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Each year at the APABA annual Banquet, APABA and the APABA Foundation award the Minoru Yasui Community Service Award. The award goes to an individual or group whose community service exemplifies the achievement of Mr. Yasui, who challenged the laws applied to Japanese-Americans during World War II and advocated for civil rights and liberties for American citizens, regardless of race or ethnicity. For more information please visit http://www.apaba-colorado.org/.
Ralph Carr Award/Scholarship:
The Governor Ralph Carr Award is awarded to a young APABA attorney, defined as an attorney in 10 years of practice or less, who has exhibited a commitment to public service through public sector work or a substantial commitment to community service.
When the Government decided to resettle Japanese-Americans from the West Coast in a camp at Amache near Granada, Colorado, Governor Carr went against popular anti-Japanese sentiment by urging Coloradans to welcome the evacuees. In a speech defending the rights of the displaced Japanese-Americans, Carr said:
"If you harm them, you must harm me. I was brought up in a small town where I knew the shame and dishonor of race hatred. I grew to despise it because it threatened the happiness of you and you and you."
Carr's urgings for racial tolerance and for protection of the basic rights of the Japanese-Americans are generally thought to have cost him his political career, including his ambition for election to the United States Senate.
The award winner will be directed to spend the stipend toward CLE or repaying law school loans. For more information please visit http://www.apaba-colorado.org/.
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The awardees will be recognized at the CHBA Annual Banquet and Fundraiser to be held in January.
Chris Miranda Outstanding Hispanic Lawyer: Presented to an outstanding Hispanic attorney in practice more than five years who has shown a continual commitment to the Hispanic community and the principals of the legal profession.
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After a flying golf ball from the course next-door hits Newhart, he wakes up in bed. What the audience sees is Bob Newhart as the character from his previous show, "The Bob Newhart Show." Next to him in bed is his wife from that show. Even the set had been rebuilt to look like the older show.
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Though modern audiences may be more familiar with the feature film version, older audiences will remember how compelling it was to watch "The Fugitive" in the 1960s.
The final episode was actually a two-part finale with the first part airing Aug. 22, 1967, and the second part a week later on Aug. 29, 1967. After four seasons, audiences had to wonder what would happen to the main character, Richard Kimble. Would he find the real perpetrator and be exonerated? Or would he be on the run forever?
Part two of the finale was the most-watched television series episode at that time. It was viewed by 25.7 million households (about 46 percent of American households with a television set and a 72 percent share. That record would hold up for more than 13 years until the "Who Done It" episode of "Dallas."
Finally, the audience could exhale as Kimble is found innocent, and he is able to live happily ever after.
It is good to go free, but it is also wonderful to walk away from a show on top ...
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Carson was not the first host of the show, nor did the show end after he departed. However, Johnny was so much of what made "The Tonight Show" successful, and it was hard for some people to say good-bye after 30 successful years.
His final guests on May 21, 1992, included Robin Williams and Bette Midler, whose emotional serenade turned into an impromptu duet with Carson.
Technically this wasn't his last episode since a retrospective show, taped before a by-invitation-only studio audience, was aired one night later. But it's the night before and his final guests that's most remembered.
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It was the great experiment over the forces of cold.
It was the last resort, in fact.
Drive all the way from Woodstock to Crystal Lake and back without the heat on and the window cracked to let the 8-degree air circulate inside the car. Meanwhile, I froze.
But if it meant not having to scrape thick frost from the windshield the next morning, the bitter cold all would be worth it. It's not like I was driving to Iowa in 8-degree weather. We all have our limits.
Ever since it started getting cold a month ago, frost started appearing on the windshield and windows of the Impala. And it takes 5 to 10 minutes to scrape holes big enough to see through to drive to work.
And by holes, I mean pretty much all of the glass area because I seem to have this idea that it is the law. The spouse of a co-worker was ticketed a few years back for having a fogged up windshield. Which was bad enough. But he was getting off his third shift – his last one because he had just found out he was laid off. Which is really bad.
It wasn't that cold that morning, just enough apparently to create a little windshield fog. How the officer saw this – it was dark – I don't know. Why he wouldn't let him off with a warning given the circumstances is beyond me. No compassion.
But I know I don't want to get that ticket, and I think of the poor guy every morning when I am scraping the ice off my windshield. I mutter under my breath.
I used to have this piece of hard clear plastic about double the size of a credit card that fit perfectly into my hand to scrape frost off the windshield. It came off an old machine from 25 or 30 years ago, and it worked great. It was just sharp enough and broad enough to scrape the window clean rather efficiently.
But it's been four or five winters since we've had a second car, and I've lost track of that makeshift scraper. It's somewhere on the messy bench in our one-car garage, and it won't surface until spring, I'm sure.
It's always a crapshoot when you buy ice scrapers at the store. Inside, they might look like they are sharp and thick and strong, but invariably they don't conform to the slight curve on the windshield, and they scrape away scratches on your windshield rather than patches, kind of like if you were to use your fingers to scrape the ice away. And the very thought sends shivers down my spine. Fingernails across a chalkboard. Only frozen.
You would think the "they" would have come up with the perfect scraper in the hundred years we've been driving cars.
I mean, I had it in my hand – just a extra piece of clear hard plastic from a broken-down machine. If I had been thinking, I would have gotten a patent for new, improved, never-fail ice scraper, but I wasn't a visionary. My train to fortune pulled in and out of the station before I knew what to do. That separates the Edisons from the Petersons.
The next best thing is to let the car warm up on cold mornings, but I'm afraid to let the car idle unattended in the driveway. Seems like an invitation to theft, although the only people to walk by our house are students going to the corner to wait for the school bus. I suppose one of them could make a break for it.
We used to have a car with a remote that started the car while it was still locked. That way worked great to clear a frosted windshield, heating the inside of the car. That worked great until it started starting on its own, which was disconcerting. It could start almost anywhere – never a good thing. We had it surgically removed. That was one sweet gadget.
But the experiment to keep the inside of the car as cold as the 8-degree temperature outside failed. It got down to about zero that night, and there was frost on the windshield, although it was lighter than usual. Normally my drive from work to home is only a few minutes – not all the way to Crystal Lake and back – and that might be short enough to prevent any stray body heat from beginning to warm the inside of the car. What body heat? I'm shivering.
I will continue experimenting. There has to be a connection between the inside temperature of the car and the amount of frost on the windshield. If I can keep them even, I should be able to avoid frost. I'd rather shiver than scrape.
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Konichi-wa, bitcharoo! TheFeed is in Tokyo this week to cover the Tokyo Game Show, and boy, are our arms tired. Here, now is what happened at the opening of the show with the keynote speech, given by Yoichi Wada, Chairman of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association, and President of SQUARE ENIX.
10:30AM - Enya and Sarah Brightman music playing through the room means it's time to get calm, baby! The Tokyo Game Show 2008 is here and we are ready to roll! The English translator in my head tells me to take my seat, and we're on our way.
10:33 AM - And the lights dim. Opening video for TGS, playing on the "rising sun" theme.
10:34 AM - Yoichi Wada takes the stage, and talks about what people can look forward to from Japanese manufacturers in the future. He says they're confronted with certain issues in the world of gaming that they haven't dealt with. He talks about how his ideas are going to be abstract and how hard it will be for the translator to get them across. Fantastic!
10:37 AM - His first point about Japanese gaming is that maybe the titles they create here aren't translatable to the Western world, but he says that the Japanese have been watching Western movies and listening to Western music for a long time, and it's a myth that they don't understand Western culture. Then, he says that Japanese gaming is making more money than anyone else. And then talks about how gaming can catch up with other industry in Japan and the world.
10:40 AM - Why has the Japanese gaming industry lost its place as the leader of the world? He says it's funny for him to be asking that question, but it's true. From the 80's until very recently, they held the edge. Japan created all of the consoles there were until Microsoft and perhaps Phillips came along. Talks more history about the success of the Japanese gaming industry, pointing out community between console creators, software creators, and PC makers. Over time, however, they've lost their image as the hub of gaming creation.
10:43 AM - Talks about how Japanese gaming companies have not exploited synergy as well as we do in the States, including how American companies thrive on movie tie-ins and such, while there are only a few Japanese companies who have such an alliance. He says that Japanese are proud, and that pride might have prevented them from joining with other world leaders to make them stronger.
10:46 AM - Wada talks about community, and how the mod culture creates a sort of "middleware" movement, with stuff like Half-Life. He talks about how Japan doesn't really participate in the mod forums, and how it's losing them goodwill in the gaming culture. He talks about GDC and GCDC and how Japanese don't make very good use of these conferences to help insinuate themselves in the community.
10:48 AM - Wada talks about American schools, and how there are curriculum for game designers, but that there's no such thing here in Japan. He advocates a strong hub and a strong community to help keep the pace and disseminate information country-wide.
10:50 AM - The translator change in my head tells us that all of this led to a loss of goodwill, and that Japan needs to get some of that goodwill back. What do we need to consider when it comes to networking? The foundation of knowledge needs to be broader, and the teams that make the games need to collaborate better with other parties to make the business more viable. Using the network as a physical infrastructure.
10:55 AM - He talks about the role of creativity in the process, and how you need to be creative not only in the design of the game, but also in the way you make it, the people you collaborate with, and the world view that the game creates. All of these are points of expression, and can be made valuable.
10:57 AM - Though I'm not sure what it means, the phrase, "we need to take into account our predecessors while sitting on the shoulders of a giant" is awesome.
11:00 AM - He says it's not the promotion of gaming, but the restriction of usage that keeps things from moving forward. A new model needs to be applied. There needs to be deregulation in the Japanese gaming industry. Talks to the standardization of interfaces, which gaming companies are bad at. He says that people in the same company are often using totally different systems, and that content creators need to know that if you DO standardize interface, it doesn't remove creativity...it encourages it.
11:03 AM - Japan isn't fertile anymore. Wada says there's a crisis. "We have to be determined, and it means changing your lifestyle. Those people who can do need to do whatever they can do."
11:05 AM - There needs to be an exchange between the Japanese government and the gaming industry. Tax breaks and such for game creators, sharing human resources from the gaming companies. These things will help to invigorate the industry here. They need to raise their expectations for the whole industry in general.
11:08 AM - "I'm not painting any rosy picture for the future. Time is running out." And....Wada OUT.
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I just have a question if I can mix frozen breast milk pumped on different days.
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I just have a question if I can mix frozen breast milk pumped on different days.
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Today, my brother paid the DJ $300 to ruin my wedding by playing the Imperial Death March as I walked down the aisle. FML
by Anonymous / 12/15/2012 at 3:52am / United States (Washington) / Miscellaneous
Today, I woke up to find my best friend lying down and unresponsive. Frightened, I tapped on the glass. He got scared and started swimming again. My best friend is a fish. FML
by Anonymous / 12/10/2012 at 5:40pm / Sweden (Vastmanlands Lan) / Animals
Today, I sent a cute, jokey text to my girlfriend saying, "Just in case the world ends, I love you." Not only did she dump me because I was an "idiot for believing in the doomsday", which I don't, she also wrote a Facebook status about it. Now everyone thinks I'm mentally unstable. FML
by Anonymous / 12/20/2012 at 7:37pm / Norway (Vestfold) / Love
Today, because my boyfriend drives a 2-seated sports car, I had to awkwardly sit on his brother's lap as we drove to the store. I soon felt a poking sensation through his pants, just a few minutes before we hit a bumpy road. FML
by orgasmicriding / 12/22/2012 at 5:55pm / United States (Oklahoma) / Transportation
Today, I was riding the train and someone farted. Everyone looked at me. People always blame farts on the fat guy. FML
by Banana / 12/04/2012 at 11:04am / Puerto Rico / Transportation
Today, my 6-year-old nephew opened his Christmas gift. The first words out of his mouth were, "This is cheap." FML
by UngratefulBrat / 12/28/2012 at 2:03am / United States (New York) / Kids
Today, I brought my 6-year-old to the mall to sit on Santa's lap. She told him what she wanted and smiled for the picture. When the lady told her that her turn was over, she began throwing a fit, pulling off Santa's beard in the process. This caused all the kids in line to begin sobbing. FML
by unknown / 12/17/2012 at 6:37am / Canada / Kids
Today, "The Phantom of the Opera" soundtrack blasted me awake at 4 am. Not knowing how it got on my iPod, I checked and found I had bought the whole $17.00 album in my sleep. This is the second time this month; the first time I downloaded the soundtrack from "The Wizard of Oz". FML
by hailey / 12/10/2012 at 12:10am / United States (Maryland) / Money
Today, my husband and I sat our 10-year-old daughter down for a chat over her recent cursing. When my husband asked where she'd heard the words, she "innocently" replied, "from mommy's other boyfriend." He took her seriously, accused me of cheating, and hasn't been home since. FML
by mandybar15 / 12/14/2012 at 6:52pm / United States (Oklahoma) / Love
Today, at my new job, some juvenile cockbite spiked my food with a laxative, as part of some kind of bizarre hazing ritual. The bastard got ratted out and suspended, but my arsehole now feels like it's been blown apart by a nuclear warhead. I thought this shit only happened in movies. FML
by Anonymous / 12/20/2012 at 4:49pm / United Kingdom (London, City of) / Work
Today, my workplace was having a raffle and was giving away a Venus shaving kit. A co-worker won, but instead of keeping it, she walked over and handed the basket to me in front of everyone, said "You need it more" and walked away. FML
by shaving kit / 12/31/2012 at 5:17am / Work
Today, the guy I'm dating found out I have severe arachnophobia. He downloaded a picture of a huge, hairy spider and set it as background on my iPhone. I can't even unlock my phone, as every time I try, the spider pops up and I drop the phone. He laughs every time I do it. FML
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Today, while helping out at a retirement home, I had to get a book off a bookshelf. When I reached up, my watch got stuck on my shirt, resulting in my shirt lifting up. I just flashed my man-boobs to at least 20 senior citizens, and one of them even asked if he could have a feel. FML
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Normally when you hear the word schizophrenia, what comes to mind are hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, even violent outbursts.
But this is a story about what happens after people with the disease have been stabilized with anti-psychotic medications.
For several years now, Cleveland has been the incubator for a new therapy that helps people with schizophrenia get to the next level. Health reporter Anne Glausser has the story.
Megan Michaels and I met up in Richmond Heights, to take Buddy for a walk. Michaels is a professional dog-walker. She has been for six years.
Michaels has schizophrenia. That's not how she'd normally introduce herself—nor could you tell when you meet her—but she agreed to talk with me about her illness and what helped her.
MICHAELS: This way Buddy. Come on, come on.
Michaels loves her job. She's stable. When she has bad days, feeling low or isolated, she knows how to handle it.
MICHAELS: I have to essentially pull myself out of my skin and realize that everybody has these kinds of days. The only difference is that I have a few more of these days.
But it hasn't always been like this. When she was first diagnosed with schizophrenia in college, she says it was terrifying and traumatic. It required hospitalization.
MICHAELS: When you first get the illness you have no insight onto what is happening to you. And you're scared.
She was stabilized with anti-psychotic meds but had trouble keeping on track, making plans, and thinking clearly. Ten years ago, Michaels—who is now 41—enrolled in a new program developed to help people like her. It's called Cognitive Enhancement Therapy, or CET.
CET aims to "train" areas of the brain thought to be impaired in people with schizophrenia. People in the program do extensive drills on the computer that target memory, attention, and problem-solving. The one-year intensive program also has group sessions which teach social skills, like how to interact with co-workers.
I visited a recent CET class run by the Jewish Family Service Association in Cleveland. Students were at computers, doing exercises that honestly were making my head spin. Like, you'd see the word RED printed in yellow lettering. First round you had to match the word color; second round you had to match the word meaning. The exercises get progressively harder and you're trying for speed as well.
This is all part of the plan to help students adapt to different situations and develop so-called "cognitive flexibility."
Recent studies show CET resulted in lasting improvements in memory, attention and social skills for people with schizophrenia.
Dr. Sophia Vinogradov is a psychiatrist at the University of California San Francisco and studies brain-training programs like CET.
VINOGRADOV: Right now the standard of care for people with schizophrenia is—in this country anyway—is abysmally unambitious, I guess you could say.
People are stabilized with meds and sometimes counseling,
VINOGRADOV: But they really don't do anything in terms of helping people get back integrated into their community, able to work.
This is the aim of CET, and Vinogradov says its dual emphasis on cognitive and social skills means it's an approach with a lot of promise.
Megan Michaels says her most important takeaway from the program is the impact it has had on her interactions with family, friends, co-workers, even strangers like me.
MICHAELS: It's helped me accomplish better relationships.
She's held down her job; she's been married for 9 years; and she agreed to do a radio interview about a stigmatized illness.
This is the kind of outcome that developers of CET hope for.


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Obviously I'm skipping the next piece on Orpheus. I also cannot comment on the results of the Stanford Study. They are holding a cytokine conference in March. Although it is geared toward medical professionals I think it would be of interest to patients. I would encourage people to print out the pamphlet and give it to your doctor to attend. One incentive is they get CME credits. If I can I plan on being there. All I can say is that it's important.
On to the crazy things. First the area where I live has been grey and cloudy for about 10-14 days (I can't remember). For the past week I've been having shortness of breath, dizzy spells, very low heart rate, blood pressure instability (going from low 110/50 to higher 148/90). I take Ivabradine to slow down my heart rate and Prazosin which lowers blood pressure but both my heart rate and blood pressure have been stable until recently.
I had to kneel down in Rite-Aid to avoid fainting. I pretended I needed to look at something on the bottom shelf. I've felt like passing out while at stop lights-always an indication the POTS has gone whacky. My headaches have been bad. The shortness of breath has been driving me crazy-it's worse in the mornings. The fatigue has been bad also.
I emailed my ME doctor who said the weather is likely causing an increase in inflammation.
Makes sense so I looked up air quality here in the area. It hasn't been good-"considered unhealthy for sensitive groups".
Other notable incidents. My housemate developed pretty bad food poisoning that kept him down for a week. I noticed he was/is coughing a lot. I've been worried he's had the flu rather than food poisoning. Then I realized I was coughing a lot.
Also, two people had heart attacks requiring stents. This in and of itself is not notable. However I know both of these people. One of whom I spent Christmas with. That is notable.
I've been reading comments on Facebook of people I know in the area such as: "killer headache from allergies". "My allergies have been driving me crazy". Or, "now I know why I've been feeling so shitty-I forgot to take my allergy medications". And so on...One of the unusual comments I've gotten from people when I tell them I recently moved here is "do you have allergies?" "No" is my reply (except for mold and chemicals). "You'll get them here!"
On the 'Spare the Air' page I looked up symptoms associated with various pollutants:
Ground-level OzoneGround-level ozone is formed when volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) react with the sun's ultraviolet rays. The primary source of VOCs and NOx is mobile sources, including cars, trucks, buses, construction equipment and agricultural equipment.
It is a strong irritant that can cause constriction of the airways, forcing the respiratory system to work harder in order to provide oxygen. It can also cause other health problems:
- Aggravated respiratory disease such as emphysema, bronchitis and asthma
- Damage to deep portions of the lungs, even after symptoms such as coughing or a sore throat disappear
- Wheezing, chest pain, dry throat, headache or nausea
- Reduced resistance to infection
- Increased fatigue
Particulate Matter (PM)Particulate Matter is a complex mixture that may contain soot, smoke, metals, nitrates, sulfates, dust, water and tire rubber. It can be directly emitted, as in smoke from a fire, or it can form in the atmosphere from reactions of gases such as nitrogen oxides.
The size of particles is directly linked to their potential for causing health problems. Small particles (known as PM2.5 or fine particulate matter) pose the greatest problems because they can get deep into your lungs and some may even get into your bloodstream. Exposure to such particles can affect both your lungs and your heart.
Scientific studies have linked long-term particle pollution, especially fine particles, with significant health problems including:
- Increased respiratory symptoms, such as irritation of the airways, coughing or difficulty breathing
- Decreased lung function
- Aggravated asthma
- Development of chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive lung disease
- Irregular heartbeat
- Nonfatal heart attacks
- Premature death in people with heart or lung disease, including death from lung cancer
Short-term exposure to particles (hours or days) can:
- Aggravate lung disease causing asthma attacks and acute bronchitis
- Increase susceptibility to respiratory infections
- Cause heart attacks and arrhythmias in people with heart disease
Even if you are healthy, you may experience temporary symptoms, such as:
- Irritation of the eyes, nose and throat
- Coughing
- Chest tightness
- Shortness of breath
I'll have to do a separate post on the 1099-C craziness. It's important information for anyone who has had debt forgiven especially those of us who have had student loans forgiven. It's absolutely absurd.


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No. 2: Watch the games at work
If you can't get away from the office and you spend your work day staring at a computer screen, you may be able to watch the games from your desk.
Although in the past you could watch every single game for free online, that will change in 2012.
While all games airing on CBS will still be available for free on CBSSports.com, the NCAA joined with Turner Sports and CBS Sports to offer March Madness Live, which for $3.99 allows fans to watch all games live online or via an app for Apple and android devices.
March Madness Live also offers video highlights, game alerts and live radio broadcasts for every game. Cable and satellite subscribers can "authenticate" themselves to get online access without paying extra.
Returning this year will be the ever-popular "boss button," which replaces the game with a fake spreadsheet if your boss happens to walk by your desk.
The free online and mobile offering in 2011 netted more than 52 million visits during the tournament. And that boss button certainly got a workout, racking up more than 4 million clicks.
But while those numbers show you'll hardly be alone, be sure to refrain from belting out your school fight song at your desk. That's what the conference room is for.
No. 1: Get your company involved
You want to boost office morale and unite your co-workers in a common goal?
Sure, you could put your nose to the grindstone and actually get some work done, but few things bring a workplace together like a good, old-fashioned office pool.
Whether it be a co-worker's due date, Oscar predictions, a football numbers board or a tourney bracket pool, nothing has quite the same effect on an office as the chance to win bragging rights over your co-workers -- not to mention their money.
And if you organize the office pool, it will give you a good jumping off point for a campaign to allow you and your fellow employees to watch the tourney at work in the open.
While some experts claimed March Madness costs companies into the billions of dollars in lost productivity, others argue that it actually has the ability to boost morale and, in turn, productivity.


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Wven though Hewlett-Packard's board of directors essentially fired Leo Apotheker, the newly appointed chief executive Meg Whitman does not have plans to revert decisions made by her predecessor. At least, the PC decision and the intention to buy Autonomy are set to remain intact.
"It does not signal a change in the strategy. We are behind the actions that were taken on August 18. We are firmly committed to Autonomy. […] The board isn't going to change the strategy and is going to continue down this path, which frankly was the fear," said Meg Whitman during a conference call, reports BusinessWeek web-site.
It is widely believed that HP's BoD fired Leo Apotheker for his "jarring" decisions in regards of personal systems groups and questionable decisions about other strategically important factors. However, Mrs. Whitman does not think about changing the direction of the company.
Meg Whitman is an ex-Ebay CEO; she joined Ebay in March, 1998, when it had staff of 30 and revenues of approximately $4 million. During her time as chief executive officer, the company grew to approximately 15 000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue by 2008.
Mrs. Whitman does not have experience in hardware companies and is indeed a person known as a successful executive at a company aimed at consumers, not enterprises. She was a director of the board for eight months and she hardly knows the company from inside. It remains to be seen how successful she will be at HP and whether she does spin-off the PSG, which will be a turning point for HP.
Rahul Sood, an ex high-ranking HP employee and the founder of Voodoo PC, said earlier this month that the personal systems group (PSG) was HP's biggest strenth.
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From accident to culinary icon
Pasadena restaurants gear up to celebrate second-annual Cheeseburger Week
By Nick Smith 01/10/2013
Without much dispute, it is widely believed that one of America's favorite foods — the cheeseburger — was invented in Pasadena in 1924 by then-16-year-old Lionel Sternberger, who was working at Rite Spot café on Colorado Boulevard when he accidentally burned one of the beef patties he was preparing. Instead of frying a new one, Sternberger slapped on it a piece of cheese to cover up his mistake — hence, the cheeseburger.
It wasn't until years later that Bob's Big Boy restaurant introduced its "Big Boy" cheeseburger and McDonald's its "Big Mac." So even though Rite Spot no longer exists, Sternberger's fortuitous invention lives on as an American culinary institution.
Last year, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Paul Little promoted a new campaign called Cheeseburger Week, celebrating Pasadena as the birthplace of the famous sandwich.
"It is important to focus attention on Pasadena as a dining destination," said Little. "[O]ur city hosts haute cuisine and the best burgers in the world, and sometimes the two are the same."
During last year's event, more than a dozen local restaurants, bars and burger stands participated, with an opportunity afterwards for customers to rate their favorite cheeseburgers online. Some cheeseburger superfans even organized their own "cheeseburger crawl," going from place to place, sampling several cheeseburgers to determine their favorites.
Everyone is invited to participate in this year's celebration, which kicks off Sunday and runs through Jan. 18 as part of California Restaurant Month, a statewide "foodie celebration."
A returning feature will be the Cheeseburger Challenge, wherein customers will be able to vote online for their favorite cheeseburgers in various categories starting Sunday. The categories include Favorite Traditional Burger, Favorite Slider and Favorite Ethnic Burger.
Also, the cheeseburger crawl will be an official feature this year, with suggested routes posted online at pasadenarestaurantweek.com/cheeseburger-crawl. With more than 40 participating eateries taking part this year, the options are endless for anyone wanting to experience a creative and delicious interpretation of Sternberger's classic recipe.
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Two hours to go before the non-waiver trade deadline, and nothing yet.
In other news, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports is echoing many allegations that the Manny Ramirez-to-Florida deal is dead.
Will the Phillies do anything at all before 4 p.m.?
In fact, just looking at the whole day so far, there has barely been a peep about or from the Phillies. It's as if the Phils are silently concocting some mad plan. Maybe not, but it's eerie how quiet it's been over here, while at least there's been word the Mets, Angels and A's aren't dealing at all.
Trades made today:
- Rays trade two prospects for OF Jason Bay
- Marlins trade prospect for RP Arthur Rhodes
- White Sox trade for OF Ken Griffey Jr.
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this three way deal is holding up EVERYTHING else becuase it will change the trade market if it goes down. peopel are afraid to make moves while that stuff is still looming out there. it screwed up the whole trade deadline thus far.
I dont think the phils are gonna do anything. possiblly a cheap left handed relif pitcher
Just Pat being Pat.
Trade Werth and Myers for Manny (someone posted that rumor; can't imagine why the Sox would do it, but hey…). Then trade Donald and someone (Golson?) for Mahay. Let Happ start. Then we get this:
And this:
Plus an upgraded bullpen. Yep, the rotation is rough, but if we can't get a #1 or #2 guy, it's not going to change. May as well get Manny and try to outscore everyone.
This may have already been reported on here, so if so, I apologize. ESPN reports the Manny deal is just about dead.
This would be a great time fro Gillick to hop and and get him. Take on all of his money then you dont have to give up so many prospects.
Werth and Myers for Manny? Time to wake up, Pete.
It sounds ridiculous, but I didn't make it up out of thin air. It was cited as a report from baseball prospectus in the last thread. The report was that the Phils offered that; no word on what the Sox said.
as long as the mets and marlins aren't improving I'm content
And it's not that far off…the Sox were essentially reported to be giving up Manny, 2 prospects, and cash ($2M more than what is left on Manny's contract) to get Jason Bay.
If that's the return they're looking for on that trade, Myers/Werth/cash for Manny is not out of the question.
I agree with that deal. You could probably doit for Donald and Werth. They need a SS.
Phillies arent going to do anyhing at all. You guys can speculate all you want but this team isnt going to improve drastically in the next hour and a half as to where we can take on the Cubs/Brewers in a series. We need something to go down during the offseason. Right now all we can hope for is a hot streak that the Rockies expierienced last year. Reality sucks huh?
guess what? you cant get manny for myers and werth
ped: I agree. The thought of Manny going to the Marlins is scary, but if it doesn't go down and the 3 teams stay where they are the Phils still have a great shot at the NL East. If they update to just some kind of LH reliever, good for us.
Geoff: your right, this stupid 3 way deal is taking over the trade deadline and no one wants to pull the trigger on anything.
Did anyone hear anything about Lohse possibly being traded?
I have a feeling something big is going down for the Phils by 3pm. Just a gut feeling.
no one is saying no, Tom, but the proposal is ridiculous. Why would the Bosox go from getting Bay and Grabow to Werth and Myers for Manny? A backup 29-year old OF and a guy who can't keep his ERA under 4.50. There is absolutely no validity to this rumor and it's foolish to take it seriously.
No one is saying no, Tom. It's just retarded for the Red Sox (who don't make moves like the Phillies make moves). Obviously if the Red Sox agreed it would be sweet, but they aren't that dumb and they aren't sellers. This is a unique situation between the Red Sox and Manny. You clearly have no idea how to gauge plausibility through ruuuumoooorrs.
theyd better be or else well be really pissed at them
hey, Rob, no copying off my paper! j/k…looks like we think keenly alike.
Yeah, all Myers needs is to be able to walk around on Boylston Street again.
hahahaha good one Tim. Myers makes sense for the Red Sox. Money isn't an issue with them, and they could use a set up man.
Ha, ya nutty. Tom you must be a mets fan.
Ha, ya nutty. Tom you must be a mets fan judging how uneducated that comment was.
what's wrong with Okajima, Phil?
and even if we assume Boston has interest in Myers, why would they trade manny for him? it would be like the Phils trading Burrell for Wakefield. zero sense.
don't know why that posted twice
come one, Rob, that's just uncalled for. if anybody is uneducated it would have to be the Red Sox for merely considering this trade.
nah die hard phils fan rob … first off that 3 team deal died not bc of bosox but bc of pirates not giving up prospects…
i dont see anything about the astros, what did they do
what uneducated comment…all iv heard the past couple days is manny shouldnt come hear he would disrupt this team shut the fuck up…if the deal wasa myers werth and whoever for manny is a no brainer i am just pointing out if some1 didn't like that i would seriously consider there mental health
There are no trades happening… whats the holdup..
I think the Manny 3-way got shot down because the Pirates didn't want to lose Bay for Hermida and a prospect in return?
MLBTR sucks the past few days in my opinion.. they kept reposting crap that we already heard 30 times , and every time the chance of a Manny trade goes from 1% to 3%…they update the page… meanwhile they dont say why any trades will or won't happen
and the fact that you jus called me a muts fan is a disgraceful
exactly PIRATES didnt like what tjhey were getting…bosox liked what they were gettin you fuckin idiot
i concur. the manny trade is the big distraction. i think its causing the lack of activity so far.
yeah the pirates killed it because they werent getting enough in return for bay/grabow.
mlbtr updates the frigging manny thing every 5 seconds.
The fact you would merely point out that anyone WOULDN'T like it is asinine. It's besides the point. OF COURSE anyone would take it, I could just as easily offer up So Taguchi and Geoff Jenkins for Matt Holliday and call anyone retarded for not wanting that deal except ummmm it would never happen so why don't you stop being such a girl and put some insight into a comment before you waste your time.
that trade looking lopsided in favoor of boston actually, but thats just me.
i also think the RIDICULOUS prices placed on a lot of players has to do with this too.
You guys dont know why the deal died and who was at fault. You are just basing your opinion off a couple of writers who said about 18 hours ago that the Boston- Florida deal was just about done. Its all speculation, until something happens or some league/team official comments on something you guys have no idea why it died. Just the fact that some reporter thought that it was a certain reason and this trade deadline they have been wrong about 90% wrong.
you're right, Geoff, but the reason these prices are so high is because selling teams want bonafide prospects. they won't settle for less because they'll get 1st or 2nd round draft picks when the player signs with a new team as a free agent this winter, which is a nice reward for staying patient and holding the line.
Geoff, I 100% agree with you, and I said that last night on the board in another post. If I were the Marlins I'd just cut out Boston and give the prospects up for Bay and Grabow.
new rumor, myers, ruiz and ruben amaro jr. for manny, varitek and cash. don't anybody flame me, it was reported as fact on some random mets blog i found on the internet.
Next person that tells somebody else on here to shut the F up ….
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its really not that out of the line…they want to dump manny they get werth who kills lefties they get myers whoever knows what he can do and you get a prospect…rob your being a dousche just for me pointing out shit…shut the fuck up
i know its not gonna happen but sometime in my lifetime the phils are going to make a blockbuster move …. prolly not this year
We should trade Schilling to the Diamondbacks for a new firstbaseman, like Travis Lee… and we need a lefty, so we ask them to throw in Omar Daal too
that would be sweeeeat!
we have a winner, Don.
I concur that the trade somewhat makes sense, I just don't think it's going to happen. V-tek and Boston's pitching coach could probably work miracles for Myers.
haha you love cooock
how did ed wade not get IMMEDIATELY fired for that trade? IMMEDIATELY…
see me.. im only half-gay.. but Tom, he LOVES the cock, he eats it up
(Don M does not endores the notion that Tom may or may not "eat it up," he simply fell in line of cursing at others.) (Even if that were his true lifestyle choice, there is nothing wrong with that.)
phils grip there prospects anyway so this specualtion is a waste of time…it makes not sense the phils will trade good prospects for shitty players but wont trade prospects for good players
Yeah Kennedy…Baseball Prospectus is equivalent to "some random mets blog." Blow me.
The Sox clearly want to dump Manny. Let me say it again – they were reported to be happy trading Manny, 2 prospects, and $9MM to get Jason Bay. Based on that, trading Werth and Myers for Manny is a steal for the Sox (based on where they apparently value Manny). If the Sox view it as an addition by subtraction thing, it's not surprising that Manny could be had for less than we might think.
Don't get your hopes up, Tom. Unless the Phillies have ONE owner with a set of nuts you will never see a blockbuster. The franchise has never given you a reason to have a hope to begin with. The Phillies have never been a deadline team and won't be the way their management works. I WANT them to be, but I'm just so over it at this point. Time to be realistic and quit with the whole tantrum bull dude just because you made a stupid comment and I said something about it.
Pat is asleep at the wheel…the phils need to make a move that will allow Happ into the Rotation.
Tim…I was about to send a comment like yours. I am pretty sure boston wants absolutely no part of Brett "I cant keep my hands to myself" Myers.
If you really think the Red Sox believe they'd improve their team for 2008 by trading Manny and getting Werth and Myers you are clearly delusional. We may think Werth is a stud and Myers has great potential, but I bet every other team thinks Myers is a headcase, injury prone hack and Werth is nothing more than a platoon player with limited skills. Get over it.
1 more hour and i guess we will know
How did we get nothing for Rolen, Schilling, or Abreu ???? this is why, this is why, this is why we dont win world series titles
We got Polanco for Rolen, and all Polanco did was block Utley.
thats exactly right. that was ed wade AND mike arbuckles bad scouting. you look at those three trades, it almost looks like intentional failure….
And getting Thome was retarded because we blocked Howard who could have broken the all time home run record if he came up when he was 23.
Gavin….Hear Anything
we shoudlve won a world series with the prospects gotten frmo those three trades.
thats why they need all new scouts if they havent already done that. arbucklle needs fired too. like, now
How about beltre and ibanez from the mariners
"Pedro Feliz was diagnosed with a disc bulge in his back on Thursday.
He had an MRI on his back Wednesday, and got an epidural injection on Thursday. He won't participate in baseball activities until next week at the earliest, and might not be ready to come off the disabled list on August 9, when he's eligible."
Everyone knew Utley and Howard were studs in AA. Why did they block them? RETARDS!!! Just imagine what kind of records the both of them would have broken if they came up in adequate time? Just imagine how much better they would be right now if we brought them up early. Thank you Ed Wade, you piece of shit.
August 9th isn't far away. I'm not wirried about it.
all Polanco did was give the Phillies a GREAT reason to move him to 3rd, which they didn't and then they decided to send him to Detroit where he hits like .340.
ryan howard was ready to come up when they got jim thome in the first place. it was a pointless move to begin with
who needs a leadoff or 2 hole hitter to get on base all the time?
Polanco didnt want to play 3rd…also Bulging Disks suck, this could be more serious then you think
and they traded him for a criminal that tried to murder like 6 people as soon as he went home for the offseason.
Polanco was a GREAT 2-hitter here.. he just didn't want to play 3b… we got Mike Timlin too who was awesome everywhere but here
what did trade Padilla for?
I saw someone in the Parking lot Sunday, with a Urbina Phils Jersey. I was in awe
Yeah, Polanco should have been our 3B…but we traded in a quixotic effort to "buy" at the deadline when we never really had a shot to win. Still, Wade's work at the deadline this year make his moves with the Phillies seem sensible in comparison
Oh ya and who did the Phillies get for Polanco? Anyone?
A guy named Ugueth Urbina… looked like a good trade for a season until he went on a murderous rampage in Venezuela. Oh ya, he was a free agent after his first season anyway and who is still playing for the Tigers, Placido Polanco.
Haha, Urbina was a head case apparently.
you think for a second Polanco would be the type of guy to refuse to play everyday at 3rd base? No, you're wrong, and he's the last guy to pull a Manny and become a cancer because he's not happy.
im pretty sure that ed wade still is the worst GM in pro sports ever. its gonna be really hard to do any worse.
then he kciks his big comeback off by trading brad lidge for michael bourn, geary, and costanzo. HAHAHAHAHAHA
They signed Thome because they wanted to have a superstar to sell to Season Tickets when they opened the new stadium.. so they could generate more money, and then increase payroll…. it worked, but Tom Glavine would have been better cause maybe we could have made the playoffs in 2005 or 2006 too
I had a bulging disc in my back when I played college baseball, it goes away with rest and a few specific exercises/stretches. Will only take a few weeks and you feel great afterwards. Feliz should be fine.
Until this team starts playing consistently up to potential, I think it's worthless to start trading away future big-leaguers for win-now pieces.
I just hope that when the time does come when we have a solid, performing team with the pieces in place ('09 or '10), the front office makes the necessary moves to add an ace to form a power 1-2 with Hamels.
One thing that makes me think that Pat Gillick is brewing something up is that there are a lot of teams that are being talked about as not doing anything and that won't do anything, so maybe he is up to something, but it's being kept a secret. A man can dream, can't he?
Rob, it's actually true. One main reason Palonco is gone is that he didn't want to witch the 3rd base.
Pat Gillick must be in a coma.
The Rays knew they had to make a move to compete with the Angel's in the ALCS.
Ok, the trades will start flying now. they killed the 3 way trade now its time to deal. FINALLY.
YES, a secret trade by gillick maybe???
Is that official?
Pete, I didn't specifically mention the baseball prospectus post, my point was that I wouldn't believe Manny and Cash for Werth and Myers unless I saw it, and by saw it I mean a team official said it was a done deal. Anyone who thinks that deal was a possibility needs to stop being a retard, Bay has more value than Werth and most teams in baseball wouldn't take Myers if the Phils offered him FOR FREE. He earns 12 million next year. To give you an example of how dumb you sound for even suggesting that deal, look at the Washburn situation. Washburn has been much much better than Myers (2.67 era in july, 2.93 era in June), earns only 10 mil next year, and the Yankees are refusing to offer Seattle anything but cash. Not one prospect. Myers had a 6.67 era in june and spent most of july in the minors, so what makes you think he has value. Besides being retarded.
Bay to the Rays must mean the Manny to Marlins deal is officially dead. This also means Werth won't go to Tampa!
Rob…I am not attacking the guys attitude, Christ I have a Polanco Tigers jersey. I am just saying he told the team he did not like playing third. The team saw an oppurtunity to get, at the time killer(had to take the jab) reliever, for a player who was blocking a stud. They had to do it.
Looking back if I were the fornt office, I would of said "Hey Polanco, have 2 million more and enjoy 3rd base"
Great for the Rays and 'good' for the Bucs but everyone knows how their deals turn out…
Breaking News:
Geoff has traded his name to the Royals in exchange for a J
Wow, we coulda had Bay for Donald and Happ. The Rays gave up less than that.
Yep….Pat didnt even call them. he called for nady i think but not for bay
again, asleep at the wheel, again, now this starts another argument, again.
unless hes doing something else
Pirates got there SS, so if not giving up Donald was holding up something for Grabow….
Hell, I've been reading way too much baseball stuff today.
What about the o? Is that included in the deal? Or is that involved in a three way deal with the BoSox?
jack wilson will be traded soon.
Great trade for the Bucs, Brienac is a stud who needs a little more seasoning. The pitcher doesnt seem half bad
We shoulda been giving up Donald, Happ, and someone else for Bay and Grabow, but Gillick is a dumb ass.
That SS, Reid Brignac was ranked #25 going into this season… the same rankings that have Carrasco at #68
Scout.com has him at #10 (#1 overall SS)… they have Carrasco at #9 though
Jeff Niemann.. was ranked #57 there too…
I know that doesn't count for much, but Jason Donald wasn't going to cut it for them at SS, and not sure what pitcher you wanted to give up for Bay, but im guessing that even Donald and Savery wouldn't have gotten it done..
So again, how was Gillick sleeping on this one?
Gillick is more than asleep Don M…he's in a fucking coma.
no one can beat the rays when it comes to prospects. they've been the worst team for i don't even know how many years now. they have a monopoly on players with high potential
I'd love us to have gone after Bay but where would he play? Burrell and Vic are your everyday guys and like it or not Jenkins is not going anywhere and the FO expect to get more out of him. Unless you want to use Jayson Werth as bait some of you are just getting your hopes up for no reason, we wern't going to trade for an outfielder today period.
i will be satisfied if they tell me that he was offered to the pirates and the pirates went for the better shortstop.
ill be ok with that. just say taht you called them. they wanted the best shortstop, then fine so be it.
35 minutes left. I am going to walk away from my computer for 15 minutes and see if anything happens. I doubt it will.
just send out amaro to lie and say that theey called, thatll at least calm me down a little bit.
They are plugging that pitcher right into the rotation, and that SS will probably start for them next year.
If they wanted to give us Bay, we need to get Werth and Jenkins out cause neither of them would ever see playing time.
Donald is not close to MLB ready.. and I thought everyone wanted Happ in the rotation??
Yea the Rays are stacked with good young players…and then they are stacked with top prospects behind that
i do want happ.
if it were me, it wouldve been carlos carrasco, jason donald, and antonio bastardo or greg golson
the pirates obviously are trading jack wilson, because they went for an elite SS prospect
they've inquired about every single star player out there so far.. why wouldn't they have checked in on Bay..?
because its the phillies don. they do stupid things liek that. thats why theyve only ever won one championship and they piss us off so much.
aah, jason bay is not really any kind of improvement over Werth. Especially considering that Bay can't hit Lefty pitchers this year. If you check out the numbers, if Werth and Bay had 100 at bats, Bay would get on 1 or 2 more times on average. And the power numbers are close. There wouldn't be a significant enough improvement to send prospects.
Kennedy, you are a fucking idiot. Upthread, while calling me a retard, you said:
"Anyone who thinks that deal was a possibility needs to stop being a retard, Bay has more value than Werth."
Now, you say "jason bay is not really any kind of improvement over Werth." Which one is it, douche?
In fact, you are right the second time: Bay isn't much of a step up from Werth. Which is why BP's reported Sox/Phils trade makes sense.
I have never seen anyone on this board so blatantly contradict themselves in the span of half an hour.
haha, I contradicted myself? I fully agree Jayson Bay has more value than Werth, just not much more. You were a retard because you thought Myers had value. Retard
you guys are both retards… continue your flirting later, in private
Olney just said that the Phillies have given up on getting a lefty reliever and are going to stand pat with the team they have at this point.
I hate trade deadline day. Its always anticimactic when you're a Phillies fan.
I come back to this…
2:39pm: Buster Olney says the Phillies will probably come up empty on a lefty reliever.
ESPN's reporting the Phills are coming up empty in the search for reliever which is no surprise. I have a lot of good things to say about Gillicks tenure here but he does seem to be marching to the sound of his own drum. He's been lucky with Dobbs and Werth and made a good deal with Lidge/Bruntlett but the Garcia/Jenkin's/Rhodes/Alfonseca moves and coming up empty when he's trying to make a deal really does smell of someone who's a step behind everyone else.
Sorry Don, didn't mean to interrupt your "special time" with Geoff.
Myers has value to any team that doesn't care about payroll and needs a set-up guy. I.e., the Red Sox.
good old stand pat…theyre going to sell it to us that joe blanton was their big move, obviously.
I hear Dennis Cook is still available.
Does anyone refute that there is no team in baseball that would take Myers for free? Keep in mind, he makes 12 million next year
2:43pm: MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo says there is no done deal – the Rays might not make Brignac available.
Get on that Gillick.
why did golson get pulled then? i guess that was bull
Pat forgot to charge his cell phone overnight.
Very true Geoff, I like Blanton but we gave up the wrong prospects and are going to misuse him. When your going head to head with Beane and are going to meet his asking price you better have something up your sleeve if you want to make some other moves, clearly all that's up Gillicks sleeve is his farewell wave.
Apology accepted Pete..
10 minutes and counting, what will the Phillies get? I'm putting $50 on nothing.
yes, Gillick trade the farm for an outfielder who will get on base 1.5% more often than the guy we already have and can't hit leftys. Thats such an ed wade move.
there is nothing to speculate about, the phillies will do, and have done what they do every year — they pick up a marginal pitcher ("innings eater" is how they ALWAYS spin it), and maybe, just maybe they will dumpster-dive and pick up a player along the lines of pete laforrest after the non-waiver trade deadline. basically they will pick up someone who won't effect payroll, and won't make the playoff roster if the phillies even make the post season.
i dont know how u can say bay wouldn't be an improvement to werth, bay is a stud who hits .280+ with 30+ homers, 90+ rbis, with 10-20 steals every year for a bad team, while werth has NEVER had number comparable in any season in the majors — and he is younger than werth. if bay played in this lineup, in this ballpark, he would have numbers like . 280/35hr/115rbi/20sb. werth is best used as a 4th outfielder who can play all 3 positions, and pinch hit and run, lets not get ahead of ourselves and anoint jayson werth (who was originally signed to be a 5th outfielder on this team, in an organization where they always overvalue their players) as the next roberto clemente.
even the red sox aren't paying 12 million a year to a slightly above average rh reliever who is conditioned for starting right now. If the red sox were that desperate, they could offer the Royals 12 Million in Cash for Mahay, and it would still be a better deal for them then this. Pete, you continue to be a retard.
Well today was uneventful, not just for Phillies but basically across the board. Yea, there's 7 minutes left but I'll take my chances and step away from the computer/TV for the first time today. My focus is back on the actual season and going for tonight's sweep.
Yeah Nepa. Hopefully they crush Lannan for putting Utley out of commission last year.
Like I said… no dice. So when are the Phillies going to get desperate? Next season, the season after? Gillick is "standing pat" on a team that might not even make the playoffs this year, and he'll tell you that the Phillies are 100% committed to winning. Pshhhh ya ok.
Has this team ever made a big move up against the wall at the trade deadline?
So we can thank Gillick for our 1 move being Joe Blanton, a guy with a 5-12 record and 5.9 era coming into the phils rotation and his numbers have actually gotten worse thus far. After this move Gillick announced that the phils are not done dealing. He obviously didnt mean that they will make a move before the trade deadline. Perhaps he meant the organization will make more moves period at some point in time in the future. Could be 2010. Their refusal to spend any money on one player is like a repeated knee in the stomach.
Every single good player on this team was not acquired in a trade (utley, howard, hamels, rollins). So my question then is…what has this management done for the team in terms of personel moves?
KM, are you saying Bay is the next Roberto Clemente? At this point in the season, guys are probably going to continue on the same path they are on. That means Bay would be an extremely marginal improvement over Werth this year. He would also probably hit two or so hrs more than werth in an equal number of abs over the remainder of the season. Woop de fucking do. I'd rather spend on a lefty reliever then a marginally better of.
Annnnnnnnnd it's over.
What a fucking buzz kill.
Is this the first time they've faced Lannan since he broke Chase's hand?
On Baseball Tonight they'll have "Trade Deadline Winners and Losers". The Phils should be on the the fucking top of the losers list.
one of the worst trade deadlines i can ever remember. nothign happened that was major.
the real deals happened WEEKS ago.
Agreed Geoff,
Especially since this was a year that the Phillies actually had chips to push. Why make any moves at all if Blanton remains the only one. They might as well have called up Happ and been done with it instead of wasting our time with "A trade is possible". Too many people take that as Gillick saying, oh ya we have a lot in the works, instead of him just pacifying fans when he really has nothing in the works.
exactly. pacifying people. thats what IT is all about. tell them what they want to hear.
So I'm curious,
How exactly does the next deadline work? Like waivers and all that crap. Anyone care to share?
someone gets waived and has to pass through waivers, if they do, they can be traded. if someone claims them then im sure theres compensation of some sort.
So a player on waivers usually sucks i would assume.
Kennedy, let me try to break this down verrrrryyyy slllllloooowwwwllllyyyyy for you, so you can understand it. Here are two deals for the Red Sox to consider:
1st Deal:
They give – Manny, 2 prospects, and $9MM
They get – Jason Bay (marginally better than Werth, according to you, but by such a small amount it doesn't really affect their trade value)
2nd Deal:
They give – Manny
They get – Werth, Myers, cash
The "cash" that BP reported in the deal is clearly there to offset at least part of Myers' salary that you keep bitching about. So, unless you think that Myers is so terrible that even having him on your team will outweigh keeping 2 prospects (and $9MM), then the Sox should take the 2nd deal. Even if the Phils didn't throw in cash, then you're talking about Myers costing $3MM (the Sox save the 9MM from the Bay trade) and allowing the Sox to hold onto 2 prospects.
Only someone absolutely blinded by hate for Myers would say the Sox are better off with the first trade. But that's OK, if you keep calling me a retard, your half-assed argument will look better. I promise.
or someone they dont want to pay. lohse was horrible last year until they cut him and traded him to us for a bad prospect.
thats why the real chance to become a contender for anything other than the division has come and gone.
Players on waivers are underperforming (usually significantly) relative to what they are getting paid. Washburn, for example, is a lock to go through waivers.
I love people who still argue after the trade deadline is over just because they are pissed and want to have the last word. It's over dude, let it go.
maddux will be waived.
theyll get some waiver-wire reject. probably two or three of them actually.
i forgot how long it takes before they start waiving people, a week or so? i cant remember
maybe right away, becuase thye got lohse after 4pm didnt they?
maybe right away, becuase thye got lohse on the same day or the next day
So maddux declines a trade to Philadelphia, but if he's waived, can (not that they would) the Phils claim him off waivers? Or does he still have a say in the matter even if he gets waived.
i dont know. that would be funny though, right?
Any news on Bay? Sounds like the deal fell through although LA might have tried to ressurect the threeway
Geoff, you're bashing the shit out of the Phils' front office, yet you don't even know how waivers work? Wow. And next I ask you this, since the Phils FO is "asleep at the wheel" (you should trademark that phrase)…what did Florida or the Mets do to bolster their teams before the deadline? Arthur Fucking Rhodes? Come on. The Phils aren't the big losers you like to think they are. They can win the division without being forced to make moves.
I need to brush up on waivers i forgot, yes.
but heres all i need to say: 1) they did nothing
2) anyone they get is someone whos basically being CUT!
I remember when Citizens Bank Park first opened, people were saying how it was going to be tough to get good pitchers to come to the Phillies, and that the Phils would have to overpay to sign anyone good.Well, maybe that's part of the problem, CBP no doubt has gotten a reputation among pitchers-if you want your ERA to go up real fast, just pitch a few innings in Phila. And let's face it, Phils FO is NEVER going to overpay for anything(knowingly). So I'm wondering if we are permanently screwed in the pitching dept.? Someone like Myers, who is already a head case, can probably go over the edge thinking about all the HRs he'll give up here.
Holy crap, most of you guys are young enough to be my sons, wait until you're my age(54), or better yet, my dad's age(86) and still have only seen 1 baseball championship, no Superbowls, and an occasional Stanley Cup. Yet I still follow them all, bitch about them every day, and follow blogs like this one. It's an addiction, and I don't care! Soon time for DNL on Comcast, where I can commiserate even more.
A no trade clause means that they cannot do anything with Maddux besides release him without his permission.
And Pete, the deal you thought up or believed or whatever is still retarded, because the Phillies have would be taking on too much salary, and Red Sox fans would see it as trading Manny straight up for Werth. Why would the Phillies agree to pay Manny 6m for the rest of the year, pay the Red Sox 9m, and send away Werth, who is basically free. It doesn't really make sense for either team. Retard. That would basically be 15m, plus 1 year of Jayson Werth at arbitration prices, for 60 games with Manny. Thanks, but thats retarded.
The Mets have really let the Phils off the hook, we have to capitalise on that immediately. Very surprised Minaya didn't acquire an outfielder.
The Waivers system works like this, in a nutshell to those of you who don't know. Unlike what Geoff is suggesting, players aren't "waived" in the traditional sense that the team cuts ties with them. The Phils could put Ryan Howard on the waiver list (they can put up to 7 players a day on waivers). They still own and control the player. That player is essentially on "waivers" for 48 hours, and other teams within that division can select them. In other words, if the Phils put Brett Myers on waivers, any other NL team (in reverse order depending on record) can claim him. Then, once a team claims him, the Phils and that team have another 48 hours to work out a trade. If it falls through, the Phils can put him back on waivers for another 48 hours, etc. At any time, the Phils can pull the player back off of waivers. This is usually done if a team tries to block a trade. For instance, if the Padres tried trading Maddux to the Mets, any team in the NL with a worse record could block it by claiming Maddux. In other words, the Marlins could claim him. If that happened, either the Marlins could work out a deal with the Padres, the Padres could take Maddux off of waivers, or they could wash their hands of Maddux altogether and give him away (for nothing) to the Marlins. If a player clears waivers in that league (nobody takes him), then it goes to the opposite league, where the same process takes place. If the player clears waivers there, then the team (Padres) could do any kind of trade imagineable that they wanted to do with him with any team they choose. Hope this helps.
thanks for cvlearing that up. its still not as promising as the normal trade process. but i hope they get at least someone to help in ANY way.
they have to hope now, because they failed to act.
The Pirates look like they've gotten shafted again. Manny to LAD, Bay to BOS, and the centerpiece of the deal, Moss, goes to PIT along with three others.
Well, I see we've backed off of the claim that the Werth/Myers/Manny trade would be bad from the Red Sox point of view, seeing as how they JUST MADE the "1st Deal" as I described it above. Now, from the Phillies point of view, I never said they'd be paying 9MM. Please learn to read. The Sox would in effect have saved 9MM, because that is what the Marlins required to take Manny.
Why would the Phillies do the trade? Because Manny > Werth by a large margin. Having Manny gives them the best offense in baseball. Having Manny gives them a legitimate shot at a deep playoff run, rather than the hope that they can hold on to the division down the stretch. Let's say the Phils agreed to give the Sox half of Myers' salary next year (Manny vs. Myers this year is already to the Sox advantage from a salary-dump perspective). That's $6MM, plus the additional amount owed to Manny above what's owed to Myers (let's be generous and call it $2MM, for $8MM total cash coughed up by the Phils). Does it make sense to pay $8MM to put the best offense in baseball on the field for the stretch run? YES.
You. Are. A. Complete. Fucking. Idiot. Stop posting, you're embarassing yourself.
You'd be surprised at how many "excellent" trades have been made over the years with big names after the non-waiver deadline. The new deadline now is August 31 for waiver trades. I can think of several trades – David Cone, Jose Canseco, Jeff Kent, Jamie Moyer, etc were all traded through waiver trades in the past 10-15 years. And you can bash Moyer all you want, but the guy has 240 wins…there's not many pitchers around with that many right now.
Know your waiver rules
By Jayson Stark
Updated: August 16, 2004
Warning from the surgeon general: Trying to make sense of baseball's waiver system can be hazardous to your mental health.
There are all kinds of waivers for all different occasions. But essentially, here is how waiver deals can be made between Aug. 1 and the Aug. 31 deadline for setting potential playoff rosters:
Virtually every player in the major leagues will be placed on waivers this month, whether a team intends to trade that player or not. If nothing else, the sheer volume of names can at least disguise players whom clubs do want to sneak through so they can be dealt.
If a player isn't claimed by any team in either league, he can be traded until the end of the month to anyone.
If a player is claimed, but only by one team, the player can be traded only to the team that claims him.
If a player is claimed by more than one team, the club with the worst record in that player's league gets priority — and the player can be traded only to that team.
If a player is claimed only by teams in the other league, the club with the worst record in the other league gets priority — and the player can be traded just to that team.
If a deal can't be worked out or the team doesn't want to trade that player, he can be pulled back off waivers once in August. If he is placed on waivers again before September, he can't be recalled a second time.
Or, if a team is just hoping to dump a player's salary, it can simply allow a team which claimed that player to have him for a small waiver fee. If that happens, the team that gets the player has to pay his entire salary. That's how the Yankees were stuck with Jose Canseco and the Padres were stuck with Randy Myers in recent years: They claimed those players, thinking they were just blocking other teams from getting them. Instead, their old clubs said: "You claimed him. You got him."
In the past, many teams claimed players just to keep them from being traded to contenders with a better record. This year, that isn't expected to happen as often, because most teams can't afford to get stuck with a big contract if they're awarded a player they really didn't want.
Randy Myers was another one that was a snafu. The Blue Jays wanted to trade him, but the Padres snapped him up preventing him from going to a competitor. He sucked for them, and in the end, the Pads were on the hook for the rest of his salary. Manny was waivered in 2003 but nobody took him because they were scared of his salary at the time. Tony Batista was waivered by Toronto in 2001, but the Orioles worked out a deal and he ended up being very productive for them. So, no, Geoff, they're not all bums that are available through waivers.
Oh, I forgot to mention that another little trick is to do a trade for a "player to be named later." That helps get around waiver issues as well.
Pete, why would the Red Sox do that trade when they could get Bay for Manny, a garbage reliever, and a corner outfielder without major league power. So they could get a 6m dollar Brett Myers. Want the best evidence your trade was retarded. It never happened.
Oh, you've got me there. Because every trade that happens is a win/win brilliant move for both teams. Like that sweet haul we got for Curt Schilling back in the day. Clearly not a "retarded" trade….because it HAPPENED!!
Find a different straw to grasp jackass
Oh yeah, that Brandon Moss sure sucks. .295/.337/.462 in limited action this year. And he's 24. Don't want that on my team – no way! As for Hansen, his stats are unimpressive now, but he's young with raw ability. No huge loss, I suppose, but more than they'd have given up to get Werth and Myers.
But let's really break your logic down. Just take Myers out of the trade. Then you have Manny for Werth even up. If Werth = Bay, then the Sox make out better with us than with the LA/Pitt three-way, because they keep Moss and Hansen.
You're forgetting the fact that Jason Bay is a name, whereas Jayson Werth is not. Thats what made this trade acceptable to the Red Sox. Just because hes marginally better Werth, I didn't think it would be a good idea for the Phils to ship prospects for him. You are also assuming that the Red Sox FO is as bad as the Phils, but I think all the evidence would show that they are actually a pretty competent bunch. You are dreaming if you think the Sox would do Manny for Werth straight up. Moss is heavily overrated, and Hansen will never be anything but a bottom of the bullpen reliever, his WHIP is awful. I don't really see Moss as an everyday outfielder. He has never really shown power that I would project him into a guy who will hit more than 10 homers a season, or have good enough discipline to be a great OBP guy. Not a terrible prospect, but nothing the Red Sox don't have plenty of.