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To: Cactus Jack who wrote (162837)	3/11/2009 3:00:57 PM
From: stockman_scott	1 Recommendation Respond to of 361481

<<...Someone better get him away from Boras before he loses his love for the game...>> Good point...Boras is a cancer and has not been good for the game or for the other stakeholders and their long term interests.

To: Cactus Jack who wrote (162837)	3/11/2009 5:32:57 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 361481

Granderson thrilled with WBC, but bigger things on his horizon chicagotribune.com By Phil Rogers Columnist The Chicago Tribune March 11, 2009 TORONTO — The subject of Bud Selig's successor comes up from time to time around the batting cages. There never has been a good answer, at least not since George W. Bush had to be taken out of the running after the Florida recount. But I think I finally may have found the guy. He's playing center field for Team USA. Given all that Curtis Granderson has accomplished in his brief pro career, why not? He should be ready to move on to something else by 2020, at the end of a 15-year career. Selig might be ready to turn over the reins by then. Granderson, 27, was a complete unknown in 2002. He was such a suspect that he lasted 80 picks in the draft after hitting .483 for Illinois-Chicago. But it hasn't taken him long to put his stamp on baseball. "This is fun," Granderson said about the World Baseball Classic. "It's one of a lot of really fun things I've had a chance to do." Granderson went to the World Series with his Detroit Tigers in 2006, a rookie center fielder who worked his way into the leadoff spot. His team hasn't been back to the postseason, but that turned into an opportunity for Granderson to do some studio commentary for ESPN. His work there was so impressive he was drafted to be part of Major League Baseball's goodwill mission to China after the 2008 season. Now he's expanding his résumé further as one of the gee-whiz guys on a United States team that is determined to play its way to Dodger Stadium for the championship game of the second WBC. It plays Venezuela in the Pool C championship game Wednesday night, and then both those teams move on to Miami for the semifinal round. "I'm having a blast," Granderson said. "It's so much fun to be around these guys, to be in a clubhouse with a bunch of All-Stars who are all good guys." Granderson batted ninth for Davey Johnson's team in Sunday's 15-6 victory over Venezuela, which nailed down the spot in Miami. Even hitting that low, he was all smiles afterward, as he always seems to be. "When I got to the clubhouse for our workouts, I was wondering where I fit in," Granderson said. "I looked around, and we had so much talent. I knew I wasn't going to hit in the middle of that lineup, so I have to be somewhere at the bottom. It's just great to be batting somewhere." Johnson wouldn't commit Tuesday to his lineup for Wednesday night's game. His choice between the left-handed-hitting Granderson and switch-hitter Shane Victorino in center field could be determined by whether the pitching-depleted Venezuelans start a lefty or a right-hander. It's a shame Ozzie Guillen or Lou Piniella can't be studying lineups including Granderson. He was born in Blue Island, grew up in Lynwood and attended Thornton Fractional South. He spent three years starring for UIC, but Detroit somehow knew more about him than the Chicago teams. The White Sox picked San Diego State lefty Royce Ring with their first pick in the 2002 draft and outfielder Jeremy Reed with their second pick. The Cubs, who had a wealth of supplemental picks, had selected Bobby Brownlie, Luke Hagerty, Chadd Blasko, Matt Clanton, Brian Dopirak and Justin Jones before the Tigers picked Granderson, who would need only two years to get to the big leagues. Granderson had singles in his last two at-bats in Sunday's rout of Venezuela. He says he's still working to get his swing locked in, feeling about the same as he does this time every season. "The one thing I am excited about, my legs feel good, my arm feels good," said Granderson, who in 2007 became one of only four players ever to have 20-plus doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases in a season. "Hopefully it's just a matter of time before I can get right at the plate. '' Bet on Granderson figuring things out. He always does, usually sooner rather than later. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune

To: Cactus Jack who wrote (162837)	3/12/2009 9:38:59 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361481

Sidley Austin Will Fire 89 Associate Lawyers and 140 Staff in U.S. By Joel Rosenblatt March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Sidley Austin LLP, the Chicago- based law firm with more than 1,800 attorneys worldwide, said it will dismiss 89 associates and 140 staff members in the U.S. because of the decline in work due to the economy. The law firm, where President Barack Obama once worked and met his wife-to-be Michelle, must “aggressively manage expenses” and dismiss employees to keep lawyers “fully productive and professionally satisfied,” Sidley Austin’s management committee said in a memo e-mailed to all employees. “We have provided these lawyers and staff with financial and other assistance to help with their transitions,” the committee said in the memo, adding that the firm’s office in London today also announced “redundancy consultation.” The memo was obtained from the firm’s spokeswoman, Janet Zagorin, who declined to comment further. Baker & McKenzie LLP, based in Chicago, today said it will dismiss as many as 30 lawyers, 30 secretaries and 25 support staff in its London office. DLA Piper LLP, also based in Chicago, said last month it would dismiss as many as 30 lawyers and 110 staff in London. Latham & Watkins LLP, based in Los Angeles, fired 190 lawyers and 250 staff firmwide last month, while New York-based White & Case LLP said this week it will cut as many as 95 positions in the U.K. To contact the reporter on this story: Joel Rosenblatt in San Francisco at jrosenblatt@bloomberg.net. Last Updated: March 12, 2009 20:17 EDT