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Symantec CEO: We Have Too Many Managers
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Software maker Symantec(SYMC) , long criticized for poor execution in its strategy, rolled out ambitious new plans this week, with CEO Steve Bennett vowing to breathe new life into the company.
"It's an organic growth-focused strategy," he told TheStreet in a phone interview. "Before, we had an acquisition-
Bennett took over from Enrique Salem as CEO last year, as the company wrestled with declining license sales and a slumping share price.
Symantec's shares have climbed 66% since Bennett stepped into the company's hotseat. The former Intuit(INTU) CEO, who also spent 23 years at GE(GE) earlier in his career, has now rolled out his Symantec masterplan.
Bennett wants to streamline the company's operations, while delivering improved performance for customers and partners. As part of this effort, Symantec will focus on 10 core areas, which include information-security services, security gateways, data-center security and storage.
The CEO wants to offer customers a broader menu of products, while also letting them migrate to new integrated offerings, particularly in areas such as mobile and cloud. "We're going to continue to make our point solutions better," he added.
As part of this effort, Symantec will increase its research investment. R&D as a percentage of revenue was 14% during fiscal 2012, which is expected to rise to 16% in fiscal 2017. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue are expected to decline from 41% to 27% over the same period.
Bennett also wants to improve the security and storage specialist's command structure.
"Over time, we have built a very bloated and inefficient management structure," he said. "We have too many managers."
To make the company more flexible and better equipped to meet customers' needs, Symantec will give front-line employees greater power. As a result, the company is cutting executive and middle-management positions, with the layoffs scheduled to be completed by the end of June.
Symantec has not said how many of the company's 20,225 employees will be affected, although Bloomberg reports that 1,000 jobs could be cut.
Bennett declined to provide a figure during his interview with TheStreet but said the company will have fewer employees a year from now. "It will be material," he said.
As part of its restructuring, Symantec has also created a new office of the CEO, with a small team of executives including its CFO and COO, making decisions with Bennett on a daily basis. Sales-geography leaders will report direct to the CEO, as well as the chief officers in areas such as IT, marketing and communications.
The company split its CEO and chairman positions this week, with the board electing director Dan Schulman to the position of non-executive chairman. Previously, Bennett held both roles.


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#64500 - 04/08/02 02:35 PM omnivores
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Using this category for the purely non-word-related:
Helen has called herself "your basic omnivore". OK, omnivores, let's get serious:
What is the most "extreme" food you've ever eaten -- and would you do so again?
In my case: eels, and "yes, but I'm in no hurry".
#64501 - 04/08/02 05:06 PM Re: omnivores
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Dear Ken: there is a Japanese delicacy, sliced smoked eel, that is so delicious I remember it sixty years later, never having been able since to find a place where it was on the menu. A classmate from LA brought it to Christmas party in Boston. Called "unagi"
#64502 - 04/08/02 09:21 PM Re: omnivores
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wwh - "unagi" is just one of the many flavors of "sushi" available at a sushi bar. (I do remember your post on the dangers of raw seafood, etc...)
I have ate chocolate covered bees and ants... just a bit crunchier with lots of protein. I ate worm in Boy Scouts as a special initiation (special meaning "not sanctioned"), but we wandered around looking for a "left-handed smoke bender" as well.
#64503 - 04/08/02 09:52 PM Re: omnivores
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I don't know what it was that I ate, and I don't want to know, either. All I know is that as soon as I started chewing, all my brother-in-laws were looking directly at me and laughing like they'd pulled something over on me. I'm thinking it was probably taco de sesos brain taco [still shuddering-e] It's not that it tasted bad, it's just the thought of it.
#64504 - 04/10/02 08:34 AM Re: omnivores
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Fried chittlin's, mountain oysters, sweetbreads, eels and snails--all I've enjoyed--but I don't eat eyes.
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#64505 - 04/11/02 06:49 AM Re: omnivores
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Sweet and sour snake (no idea what kind of snake it was and I didn't inquire). Tasty. When I was living in Surabaya, I was told that a certain restaurant served pangolin, but I don't know if it was true or not. At one wedding reception here in Jakarta I did eat something and no-one would tell me what it was, but I suspect it was dog. It was so heavily chillied it could have been anything.
#64506 - 04/11/02 04:03 PM Re: omnivores
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Fastidiousness in food can be illusory. Consider the guy who could bear to eat lambs tongue because it had been in an animals mouth, and requested an egg instead.
#64507 - 04/17/02 01:09 AM Re: omnivores
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Fastidiousness in food can be illusory
A long time ago, I heard that Chinese were astonished about Europeans eating Insects' excretions - meaning honey...
#64508 - 04/17/02 02:11 PM Re: omnivores
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yes, i heard but even more unappatizingly, "something made from regurgatated insect food"..
but i have eaten "birds nest soup" made from a gelatinous fish product. a sea swallow (or some such bird) regurgatates fish, in a a gel form. The gel lines the nest, so when it is off at sea, the fledging birds have food..
foragers come, and collect the nests, and use the gelatin to make a fish broth for soup. yummy! actually, it is!
i am sure some one has a link, or knows a site with all the details.._________________________
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#64509 - 04/17/02 03:30 PM Re: omnivores
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Dear wsieber: I never thought of it that I have never seen mention of Chinese eating honey. But I found a site which says one company exports 800 MT of beeswax each year. That represents a lot of honey. I have heard of Chinese being surprised us bignoses eat rotten milk. (cheese) Now I've got to look again, and see if Chinese export cheese!
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Communication/Journalism Department Now Department of Media and Communication
Communication/Journalism students returned to Fisher this semester to a department with a new name. Now officially known as the Department of Media and Communication, the department has also added another degree program.
Dr. Jack Rosenberry, Department Chair and Associate Professor, said the name change was first proposed a couple years ago.
The name came about after a collaborative brainstorming session with the faculty. The group also sought feedback in a focus group they conducted in 2012, which included faculty members and the dean, meeting with about 25 people from local ad agencies, companies, and non-profit organizations. Rosenberry said the participants were all enthused by what the department was proposing because of their needs for entry-level employees with excellent communication skills along with some level of business literacy.
"We think the name better reflects the current state of the program and types of careers our students are preparing for," he said.
The department is still offering journalism courses, but has expanded the offerings to include new courses focused on digital media, advertising, and public relations. The Bachelor of Arts in Communication/Journalism degree that the department has always offered is still in place as well, although, it was revised in 2011 to focus more on digital and convergent media.
"We have evolved to the point that we offer many more general media and communication courses than we do journalism courses, and the new department name reflects that," added Rosenberry.
In addition to having a new name, the department is now offering a new Media Management major. Rosenberry said the major is a "mash-up" of a communication degree with a business/marketing degree. The new bachelor of science degree has 63 required credits, which is more than the required courses for the department's bachelor of arts degree. The credits span from communication courses to business-oriented courses, including economics, statistics, and marketing. There is also a tier of electives with advanced work in public relations, advertising, and marketing, and a capstone sequence that involves a practicum.
While the new major was built mostly out of existing courses and will be taught by existing faculty, Rosenberry said what is new is the way in which it requires students to combine the courses toward a particular outcome that builds a joint understanding of media and business management.


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April 27, 2012 —
While we desperately need the rain, wet weather does tend to impact family fun over the weekend here in the Upper Delaware valley. While the folks at Bethel Woods (www.bethelwoodscenter.org [2]) have it covered—sponsoring indoor, kid-friendly events in the form of their World Stage Series—the moisture can affect the music, even with a roof overhead.
Such was the case this past Sunday, when Ray Spiegel and Aashish Khan appeared, alongside fellow musicians Ted Morano and Melanie Richeson, to introduce both adults and children to the music of India.
Families are encouraged to come early to the many concerts in the series, and participate in a variety of craft projects, which are coordinated with the culture being showcased. I arrived early in order to observe the kids making Rangoli door ornaments, which are colorful, textured and symmetrical. The literature provided indicated that these ornaments, often made with colored rice and sand, are usually placed in an open space inside, or in front of a doorway, and are intended to create a "welcome place for Hindu gods." Stopping to chat with some young ladies who were busily gluing their crepe paper ornaments, all were in agreement that this aspect of the World Stage Series is "always fun."
Having attended a number of these family-oriented events in the past, I nodded in agreement and took my seat with the others who had braved the nasty weather to take advantage of this concert series, designed to offer free events for people of all ages who might be seeking both educational and entertaining afternoons.
Khan explained to the audience that the instruments being showcased (tabla, tanpura and sarode) are "very, very sensitive to moisture in the air" and must be tuned repeatedly when rain is on the horizon. Demonstrating how the exotic, 25-stringed tabla is tuned, he shared his belief that playing out of tune is "poison to the ear" and asked for indulgence, as the rain pelted the grounds outside, resulting in laborious and time-consuming efforts to keep the music playing.
I'm not sure if it was the rain or the program, but this particular show (IMHO) somehow missed the mark. Although Khan touched on a few salient points regarding the instruments, the music and its origins, the constant tuning and his low-key approach did not seem to engage the audience as much as some of the past shows.
Having the opportunity to be exposed to such a wonderful variety of world cultures is amazing and usually, the kids are rapt with attention while learning and participating. The musicians themselves are all clearly gifted and Khan is "considered among the handful of India's greatest living sarode players," but (for whatever reason) this show failed to engage the younger set (and, to be honest, me) as it played out.
There were many adults in the Event Gallery who were clearly aficionados of traditional Indian music, and they could be seen throughout the room, eyes closed and swaying gently to the meditative music washing over them as the kids fidgeted or slept—while I scanned the program for future shows that might be better suited to the entire family, thinking that this one may have been a little too sophisticated for the little ones. Noting that Chinese lute player Yihan Chen is on the bill, along with a show titled "Big Drum, Small World," I made a mental note to make room in my schedule for another day. While this particular show may not have been my cup of tea, my mother would remind me that personal taste is "what makes the world go 'round" and she was, as always, correct.
The World Stage Series at Bethel Woods provides an opportunity for everyone in the region to experience the music and culture of locales that we might never have been exposed to, were it not for the efforts of this organization and its mission "to empower youth to be positive, engaged members of their community and the world, by fostering a respect for themselves and their talents, as well as exploring the diversity of the world."
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Where The Mask Seen In Global Protests Is Made
By editor • Jul 4, 2013
Originally published on July 5, 2013 10:42 am
Remember the mask from protests here ...
... here ...
... and here?
Turns out some of those used here ...
... were made here:
During the Occupy protests two years ago, Slate had an excellent piece on the mask's origins and its use by protesters and the hacker group Anonymous. And The Guardian did a post on who owns the rights to the mask. Both are worth reading.
(h/t: Boing Boing)
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The world has come a long way since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1989. The quest for military advantage is now overshadowed by the critical competition for political and economic superiority.
The fear of nuclear war, so much an accepted aspect of the Cold War, has been supplanted by a seemingly endless struggle between Russia and western nations for international influence.
And now Europeans are beginning to wonder if the United States is still committed to its long-standing participation in their security arrangements.
Meanwhile, the continuing anti-government protests in Ukraine, which began in November over whether the former Soviet satellite should establish trading links with Europe or continue to accept Moscows economic domination, triggered an exchange of verbal hostilities between Moscow and both European and American governments this past weekend.
The aspirations of citizens are once again being trampled beneath corrupt, oligarchic interests interests that use money to stifle political opposition and dissent, to buy politicians and media outlets, and to weaken judicial independence and the rights of non-governmental organizations, Secretary of State John Kerry declared.
What does incitement of increasingly violent street protests have to do with promoting democracy? retorted Russias foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov. Why dont we hear condemnations of those who seize and hold government buildings, burn, torch the police, use racist and anti-Semitic and Nazi slogans?
Moscows position is that Ukraine is a natural economic and political ally of Russia because of its similar culture and its geographic setting. But the protesters in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities dont see it that way. They see Europe as the better model for their nations future. Most Americans, with their own tradition of democracy and their deep distrust of Moscow, agree.
As important as Ukraines problems may be, they were by no means the only topic on the agenda at the international security summit in Munich this past weekend.
Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel both attended the summit and sought to reassure Americas skeptical European allies that the Obama administrations views on a range of issues, including the situation in Ukraine and the shifting American position on deploying troops overseas, are justified.
Hagel said that after 12 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan in which the Pentagon took a primary role in foreign policy, the Obama administration had decided that it is time to place more emphasis on traditional diplomacy.
Over the last year, John and I have both worked to restore balance to the relationship between American defense and diplomacy, Hagel observed. The transatlantic partnership has been successful because of the judicious use of both diplomacy and defense.
Kerry called for what he described as a trans-Atlantic renaissance characterized by greater efforts to improve all manner of cooperation between the United States and its European allies in NATO.
European leaders fret that the United States is losing interest in international intervention. They know that American military forces in Europe are down 70 percent and that the almost 80 percent of its installations have been closed since the end of the Cold War.
In the face of budget constraints here on the Continent, as well as in the U.S., we must all invest more strategically to protect military capability and readiness, Hagel explained. The question is not just how much we spend, but how we spend together. Its not just burdens we share, but opportunities, as well.
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Actor John Winston (born 24 October 1927; age 89) portrayed Mr. Kyle through all three seasons of the original Star Trek. He would reprise the role in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. He also portrayed Kyle's mirror universe counterpart, in addition to his regular role, in "Mirror, Mirror", and voiced the mirror-Enterprise's computer in the same episode. The Star Trek Encyclopedia mistakenly listed Winston as portraying an Argelian bartender in "Wolf in the Fold".
Winston appeared in the Time Tunnel pilot "Rendezvous with Yesterday" along with series regulars James Darren, Whit Bissell, Lee Meriwether and guest voice actor Bart La Rue. He also appeared in an episode of the television show Max Headroom along with Matt Frewer, Concetta Tomei, George Coe and W. Morgan Sheppard.
Winston, who lives in North Hollywood [1], portrayed Captain Jeffries in the fan-made internet series Star Trek: New Voyages pilot episode "Come What May" (2004), which features Trek actors James Cawley, Jeffery Quinn, Larry Nemecek, and TOS co-star Eddie Paskey.
Star Trek appearances Edit
- "Tomorrow is Yesterday"
- "Space Seed"
- "The City on the Edge of Forever"
- "Catspaw"
- "Who Mourns for Adonais?"
- "The Doomsday Machine"
- "Wolf in the Fold"
- "The Apple"
- "Mirror, Mirror" (also as Mirror Kyle and ISS Enterprise computer voice)
- "The Immunity Syndrome"
- "The Lights of Zetar"
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The Good:
-The first three innings. Nothing could go wrong for this team. Seven runs were stamped on the board and Joe Blanton cruised through the first nine outs.
–Ryan Howard is really locked in. Before the game, Charlie Manuel raved about the way Howard is keeping his hands back is the zone, using his brute strength to punish the baseball. In the third inning he did just that, popping a 420-foot bomb to dead center field. Howard only went 4-for-4 with a walk to up his average to .524.
When asked if this was a statement made by an offense that was full of question marks heading into the season, Howard said "the statement that we made was just us going ans being us. I think a lot of people counted us out. We're just going out and playing our game." If they continue to just "be them," they'll make a lot of people happy. Howard is clearly flourishing in the leadership role this season. The team is climbing on his back and the back, right now, looks strong.
–Ben Francisco is punishing the ball, too. Except he had little to show for it the last two games. That was, until the sixth inning when he creamed a baseball into the left field seats about 15 rows back. On Tuesday night, Ben Fran laced two balls right into the stiff breeze in left field that fell just short of a home run. On Wednesday night, he smoked a ball to left field but it was caught by Willie Harris. It was an absolute b.b. Good to see him taking the role he's been given and running with it.
-The Mets 4-5-6 hitters. Carlos Beltran, Angel Pagan, and Ike Davis went a combined 5-for-12 with five RBI and four runs. It has to be disappointing to rip off 12 hits (a night after putting up 13) and lose.
-A two-run fifth inning for the Phillies made the fans forget (somewhat) about the five-run top of the inning the Mets produced. The catalyst: how about a Shane Victorino two-out check-swing double down the line. He sparked the rally, believe it or not. Even if he didn't mean to.
–Placido Polanco's slide was a thing of beauty. He laid out to get that ninth run across. Kudos to him. He's also swinging a hot stick, which is incredible given his injury-laden spring that held him to 46 at-bats during the exhibition schedule. Dude is a pro hitter.
-The Phillies with runners in scoring position tonight: 7-for-17. Yikes.
The Bad:
–Mike Pelfrey was tossing batting practice up there tonight. In the end, the Mets offense – or the Phillies pitching – bailed him out and kept him from going 0-2 on the year. Pelfrey would pitch just two-plus innings, giving up seven runs (six earned).
-J-Roll had himself a night to forget. Rollins had been in a groove to begin the year, but tonight he fell flat going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a weak dribbler back to the pitcher. Better luck tomorrow.
–Joe Blanton looked as though he was about to land in the top part of this recap. Then the fourth and fifth innings came. "It kind of happened quick," said Blanton after his 4 1/3 inning performance in which he allowed seven runs on 10 hits. "I started getting ambushed a little bit. I kept trying to get ground balls with guys on to get a double play and it was just through the hole, up the middle, up the middle, up the middle."
-After the offense raced back in two innings-time, the Mets bullpen faltered. Blaine Boyer had an opportunity to keep the momentum rolling in the Mets favor, but he allowed two runs in the bottom of the fifth and another in the sixth, sucking away any type of energy his team had stolen from the Phils.
-The length of this game. It felt like there was a DH involved somewhere.
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Beautful Game. Our classy phil's are back on track . If any one get's hungry after the game Metro Diner is right over the bridge. Awesome food. Breakfast, we open at 6 am. Tell Chaley better oatmeal and white omlete's. Jackie will be there with her phil's beads on.
The silver lining with Rollins tonight? He averaged 5 pitches per plate appearance. He's showing some form of patience and it will pay off.
Nice observation! A patient Jimmy will pay off dividends down the road, even though it may result in nights like this.
howard is going to hit 424 with 85 homers and 200 ribbies this season.
It wasn't pretty but a win is a win. And a fortunate one at that. No doubt there are some fans here who thought this first series at CBP would be a cakewalk over the Mets. I didn't think it would be. Regardless of prior records, there is still a sense of rivalry though not as intense as in past. Just look at the 'hate' here for the 'mutts' as example. Plus as division favorites with the publicized elite pitching, the Phillies will have that 'bullseye target' on their back throughout the season. The Mets showed that they were aggressive and opportunistic on the basepath and at bats. Their pitching failed them especially Pelfrey who has been a disaster in his two starts. Tonight's game came down to the back end of the bullpen. Madson and Contreras made the difference between a win and a loss.
Hopefully, tomorrow Halladay will bring a sense of order to the game and give the Phillies another win and the first series with the Mets.
Although Victorino did ok today we need more out of him. I know its still early in the season but i wonder (im a Victorino fan) if he can go back to the .290ish hitter he once was an need him to be.
One of my keys to this season was Vic hitting about .290 or better and Jimmy doing the same – of course, staying healthy
Question – I am out here in the Mountain Time Zone and watch the Phils on Direct Extra Innings. The last 2 games I have had to watch on the stinkin' Mets [SNY] network. Any hints as to how I can watch via the Phils crew? Thanks. Go Phils.
Extra Innings is random, sometimes you get the hometown guys, sometimes not. If you buy MLB.TV premium for computer or other devices, you can choose your feed
Having moved out of Philly coverage area, I decided to purchase the MLB.TV package specifically to be able to watch the Phillies games. It is expensive but for 162 game season, I think it's worth it. I think it was your earlier suggestion for it Lefty and so a belated thanks to you. Having a 22″ monitor screen (for computer) helps in viewing it full screen.
Glad it's working out Bruce. I called in and complained about freeze up now and then, and they advised me to take it off of the "Nexdef" setting, said they were still ironing out some bugs. It works fine now. My favorite feature is the ability to set the audio overlay to Franske and LA instead of McCarthy, Sarge and Wheels. And all the bells and whistles.
Bruce, while Madson and Contreras pitched very well (I'd almost daresay I like having Contreras in the 9th more than Lidge), I think you're forgetting the person who really kept things alive for us: Antonio Bastardo. His stuff is nasty, as long as he can control it, which I don't think he had a problem with tonight. I believe he threw a combined 2 balls to 5 batters. He kept us in the game, and honestly, without the use of our Long Reliever and Middle Reliever, I'd say our bullpen held up VERY well the past game.
Also, Pat hit the nail on the head with Polanco: Pure professional, and watching him blow through Juan Samuel's stopsign to score on that infield hit was amazing baseball instincts.
IT'S APRIL! Give more time before we make any predictions. None the less, here are mine. The phighting are doing good, and lets hope that continues. Hamels will bounce back, give him time. Howard will falter, but will still remind us why we paid him all that money. Rollins will have a good year, not a mvp year, but very good none the less. Francisco, will show up great at first (Raul look a like?) but stutter in the middle, only to have a rally later. Utely? Who the hell knows, but suddenly I feel an ulcer coming on. I think we can manage without him, but honestly, I don't want to.
– Jon
A great showing by the pen last night – Bastardo, Romero, Madson, and Contreras – only 1 walk in 4+ innings. With Doc on the mound, they should get rest today. Also, love seeing Howard drive that low/outside pitch the opposite way. PP may have the best baseball instincts Philly has seen since Pete Rose.
The Mets offense did a nice job changing tactics – tried to work the count the first three innings, didn't work, then got aggressive in the 4&5 (I don't think anybody saw 3 pitches in an ab in the 5th inning), piled up the runs. Thank goodness they don't have a pitching staff. Also impressed with the stuff the reliever Boyer has – fastball breaks right, slider left, both look exactly the same until they hit the plate. If he learns how to pitch, he has closer stuff.
Today, if Doc does not have CG we'll be seeing the 'other' half of the BP – which would be Baez, Herndon and Kendrick. I don't think Orr will get a consecutive start and no doubt Chooch will be behind the plate.
I'd like to see Cholly fit Mayberry into this equation a little more. Good day to rest Raul? Put Ben in left, Mayberry in right and leave Vic in CF?
When the Mutts came from 7 runs back I was definitely in panic mode as this is the one team I hate losing to more than any other. The highlight of the night was definitely the bullpen where the Mutt's feel apart. Even Romero, my least favorite signing of the offseason, held it together and did well. I don't have any predictions as for now I am just enjoying the ride!!
Good call on Bastardo-props . . . he looked really comfortable out there last night, I guess just some more maturity gives him more confidence on the mound.
Speaking of Polanco running through Samuel's STOP sign …. anyone else think he's being EXTREMELY cautious this year . . . on Opening Day … he stopped 2 or 3 guys that had a legit chance to score (it worked out perfectly so no complaining), ..but I wonder if the players are going to start taking their chances despite his signs if they feel they can make it
I agree with the cautiousness… when Jimmy held up at third on the ball that Ryan Howard hit off the wall on Sunday, I immediately wrote a post about him being lazy on the base paths. But then a friend of mine pointed me toward the replay of Samuel throwing up the Stop sign. If you're not going to let Jimmy score from third on an easy double that gets away from the outfielder, who are you going to let go?
There have been a couple times where I agreed with Sammy's conservatism, but yeah he has been overly cautious. I don't know if it is inexperience with our guys, meaning it will evolve as the year goes on or just being afraid to make a mistake. What we really miss IMO- is Davey Lopes at first.
I don't know a lot about Terry Collins – a quick internet search indicates he's a lot like Bowa when on the Phils – good baseball mind, but too intense – a lot of second place finishes, loses the clubhouse be the end of the year. I think the Mets need that kind of manager right now. Not dealing with Jerry Manuel/Willie Randolph anymore. I may be in the minority, but think baseball is better when the Phils and Mets are both competitive (with the Phils being slightly better).
Didn't watch a lot of O's games when Samuel was the 3rd base coach – not sure if he is generally conservative, or just getting used to the speed of the guys. Short term, I like the gambles, but think they need to get on the same page pretty quick.
I agree Don – and at this point it sure has not hurt us yet. And honestly, I think in Poly's case pure baseball instinct overrides.
Do you wonder what kind of 'pep' talk he received after the game?
My pregame expectation: Blanton would pitch well and the Phils would score a lot of runs. 50% correct.
Blanton looked good for 3 innings but the 5th was a disaster. Bastardo and the rest of the bullpen were the difference. 2 nights in a row the pen was sharp.
Pen ERA is now under 3.00.
I love this blog, I check it everyday. But this article has numerous grammar and spelling errors. You guys should really proofread before you post.
Now moving on to the game. I thought it was a great game, even though we blew a 7-0 lead we still showed that we have pride and did not let that get us down because we came right back out and scored three more. I said before the season started Ben Fran is going to have a great season and it is certainly looking like it now.
If you want to talk about bad grammar ….lets talk about SARGE on the broadcasts.. he's the WORST, i can't listen to games in the 4-5-6 innings because he drives me up a wall
Pretty much every article does.
Just dropped Manny Ramirez and picked up Ben Francisco in my fantasy team!
that's a slow league if Francisco was still available … I tried to get Jordan Walden at 9am yesterday -and he was claimed the night before at 10:05pm .. ouch
I have Chris Sale – CWS …and Hong Chi Kuo as setup men with my last draft picks in hopes that Matt Thornton and Broxton would falter …never thought Fernando Rodney would get a leash of only 1 blown save!
Well, I have Thornton.. he better hold on as closer.. he definitely has the talent and ability.
But like you with Sales and Kuo, I have Chapman hoping he takes over the closer's spot at some point…
I snagged Walden at about 4AM the other night to replace Johnny Venters. I was counting on the co-closer thing to work out in ATL, but to get a guy with 30 saves potential was a huge improvement!
It's not really slow, it's just mostly a bunch of Giants fans… which partially explains why I ended up with the Dodgers rotation (Kershaw, Billingsley, and Kuroda)…
Bastardo deserves to be mentioned in the recap… he did a great job to get us out of a jam and then pitched a crucial inning after we took the lead.
Is Howard dialed in or what? I love seeing him laying off those low and away breaking balls… I think it's partly due to him standing a little closer to the plate and partly because he's just seeing the ball so well. You can tell that he's really swinging a nice bat; hitting monster bombs to center field and licking his chops in the batters box.
OCP, It appears Howard has slightly altered his batting stance; feet closer together..close stance. Plus Manuel praising Howard for keeping his hands back and having a longer look at the pitch. Of course, it helps to have added experience and knowledge of the opposing pitcher's repertoire and when it is used.
Like what I've seen of Bastardo so far. Three straight sliders and then a 93 FB to strike out two guys.
I mentioned in the off season that I thought before the season was over the Bastardo will be the key lefty out of the pen, he can picth to either left or right handed batters and has great stuff, would not be surprised if he is the closer of the future here in PHilly


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PHILADELPHIA, PA—This marked a meeting between two teams still learning about themselves. The Quakers were playing for just the second time this season, while Coppell, the two-time defending Texas Division II state champions which will be playing up in Division I this year, was introduced to the skill level and strategy of one of the premier teams in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
It's fair to say both teams came away with a little more knowledge. But it was Penn Charter that came away with the victory, thanks to a strong first half and a game-high five goals from Tyler White (Dickinson), three goals from Shane Carr and some fine goaltending from junior Jackson Tamasitis.
Coppell didn't exactly spend the first day of a weekend-long lacrosse odyssey empty handed. The Cowboys were very impressive, mixing a solid physical style played by some very athletic players. Though Coppell never had a lead, the Cowboys had the game tied, 3-3, early in the second quarter before Penn Charter (2-0) scored three unanswered goals to take control of the game.
Coppell (5-2) also dominated the third quarter, and controlled much of the second half. If not for the play of Tamasitis, Coppell would have started its weekend off with the victory.
"But I'm pleased, we got a lot of good looks that I wish we could have finished," said Coppell coach Jared Venia, whose team had a 25-game winning streak that stretched back to 2009 snapped last week. "We battled and hung in against a very good team. And this is probably the best team defense I think I've seen us play in two years. We persevered and I think I game like this will help us. Our goal it to be playing in May.
"We came up here to play teams like Penn Charter and see what they do. They'll make the fourth pass and do backside cuts well. It was good to see another side of play."
Penn Charter coach Pat McDonough came away pretty pleased, too, but he wants to see more from his defense.
"I think our depth was a key," McDonough said. "But you look at Coppell and see on paper where they have players going, and you work that in with stick skills and that's a pretty good team there. We got some nice looks on offense, but I think we left a few goals out on the field. We're inexperienced on defense, with some guys with first-year varsity experience."
Recruit Watch: Penn Charter goalie Jackson Tamasitis was superb. He steered away 13 shots and he's been looked at by Army. If anyone sees a tape of this game, don't be surprised if he's being sought by additional suitors. Coppell's massive defender Brandon Mullins (Syracuse) was very impressive. He's big, moves very well, and for his size can also ride well. The Quakers had their troubles getting around him.
Coppell senior Nate Hruby (Air Force) was also all over the field, causing turnovers, and in one two-minute span early in the third quarter, was causing all kinds of problems for Penn Charter. He finished with 2 goals and an assist.
Two young Coppell players that bear watching are sophomores Tommy McClenahan and 6-2, 160-pound Henry Busch. McClenahan had one goal and one assist, and Busch was a nice presence all over the field, foiling a few plays defensively a tough matchup offensively, moving exceptionally well for someone his height.
Also, keep an eye on Coppell freshman goalie John Ferree, who had six saves and fell into a comfort zone in the second half, coming up with a couple big saves.
What's Next: Coppell gets no rest. The Cowboys are scheduled to play Hatboro-Horsham, as part of doubleheader on Saturday at Conestoga High School, then head over to nearby Villanova to watch the top-10 Wildcats host No. 1 and defending national champion Syracuse later Saturday night.
Penn Charter is scheduled to play Upper Arlington (Oh.) on Saturday and then face Philadelphia Catholic League power St. Joseph's Prep on Tuesday.
"We get no breaks," McDonough said. "And then we get Malvern Prep right after that."
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Penn Charter scoring Tyler White 5g, 1a Shane Carr 3g, 2a Ray Vandeegift 1g Joey Sankey 1g, 1a Tyler Earley 1a Goalie Jackson Tamasitis: 13 saves F/O Kevin Cowrelli 8/20
Coppell scoring Preston Allison 3g Nate Hruby 2g, 1a Austin Watters 1g Tom McClenahan 1g, 1a Henry Busch 2a Goalie John Ferree: 6 saves F/O Alec Lucas 12/20


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Shame on you citizens who purport to protect Berlin Pond. Shame on you for using a real and true threat to forward your own agenda.
Recently, water quality has been threatened by algae blooms. These blooms are caused by an overabundance of phosphorus and nitrogen in the water. The source of this pollution is primarily agricultural and residential runoff. If protecting the water is a priority, one must take a hard look at all the homes that treat their lawns with pesticides and fertilizers. One must take genuine concern with the agricultural practices in the region. We need to be concerned with the frequent sewage overflows that Montpelier has been sending into the Winooski River (which flows to Lake Champlain). We need to focus our efforts on the sources of the problem.
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In fact, anglers have a vested interest in maintaining water quality.
We expected a tag along response from the Berlin Pond anti-access crew, in light of the recent algae blooms in Ohio and Lake Champlain. Mondays letters from two of the groups members were predictable. They depict a group that will freely exploit a true environmental disaster to further their own agenda. The issues that have come to light in Ohio and Lake Champlain have nothing to do with recreation nothing at all.
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Melky Cabrera was suspended for 50 games on Wednesday after testing positive for testosterone, a performance-enhancing substance. Cabrera was in the midst of a career-season with the Giants, tallying 4.5 WAR while hitting .346/.390/.516. With just 45 games left on the Giants schedule, Cabrera is done for the regular season and the Division Series. Without his potent bat in the lineup, the Giants playoff odds are reduced, and it's tough to consider them NL West favorites anymore.
But the suspension has significant ramifications for Cabrera's future, as the 28-year old outfielder was set to hit free agency after the season. After posting 4.2 WAR last season and following that up with an even better campaign this year, he was in line for quite the hefty payday. Hard-hitting centerfielders with good speed, who aren't defensive detriments, get paid, especially when they are still in the midst of their primes. Cabrera was probably looking at a four- or five-year deal in the $65-$80 million range.
Now, his free agency case becomes very, very interesting. He isn't going to get that big contract, and might realistically have to settle for a one-year deal in which he sustains a high level of performance without failing any drug tests.
It seems likely that Cabrera's numbers were boosted by a banned substance, but if he legitimately improved aside from that hypothetical boost, and he is viewed as a risky free agent because of the uncertainty surrounding the validity of his production, he becomes imminently more signable to teams looking to bolster outfield productivity without breaking the bank. The Phillies are one of those teams, and this suspension makes it much easier to sign Cabrera to a team-friendly deal.
Obviously, we have to deal with the elephant in the room: if Cabrera's 2011-12 performance surge is solely the result of taking performance-enhancing drugs, then he really isn't worth signing. Prior to last season, Cabrera was a glorified fourth outfielder thrust into starting roles based on unrealized potential. He wasn't a bad major league player, but his bat didn't exactly amplify his mediocre or worse fielding and he was more Nate Schierholtz than Shane Victorino.
When discussing transactions, however, we have to be open to the possibility that Cabrera legitimately improved, and that the failed test was more coincidence than cause. It's perfectly understandable that some will steadfastly chalk up his improvement as the result of PEDs and nothing else, but in determining whether the Phils should pursue him this offseason, that risk balance becomes paramount.
It really boils down to a simple question: is Cabrera worth a one-year, $10 million contract next season?
If the Phillies were to sign him to that type of "pillow" contract, and he plays to his 2006-10 level, he'll make more than his production is worth, but it won't be a bad signing by any stretch. After all, it's tough to call any one-year deal bad, when it's such a short commitment. If his improvements were real and he has another 3.5+ WAR season, then the Phils would have gotten an all-star player at a relative bargain rate. There is risk all around, but for a team with financial constraints, taking a short-term risk with Cabrera might be better than spending $80-$90 million on Michael Bourn.
But would Cabrera sign for just one season? He might not have a choice. While some teams might pursue him regardless of the suspension, there isn't any precedent for suspended players signing lucrative, multi-year deals after their suspension occurred. Dave Cameron of Fangraphs perused the list of suspended players and found that none of them signed for any more than two years subsequent to the suspension. Most of the players spent the remainder of their careers going year-to-year.
Then again, few, if any of these players were 28 years old and about to hit free agency. The vast majority were already under contract or approaching the end of their careers. Reiterating a previous point, there is virtually no precedent for Cabrera's impending free agency. But this much is clear: he isn't going to sign a four- or five-year contract, and he cost himself close to $60-$70 million by failing this drug test. What isn't clear is how he will perform moving forward, since nobody can be sure whether or not his 4+ WAR campaigns these last two seasons are the direct result of testosterone usage.
Michael Bourn is risky because he doesn't get on base all that often, strikes out quite a bit, his main skill isn't one that projects to age all that well into his mid-to-late thirties, and because he will make $80-$90 million in spite of all that. He does, however, bring with him a certain established level of performance that, to date, hasn't been tainted by a failed drug test.
Cabrera represents a different form of risk in that we literally have no idea what to expect moving forward. But that risk is accompanied by the supreme likelihood that he signs for a much more team-friendly contract. I'm not 100 percent advocating the pursuit of Cabrera, but it's a very interesting situation that can hurt one's head when considering all of the variables.
The Phillies probably need to move away from doling out lucrative, long-term deals, and Cabrera has the potential to produce as much value as a Bourn or Hamilton, but at a fraction of the price and commitment. On the other hand, it's entirely possible that the PEDs caused the two-year performance spike, making his 2011-12 numbers irrelevant when discussing his 2013 production.
The Phillies were bound to pursue Cabrera after the season as Amaro has made it clear that he values outfield production. While the kneejerk reaction here is to move on from the Melkman and shift focus to other valuable free agents, the Phils need to really think long and hard about this one, weighing the risks on all fronts before making a decision.
A potentially valuable outfielder just became imminently more signable. If the Phils can improve the outfield through unconventional means like properly utilizing a Schierholtz and Mayberry platoon, making a trade for Shin-Soo Choo, bolstering depth by making out well with the likes of Pierre and Nix, or getting major production out of Domonic Brown, they could weather the risk that Cabrera turns into a pumpkin because, if he remains as productive, they improved in an important area in a far less costly manner. It's easy to see why Cabrera isn't as attractive of a player anymore, but this isn't a black-and-white, cut-and-dried situation by any stretch and presents the team with a fascinating offseason dilemma.
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Its taking a chance but so is signing any other player. Bourne will be a hot commodity this year, and maybe out of the Phils range. Considering they have other holes to fill as well. Like most propositions its either blow up in your face or brilliant. Sign him and he bombs, Rube would look like a idiot for signing a player in this situation. Especially after a dismal 2012 campaign. Rube will have to take all this into consideration. Do you bring in another huge ?, with a team already filled with big ?'s.
Let's say the 65-80 mil is a reasonable guess in what contract he'd have gotten. That's a reasonable guess.
Then we go to "his free agency will be really, really interesting". That's reasonable as well.
Then we read "but he isn't going to get that big contract", which in a way, kinda contradicts that his free agency will be interesting, although it might well be interesting in the way teams line up to try to get a 1 year 10 mil type "comeback" deal.
It's not a crime that there's a sort of potential contradiction in there.
But what's of paramount interest to me is the parallel between the way Hall voters are punishing numbers qualifiers, and boils down to will management teams do similarly by Melke being offered the likes of 10/1, or because the player can still produce, unlike Clemens, Bonds, et al, sort through supply and demand, and outbid each other for closer to the 60-80 mil range that was clearly a reasonable guess until this news broke. The BBWAA is punishing FORMER players. Management teams might or might not show the sport as a whole to be consistent.
The Phils should unquestionably research his candidacy. And maybe even go higher than 10 for one. If he doesn't get through a character scan, see ya. If he does, dude can play.
I am now 2 centes poorer with the offering of this opinion. Ah, pain.
The Phils indeed should research Melky Cabrera and his free agency. He may be a decent gamble, but he has been troublesome to teams in the past because of his attitude, maturity and work ethic. Is he more mature now? Maybe he is.
But we have seen the inflated stats from players on PEDS. Cabrera knew these were illegal and did them anyway. What does that say about a player in a contract year? He took a gamble and lost. He will get at least $6 million next year and possibly $20milliion for three years , but any team going after Cabrera needs to insert a PED clause to protect themselves from future difficulties with PEDS.
This year was such an anomaly that you've got to have serious questions about this player.
Somebody on this blog suggested bringing back Greg Dobbs if we are seeking a one-year solution at third base. Personally, Dobbs has hit right handers well while with the Marlins the past two years. This may not be a bad idea for a two-year contract if we are painted into a corner. Platoon Dobbs and Polanco (if he can still play) , Polanco can also play second base and Dobbs can play first base and the outfield. Both have decent bats. Polanco is still an outstanding fielder, Dobbs was never a great fielder, but he can hit. Total cost for both players would be no more than $5 million a year. You get two bats and a lot of versatility.
With the Marlins, Dobbs has a .705 OPS against righties. I'd rather have Frandsen, who can actually field a lttle.
My knee-jerk reaction isn't going to change. Melky, like all the rest of the known cheaters is a piece of chit, and if the Phils want to keep earning my (minuscule amount of ) money, they will stay far away from him.
I'm in a head to head keeper league, and the guy kicked everyone's butt. It's not the individual owner's fault, all he did was draft him. But it sure makes a mess of our season.
Also if it's true that the Giants knew about this since July, I hope the Commissioner has the balls to step in and vacate wins from them. I hate to say it, but the only way to get these guys to stop this chit is to punish the whole team, so that their team mates begin to police their own.
They only heard rumors, the same ones that reporter Andrew Baggarly heard last month. Teams are not notified of failed tests in advance. They find out the same day the rest of us do.
I would like to think you are right. My source is MLBTR, and this guy Sherman. This is what I read.
"There's no doubt that the Giants heard of Cabrera's positive test at the time they acquired Hunter Pence, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post. While the official word didn't come out until this afternoon, there were strong whispers of the news in late July."
Whispers are whispers, and sportswriters are sportswriters. Neither are definite facts. There's a kid's game we used to call "Whisper down the lane." One person would whisper something to another, he'd in turn whisper it to someone else, that kid would then do the same with yet another, etc. It was rather amazing and sometimes hilarious what would emerge from the mouth of the final kid when he repeated what he'd heard out loud.
The Giants needed some offensive help even with Cabrera. That's the most likely reason why they made the trade. Now they'll probably have to make another move in order to keep pace with L.A., and I doubt they really wish to lose more prospects. Melky, in effect, screwed them royally.
If Greg Dobbs is ever a Phillie again I will turn in my fan card.
After reading a time line recently of the mlb steroid controversy, it occurred to me that maybe some of our own were in fact benefiting from PEDs. We have seen significant drops in stats froma few of our guys, most suspiciously Chase Utley. Now I know he is the cities golden boy and im prepared for the backlash, and im also prepared for the obvious reason for his decline, his injuries. This may very well be the reason for his statistical decline, but reviewing the PED timeline, there were many athletes caught up in the scandal which sort of died down around 2007, Utleys prime. Reading the disturbing news of athletes still to this day using PEDs even our own Freddy Galvis, I dont know why I would be inclined to put it past Utley.
smgdh. disgusting.
Yeah…. whatever.
I say, very emphatically, NO to Melky Cabrera. Possibly his batting average is not the result of steroids, but most likely his power numbers are. He's only an average defender, has had past attitude problems, has been traded away (given up on?) by multiple teams, and he's a complete idiot to take an illegal substance which always shows up in urine tests.
If Amaro did end up "utilizing a Schierholtz and Mayberry platoon, making a trade for Shin-Soo Choo, bolstering depth by making out well with the likes of Pierre and Nix, or getting major production out of Domonic Brown," Cabrera wouldn't be needed, anyway; in fact, Amaro wouldn't even have to worry about the outfield. The odds are totally against that happening, but I'd rather take a chance on that scenario than one that has Melky in red pinstripes.
I don't see Cabrera as an average defender. He can play all 3 OF slots, and has a terrific throwing arm. On the whole, I'd rate him as above average.
I expresed an opinion on this subject earlier suggesting the Phils do some due dilligence in the form of a character scan. This suggestion wasn't based on not having heard many of the same things other fans have heard (work ethic, drinking enough that it might have effected his play/preparation), but I agree with your premise about "Whispers are whispers, and sportswriters are sportswriters. Neither are definite facts", citing Whisper Down the Line. If reliable conversations have, or determine that Melky is bad people, move on. I'm not above where there's smoke there's fire, but personally, I haven't heard of enough evidence to know he's a bad apple that would preclude thinking they oughta do some due dilligence.
His eligibility for potential post season play is fascinating. The softening of the punishment with that is one thing, but it puts the Giants in a position to look kind of stupid by letting him back.
Playing all three outfield slots doesn't always make a guy above average. There are those that play all three spots pretty badly. I'll grant that he may, indeed, be better than average, but I've never read anything anytime about his spectacular defense.
That's really not the biggest issue, however; his character is. But I don't have to look beyond his current suspension (testosterone is totally against the rules and doesn't show up as a bi-product of some supposedly benign diet supplement) to know that he's at least pretty stupid if he thought he wouldn't be caught, that he tries to improve with corner cutting methods instead of honest work, and that he has attempted to get away with cheating. His questionable ethics could cost his team a playoff berth, and that tells me he's a "me-first" kind of player.
Shin-Soo Choo is a very solid player. I am all for him coming on board with the Phils
George i dont know if you build a outfield with 4/5 Of'ers + D. Brown and thrust them into starters. They need at least one guy to solidify the outfield.
As Seidman presented it, it would work. An effective platoon equals one good outfielder, Shin Soo Choo is a solid player on his own, and if Brown really gave "major production" he'd easily fill the third spot. Choo would be the one guy needed "to solidify" the outfield.
As I pointed out, the odds are totally against that happening (Mayberry is not particularly good, Choo may be unavailable, and Brown, though decently productive in his short stints in the ML might not be the great bat needed over a full season.)
Still, I'd rather take a chance with even three MiniMarts manning the outfield than a cretin like Cabrera in just one of the spots. At least you'd lose with some integrity.
Three Mini-Marts on the team means 3X the ability to piss me off at any one moment.
Some of us fans have had to live through seasons when the Phils had NINE Minis. It's survivable, even if it's unpleasant.
Bring Back Pierre….Bourne is too much like Rollins with low OBP
Assuming Brown takes a starting job with good production…add another corner OF with pop (Choo fits that bill) bring back Nix as 4th OF and maybe Mayberry as a 5th OF. I dont think there is much out there really worth getting (over paying for)
Pierre has been really good this year and given a full year he would have like 40 SB and is a hard out. He's not real expensive and that $$$ could be to address 3B.
He may be a good cheap option. However he's having his best season ever offensively and just turned 35, so I for one would be surprided if he duplicated again next year.
I was always skeptical of his new-found offensive surge. But I gave him the benefit of the doubt cause baseball has seen some rare cases (like Batista, Werth to a smaller degree).
That being said, the failed drug test tells me that he's probably more what he was pre-offensive-surge… that is, a very good 4th outfielder and nothing more. I'd stay away.
That being said, if it comes down to 1 year 10 m of Melky vs a 5 year deal for Bourne, I'd take Melky in a heartbeat.
Even though Cabrera had been around forever, he was still only 26 when he had his breakout season last year, so the lack of suspicion is understandable.
Someone on another blog posed the question: Vic at 2/20 or Bourn at 4/64?
Michael Bourn is NOT worth $16 M per year for multiple years.
I'd stay away from Melky, too, but if it's one year/ $10M then I'd be ok with it.
And, actually, I'd rather them take a look at and consider Shin-Soo Choo.
you have to consider Amaro, he is the big spender who gave out a lot of big bux and look what he has …if J_ Ro made a remark like that then forget him.
The way some are talking here a lot of our guys are on PEDs or whatever you call them.
Everyone is sold on Shin-Soo and I am totally lost but will go along with them and look for myself.
sorry for being dumb here about the guy
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Jane,Gardner would certainly be a cheepar option, but I'm still not convinced he can hit at the major-league level.At least he'd take more pitches than Cameron would.
Uh, no. Leave the guy alone. Don't want him here. While they weren't PED users, in the past few years the Phils have opted to bring a few turds on board. Fellas with not the best karmic glow around them. Pedro Martinez. That worked out well. Roy Oswalt, ditto. Just not very well liked dudes that RAJ thought would win us a pennant. Bad karma around both and how'd they work out for us? So Melkman can stay away. While I'm not saying every Phil is an angel these days (no idea, really), there are some obvious turds in this league. Pedro, Oswalt, Melky… there are 3 of which 2 we've already got experience with. I hope they don't go near him. And PEDs can't even make Galvis a good player, so not worried about him, he'll wash out like a ketchup stain.
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18-03-2012 02:14 AM last edited 25-10-2013 11:59 AM by Brad_F
Hi, I Got a iPhone 4S and its been running ok for about the last few months but today it came up with SOS Only and i cant receive texts or make calls because of it. i left it all day today thinking it might just be my phone messing up but it still hasnt changed to 3G. my bill came out yesterday but i made sure i had the right amount in it.
If it helps i live in Melbournes Inner suburbs
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18-03-2012 08:49 AM - edited 18-03-2012 11:53 AM
It seems to be a common complaint with iPhones. iOS5 has copped blame for 'SOS only' problems.
Try these:
- sync your phone with iTunes
- make sure iOS is up to date (latest version 5.1 released March 7, 2012)
- give resetting the network settings a go. Settings>General>Reset>Reset Network Settings.
18-03-2012 08:45 PM - edited 18-03-2012 08:47 PM
Does it matter what computer i sync my iphone with because all the music is on my sisters Laptop, also the update was the first thing i checked but its up too date, never thought of the reset settings, trying now.
EDIT: Nope, Tried all 3 of them and still having SOS Only, im starting to think i might have a faulty sim card
18-03-2012 11:11 PM - edited 18-03-2012 11:13 PM
Juzzie wrote:
Does it matter what computer i sync my iphone with because all the music is on my sisters Laptop, also the update was the first thing i checked but its up too date, never thought of the reset settings, trying now.
EDIT: Nope, Tried all 3 of them and still having SOS Only, im starting to think i might have a faulty sim card
Hi - first, it's OK to sync the iphone with your sister's laptop - just plug it in and check for updates. Actually, the best plan is to sync, backup then restore your phone, which will download the latest updates.
Your SOS Only Reception problem has also been widely discussed on Whirlpool, Optus and Telstra forums. On Twitter, a Telstra staffer said the problem was a hardware incompatibility between the smartphones and Telstra's network upgrades.
Some users have successfully complained and had their iPhones replaced. That seems a bit extreme. Apple's iOS updates have apparently helped. I don't think a sim replacement would make any difference. Let me know how you go.
I Restored it and it still has SOS Only
19-03-2012 10:45 PM - edited 19-03-2012 10:46 PM
It's taking a lot of your time trying to sort this out.
You could arrange a sim swap through a Vodafone shop, it's free and should take half an hour or so. It doesn't necessarily mean the sim is faulty - as there have been similar problems - no sim, or emergency calls only - caused by the iphone's plastic sim tray. Is this your problem? http://wooservers.com/20100710/fixing-iphone-4g-no
How about organising warranty service, or a handset replacement? What's the point having a phone if it doesn't work or isn't reliable but you're still paying for.
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Book in for a service
19-03-2012 11:08 PM - edited 19-03-2012 11:15 PM
Since its not my fault that this is happening would i have to pay for anything?
The sim cards not the problem its the reception, no matter what i do it says No service then changes to SOS Only and ive had the iPhone for just about a month before it started doing it, at first i thought it was vodafone cutting it off because my bill hadnt gone through but when i checked my bank it had come out
19-03-2012 11:16 PM - edited 19-03-2012 11:21 PM
No, it sounds like an iphone hardware fault. Phones can make an emergency call without a sim card, so it looks like your phone's not reading the sim in the handset.
Regarding repairs - read the warranty conditions in the link I gave, then if your case complies with those, book it in for service by the online form. I'm not sure of the assessment process if you take it to a Vodafone shop. Otherwise, one of the forum reps here will see this and help sort it out.
For background, read some of the entries from this forum thread on Apple's site.
Alright Thank You, I dont have my Proof of Purchase though, is there anyway Vodafone can e-mail me one?
My Sim cards faulty, i just tried my friends sim in my phone, comes up with Vodafone AU, tried my sim in her phone came up with SOS only


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