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I've never said this before. I've always been a supporter, but this is too much. It is time to fire Jim Hendry. It's over.
For Christmas, Jim Hendry gave Cub fans the disaster that is Carlos Silva. Why? To save money in order to spend it on a center fielder.
What does Mr. Hendry do with his new freedom? He flushes $15 million over the next 3 years down the toilet that is Marlon Byrd's game. Happy New Year, Cub Fans! Marlon Byrd stinks. Last season, while playing for the Texas Rangers, Byrd his a career high 20 HR's. Did the Cubs ignore the fact that he hit 14 HR's at home, and only 6 HR's on the road?
According to UZR/150, his defense in Centerfield was below average last season. So, this is not the case of getting someone like Carlos Gomez, who can at least provide good defense while making outs 66% of the time.
Last season, as a 32-year old, Byrd had the best season of his career. Fangraphs valued his production at $3.1 million. So, the Cubs think he'll be worth $5 million each year in his age 33, 34, and 35 seasons. This is lunacy. The Cubs had Felix Pie, and gave him to Andy MacPhail for nothing. As Clark Griswold said towards the end of Christmas Vacation, where's the Tylenol?
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Now is a great time to read baseball articles from around the country, as Hall of Fame voters often write columns announcing and defending their ballots for next spring's induction.
Voters get to vote for a maximum of 10 players from the list of nominees that we glanced over in this post last month.
Roberto Alomar
Kevin Appier
Andres Galarraga
Pat Hentgen
Eric Karros
Barry Larkin
Don Mattingley
Fred McGriff
Jack Morris
Shane Reynolds
Alan Trammell
Robin Ventura
Todd Zeile
After careful (not very careful) deliberation, my Hall of Fame ballot would contain check marks next to the following names: Bert Blyleven, Tim Raines, Roberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez, Alan Trammell, Andre Dawson, and Fred McGriff. They won't all get in, but it would be fine for my Hall of Fame.
Posnanski recently spent 5,000 words discussing, among other things, the infinite possibilities of who's in & who's out of everyone's perfect Hall of Fame. He compared the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, with Baseball Think Factory's Hall of Merit.
So, why did I pick those eight guys? Why were these my 'eight men in'? (sorry, that's really bad.) Whom did I barely leave off my ballot? Who's asking these questions?
Rich Lederer is my unofficial leader of the pro-Bert for HOF movement. This post from December 12, 2005 opened some minds. In fact, on December 17, 2005, Bob Klapisch, calling himself 'a late convert', joined the flock.
A simple Google search of "bert blyleven for hall of fame" shows 51,400 results. Joe Posnanski has written virtually countless words on the subject, most recently
here, here, here, and even here. One of my favorite stats recently pulled out by Joe, with help from one of his Brilliant Readers shows number of wins that pitchers got from 1-0 final score games...
Most 1-0 shutout victories
Walter Johnson: 38
Pete Alexander: 17
Bert Blyleven: 15
Christy Mathewson: 14
Cy Young: 13
Eddie Plank: 13
Doc White: 13
Ed Walsh: 13
Dean Chance: 13
San Coveleski: 12
Gaylord Perry: 12
Steve Carlton: 12
Fergie Jenkins: 11
Greg Maddux: 11.
Nolan Ryan: 11.
Sandy Koufax: 10.
So the next time someone tells you that Bert Blyeven never won a Cy Young, you can say: "Yeah, but he won more 1-0 shutouts than Cy Young." And he did it when the ball was LIVE.
Here is another guy that should be an obvious choice, and again writers on this blog's suggested reading list like Keith Law, King Kaufman, Jonah Keri, and Tom Tango. Of course, we want to steal even more from our favorite writer, Mr. Posnanski...
The Hall of Fame seems to come down to a player's peak and his longevity. Was he truly great at his best? And was he good for a long enough time?
Well, Tim Raines had a huge peak. From 1983-87 — the five year peak — he hit .318/.406/.467 for a 142 OPS+, the same OPS+ that Jim Rice had during his five-year peak. During those five years, he averaged 114 runs scored, 34 doubles, 10 triples, 11 home runs and 71 stolen bases a year. He led the league in runs scored twice, batting and on-base percentage once, doubles once, stolen bases twice, and could have won three MVP awards. He had 163 win shares in those five years — an average of 32.6. Bill says a 30-win share season is an MVP-type year.
Tim Raines also had a huge career. He reached base almost 4,000 times … or to compare him to a similar player, about 150 times more than Lou Brock. He's fifth all-time in stolen bases. His .385 on-base percentage is the second-best among eligible Hall of Famers with 9,000 plate appearances (behind only the Walking Man Eddie Yost), and his slugging percentage is better than Rickey Henderson's or Brock's and just two points behind Joe Morgan.
This is not a borderline Hall of Fame candidate here. This is a dominant player. He never really got his due as a player while he was playing … in part because he shared his era with the great Rickey Henderson, in part because he spent his best years in Canada, in part because he was hammered by collusion, in part because on-base percentage did not (and does not) get the respect it deserved, in part because leadoff hitters tend to be naturally underrated, in part because he spent his last six or seven years as a part time player and that image of the older Raines was burned in the memory of people (especially his two championship years with the Yankees).
He had it all, or was just a touch less powerful than someone who had it all. He was the best defensive second baseman in the world for a while. He was awesome for about 11 years, from 1991 to 2001. Most importantly, he won and played well at the highest level with Toronto's first and last World Championship teams. Maybe I give him bonus points for flopping with the Mets in 2002. That was classic. Alomar was coming off arguably the best season of his career for the Indians in 2001, career high OPS of .956, to go along with 113 RBI, 100 R's, 20 HR's, and 30 SB's.
I find Barry Larkin's case to be similar to Alomar's and Trammell's. Larkin was an offensively gifted middle-infielder who lead his team to World Championship(s). His career shows how hard it can be to accumulate some counting stats. He played from the time he was 22 until he was 40, with a lifetime .295 Batting Average, yet he had only 2,340 hits. He's in my Hall due to his well-rounded abilities to use all five tools, my intangible feelings about winning and leadership, and other indefensible reasons like consistency. Here are some nice career stats: 379 stolen bases, caught only 77 times, BA/OBP/SLG career slash lines of .295/.371/.444, he walked more than he struck out, and of course he won a World Series ring in 1992.
The best Designated Hitter I've ever seen deserves his own post, or series of posts. He is a player who got a late start, after being mishandled by the Mariners as he toiled away in the Minors until he was 27 years old. Look at his stats, from 1992 and 1995 through 2003, when his OBP never dropped below .403, he hit with power, and ended his career with slash lines of .312/.418/.515. He gets penalized by some voters for playing most of his career as a DH, but I don't buy that for many reasons, of which I'll share three. First, should he be rewarded if his manager sent him out to play terrible defense like we sometimes see with guys like Jack Cust, Adam Dunn, and Jason Giambi? Do they help their teams more than guys who spare their teams crappy defense and DH? Second, the argument holds some water, if we're talking about a borderline hitter, but Martinez is an elite warrior with the bat. He could work the count, take a walk, hit an occasional "ground ball with eyes", and drive mistake pitches into gaps and over walls outfielders' heads with regularity. Third, the precedent has been set when Paul Molitor got in on the first ballot. Sure, he had the automatic ticket of 3,319 hits. Still, he was a DH for many of those hits, and his career OPS+ of 122 is dwarfed just enough by Martinez's 147, that I have to stand firm on this one.
I feel that Trammell will never get into the Hall, mostly for being in the shadow of Cal Ripken his entire career. He was a leading winner in Motown for Sparky Anderson (not easy), and he had a very impressive peak in the mid 1980's. He's a borderline candidate, and I will stand with his supporters until proven otherwise.
Andre Dawsom
The Hawk is my favorite player of all time. He was the first super-human player I ever rooted for, and there is NO WAY he's staying off my ballot. I've heard the arguments against his induction, most loudly the fact that his career OBP was an abysmal .323. I choose to believe the arguments that only three players have 400 HR's and 300 SB's: Mays, Bonds, and Dawson. He won a bunch of Gold Gloves. Played Centerfield beautifully in his hey day in Montreal. Then, he commanded Right Field, with a cannon arm and great instincts in Wrigley Field and stops with Boston and Florida after that.
I also think that playing his peak years one Montreal's concrete & turf field ruined his knees more than most players in baseball history. If he'd played on a surface that kept him limber, he could have been a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Of course, the Hall of Fame would have thousands of players if we could all cancel out a few "if's".
I expect McGriff to get in eventually, but I'm not sure about this year. He never (or very rarely) felt like a Hall of Famer during his playing days. How many Hall of Famers are traded four times? His ability to play, like Larkin, from the age 22 season to age 40, enabled him to hit 493 Homeruns, drive in 1,550 runs, and 2,490 hits, with a career 134 OPS+.
All right, folks, let's hear from you. You can only vote for 10 guys. Who's on your ballot?
Labels: Alan Trammell, Andre Dawson, Barry Larkin, Bert Blyleven, Bert Blyleven for Hall of Fame, Edgar Martinez, Fred McGriff, Joe Posnanski, Roberto Alomar, Tim Raines Links to this post
Good Friends, Keepers, & Sleepers
As most of our loyal readers know, I've been living in New York for about 20 months... To let you know where I'm coming from, literally, I'm a Chicago guy, who "colleged" in New Orleans, and since them has lived in Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland (Oregon), and now Manhattan.
A tradition that many of my NY friends, which I rather like is a yearly boys' night out, where we go "shopping" for our significant others one evening in mid/late December. The tradition has evolved from a group of guys at a department store, before going to a bar - to a group of guys who just meet at a bar and skip the shopping entirely.
We had a good time this year, although we missed some friends who couldn't make it. One of our friends of the blog, let's call him "Horn", couldn't have been more pleasant to catch up with. Here we were on December 17th, and all Horn wanted to do was talk baseball. We huddled up around the imaginary hot stove at a midtown Irish bar, while I gently nursed a Sierra Nevada and Horn admitted to a hangover & asked for a Pepsi.
Horn is a Yankee fan. That can mean a lot of things. To be more precise, Horn is the kind of Yankee fans who supports the team, expects them to compete for championships, while always feeling nervous about the outcome. He's one of the few people I know who felt drama during the Bronx Bombers dominant, Championship run. I think he's a nervous fan. There's nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, nervous fans are outstanding. What's more fun that watching a game with a fan who's mere sanity is hanging on the outcome of every play? To the point that Horn is a great fan, he loves following major New York sports teams. I even remember seeing him passionately watch the end of an early round New Jersey Devils playoff game, while pacing around a New Orleans hotel room during Jazz Fest circa 2003.
Back to the bar, my Sierra turned into a Blue Moon, both on draft of course. Horn, asked for a water.
Horn has always been a terrifically supportive fan of the ol' blog. When we go too long in between posts, Horn is usually one of the first to notice and ask us what's going on. From what I gather, he loves to hear about sleepers and prospects. It's a nice reminder of what this blog was supposed to be about, at inception. We were looking for a place to read & write about baseball, while maintaining focus on both worlds of reality & rotisserie. Horn asked us for more updates on sleepers, so to this holiday party we will bring up a discussion of sleepers & I'm going to use potential keepers from my rotisserie league as a starting point.
Scoring in this league is pretty standard, except we play with OBP instead of Batting Average. Stats are: OBP/HR/R/RBI/SB and W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP
Going into the offseason, we select ten players from our roster (who were not drafted in the top four rounds) and they are in our "Keeper Consideration Pool". Cool name, I know. A few days before the draft in March, each team picks five players from their KCP as their keepers. Since keepers must be drafted after the 4th or 5th round, I think most of them are either big surprises or sleepers. You can keep a guy for 4 more years, so teams can really stockpile value if they play their cards right.
My team's Keeper Consideration Pool:
Alexei Ramirez
Chris Coghlan
Tommy Hanson
Joe Mauer and Tommy Hanson are not sleepers. Mauer is coming off an all-time great MVP season, and Hanson is a bona fide weapon. He'll probably give up more home runs next season, due to an unsustainable Homerun/Flyball rate, but just take a look at the WHIP numbers he's put up since he started 2008, as a 22-year old in High-A.
2008 High-A, WHIP: 0.65
2008 Double-A, WHIP: 1.13
2008 Az Fall League, WHIP: 0.85
2009 Triple-A, WHIP: 0.85
2009 MLB, WHIP: 1.18
Bill James projects Hanson to win 14 games next season, with a 3.30 ERA, and 206 strike outs in 191 innings.
Alexei Ramirez is not a sleeper. I think he was a disappointment last season, especially with his unsightly OBP every year. We'll probably still keep him because of position scarcity and his impressive Power/Speed number (17.94).
We are pretty undecided about who the other two keepers will be. Rasmus, Coghlan, and Andrus feel like safe bets, at least on the real-life field. David Price was supposed to be a super star by now, but we don't need to keep him. His stock is so low that we think we'll be able draft him, or better pitchers, in later rounds.
We spent time last summer on Dexter Fowler. I'm sold on his tools... he really looks fast and strong. I'm not sure if he has an everyday job in the Rockies' outfield.
Cameron Maybin is a sleeper because he has pretty much always struggled at the Major League level. I think he's ready to take off, but he might be one of those guys who's fast & can hit but doesn't hit HR's or steal enough bases to be a fantasy thoroughbred. Think of a speedier, streakier, David DeJesus.
The real sleeper on my list is Desmond Jennings of the Tampa Rays. He has yet to make his major league debut, but there is no doubt that he's really, really fast. They're calling him the next Carl Crawford, and that will suit us just fine for the next five years. Jennings has shown, unlike Maybin that he really knows how to steal a base. Last season in 100 double-A games, he stole 37 bases in 42 tries, with a .395 OBP. In 32 triple-A games last year, Jennings stole 15 bases in 17 tries, while OBP'ing .419. During his last five stops in the Rays' system, his BABIP's have been .324, .348, .299, .350, and .354. The question is if Jennings can win everyday at bats, while competing with guys like Matt Joyce, Fernando Perez, Gabe Kapler, and Justin Ruggiano. I think he has a chance to shine and win 2010's AL Rookie of the Year.
What defines a sleeper? I'm not sure. This discussion could go in many different directions, but let's try to stay on track. Back at the bar, Horn just left, David showed up late and my Blue Moon turned into a glass of scotch.
Other potential "sleepers" that came to mind during our discussion:
Jake Fox
Matt LaPorta
Travis Snider
Rickie Weeks
Tim Hudson
Chris Tillman
Elijah Dukes
Brian Bruney
Jonny Gomes
Let's get the sleeper discussion started in the comments. Anyone else that should be top-of-mind for savvy drafters? Should we do a prospect spotlight for any of the names listed above?
Labels: Desmond Jennings, Fernando Rodney, Good Friends, Joe Mauer, Sleepers, Tommy Hanson Links to this post
The Beauty of Hee Seop
The life around the Cubs hot stove is desperate and lonely. We, fans, are starving for feelings of pride and splendid anticipation for the upcoming season. Rumorville brings us no hope, as the foreseeable future brings us the gloom of signing Marlon Byrd, Scott Podsednik, Melky Cabrera, or that douche'r Rick Ankiel. I swear, less than 12 months after we gift wrap Felix Pie to old friend Andy MacPhail in Baltimore, we are combing through the dregs of garbage outfield options.
I've always liked Jim Hendry. His work ethic is legendary, but sometimes you need to see positive results or at least a sound "process". For too long, we've been scratching our heads over his moves before the benefit of hindsight. He's turning into the Anglo Omar Minaya, and that isn't a complement. Where can the Cubs find another Jack Zduriencik? That's what we need.
Ok, well I promised a positive post, and believe it or not, this is it...
Where do we turn when we are at our low point? We turn to family and old friends, no matter how far away they may be...
Enter the inspiration of Hee Seop Choi... Here is a guy who climbed the mountain to the Show of Major League Baseball. He reached cult-hero status on the Northside of Chicago but never achieved the glory of traditional stardom or, of course, championships.
After being traded for Derek Lee, he toiled away in the Marlins system and returned to his homeland to play for the Kia Tigers.
I'm hoping we can get through these trying times, as fans, by learning from the acquired wisdom of our old brother in arms, Hee Seop Choi. There is inspiration in the story we bring to you today. I won't muddle it with my own interpretation, but we can learn much about the healing powers of hard work, determination, and patience... When you get a chance, please take a look at one of our favorite stops on the InterWeb, the Joong Ang Daily: "Athlete climbs to health on Mt. Seorak"
Go bless the Cubs, the fans, and God bless you, Hee Seop Choi.
Labels: Hee Seop Choi, Jim Hendry, Marlon Byrd, Rick Ankiel Links to this post
Oh Noooooooo!!!
Hope does not spring eternal. There is no hope for the Cubs next season.
From the AP, via ABC News...
A baseball official with knowledge of the trade says the Mariners have acquired mercurial outfielder Milton Bradley from the Chicago Cubs for expensive and underperforming pitcher Carlos Silva.
The Cubs traded away a problem for an even bigger, and more expensive problem. I don't know how we, as fans, can recover from this. I can't get the image of Frank Castillo out of my head.
Expect a happier post later today or tomorrow.
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Get Well Soon, Jose Arredondo
Jorge Arangure (on Twitter) recently broke the news that Jose Arredondo will miss the 2010 season, due to Tommy John surgery.
That's terrible news for one of our two favorite setup relievers from the 2008 season. (Carlos Marmol was actually our favorite that season. But hey, we did start the Jose Arredondo fan club on Facebook.)
Let's let MLBTraderumors.com's Mark Polishuk recap Arredondo's last two seasons.
Arredondo posted a 1.62 ERA in 52 games (plus 3.2 scoreless playoff innings) during his 2008 rookie year, but struggled to a 6.00 ERA in 43 games with Los Angeles in 2009. He was sent down to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees at midseason and spent some time on the disabled list with a strained elbow ligament.
On the bright side, this brought me to thinking about who was my favorite flame-throwing non-closing reliever of 2009. It took me only about 6 seconds to remember the incredible performance of Neftali Feliz.
Labels: Jose Arredondo. Neftali Feliz Links to this post
Best Team Money Can Buy: Full Throttle
We referenced in our recent post on The Best Team Money can Buy that we weren't going to purchase an entire 25-man roster. Sorry, I couldn't resist. Here is our money-is-no-object best team money can buy... Keep in mind, some guys have signed... So, while I would love to have Chone Figgins at 3rd base, he's not available anymore...
C: Yorvit Torrealba
1b: Nick Johnson
2b: Felipe Lopez
SS: Orlando Cabrera
3b: Adrian Beltre
LF: Matt Holliday
CF: Mike Cameron
RF: Vladimir Guerrero
Bench: Xavier Nady. RF, LF, 1b
Bench: Coco Crisp, OF
Bench: Rob Quinlan, IF/OF
Bench: Bobby Crosby, IF
Bench: Garret Anderson, LF
Bench: Bengie Molina, C
SP: John Lackey
SP: Aroldis Chapman
SP: Ben Sheets
SP: Joel Pineiro
SP: Jon Garland
RP: Kelvim Escobar
RP: Rich Hill
RP: Chan Ho Park
RP: Kiko Calero
RP: Mike Gonzalez
RP: Jose Valverde
I'm sure some of my selections are pretty terrible, and I'm hoping the comments section reflects that. I mean looking at Sheets, Escobar, Nick Johnson, Nady, and Crosby makes me think that I will need to have Dr. Timothy Kremchek on staff. Plus, we'll need a reliable shuttle to/from Triple-A for replacement starters, who could end up being guys like Daniel Cabrera, Shawn Hill, Brett Tomko... heck maybe even Kris Benson & Mark Prior.
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Millwood Trade Reaction
Congrats to the Rangers who just traded Kevin Millwood and $3 million to the Orioles for Chris Ray. Most importantly, they saved $9 million in the deal... Meaning, they can go get a pitcher who will likely be better than Kevin Millwood.
Do Nolan Ryan and Jon Daniels feel like a couple of gamblers? I'd say so because Ranger fans will probably see most of those $9 million go to Rich Harden or Ben Sheets, who each have at decent chance of getting hurt again. I like the move, though. The Rangers have more than five viable starting pitching options right now. So, adding a high-risk/high-reward ace makes sense.
The Orioles will likely prosper from this trade, as well. I think Kevin Millwood will be a good influence on the young starters in Baltimore: Tillman, Matusz, Guthrie, etc. He will likely pass on some of the lessons he learned as a teammate of Greg Maddux, in Atlanta, and as a disciple of brilliant pitching coach, Mike Maddux, last season. The Rangers don't need that mentor because they have, um, Nolan Ryan.
Labels: Ben Sheets, Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman, Greg Maddux, Jeremy Guthrie, Jon Daniels, Kevin Millwood, Mike Maddux, Nolan Ryan, Rich Harden Links to this post
The Best Team Money can Buy
We hear the expression all the time. Usually teams with stars that win titles and have high payrolls, like the Yankees, Red Sox, and in other sports the Lakers or Real Madrid. But, building powerhouse teams is of course more than just buying players off the free agent market. It takes years, and you still have to deal with drafts and trade proposals.
Let's say the crazy baseball gods created an expansion team for a super wealthy owner, but there was no expansion draft. He just had to go into the free agency period and buy the best team possible. For the sake of our sanity, we won't look at 25-man rosters and finding bargains for the back of the rotation and bench players. Let's say a super wealthy ownership group was given the green light by MLB to start his franchise. What would be a good starting 9, with no worries about salary?
First, a little back ground. It is currently the night of December 8th, 2009. Some free agents have recently signed, like Chone Figgins (Mariners 4yr/$36m), Marco Scutaro (Red Sox $15.5m/3yr), and Ivan Rodriguez (Nationals 2yr/$6m). Randy Wolf was rumored to have been offered a 3yr/$31m deal from the Brewers. He should probably sign that right away.
Let's look at what a starting lineup might look like...
I just have a feeling that Chapman will be better than Lackey. I'm probably just being seduced by the mysticism of the unknown ability by this exotic prospect. This is irrelevant to the circumstances created above, but when it comes to worrying about cash, I'd rather give Chapman $20-something million than give Lackey $80-something million. I would also rather roll the dice with guys like Ben Sheets and Rich Harden.
We might need to balance out the right-handedness of our lineup a little bit, but other than that we'd look okay. I thought about Miguel Tejada at Shortstop or Third base, but I don't think he can play short anymore, and Beltre is still a world class third baseman, even if he doesn't hit like he used to.
Well, brilliant readers, where did I go wrong? How can we make this team better? Remember, we can't talk about guys like Curtis Granderson or Doc Halladay because we have no-one to trade.
Labels: Adrian Beltre, Aroldis Chapman, Chone Figgins, Felipe Lopez, Matt Holliday, Mike Cameron, Nick Johnson, Orlando Cabrera, Vladimir Guerrero, Yorvit Torrealba Links to this post
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Life Imitates Julia's Jokes Part MCXII: Terrorist in Canadian Sweep Takes Julia's Advice
I've written before that Hollywood can save us by offering an industry alternative to the terror industry, for Middle Eastern would-be-terrorists-turned-actors. After all, current news is fodder for an ever increasing roster of terrorism-related plots, whether fictional or not. For Middle Eastern actors, there would be very little acting involved — indeed, it would be the ultimate in Stanislavsky 'Method Acting,' since the actors could bring their direct experience to the roles. And they'll still be able to moonlight as terrorists on the side.
Sure enough, one of the Muslims arrested in the Canadian mini-sweep this week, had tried to become a singer by auditioning for "Canadian Idol," but like other struggling artists, he held on to his back-up plan:
Terror Suspect Sings on Canadian Idol
Before Khuram Sher was a suspected terrorist, he auditioned for Canadian Idol. This clip shows Sher trying out for the program in 200[8] with a stirring rendition of Avril Lavigne's ballad "Complicated." Sher was arrested this week along with two other Toronto residents for alleged conspiracy in a terrorist plot…
…A Canadian of Pakistani descent who auditioned for "Canadian Idol" two years ago has been detained in a terrorism investigation that has connected him to "high-level Al Qaeda affiliates abroad."
The Toronto Star reports that Khuram Sher, a Canadian doctor who graduated from Montreal's McGill University, was arrested Thursday morning as part of a wide-ranging yearlong terrorism investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Sher is the third arrest so far in the probe, which Canadian officials say involves a cell of radical Islamists with ties to senior al-Qaida figures.
In the "Canadian Idol" appearance, Sher claimed to have recently emigrated from Pakistan, but the Star says that was a put-on: He was born in Canada. […]
Some predictable 'twists':
…The picture that emerged Thursday of Khurram Sayed Sher was one of stark contrasts.
The comic performance and an alleged terrorist.
"It's sort of absurd. It is a little weird," Jake Gold, a judge on "Idol" and music manager in Toronto, said of the allegations.
No it's not! This is our society — terrorists, with dhimmi help, have gone mainstream. (Remember the college student showing up at the dean's Halloween party dressed as a suicide bomber, and no one there, least of all the dean who was photographed with him, batted an eyelash. Or how about all those art exhibits everywhere paying homage to the "martyrs"?) Besides, for many, terror is an alternate path to glory for those whose other ambitions prove too difficult to realize.
"He was a funny guy. At the same time, it's not a laughing matter."
Sher, the alleged terrorist, is a father of three, a doctor who graduated from one of Canada's most prestigious medical schools, and an avid hockey player.
He is someone police said conspired with others in a Canadian bomb plot, but also a doctor who went to Pakistan to help after an earthquake.
I've always wondered about that. Every time I saw a Muslim studying a medical text on the subway, I would hope that he wouldn't veer off-path and get distracted by terror ambitions. At the same time, I'd marvel at how functional these people are. I mean, do you know how much focus and dedication it takes to become a doctor? I wouldn't be able to pass a single exam, let alone get through medical school. How do they manage to do that — and jihad — at the same time? I can't multi-task like that; these are talented people.
Sher, 28, born and raised in Montreal, was arrested Thursday at the home he had just moved into in London, Ont., a few kilometres from the hospital where he had just started a new job.
A Khurram Sher was one of thousands of Canadians who auditioned for "Canadian Idol" two years ago, and made it onto television for his entertainment value, rather than his talent performing Lavigne's "Complicated" to some amusing dance steps.
"Have you ever thought of being a comedian?" judge Sass Jordan asks.
"Not really, I like hockey, music, acting," Sher replies.
Hockey, music, acting, fatherhood, medicine, terrorisim… This guy is the ultimate renaissance man. Of course, notice how he picks and chooses his piousness: When it comes to music — which isn't allowed in Islam — he's not a devout Muslim, but when it comes to killing people, his religious fervor kicks in.
…One fan of his performance said in a posting she was glad at his attempt at showing Canadians that Muslims are "not all extremist."
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
While the performance at the time drew rave reviews on YouTube and Facebook from fans and supporters, the tone was decidedly downbeat Thursday at the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital, where Sher began a new job Aug. 3 in anatomical pathology.
"I'm really devastated," Dr. Syed Wasty, the chief of pathology and Sher's supervisor, said of the arrest. "I cannot say any more."
In 2007, Sher was one of a group of doctors who wrote the government to protest the situations of three Muslim men held under Canada's national security certificate regime.
He spent time in Pakistan in 2006 as part of a relief effort after an earthquake.
On the web Thursday, people who knew him or were classmates with Sher at Centennial Regional High School were expressing their disbelief at his arrest.
Paul Collins, the hospital CEO, said he not yet had a chance to meet Sher, but called the situation "very strange" for everyone at the hospital.
"You see these kinds of events as happening elsewhere, not at your own doorstep, so that is surprising."
Uh, not if you're hiring Muslim doctors.
Sher did not show up for work Thursday as scheduled.

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Wilber Lars Jensen was born on Nov. 27, 1935, to Orvald and Eva Jensen in Iowa City, Iowa, and joined them in rest on June 2, 2018.
Wilber spent the first half of his life in Iowa, graduating high school, attending college, coming into fatherhood and joining the Marine Corps. He spoke fondly of Iowa. Iowa laid the foundation for the loves of his life: Jesus, family and country. Iowa also taught lessons that developed character: hard work, honesty, humility, forgiveness and acceptance.
In the mid-'70s, Wilber moved to Montana and worked as an insurance agent. He developed strong friendships with Ed, Bob and George, and met his wife, Klara. Wilber and Klara were married on June 9, 1979, and lived a wonderfully happy and committed marriage.
Wilber loved his children: Evie, Bruce (Victoria), Lori (Kevin), Brian, Nikki (Tory), Brent and Ashley (Henry) and all 17 of his grandchildren and four great-grandkids.
Wilber loved his country and the U.S. Marine Corps. He enlisted shortly after graduating high school and then joined the Marine Corps League, Eugene Sarah Detachment in 1988. He was so proud to participate in any detail and was active in starting squads in Roundup, Miles City and working with the Young Marines.
Among the big things, Wilber also made time for the smaller loves in his life: Coffee, visiting with friends at the Emporium, biscuits and gravy and fishing.
Please join us in celebrating the man we love at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, at the Laurel Methodist Church, 307 W. Fourth St. Graveside service with military honors will follow at Yellowstone National Cemetery in Laurel at 12 noon.
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Cindy Duncan says:
To a simple man I enjoyed many conversations with.
Condolences to Klara and the family
Wilbur will be sorely missed
By the Staff and friends at The Western Empire Emporium May you Rest in peace Wilbur,
Cindy and the staff at The Western Empire Emporium
Jannie Higgins says:
Dear Klara, I have not seen you for many years but always think of familyfin MT and want to send my sympathy to you and your family. How the years go by…I remember so well being at your wedding!! You have many years of sweet memories to carry with you. May they bring smiles. Sincerely Jannie Higgins ( judy Trenkas daughter). Blessings!
Sharon Ferris says:
Dear Klara and Family, we're sending our deepest condolences to you & your family as you celebrate & give thanks for Wilber's life with you.
Our love, Orrin & Sharon Ferris
Tammy Reichert says:
Wilber was one of my favorite people at Mutual Of Omaha! So kind and generous. He was one of the first agents I had the pleasure of working with and I know he will be greatly missed by all. Prayers to his family!
Steve and Diana Scheidt says:
We send our blessing to the Jensen Family. Wilbur sold us our first Life Insurance policy and we still have it today. He and George made house calls back then. We always enjoyed seeing them and we knew we could trust Wilbur and he certainly knew the insurance business. May you find comfort in all the memories you hold in your hearts. God Bless. Steve and Diana Scheidt, Custer, MT
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The Greatest Book of Our Time
Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones's Diary (Sharon Maguire, 2001)
BRIDGET:L-ladies and…
Sorry. The, uh…
mic's not… work–working. Ahem.
Ladies andgentlemen…
welcome to the launch of "Kafka's Motorbike"…
"The Greatest Book of OurTime."
[Mild applause]
Obviously exceptfor your books, Mr. Rushdie…
which are also very good.
And Lord Archer…
yours aren'tbad, either.
[Clears throat] Anyway…
uh, what I mean is, uh…
welcome, ladies and gentlemen.
Thank you for coming to the launch of…
one of the top thirty books of ourtime.
Anyway, at least.
And here to introduce it is the man we all call…Titspervert.
Titspervert….Fitzherbert, because that…is his name.
When Helen Fielding wrote the novel Bridget Jones's Diary, she based the character of Mark Darcy on Colin Firth's depiction of Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (Simon Langton, 1995). In addition to the inside-joke casting of Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, there are several other allusions to Jane Austen's story: Mark disparages Bridget to his mother within earshot of Bridget. In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy disparages Elizabeth to his friend Mr. Bingley within earshot of Elizabeth. Daniel Cleaver lies to Bridget about a dispute between him and Mark, claiming Mark stole his fiancée; in fact, it was the other way around. In Pride and Prejudice, it's a dispute between Mr. Wickham and Mr. Darcy, and Wickham lies about who's at fault. The Darcy in both stories fails to disabuse the heroine's misinformed notion until it's almost too late. Bridget works at Pemberley Press; Mr. Darcy lives at Pemberley estate. Crispin Bonham-Carter was in both productions (his scenes were cut out of the film, although he can still be seen in the job-quitting scene and can also be seen at the Kafka book launch where Bridget asks Salman Rushdie where the toilets are – he is seen as the man on the left in the conversation). When Bridget stops at a mall to see her mother, she begins the scene by saying (in a voice over) that, "It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as one part of your life starts looking up, another part falls to pieces." This is an update of the famous opening lines of Pride and Prejudice: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
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Together Through Life
The thirty-third studio album by singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on April 28, 2009 by Columbia Records.
This image from Brooklyn Gang series by Bruce Davidson was used as the cover for Together Through Life
Bob Dylan wrote all but one of the album's songs with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, with whom he had previously co-written two songs on his 1988 album Down in the Groove. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Dylan commented on the collaboration: "Hunter is an old buddy, we could probably write a hundred songs together if we thought it was important or the right reasons were there… He's got a way with words and I do too. We both write a different type of song than what passes today for songwriting."
Dylan produced the record under his pseudonym of Jack Frost, which he used for his previous two studio albums, Love and Theft and Modern Times. The album was rumored to contain "struggling love songs" and have little similarity to Modern Times.
My Own Love Song (Olivier Dahan, 2010) theatrical poster
In a conversation with music journalist Bill Flanagan, published on Bob Dylan's official website, Flanagan suggested a similarity of the new record to the sound of Chess Records and Sun Records, which Dylan acknowledged as an effect of "the way the instruments were played." He said that the genesis of the record was when French film director Olivier Dahan asked him to supply a song for his road movie, My Own Love Song, which became Life is Hard – indeed, 'according to Dylan, Dahan was keen to get a whole soundtrack's worth of songs from the man' – and "then the record sort of took its own direction."
As with some of Dylan's albums before Together Through Life, Dylan has adapted lyrics from other songs and incorporated them into his own lyrics—if with perhaps a 'slightly diminished use of the light-fingered lift', compared with 'Dylan's lyrical approach from recent albums'. The phrase "If you ever go to Houston, you better walk right" is taken from the folk song Midnight Special : Dylan played harmonica on Harry Belafonte's 1962 recording of the song. 'The one time he overtly used someone else's song as a springboard for his own – Billy Joe Shaver's Ain't No God in Mexico, a clear template for I Feel a Change Comin' On – he openly acknowledged the debt to historian Douglas Brinkley'. Beyond Here Lies Nothin' is the opening track of this album. The title is a quote from the Ancient Roman poet Ovid: "Beyond here lies nothing but chillness, hostility, frozen waves of an ice-hard sea." (Poems from Exile). It bears a very significant resemblance to the original 1958 song All Your Love (I Miss Loving) by Otis Rush.
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Down To a Fine Art
Renée Zellweger was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance as Beatrix Potter, creator of The Tale of Petter Rabbit, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, and a score of other children's classics. I'm posting the pictures of a Vogue USA article written by Kennedy Fraser about the play based on the British illustrator.
Actress Renée Zellweger with a favorite Beatrix Potter subject. Alexander McQueen mauve woven cropped jacket with embroidered cream tulle cap-sleeved blouse and A-line skirt with sailor-style buttons. Manolo Blahnik spectator lace-up stilettos.
Zellweger in head-to-toe-jet-black McQueen. Philip Treacy for Alexander McQueen black bowler hat with floral appliqué, silk faille cropped jacket, tulle blouse, and organza ball skirt, all by Alexander McQueen. Badgley Mischka evening bag.
Zellweger bikes in an Oscar de la Renta silk-cotton-blend navy-and-red floral. print dress.
In an elegant nod to retro Hollywood high glamour, the actress wears an Alexander McQueen cream corseted bubble-hem dress with black lace overlay. Christian Louboutin champagne satin d'Orsay sandals.
Alexander McQueen black silk pleated blouse and high-waisted long skirt. Guess Jeans denim jacket.
Vogue USA, February 2007. Cover look: Michael Kors dolman gray cashmere V-neck minidress.
Photographer: Mario Testino.
Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman.
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Consulting Engineers South Africa or Cesa recently hosted a successful conference at the ICC in Durban attended by close to 200 delegates and 17 industry speakers.
In his welcome address President of Cesa, Naren Bhojaram, stated that the welfare of our planet, continent and profession is in our hands and that many issues have been created by us, but the good thing is that collectively we have the ability to fix them and hence the conference theme, "Unlocking Infrastructure Delivery and Restoring the Ethical Balance in Construction". He states that greed in the industry has a direct impact on the growth, social wellbeing and financial health of our economy.
Dean Mogale from Business Unity South Africa (Busa) of which Cesa is a member, stated that the construction industry is the main driver of economic development which is vital in building a winning nation.
The recent census has shown a dramatic increase in urbanisation particularly in Gauteng and the Western Cape and our current infrastructure is not geared for this influx.
He went on to state that we cannot afford infrastructure mistakes and that the time for action is now.
The presidential infrastructure committee keeps on talking, but we see no action and the reality is that professionals need to be at the core of making this a possibility. Busa is partnering with Cesa in order to articulate the need for decisive leadership.
He concluded his presentation by stating that South Africans have to stand up and become involved asking the question, "What are we going to do for South Africa".
Craig Lemboe from the Bureau for Economic Research at the University of Stellenbosch presented a paper on 'The global and the South African economy – the long and the short of it'.
He stated that global growth is set to remain pedestrian in Q3 of this year, in the United States the economy is flat lining with employment in the doldrums, although the US economy is expected to show some growth there are still some risks with fiscal debts levels an issue.
Political dynamics play a significant role in boosting investor confidence. Domestic uncertainties in the last few weeks have outweighed global concerns with labour unrest in the mining, logistics and manufacturing industries having an impact on the rand's exchange rate.
In South Africa fixed investment growth is driven by the tremendous infrastructure spend by the government.
The good news is that the provinces are spending their budgets although municipalities, representing 43% of Capex are only spending 60% of their budgets due to inefficiencies and constraints.
The government's consumption followed by household consumption are the biggest drivers of the economy with fixed investment showing robust growth on the back of the government's infrastructure spend. A lot needs to be done to unlock infrastructure spend.
Enrico Vink Managing Director of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) provided an international perspective focusing on enabling the development of a sustainable world and contributing to making the world a better place.
He stated that worldwide governments recognise that investment in infrastructure stimulates economic growth which is good business for the industry.
The industry contributes some 10% to the gross domestic product but that there is still a worldwide shortage of engineers. Consulting engineers have a profound effect on the natural environment and on society and that "Sustainability will dominate investment strategies in the future".
Sipho Zikode, the deputy director-general at the department of trade and industry, started off by congratulating the consulting engineering industry for coming up with the industry charter code.
He stated that the government's objective was to transform the economy in order for South Africa to reach its potential with full participation for all.
They want to assist emerging enterprises to meaningfully contribute to the economy and change the culture to be supportive of entrepreneurship and diversification of value chains to score more points.
He stated that it is the industry's responsibility to report on progress in this regard.
Chris Campbell from the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) addressed South Africa's infrastructure challenges with a focus on skills development and eradicating corruption in procurement.
He stated that currently the ratio of engineers to citizens is 1:720 with it being 1:300 in other BRICS countries and this requires a long term action plan, but that there is no quick fix.
As far as procurement is concerned he is calling for more engagement between government and the private sector and called for a separation of power and knowledge.
The conference presentations can be accessed via the Cesa website www.cesa.co.za.


Discussion in 'iPhone and iPad Games' started by M9Games, Sep 15, 2016.
To celebrate INGENIOUS ISLAND reaching 100,000 plays. INGENIOUS ISLAND will be half price for a short time!
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Game boxes are a great innovation for the gaming industry as they can present their product in an efficient manner and market it.
I would suggest reading App Store reviews of their other games before purchasing.


Managing mobility is a difficult process and requires focus on many areas – sourcing, inventory tracking and management, usage visibility and management, plan optimization, invoice assurance and helpdesk services. Many organizations struggle to manage this spend category through their traditional Telecom or IT departments and are looking for alternatives. What makes mobile lifecycle management so challenging?


I don't normally review operating systems – I'm not that much of a geek – but I've decided to make an except for Windows 10. In a series of posts aimed at the ordinary user, I hope to answer the question – is this free upgrade worth it?
In my first post I ranted about the data-mining options I switched off during the initial setup of Windows 10. I wasn't happy about those, but I thought that would be the worst of it. Wrong. In this second post, I'm going to talk about the lamentable Privacy options of Windows 10.
So, to begin. After finally getting Office 16 downloaded and setup on the new laptop, I decided to customise a few things, such as the display. It was while I was exploring the Windows 10 Settings that I took a good look at the Privacy options…and was shocked by what I found. By default, all the Privacy options are set to enable the Windows 10 apps to access all sorts of private information…to provide a better experience for the user.
Nothing wrong with that, right?
The answer depends a lot upon your age, memory and level of trust. I'm old enough to remember the spate of global computer virus epidemics of the early 2000s, most of which involved Microsoft Windows and Office products so I have no trust to spare.
To see what I'm talking about, check out the wikipedia link below. It details a timeline of computer viruses from the earliest to those happening right now. In particular, have a look at 2003-2004.
The reason there were so many infections during that period was because hackers discovered the backdoors and sloppy code behind the pretty Windows GUI. If you're my vintage, you probably remember what a thrashing Microsoft received for its poor design back then.
Given the speed, and dare I say it, desperation with which Microsoft threw Windows 10 together, I fear that sloppy code is once again a genuine possibility. Now, if you add to that the design of Windows 10 itself, the potential for security meltdowns increases exponentially.
Why? Because Windows 10 comes pre-loaded with 'apps' which are ALL given blanket security permissions…by default. The reason for this is that Microsoft is trying to position itself as the go-to place for all your internet needs. For those who don't know their way around a computer, there are all these convenient apps that allow them to do pretty much whatever they want to do…from within Windows 10.
Need an email application? Forget about checking out Gmail or other webmail clients, just go with whatever Windows provides. Want to keep track of your Contacts? Again, there's an app for that too, right there behind the Start button. And so on ad nauseum.
Meanwhile, for those who do know their way around, there's a new browser and a new search wizard [make no mistake, Cortana is just a search bot].
Unfortunately, the price users pay for all this convenience is that Microsoft and its apps can monitor just about everything they do. More importantly, they have access to the internet so if Microsoft's security is not as good as it should be, each app. is a potential entry point for some form of hacking.
Select the option called 'Privacy'.
Please note that in the following screenshots, I have changed ALL the options to off. The default mode for every option, bar one, is 'on'. If you have not looked at the Privacy section before, all of your options will be set to 'on' as well.
My new laptop is the first [and only] pc I have owned with an inbuilt camera. I almost didn't notice it until the Offspring pointed it out. That camera is handy if you want to make a video conferencing type call, and if I were into that sort of thing, I might be pleased to have that camera ready to go. But look at all the apps that can use that camera. I assume the apps would not use the camera without my knowledge, but what if someone with malicious intent hacks one of the apps with access to that camera? 'Nough said.
Call me a conspiracy theorist but wouldn't this make life just so much easier for those who make a living from identity theft?
There are far too many Privacy options to go through each one individually, but in each one, apps are given access to personal and private information as well as the means to report on it. To whom? when? I don't know, but if you look carefully, some of the options include warnings about broadband use. To me that means the apps are accessing the internet to talk to…who knows?
Please note that even with the 'Feedback' option set as 'never', there are only 3 options under 'diagnostic and usage data', and not one of them equals 'none' or 'off'.
In earlier versions of Windows, when some glitch occurred, you would get a message asking if you wanted to send details of the error to Microsoft. Given the extent of the data included in those details, I've always said 'no'. Now, apparently, that choice is no longer mine. Moreover, even the most 'basic' of data is more than you would think.
Adding insult to injury is the fact that Microsoft uses our own internet connections to send itself the data it has taken from our computers without asking. In the US, data is not an issue. Here in Australia, we have to pay for every KB of data we use.
I know that last point was petty, but I'm feeling vindictive and outraged, the more so because I know that millenials will find no problem with any of this. They are so used to handing over their privacy via their mobile phones, they won't think twice about doing the same with Windows 10. Yet the security issues are just a hack waiting to happen, and I suspect Microsoft is aware of that.
When I bought my laptop, it came with Windows 10 pre-loaded. The box also came with a great big yellow and black warning sign to the effect that 'this computer is not protected by anti virus security' or something to that effect.
I raised an eyebrow at the 'overkill' represented by that warning, but now I'm not so sure. Could it be that Microsoft is relying on third party anti-virus software to stop its OS from leaking like a sieve?
p.s. UPDATE: For those who do want to use some of the Windows 10 apps, here's a video that shows which Privacy options are the most critical to turn off.
It's a short video and includes what I would consider the bare minimum for safety.


Home buyers and sellers are constantly on the lookout for a real estate agent or broker to assist them during the buying and selling processes.
According to recent statistics from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), a staggering 88% of home buyers purchased their home through a real estate agent or broker—a share that has steadily increased from 69% in 2001. The same percentage of home sellers said that they sought the help of a real estate agent or broker in selling their home.
Can your potential clients find you when they search online?
Most home buyers are turning to the Internet during their home-buying process.
Your prospective clients are browsing real estate company websites, and reading reviews to assess properties for sale. In fact, the NAR revealed that real estate searches on Google have grown 253% over the past four years.
Moreover, 9 out of 10 home buyers search for a prospective residential property via different online channels. The Internet serves as the primary go-to-place for home buyers, with 43% of them agreeing that the first step in the home-buying process was looking online for properties. Before taking action on a real estate site, 78% of new home buyers visit more than three sites for research purposes.
Do you come up in their searches? What online channels are best for you?
More and more buyers are using their mobile devices when searching for a home to purchase.
According to research, your prospective clients aren't just performing searches on desktop. As much as half, or 50%, home buyers utilize a mobile website when accessing information about a residential real estate.
Most of the actions performed by home buyers originate from a local search.
A growing percentage of home buyers rely on local searches when looking for a property for sale. In fact, 69% of them who take action on a real estate brand website begin their research with a local search term. More than half, or 52%, of actions on real estate brand sites come directly from a local search on a search engine.
Home buyers are also turning to videos for their multiple research needs.
Because most people would choose to watch videos rather than read text about products and services, videos play a significant part in the home-buying process. A massive 86% of home buyers watch videos to learn more about a specific community, 70% do so to tour the inside of a home, 54% to obtain general information, and 44% to compare features across multiple companies.
Online reviews play a key role in real estate advisors' online marketing efforts.
Your prospective clients value the reviews they read online about real estate services. Seventy percent (70%) of online searchers say they look at online reviews before purchasing a product or service. This is the same percentage for global consumers who trust online consumer reviews, making it the second most trusted form of advertising behind earned media, like word of mouth.
Because of the help they got from online reviews, 92% of searchers deem customer reviews as "extremely" or "very helpful," while 59% consider customer reviews to be more valuable than expert reviews.
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