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Lahair Club Not Just for Men
Bryan Lahair cranked a three-run homer to tie the game and then later doubled and scored, leading the Cubs to an 11-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Cactus League action at sunnny and warm Dwight Patterson Field at HoHoKam Park in Mesa this afternoon, in what was the first-ever appearance by the Reds at HoHoKam Park. (The Reds relocated their Spring Training camp from Sarasota, FL to Goodyear, AZ this year).
Battling for a spot in the Cubs starting rotation, lefty Sean Marshall did nothing to hurt his chances, throwing three very solid innings (49 pitches - 33 strikes, 4/3 GO/FO). He allowed just a solo HR to Reds third-baseman Juan Francisco (a LH hitter, BTW) and a single to Wladimir Balentien. He struck out two (Jay Bruce and Paul Janish), and didn't walk anybody. Marshall threw strikes and got outs.
Meanwhile, Reds starter Homer Bailey shut out the Cubs through the first two innings, before the Cubs broke-through with a single run in the bottom of the 3rd. James Adduci sliced a double into the LF corner (he had three hits today, for a total of five over the last two games), advanced to third on a Starlin Castro ground out (three ground outs for Castro today), and scored when Darwin Barney grounded a single into RF that scooted just beyond the reach of Reds second-baseman Brandon Phillips.
Adduci has been working with new Cubs hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo on elevating his swing such that he might perhaps hit some HR (Adduci is a big guy, and looks like a 25+ HR hitter, except he hits mostly singles). But while he hasn't hit a HR yet, the extra work in the batting cage seems to have helped Adduci's overall approach to hitting. He has suddenly turned into an aggressive, ferocious hitter the last few days, after struggling at the plate early in camp. With his ability to play all three OF positions (and 1B), and with his plus-speed (he runs VERY well for a big guy, with 35 SB last year at AA Tennessee), he might actually be in the mix for the 4th OF gig, especially if Sam Fuld continues to struggle at the plate, and if the Cubs want Tyler Colvin and Brad Snyder to play every day at AAA. Piniella seems to really like Adduci. (BTW, Adduci's dad played in the big leagues with STL, MIL, and PHI back in the 1980's).
2009 Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the year (and NRI RHP) Casey Coleman entered the game in the top of the 4th, and really struggled with his control throughout his two innings of work (39 pitches - just 18 strikes, including a 25-pitch 4th inning where he threw just nine strikes). Coleman also struggled with his control in his last outing, and that's no way for a young pitcher to make a favorable impression on a manager who hates walks as much as Lou Piniella does.
Coleman walked Brandon Phillips leading off the 4th inning, before surrendering a long HR over the left-centerfield fence to Juan Francisco (the husky third-baseman's second round-tripper of the day), and then escaped what could have been a much-worse inning when Yonder Alonso hit a rope-liner right at shortstop Starlin Castro, allowing the Cubs to double Wladimir Balentien (who had walked with one out) off 1st base (Balentien was running on a 3-2 pitch). Then with one out in the 5th, Paul Janish homered over the LF fence, giving the Reds a 4-1 lead.
But that was the last time the Cubs trailed, as they rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the 5th, scoring all of the runs on one swing of the bat, the Bryan Lahir game-tying three-run tater off Reds RHP Micah Owings that the powerful ex-Mariners 1st baseman ripped over the RF fence with two outs, following an Adduci single and a Barney walk.
With Micah Hoffpauir having had a terrible Spring at the plate so far, Lahair may be passing Hoffpauir on the depth chart behind Derrek Lee. Barring an injury to D-Lee, neither Hoffpauir nor Lahair are going to make the Cubs Opening Day 25-man roster, but Lahair might get the call over Hoffpauir later in the season (like maybe on September 1st, when rosters expand) if the Cubs wish to add a LH power-hitting 1B at that time.
Rule 5 RHP Mike Parisi pitched the 6th and 7th for the Cubs, and was a perfect six up/six down (L-9, Ks, F-9, P-3, 3-U, and 6-3, on 21 pitches - 16 strikes), probably further solidifying his spot in the Cubs bullpen. Being a Rule 5 player, the Cubs are going to give Parisi a longer look than they might give to another pitcher who isn't subject to getting reclaimed by his former team (in this case, the division-rival St. Louis Cardinals), but he still has to perform well in Spring Training outings if he wants to make the Cubs 25-man roster. And so far, he has performed very well indeed.
While Parisi was holding-off the Reds, the Cubs scored five runs off Reds NRI RHRP Jon Adkins, and then two more off LOOGY Pedro Viola.
Chad Tracy led-off the Cubs 6th with a line-single to left-center, and then Alfonso Soriano pulled a line-drive double into the LF corner (Sori's second hit of the game). For some reason (brain fart, perhaps?), temporary 3rd base coach Ryne Sandberg (Mike Quade was with the split squad in Las Vegas) inexplicably decided to send Tracy home. But Tracy was obviously a dead duck, so much so that he turned around half-way home and tried to get back to 3rd base, where he was tagged out for the 1st out of the inning. But DH Bobby Scales picked-up Tracy (and Sandberg), following the gaffe with an RBI double, a sharply hit grounder down the 1st base line and into the RF corner that scored PR Ty Wright (up from Minor League Camp) from 2nd base with the go-ahead run. Koyie Hill followed with a line single to right, advancing Scales to 3rd, and then after Adduci struck out swinging, Hak-Ju Lee (also up from Minor League Camp) lined a two-run double into the LF corner, scoring Scales and Hill (and the speedy HJ Lee was standing on 2nd base before K. Hill even hit 3rd!). While Starlin Castro may be the Cubs top position-player prospect going into the 2010 season, Hak-Ju Lee (rated the #1 prospect in the Northwest League by Baseball America in 2009) is not far behind. Lee sprays line-drives from foul line to foul line.
Now up 7-4, the Cubs added four more in the 7th. Lahair almost decapitated Reds first-baseman Miguel Cairo with a lead-off low-flying line-drive double smoked down the first-base line, advanced to 3rd base on a Tyler Colvin single to left-center, and, after Chad Tracy struck out looking against Reds lefty reliever Pedro Viola (who had just entered the game), scored on a Ty Wright line-drive single to LF. Bobby Scales then hit into a FC (advancing Colvin to third), and Colvin and Scales both scored on a double off the top of the LF fence (a near HR) by catcher Chris Robinson. (With Uncle Lou having seen Robinson actually get a key two-out RBI extra-base hit, the Cubs might be more-willing to call-up Robinson if Geovany Soto or K. Hill get hurt, something they were not willing to do last year when Soto went on the DL in August). Adduci then plated Robinson with an RBI single to right to complete the Cubs scoring for the day.
RHRP Jeff Stevens (in contention for a job in the Cubs bullpen, but having a bad Spring) worked the 8th inning for the Cubs (18 pitches - 11 strikes, 1/2 GO/FO), allowing just a one-out double to NRI OF Josh Anderson (an outstanding diving-try near-miss by LF Ty Wright), but no runs.
RHP Esmailin Caridad worked an easy 1-2-3 16-pitch 9th (Kc, 5-3, F-8) to finish-off the Redlegs and send Cub fans home happy.
Besides Lahair's big day (he also made an outstanding catch in foul territory, reaching into the stands to grab a pop up), James Adduci and Tyler Colvin had three hits a piece, and Darwin Barney reached base three times on two singles and a walk. Barney also made a sterling defensive play in the top of the 2nd, ranging far to his left, diving to make the stop, and then nailing the base-runner at 2nd base with a throw from his knees.
While one Cubs squad trounced the Reds in Mesa, the other squad was in Las Vegas, edging the White Sox 8-7. Ryan Dempster threw three innings of one-hit ball in the hitter's paradise known as "Cashman Field," allowing just one unearned run, walking none, while striking out two.
The Cubs play the Angels tomorrow afternoon in Tempe.
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Nice writeup as always Phil.
On Adducci, it seems to me like a bad idea to skip a level and try to re-work your hitting approach simultaneously. Have you gotten a chance to see him play some CF? I'd probably prefer him being on the ML roster over Colvin, because I think that will tend to retard both their development, but Colvin's probably got a little higher ceiling right now.
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Now that Colvin has put on 25lbs of muscle this offseason, I'd like to see him play every day at Iowa and see if he can hit for more power. He also has to stay healthy.
I would think Nady's not being able to play defense is the final nail in the coffin for Hoffpauir making the team.
That leaves Fuld, Colvin, Adduci, and Snyder. Can Synder play CF?
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Cool, thanks. If he does turn out to be a 5th outfielder and 1st base backup, a 25th man- that's not too bad an outcome. I have a feeling that a lot of our minor league outfielders are going to get a shot at some point this year.
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Thanks AZ
Excellent write up
-and even better headline! lol!
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Nady will start the year on the DL. I think if Colvin continues his success, he has a real good chance to make the opening day roster.
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nady DL what?
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If Nady can't throw it might be tough to keep him on the 25 man once the 5th starter is needed. I wouldn't be opposed to giving him some DL time if that's what it takes to fill out the bench, as long as they're not making room for Millar. Maybe they can start the year with an 11 man pitching staff and keep a 6 man bench, but even if they do that they'll have to find someone to platoon with Fukudome, essentially replacing Nady on the bench while he's limited to RHPH duties.
Lineup (8):
The Fook
Bench (6):
RH Hitting RF??
Rotation (4):
Pen (7):
When Lilly gets back from DL, someone from the bench has to go. If Nady could at least get it to the cut off man we'd have this whole thing figured out, except for the pen sucking so bad.
I was just assuming a platoon for Fook and thought I'd look up some basic numbers.
KFuk Platoon Splits from baseball reference
2008 vs RH: .742 OPS, .292 BABIP
2009 vs RH: .828, .318
Career: .789, .306
2008 vs LH: .725, .337
2009 vs LH: .531, .229
Career: .667, .309
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I would think a 5 man bench would be:
If a lefty is starting they can have Baker and Nady in the lineup, and with a righty starting they can use Fontenot and Fukudome, and in each case Lou has other two, plus Tracy to pinch hit. Tracy backs up 1st and 3rd, Baker can also play 3rd, Fontenot backs up short, and you have one 4th outfielder, like Fuld or Colvin capable of playing all 3 positions adequately. Late in the game you pull Nady and Soriano to have a solid defensive outfield.
If they go with a 6-man bench they could keep either Blanco, for a true backup shortstop and a great defensive replacement for both 2B and SS late in the game, or Millar who would play the same role as Tracy only from the right side - a veteran pinch hitter and backup at 1B and 3B. I would think they would pick either of those two over Hoffpauir since he hits from the same side as Tracy.
BUT, if Nady has to start on the DL, then this complicates things. A 5-man bench would be Hill, Baker, 4th Outfielder, same as above, but then they would need another outfielder. Perhaps this would be Hoffpauir since he can play OF as well as 1B. But then would the team keep Tracy when he hits from the same side? They might pick Millar over Tracy to give themselves a right handed bat off the bench. A 6-man bench without Nady could of course keep all 3 of those guys, but that is also a bit redundant and I would see Lou taking Blanco over one of them.
Alternatively, they could decide to keep two of the young outfielders, in addition to Hill, Baker, and Tracy, or for a 6-man in addition to Hill, Baker, Tracy, and Millar.
I wonder if Phil can tell us when to start expecting cuts from the big league camp? I would think they need to get some guys out of there so they can give these possible bench guys more of a look. For instance, Millar has played only 1B so far, and Tracy mostly 3B with just 3 innings at 1B. I would think they would want to see if both of them can field both 1B and 3B well. I would also think they would want to continue to give Fontenot a look at SS to really see if they can go without Blanco. And of course the young guys need to keep being given a shot in the OF. For instance, we know what Fuld can do, but he is hitting just .125 with no walks in 16 ABs so far. Colvin and Adduci are really out-hitting him at this point.
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Keep in mind Fountainout can backup Aramis at third base. I think Tracy really has to show he's a offensive upgrade over Hoffpauir and Fontenot to make the team.
My assumption has been that Millar is just Nady to the DL insurance, though Nady could probably play 1st base with his arm in it's present condition as well as Millar.
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I find it highly unlikely that Hoffpauir makes the team if they go with a 5-man bench. They won't go into the season with Hoffpauir, Nady, Fuld/Colvin, Baker, Hill, which seems like what you are proposing. That would leave Fontenot, Baker, Theriot, Ramirez to cover 2B, 3B, and SS. Lou won't do that. You pinch hit for one guy or double switch and then you are severely restricted for the rest of the game, not to mention if someone is just day to day for some little injury (read Ramirez). Hoffpauir not being able to play third hurts his chances considerably.
Millar has played 3 games in the OF since 2005, and they haven't tried him there at all this spring, so I find him replacing Nady if Nady goes on the DL to be unlikely. If you mean replace his RH bat with Millar, then yes, but then they have to take someone off elsewhere to add another OF. Because I also don't think Lou will go into the season with only 4 people on the roster who can play OF.
Also, Hoffpauir so far is hitting .133/.235/.200, while Tracy is .333/.429 /.333, so right now Tracy has the edge, especially since he can play third, and has experience staying sharp pinch-hitting, while Hoffpauir has options and struggled off the bench last year in limited playing time.
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You've got Fukudome and Soriano who've got experience in center field and Hoffpauir and Baker with experience in the OF corners, so it would actually be Fuld/Colvin that get cut at the expense of Blanco in my suggestion.
You've got 6 guys to "play" the outfield, 3 third basemen, 3 nominal SS's, 4 2nd basemen and 4 first basemen in that scenario. You don't have a really solid CF defensive backup, though.
And yeah, I think Millar is only there to play experienced RH PH if Nady can't go at the start of the year.
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First cuts were announced today, and Arizona Phil was 9-for-9:
"Mitch Atkins was optioned to Triple-A Iowa and David Patton, whom the Cubs acquired in December 2008 in the Rule 5 Draft, was optioned to Double-A Tennessee. Both are right-handed pitchers.
[Brett] Jackson, [Josh] Vitters, catchers Steve Clevenger and Blake Lalli, infielder Matt Camp, and pitchers Jeff Kennard and Vince Perkins all were assigned to the Minor League camp."
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Az Phil, have you had a chance to observe the minor lge groupings at Fitch yet?
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I know it's just spring training, but:
"Reds first-baseman Miguel Cairo"
Oh, Dusty, I miss you so...
Maple Bats
Someone asked if it was a maple bat that almost took out David Price the other day.
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe seems to think it was:
"After David Price was nearly impaled, can we agree that maple bats aren't a good idea?"
He also thinks Kerry Wood "also is drawing interest from his former team, the Cubs."
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"Hey Cleveland, want to pay Kerry Wood to pitch for us this year?"
"well have a good day...."
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He forgot to say please. That's the problem right there.
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Actually... there is a way this could work out which isn't far fetched. Wood, in his desire to return to the Cubs and play for a team that is nominally in contention, defers a lot of his salary so the Cubs could squeeze him in at maybe $3 million on this year's contract. I would guess that jersey sales would tend to defer some of those deferred costs, too.
Wishful thinking on my part, I know, but not total fantasy land stuff.
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Crane Kenney (too lazy to verify the spelling this afternoon) mentioned he reads BCB but I hope he reads AZ Phil's posts, too. He'll learn more about the Cubs reading one post than he could possibly imagine.
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As long as he doesn't start believing the crap that Yellon spews about baseball strategy, he'll probably be OK.
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Colvin is the MLB ST hits leaders.
...After seeing the next 20, I'm less excited.
I sure hope they don't trade him for rental, though.
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No chat room?
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Castro hurts his leg on what should have been the game-ending double play(tripped over himself a bit on a hard hit ball up the middle), staying in though
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He played the ball decent, considering.
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What I believe will determine the final 25 man roster is Hendry and Pinella's uncertain future with the Cubs beyond the 2010 season. The logical question is: Are these Cubs realistic contenders for a 2010 pennant?
If yes, then of course they take a veteran bench (Hill, Nady, Baker, Tracy, and Fuld) and trade for Frasor. It appears Baseball Prospectus and other number-crunching groups don't believe they are with 79 to 82 win projections. I tend to side with them and don't see Frasor (or even Kerry Wood) as difference makers. And with the payroll already near the maximum, it's hard to see a trade or acquisition they could make that would put this team over the top.
Logically, they should accept that and determine in 2010 if players like Castro, Colvin, Cashner, Samardzija, and Gaub can make significant contributions and can demonstrate skills that would identify them as future MLB players. Again, since that's not in Hendry and Pinella's best interests AND since the Ricketts family give every appearance of focusing on other areas of Cubs business in 2010...........HELLO, 3rd or 4th place.
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I'm sorry bro, but I'll have to respectfully disagree with you. Good & bad luck in this game can be worth anywhere from 10-12 wins a season and this team has a good enough core to contend. If you have the potential to contend, you don't exactly write off the team before the first game is played. Though, I do agree with your assessment of the veteran backups the team picked up... it makes them more "injury-proof" and not very necessary if they fall out of contention.
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BP believes a lot of crazy crap. The NYY were finishing 3rd behind the first place TB Rays last I checked.
Their projections seem to heavily punish anyone over the age of 32 regardless of their game shape or ability. Meh...
Recent comments
Chapman shouldn't be reserved anymore on 40 man.
Interesting split on Heyward according to ESPN. As a CF, his slash line .292/.363/.375/.738. At RF: .212/.204/.300/.604. 21/72 as a CF, 58/273 as a RF.
He's also been better when batting 2nd, but he had a nice start in the 6 hole, but has slumped ever since. He was heating up before the All Star break, but is only hitting .108 in the 2nd half.
When we played the Reds with Chapman, I always thought of it as an eight-inning game. So now other teams have eight innings to try to get a lead against the Cubs. Should be a challenge, assuming three or four Cubs ever start hitting again.
I don't really try to get to know and like these players personally. I'm rooting for laundry, for the most part. Exceptions might be when a player makes trouble in the clubhouse or in the dugout. (Zambrano and Bradley come to mind. Also Papelbon.) But I don't think Chapman is one of those jerks.
Unfortunately, a pretty good summary. It looks like next year Heyward will be getting yet another batting stance adjustment.
The recent good news has been Baez. I'm afraid about the next league adjustment on him, though, which is probably right around the corner.
Bryant I don't worry about too much. Just not seeing the ball well right now. He'll turn it around. Russell's been good with men in scoring position all year and he's 22ish. He'll be fine but next year is likely to be his breakout year.
If Travis' back-to-back-to-back walks cost Hendricks the ERA title, that would really suck.
Edit: "A lifeless loss to a lousy Sox team."
This place is a real downer after a loss to the Sox.
I expect they will go 5-9 games above .500 the rest of the year. 96-98 wins will win the Division.
They should have one more 2-3 week hot streak in them.
However, several players are just "average" for the last month: Zobrist, Ross, Russell, Ceasar. Montero is terrible, plus he cannot throw anyone out. -WAR. Heyward is abysmal at the plate, but a plus in the OF. Still with RISP he has been terrible. KB has not been driving in runs as of late. But Apparently the team is still above average with RISP according to S Sahadev.
I came to that realization tonight. I kept expecting them to play better, but now I realize they aren't going to. They are a .500 team now.
- They have one reliable starting pitcher. Jake's magic is gone, and it doesn't look like it's coming back. Lester has been lousy recently. Lackey's ERA goes up every time he pitches.
- Heyward has been dead weight all year. I can't remember a single series where he was a significant offensive contributor. Not one. Great defense, but but if he were hitting .270 with 10 HR and played average defense, the Cubs would be better off.
new rule...no one's allowed to throw k.bryant a changeup
Team is .500 since early May and is playing like a .500 team. Lack of offense seems to be putting a lot of pressure on the pitchers...and they aren't handling it terribly well.
.500 the rest of the way still may win the division though.
...i hate espn.
nothing like settling into a cubs game to get a few minutes cutaway for an ortiz AB in the 6th inning of the det/bos game.
oh, at least they're doing split screen now...i guess.
I'm liking this rookie Nathan.
Richard DFA'd. Meh...
Throwbacks with fashionable cutouts would be a nice touch.
The next 2 games are nationally televised. I think we dominate tonight, hitting 3 HRs off Shields. Great night for KB to end HR drought facing HR prone pitcher in one of the most hitter friendly parks in the league.


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To be part of the change, to be part of history being undone and refashioned. To feel something I'd never felt in England. It has been building for some time now, though I'll admit I might have lost sight of it at times. But there is no denying its presence now. Sooner or later, everything must fall.
When I finally landed in South Africa (after two days and three flights), I now had physical exhaustion to add to an already-wearied mind. Prior to the trip, an unexpected setback left me teetering. The optimistic joviality that had sustained me all summer was waning. And I found myself anxiously awaiting a second wind.
When I went to South Africa in 2010 to lead a creative writing club for teenage girls, I made sure to emphasize that word: club. I had never taught writing before, didn't have a teaching assistantship as I earned an MFA in nonfiction. I would not be correcting their grammar, nor assigning homework. Besides, how could I persuade girls to spend their Saturday afternoons in a writing class?


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I think the LJ Android App is pretty reasonable for a first release. Here's a few observations:
- Code examples are not in displayed in a monospaced CODE font. If you cannot make the ePub and Android App versions show monospaced code snippets, could you create a preference pane selector so we can change the app's global font to one that's monospaced. Clicking the Menu -> Page to download the actual page isn't a necessary work around
- Breadcrumbs and remembrance. Every time I went back to the "Navigator" (i.e. Table of Contents) after reading an article, I was placed at the top of it ... not 4 screens down where I made my last selection.
- There should be an About Screen selector via the Menu button
- There should a Goto [mobile] Website via the Menu button (or placed in the About Screen)
- There needs to be Preferences via the Menu button
- Preferences should include:
- disable automatic update checks (or make them WiFi only)
- disable the device's screen time out while reading
- set default font settings (size, typeface)
- Maybe even fold browsing the forums in the app too. (I don't expect it though. It is just forums after all.)
I understand the app is written by Texterity, Inc. but there are a few features which are basic to all apps, such as Preferences and About Screens. Texterity should throw in those basic features.
Cheers. Mark S.
Saved Location or Book Marks please!!!!
Love the app... Great on my Cyanogenmod Nook color, but would love to have the ability to save the page I'm on.
Can we please have the app cache the mag.
one of the places I read the LJ mag (or used to) was on a plane. You can't, for obvious reasons, have the mag download each time you want to read it on a plane. I'm using a tablet with plenty of storage, can we please have the option to cache the mag on the device?
Congratulations, and some suggestions
First of all, thank you. I hate having to read PDF files, and while I will still miss the paper mag (yes, some cheese too, please), the Android version is very good.
Now, if you allow me, a few suggestions:
* Drop once and for all the "page view", that's not "digital" at all.
* Stick to the "per article" view, or at least make it the default
* Remember where I was last, we still need bookmarks!
* Something similar for the "navigator" feature... don't make me scroll down again to where I was before selecting an article
* The previews for the feeds are truncated, at least in my Android
* Regarding page flipping, you need to require a longer "swipe" of the finger, I found myself passing pages without wanting to (or at least an option to set this...)
So, well done. I'm a happy subscriber. Looking forward to see how the app is improved.
Pablo A. Destéfanis
Mobile app good but not yet great
While I do appreciate having LJ on my phone there are a few things I would like to see:
Bookmarks or at least last location remembered,
Links from menu to the article; the 'Navigator' menu option does link to the articles but it would still be nice to browse in a similar way to a paper magazine,
Zoom only appears to magnify one level and when I turn my phone sideways the magnification is less. I want to be able to zoom in as much as
In short, I want something as close to the now extinct paper magazine as possible because I really do miss paper. :)
Got October in and all seems to be good now.
Thanks Guys,
no idea what happened in the background, but the October edition is in and I'm reading it on my tablet just fine. Well done.
keep track of last page
Why is the app not keeping track of the last page i read before shutting down? I do NOT like to restart from magazine selection everytime I start the app, wtf
I'm unable to read the October issue with LJ App in my Android platform. Only can view it in preview mode. When asked for an email address to get full access the app tells me "We could not find in our records. Please update your subscription info or try again" and two buttons: Update and Close. If you tap in update the app crash and close.
The links provided in the email announcing the new issue redirects me to the traditional download of LJ page BUT I only get a file called get-doc.php and I have to rename manually to the correct name (in this case an epub file)
I seem to have a continuous update loop happening now.
I got notification of an update on my tablet, which I did, now every time I start the app I get a popup telling me to update, and around we go. Still no menu, still no way to download the new edition that I can see.. come on guys.. what's going on here?
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Les Tontons flingueurs
|Les Tontons flingueurs
|Directed by
|Georges Lautner
|Produced by
|Irénée Leriche
Alain Poiré
Robert Sussfeld
|Written by
|novel Albert Simonin
dialogue Michel Audiard
Georges Lautner
|Lino Ventura
Bernard Blier
Francis Blanche
|Music by
|Michel Magne
|Maurice Fellous
|Edited by
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|Distributed by
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|4 October 1963 (West Germany)
27 November 1963 (France)
Running time
|105 minutes
|France, West Germany, Italy
|English, German, French
|Box office
|$24.9 million[1]
Les Tontons flingueurs (English: Crooks in Clover, also known as Monsieur Gangster) is a 1963 French-Italian-German movie, made in French, directed by Georges Lautner. It is an adaptation of the Albert Simonin book Grisbi or not grisbi. [2]
The movie was not popular in its first release in 1963. But its reputation grew over the years and is now a French television classic. Its DVD version, released in 2002, sold 250,000 copies.
One of the most famous scenes is set in a kitchen where the gangsters try to make conversation while drinking a vile and strong liquor. Screenwriter Michel Audiard considered it useless and it might never have existed, but the director included the scene in homage to the film noir Key Largo.[3]
Fernand Naudin (Lino Ventura) is an ex-gangster, who now deals in agricultural machinery and lives in Montauban. His modest, quiet life is disrupted when his childhood friend, nicknamed "The Mexican", who has become the Boss of a gangster organisation, summons him to his death bed. He has to take care of his friend's "business" and of his daughter, Patricia, who only thinks about having fun and has never been kept in a college for more than six months. Mister Folace (Francis Blanche) watches after "The Mexican"'s camp followers with a benevolent neutrality, as he don't feel really concerned by the upcoming quarrel about the succession, like Jean (Robert Dalban), butler and former housebreaker. Fernand must face the Volfoni brothers, Raoul (Bernard Blier) and Paul (Jean Lefebvre), who have the lucrative underground business whose succession is about on sight...
Cast includes[edit]
- Lino Ventura: Fernand Naudin
- Bernard Blier: Raoul Volfoni
- Jean Lefebvre: Paul Volfoni
- Francis Blanche: Maître Folace
- Robert Dalban: Jean
- Venantino Venantini: Pascal
- Mac Ronay: Bastien
- Horst Frank: Théo
- Henri Cogan: Freddy
- Charles Régnier: Tomate
- Sabine Sinjen: Patricia
- Claude Rich: Antoine Delafoy
- Pierre Bertin: Adolphe Amédée Delafoy
- Jacques Dumesnil: Louis "the Mexican"
- Dominique Davray: Madame Mado
- Philippe Castelli: the tailor
- Paul Meurisse: a passer-by (Théobald Dromard "Le Monocle")
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=9295
- ^ "Crooks in Clover". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ Anthony Palou (8 September 2009). "Les Tontons Flingueurs, toute une époque". Le Figaro.fr. Retrieved 30 November 2013..
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I wanted a new, shaggy rug for my living room to cover the hardwoods...this one looked like a possibility. After reading all the reviews, I went ahead and bought it and am not disappointed. When first unrolled, it seemed you could see every white and every beige shag piece, but after a day or two, they have blended in together very nicely. I agree with others who say it feels very plush under bare feet, exactly what I had been looking for. One note: The purchase page recommended buying (for $25) one of those non slip rug pads. I bought it, but it was not needed at all so save yourself the $25 for something else.
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I spent days combing through this site for an area rug and reading the reviews. The reviews for this product were completely accurate. I usually do not write reviews but after realizing how important the reviews were in making my purchase I decided to add my voice to the reviews on this product. The product arrived quickly and was neatly wrapped. I was able to unwrap the carpet with ease. The color is as the reviews indicate in that there are specks of a darker beige mixed with a lighter color. It is not exactly as pictured on the website but still very nice. The area rug does have that new carpet smell but I am hoping it will dissipate over time. It is very plush and much better than anything I saw in the major stores like home depot and target and I spent days scouring those places looking for an area rug. I was apprehensive about making a purchase like this online without the benefit of seeing the quality directly but this exceeded my expectations and is a very nice buy. If you are on the fence about making a large purchase like this from an online seller I would definitely recommend this product. The reviews are accurate about what this product has to offer.
This rug looks like just a solid beige on the site, but it's actually fibers of off-white and tan (like a light coffee color) mixed and it's beautiful in person! It also feels so good under my feet. I wasn't expecting much for this price, but I was very pleasantly surprised. I am in love w/ this rug. It is very slidey on hard surface floors, so if you don't plan to put heavy furniture on it, you will probably need a pad to help with the slipping.
I bought this rug over a year ago and just placed it on our living room area. It looks fabulous! We bought the beige color and it goes well with our dark brown couch. The pile on this rug feels amazing and thick No shoes on this rug is my rule (really within the house). However, I must say, the pile is thick it was a little difficult to use the vacuum on it. I was able to, however not as easy on my other area rugs. Other than that, don't let that deter you from purchasing an incredible quality rug..thick, feels great under your feet..and just cozy. The price is great too!
This is a nice medium shag. My dogs love it unfortunately and it's a real pain to vacuum. I have to pull the vacuum backward because it will not go forward over the pile. The only defect I've found is that it is not a perfect rectangle. If you place it evenly along the bottom then it is crooked on the side, and vice versa. Otherwise it's a good enough rug. The color of the rug is a light beige/gray so it always looks like it might be a little dirty, even when it's not.
Bought one for living room and dining room. Excellent quality, great neutral 'oatmeal' color, multi, which is very forgiving and thickness feels great on bare feet. Vacuums easily, no shedding. Highly recommend for any space - transitional decor.
I bought this rug for the main living space in our condo. I had been waiting to write review until I had had the rug long enough to decide if I liked it. I have LOVED this rug for over six months now. The color, the style, the durability... I vacuum it weekly (on a high pile setting) and it has held up great. One thing I do not think the reviews that I read captured, however, was how shaggy this rug is. The pile is 1-2 inches. It is beautiful and so stylish but, as a pet owner, I would have NEVER bought a "shag rug" if I had seen it in person. Last night, the unthinkable happened.... my dog threw up all over it. I died. I thought it was the end of my beautiful rug, and was immediately reminded of why I never thought of buying a shaggy rug. However, with some elbow grease and the upholstery attachment on my carpet cleaner, it is as good as new!!! After that, I had to write this review. This rug is so great. For $XXX, you will not go wrong. Have you seen the cost of other rugs?! If you love the look of a shag rug, but fear the cleaning... do not hesitate. If you are looking for an heirloom rug... well, then don't buy a rug online. I can tell that over the years this rug will get dirty, so you are probably looking at a life span of 3-4 years. Vacuum as often as possible. Pros: Super soft Dog loves it (maybe too much) Kids love it (maybe a problem since the dog loves it so much) Guests love it Super durable Cons: Defnitely two-toned, but honestly, that so much better for dirt and potential stains, so really a "pro" Shows some dirt in the traffic areas eventually.
We've had this rug for 4 months now and I'm so pleased. We have it in our family room, so it gets a lot of use (two small children). It's very comfortable and easy to clean. wears well and looks great. Great quality and a great price!
The picture does not let u see the right colors. I went by what the reviews said. Love it . This rug is so soft and is a great addition to our living room.Great value an was at my door in 2 days .
Price was great. The rug is really nice. The color was a little different than what I expected. Thought it was beige but it has mixed fringes of beige and white but it's nice. Feels a little synthetic when you open it but who can complain for the price! It's thick and feels nice under your feet. Shipping was fast and came in perfect condition. Would recommend this purchase! Had a few people who came over ask me about where I got it.
I looked at this rug for many months before finally buying it. My only regret is that I did not buy sooner. The reviews are correct, it is a mix of tan and ivory threads but they blend beautifully. The pile is so very plush and soft underfoot. Yes, it smells like a new carpet, but all new rugs come with a slight smell that goes away over time. Not overwhelming as some have said. I highly recommend this rug.
This rug is beautiful, but I did realize how high the shag is. It n akes it very difficult to vacuum. I woukd not purchase this rug for this reason. The color is exactly ad shown.
I love this rug. We put a pad under it and it is the cushiest rug ever! I can't seem to get the brush on my vacuum to work on it, the strands are too long, and that may be a problem with long hair dogs, but it is beautiful and super soft. Color is true to pic.
Great price for great quality. The colors are true to what I expected, the feel of the rug is great. It's plush and it does not shed. It helps decorate our family room and looks great.
received this rug in a timely fashion. have seen it elsewhere for alot more money. i am totally happy with the quality and would recommend to everyone.
Nice rug; cozy. Great value!
Well made rug. Holds up well with my two dogs. I would recommend this rug.
The rug looks good and feels nice on bare feet. The color is slightly off for me, but my husband loves it because it is darker than the picture. It is not an ivory kind of beige, but rather a light brown with taupe undertones. I was hoping for a creamier look, but it's a nice rug and looks good. The chemical smell is still strong, even after several weeks, but that keeps the cat off it!
First I ordered another rug similar to this one but ended up returning it because the texture was rough and the weave was thin. This Safavieh rug is perfect! Put it in our baby's room with very light taupe walls. I wanted a rug I could play on the floor with our children but would stand up to the wear and tear. This is it! I have always been happy with every Safavieh rug I ever ordered. Great price for an expensive look!
I usually do not purchase rugs online because I like to see and feel them in store, however, I could not be happier with this purchase. The rug is beautiful, plush & comfortable. I use this rug in my sons playroom and it is the perfect rug for him to learn to sit, crawl and walk on!


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"The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai" is clearly in the last category. Although it started out as a straight Pink Film, with the more explicit title of "Horny Home Tutor: Teacher's Love Juice", director Meike Mitsuru decided to re-cut and re-shoot it as a flick that has all the nudity and sex required, with a bizarre plot that could play at an Indie film festival. In fact, this is the first Pink Film ever to get distribution in US theaters, mainly on the festival circuit.
The story revolves around Sachiko Hanai, a prostitute who works at an Image Club doing a "seduce the teacher" routine that is a common fantasy of Japanese guys. One eventful night leaves her with a bullet in her head and in possession of the cloned finger of George W. Bush. The bullet has logged against her brain, giving her a genius-level intellect and various mental abilities. Bush's finger has a mind of its own, being able to move and communicate to Sachiko via television screens, as well as some more subtle manipulations.Read more ›
Call girl Sachiko Hanai is shot in the forehead by a North Korean agent. She survives, but the lodged bullet penetrates the center of her brain (via some mind-blowing but crude animation) and turns her into an intellectual genius. We can tell because she starts scribbling physics equations on the wall with a piece of chalk, and she becomes fascinated with French philosophy, and the genius of humankind--"all that is man's passion released towards the Universe." However, one amusing side effect is the havoc it plays on her taste buds. And the bullet hole makes for a grisly parody of the red bindi Indian women have on their forehead, although in Sachiko's case, it signifies the major nerve point in the human body--see what the bullet did to her?
Sachiko runs into the bookish Professor Toshio Saeki, and so touched is he with her intelligence he doesn't think twice of having an affair with her. He is one of the funniest characters. I mean, someone who gets turned on by anyone saying "Noam Chomsky?" Sachiko then tutors his shy and antisocial son Mamoru. Did I say shy and antisocial? With Sachiko, not for long, and what better reward to get right answers than by her removing a piece of clothing. What was it Van Halen sang, "Got it bad, so bad, I'm hot for teacher"?
Mamoru is keen on military defense maneuvers and missiles. "We'll always have wars. It's a good occupation," he says.Read more ›
It's hard to know just what to make of the Japanese film, "The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai." Is it a parody of a softcore porn flick or just a softcore porn flick itself? I tend to think it's the former, since, along with its myriad (and fairly graphic) simulated sex scenes, the film is also a wildly funny, tongue-in-cheek absurdist farce, replete with social criticism and political commentary for the deeper thinkers in the crowd. Not all of it works equally well, but you at least gotta' give `em props for trying.
Sachiko Hanai is an attractive young tutor with what a polite person might describe as an "active interest in sexual expression." Despite her job as a teacher, Sachiko is no great shakes in the brains department, until, that is, she is accidentally shot in the forehead by a secret agent from North Korea. Due to the bullet's strategic placement in the cerebral cortex, Sachiko suddenly becomes a super genius, able to comprehend French philosophy, complex laws of physics and arcane mathematical equations with no trouble whatsoever. She also develops a paranormal ability to peer into the unseen mysteries of the universe and to foretell future events. Her condition, however, does not curtail her appetite for sex; in fact, if anything, her newfound intelligence seems only to exacerbate it.
Indeed, much of the fun of "Schiko Hanai" derives from the incongruous juxtaposition of raw sexuality with intellectual pretentiousness. There's something immensely funny about watching people make passionate love while debating the finer points of dialectical materialism and String Theory or using Susan Sontag and Noam Chomsky as aphrodisiacs.Read more ›
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I want to recommend this book on Facebook, but my friends and family might not like Japanese pink. Their loss, I say. This may be my favorite guilty pleasure film. Read morePublished 13 months ago by Jeffrey Strain
I don't care what my friends say, this is a masterpiece. George W. Bush's finger really steals the show. Just buy this, I promise it'll make sense.Published 18 months ago by SteveJules
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Despite having seen a few good movies like A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn, I've given up on this genre. Still, I'll never forget The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai. Read morePublished on February 13, 2014 by T. Coonen
it is diffrent, and some how entertaining ,with lots of nudity , some of the scenes actually erotic , but it is not tipical pink the story doesn't make sense . Read morePublished on January 27, 2013 by Mcabe
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A long lost friend of mine called this a surrealistic Japanese art film laced with softcore erotica. She was totally correct. Read more
The GLAMOROUS LIFE of SACHIKO HANAI is a piece of Japanese `pink' cinema directed by Meike Mitsuru (Bitter Sweet). Read morePublished on July 16, 2008 by Woopak
This is basically a porno with a plot. The story is very similar to what a book by Kinky Friedman (Kill Two Birds & Get Stoned: A Novel, which has a somewhat related premise) would... Read morePublished on February 15, 2008 by Morrigan Alexandros
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