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Bartók Connections: new guide explores his works
Malcolm Gillies explores themes in Béla Bartók's life and works, drawn from his new Bartók Connections guide.
It is impossible to pigeonhole Bartók, although many have tried. His music confidently defies easy 'solutions' to its forms or structures. Beneath a logical and orderly exterior there lies strong and relentless passion. His activity as composer, performer, teacher and ethnomusicologist resulted in a unique blend of features in his music. This is not just a matter of style, but also of ideology, pedagogy and personal intent. Below are ten themes that his music readily suggests. These themes are useful in connecting Bartók's life and his works, but also in connecting Bartók with other composers of his day, and beyond.
In the Beginning
Truly great composers begin a long way from their destinations. It is this startling journey of new inspirations and unexpected turns that distinguishes the genius from the everyday artist. Bartók's schoolboy and Academy exercises in composition are conservatively late-Romantic. Then, from around 1902/3 a more individual and charismatic voice emerges – still utterly Romantic in its vocabulary, but pushing towards something new, whether it be in setting an expressionist poem for male chorus (Evening), penning his first Lisztian-styled work for piano and orchestra (the op.1 Rhapsody), or in the simple arrangement of a Transylvanian folk song, 'Red Apple', that set Bartók on his quest for a clean and clear source for new compositional directions.
Bartók at Home
Vienna had its Second Viennese School of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern. Budapest, too, had its trio of 'greats' in this same generation: Bartók, Kodály and Dohnányi. The three Hungarians began in similar styles, but each then pursued a different course. Dohnányi remained comfortably post-Brahmsian, while Kodály explored more modern but strongly Hungarian directions. Bartók headed right through Hungarianism and modernism to achieve a stylistically blended, classic internationalism. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the union of Buda and Pest in 1923, the Budapest Three were each commissioned to write a work and what a great investment this proved to be. The very titles reflect their different approaches and allegiances: Dohnányi produced his Festival Overture, Kodály his Psalmus Hungaricus and Bartók the trans-national Dance Suite that rapidly became his first big international success with
Bartók and Contemporaries
Bartók's ears were always open, even if he was a little more coy than Stravinsky about borrowing from others. He was a keen supporter of the International Society for Contemporary Music because of the opportunities it offered to review the latest musical trends. In 1926 he heard Stravinsky's new Piano Concerto, and immediately, with its stringless sound in his ears, set to work on his own Piano Concerto No.1. In similar ways, the sound of Szymanowski's war-time violin works broadened the palette of his own violin and orchestral writing in the early 1920s, and the revelation of Debussy's soundworld around 1907 hugely influenced his works for the following five years, including the opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle, the first of the Two Portraits and two of the Four Orchestral Pieces. His Violin Concerto No.2, finished in 1938, provided a very elegant answer to the twelve-tone school, demonstrating in its third movement, that "one can compose tonally, even using twelve tones".
Bartók at War
Sandwiched between Austria-Germany and Russia, Hungarians have, understandably, held a fatalistic attitude to war. For a millennium the Hungarians have been trampled over by marauding hordes from east or west, and sometimes squashed from both sides at the same time. Of course, every now and then they tried a bit of trampling themselves. Bartók's early symphonic poem, Kossuth (1903), depicted Hungarian heroism in the War of Independence of 1848-49 against the Austrians. But General Kossuth's battle is ultimately lost. As expressed in the concluding 'Marcia funèbre', "Hungary lies in deepest woe, in deepest mourning. A hopeless silence reigns." Bartók's music shows complex, less starkly programmed responses to the two world wars. Rather than a fast finale, his String Quartet No.2 (1914-17) ends with slow, grim and muted music – an unrelieved anticlimax to the work. So, too, as the world slid to war in 1939, Bartók rejected his drafted fast finale to the String Quartet No.6, and instead allowed the melancholy of his opening theme to infect and ultimately to consume all brighter, faster and sharper sounds in his final movement.
Bartók on Stage
Bartók's three stage works – an opera, a ballet and a pantomime – all date from the turbulent decade of the 1910s and each was problematic to him. His opera, Duke Bluebeard's Castle, forged a new folk-influenced course for Hungarian opera, but languished for years. The stage work he liked least (The Wooden Prince ballet) gained performance most easily, while the one he loved most (The Miraculous Mandarin pantomime) was never performed in Budapest during his lifetime, although it did achieve 1920s performances in Czechoslovakia and Germany – until Cologne's Mayor Conrad Adenauer shut it down. Its story was too coarse and its music too riotous for it to have an easy birth in Bartók's own time. In a 1932 letter to his publisher he lashed out: "As long as all kinds of rubbish are performed, but such a work as this is not, then all publicity for my orchestral works is just a waste of time." Time has now healed this insult, with The Miraculous Mandarin becoming one of Bartók's more performed works, at least in its orchestral suite version. And its plot is not quite so shocking in an age of ubiquitous on-screen sex and violence.
'Arabic' Bartók
By 1913 Bartók felt his career had stalled. He looked for new inspiration in a trip to North Africa (now Algeria), where he studied the music of the Berbers. He took great care in recording many of their pieces on his phonograph. This 'Arabic' music was so different – to his ears, so deliciously 'primitive' – that it opened up new compositional vistas galore. One of the earliest 'Arabic' examples was the third movement of his Suite for piano, with its urgent rhythms and fragmentary tunes. So, too, when he came to write Forty-four Duos, for young violinists, he included an Arabic tune. Other 'Arabic' moments include two movements of his Dance Suite, passages from his first two piano concertos, and a couple of his Mikrokosmos pieces.
Bartók in Love
Bartók's steely, percussive reputation belies an intensely passionate man. Half a dozen women, including his mother and his two wives, inspired or influenced a huge proportion of his output, as the dedications of his works make clear. But each woman's influence was different, and differently reflected in his music. His confused, high principled love for the violinist Stefi Geyer led to the twisted genius of the 'ideal' portrait of his Violin Concerto No.1, and then the grim 'She is Dead' music of the thirteenth of his Fourteen Bagatelles. His affection for a forester's teenage daughter during the First World War, led to his little-known Five Songs (BB71), with its curious centrepoint, 'Night of Desire'. And his immediate affinity with violinist Jelly d'Arányi led rapidly in the early 1920s to two violin sonatas, in Bartók's most extreme style. Violin Sonata No.1 drew early critical comment that the two instruments, like a man and a woman, seemed to be playing in the same time space but on entirely different planes. The opening of the First Sonata's second movement dispenses with the piano-man entirely, allowing the violin-woman to speak without interruption – a precursor of Bartók's complete essay for solo violin twenty years later.
Vocal Bartók
The voice was the essential folk instrument, so it is not surprising that Bartók wrote hundreds of pieces for solo voices or choirs and transcribed many thousands more. For programmers today the challenge is not just that the originals are in East European languages little known by singers and choirs, but also that translations into English or German can conflict fundamentally with the stress of those languages, and hence with the inflections of the music. There is no solution, as Kodály early realized, other than to transcend the inherent linguistic barrier, and embrace this beautiful music on its own terms. Bartók's music for voices is not just from his earlier years. In his later career he wrote for all manner of choirs. His Village Scenes, with its boisterous 'Lads' Dance', exists in a finely rendered arrangement for female voices and chamber orchestra. The Twentyseven Choruses are for children's and women's choirs, including the snappy song 'Loafer', while in the same year his From Olden Times, for unaccompanied male chorus, explores the world of the peasant, both its unhappy and its happy sides. The culminating work of Bartók's writing for voices has to be the Cantata Profana: The Nine Enchanted Stags, to a Romanian text that Bartók himself fashioned into Hungarian. Its interplay between soloists, choir and orchestra is nowhere better expressed than in the cantata's finale, which in a few lines sums up just about everything central to Bartók the artist:
Once there was an old man whose treasure was nine fair sons, fair and sturdy.
Naught of work he taught them, nay, neither trade nor farming,
But only to wander, hunting, nine huntsmen, a-hunting,
And farther, farther, on and on they wandered.
All were changed to stags, then, there in the forest shadows.
And so their antlers cannot pass through doorways, only roam the forest meadows and groves;
Their dainty legs can never stand the hearthstone, only tread the leafy mold;
Their slender bodies never can be clothed, but only wear the wind and sun;
Now their mouths no longer drink from crystal glasses, only cooling mountain springs;
From clear and cooling mountain springs.
Jazzy Bartók
The 'King of Swing', Benny Goodman, and Bartók are curious musical bedfellows. Yet in 1940 they came together in New York to perform and record Contrasts, which Goodman had commissioned from Bartók. The composer had diligently studied recordings of Goodman's trio, and came up with a work truly of 'contrasts', a kind of deliciously filtered Hungarian jazz. Many other jazzy turns are found in Bartók's Mikrokosmos pieces. He himself pointed out the Gershwin influence in No.151, but the influence is more than passing. Jazz pianist Andrea Keller observed that Bartók's Mikrokosmos pieces appear as if "arranged for jazz ensemble". With her ensemble, she creatively interpreted sixteen of them on the CD, Mikrokosmos, of 2003. And a recent review of Chick Corea's Trio Music could only comment that "the effect is often more like Bartók than anything else".
At the End
Was Bartók in some way corrupted by America, turning from his true, uncompromising self into something more 'accessible', more marketable? Certainly, works like Concerto for Orchestra (1943) and Piano Concerto No.3 (1945) have a glossier surface than many of their predecessors. They started with popularity, and have remained among his most performed works ever since. But, actually, Bartók had been returning to a more measured and tonal style for two decades, so his American works are just one further stage of development from the last European works, such as the Violin Concerto No.2 or his Divertimento. Personally, Bartók did not fit well into war-time America, but his compositions written there certainly suited the emerging tastes of post-War America. Drawing the full circle between Bartók's early and later years, in 1941 he also came up with an imaginative arrangement for two pianos of an early work that he much liked, the orchestral Suite No.2 (1905-7). And, for pure craft, nothing surpasses his Sonata for Solo Violin, written to Yehudi Menuhin's order in 1944. Its taxing fourpart Fuga pushes even the most ambidextrous violinist to the limit. At the end, Bartók's Viola Concerto remained unfinished but was sufficiently sketched out for it to be completed by Tibor Serly, and then later revised under Peter Bartók's supervision. It is now an essential work for all serious players of the viola.
© Malcolm Gillies, 2007
Visit the Bartók Connections website at www.boosey.com/bartokconnections

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Friday, 7 January 2011
The worst part is the day after (2011 Race Schedule)
I'm neurotic, I obsess about things, I spend way too much time running and way too little time cleaning and cooking. But we've talked about all this before. The thing is, now that I'm pregnant, it's gotten even worse. I worry about things that make absolutely no sense - and guess what - it's starting to affect my running.
These words have now slipped out of my mouth twice: (imagine a crying, desperate voice) "I did it. I've killed another baby. I'm so stupid!"
The last time I said this was the day after the New Year's Eve Social Marathon. Every little pain I had post-race was somehow interpreted by me as evidence of the murder. I kept thinking over and over about what happened two days after Voyageur, telling myself that if I just made it 48 hours, I could stop worrying. But guess what, me? Voyageur had nothing to do with my miscarriage! But why can't I get that through my thick skull on a subconscious level?
The first time I said these words was two days after the Orlando Half Marathon, when I was suddenly convinced all of my signs of pregnancy had disappeared. I was up the entire night - and actually called SR in the middle of the night to tell him the bad news - that there would be no baby.
What on earth has gotten into me? I am 100% aware that my thought process is insane and founded on nothing. And yet, it continues. One of my favorite pass times: racing, is now absolutely tearing me up. And guess whose fault it is! ... my own.
In light of that, I've started to create the race schedule for 2011 (maybe you were wondering what was taking so long). The thing is, I know there is nothing dangerous here. And I will love running the races. It's just a question of getting through the two days after the race, for both SR and myself.
Anyway, here are the initial sketches of a fun year to come:
Cross Marathon over 2 days on the Island of Bornholm - March 19th-20th
Chippewa 50k in New Auburn, WI - April 23rd
Biking Trip with Tri Club & Family to Mallorca May 1st- May 8th
Copenhagen Marathon (need to finish this time!...with large belly) - May 22nd --Summer is still yet to be decided---
Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon Oct. 2nd (the comeback marathon!)
6 comments:
- Glaven Q. Heisenberg said...
Let's not mince words
Of course not! I wasn't raised by wolves! Words should be puréed. Duh.
As for the other stuff - you found the right person to complement (read: "put up with") your personality. I know what that feels like because so did I. So, you know, do what you can to rein it in, which may not be much considering your present hormonal situation, and ride it out as best you can.
Five cents, please. (The going rate for psychiatric help, according to the Standard Van Pelt Scale.)
- 7 January 2011 at 15:16
- cherelli said...
Nice race plan. Guess you've got to come up with a way to resolve your dilemma "pregnancy hormones anxiety/guilt vs racing pleasure"...seems like everyone says "listen to your body" so....if you feel comfortable and you're enjoying your runs, do so. If you feel as a consequence you need a little more recovery time/massage to make yourself feel better about it all, take it....recovery trains your body too! Race time for mummy, recovery for baby-building body...I'm gonna invoice you for just 2 cents as really I have no idea what I'm talking about. Happy running!!
- 7 January 2011 at 16:24
- SteveQ said...
Oh, you're a catch compared to most of the women I've dated. Have I mentioned the one who put a Boston terrier's entire head in her mouth, making me have to take her to the hospital and the dog to the vet?
You ain't even in the same league, sistah.
- 7 January 2011 at 17:25
- SteveQ said...
btw, that new header pic takes a full second to load - it must take Glaven's computer hours!
- 7 January 2011 at 19:24
- BrianFlash said...
The subconscience definitely sucks but there you go.
Now go out for a run!
- 7 January 2011 at 19:41
- sea legs girl said...
Hey, Brian! Thanks for stopping by twice now! I really appreciate the comments.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Four people have been charged
with abducting the California owner of a medical marijuana
dispensary, torturing him and cutting off his penis in an
attempt to force him to divulge the location of cash they
mistakenly believed he had hidden in the desert.
Two of the suspects, Ryan Anthony Kevorkian, 34, and Naomi
Josette Kevorkian, 33, were arrested in the central California
town Fresno, on Friday, a day after a third defendant, Hossein
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blowtorch, before finally cutting off his penis.
They then poured bleach over the victim in an effort to
destroy any DNA evidence before dumping both captives on the
side of a road and fled. Naomi Kevorkian was not present during
the kidnapping but was charged because she participated in the
plan to abduct and torture the victim, according to the
The woman abducted with the dispensary owner was unharmed
and managed to flag down a police car after running for a mile
in the dark.
The Kevorkians are expected to be arraigned on Tuesday.
Nayeri faces extradition proceedings in Prague. Handley is
scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 15.
(Reporting by Steve Gorman; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)


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Good Morning Tea Biscuits
I was sad, they were not vegan.
Then she asked me...how do I make them? I have never made vegan biscuits.
This morning I wanted to make some, so I google it, and found this recipe.
They are really easy to make, just be sure not to over knead the dough, otherwise they will be rock hard.
vegan biscuit recipe
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Looks delicious. Makes a lovely afternoon tea for me with a cup of hot tea.ReplyDelete
Yum! I could use some bisquits tomorrow! BY the way I mentioned you on my blogpost! It is a nice award.ReplyDelete
Yours look better than the original recipe! My son and his girlfriend are coming tomorrow morning for breakfast, and she loves to bake. I'm going to give this a try!! Thank you!ReplyDelete
Yum! What a lovely photo and who doesn't love a good bisquit in the morning? That jam looks yummy, too!ReplyDelete
I agree yours look far better than the original picture, delish x xReplyDelete
awww...thanks everyone:) I use to work at a southern style restaurant where we made biscuits every morning.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 10:20 PM
These look like a great brunch recipe-I'm going to have to add it to my collection!ReplyDelete
I love breakfast food (sometimes for lunch and dinner too!) and biscuits are my absolutely favorite. Tea and biscuits - what a lovely moment! Have a beautiful weekend!ReplyDelete
We use the same recipe!!! Guess what I'm making tomorrow morning?!?!ReplyDelete


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Assassin kills Salem Ali Qatan, leader of Yemen's fight against al Qaida
Gen. Salem Ali Qatan, the commander of Yemen's southern military district, was assassinated early Monday morning, underscoring the continued threat of militants despite the army's recent gains against al Qaida-linked fighters in the country's restive south.
According to Yemeni state media, Qatan's convoy was traveling through the southern port of Aden on the way to his office when a Somali man wearing a suicide belt threw himself onto the general's vehicle. Qatan, his driver and a guard were killed, and five bystanders were wounded.
The assassination came days after what military officials have characterized as a breakthrough in the fight against militants based in southern provinces of Abyan and Shabwa, where Yemeni troops – backed by local tribesmen and American air and intelligence support – managed to push al Qaida-linked fighters out of territory they'd held for more than a year.
The al Qaida militants are mostly Yemenis, according to area civilians and military officers, but a number of Somalis have fought on the side of the militant umbrella group known as Ansar al Shariah. Yemen, an impoverished nation at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, also is home to tens of thousands of refugees who've fled across the Gulf of Aden to escape war and starvation in Somalia.
Yemen's new president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, had appointed Qatan, a lifelong military man from Shabwa, to his position in March. Qatan replaced Gen. Mahdi Maqwala, a controversial ally of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh who'd previously led what even Yemeni military officials characterized as a halfhearted effort against the militants since they seized control of much of Abyan last spring.
Qatan's tenure initially was marred by a surprise attack on a military base that left nearly 100 soldiers dead. He'd since been hailed as a key force behind the renewed offensive in the south.
The fighters of Ansar al Shariah – formally commanded by Nasir al Wuhayshi, the head of the Yemen-based group al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula – largely have abandoned former strongholds in Abyan since the government offensive. According to locals, al Qaida fighters also have begun retreating from Azzan, a longtime bastion in neighboring Shabwa.
While the militants' withdrawal may be a tacit admission of weakness in the wake of the government's unprecedented air and land assault, few Yemenis interpret it as an admission of defeat. Locals and military officials alike cautioned that the bulk of the fighters in Abyan were able to leave unimpeded and, for the most part, still armed. Some civilians in Shabwa said retreating militants had painted their withdrawal as a tactical decision to avoid concentrating fighters in one place, thus depriving the Yemeni military or American drones of obvious targets.
Some observers expect the militants, said to be fleeing mostly to the north from their former strongholds near Yemen's southern coast, to seek refuge in more isolated areas. The central government's control over the country has always been fragile, but it grew even weaker over the course of the uprising that began last year as part of the "Arab Spring" revolts and eventually ended Saleh's three-decade rule.
While Hadi has made some efforts toward reorganizing the military, much of the armed forces remain split into acrimonious factions, and many areas of the country are out of the government's hands. Security has deteriorated even in many of the larger cities, including Aden, where security officials have described an increased presence of armed gangs.
Despite the progress in Abyan, analysts and politicians cautioned, the battle against al Qaida in Yemen is far from over. In the absence of strong governing institutions, they noted, Yemeni militants probably would continue to find sufficient space to operate.
"This isn't a problem that can be solved through the use of force," said one tribal leader from al Jawf, an impoverished rural province on the border with Saudi Arabia, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic. "As long as the Yemeni state remains weak, al Qaida will continue to exist."


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Actress and long-time collaborator Cecilia Roth provides a personal account of working alongside Pedro Almodóvar.
EL DESEO D.A. S.L.U./Paola Ardizzoni and Emilio PeredaTo work with Pedro is one of the best things that can happen to an actor. To listen to him dissect a character to the level of the most thorough autopsy makes you want to capture it, record it, film it or do anything else that can be savoured afterwards by those other actors who haven't had the same fortune to be there; so they can taste the singularity of his vision, his humour (which can be hilarious but also grave) and, above all, the treasure you keep, which is the transformation of this character that he's gifted you with into a live, carnal, organic being with a recognisably human but also unique face, all because of his unlimited and inimitable imagination.
Pedro works, works and works. He is a 10-tentacle octopus, connecting the multitude of things that occupy his mind and heart. He's aware of everything, always curious, and has a sharp look that can scare you because you know that he's going to see more than what you want to show, even to yourself.
It's a love of life above all else.
In All About My Mother, the emotional web that the film unravels is complex and painful – a mother, Manuela, loses her 18-year-old son in an accident. In her journey to find the father of her dead child, she happens across various extraordinary characters, each one of who could be the genesis of their own film (another example of Almodóvar's narrative genius). And despite her unremitting grief for her lost son, her unforgettable encounters spring forth a natural and spontaneous curiosity that genuinely opens her heart and moves her to both tears and laughter. It's a love of life above all else.
Each time I watch All About My Mother I am stunned by it more and more – it has a luminosity that in no way resembles hollow optimism or denial of a painful reality. I share its sense of gratitude for the gift of life, I really do. Life has shown me this, and so has Manuela. Especially because, shortly after All About My Mother, my son, Martin, came into my life.
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Mick Quinn has a face for radio I'd love to smash it in.
Amazes me why he's on there, all he does is talk about the shite, openly admits he hates us and Man United
I listened to a bit of it and Jason cundys comments have been taken way out of context by a few cranks on here.I showed some of the stuff written on this forum to a mate who also listened and he was also gobsmacked at some of the cranks on this forum.The show is light hearted, its on 10pm - 1am. From midnight until 1am the show has themes such as whats going on where people tell stories or blankey blank. More importantly , Jason Cundys comments where clearly jovial. Please listen for yourself, there is a play back option and a podcast. Cundy also said his main issue with Unsworth as Evertons permanent manager was not his size but his lack of experience and clear tactical limitations as shown in the 2 games he has managed.That managing a u23 team is completely different to managing a first 11 in a cut throat league.None of those points have been mentioned by the people moaning and taking things it of context on this thread.Please see the context, see the style of show this is and listen to it for yourself - EDUCATE YOURSELF Btw, Cundys minor point is wrong that size matters. If Messi was fat but scored 50 in a season in the royal blue I wouldnt care.
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Mark waits patiently as we leave the trailhead lot with Cobb and Hyndman breaking the clouds far ahead.
Johnstone Peak captures some early morning light.
Mark and Terry passing through the aspen grove on the way to the Hyndman Creek trailhead.
Handwerk Peak and Goat Peak catch some morning sun as the clouds break ahead.
Salzburger Spitzl is shrouded behind Handwerk Peak as we arrive at the Hyndman Creek Trailhead.
Mark comes up across the snow machine tracks headed to the Pioneer Yurt. It's 9:30 AM.
Terry is right behind Mark, following along in a snowmobile track.
Terry heading up North Fork of Hyndman Creek.
We take a short break before heading up towards Button Creek where we'll depart the trail.
The snow was still frozen and solid through this section. Terry's skis are riding right on top.
Typical scenery up the Noth Fork of Hyndman Creek. Handwerk Peak is a distance marker. We approach Button Creek where we'll head left up the ridge.
The Button Creek ridgeline comes into view, which is our proposed route to the cabin.
A closer look. We'll need to make our way up through or around those rocks. In my case, right over the top.
We depart the trail and start toward the ridgeline route.
After a steep short section, this plateau opens up the view and a good brunch spot.
Terry and Mark work their way up towards the crux of the trip. Button Creek is off to the left and North Fork of Hyndman Creek to the right.
It's 11:15 AM and we stop for a recharge before heading up the rough part. Note how hard the snow is.
Once we top out of the trees, it's just a long ridgeline on solid snow. We know that Pioneer Cabin is up along the ridge, about even with Handwerk Peak.
A broader view shows how far above the Hyndman Creek trail we've climbed. It's just after 1:00 PM.
Salzburger Spitzl catches a bit of sun as the sky creates everchanging shadows across the landscape.
Now it's just a long plod up the slope, but with incredible views on either side when the clouds give way.
Off to the right of the ridge and over Walnut arise Hyndman, Old Hyndman, Cobb, and Jacqueline Peaks.
Looking back down the ridge gives a sense of just how far we've come. But I'm still hours away from the cabin. It's now 2:15 PM.
At 3:50 PM, I finally round the slope and take in the view. I'm exhausted and exhilarated.
Terry and Mark, waiting for me patiently. I hope.
I can barely see that Mark is sitting on the bench but behind several feet of snow.


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The good Doctor gets the call
ANAHEIM — On a relaxing Sunday afternoon here at Angel Stadium, a whole mess of Blue Jays were lounging around the clubhouse, watching the All-Star rosters being announced. Roy Halladay was over at his locker, just back from a run, getting ready to go hit the weightroom.
Needless to say, Doc was busy working when it was revealed that he was named to his fifth American League All-Star team. Halladay is the lone Blue Jays representative this season — a year after Alex Rios was the only Toronto player at the Midsummer Classic. Doc's selection is well-deserved — he's been a machine this year.
Nothing else really going on. Gregg Zaun caught wind of the fact that I have been running a lot and asked me if I got my run in today. Yep, 12 miles this morning. He told me he ran cross country way back in the day. Someone nearby in the clubhouse laughed and asked why, "Because my mom wouldn't sign the permission slip for football."
Today's lineups:
TORONTO (42-46) at LOS ANGELES (52-35)
at 3:35 p.m. ET at Angel Stadium
Joe Inglett, 2B
Marco Scutaro, SS
Alex Rios, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Scott Rolen, 3B
Gregg Zaun, DH
Rod Barajas, C
Adam Lind, LF
PITCHING: RHP Jesse Litsch (8-4, 3.69)
Chone Figgins, 3B
Casey Kotchman, 1B
Vladimir Guerrero, DH
Torii Hunter, CF
Garret Anderson, LF
Howie Kendrick, 2B
Juan Rivera, RF
Jeff Mathis, C
Erick Aybar, SS
PITCHING: RHP Jon Garland (7-5, 3.99)
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Have you heard any trade rumors in the club house today.
Jordon, can you tell us what injury Robinson Diaz incured and when he's going to be moved from the Gulf Coast Jays to Syracuse. He's now played 8 games for the GC Jays.
Sounds like Milwaukee has aquired CC Sabathia from Cleveland. Cleveland gets AA slugger Matt LaPorta and a couple of other minor leaguers TBA.
Let's offer Milwaukee Burnett and Tallet or Fraser for AA Mat Gamel and Alcides Escobar.
is Matt LaPorta that good that you give up CC Sabathia for…i think Cleveland just got ripped off..
I just read on sportsnet that if Sabathia leaves them then they get 2 1st round picks and if sheets leave make that 2 more and if you add those 4 to the 6/ first 62 picks the last years draft then this team is looking deadly in the next 3-4 years i guess espeically if Feilder hits has enough experience and hits his prime along with Ryan braun.
Think about it you have Feilder and Braun, and basically 8 1st round draft picks and a few 2nd round….deadly deadly deadly team
Also i doubt they would give up any more prospects (even though they have an abundance of them) for Burnett, they don't need another starter that will opt out in FA….lets find another suitor i guess, (Gamel and Lowrie gone whos left now Gsumner? there have got to be atleast a few more)
I do not know enough about the players involved to say whether or not the trade you porpose would be good. My message all along (prior to the season) is that this team does not have the YOUNG TALENT to compete, never mind contend. What I do know is that DOC will never be worth more than he is now on the trade market. While other teams are willing to trade their number one starter to get better long-term, the Jays will not likely make the same move. They are trying to build a winner the way the leafs have been trying to build a winner for the last 40 plus years. It is not going to work. I would like to see the team move DOC and some of the others for the good of the team long term. But when you have someone who is (general) managing for the short-term, that is not likely to happen.
Burt, you can check out Mat Gamel and Alcides Escobar as well as LaPorta at the following url
I agree with your assessment. At the start of the year I stated this team was looking at 3rd place and possibly 4th if Tampa came alive-so where they're at is really no surprise to me. I'd trade anyone on this team except Marcum, McGowan, Hill, Rios, Litsch and Lind and I'd trade for B+ or A prospects in either AA or AAA. If we don't take this direction we'll be mired in 3rd to 5rth spot every year and never win.
Harry-right now Milwaukee look like they could be a serious contender in the post season, which is the first time for a long time. I think they'll consider any trades which help them get over the hump this year, even if it means giving up long term talent.
From Sports Illustrated
NEW YORK — The Milwaukee Brewers greatly enhanced their postseason chances by completing a blockbuster trade for star left-hander C.C. Sabathia in a deal that will be announced Monday.
The Brewers will send top slugging prospect Matt LaPorta to the Indians, along with minor-league pitchers Zach Jackson and Rob Bryson for Sabathia, SI.com has confirmed. It is believed that a fourth player to be named will also go to Cleveland.
Milwaukee has been viewed as a favorite to land Sabathia because of its superb farm system. LaPorta, a blue-chip prospect who can play a corner outfield spot or first base, has 20 homers, 66 RBIs and a .288 batting average for Double-A Huntsville, Ala.
I still doubt that Milwaukee would trade for Burnett, they now have a couple of strong starters (Each an ace)and if they got this far on their current staff why would they need 2 extra. Plus I doubt Milaukee would want to keep JJ Hardy (no doubt he is doing good recently but seems like Matt Gamel is better) and they would prolly give up Hardy.
Harry, JJ Hardi, the Brewers SS, is likely why the Brewers would consider trading Alcides Escobar their ss at AA, although if they'd trade JJ Hardy for Burnett, I'd love that deal.
I also think they're happy with Hall and Branyon at 3rd base which is possibly why they'd consider trading their AA 3rd baseman Gamel.
I don't know whether theyre happy with their current starters now that they got Sabathia.
One way or the other though, this deals sets the standard for the worth of AJ Burnett-so hopefully we get some really good prospects for him.
They def. are happy with hall, I would say they would be more willing to trade Hardy than Escobar, and i thought gamel was ****, sorry.
this trade would only work out if they want one more fireballing picther with some experience who might opt out and give them another 2 first round draft picks. If they do want this trade/pitcher tehn it would work out.
Hardy raised his average to .446 over the last 18 games. He has been riding a hot streak since taking six days off with an aching shoulder last month.
He's now .295ba/.330OBP and has 12 hr's and 38 rbi's for the year-not bad for a short stop. They would trade Escobar-a AA prospect much easier than Hardy-who's already proven himself in the MLB.
From SI
The Marlins, Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Phillies, A's, Cubs, Cardinals, and Rays all have a need and have expressed interest in acquiring Colorado reliever Brian Fuentes. But Tampa Bay is preparing to make the most aggressive play for the Rockies' closer, according to a major-league source. The Rays had a scout at Coors Field again Saturday. Opposing executives who have spoken with Tampa Bay say the Rays are determined to bolster their bullpen in an attempt to create separation between them and the Red Sox.
**I wonder what TB would offer for Ryan and Burnett?
Attanasio said the acquisition of Sabathia will push the team's payroll around $90 million this season. Attanasio said the move might prevent the club from turning a profit this year, but it was made possible by increased fan support and sound financial decisions in recent years.
thats makes it clear milaukee wouldn't do anything
now the rays are an interesting bunch maybe we could trade for something with them
what will be interesting is if we do any trades at all.
After JP called Burnett out and fully said he isn't satisfied with Mcdonald or Eck how can he not make a trade…even JP isn't that (can't find the right word but you know what i mean)
I say atleast give eck up to Baltimore for whatever we get (remember hillenbrand) and hope for the best.
First of all JP is an idiot. Of course he isnt satisfied with eck we all knew that was coming. As far as Mcdonald give him more playing time. See what happens. JP is trying to cover his *** as usual. The sporting news reported the signing of eck is basically stupid when the best defensive ss is siting on the bench. Its not as if the rest of the lineup is hitting great anyway. Who knows? but this team needs an overhaul.
duane-yep an overhaul that starts at Godfrey and JP's office.
Harry-JP also slammed Joe Inglett on a fan 590 appearance, so it's becoming a habit for him. Eckstein should never have been signed. Of course neither should Stewart, Mench or Wilkerson On the other hand Scutaro was a good signing, but 1 out of 5 isn't a good average.
I don't see the Brewers move Escobar or Gamel for Burnett. Barring injury, their rotation seems set with the addition of C.C., and Escobar and Gamel are good candidates to take over at short and third, respectively, when Hardy and Hall leave via free agency at the end of the 2010 season (the takeover could come early since Hall is struggling and Brayan is a free agent after this season). Hardy could eventually be moved to make room for Escobar, but the Brewers won't do it in the middle of a season in which they are trying to win it all.
But I have to wonder, would the Brewers give up one of the two for B.J. Ryan? They have been looking for a closer since the departure of Cordero, and Gagne has been a bust. Torres, who holds the closer jobs right now, is more of a setup type. What do you guys think?
I see them giving up Escobar more likely than Gamel and then a couple of non-impact players i guess. I think Tampa might be offering more for the serivices of BJ Ryan.
Then again who do we have that can close (not that BJ ryan has been solid recently…but he can still get the job done)
caleb-good point.
I think they'd do the deal with both Gamel and Escobar to get a premium closer like Ryan-who might be as valuable as a trade chip as Halliday-or close to it.
Now that the Brewers upped the ante, their division rival Cubs almost definitely will try to improve its roster. I wonder if the Jays can get in on that and net some prospects. oh also, the Cardinals.
Well, apparently the Brew crew isn't done; they are definately going for it in 2008. Rumors have them still looking for a left hand reliever and a bat and appear to be prepared to trade more of their prospects. Sounds like an opportunity to move Stairs and Tallet. Maybe we could only get Escobar, but I think he'd be worth it.
And the Marlins are looking for a veteran catcher since Matt Treanor went down. Hey, we have two of those guys, who both leave at the end of the year. The Marlins appear to have some nice prospects; I wonder if they'd part with Dallas McPherson. Probably not.
Gsumner thats some really good news for the jays NOW LETS HOPE BEYOND HOPE THAT JP JUMPS ON THESE CHANCES AND AT THE VERY LEAST TRIES TO DO SOMETHING.
who would you take from the marlins?
Harry-I doubt JP's making or taking any calls. He's still trying to`cover his (you know what) and make others believe we still have a chance at making the playoffs-which we don't.
Harry-here's the Marlins AAA
Take a look at Dallas McPherson.
And AA
This is brutal… We have a GM too scared or not allowed to make a deal as he will probably get canned. Meanwhile we have the A's and Indians getting great young prospects for their soon to be FA starters and we are sitting here on our hands with Burnett.
If JP is going to be fired at the end of the year they need to do it now, before the trade deadline so we actually can make team improving deals.
What we need to do is fuse J.Mac and Esk. together and we will get a great shortstop with a good bat.
Frankly i doubt anyone from the Jays Organization reads these blogs (perhaps Jordan you can ask JP about trading for Burnett to the cubs or Ryan to the Rays/Marlins/Milaukee)
when is the trade deadline anyways?
And i think i read somewhere that JP thinks the season is over…can't put my finger where though…
Surprised to see Oakland do what they did today in dealing Harden. They are only 3.5 games back. I guess they don't think they're for real. Obviously this is as good a time as any to deal Burnett. Teams are deciding that they are going for it and the jays are obviously not going to do much in the race. Rmatty makes a good point. If they think they're going to fire him at the end of the year then they might as well do it soon. I was willing to let him stay the balance of the season but things have been brutal. I found myself losing interest in the last week.
Harry If JP reads this blog you can be sure he won't do anything we sugest to big an EGO.
If they fire JP who will they bring in,Will they alow him/her to spend any more money,Burnet is the only one worth a trade to any team,But do the Jays think he will stay they know more than we do they must talk to him all the time also is he not worth keeping,Who do you replace him with????.
What we need to do is get rid of Esk.J.Mac. Stairs Wilkerson and Tallat and pick up a good shortstop.
It looks like JP is giving up.
Garry, I would see if I can dangle Burnett and Litsch similar to what Oakland did with Harden and Gaudin. I'd offer up Ryan, amongst others, too if anyone is willing to take him.
I dont think Oakland got much in return when i look at the players numbers….they are all marco scutaro type players
If League could get on track then goodbye BJ but if he can,t how do you replace him.
Why not trade McGowan he has to be worth something I have never had any faith in him to much like Burnett a 500 pitcher at best,Litsch on the other hand is just what you expect in a no 5 starter and he is new to the Majors he may get better with another 15 games under his belt.
One of the problems with the Jays is they pick up to manny has beens and they have no trade value all you can do is release them and waste more money,Every year the same thing no money in July so we have to sit idle and listen to JP say he has desided not to make any moves pure bull and as fans we take it up the rear for another year.
LOL garry…absolutely true we pick up too many has beens
Stairs (still does ok though)
Overbay (doing good before injury though…but after he lost it all)
I think thats enough
we have i guess accardo, janessen (if he is the same), carlson seems to be doing good too to replace ryan…we have downs as setup already so we just use one of them
I am sure one of them can step it up like accardo did last year.
When this team was stalled in June JP should have made a move via the trade route you have to give up prospects to get good players if you want to contend but JP hangs onto them until they break down or get to old to trade,Trade some of them when they show good in the minors most of them wont make it to Toronto anyway look at Adam Lind he would still be in the minors if not for Cito JP just keep bringing in more and more right feilders who were hasbeens for the life of me I can't figure out why he is still with the club can anyone else.
its cause of godfrey thats why he is still there…godfrey doesn't want to loose his job so he shows faith in JP (hoping they both can stay a little longer than normal)
It looks like JP lost one more suiter for Burnett with the Cubs doing the deal with Oakland. This nonsense he's pushing of making the team better between now and the end of year by "picking up a bat" is "I'm trying to keep my job." It's hilarious, and if it continues, we're looking at the Toronto Maple Leafs, the sequel.
Perfect case in point-we have 3 of the very best catching prospects in baseball in Diaz, Arenciba and Johnathon Jaspe, and two guys up here on their last legs. Miami desperately needs a veteran catcher and has put out the word. Is JP calling-probably not. Diaz-who we stuck down in the Gulf Coast league on a rehab has been there for 9 games, is hitting .467 and we leave him in the Gulf Coast League. Why is a good question? Arrenciba is hitting .304 in AA, with 18 Hr's, 26 doubles and 76 RBI's in 77 games and we leave him in AA. To put that into prospective, the entire Blue Jays team has only hit 59 Hr's. Wells, Rolen and Stairs combined have 19. Johnathon Jaspe is hitting .360 with 3 Hr's, 4 doubles,17 RBI's and an OBP of .410 in Lansing A- and we leave him there.
For christ sakes, this team isn't going to be in the playoffs, dump Zaun and Barajas, bring up Diaz and Arrenciba and give these kids some experience so by the time we start next year, we have two "really good hitting catchers", one who hits the hell out of left handers and the other who does the same damage to right handers. Thigpen is getting passed by all 3 of these guys, so trade him for a prospect to someone, like Boston-who's looking for one.
This team needs some serious help at short and 1st & 3rd base. Rolen and Overbay are both nice bats, and great on defence, but we need power from those spots and we're not getting it. Will they improve-I don't think so, so it's time to trade. If we can make trades to get a guy like Tiexera for 1st and sign him for 3 years or so, a strong power potential at 3rd base like Gamel and a short stop with speed and good OBP like Escobar, then it might be worthwhile to roll the dice for one more year. If not, it's time to unload and rebuild to contend in 3-4 years, but the unloading has to happen with Godfrey and JP first.
Once the unloading starts the only guys safe should be Hill, Rios, Lind, Janssen, Accardo, League, Marcum, McGowan and Litsch from the current roster.
The rest are all available. That is, if we ever do want to win.
Over to you Mr. Ted Rogers-time to pull the plug on this charade.
From SI
Toronto pitcher Roy Halladay earned the biggest All-Star bonus, $125,000, followed by Cleveland pitcher Cliff Lee at $100,000. A total of 42 of 63 players selected earned $1.92 million in bonuses, down from $2.13 for the initial picks last year.
Halladay, who has a $10 million salary, wasn't aware of the bonus, saying he leaves things like that to his agent.
"The fun part is being part of the team. That's what's exciting and fun for me, fun for my family," Halladay said.
Burnett will be hard to trade he has the right to veto 15 teams,the only teams that can afford him will be the Yankees or the red sox who do you think it will be,it has to be a team who can afford to redo his contract and has the players that suit the Jays needs.
I like Eric Almonte from det.AAA club -371-428-276 with some power he could be a good shortstop,Get him for Burnett and 2 more prospects.
Garry- I think Burnett would take a pay cut to be out of here. lol Almonte is 30 and turns 31 in Feb. so hes a bit old.
I think Burnett is to gredy to take a pay cut lol.
I wonder what happend to Jordan fall of a cliff or ran 15 miles can't find his way back wife made him stay home or JP has mim cutting his lawn.LOL.
Have you giving up on the jays it looks like most of the people who post here have but I bet if they start winning they will all post again,
Why is it that most of you guys/gals can't support Jordans blog it's here for all of us if some of you don't like some of the other posters big deal this blog is not about any one person it's about baseball so let's hear from some of you.
Who's happy that Cito is back myself for one.
How about the way Rios is playing.
How about Lind comeing up I think it was a good move.
We all know they are going to trade Burnett who do you think they should trade him for.
Garry-well Jordon should be supporting his blog as well by keeping up to date with posts and answering questions posed to him, so don't be surprised few are posting here any more.
I have always liked Cito and glad he's back.
With Rios-it's about time.
You know my answer on Lind. lol
I agree with you about Jordon I have checked other team blogs and the reporters all interact with the posters sorry Jordan but its the truth.
I think the Head Coach has officially declared this season to be over…
No doubt JP is trying to make a trade. My concern though is that he is overlooking prospects for immediate help. Remember, if this team goes on even a modest run over the second half of the season, that is all JP will likely need to save his job. Remember, his boss is Godfrey — another who needs to be shown the door! Don't be surprised if we get another 30 plus bat, the result of some minor trades involving bullpen pitchers.
I don't know why all the coaches are saying that the season is over. It is obvious that we are in a DEEP hole, but if the Rays or any other team can gain 12 games on us in the first half, why couldnt we gain 12 games on them in the 2nd half? I am one to never give up hope, and it is just wrong when the coaches do which will affect the players.
burt-I share the same concern you do and also believe in the same solution, starting with Godfrey.
Garry-well if you ask Jordon a question on US college sports you'll get an answer-just don't ask him a question on the Jays or minor league system because I have yet to see him answer those.
This could be Burnett's last Blue Jays start tonight.
I haven't completely given up on the team yet. I think if they can sweep Baltimore and take atleast 2 of 3 from the Yankees i'll be on the bandwagon again but it's not likely to happen.
Keep Burnett untill McGowan and Marcum return, in my opinion, and if it looks like they can string together a good run then keep him untill closer to the deadline. At that point revaluate where the team is in the standings, if it's within 5 or 6 games go for it. If not then trade him. They have a lot of divisional games left so I personally haven't lost complete hope but it is looking bleak so whether J.P. chooses to carry on as is or start "unloading" now I for one don't mind either course of action.
freedom-in this case I agree with the analysis. If Boston and TB only play at a .500 clip between now and the end of the year, we'd have to go at a .653 clip or 47-25 to catch them.
Considering how both of those teams have played all year-its unlikely they'll play at only .500; just like it's really unlikely we'll play at .653.
Remember we're past the mid point and only have 72 games remaining. JP waited too long to make the change. It's time to become a seller and reload with prospects.
The thing with Tampa or any other team is that most, if not all teams go through bumps in the road. It hasn't happened to Tampa yet but that doesn't mean it can't. Don't look now but they have lost 3 in a row. I don't know maybe it's just me trying to come up with a reason to keep watching lol after watching the comeback last night I might be alittle dillusional. Untill September callups come where I can get a chance to see to maybe Snider I have to make up reasons to keep watching.
Ya i am excited to see Snider
and guys lay off of Jorday…he is a very busy person believe it or not…like me here its summer vacations so whenever i am home i come and post here but when you are on the road or covering the jays everyday its hard to make time (plus he has his own family and would prolly rather do somethign with them than read 56+ posts)
enigma-yes we all need reasons to keep watching. Of course if we made some decent trades, garnered some exciting prosects and played them, that would work too. I just don't want The Jays to become another Maple Leafs that deliver mediocrity year after year after year and right now that's where we're heading.
The problem we have is the 7 clubs above us in the wild card race and we only have 72 games left.
You're right sumner it does seem like it's the same situation as the leafs. No great young prospects and always seems like it is a mediocre team. The thing is I don't think it'll take as long as the leafs to turn things around.
Did anybody catch which teams those scouts were from ? i was at the dinner table and didn't really hear the broadcast.
The Rays will fall on their faces soon the team we have to follow is New Y
ork Boston will come back to us.
Hey, some good news. 1st baseman David Cooper, our first round draft choice from this year, got promoted today from ss Auburn to Lansing A-.
He started well in Auburn at .341ba/.411OBP/.553slg.; hit 2 hr's, 10-2 baggers and knocked in 21 in his first 21 games as a pro.
Garry-well, Boston aren't comng back to us today-they whipped the Twins 18-5.
It's good to see you guys back let's not give up just yet,It doesn't look to good but anything can happen lets hope it does.
If they trade Burnett we have to get a good shortstop and 2 prospects.Also trade Stairs for prospects the same with Eskstein.
Eckstein and stair aren't worth alot though…if we package them we might be able to get maybe 1 decent prospect for them. (maybe)
If we could trade Burnett with Milwaukee for Escobar and Gamel, I'd throw in their choice of Eckstein or Stairs and their choice of either Tallet or Carlson. I'd even pick up 1/2 of AJ's salary and if they pushed-all of it.
Escobar, a shortstop is .327BA/.357OBP and 7 hr's, 14 dbl's, 55 rbi's AND 22 stolen bases in 89 games. He hits LH and RH equally-a short stop and lead off hitter. He is 21.
Gamel is a 3rd baseman hitting .372BA/.432OBP/.612 slg, 31 dbl's, 15 hr's and 76 RBI's in 89 games. He hits LH and RH equally and is 22.
If JP made this deal, I'd write him a personal note of thank you and take back every negative comment I said about him. lol
Now if Cooper keeps coming, imagine in a year or two, an infield of Gamel, Excobar, Hill and Cooper. Behind the dish we have either Diaz or Arenciba. Trade Rolen and Wells, put Rios in center, Snider and Lind in the corner spots and ladies and gents, lets play ball. lol
Why not throw in JP.lol.
Hey I'd love to trade management with Milwaukee-all you need to do is check out their minor league system-
I dont get why J.P is planning to use Tallet sunday. I think we should go with Parrish who did really well in his start this season.
How much is Burnett worth now all the scouts left the ball park.
6 runs…man thats gotta hurt…buts its not wonder AJ's not pitching…he wants out now and he knows he is gonna get a job no matter what so…
freedom, I have no idea why Tallet is starting. Parrish pitched well, and David Purcey was selected to the AAA all star team. Unless he's show casing him for a trade; thats the only thing that makes any sense.
Garry-Ya scouts don't like to watch melt downs. AJ certainly didn't improve his trade value in either this or his last outing.
I hope Vernon is ok.
Garry-hey-maybe Baltimore are impressed with Eckstein.
ya eckstein had a huge cluctch rbi double…wat happened to vernon (i was watching on gameday)
and mcgowan is out for 15 days…apparently he was pitching through pain in the last few starts (no wonder his ERA was 5.86 then)…should have put him on DL earlier…
Not the prettiest win today but you take them any way you can. I don't understand why people seem to think that Eckstein will be dealt to Baltimore this year. Yes they have a hole at shortstop but really are they going anywhere this year ? I'm guessing no, so why give up something now when they can likely have him when he's a free agent. If he gets snatched up somewhere else then go for Cabrera or Furcal. If I were Baltimore's g.m. it wouldn't make much sense to me.
Anyway, I hope Vernon is ok, the guy's been taking a lot of criticism but i'm still a fan and hope to see the guy back in the lineup asap.
Garry ,
I watch or listen to every game if possible . I didn't post a lot before but I still read the blog although sometimes I am several days behind , that work thing gets in the way . I love the Jays , its the only team Canada has and we need to support them
Vernon did pretty good tonight and i think he did good yesterday too…
I believe Baltimore was intersted in Eckstein thats why ppl think he might get traded there.
But you are right Baltimore doesn`t need Eckstein but thats what i was saying…we won`t get anything for him maybe a player to be named later and if we package Stairs and Eckstein then we MAY get 1 decent prospect (someline like .275 hitter with little-mediocre power, a young bench player at best)
Enigma-Baltimore apparently enquired about Eckstein.
Indigo, good to see you post.
i thought parrish was pitching the next game in marcum's spot, which is why he can't pitch for mcgowan on sunday.
Oh now that makes sense…I hope tallet does good and ppl want him.
It might make it a little bit tougher to deal Burnett now that Mcgowan is done for awhile, my guess is the season. A torn rotator cuff is not a little injury. The question is now… Do we trade Burnett while Marcum and Mcgowan are out and there is too much left in the season to give up? Is a rotation of Doc, Marcum, (once he is back) Litsch, Purcey and Parrish going to finish up the season for us? To me that looks a little weak. Or do we continue with what we currently have until the season outlook becomes a little clearer? This Mcgowan injury just messed everything up. I say, keep Burnett until all hope is lost on the season and then try and improve on those two draft picks. Trading him now with the injuries we have would be pretty dumb unless we get a deal we can't pass on.
My post was not intended to hurt anyones feelings,All I wanted to do was to get all the people who posted last year to post again and I hope we get some new people this year.By the way when are you and bosoxbrian going to hook up and where in the heck is he.
rmatty, once again I agree with you. I think it's foolish to deal Burnett now with so many divisional games left this month. Wait untill July is over atleast or untill Marcum comes back and they get an offer that's too good to refuse. I don't want a rotation without Marcum, McGowan and Burnett. A.J. should be off the market for the time being. It's not going to hurt to wait untill closer to the deadline when teams can possibly be alittle more desperate.
I'm not sure if this is right but if they wait until after the deadline he will have to clear waivers if they want to trade him and that can't be a bad thing because all they have to do is make a deal with any team that claims him,Also that will give the Jays more time to decide what they want to do if two of our starters don't come back.
what do you guys think of the Jays taking a flyer on Richie Sexson ? I think i would. He's got a better chance of working out then Wilkerson or Mench, or any other reclamation projects they've tried in the past. Also, I know that it was Baltimore who asked about Eckstein but i was just saying that I have no idea why they would.
Better him then Eckstein at DH that's for sure.
Was Sexton cut if so your right I don't think they could lose on him.
Sexson was just released by Seattle. Not only could they add him but they can likely do it for relatively cheap. He's hitting .218 yes, but he was 11 homers and 30+ RBI. The jays don't lack guys who can hit for average, they need a guy with pop in his bat and Sexson can provide that.
**he has 11 homers. would u do it Garry ?
Why not he has more than any Jay has and a new lease on life might do him the world of good,Also can he play first it will save using two catchers when Overbay needs a rest ,Also it just might wake up Overbays bat.
What is his RISP.
Looks like the Phillies are looking at Burnett I read the two teams have actully met but the prospects the jays are looking at are or were o the disabeld list.
Lets see Sexon has a MUCH better chance of doing better than wilkerson, mench or stewart…he one one a feirce hitter too and isn't that old… I say we jump on the badwagon and if he does good then who knows we might get a small bit of trade value for him too or we have the option to sign him to a longer contract…if he does bad just release him….seasons almost over so its worth a shot…
I don't want anything to go wrong tonight so I'm leaving my broom in the closet for now.
Harry-I think I'd pass on Sexton. Seattle let him go for a very good reason and that is hitting with RISP. He is a paltry .123. I think he's done like dinner.
Garry-where did you read that Philly information?
Lol…I too just noticed that we have a chance of sweeping the Oroiles. When was the last time we sweeped a team?
The good news of the day for us, is Seattle put Bedard on the dl today, making AJ Burnett just a bit more valuable. If he has a good start next time, we might get real high value for him.
wow, Sexon's risp is that low ? now i'm thinking twice lol it makes everyone else on this team look good.
Gsumner Scroll down right side under trade rumors
Phillies getting closer to Burnett-Fan Nation
The Philadelphia Phillies interest in A.J. Burnett was established long before CC Sabathia and Rich Harden were traded but now the Toronto Blue Jays have reciprocated, dispensing J.P. Ricciardi's top personnel advisor, Tony LaCava, to Reading, Pa., to scout the Double-A Reading Phillies.
Phillies officials met Thursday morning, but there is still real concern about Burnett among their upper echelon after his near-meltdown Wednesday night against the Baltimore Orioles and because of his high ERA. The Blue Jays, like most major league teams, covet Phillies outfielder Greg Golson, the organization's first pick (21st overall) in 2004.
**Now if Jason Donald is also included along with Golson-we might have something here.
Sources say the Blue Jays have also zeroed in on the Los Angeles Dodgers, and have had people at games involving their Single-A Great Lakes Loons affiliate.
I don't think the Dodgers will trade for Burnett after his last two games they won't want to give up anything for him we have to trade him for a good shortstop not garbage like we always do.
garry-I looked at the Dodgers Great Lakes Loons team and couldn't see anyone there that I thought we'd have interest in. Jason Donald (a nice looking shortstop) from the Phillies AA team looks good though. You can view him here: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Jason%20Donald&pos=SS&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=453228
Jason Donald looks good to me.


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