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GameCast: April 23rd Reds vs. Cubs Rubber Match
Aaron Harang (1-2, 2.70 ERA) vs. Carlos Zambrano (1-0, 5.21 ERA)
It's another rubber game for the Chicago Cubs (or as I hoakingly called it, a Rubber Match). In his last outing, Carlos Zambrano went 7 innings and gave up 7 runs. Aaron Harang, meanwhile, appears to be his old self pre Dusty-Destructo days.
Amazingly, Jeff Samardzija appears to be headed to Chicago. I call it "amazing" because in order to make room for him, the Cubs are cutting a guy with a 0.00 ERA. I'm referring to Luis Vizcaino who has 2 hits allowed, 3 strikeouts and 0 walks in 3.2 innings of work. He's called "seldom used" by the Tribune although at this point he's pitched in 31% of the Cubs games - putting him on pace for 50 over a full season.
Maybe Lou sees something that the stat lines don't convey, but it's a little baffling that he and his 4 million owed would get cut over Neal Cotts who has turned into a pitching masochist.
Also still on the team are Dave Patton - 5.79 ERA - and Angel Guzman - 5.87 ERA. It just seems weird. Then again, Luis Vizcaino never even got his own tag here at GROTA, so maybe it was just ... destiny.
Who's Hot
Alfonso Soriano, Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Kosuke Fukudome - It's a strange definition of "hot." It's more like "who got a hit yesterday." But Soriano is now batting .304, by far his best start as a Cub. Fukudome is at .348. Ramirez is batting .362. And Lee, who started out slow and was sluggish against the Cardinals, is still batting an impressive .344 in his last 29 at bats.
Who's Not
Geovany Soto - He went 0 for 4 yesterday and is now batting .115 on the season. I have a feeling that barring a really, really hot May, an All Star selection is not in Soto's future for 2009.
Milton Bradley - Lou's cleanup hitter is batting .043 on the season right now and the Cubs are still 8-5 after 13 games. Here's a little fun math for you. If Bradley finishes the year with a .300 batting average in 520 at bats, he'll need to go 155 for his next 497, which is a .312 AVG. Actually, when I put it that way it seems very possible and nothing at all to worry about. Let's talk about Bradley again 23 at bats from now.
The Cubs are in a crowded NL Central right now. By that I mean that they are 1 of 4 teams playing better-than-.500 baseball. Can you believe that the Pirates have 9 wins right now?
The Reds are 8-6 and are poised to hurdle Chicago in the standings if they win today. And if they win I hope they enjoy it because it won't last.
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Game Recap: Reds 3, Cubs 0
After the first game of this series, Dusty Baker must have written Lou Piniella a strongly worded letter. I can only imagine what it sounded like, but it was likely something such as this:
Dear Dude, as somebody who once managed the Cubs I can tell you that it's awfully tempting to change the way you manage to placate the fans who boo ya. But I'm a winner, always have been. I took my team to the World Series as recently as 2002, which is a lot more recent than you, dude. And I'm telling you right now - walks don't win games. You can have 10 walks in a game, dude, but if you have nobody hitting the ball you will lose. So take it from me - get your guys to play more aggressively tomorrow. Forget the walks. Get them to swing the hot bats. I know it will make our job tougher, but I love you dude. I want to help.
Signed, Johnny B.
If that's similar to the letter that Lou received (but without words like "placate"), then he must have listened because the Cubs drew a big fat zero walks against the Reds last night.
They also only managed 6 hits, 5 of which came from the 1-3 batters (2 by Sori and D-Lee).
Meanwhile Ted Lilly became the answer to a triva question last night. Name the most recent pitcher to lose a game without allowing an earned run. (I'm sure it happens fairly often, but Lilly went 7 strong, allowing 5 hits, 0 walks and 0 earned runs) but it can't really be argued that he deserved the loss. After all, that unearned run was the eventual result of a Ted Lilly fielding error.
The bullpen - today being Angel Guzman and Kevin Gregg - gave up a couple of garbage runs that really meant nothing.
Milton Bradley went 0 for 4 again. Back in February and March a lot of us - myself included - were hoping aloud that he wouldn't have a bad start because Cub fans will turn on new players very quickly and Bradley is a volatile athlete. And although starting the season with a.043 AVG is really, really something a player doesn't want to do (duh), one hot month will put him right back to where he should be.
For now, he'll just be the poster child of my Small Sample Sizes argument.
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Gamecast: April 22nd Reds at Chicago Cubs
Johnny Cueto (0-1, 4.22 ERA) vs. Ted Lilly (2-0, 3.86 ERA)
The Cubs try and take game two tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. It is the second night game at Wrigley. The weather has played a big role in the past few games, a cancellation on Sunday, and freezing temps last night, which killed a couple HR's off the bat of Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto.
The Cubs remain in first by percentage points after New York's Oliver Perez decided to self-destruct in the fifth inning against the Cardinals.
Milton Bradley will most likely return to the lineup tonight. He has as many hits as ejections. I'm sure we would love to see him get hot and put this first two weeks behind us.
Who's Hot
Micah Hoffpauir - Say what you want about the 29-year-old rookie, but he came up big last night. After Jay Bruce put the Reds on top, Micah took Micah deep for his first home run of the season. He's only hitting .375 with five RBI (two of which came last night) in 16 at bats. I know there is no way for him to keep it, but if he can hit .290, while getting four to eight at bats a week, I would take it.
Aramis Ramirez - He had one of the best at bats during the fifth inning. He fouled off pitch after pitch, before punching a ball to right to give the Cubs a 4-2 lead. He looks poised for a great year.
Ted Lilly - Roosevelt is 2-0 already this season, after nearly no-hitting the Rockies last week. After last year's lousy start, it has been nice to see him win early.
Who's Not
Mike Fontenot - "Little Babe Ruth" has been nothing like "The Babe" as he went 0-for-3 last night to drop his average down to .205. He drew a walk, but it would be nice to see him hit a little bit like the other Cajun.
Neal Cotts - Poor Cotts. He gets a gift to strike out a guy in the 8th, before remembering he was Neal Cotts. He proceeded to give up a hit, then walk a guy before Lou had seen enough and brought Carlos Marmol into the game. Cotts' ERA dropped, but he went further in the doghouse.
Clogging the bases vs. Slugging: The battle continues wage on as the Cubs clogged the bases seven times last night (nine if you include the two hit batters). The Cubs clogged their way to seven runs, while the Reds slugged their way to two. I wonder how this game will turn out? The Cubs are facing Johnny Cueto tonight, who has walked seven in 10 2/3 innings, but he has struck out 12. The Cubs should be able to do enough damage to take Game 2 to set up the sweep tomorrow against Aaron Harang.
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Game Recap: Cubs 7, Reds 2, Dusty's brain is clogged by all the Cubs walks
A game without surprises is surprisingly a rare event. And yet the Cubs had one of those last night as they predictably throttled the Reds. Rich Harden - not surprisingly - pitched 6 innings of 3-hit ball, walking 2, striking out 8, and allowing 2 earned runs on 92 pitches. When the Cubs turned to their bullpen, they weren't surprised to see solid efforts from Aaron Heilman, Carlos Marmol, and even Luis Vizcaino (who has yet to allow an earned run to score on his watch) while Neal Cotts predictably crapped his pants giving up a hit and walk in under an inning pitched. (Again, I think Lou should have hung him out to get beaten on or to escape. The Cubs had a 5 run lead when Cotts entered the game, they could have afforded him to squander or overcome.) Offensively the Cubs predictably got a hit and walk from leadoff man Alfonso Soriano, 2 walks from Kosuke Fukudome, and 7 walks from the team in total. In the 6th when the Reds walked Derrek Lee to clog - erm, load the bases - I can only imagine how bewildered Dusty must have felt when the Cubs exploited the opportunity with an Aramis Ramirez 2-run single. Dusty probably threw his hat to the dugout floor and stomped on it saying "THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, DUDES! THE BASES WERE CLOGGED!" Dusty is a bastard. All told, Aramis went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI. Micah Hoffpauir hit an early homerun and was then pinch-hit for by Reed Johnson late in the game in a run-scoring opportunity. (I know, you were all very upset about that, but maybe Micah just isn't a clutch hitter, eh?) Mike Fontenot and Derrek Lee unsurprisingly had 0-fer nights. Ryan Theriot predictably collected 2 more hits. It was really a good night for the Cubs with no surprises and lots of win. Tonight it's another late start and the Cubs play to win the series. The question is whether or not Ted Lilly can figure out how the Reds figured him out last year. I'm thinking he'll crush them, figuratively speaking. Quick Links
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GameCast: April 21st Reds vs. Cubs
A game without surprises is surprisingly a rare event. And yet the Cubs had one of those last night as they predictably throttled the Reds.
Rich Harden - not surprisingly - pitched 6 innings of 3-hit ball, walking 2, striking out 8, and allowing 2 earned runs on 92 pitches. When the Cubs turned to their bullpen, they weren't surprised to see solid efforts from Aaron Heilman, Carlos Marmol, and even Luis Vizcaino (who has yet to allow an earned run to score on his watch) while Neal Cotts predictably crapped his pants giving up a hit and walk in under an inning pitched. (Again, I think Lou should have hung him out to get beaten on or to escape. The Cubs had a 5 run lead when Cotts entered the game, they could have afforded him to squander or overcome.)
Offensively the Cubs predictably got a hit and walk from leadoff man Alfonso Soriano, 2 walks from Kosuke Fukudome, and 7 walks from the team in total. In the 6th when the Reds walked Derrek Lee to clog - erm, load the bases - I can only imagine how bewildered Dusty must have felt when the Cubs exploited the opportunity with an Aramis Ramirez 2-run single. Dusty probably threw his hat to the dugout floor and stomped on it saying "THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, DUDES! THE BASES WERE CLOGGED!"
Dusty is a bastard.
All told, Aramis went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI. Micah Hoffpauir hit an early homerun and was then pinch-hit for by Reed Johnson late in the game in a run-scoring opportunity. (I know, you were all very upset about that, but maybe Micah just isn't a clutch hitter, eh?) Mike Fontenot and Derrek Lee unsurprisingly had 0-fer nights. Ryan Theriot predictably collected 2 more hits. It was really a good night for the Cubs with no surprises and lots of win.
Tonight it's another late start and the Cubs play to win the series. The question is whether or not Ted Lilly can figure out how the Reds figured him out last year. I'm thinking he'll crush them, figuratively speaking.
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GameCast: April 21st Reds vs. Cubs
Micah Owings (0-1, 7.20 ERA) vs. Rich Harden (0-1, 5.00 ERA)
Dusty Baker and the Cincinnati Reds come to Chicago. Cub fans have to wonder what Dusty will bring with him on this trip. Will he make excuses about the number of day games? Perhaps he'll put a little bit of the blame on the fans for not supporting the team if the Reds play poorly? I suppose he could always imply that we're racist and overly-critical of him.
Nevertheless, the Cubs will be looking to extend their stranglehold on the NL Central with a throttling of the Reds who themselves are only half a game out of first.
Who's Hot
Aramis Ramirez - A-Ram batted .462 in his last series against the Cardinals with 1 homer and 5 RBI. He's swinging a heavy stick right now and is on pace to hit 53 homers and drive in 193 RBI. (Reminder: it's only been eleven games.)
Kosuke Fukudome - We're going to learn a lot about Fukudome this season. For example, if his totals drop down to around .265 or .270 again, then he's a flash-in-the-pan hot starter. If he can stay fairly level all season long, then he's a genius hitter who adjusted to the league. At this point, 'dome is on pace to hit 44 homeruns.
Ryan Theriot - Hmm. Ryan Theriot is batting .400 right now. He's speedy. He's actually hitting a fair number of doubles. He bats righty, Fukudome bats lefty, and Ramirez bats righty. Sounds like the ideal 1-2-3 R-L-R combo the Cubs need at the top of the order. And yet he'll be batting 8th tonight - if we're lucky.
Who's Not
Geovany Soto - Jack Sparrow's stunt double needs to find the white pearl pretty fast. (In case the metaphor is just too stupid to be sensible, the white pearl in this case would be a pitched baseball.) When Geo isn't pirating the Caribbean, he's experiencing 0-fers. But it's not as bad as it looks. He's had 5 games in which he's had 4-or-more plate appearances, and he's failed to hit in 3 of them. Okay, 60% is pretty bad, but it's still a very small sample size.
Aaron Miles + Mike Fontenot - Our two-headed, switch-hitting, ring-bearing, Mount-Doom-Heading second base duo isn't exactly winning over old enemies right now. Between the two of them Miles and Fontenot are 10 for 51 (.196) with 3 extra base hits. That cute girl wearing a DeRosa game who's sitting next to you at the game tonight will be secretly crying when you aren't looking.
Derrek Lee - On a bigger scale, Lee's doing much better now, thank you. But he batted a meager .214 in 3 games against the Cardinals. It'd be nice to watch D.Lee (still DP free, by the way) have a big series against Dusty's boys.
As Rob noted, Rich Harden is throwing tonight and apparently that guy could crap a 10 strikeout performance if he had to. There's one thing the Cubs are missing, but luckily it's something every team is "missing" early on in the year - consistency. The offense will set the world on fire, but the pitching will crap the bed. The pitching will come close to shutting down the opposition, and the team will still lose 1-0. The rotation will be aces, the bullpen will be eights. You get what I'm saying. But nobody "puts it all together" in the first two weeks of April.
Still, the Cubs are in a position to pummel the Reds, and I'm pretty sure they're entirely capable of doing it.
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To find out what Reds fans feel about this series, mosey on over to Red Hot Mama's blog. We haven't heard from RHM in a while, but she was always a spunky Reds fan until Dusty Baker broke her spirit.
Do you remember where you were when you found out that Dusty Baker was going to become the manager of the Reds? Do you remember how good it felt? Tony LaRussa aside, the NL Central has had more than its share of idiot managers. Unfortunately those days are ending, though as the Brewers freed themselves of Ned Yost last year.
But unfortunately for the Reds Dusty's probably going to keep his job for the duration of the year. He's like Teflon - once you commit to him, he sticks until the last bitter day of his contract. Consequently the Reds are a young, talented team with the wrong players in the lineup. They're a team with some incredible pitchers who get over-used and obliterated. And I don't feel good about it. I remember all-too-well the sickening feeling that Dusty left in my gut. I wouldn't wish that on any team, but I'm thankful that the Reds are a non-factor based on the way they are managed. One less worry.
That said, Cincy owned Ted Lilly last year. I can't explain it. But Roosevelt was 0-4 against the Reds with an 8.15 ERA. Perhaps not coincidentally, 8 of Joey Votto's 24 homeruns came against the Cubs last year. It was brutal. Anyway, the match-ups:
April 21st Micah Owings vs. Rich Harden
Micah Owings. 26 years old and in his first year with the Reds. Young Micah has only pitched one game so far this year, and Dusty limited him to 89 pitches. But now that he's had the chance to stretch his arm, the gloves are off. I'm predicting 110+ pitches unless Owings gets into early trouble.
Rich Harden has some interesting numbers so far. He's thrown 9 innings and struck out 18. Between all those strikeouts though are 8 hits, 6 walks, and 5 earned runs. He was unhittable in his first outing, he was chased after 3 innings in his second, he has to be looking for consistency in his third.
April 22nd Johnny Cueto vs. Ted Lilly
Johnny Cueto. 23 years old. As a rookie he started 31 games, threw 174 innings, and still managed to toss 110-or-more pitches 8 times - and he threw 109 pitches twice more. Already in 2 starts this year Cueto has had an outing in which he threw 109 pitches - his first of the year on April 11th. I pity Reds fans because Cueto's first big injury is only a matter of time and I'm betting he misses a big chunk of either 2010 or 2011.
Psycho has something to prove. In 17.2 innings last year against the Reds, he allowed 18 hits, 10 walks, and 16 earned runs. Subtract his season against the Reds and Ted Lilly was 17-5 with an ERA of 3.71. You don't need a Colin Wyers to tell you that such a dramatic difference between Lilly v. The League and Lilly v. The Reds is bizarre if not flat-out fishy.
April 23rd Aaron Harang vs. Carlos Zambrano
In 2007, Harang was a 16-game winner with 218 strikeouts. In 2008, he might have done the same. Then, Dusty very famously used him between starts to pitch 4 innings of relief against San Diego. His season turned to mush after that and he finished '08 with 17 losses and an ERA of 4.78. So far in '09, Harang is averaging 105 pitches a game, he's tossed a complete game against Pittsburgh, and his ERA is 2.70. Is he back? Is he healthy? Is it just a matter of time before Dusty sends him to the DL again?
Carlos has something in common with pretty much every Cubs starter in '09 -- he's yet to find consistency. He's had great games and terrible games and that's an impressive feat since he's only thrown three games all year. In 2008 Zambrano was 4-0 against the Reds with an ERA of 1.20. I'm sure he'll work to continue that level of success.
Only a game separates the Cubs and the Reds in the standings, but probably nobody - not even Red fans - expect Cincy to keep up all year long. It's not the fault of the way the team's been built - on paper, I'd expect the Reds to win more than they lose. The problem is that the genius running the team is a certifiable baseball idiot.
He's got a decent team if only he didn't insist on batting lead off a guy who's never walked more than 36 times in a season. He's got a rotation that mixes fantastic youngsters with talented veterans, except you'd win a lot of money if you could accurately guess which one was heading to the DL first.
And most shocking of all, Dusty's got a job in baseball. I'll never understand that one. For that reason alone, I expect the Cubs to sweep each and every time they play the Reds.
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Just when I start to get the nagging feeling like the Reds might be on the right track
Today the Dusties signed Daryle Ward's fat ass and Jacque Jones' inferiority complex, albeit to minor league deals.
I actually spent quality time today considering whether or not the Cardinals or the Reds would finish 2nd in the Central this year. There is a bit of buzz that the Reds are on the right track. I guess they call THIS a "buzzkill", then.
Game Recap: Cubs 14, Reds 9; the sweet relief of victory
14 runs later, and the Cubs have their first September victory, not that there weren't a few speed bumps along the way. Jason Marquis - who, for one night, has earned the nickname "The Stopper," stepped up and pitched 2 run baseball into the 8th inning, striking out only 2 to his 5 walks, and he hit a homerun to boot. Speaking of homeruns, Marquis wasn't alone in his quest to injure a Reds fan in the bleachers - Mark DeRosa hit his 20th of the season, and Alfonso Soriano hit his 25th, 26th, and 27th. Fonz, we love you.
In fact, the Cubs managed 18 hits and 4 walks tonight while scoring 14 runs in total.
And they still managed to scare the crap out of Cub fans!
The final 2 innings of the night were not exactly easy. The Reds scored 8 of their 9 runs with 5 outs remaining in the game, including a 9th inning Granny by Jolbert Cabrera off of Carlos Marmol, who will only be tagged for 1 of the 4 runs. Having made it more interesting for himself, Marmol then buckled down and had a fairly easy time getting the last 3 outs of the game, Corey Patterson excluded. And, like that, the Cubs have ended their slide, they maintain a 4 game lead on the second place Brewers, I can now stand to look at their schedule again, and they have a chance of winning the 3 game set against the Reds tomorrow night.
I know a lot of people are sick with this team. It very quickly became a roller coaster in the last week after the Cubs had given us a month of smooth sailing, and if I haven't mixed my metaphors enough, they finally managed to hit the breaks tonight after having fallen off a cliff. But, c'mon, be honest Cub fans, you're still worried that there's more space to fall.
If I were to take a survey of our loyal Goat Readers, how many people out there right now believe the Cubs will somehow find a way to miss the playoffs?
How many people think they'll slink in as wild carders?
How many people believe they'll be swept out of the first round?
How many people are aware that, with 20 games remaining, the Cubs have the best record in the NL? I mean, that's how good they've been this year. They lost six games in a row and they are percentage points away from having the best record in all of baseball.
For the last month or so, many of us - this blog included - have directed our gaze toward a nice, round number that no Cubs team has seen in more than 70 years. Achieving that win would be a tremendous accomplishment, a point of pride that few Cub fans can recall experiencing as most who were alive the last time it happened now battle dementia, senility, and/or incontinence.
And, yet, 100 wins means exactly this in reality: Dog Piss Jones. 100 wins means nothing. It should not be the goal. With 20 games remaining, the Cubs are capable of achieving it, but should it even be a minor concern? Maybe this ridiculous losing streak was a blessing in disguise. Maybe it will have served as a reminder to the team that they are not invincible, they still have to actually play to win, and rather than strive to achieve cool-yet-irrelevant goals like a 100 win season, maybe they can now focus on the two most important things: entering the playoffs with home field advantage and beating the ever-loving shit out of every team they come across once they're there.
I know some of you have abandoned ship. Rather than risk another painful crash landing, you have pulled the ripcord and you are floating off to the safety of disconnection. Have fun over there. Enjoy the football season. Hockey and basketball start soon. There's a new episode of House on TV next week and you can already get the first episode of Dexter online.
Me, I bleed Cubs baseball, and I will be there until the end, be it in the first week of October or the last. And believe me, the enjoyment or the sorrow that I will experience when the last out is made this season will be enough for me and ten others. I've got you covered. I'm collecting all the forks you've stuck in this team throughout the season, and I promise that you'll get them all back when it's over.
But it's not over. Anybody who believes otherwise is ridiculous and afraid.
Game Recap: Reds 10, Cubs 2, Slide Continues
Right now, I don't even want to look at the Cubs. I just don't want to think about them, not until they start winning again.
So, instead of talking about last night's game and how incredibly depressing it was, I'm going to look at two lines in particular. That of Ted Lilly and Jon Lieber.
Jon Lieber: 39.2 IP, 8 ER, 1.82 ERA
Ted Lilly: 159 IP, 4.02 ERA.
That would be the seasonal lines of Lilly and Lieber if they'd never faced the Reds this year. Lieber has surrendered 16 hits to the Reds in his work, 8 of which could not be contained by the ballpark. He's only given up 2 homeruns to non-Cincinnati teams. I almost smell a conspiracy here.
While last night's loss was certainly another blow to the confidence of Cub fans everywhere, considering the way the Reds destroy Lieber and Lilly, it seems as though it was a perfect storm of pain. Now, here's the thing - the Cubs bench coach Alan Trammall has an important job. Part of that job is knowing the splits and numbers of his players against their opponents. Alan needs to pull aside Lou and say "so, uh, about Jon Lieber and the Reds ..." because, like Lou's addiction to Howry, he seems to derrive pleasure in watching Liebs get hammered.
Anyway, I have a very, very strong feeling that we're going to see one of two things tonight. We will see a) an easy, reassurring Cubs victory or b) Lou Piniella go temporarly insane on the baseball field. Something will give.
Game Recap: Cubs 3, Reds 2; The Moose Rides Again
It's been written that, on days when he's not pitching, Carlos Zambrano shags fly balls in the outfield and throw them back in left handed. It turns out that the Big Moose is ambidextrous and, in the right circumstance, he'd love the opportunity to play the outfield on days he's not pitching. He'd just catch the ball with his right hand and throw it back in lefty.
He just might have the necessary stick for the job. In 482 career at bats, Zambrano is batting .241. That's not great unless you're a pitcher, but it could perhaps be successfully argued that players who don't bat regularly struggle more than players who bat daily. What's more impressive is his 16 career homeruns. Zambrano may just be capable of improving on that .241 career average, had he the chance to bat 500 times in a season. However, if it's true that limited plate time negatively effects a player's batting statistics, it would be hard for the Big Moose to do much better than he's done this year. Essentially, there have been 24 games this year in which the pitcher has been the most productive hitter on the team - the games Zambrano has started. Rather than give you the cold numbers, I'll give you the projections:
In 550 at bats, Carlos would have 196 hits, 31 doubles, 8 triples, 24 homeruns, 94 RBI, and he'd be batting .357 with a .928 OPS. Maybe the ol' Zambino photoshop was even more appropriate than it first appeared:
Perhaps the one factor detracting from Carlos's quest to be a hitter is his lack of patience. In all those career at bats, Z has a whopping 5 walks. That's Dunston/Patterson territory. However, it's conceivable that he's currently taking the "make 'em count" approach and is more aggressive than he'd be if he was hitting every day.
He certainly made 'em count today. Carlos was 1 for 2 with a homerun against the Reds, while also pitching 7 innings and giving up only 1 earned run off of 6 hits and 4 walks. His homer was the last run the Cubs scored, and it was also the difference in a 3-2 ballgame.
It remains concerning that Carlos has bouts with wildness, although my personal belief is that he was merely trying to get the Reds hitters in trouble with Dusty Baker. Rumor has it that the Reds have a "bench 'em if they walk twice in a game" policy, and for tomorrow's game, Chris Dickerson would've at the very least been flipped in the lineup with Corey Patterson, had C-Pat not drawn a walk in the 7th.
Offensively, the Cubs managed 6 hits and 2 walks of their own off of Josh Fogg and company. Fogg only went 4 innings and threw 60 pitches. I'm convinced that either Dusty got confused and thought it was the 8th when he pulled him, or he's planning on starting him again on Sunday. Apart from Zambrano's homer, the other two Cubs runs came from a DeRosa solo shot and - go figure - a Derrek Lee double play that also scored Alfonso Soriano.
One other thing worth mentioning is that Kerry Wood struck out 2 to get the save, and Carlos Marmol gave up his first earned run in over a month and his first hit since the end of July.
Series Recap: Taking 2 of 3 from the lowly Reds somehow feels like a disappointment. The Cubs should sweep these chumps, right? However, they are now 78-49, they've gone 13-5 this month, and tomorrow they host a team that's even worse than Cincinnati before traveling to the armpit of Pennsylvania to pummel on another crappy squad.
In other words, I'm not complaining, not by a long shot.
Current Record: 78-49
Position in the NL Central: 1st place, 5.5 games in front of Milwaukee and 8 ahead of St. Louis
Best Possible Record: 113-49
Worst Possible Record: 78-84
On Pace For: 99-63
Magic Number: 30, as powered by CubsMagicNumber.com


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EdnaGorrister's domineering mother-in-law, Edna despised Gorrister for "taking her daughter away," and made life for him as difficult as possible. As such, she reappears in Gorrister's psychodrama, claiming that she and her husband also survived the end of the world thanks to AM's intervention—though it's far more likely that AM just recreated her in the form of an android for the purposes of the game. It's revealed that she was offered the chance to escape in exchange for Gorrister's life, and she accepted it.
HarryGorrister's father-in-law. Alcoholic, apathetic, and hopelessly browbeaten by Edna, he nonetheless ends up as part of Gorrister's scenario. In the backstory to this scenario, it turns out he was instrumental in Edna's plan to murder Gorrister.
The Tribesfolk
The Rapist
The WitchOne of the main villains of Ted's scenario, the Witch is set up as the stepmother to Ellen (or at least this scenario's version of Ellen). Given the fantasy overtones of this part of the game, she follows most of the tropes associated with it, from misleading her husband, tormenting her stepdaughter, and experimenting with black magic. Keeping Ellen on the brink of death for the purposes of summoning a demon, she requires Ted's assistance for the final phase of her great spell...
The DevilExactly What It Says on the Tin; the Devil has arrived in Ted's scenario to collect Ellen's soul, blocked only by the arrival of an Angel. The only thing that can break this stalemate is Ted's intervention.
Doktor Mengele
The GuardA hulking military officer that guards the gate of the death camp.
The Five Survivors
Cast Calculus and Overall Tropes
Novella Version
Game VersionIn the videogame, Gorrister was a truck driver, and he was beginning to despair long before AM started torturing him: in fact, his wife's insanity had him on the verge of suicide, given that he blamed himself for her breakdown; his capture and torture only makes this desire for death all the more powerful. However, on the 109th year of his imprisonment, AM offers Gorrister the chance to kill himself...
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Novella VersionNext to nothing is known of Nimdok in the short story; in fact, AM forced him to use the name Nimdok, apparently amused by the sound. At points in the story, he's spirited away by AM, and returns looking pale and shell-shocked, but what was done to him is never explained.
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Minor Characters
Gorrister's Scenario
The Jackal
Benny's Scenario
The Outcast Mother and the Mutant ChildA single-parent family shunned and outcast by the rest of the Tribesfolk, in part due to the child being an obvious mutant. Unable to rely on the rest of the tribe, they end up becoming tentative allies with Benny in his struggle to find food.
Fallen Soldiers
Ellen's Scenario
AnubisThe Eyptian God of the Dead- or, more accurately, AM's facsimile of him.
Ted's Scenario
Scullery MaidA redheaded young maid who is busy preparing dinner by plucking a chicken. She has some attraction towards Ted...
AngelAn Angel sent to Ellen's deathbed, hoping to guide her soul to Heaven when she finally expires. Unfortunately, the Devil has also arrived to take advantage, leaving the two of them at something of an impasse.
Nimdok's Scenario
Scientist Prisoner
Eyeless Patient
GolemA towering figure of moulded clay and steel, the legendary Golem of Jewish folklore has been constructed by the Nazis as part of a longrunning scheme to pervert or appropriate Jewish culture wherever possible. Though it's still incomplete, the Nazis have almost everything they need to bring this legendary creature to life.
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Sold a Townhouse home in 2013 for approximately $700K in Willow Glen, San Jose, CA.
Elena is a terrific real estate agent. She first alerted us to the change on the 2009 tax law which meant we needed to sell our property fast. She put the property in optimum shape by suggesting renovations, picking up key fixtures for the renovations and monitoring the renovation work. She helped get the property on the market fast. She was able to do this while we were living out of the area. She knows the market and priced our property for multiple offers. She did a terrific job staging the property (which is done free of charge). After a busy open house and multiple offers, she helped us to weigh the best option (balancing offer price and risk). Elena is enthusiastic, responsive, knowledgable, effective, savvy, and experienced. My wife and I give her our highest recommendation!
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02/21/2012 - NikkiScott1
Bought a Multi Family home in 2012 in Edenvale - Seven Trees, San Jose, CA.
She is the BEST!!! She has the client best in terest at heart and works dilligently day and night until you get the results You want. Her professionalism and honesty is like no other.
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02/18/2012 - user5264392
Showed home in 2009 in Evergreen, San Jose, CA 95135.
Elena has been just great in showing us houses and helped us with the biggest financial decision of our lives. She is a very detail oriented, intelligent and knowledgeable Realtor and pays attention to minute details of her client's need. Our experience with Elena has been wonderful and we recommend her highly.
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Showed home in 2012 in Almaden Valley, CA 95120.
I enjoy working with Elena Johal. She is very professional, observant, helpful and punctual. She understands her clients very well and never pushes them towards quick irresponsible decisions.
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11/18/2011 - jas b
Bought a home in 2009.
Elena is an amazing agent. My husband and I had the pleasure of working with her when we were house hunting for our first home 2 years ago. Elena was patient with us as we learnt about the process and guided us in the right direction. She is very knowledgeable about the areas we were interested in, the values of the houses we looked at and also what potential a house had. She would paint a beautiful picture of what we could have and worked hard to give us what we wanted! With her dedication and commitment to our search, Elena helped my husband and I find our first home! We couldn't have done it without her and we are so happy to know that we have found our real estate agent for all our future needs. If you are looking to sell or buy a home and need an agent, Elena is the right one for you! She is so friendly, always reachable and goes above and beyond! Thanks Elena!
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Sold a Single Family home in 2007 for approximately $775K in Santa Teresa, San Jose, CA.
Elena sold our house in San Jose, CA. She staged the house beautifully, advising us on things such things as the floor coverings, color combination's that were most appealing to buyers and avoiding clutter in the house. She brought in a team who did a awesome job.
Her expertise and knowledge was unmatched compared to other real estate agents that I have come across. She was extremely honest and communicated with us almost daily. She made our home sale process smooth and as stress free as possible.
My favorite thing about her is that she really cared about us as her customers. She provided a great service and I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone seeking a senior level real estate agent who knows how to sell a house.
Her expertise and knowledge was unmatched compared to other real estate agents that I have come across. She was extremely honest and communicated with us almost daily. She made our home sale process smooth and as stress free as possible.
My favorite thing about her is that she really cared about us as her customers. She provided a great service and I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone seeking a senior level real estate agent who knows how to sell a house.
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She is a very professional person, she listen to what I need and find what I was looking for in a fast and easy way that I recomended Her with my friends. Great personality and friendly.
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Elena is an excellent Realtor! She knows the area we are searching in very well and is very helpful and patient as she helps us in our search for a home. I can tell she truly wants to help us find the right home for us, not just to close a sale. When we made an offer on a home, she was obviously very experienced and knowledgeable in all of the paperwork involved as well as the short sale process. (It did not work out that time but that was nothing to do with her) She is very easy to get a hold of on the phone or e-mail which is much appreciated. I am confident that when we do find the right home, she will make the buying process as painless as possible.
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Remembering my dad on Veterans Day
November 10, 2013 My father used to tell me every so often how many World War II veterans die per day in our country. more »»
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November 3, 2013 The maxim "you can't take it with you" is a caution that earthly possessions aren't useful after death. "Lighthouse Dave," a tour guide at the Dunkirk Historic Lighthouse disagrees. more »»
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November 3, 2013 By DIANE R. CHODAN Lifestyles Editor I recently received a phone message from a woman who wanted me to publicize a dinner for a community organization. She called early in the morning. more »»
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The election-year jobs agenda promised by President Barack Obama and Democrats has stalled seven months before voters determine control of Congress.
Democrats have no money to pay for the program. That's because both Republicans and the Democratic chairman of the Senate Budget Committee objected to taking money left over from the fund that bailed out banks, automakers and insurers and using it for the jobs bill.
Such a move, they insisted, would add tens of billions of dollars to the $12.8 trillion national debt.
An $80 billion-plus Senate plan promised an infusion of cash to build roads and schools, help local governments keep teachers on the payroll, and provide rebates for homeowners who make energy-saving investments. Two months after the plan was introduced, most of those main elements remain on the Senate's shelf.
Obama's proposed $250 bonus payment to Social Security recipients is dead for the year, having lost a Senate vote last month.
What's going ahead instead are more modest initiatives. That includes some help for small business or simple extensions of parts from last year's economic stimulus measure. None is expected to make an appreciable dent in an unemployment rate, stuck at 9.7 percent.
Even legislation to help the jobless has run into trouble.
The idea of a jobs agenda arose late last year when the unemployment rate hit 10 percent and Democrats voiced concern that the majority party wasn't doing enough to spur job creation.
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More reason to modify the filibuster rule.
"Democrats have no money to pay for the program."
So what else is new?
What I'd like to know is where has the $787 billion "stimulus package" money gone.
Of course the money has to be borrowed in the U.S. Treasury auction, but just the same the amount has been authorized so what's happened to this massive amount of money earmarked to 'stimulate' America…?!
Carl Nemo **==
Thanks griff for the link and a big OUCH too…!
It makes me truly sick when I went over the long list of misappropriated funds.
I guess to Obama and Company stimulus means doing so for government while the greater productive private sector is forgotten. This is a classic case of government gone both bad and wild; ie., voraciously feeding on its citizens, assuring an end of days for the Republic. : |
Carl Nemo **==
You said it Carl, thanks Griff.
Veterans affairs, O.I.G. $ 1,000,000.
I now see clearly what amounts to the support and commitment rendered to our troops lost in red tape. I'm supposing this agency has been modeled after the insurance industry. Take money in, give nothing back.
Real convenient to say your records have been lost and we haven't the funds to find them.
Pretty cheap pickins unless you're on the guvmint payroll..Hack..
You certainly have a way with words. Too bad it is the wrong way.
Misappropriated means appropriated illegally or fraudulently. An act passed by Congress is legal. Your agreement or disagreement with the law doesn't mean s–t.
Yo G-lawyer…
"Your agreement or disagreement with the law doesn't mean s–t" …extract from post
With your unquestioning, lockstep with the man mindset, something passed by Congress is legal; but, with the collection of crimpols on both sides of the aisle that are milking this nation dry, I still call it misappropriation of "tax debtor" dollars…period! I'm sure millions of angry Americans would also agree with me.
What are you a plant on this site; ie., an agent provocateur that nitpicks anything and everything coming from our keyboards?
To put it simply, who cares what you think… : |
Carl Nemo **==
Perhaps misallocated, misspent, misdirected, misinvested would be more to your liking?
How about just plain missing? Yeah, I think that's about right.
If word games is your thing, perhaps Scrabble is more your speed. But to use your definition, I think fraudulently might fit the bill any way.
Looks like a great big jobs program to me… and wrongly appropriated, as well, if Americans are the ones who should benefit from the largesse of their govt (fellow citizens' taxes).
How about a 3.2% drop in income since Sir Obama took the helm?
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Frontpage: Wednesday, May 16th
- Mladic War Crimes Trial Begins: The trial of Ratko Mladic, the man accused of being responsible for the bloodiest genocide in Europe since World War II, began on Wednesday at The Hague, 17 years after the Bosnian conflict ended. Mladic is charged with 11 counts, including two counts of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian conflict, including the massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica.
- Greeks Pulling Funds From Banks: Greeks are withdrawing euros from banks over fear of the country exiting the single currency and the rapid devaluation they would suffer as a result. In a meeting between Greek President Karolos Papoulias and political leaders, Papoulias spoke of the "fear that could develop into panic" at the country's banks as the political parties failed to form a coalition government and a new election was announced.
- Romney Wins Nebraska, Oregon Primaries: And the winner is … Mitt Romney! The former Massachusetts governor had no problem running to victory in both Nebraska and Oregon on Tuesday night, winning nearly 70 percent of the vote in the Cornhusker State with three quarters of precincts reporting.
- Facebook IPO Could Top $16B: Facebook will increase the size of its initial public offering by 25 percent, a source told Reuters on Wednesday—meaning the company could raise as much as $16 billion before its shares go public on Friday. If the IPO is increased, it will be the third-largest initial share sale in history, after Visa and General Motors.
- Russian Cops Break Up Protest Camp: Russian police ousted political protesters from a campsite in Moscow early Wednesday morning, a day after a judge ordered the site be cleared because of complaints from neighborhood residents. Police had initially said they wouldn't move in until noon against "OccupyAbai," named after the statue of a 19th-century Kazakh writer in Chistye Prudy park, but instead swooped at 5:30 a.m.
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The fate of the star Prosecution witness in the trial of convicted Ponzi-schemer, R. Allen Stanford, is known.
For those among the investors who lost $7-billion dollars to R. Allen Stanford's scams and schemes, it was the crime of the century: Lifetime savings were lost, dreams were crushed, lives were ruined. In the end, Stanford was convicted on 13 counts of fraud and sentenced to 110-years in a prison in Central Florida.
Tuesday, the man who helped put him away was, himself, sentenced for his role in the demise of Stanford Financial, and the cheating of its investors.
James M. Davis faced 30-years in prison for lying and promoting the fakery being foisted by Stanford. But he also providing the most-damning testimony against his former employer and former college roommate. In the end, James Davis was sentenced to 5-years in prison for three counts of conspiracy and fraud.
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Penny Auction - A Type of Online Auction
quibids reviews - I had never heard the term "penny auction" whether referenced as an online auction or physical auction. When I saw it in an email communication, I decided to check it out. I researched the term and found some interesting information on the origins of these auctions. It seems that they originated in the United States during the Great Depression. They came about because people were losing their farms due to the inability to meet the financial obligations made with the lending institutions at that time.
A Little History
The history reveals that banks would hold auctions for the property of farmers on whom they were foreclosing. At the time of the actual auction, neighboring farmers and friends of those losing their property would attend the event and would prevent legitimate bids on any property from being made. In their attempt to help their friend or neighbor, they used whatever means was necessary to keep the bids to virtually pennies. Frequently, farms and all the property associated with it were sold for under $5.00. This sounds pretty amazing to me…$5.00 in 1932 had more buying power than it does now but it was still not much at all for a farmland, equipment and buildings. The banks had to accept the proceeds from the auction as full payment for the debt. Needless to say, the banks, at that time, were not happy. They found ways around this illegal type of auction.
Online Penny Auctions Today
quibids reviews - This type of auction still takes place today but it has changed significantly. First of all, it is now legal and, secondly, it is frequently an online auction. These internet auctions can be found all over the net, in every country of the world. The products posted for sale on them is quiet varied. The sites tend to have a short life cycle, typically 3 to 5 years.
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Online auctions can be fun as well as cost effective for many purchases. And, remember, there is always a chance you will find that special piece for a collection for which you have searched long and hard. Will this be the day you find it online?


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The communists (Democrats) propaganda is definitely trying to convince people Obama has made the country better by spending us into oblivion. At the same time, they are using the word 'austerity' to scare us into not spending. The problem with how they define austerity is saying if the government does not get more money from the people, that is austerity. In fact, stealing more money from the people leaves the people in austerity and the government bloated. Some Times Magazine flak has come out with a book saying printing money and government spending saved us, timed to coincide with the DNC convention saying the same thing. I don't know if our people are stupid enough to buy this garbage, but it is frightening that they might.


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THIS IS the official Walter Johnson H.S. Class of 1969 website. It continues to serve as a place where classmates can reconnect, stay in touch, and share both memories and new experiences. In a small way, it also documents our time at WJ, and in junior high and elementary school, in Bethesda, Maryland. Join our Facebook page!
45th Reunion Basics
The Class of 1969 45-year Reunion will be held on Saturday evening, October 11, 2014 (Columbus Day Weekend) at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda. The main event will be a reception and dance in the Hyatt Ballroom. Other events are being planned for the Reunion Weekend. The 40th Reunion attracted over 260 people, including 200 classmates, and was a huge success. The 45th Reunion will be another great opportunity to catch up with old friends and have lots of fun!
The cost of the Saturday night main event is $85 per person until September 28. Thereafter, it will increase to $95 and then $100 at the door. Click Here for more Details about the entire weekend, to Register, and to Purchase Tickets. You can see those who have registered for the Reunion so far by clicking the Who's Attending link toward the top of the left sidebar.
The Hyatt has reserved a block of rooms for both Friday and Saturday at the price of $99 per night, plus taxes. This is a great rate for downtown Bethesda! As many rooms were booked during the Early Bird Registration Period, we recommend that you reserve as soon as possible to secure that rate. You can reserve directly with Hyatt from a secure link on our website. For more details and to reserve your room, Click Here . The Hyatt Regency is situated above Metro's Red Line Bethesda Station. For those driving, discounted underground parking will be provided.
Please be a frequent visitor to this website just to browse and for event updates. It will serve as "Reunion Central" for the upcoming reunion and continue to provide an easy way for classmates to reconnect. New content will continue to be added to the site in the months leading up to the reunion. If you have memorabilia to share, please contact us. Likewise, please let us know if you are interested in volunteering for the reunion effort.
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The website served as Reunion Central for the 40th Reunion held at the Pooks Hill Marriott in October, 2009. Over 260 people attended the 40th Reunion, including 200 classmates. To see the 40th Reunion Photo Gallery from that fun-filled weekend Click Here. The website sends out periodic emails to the class with class news. It has facilitated numerous get togethers small and large, including a mini-reunion in the Boston area and a 2012 outing to Nationals Park in Washington to see a Nats baseball game.
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Lionel Messi's brace boosts Argentina into last 16
Porto Alegre, Brazil (4E Sports) – Superstar striker Lionel Messi scored twice in the opening half as Argentina advanced to the World Cup's last 16 via a 3-2 triumph over Nigeria in their Wednesday's Group F clash Wednesday at Estadio Beira-Rio.
Messi now has amassed four goals in this year's tournament to climb level with Brazil's Neymar for the lead in the race for the Golden Boot.
With the win, Argentina will either face Switzerland or Ecuador in the knockout phase, depending on the result of Group E matches later Wednesday.
Despite the loss, Nigeria still progressed to the last 16, thanks to Bosnia-Herzegovina's 3-1 triumph over Iran.
Messi was at his brilliant best, following up a stunning half-volley in the third minute with a superb free kick in first-half stoppage time.
However, Messi's efforts were twice cancelled out by the equally impressive Ahmed Musa in the 4th and 47th minute as Nigeria put in a spirited display.
The Nigerians eventually succumbed as Marcos Rojo's unorthodox finish five minutes after halftime ensured Argentina went through with a maximum haul of nine points. Rojo became just the second Argentine player to score a goal at the 2014 World Cup.
Meanwhile, Bosnia-Herzegovina knocked Iran out of the World Cup and salvaged some pride with a 3-1 win at Arena Fonte Nova.
Bosnia failed to qualify after losing a pair of one-goal games but will go home with its first World Cup win after Miralem Pjanic scored a goal and assisted on another.
Edin Dzeko and Avdija Vrsajevic also found the net to give the Bosnians their first points of the tournament.
Dzeko nearly scored inside of four minutes when he fired a shot on goal from eight yards that goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi did well to tip over the crossbar.
Dzeko finally hit the mark in the 23rd minute when he dribbled to the top of the penalty area and drove a low shot off the right post and into the net. Bosnia doubled its lead in the 59th minute behind Pjanic's goal.
Reza Ghoochannejhad gave his team a bit of a lift when he turned home a cross from Javad Nekounam eight minutes from time for Iran's only goal of the tournament.
Bosnia retaliated one minute later through Vrsajevic, who drove a low shot inside the far post from a tight angle to seal the win.
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Putting an end to months of rumors and speculation, Apple has announced that the white version of iPhone 4 will become available today.
"The white iPhone 4 has finally arrived and it's beautiful," said Phil Schiller, Apple's senior VP of worldwide product marketing. He had previously announced the white iPhone 4 for this spring.
As far as functionality goes, the white iPhone 4 brings absolutely nothing new: The only thing that's different from the existing iPhone 4 is the color.
The white iPhone 4 will be available in Apple's online store and retail stores, as well as AT&T and Verizon Wireless stores and select Apple authorized resellers. The suggested price is the same as the black version of the device: $199 for the 16 GB model and $299 for the 32 GB model with a new two-year agreement.
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Good. I had hoped he would have been given the job the last time.
A spot of good news on an otherwise dreary news day.
YES!!! Finally they wised up, fired Bradley, and found a promising coach. Bradley might be a good guy, but he was a TERRIBLE coach. How many times did that team come out of the locker room FLAT in friendlies and even World Cup matches? Let's hope Jurgen lights a fire under these guys. They should, at the least, be the top team in North America.
That's a great chance for both.I do vey much hope the U.S. officials will continue to trust in the ability of Jürgen Klinsmann and give him time and space to develop a team with great potential. If the Soccer Federation is willing to adapt foreign standards and ideas of football I'm convinced that the next World Cup matches will rule out new favourites as the women have shown recently. They became everyones darling in Germany with their "old fashioned style" playing different as we see it now in the league with short passes and too much tacklings. It's easy for me to press the LIKE-button.
Klinsmann is one of my favorite players of all time. Watch out world! We're coming for the world cup!!!
He will no doubt be an upgrade over Bob Bradley, but unless he can put his uniform back on and score some goals, he's going to face an uphill climb.
Lets hope he can do something about the porous defense.
Great choice. No doubt Jurgen's knowledge of football is tremendous, unfortunately the U.S. amateur football system sucks! The style of play is way to technical and mechanical especially when it comes to international play. Players need to be given the latitude to play with some creativity and imagination. They need to play football based on intuition, instinct and innate ability (3i's). Not some tight-wad strategy that plays football like it's badmington.
We've got some naturally gifted, strong, agile and powerful athletes in the U.S., who would be great at Football (Soccer) if they were taught early imaginative fundamentals.
I'll say this – the best Football players almost always come from the poorest communities, they become gifted in Soccer through an intense desire to be the best in the community, not through some fancy college or suburban youth program. Point is if the U.S. wants to nurture talent, it has to go into some of the poorer communities and recruit young players who never had the chance to play in college or some "posh" club…
Will the USMNT perform better under Jurgen Klinsmann than they did under Bob Bradley? Yes, absolutely. Will Jurgen Klinsmann become the first coach in World Cup history to be foreign born to the country he leads to actually win the Cup, in Brazil of all places? I don't think so.
With all that said ,I hope he does well and I would definately anticipate the team playing a more entertaining brand of soccer/football.
Amen to that.
There is something wonderful about Jesus's comment…
Seriously? This is hardly a good signing. Reaching third spot at the World Cup in Germany is hardly a good result (Germany under Low plays MUCH better!) and his club record is short and mediocre.
Anyone from Europe knowing about soccer knows that Klinsmann is everything but a great signing.
Not what is needed. I am sure he will not last longer than 1 year on the bench…
article says " competitive but disappointing U.S. squad". When has it ever been competitive?
Finally! Jurgen understands international soccer at it's premier level, and he understands the US's youth programs that are developing our players (pros and cons – mostly cons). Prior attempts to land him weren't successful because Jurgen demanded full control – so it can be assumed this time he got offered the control he requires. very good news for US soccer.
it's time FIFA bans the practice of allowing foreign coaches.
Coaches have a direct influence on the game, so they should not be foreigners. Otherwise, why not allow goalkeepers to be foreigners as well? after all they do not really play, they stay in the goal only.
Then, why not allow defenders to be foreigners as well? after all, they usualy do not score.
And on and on…
Anyone is better than a high school soccer coach….
August 10: I'll be there.
Back in the they he was AMAZING.
"Seriously? This is hardly a good signing. Reaching third spot at the World Cup in Germany is hardly a good result (Germany under Low plays MUCH better!) and his club record is short and mediocre."
You're on crack if you think that third place is hardly a good result. You have no clue what you are talking, and 1 year on the bench?
We will probably never have a championship team. Soccer just isn't apart of our culture and there is no incentive for atheletes to persue it over another sport.
Rob: That's just the thing, the goalie is playing on the field, and the coach is not.
as far as the US being competitive: qualifying for the world cup, where only 32 teams out of so many countries in the world make it after competition for years, is a hurdle that most can't clear (simply speaking in statistics).
I don't think a European coach is what we need. There should be somebody south of the border we could get.
Great choice. I only hope that he can increase the creativity enough to make a difference. BTW, we have been competitive for the last decade. Top twenty in the world, beating Spain, Mexico, etc. not great but competitive…
Wir wuenschen Juergen viel Erfolg – this is great news for US soccer!
This is exceptional news for American soccer. The MNT has been run poorly since Korea in 2002. What they lack in defensive tenacity, spatial movement, ball play, and the American athletic tendency to emphasize the athlete over the system, can be rectified by some Teutonic discipline and the hard charging yet technically proficient style of football utilized by Klinsmann to great effect in 2006, and with Bayern. The trick will be to incorporate the American mindset to a sport where our individualistic nature and cult of the athlete is often at odds with the unit and systemic cohesion necessary to win on the international level. But, I think Klinsmann can do it.- Willkommen, Ja Wohl
Important and necessary move if we want to develop a team and players who can compete at an elite level.
Now, all we have to do is get rid of Sunil Gulati and maybe we can make some real progress.
Klinsmann took over the German team when it was is dire condition. Their 3rd place in the World Cup 2006 was an amazing achievement that would have never happened without Klinsmann. Mostly because he is not afraid of tackling structural changes and making bold decisions. He set the basis for the currently excellent German team under Low, and I think he will be able to do the same with the US team. There will be many changes ahead over here. Great news for US soccer!
Hiddink would have been a much better choice. Klinsmann is too unproven and was fired from Bayern as far as I remember. He may work out but only if he has the right assistant coaches working for him.
The US cannot compete without a better forward line.
Altidore – a joke, can't get a game with any reasonable pro team.
Agudelo – maybe in five years, but will need to leave the US to develop
Who else?
We have no world class players.
Lots of youth participation, but no ability to produce the necessary class.
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Automatizing Price Negotiation in Commodities Markets
AbstractThis is an introductory work to trade automatization of the futures market, so far operated by human traders. We are not focusing on maximizing individual profits of any trader as done in many studies, but rather we try to build a stable electronic trading system allowing to obtain a fair price, based on supply and demand dynamics, in order to avoid speculative bubbles and crashes. In our setup, producers and consumers release regularly their forecasts of output and consumption respectively. Automated traders will use this information to negotiate price of the underlying commodity. We suggested a set of analytical criteria allowing to measure the efficiency of the automatic trading strategy in respect to market stability.
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|X-ray hiccups from SgrA* observed by XMM-Newton. The second brightest flare and three moderate flares caught in half a day
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|[truncated] In Spring 2007, we observed SgrA* with XMM with a total exposure of ~230ks. We have performed timing and spectral analysis of the new X-ray flares detected during this campaign. To study the range of flare spectral properties, in a consistent manner, we have also reprocessed, using the same analysis procedure and the latest calibration, archived XMM data of previously reported rapid flares. The dust scattering was taken into account during the spectral fitting. We also used Chandra archived observations of the quiescent state of SgrA* for comparison. On April 4, 2007, we observed for the first time within a time interval of ~1/2 day, an enhanced incidence rate of X-ray flaring, with a bright flare followed by three flares of more moderate amplitude. The former event represents the second brightest X-ray flare from Sgr A* on record. This new bright flare exhibits similar light-curve shape (nearly symmetrical), duration (~3ks) and spectral characteristics to the very bright flare observed in October 3, 2002. The measured spectral parameters of the new bright flare, assuming an absorbed power law model taken into account dust scattering effect, are N_H=12.3(+2.1,-1.8)e22 cm-2 and Gamma~2.3+/-0.3 calculated at the 90% c.l. The spectral parameter fits of the sum of the three following moderate flares, while lower, are compatible within the error bars with those of the bright flares. The column density found, for a power-law, during the flares is at least two times higher than the value expected from the (dust) visual extinction toward SgrA* (AV~25 mag). However, our fitting of the SgrA* quiescent spectra obtained with Chandra shows that an excess of column density is already present during the non-flaring phase. The two brightest X-ray flares observed so far from SgrA* exhibited similar soft spectra.
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The Mocs will feel a big rush in their SoCon opener against Georgia Southern. The Eagles lead the nation in rushing with an average of 407-yards a game.
Good thing the Mocs had a bye before Georgia Southern. Gives them more time to simulate the Eagles triple option. Good luck getting up to speed. Said head coach Russ Huesman,"Well for one what we do, we never snap the football (to the scout team QB in practice). When you don't have to take that snap, and you're running the speed option, that quarterback can just set and take off. Then you've got to react to that. You try to simulate it the best you can." Added quarterback Jacob Huesman,"Any week we play an option offense, the defense is really putting in a hard days work."
More work for the defense, and more stress for the head coach. Said Russ, "They can get on the perimeter, and they can house call you at any point and time."
And it's not just the speed of the offense, but the blocking. Reporter-"So the DB's get cut blocked too?" Said defensive back Chaz Moore,"Yes sir. It's all eleven getting cut."
UTC hasn't quite cut it the last two years against GSU, losing by a combined…three points, including a triple overtime affair last year that had Jacob Huesman in tears. "How I felt after the game? Honestly I think if it would have gone to another overtime, I mgiht have died."
Huesman would love to leave the Eagles crying on Saturday. "To go down to Statesboro. that's a tough place to play. To get a win down there on the road against a team like Georgia southern. That would be huge for us confidence wise and to keep the momentum. It would put us in a pretty good position."
Kickoff Saturday is at 6pm. GSU is 22-4 lifetime against Chattanooga.
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