Sorry, Lemonjello, you've been dethroned.

http://www.chicagogigs.com/theater/chavez-ravine-tickets.htm

Now that's service.

Jeffery Steitz

Copy and paste is a very complicated procedure.

And in other news, rain is wet.

Observation number 2, expect a big signing on either Sunday or Monday after the FA period opens up, I think this is kind of like an old fashioned Roto Auction where no one quite knows what the salary structure will be so I think you want to be first instead of having to match or go higher once players start being signed. Expect all of Boros' clients to be among the last signed.

And do you think red tail lights through the backside of Chavez Ravine?

I took a creative writing class once where a guy wrote a sci-fi story in which the villain was named "Saul Bellow." He read the story to the class. Most of us were completely distracted by the repeated use of this name -- always "Saul Bellow," never "Saul" never "Bellow." There had to be some connection he was trying to draw between this futuristic world and today's literary scene, or Bellow's writing, or something. But when the instructor asked him, "What were you trying to say by naming your villain after the great novelist Saul Bellow?" the writer said, "Who? I thought I made the name up."

I hope Chavez Ravine is a baseball fan.

oh o.k.

My vote is for Pat Burrell as a power hitter.

Yeah Burrell scares me as well, i don't mind Soriano because he brings alot more to the dance than Lee.

i doubt Colletti would do something as dumb as that, but then again he traded Navarro for Baez if i remember correctly

26 - I want to stay as far away from Gary Matthews Jr and Alfonso Soriano as possible.

http://tinyurl.com/yapar7

White is now Assistant General Manger, Scouting. His job, Director, Amateur Scouting was placed in the hands of Tim Hallgren.

How will this effect our future drafts? Is White still in charge or does Hallgren now run the show?

is this kind of a slap to Roy Smith?

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That is very good news. We need to do all we can to keep him around.

exactly the reason

I dont know if i like this. I mean, if this was the only way to keep white in the org then by all means, do what you gotta do. But if he isnt going to be making the picks in the draft anymore then i dont know about this. Logan White has earned my unconditional trust when it comes to recognizing amateur talent. who the heck is this "tim hallgren"

he sounds like a giant spy.

here are his picks:
http://tinyurl.com/ydgc6w

but yes, i think white should continue to do the picking.

agreed.

I still think White will have a lot of say. He has relied on his scouts often and I could still see him personally checking some of the teams top targets.

http://tinyurl.com/yh459c

White, originally hired by Dan Evans five years ago, will continue to be in charge of the draft, for which he has received much industry acclaim. His expanded title reflects his additional role as an advisor to Colletti on other personnel matters.

what?

it was on foxnews, it has to be true.

Depo's first year was also marked by some success, but afterwards he blew the team up. Now I think that was the right move and probably we wouldn't have made the playoffs this year without his changes, but he could have sold those changes a lot better.

Colletti may be a better communicator than DePodesta, but he sure had a more receptive audience.

DePo could have promoted everyone in the organization to vice president, and the media and most fans would have still been all over him for not resigning Jose Lima. As if that needed to be sold.

This is just one example, but here Ned shows excellent management skills by promoting White, who has as great or greater expertise in some areas than he does, and expanding his role.

Ned does not appear to be threatened by the competence of others, which is refreshing and reassuring.

He seems open to good ideas no matter their source, like taking a flyer on Ethier based on an older scout's input.

IMO the Dodgers appear to be in good hands with Colletti.

you're loyal to who you believe in Jon I'll give you that, but i ask you this is it blind loyalty??

That said, I think that the jackals (Plaschke and Simers) had it out for Depo from the start. He still could have made a greater effort to explain the two or three moves that ultimately defined him (Beltre, trading Lo Duca).

Jon, I am a died in the wool stat head. I wrote a 15 page statistics paper about baseball and let me tell you I was heartbroken when Depo was fired. This isn't the same old song from me, this is just my opinion on our current GM.

i can say the same thing about DePo, but serously my loyalty is to Dodger baseball if you don't believe me read my old posts on Dodgers.com i backed Depo big time even when he traded my boy Loduca.

Franklin Gutierrez?

Regarding historical recounts: does anyone know who closely the recount votes typically match the initial votes?

In 65 I'm talking about Colletti using good management principles, not his first-year results. And good communication skills are a common trait in the best management in any field--vital, actually.

Judgment on Colletti will be an ongoing thing for fans and ownership. He'll make some moves that don't work. All GMs do. He'll have to make enough that do work to keep the GM job. That's the reality.

Yes, the D-Ray trades can be faulted. I think he probably overtraded and overpaid somewhat in trying to make up time after a late start, yet still try to capitalize on a chance to win. Maybe he won't see the need for that going forward.

I get the feeling that a number of people think I'm blindly loyal to DePodesta - ignoring the times that I did offer critiques.

69 - It might not have been the same old song, but it was the same old lyric. You simply can't talk about DePo's so-called communication deficit without talking about his audience. I can't count how many times DePo calmly explained what he was doing, only to have it thrown back in his face.

Ned does a good job with the media, but it helps that Ned's very existence doesn't threaten so many in the media.

I don't listen to any interviews, victory speaches, or concession speaches

I present you the following vote tallies from earlier this evening:

98 percent reporting
Allen 1,141,052
Webb 1,138,676

99 percent reporting
Webb 1,143,144
Allen 1,140,879

Notice anything odd?

There'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done.

(Or at least until someday something like it eventually passes - but I'll stick with the happy thoughts for now.)

Maybe that 1% was, um, that city with all the college kids in it?

And, since I now notice that the AP lists 2411 total precincts, whereas the Sec. of State lists 2443, something is definitely up. I wonder who counted the number of precincts wrong.

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/05/Rays/Hall__Rays_move_even_.shtml

For some reason, he believes that the Rays had traded all their better players(Lurch/Hendo, Lugo, himself and Huff) for nothing.

I'm sorry, but none of those players strike me as superstars or being better than Rocco/Crawford/Kazmir/Upton/Delmon.

82. You're preaching to the choir, as a Rays fan, some of the dumber Rays fans are already openly ignorantly saying "Show me or I'm leaving/gonna stop following the Rays" to the Rays new ownership & GM after 1 year. After dealing with the BS of Chuck LaMar & Naimoli for 8 years, Stu and Andy are godsends.

http://ap.cjonline.com/pstories/sports/20061106/117944451.shtml

Good old fashioned political whoopin'

http://www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/

From Presidential frontrunner to booted Senator. Wow, dad would not approve, George. PV High goes down.

"Brent, I talked with coach Lloyd Carr and he said he thinks that Michigan's offense will play better if it gains yardage."

His claim to have made that word up was among the more ridiculous things I've ever heard

Especially since John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, and Lindsey Graham seem like the best bets. Assuming Graham is the Veep choice (which I think he will be).

Being "terribly impressive" stopped being a necessary criterion for presidential candidates a long time ago.

The GOP also has a legacy of picking one guy early and sticking with him. Which is why McCain scared them to death. After New Hampshire, the GOP machinery rallied around W, and crushed McCain.

I would say the remark about Allen being not impressive, for example, is out of bounds. Not trying to single you out, GB - just don't want it to snowball.

Meanwhile, I have a Veronica Mars question at Screen Jam for anyone who watched tonight's episode.

Reagan v. Mondale, Clinton v. Bush, Clinton v. Dole, Bush v. Gore, and Bush v. Kerry

all went to the more charismatic candidate. Bush v. Dukakis set charisma back a few decades...

Besides, it doesn't look like the Whigs are going anywhere this year anyway. Oh well, we live to fight another day!

How is prop 86 doing? That's probably the only thing I really care about on the ballot.

You have to figure that the minimum wage is going to get hiked up, the tax cuts will not be made permanent, and that immigration will die in committee. Those are the three things I can think of off the top of my head.

Oh, and there will be supboenas. Lots and lots of subpoenas.

http://www.ci.la.ca.us/atty/attypress/attyattypress6941470_11062006.pdf

(Tiny URL didn't seem to work on this. And again, apologies if this has been posted.)

If link doesn't work, 90 days in jail for a guy who threw a souvenir bat on the field at DS from the upper deck at a Sept. game. Don't look for him at games the next 3 years, either, if he has gotten any smarter...

They tend not to get excited by that. Subpoena power does not light fires like abortion, gun control, or same sex marriage.

Californians may be socially liberal, but they sure do carry that Howard Jarvis bit of soul inside them.

When I hear "accountability", I really hear "subpoenas"

It couldn't really happen, could it? I mean, it's not even remotely possible, right? Right?

135- No; he's an anti-smoking fanatic.

As you should. Democrats have clearly circulated a memo...

I wonder what the "progressive" wing of the Democratic Party is thinking right now. Actually, I'm pretty sure they're just pouring the champagne right now.

http://tinyurl.com/y4ht5o

Well, back to good old fashioned divided government. James Madison would be proud.

The people have spoken.

Also, if the Dems manage to get control of the senate as well as the house the Supreme Court will no longer be a slam dunk (walk off home-run more appropriate here, maybe?) for the Republicans. Its gonna be an interesting two years to come.

It will be a great time for lawyers.

Any relation to the Dodgers next LF?

I'm pretty sure the flyover Democrats are not thrilled with her as the new Speaker.

I have no idea what he thought about stem cells.

McCain/Lindsey Graham beats anybody anyway.

I just don't think she's going to run. Losing the primary (and she would) would be too much of a hit for her. She'll pull a Teddy Kennedy, and have a long and distinguished career in the Senate.

Candy Crowley is my girl. KIDDING! Campbell Brown is my gal.

Tonight is the first night I've ever seen her. She's wearing too much eye makeup for my taste.

They beat the abortion thing handily.

Celebrity politicians aren't new. We just have different celbrities these days.

"Jim So and So...He won the Amazing Race 26, and he'll fight for a capital gains tax."

It always comes down to Montana.

Just like "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"

"Jefferson Smith would like you to think that he's got your best interests at heart. But what was he doing out there, as a Boy Scout master, all those years in the woods? Jefferson Smith, he can't be trusted."

Paid for by friends of Jim Taylor.

You do the math.

And I need to sleep. Democracy in action! It's kind of tiring.

http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/13180/HillaryCondi_HoDown.swf