from ownership. Neither ownership nor Amaro has ever said it, yet it's somehow become part of the folklore surrounding that sequence of events.
We could argue this all day, but obviously management/ownership was aware of the trade and approved. To place all the blame on Ruben is foolish. He publicly stated that the trades were to restock the farm system, just like he said that he couldn't increase the payroll prior to re-signing Lee in December 2010. I'm not sure about you, but I wouldn't come out and throw my boss under the bus after making a move as unpopular as trading Lee.
GM – Of course they were aware of the deal, but there's no proof that he was "ordered" to trade Lee. There really wasn't a need for Amaro to throw anyone under the bus.
Just for fun, assume that ownership "did" give him that command. Wouldn't it have been better to just let Joe Blanton walk instead of extending him with that ridiculous three year deal? I'm not even using the benefit of hindsight there. It made much more sense at the time. That was $7 million for 2010 right there, so there were certainly ways to clear that $9 million.
The Cliff Lee soap opera was not one of RAJ's shining moments. When you tie the Oswalt deal to it (which is a logical progression) it looks even worse.
Neither of us was in the room the day those trades happened, but lets use a little common sense and deductive reasoning.
If you look at Amaro's track record, and it's well documented in this post, he hasn't been conservative, and he hasn't planned much for the future. His agenda has clearly been WIN NOW! Just because there isn't a news release or a press conference where he went on record saying, "David Montgomery made me do it." doesn't mean it didn't happen. Whether they explicitly told him to do it or not, they didn't stop it, which means they supported it.
As for Blanton, he was offered arbitration prior to the Halladay & Lee trades, he was coming back, for $7.5 or $10.25 million.
One could also say, "Spend some time on Google and find me some information that this edict was NOT handed down."
I won't say it, though. I'll just say that this was a debacle all around, and probably the doings of everybody in charge. Amaro certainly didn't seem too keen on asking the owners to free up more cash, so even if ownership might have balked, Amaro wasn't completely blameless. I'll also agree with whoever said that the Moyer contract tied up too much money, making it virtually impossible to keep Lee, given the top to bottom stubbornness concerning the budget that year.
I think ownership finally woke up a year or 2 ago and realized just what they have here. A big market sports franchise. For years the Phillies were thought of and actually were a small to mid market team….and that's how ownership thought. Things started to change with the first Thome signing in the early 2000s and REALLY changed with the Howard contract and the second Lee signing. If ownership tied Ruben's hands I can't fault him for anything related to that.
I'd go one further. For years ownership not only behaved like they were running a small market franchise, but also acted like they had to pass one brain back and forth to each other in order to function at all. Some of the moves made in Phils history make even the recent Baez signing look like pure genius. Fergie Jenkins for two washed up middling pitchers? Sandburg for whoever (or whatever) it was they got in return?
Whoa. RAJ finds out he can get the best pitcher and baseball, Roy Halladay. Ownership told him, hell yes, TOLD him, "go get him RAJ but you can't keep Lee, too". And Amaro made the deal for Halladay. Hence the mad rush to trade Lee. No looking for other teams. No looking for better deals. Boom. Gone. To Seatlle. Why the hell else, when you're trying to win a WS, would you trade the SECOND best pitcher in baseball? To restock a farm system? Puh-lease.
But then, as Chuck so astutely pointed out, ownership opened up the throttle and we got Lee back. If you wanna know exactly what happened, self promotion here, go back to MY article on PN. It resonates today as much, if not more, than the day it was written.
It's what happened.
The Dipsy
Dipsy, I remember that article. I'd love to see it again, but I don't know how to access old postings on PN. Can you link it for us?
Movingf forward, I believe that Amaro will be a train wreck for this team. He has no patience and has proven that he cannot offer intelligent financial deals. If we lose Hamels, then management should tell Amaro to pack his bags and get the hell out of town. He is no hero. He paid way too much for too many players and bankrupted our farm system. The truth is plain as the nose on his face. He is bad news as a leader and way, way too impulsive. I can only give him a C+, and for a general manager and organization leader, that is a failing grade.
Amaro will never be a Pat Gillick, now way, now how.
He is very good a gamling with ownership's wallet and does show some courage in that department, And he does want to win awfully bad. And I do give him credit for those traits. He aslo showed management that a good teeam in Philly will fill the seats.
Don M…. I stand by what I said. Pat Gallen is a decent fellow who has done some very good things. I appreciate that. But the object of this was to grade Amaro as a GM after over three years. That is enough time for that. I hope you can see my point, If not, then Oh well !!!
No hard feelings toward you on my part. GO PHILS !!1
Not giving a letter grade does not mean that Pat didn't do some rating. I think he pretty thoroughly gave his impressions of Amaro's performance. He also stated that the real test for Ruben hasn't come up yet, and that's why he couldn't go further in his rating. His comparisons of good moves and bad moves seem a pretty fair and debate stimulating assessment to me, and just because he has attached no stupid letter grade (which are, in themselves, open to some interpretation) it's an assessment far from lacking guts.
I would appreciate if you could – I don't know how to do it. If you google it – It was called "The Dip: Business Is Business". Thanks.
The Phillies trade prospects for all stars, and spend money to keep and sign talent… Everything we asked of them for years and years…. And somehow that's not enough
Gotta love Philly
We can appreciate that they spend the money while still wishing they used the money and prospects more wisely.
Speaking of prospects, how's "Middlin" Middlebrooks doing??
The Phillies passed on Middlebrooks seven times in the 2007 draft before he was selected. They also passed on Giancarlo Stanton twice (in favor of Joe Savery & Travis d'Arnaud). Yikes.
c s – Middlebrooks is still looking very good. His mediocre minor league OBP stil makes me suspicious, but he has certainly hit MLB pitching well in his first month.
Jeff, d'Arnaud is looking pretty good himself, and there's still a very good chance he'll be the better player.
Also, you can do the "selected instead" thing about every one of the 100s of mid-to-late round picks that made it to the majors. The Red Sox passed on Ryan Howard 4 times in 2001 to draft Kelly Shoppach, Matt Chico, Jon Devries, and Stefan Bailie.
I realize that but who is the last significant player produced by the farm system? A starting player in the big leagues. Ruiz (undrafted) became a regular in 2007 and Bourn in 2008 (for Houston). Have there been any since then?
No – just pitchers:
Kyle Drabek (2012)
Vance Worley (2011)
Antonio Bastardo (2011)
Michael Stutes (2011)
J.A. Happ (2009)
From what I can see Michael Bourn (2003 draft) is the last starting position player to come up through the Phillies system.
Maybe player evaluation is an issue to worry about?
You should blame draft picks more on the scouts than on Amaro.
My last comment on this thread, maybe:
It's my last because now I think people are going beyond the limits of Amaro's responsibilities. For instance, he doesn't make the final decisions on a lot of financial issues; he doesn't do the scouting of prospects, he doesn't control player performances and player injuries, and he doesn't control the collective bargaining agreement.
Basically, he's middle management, somewhere between the peons he relies on for player assessment and the bigwigs clenching their fists around the company purse. But middle management traditionally takes the brunt of everything, because they're usually the most visible. I feel for Amaro, even if I'm neutral on his performance, and I just can't engage in expanding his role to include the sink in the canteen's kitchen.
I just googled the article from Dipsy. Here it is:
Fascinating stuff. I want to really read over it again later when I have more time.
Thanks, Chuck
That was a classic piece Dipsy.
Good write up Dipsy
What did RAJ do this year? His negative was getting rid of Oswalt in my opinion, then not aggressively going after him of recent. Other than that, brought on Wiggington, Thome, Nix, got rid of Raul, the pickup of Qualls did not look bad on paper (and his first few outings were just fine), and he picked up the #1 closer in baseball today in Papelbon. Howard, Utley, Doc and Worley – their trip to the DL had nothing to do with Ruben. He signed Jimmy at a reasonable contract.
I'm not unhappy – I'd rate him just fine. A
Oswalt doesn't really wanna pitch anymore in my opinion. IMO. He's got a bad back. He would have been a nice pick up for 4m, though. I think a lot of the reason that he didn't make bolder moves was that he didn't know that Utley was gonna go down like he did nor did he foresee this infection Howard that supposedly set him back. Personally, I'm not counting on either one of them for any real contribution this year. I would not be surprised to see Utley retire before its all said and done. Of course, he's due 15m next year so, obviously anyone would milk the "rehab" process thru then. Injuries. Happens to everyone sooner or later.
The Dipsy
Yeah, Utley is basically done. He'll attempt to come back… a few times, maybe….he definitely doesn't want ot leave $15M on the table. He might even go to the AL after next season and try his hand a DHing. But….as the Utley that we've come to appreciate and love…he's done. The Phillies should definitely try him in left. I mean, could it hurt??
Howard….he'll produce nothing of real value this season. Maybe hit few jacks, hopefully some meaningful that helps the Phillies. But he won't be fully ready til 2013. The day the season ends…whether it's in September or October…the Phillies' brass needs to tell him that his off-season training regimen begins. In earnest. He needs to start the 2013 in THE BEST SHAPE OF HIS LIFE.


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PAM stands for Pluggable Authentication Modules, and is a way of providing application independence for authentication. A PAM-enabled application calls a stack of PAM modules to run authentication, open and close sessions, and check account validity.
This is Part Two of a three-part article on writing PAM modules. Part One discussed the background information needed to write modules, and Part Three discusses the critical functions the module must supply. This part discusses the support code a module author will need to use.
These articles describe a C++ application because most large-scale application development is in that language, and its differences from the C language, while distinct, are not extreme. You can develop a Linux-PAM capable module in any language, provided you can call the necessary C functions.
To start with, you'll need the development files. In a Debian system,
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When compiling, you'll need to link against the
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In case the module is linked statically, the four module types need to be #defined before security/pam_modules.h is #included.
#define PAM_SM_ACCOUNT
#define PAM_SM_AUTH
#define PAM_SM_PASSWORD
#define PAM_SM_SESSION
Most of the information a module needs can be found or passed through PAM items. These items are related to a specific PAM session, which is identified with a PAM handle. The PAM handle is passed to each of the module's major functions as a parameter.
Use the
pam_set_item() and
pam_get_item() functions to store or retrieve PAM items.
extern int pam_set_item(pam_handle_t *pamh, int item_type, const void *item);
extern int pam_get_item(const pam_handle_t *pamh, int item_type, const void **item);
The available PAM item types can be arranged into groups.
About the application:
PAM_FAIL_DELAY function. Some applications replace the default PAM version.
About the user:
pam_get_user() rather than asking for this directly.
About the machine:
$DISPLAY (GUI based apps). You can retrieve the terminal name with
About authentication:
pam_sm_authenticate() and
pam_sm_chauthtok() in the password module type.
Other than
PAM_SUCCESS, the PAM item functions can return
PAM_BUF_ERR or
An application may display a message in any number of formats. A GUI displays messages very differently from a command line interface, and both are different from a secure HTTP session or an FTP session.
PAM insulates the module developer from these issues, by requiring the application to provide a conversation function. This function takes messages from the module, presents them to the user, and provides the module with responses.
A call to
pam_get_item(pamhandle, PAM_CONV, &item) produces a pointer to a conversation structure. The conversation structure contains the conversation function and a pointer that the application can use to transfer data.
struct pam_conv {
int (*conv)(int num_msg,
const struct pam_message **msg,
struct pam_response **resp,
void *appdata_ptr);
void *appdata_ptr;
The module uses this function to pass messages to the user. The module may pass messages one at a time or as a cluster of several messages at once. The application will determine whether the messages are presented to the user as a group, or individually.
The module must create an array of pointers to
pam_message structures to contain the message strings it needs the application to display. This array is the
msg parameter, and each structure contains both the message and the message format. The
num_msg parameter is the length of the message array.
struct pam_message {
int msg_style;
const char *msg;
Available message formats are:
The application will provide an array of
pam_response structures on return. The module must provide a pointer, which the application can fill with a pointer to the array. Yes, this is a complicated piece of indirection. The module provides its pointer as the
resp parameter.
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The module should fill this pointer with a NULL or other testable value before calling the conversation function, so it can verify that the application has changed it.
struct pam_response {
char *resp;
int resp_retcode;
resp_retcode in the response structure is currently meaningless, and is usually filled with a 0.
Note that the
appdata_ptr is included as the last parameter of the function -- this is important. The application uses the
appdata_ptr to transfer data it may need within the function, so be sure to send it that pointer.
Aside from
PAM_SUCCESS, the conversation function might return
Getting a username can be involved -- first checking whether it's a PAM item, then calling the conversation function, and identifying the appropriate prompt to ask for the username. Fortunately PAM is willing to do the work for you, in the
pam_get_user() function.
pam_get_user rather than doing the work yourself. It's easier, cleaner to read, and if the process changes, you don't have to do a thing!
extern int pam_get_user(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char **user, const char *prompt);
Do not free the user data memory. A second call to
pam_get_user() or a call to
pam_end() will do that for you.
The meaning of the return value
PAM_SUCCESS is obvious. Other return values are
PAM_CONV_ERR which means no username could be obtained, and
If you receive
PAM_CONV_AGAIN, return control to the application with
PAM_INCOMPLETE, and, when next invoked with that PAM handle, return to the failed
pam_get_user() and pick up where you left off.
The module author cannot predict how the module will be loaded, so you should avoid static variables. The functions to set and get data provide a way to associate data with a PAM handle. The data items set using this function are available to other modules, but not to the application.
The cleanup parameter is a function you need to provide to do a proper cleanup of the data item. If no special cleanup is required by this item, it may be set to NULL.
error_status parameter may be logically ORed with
PAM_DATA_REPLACE to signal a second call to set the same item, or
PAM_DATA_SILENT to cause the cleanup function to avoid logging or sending messages to the user.
If an entry is present but has the value NULL,
pam_get_data() will return
extern int pam_set_data(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *module_data_name, void *data, void (*cleanup)(pam_handle_t *pamh, void *data, int error_status) );
extern int pam_get_data(const pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *module_data_name, const void **data);
Linux-PAM comes with a separate environment, associated with the current PAM handle. The environment starts out empty.
extern const char *pam_getenv(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *name);
extern const char * const *pam_getenvlist(pam_handle_t *pamh);
extern int pam_putenv(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *name_value);
name_value argument is a NUL terminated (C style) string. Valid formats are:
Any memory that your module does not personally free must be allocated with the
std::malloc() family of functions from the Standard C library.
new and
delete can be used, but only for memory you will be releasing yourself.
This is Part Two of a three-part article on writing PAM modules. Part One discusses the underlying theory of PAM, and what behaviors are required of a module. Part Three discusses the functions a module is required to provide, security issues, and response codes.
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Comments: This is the best spike I have ever owned. Much better than the nike victories in my opinion. I use these for the 200m-1600m, and they are perfect for each of those events, and they are so light! You won't be disappointed in these. I love them!
From: James, Patton, Kimberly, Alabama, US
Comments: Very great feeling shoe, setting PR's every race so far, conforms to your foot nicely, and super light! I would definitely recommend these to anyone who wants to shave time and run well.
From: Noah, USA
Comments: By far the best 800/400 spike i've ever used. I used to run the 800 in Maxcat III's because I liked the stiffness of its plate but the weight was a con. I then reverted to my victories but didn't like its spike plate as it wasn't stiff enough for me. my dilemma was solved with the endorphin three spikes. They weigh almost if not the same as the victories but have the stiffness very similar to that of the Maxcat. They are the perfect combo of weight and stiffness and put you right on your toes the entire race- an overall amazing spike.
From: John, Naples, Florida, USA
Comments: Feels great like there is no heel to keep you on your toes. I think this rivals the Victory.
From: Derek, Placentia, CA, USA
Comments: Great energy return, the feel is perfect. Saucony outdid themselves on this bad boy.
From: Stefan, Parker City, IN, USA


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