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A's Scratch Zych for Winning Run in 9th
Yordy Cabrera hit Tony Zych's first pitch over the LF fence for what turned-out to be the game-winning run, as the Oakland A's rallied from a five-run deficit to edge the Cubs 8-7 in Cactus League action at Dwight Patterson Field at HoHoKam Park in warm & cloudy Mesa, AZ, this afternoon.
Ryan Dempster got the start for the Cubs and threw two innings (34 pitches – 23 strikes), allowing one run on two hits (a single and a triple), no walks and two strikeouts, and 2/2 GO/FO.
Trailing veteran RHP Bartolo Colon 1-0 going into the bottom of the 2nd, the Cubs took the lead on a Blake DeWitt two-out three-run HR over the RF fence following singles by Jeff Baker and Steve Clevenger.
DeWitt was outrighted to AAA last month after the Cubs claimed IF-OF Adrian Cardenas off waivers from Oakland, and (interestingly enough) DeWitt is battling Cardenas for what is probably one roster spot (LH hitting utility INF). Cardenas is younger and more athletic, but DeWitt is the more-experienced hitter, and he has been absolutely raking since he arrived in Mesa a couple of weeks ago. It looks as though he might have taken the outright assignment (and not getting claimed off waivers) as a personal affront, that he has chosen to address by battering opposition pitchers.
Leading 3-1, the Cubs scored three more times in the 4th against A's RH reliever Jordan Norberto.
Jeff Baker led-off with a double into the RF corner, and Reed Johnson reached base on an error (a bobble by first-baseman Brandon Allen), moving Baker to 3rd. Steve Clevenger hit a sac fly to left-center to score Baker, and then after Blake DeWitt walked, Josh Vitters rifled an RBI double into the left-center gap to score Johnson, with DeWitt stopping at 3rd and the slow-footed Vitters barely beating the throw to 2nd. Tony Campana worked a walk to load the bases, and then Darwin Barney blooped an RBI single in front of A's RF Josh Reddick, scoring DeWitt, and leaving the bases loaded, with the #3 and #4 hitters due up. But both Starlin Castro and Bryan LaHair fanned (swinging), as the Cubs left the bases loaded.
Meanwhile, LHP Scott Maine (battling Trever Miller, John Gaub, and Jeff Beliveau for the #2 lefty reliever gig) threw a scoreless 3rd (albeit allowing hits to two left-handed hitters), and Blake Parker and Casey Weathers (both vying for the RH middle reliever job) had clean & easy 1-2-3 innings in the 4th and 5th.
But then the A's began to chip away at the Cubs lead, scoring four times in the 6th on three hits (two singles and a Landon Powell two-run RBI double) and two walks off NRI RHP Marco Carrillo.
A likely rotation starter or closer for Team Mexico in next year's World Baseball Classic, the 25-year old Carrillo has spent seven seasons in the Cubs organization (2012 is his 8th year), but has yet to establish himself at the AAA Level. He was a Rule 55 Minor League Free-Agent (6YFA) post-2011, but opted to re-sign with the Cubs, getting an NRI to Spring Training as part of the deal. Should he ever make it to the big leagues (which is doubtful), he would profile as a "12th man"-type, a versatile long-reliever/spot starter. The A's battered him pretty good today. Even the outs were hard hit balls.
With Carrillo getting knocked-out before he could retire the side, veteran RHRP (and one-time Rockies closer) Manny Corpas got the call, striking out Josh Horton to end the inning.
Corpas seemed to be throwing free & easy, but his command was off, and he was constantly changing his arm angle, going back & forth between 3/4 and sidearm. It wasn't as deceptive as he probably hoped it would be, because Corpas got himself into trouble in the 7th, allowing hard-hit doubles to Eric Sogard and Brandon Moss, and an RBI single to A's top position-player prospect Michael Choice.
Corpas spent last season rehabbing from post-2010 Tommy John Surgery, but he managed to score a major league contract from the Cubs this past December. He was subsequently outrighted to the minors when his roster slot was needed in January, but he got an NRI to Spring Training anyway.
Now down 7-6, the Cubs came back to tie the score at seven in the bottom of the 7th against A's RHP Fabio Castro.
With two outs, Joe Mather grounded a single to left and stole a base, and after Matt Szczur walked, veteran minor leaguer Blake Lalli (invited to big league camp as one of the extra catchers) lined an RBI single into left-center to score Mather with the tying run.
Signed in May 2006 as a Non-Drafted Free-Agent (NDFA) 5th year college senior out of Gardner-Webb, the 28-year old Lalli is your basic "Crash" Davis. He spent the last four seasons as a back-up C-1B at AA Tennessee, and he very well could end up there again this season. He is a career .303 hitter, but he also has below-average power and below-average speed, and he is a below-average defensive catcher, too. Eligible to be a Rule 55 Minor League free-agent (6YFA) post-2012, Lalli could be a candidate to serve as a player-coach at Tennessee in 2012, since he doesn't really profile as a big league prospect. (The Cubs like to have one or two veteran player-coaches posted at each of their minor league affiliates each season, mentoring the younger players, learning the coaching side of the game, and being available to be activated for short periods when a position player is placed on the 7-day DL).
RHP Kevin Rhoderick (called up from Minor League Camp at Fitch Park for the day) threw a 1-2-3 8th, fanning one (swinging) and inducing a couple of routine fly outs. Rhoderick was the Cubs 9th round draft pick out of Oregon State in 2010 where he was one of the top closers in the PAC-12, and he made his official pro debut last season (he pitched "unofficially" at Instructs post-2010), finishing the 2011 campaign at AA Tennessee. He is only 5'11, and he has a violent delivery that gives one the impression that he is over-throwing, but with his plus-slider & 94-MPH fastball combo, he is an effective one-inning pitcher, and is considered a definite big league relief prospect. He will probably be the closer at Tennessee in 2012.
The other Cubs MLB relief prospect up from Minor League Camp (2011 4th round pick RHP Tony Zych) got the ball in the 9th, and gave up the aforementioned game-winning HR on his very first pitch, which actually was his first pro pitch (if you don't count his work at Instructs post-2011). The 21-year old Chicago Area-native (he attended St. Rita HS) was the closer at the U. of Louisville 2009-11, and while he throws harder (95-97 MPH) than either Kevin Rhoderick or Aaron Kurcz (the third of the Cubs RH relief prospect triumvirate), he doesn't have the breaking ball to go with the heat (yet). Zych will likely start the 2012 as the closer at either Daytona or Peoria (TBD).
The top Cub defensive gem of the day was turned-in by SS Starlin Castro, who went deep into the hole to backhand a bouncer, and then with a Nijinsky-like leap (a la Don Kessinger), threw a rainbow right on the money to 1st to retire the batter. (Of course it helped that the batter-runner was "Two-Ton" Landon Powell, who makes Dan Vogelbach look like an anorexic).
The Cubs take on the Colorado Rockies at HoHoKam Park tomorrow afternoon. Matt Garza is supposed to get the start for the Cubs.
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Thanks a bunch PHIL.
You know, I have been reading your stuff for a long time.
However, the Landon Powell line is one of your true gems.
The vision I get from this is hysterical!
Thanks for a great laugh!
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if he wasn't such a chunk of a human being he'd at least be able to spell at 3rd. good arm.
i'm glad the days are gone where everyone drools over every draft pick of the A's as if they're sure-thing eventual superstars.
the beane way couldn't really care less if you're 300 lbs, can't run, and have questionable contact as long as you can take a 6-pitch AB more often than not.
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I blame Moneyball. The Movie.
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Why is AZP's depth chart page blank? I went to look at likely slots for Tennessee this year and nothing loads on the page.
Re: Depth Chart
it wasn't, it was just way down on the page, some odd formatting error.
It's fixed for now.
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Phil is making a political statement. The Cubs HAVE no depth this year.
Cubs win the Series
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Part of me thinks that's awesome, part of me hates that it exists.
Cool shot of Twin Anchors at the start.
Re: Cubs WS commercial
I feel much the same.
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That's some damn-good editing.
Wonder what agency did this, and director?
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Deutsch Inc, LA...they did the superbowl little-kid "darth vader" ad
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The Show is frustrating. Much like "real" Cub hitters, I swing at every damn pitch that's thrown at me.
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I have the 2010 version and it takes a lot of discipline to take the occasional walk but not a lot of skill to hit .300. The pitchers throw a lot of strikes, and it's easy to hit pitches that are just out of the zone.
Tuesday lineups
Fowler, Pachecho, Cuddyer, R. Hernandez, Blake, B. Wood, Colvin, Nelson, Castillo
DeJesus (9), Byrd (8), DeWitt (4), Soriano (0), Stewart (5), Lake (6), Rizzo (3), W. Castillo (2), B. Jackson (7)
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(1) Beliveau over (12) McNutt
(2) Coleman over (14) Rusin
(12) Wells over (9) Samardzija
(3) Maholm over(15) Sveum
(9) Cardenas over (4) Lalli
(3) W. Castillo over (10) Clevenger
(5) Castro over (1) Mather
(2) DeJesus over (3) Baker
Elite 8 is set
(1) Beliveau vs. (2) Coleman
(3) Maholm vs. (12) Wells
(3) W. Castillo vs. (9) A. Cardenas
(2) DeJesus vs. (5) Castro
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(3) W. Castillo over (10) Clevenger
Damn. There goes my bracket.
update against Rockies
DeJesus walked, but got thrown out stealing to leadoff bottom of 1st
HBP against Blake, double off the center field wall for Brandon Wood, RBI groundout by Colvin, short fly to LF that didn't score the run from third, opposite field single by Wilken Castillo scores the 2nd run
Re: bottom of 2nd
Soriano destroys a hanging slider.
Rizzo with a 2-out single, W. Castillo with a double off a diving Cuddyer's glove, B. Jackson up with 2 outs and runners on 2nd/3rd.
and he hits a HR!!!
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I think Soriano's gonna have a good year. There. I said it.
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I think Brett Jackson's gonna have a good year. There. I said it.
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brave man, I salute you
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aside from expecting volstad to break out, i think byrd has a turn-around coming. his splits were awful-flat last year and he's capable of a better season. ...not like im expecting him to hit .320 with 30 homers or something crazy like that, though.
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Soriano should play every game in a place where breaking balls don't break.
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you mean Colorado?
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Sounds good to me. Maybe they would send back LeMahieu if we put in enough cash.
3rd inning update
Casey Coleman with a scoreless inning
Soriano leadoff double, Stewart moves him over, Lake K's, Rizzo with an RBI infield single, W. Castillo grounds out
5-2 Cubs
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I think Casey Coleman is going to have a good year....in AAA.
4th inning update
another scoreless inning for Coleman
leadoff BB for B. Jackson, 4-6-3 DP by DeJesus, Byrd K's
5th inning update
J. Russell gives up a HR to Fowler, then b-2-b sharply hit singles, 6-4-3 DP by R. Hernandez, C. Blake grounds out
DeWitt single, Soriano HR, Ian Stewart BB, Lake doubles, Rizzo RBI groundout, Castillo RBI, Jackson K's, Sappelt flies out off Zach Putnam
6th inning update
Chris Rusin in
gives up at triple to Colvin who ends up scoring
Infield single by Adduci, I think Cardenas hit into a DP, Vitters walks & steals 2B, E. Gonzalez K's
9-4 and I'm done for the day.
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Soriano would look good in a Tucson Toro's uniform. There. I said it.
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they need to exist again, first.
tucson and baseball is an on-going shuffle of "here today, gone tomorrow."
they have a temporary AAA team for SD playing there until their new park in another city is ready.
Re: B. Jackson
#Cubs Sveum on B-Jackson: "He's either going to make the team and play everyday or he's going to Triple-A."
(Looks at roster)
AAA it is.
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maybe theocorp+byrd can make CLE interested...i wouldn't mind seeing BJax in AAA most of the year given the experimental/reclamation projects going on in with the cubs, though.
i dunno anyone else semi-competitive/competitive who needs a guy who could handle CF.
CLE has m.brantley, too.
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I think BJax is in Iowa until Byrd is traded, or (crosses fingers) Soriano is moved (somewhere).
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If LaHair hits, you're going to need to move both Byrd AND Soriano to make room for BJax and Rizzo, with LaHair moving to LF. Or, you could move one of them, and tell the other vet he's the 4th OF/designated pinch hitter, shut up and like it. I'm guessing that would go over better with Byrd than with Alf.
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That's a hell of a first impression by Montgomery. Brian Cashman having a good laugh on that debut.
...and it's a 3 run homer.
hey, vogelbomb had a HR on his 1st game with SEA AAA, too!
montgomery comes on with men on 1st/2nd, 2 out, in the 8th.
from rotoworld...
"Tommy Stokke of FanRag Sports reports Chris Sale was sent home from U.S. Cellular Field on Saturday after cutting up throwback jerseys that he did not want to wear.
I thought the same. It'd be great luck to face these non-contenders after the trade deadline.
...why isn't j.lucroy playing for TEX yet?
2r HR on a 12-pitch AB.
nathan to join the cubs tomorrow.
Wow in deed.
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Chris Sale was scratched from tonight's scheduled start due to a clubhouse incident before the game
he was sent home by the team, too. the wsox released a press statement and everything. they stated it was non-physical in nature.
He was scratched from his start today. No reason given.
At the start of the season the book was that he was trying to pitch to more contact so he could stay in the game longer and it seems to be working so far. Contact against is 77.5% this year and it was 70.2% the year before. He averaged 6.7 IP/game last year and so far it's 7 IP/game. His actual pitches per game are only down to 106.1/game from 107.2/game last year but if he's able to go a bit farther into games without throwing more pitches and without giving up more runs that is a good thing.
sale's skills and insane value makes it almost too hard to have a market for the guy...he's got 3/38m owed to him over 3 seasons (2 team options). he could easily pull in 30m/yr if he was on the market as a FA.
he's throwing a bit differently this season, especially with more sliders and less changeups like earlier in his career, but all his stuff still looks great even if the HRs are a little elevated and the Ks are down.
Torres, Happ, McKinney, Jimenez, and Candelario for Sale. Deal or no deal?
"The White Sox are reportedly asking for "five top prospects" for Chris Sale, FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman reports."
Unless he develops 30+ HR power and keeps his walk rate close to his K rate at the MLB level, he's not going to turn into Prince Fielder. And even if he does turn into Prince Fielder, he's gonna have a short prime. His very limited athleticism is likely to also detract some value from his ability to reach base--I don't buy making an out as being preferable to base clogging, but you'd certainly prefer just about any base runner other than Vogelbach, David Ortiz, etc.
seeing as arod has played a total of 27.1 innings of D at 1st/3rd and somehow managed a -0.5 dWAR with his 1 error at 1st and an overall positive total zone rating...he might end up even more in the shitter via the characteristics/flaws/whatever of how some sites determine various WAR values. dWAR doesn't directly lead to a WAR value, but the 2 main entities pushing the most popular variations of WAR sometimes lead to some interesting discrepancies in value.
I have a lot of faith in Baez that he's going to turn into a more consistent, solid player. It looks like it took him about a half season or so of futility at the plate to figure out he was not talented enough to get away with the crazy approach he had. I think his running game will eventually have a more measured aggression.


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Google is a fantastic place to do research. The ability to work on really interesting problems, with excellent colleagues (whose expertise is often very complementary to your own), and to have your research impact billions of users every day is incredibly exciting.
I'm at Google because that's where the data is, and the means to use it. This makes it possible to do great work at scale. In the end, the reason for doing the work is to create something useful that helps people, and Google makes it easy for researchers to roll out products that will help hundreds of millions of people.
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Join us in the Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu exhibition space for demonstrations of traditional weaving by master weavers and special presentations from our curators.
There is much evidence that being in a good relationship can be beneficial to our health, happiness and general well-being. However, should we resort to online dating in the pursuit of a happy relationship? Hear Dr Martin Graff discuss the psychological research which seems to suggest that online dating may not be the easy answer.
The British music magazine The Gramophone reviewed Oleg Marshev's recording of Prokofiev music as "one of the most authoritative and impassioned performances on disc so far".
On 1 August 1916, the Military Service Act was passed, bringing conscription to New Zealand. Listen as we bring back to life the voices of New Zealanders for or against conscription - from politicians to mothers, soldiers at the front, the church and conscientious objectors.
Do we have the right to object to war? Are we responsible for the actions of our country?
Bookable tours for New Zealand groups of seniors.
These designer shopping totes by Gina Matchitt (Whakatōhea and Te Arawa) are on display from the beginning of Māori language week.
Taku Tāmaki – Auckland Stories South is the first exhibition in an exciting new partnership between MIT Manukau and Auckland Museum.
Ka toro haere tēnei whakaaturanga i ētahi o ngā tātai kōrero mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi me nga āhuatanga o ngā whakataunga Tiriti ki Tāmaki Makaurau nei.
This display explores some of the history surrounding the Treaty of Waitangi and Treaty settlement process here in Auckland.
Step inside this unique world of beautifully crafted objects in this new exhibition. Acclaimed artists Areta Wilkinson and Te Rongo Kirkwood showcase their artwork alongside historical objects from the Museum's collection.
This exhibition of photographs commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Çanakkale, also known as the Gallipoli Campaign.
Focusing on life 'at home' during the First World War, the Home Front exhibition will explore how the events half a world away shaped lives at home. This is the third in a series of WWI Centenary commemorative exhibitions.
Back for a ninth season, the legendary Fazioli piano recital series returns to the Museum for four stellar performances over winter.
We light up the Museum to celebrate or commemorate occasions of regional, national and international significance. Check out some of the recent events we've marked.
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Performers from our Māori Cultural Experience will take you on a guided tour of our magnificent Māori gallery.
Our collections and galleries are permanent features at the Museum and are open to the public daily.
This gallery can be found on the top floor and tell the story of New Zealand's involvement in wars from the New Zealand Wars to East Timor.
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The Air Force helicopter with home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on board had an accident on landing at the helipad at RAF Lokvyavastha Academy in Meerut on Sunday morning.
The right wheel of the chopper sank in the mud helipad on landing at 11am. The helicopter got perilously tilted with its rotors spinning at a speed.
Soon the choppers rotors were brought to a halt and Shinde was ushered out and was headed to the ceremony podium set up for the inauguration of the RAF Lokvyavastha Academy. Shinde has to inaugurate the academy and the ceremony is on at present.
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HEATH SPRINGS – The staff at Springs Memorial Hospital knew exactly what was going on when the strains of Johannes Brahms' "Lullaby" rang out over the intercom during the wee morning hours of Jan. 1.
It signaled the birth of Jayden Elijah Jacques Anthony.
Jayden arrived at 1:47 a.m. on New Year's Day, making him the first baby born in 2009 in Lancaster County.
He weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces and was 18 1/4 inches long.
A recent National Health and Nutrition Examination survey shows that less than 10 percent of Americans are eating the recommended amount of fiber in their daily diets.
While the dietary fiber found mainly in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes can prevent or relieve constipation, it can also lower the risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to the Mayo Clinic.
It can also aid in weight loss.
From a courthouse fire and the nastiest local political race I can recall in my life (the state Senate 16 seat), to hard times, lost jobs and $4 a gallon gas, no one can deny that we had our share of serious issues to deal with in 2008.
But, we also saw circumstances that bring out the best in folks.
Your favorite college football team has made it to a bowl game. Congratulations!
Your game plan includes hosting a get-together with family and friends around the TV set to root on your favorite team.
Tailgating around the TV gives you a great opportunity to add a little special menu flavor to the festivities.
Since the kitchen is only a room or two away, you can think outside the normal tailgating line-up that you are limited to in a stadium parking lot.
Randy Cook is a pretty good carpenter, as evidenced by the kitchen of the High Point Circle home he shares with his wife, Crystal, and their three children.
Spotless and neat, the kitchen walls bear new paint, cabinets have been repaired and new floor covering is down. Family photos hang on the refrigerator.
Randy has plenty of time on his hands these days to fix up the house that he moved his family into less than a month ago.
Just like many around Lancaster whose lives revolve around a shrinking housing and home repair market, Randy Cook can't find a job.
The yard outside the L&C Railway can be a loud place.
Between the roar of locomotives and boxcars coming and going down the tracks starting and stopping, to the railroad's restoration workers grinding and welding on luxury train cars, it can be downright deafening.
"It better be noisy," said Bob Willetts, the former Hartsville arts teacher who now manages L&C passenger car shop. "If it's not loud, nothing is going on and we're in trouble."
Heaven Craig's compass was working just fine Saturday afternoon as she rode to Heath Springs on the L&C Railway's Santa Express with friends Ty'Keahja McIlwain and Ari Adams.
She may have been riding southbound in the Hollywood Beach dome car, but Heaven knew she was headed to Heath Springs' North Pole Adventure.
"That's where Santa is," the giggling 5-year-old said.
She was right, too, and had a chance to visit with the jolly old elf at the Heath Springs depot just as the sun was starting to set.
In his heyday, the late Cab Calloway's unique, innovative and ground-breaking, high-energy swing music and jazz brought joy and happiness to millions.
Now his namesake – Calloway "C.B." Brooks – is following in his grandfather's footsteps by teaching the "Hi De Ho" to a new generation.
On Dec. 7, 1941, a young Lancaster man – U.S. Army Sgt. Paul D. Robertson – found himself in the center of America's entry into the World War II.
Robertson, an electrician in the 259th Quarter Master Corps of the 7th Bomber Command, was stationed at Hickam Field on the island of Oahu in Hawaii when the war broke out. Hickam is adjacent to Pearl Harbor.
That day, Robertson received a near-fatal chest wound from flying shrapnel when the Imperial Japanese Air Force started its ugly Sunday morning bombing.
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This is a few days old now, but here is an excellent story about the life and times of Philly's own superhero, Cole Hamels. The piece was written by James Beale at citypaper.net, and details Cole's formative years and how he has become the pitcher he is today. Story includes embarrassing photos from when he was a kid. If you have a few minutes, this makes for a good read.
Dion Waiters signed elsewhere, Sixers fans almost out of bullets to dodge
Dion Waiters signed elsewhere, Sixers fans almost out of bullets to dodge
Ah, was it only a month ago that we feared signing up for $60-$80 million worth of Dion Waiters, a player who has barely (and rarely) scraped the surface of "good" over his four-year NBA career? A classic "Philly Guy" — which really makes you hope for an eventual reevaluation of our home city's cultural priorities — the perennially over-confident Syracuse swingman had been regularly (if erroneously) linked to the Sixers for the majority of his pro career, and the rumor mill began churning again this offseason, with the Sixers one of several teams linked to the free agent. Chances seemed at least decent that we would wake up to an Instagram of Waiters at Geno's signing his new contract in cheese wiz — one of those four-year, $70 million-type deals NBA teams seem to be giving out to middling players like complementary after-dinner mints this summer.
Well, turns out the Sixers didn't have any interest in giving Dion Waiters that kind of money, and neither did anybody else. Neon Dion ended up signing with the Miami Heat for a blockbusting two years and $6 million dollars, and Sixers nation breathed a collective typhoon of relief. Short of trading Jahlil Okafor for every Boston Celtic under the age of 25, this was just about the best news the Colangelos could offer us at this point in the offseason.
And speaking of: It might — might — now finally be safe to say that the Colangelos aren't as dumb as we feared. With Dion off the board, there just aren't any free agents left to worry about the Sixers overpaying. Well, J.R. Smith technically, but the chances of him leaving Cleveland for Philadelphia under any circumstances are even worse than him being the starting two-guard on a championship team to begin with. (And technically of technicalliest, LeBron James too, but we could give him all our remaining cap space and half the Liberty Bell to boot and he'd still be dramatically underpaid.)
Anyway, point is: We've worried since the Colangelo clan took over that they would make one dramatically dumb move to hamstring this team in the name of Winning Now-ish, and it would look silly in the short term and be absolutely befuddling in the long-term. The Sixers have even been attached to a couple such deals in reports from NBA experts, deals that had them offering Nerlens Noel and further bounty for the No. 5 pick, or offering absurd free-agent dollars to Jamal Crawford, or being in the mix for ol' DW. Maybe there was truth to some or all of it, but the more rumored deals that sizzle-then-fizzle, the less likely it seems that any of them were ever actually going to come to fruition.
Dion may represent the smoking gun. Here's a player, that as final evidence would suggest, the Sixers could have had virtually uncontested at any point this offseason — a player that ended up signing a two-year make-good deal for what essentially amounts to the veteran's minimum. Forget four years, $80 million, the Sixers could've offered eight mil for one and Dion probably woulda lunged at the opportunity. (Sure, there are market benefits that might've given Miami a competitive edge, but South Beach ain't what it used to be: With Dwyane Wade gone to Chicago and Chris Bosh unsure to ever even play again, the Heat are only predicted by ESPN to finish two spots ahead of Philly in the East next season.) There's really no conclusion to be reached except that the Sixers were never actually that interested in signing Waiters in the first place.
So, offseason crisis averted, time to rest easy as we count the days to most exciting Sixers training camp in franchise history? Perhaps, but there is still one shoe left to drop: The Sixers are all but pot-committed to trading one of Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor before the season proper finally tips off. It's mostly encouraging that the Colangelos have waited this long; they said that they weren't going to jump at an early deal that wasn't the right deal, and so far their patience has borne their words out. But as the summer begins to peter out and teams begin talking themselves into the roster they already have — while urgency increases for Philly to make a deal before their opening-night lineup is bottlenecked with blue-chip bigs — a desperation trade certainly isn't out of the question just yet.
Still, after a month of respectable draft choices, measured free-agent signings, and zero totally thoughtless panic moves (even if they tried unsuccessfully to make one or two) it's getting on time to start giving the Sixers' new front office the benefit of the doubt. It'll never feel quite as safe as we did with Our Once and Future Dark Lord — and the overflow of assets Hinkie equipped Jerry and Bryan with will be all the body armor they really need anyway — but we need no longer fear for our lives with every passing Woj Bomb, and we just might be able to root for the Sons of Sam next year without being constantly interrupted by pangs of crippling regret. Not having to watch Dion Waiters jump and shout for the ball so he can jack a contested 20-foot fadeaway is a pretty good start.
Healed from torn ACL, CB JaCorey Shepherd eager to show how time off helped
Healed from torn ACL, CB JaCorey Shepherd eager to show how time off helped
The hardest days were game days. Sunday afternoons. When his teammates were playing football and JaCorey Shepherd was stuck on the sidelines watching.
"It was tough, man," Shepherd said Monday. "I never had to miss a season. I never had to really miss a game. Missed two games in college but other than that, I never missed anything.
"Game days were the toughest. Sitting on the sideline and I couldn't do anything. Practice was tough, but I got used to it. But games? That was the hardest."
Shepherd, then a rookie sixth-round cornerback out of Kansas, was having a very good preseason last year when he tore his right ACL during practice in early August in a sideline collision with running back Darren Sproles.
Season over.
"Second half of the season it started to get easier because the season was starting to wind down," Shepherd said. "I'm in the moment, but I was also looking forward to moving forward."
There are two ways to go when you're hurt. You can feel sorry for yourself, tune out and wait to get better. Or you can make use of every single moment available to you during your rehab.
Shepherd, always a workaholic, always a film hound, always the hardest worker on the roster in college, didn't hesitate to make the right choice.
As disappointed as he was, he made sure his 2015 rookie year didn't go to waste.
"JaCorey, you could tell it was really hard for him to not play," said veteran corner Nolan Carroll, whose 2015 season was also cut short. "But he made the best use of his time last year.
"Chip (Kelly) let the injured guys stand on the sidelines for games and even brought them to road games, and when me and Walter (Thurmond) and Malcolm (Jenkins) would come off the field, he was always right there listening when we went over what just happened with (defensive backs coach Cory Undlin).
"You could see that he wanted to make the best of his situation and learn as much as possible, even though he couldn't play. That's not always easy for a young guy to do, but JaCorey, you could tell he just wanted to learn as much as possible."
You have to give some credit to Undlin — Kelly's defensive backs coach last year and still here this year under Doug Pederson — for taking the time to coach up a rookie sixth-round pick who was on injured reserve.
"Coach Cory, he always made the time for me," Shepherd said. "The defense would come off the field and he would be like, 'Watch this on this side,' 'Watch this route concept,' just making sure I'm staying in tune.
"They kept me occupied and busy and preparing like I was still playing. ... The older guys would always question me to make sure I was on my P's and Q's so that way when I got back, I had the mental part down and it was really just a matter of getting my feet down under me and I'd be ready to go."
Now that training camp is here, Shepherd is fully healed, 100 percent healthy and certainly not lacking in confidence.
His practice Monday on the opening day of training camp for rookies, quarterbacks and players who finished last year on injured reserve was his first real workout in a year.
"Two years I haven't played in a game, man," he said. "So it feels real good just to be out here. This has been a big test for me, but I think it'll pay off. I learned some patience. That's one thing I've always needed to work on, my patience, and being a smarter player.
"I feel like I'm a lot smarter than last year after sitting on the sideline for a year having to pay attention and learn. I feel like I'm a better player this year than last year even though I didn't play a snap."
Along with guys like Jalen Mills, Randall Evans, Jaylen Walker, Eric Rowe and Denzel Rice, Shepherd is one of a number of promising young corners on the Eagles' roster.
Shepherd loves the competition. He embraces it.
"All of us love to compete," he said. "That makes it fun. It's not like, 'Oh man, it's a job.' It's fun because we're all out there competing against one another and having fun together.
"We know we're fighting for spots, but at the end of the day, if you're having fun and just competing? You don't want to be thinking about that. Especially around this time. You really can't afford to because why are you worried about something you can't control?"
How can Shepherd separate himself from all the other young corners?
After all, he's not one of Pederson's guys, he's not one of Jim Schwartz's guys. He's a Chip Kelly draft pick, so he may have to do a little bit more than others just to open some eyes.
"All I can do is continue to do what I do and control what I can control," he said. "You know? That's the way the game is. There's always going to be competition. Frankly, I love competition, so that doesn't bother me at all. I've never been worried about competition, and I'm not going to start now. Just going to do what I do.
"If there's not a job here, there's a job somewhere else. All I can control is give it my all on every play."
Shepherd said Monday's initial practice was a big step for him, and another comes Saturday, the first practice of the summer in pads.
But the big one, the date circled on his calendar, will be Aug. 18, the preseason opener and Shepherd's first game since Kansas-Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas, on Nov. 29, 2014.
"Everybody wants to know what JaCorey is all about," he said with a laugh. "Keep watching. I'm planning on showing them."
Brayden Schenn out to prove himself after new deal with Flyers
Brayden Schenn out to prove himself after new deal with Flyers
Shortly before 9 a.m. Monday in Toronto, Brayden Schenn was already sitting in the arbitration room, awaiting his agent Don Meehan and Flyers general manager Ron Hextall.
This was a first for the soon-to-be 25-year-old forward. He wasn't necessarily nervous or even excited.
"It was a matter of my agent talking to Hexy outside and if they were coming into the room or I was going out and a deal would be done," Schenn said.
They entered. He exited.
Within the hour, Schenn had a new four-year, $20.5 million contract, avoiding arbitration (see story).
"I'm extremely happy to be signed on for another four years," Schenn said. "I don't think anyone wants to go through the arbitration process.
"It's all part of the business. Whatever happens, happens in arbitration. I don't think whatever is said [in hearings] is meant. It's just part of the business. The money side of things.
"I think the Flyers like me as a player and to take it to arbitration, I don't think it's anything against me. It's just part of it."
While Schenn had never been through this, Hextall has. As a player here, the former goaltender took the Flyers to arbitration two decades ago, but settled in a marathon, six-hour meeting the day of his hearing.
"I would not have had an issue with it," Hextall said when asked if he was prepared for the bad feelings that often accompany such hearings (more from Hextall here).
"Arbitration is part of the process … sometimes it can be difficult for the player. If you can avoid, you want to avoid it."
The Flyers were prepared for a two-year ruling which would have left them having to attempt to re-sign Schenn as an unrestricted free agent after 2018-19.
Hextall said the club has seen consistent improvement in Schenn, even though this contract overpays him at the start for just one very good year of the past five he's had as a Flyer.
Obviously, the Flyers are banking on him to become a 30-goal, 70-point player from here.
"Four years is showing confidence in me that they believe in me," Schenn said. "For me, four years I have to continue to prove myself and get better year by year and I expect to be better next year.
"I'm happy with a four-year deal at a fair number. The team is only getting better and I'm happy to be part of the plan."
Consistency will be the key as to whether the Flyers' investment in Schenn was worth it.
From a points standpoint, he's increased his production every season as a Flyer, from 18 points, to 26, to 41, to 47 and this past season, 59. But his every-night play on the ice has often waffled. Then again, the club has waffled, too, as to whether he's a center or winger.
He spent the bulk of the past season proving he could play on the wing with Claude Giroux in Dave Hakstol's system. That wasn't always the case under Craig Berube or even Peter Laviolette.
"Every player has his ups and downs through 82 games," Schenn said. "Consistency, you try to find it as much as you can throughout the year. I feel I've continued to get better at both ends of the ice.
"I still feel I can get better defensively and be more reliable. That is something I definitely will improve on. This past year, I had great opportunity to play with great players.
"Guys like [Sean] Couturier, Giroux, [Wayne] Simmonds, whoever it may be. It's all about opportunity and I got opportunity last year."
Which resulted in career highs in goals, assists and points. Hextall expects Schenn to make bigger strides over this contract as he reaches the prime part of his career.
When the Flyers held breakup day in April, Schenn said he enjoyed the pressure of being "counted upon" as a core player. He is now the third-highest paid Flyers forward behind Giroux and Jakub Voracek, so the "core" sticker is on his jersey for good.
"I said at the end [of the season], I have to be counted on each night as part of the core group," Schenn said. "There's a bunch of us who have been there for a while now.
"I've gotten better year after year. I expect to come in and improve my game in all areas of the ice. When you get the chance to play with good players, they obviously make you better, as well.
"We've got some good pieces. We have a good team moving forward … you want to get better individually, but I think the team will be better as a whole this year, as well."


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Lage o.k.allerdings durch den Straßenverkehr etwas lauter. Haus schon etwas älter. Fenster nicht dicht, hat reingeregnet. Zimmer ordentlich und sauber.
Haus insgesamt sehr hellhörig. Man hört wenn der Untermieter aufs Klo geht.
We waren met 6 personen en het appartement was prima in orde. Schoon bij aankomst en mooi centraal gelegen. Ook het ophalen van de sleutel ging prima en was zeer eenvoudig te vinden. Parkeren was van vrijdagavond tot zondag gratis recht voor het hotel. Met andere worden een prima appartement!
Het appartement was prima, precies wat we zochten.
Echter de organisatie er achter was beroerd.
De cijfercode voor de sleutel-safe was fout.
Van het gegeven telefoonnummer ontbrak het landnummer waardoor het onbruikbaar bleek.
Toen naar het nummer in Amsterdam gebeld waar ik door een vriendelijke dame in het Engels een ander telefoonnummer kreeg.
Echter dit nummer bleek niet te werken.
Dus op straat aan iemand het landnummer van Duitsland gevraagd en het hulpnummer gebeld.
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De vriendelijke Duits sprekende dame wist direct wat er aan de hand was. Het eerste cijfer van de code moest een 2 zijn in plaats van een 8.
Waarom wist zij dat wel en ik niet?
Nogmaals het appartement was prima, op wat luidruchtige buren na, maar de organisatie heel erg slecht.
Praktische grosse Wohnung, 2 min von der U- und S-Bahn Berliner Tor entfernt. Unkomplizierte, professionelle Betreuung - bei uns hat alles wunderbar geklappt und wir hatten einen tollen Hamburg-Kurzaufenthalt!
The apartment was in a great location very close to the metro and the centre of the city. Everything in the apartment worked well and we had a pleasant stay.
The only issue we had was with the wifi which is intermittent due to the flat being in the basement.
We've had an excellent stay in Hamburg at this accomodation. The beautiful staircase and historic outlook make this place a treat for the eye. An adequate offer of two bathrooms and one separate toilet is more than suited to make your stay pleasant. Our hosts were very professional, and in my opinion worked quite well with havings guests in their home. Although you are all in the same (huge!) apartment, you're not at all bothered in any way by each others presence.
The apartment was located very conveniently, only a stone's throw away from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and nice shops and restaurants. A quick stroll to the center took no less than 10 minutes, with lovely sights and shops on the way. We've had a great stay here and would stay here again the next time we visit Hamburg!
thank you Fritz, the appart was very clean and calm. We enjoyed our stay in Hambourg. We will come again with pleasure.
We had a very nice stay in Hansaplatz 2, 4th floor.
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I loved this apartment, it is spacious, comfortable, clean, and it is blissfully quiet! It is also in a great location on historic Deichstrasse which was a real surprise with its restaurants and a great Irish pub with lovely friendly staff. You can walk almost everywhere from here as it sits about half way between the Town Hall and Alster Lake and St Pauli and the Reeperbahn. It is also very close to the new Hafen City area and the many attractions there. If you want to use the U-bahn it is only a couple of hundred yards away. The booking, communication and check-in were very easy, and the Agent's office is just a few feet away so there is always someone if you need help. I liked Hamburg a lot, and found everyone very friendly. It is a very easy and rewarding city to visit and spend time in. I would love to return and will return to and recommend this apartment!
We were with a group of seven and had a nice time in Hamburg. The appartment was clean, the beds were comfy and the appartement was big enough and it was close to the S and U Bahn.
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Thread: Va Beach Surf
Sep 6, 2012, 07:43 AM
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I don't know about solid 7ft all day, thats the first time I heard that, but occasionally? Yes. And i know b/c I got hammered by one and my body says so lol !! I used to surf off and on in the late 90s and early 2000s at the obx during storm swells, and that was big stuff for me. But to each his own I guess, I just wish it would stay like this, good practice for me! Later dudes!
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\nThe surf in VB has been fun. Super glad everyone's been enjoying it. But, it just HASN'T been EPIC or CRUSHING, or SOLID OVERHEAD, or any of the terms that people are throwing out on the message boards or in supermarket parking lots.
\nAnd, pleeeease don't tell me that if I was just surfing 5th Street from 9:17 - 11:23 yesterday morning, I would've seen it for myself. BULLS@#*T. I've been surfing up and down our town all day for the whole week. It just ain't true boys. And you know what, THAT IS PERFECTLY OK! We're all big boys now, we don't need to pretend.
\nAnd... I'll add an apology. I shouldn't be wasting so much time on this, but this is a serious pet peeve of mine. Sorry for offending those of you who love to tell your fish tales. Enjoy the surf!
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Correct, my friend!
You are completely right (even though I'm having trouble understanding your reply), I shouldn't care. Please carry on with the fiction... Hell, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, and many others have made a nice living out of it!
**OH, I just realized something!!! Is it possible that you guys measure the size of the wave while standing on the sandbar? Wow, I don't know why I didn't think of that before. Yes, it was definitely 7-9' yesterday. Cool, now we can agree!
Jeez dude, let me say again that YOU ARE CORRECT (and it is my mistake to even care). If guys see a 4' wave as being seven, more power to them. Perhaps then a real 7' wave will be seen as 10' and the throngs will be too scared to paddle out! Cheers!
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haha glad you scored, brother. VB has been fun the last couple of days. 7 ft is a stretch but sure, i saw some big sets too. It's great to take some poundings because the reward is ultimate. I'm going to OBX this afternoon. Shack city, b*tch
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Sep 6, 2012, 03:52 PM
yeah vb has a plethora of swell with good size right now, too bad that the quality of the wave still sucks and we are still on the wrong coast
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I surfed the Nags Head fishing pier on Tues. morning. A solid right coming off the south end of the pier, that really was conservatively 2-3 ft. overhead. The real danger was the pier master threatening guys trying to paddle out with a hammer.... A guy I know snapped this shot at Croatan and sent it to me on Wed. morning.....
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Caught the coastline craze same place, in 1963...Stay wit it
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Va Beach surf can be challenging to get out in when its breaking like it has been on this swell, amongst others. Other times its a no brainer. Its just easy to get out in. This is a great training break, and if you get good here and can escape your fear of reefs by realizing that this shore break is mighty shallow and that you surf pitchy shallow breaks all the time, you can pretty much expect to surf anywhere.
... and to Mr. I've surfed everywhere... Me too, and I saw plenty of people get there heads covered by shady shacks of ocean love, lots, over the last few days. I also saw a strong majority of peeps get their booyahs handed to them - missed drops, slamming barrels, etc. With all that driving around, where did You actually surf? Pendleton was solid chest to overhead. Sandbridge was pretty lame. The Va Beach jetty was weak and overcrowded. The pier through Ice Creams was 'enfermas' about every two blocks, and North end was kind of weak, but then maybe the problem is, you don't know how to surf draining shore break and just kept sitting too far outside where it looked like chest high mush, but in the inside, that **** was tangible fun, or maybe your used to little kitty-cat like breaks like Waikiki or better yet, Grandmas on Maui.
New stoke doesn't deserve your obvious lame ass inability to appreciate whatever surf the divine provides, so stop hating on our fellow groms and be a real Uncle. Show some Aloha and practical advice instead of your subjugated feelings of inferiority because you're here and not somewhere else.
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Sep 8, 2012, 02:39 PM
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Thanks for the tips.. I surfed around the 15st Pier Tuesday morning and it was, to me, big ! Maybe because I'm not used to seeing that big around here, but it WAS overhead i know that ! How's it looking out there today ? Anyone ??
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Sep 6, 2012, 03:52 PM #13
yeah vb has a plethora of swell with good size right now, too bad that the quality of the wave still sucks and we are still on the wrong coast


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It's officially Summer, and 4th of July is right around the corner.
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