2015 MLB World Series Game 1 [ Kansas City Royals @ New York Mets ]
For the first time since 1945, the Chicago Cubs are heading to the World Series. Theyve been heavy favorites all year long, and now this squad has the opportunity to end the infamous curse that has plagued the north side of the Windy City since 1908.
Every year theres always someone who steps up and catches fire during the postseason. Remember last year when Daniel Murphy resembled Babe Ruth for the New York Mets? This year its Puerto Ricos own Javier Bez who has been the must-watch player of the playoffs.
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Javier Baez #9 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates after the Chicago Cubs win 8-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game five of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 20, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Harry How/Getty Images
The 23-year-old Bez has simply been outstanding this postseason with an eye-popping .342 batting average. Despite hitting just one home run, Bez still has a .542 slugging percentage this postseason for the Cubs. Thanks to Bezs efforts, the Cubs are 7-3 in their 10 playoff games with series clinching victories over the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. Bez has registered at least one hit in eight of the 10 Cubs playoff games thus far.
Bez is in the final year of his rookie contract, and you can bet Cubs management wants to re-sign him after this season ends.
The Cubs may be slight favorites, but they know theyre in for a difficult series against the Cleveland Indians. The Indians, like the Cubs, also havent won a World Series in over 50 years. Bez and the Cubs will be taking on a very talented pitching staff in a grueling seven game series beginning Tuesday night.
He"s the most natural baseball player I"ve ever seen play the game. His instincts in game are just top notch. And that was another play go today that was huge. The first guy getting on, to make that play and turn that double play set such a tone for the game, Hendricks said.
Bez, along with pitcher Jon Lester, were named co-MVPs of the National League Championship Series.
Julian Robertson, founder of hedge fund Tiger Management, told CNBC Wednesday that he was bullish on the shares of Microsoft and Air Canada.
Robertson praised Microsoft"s management and cloud business, calling it a "great company." Tiger Management owned 403,000 Microsoft shares at the end of the second quarter, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
He called Air Canada well run and "very cheap," noting that it was trading at just three and a half times earnings.
The weather looks chilly and iffy in Cleveland for Games 1 and 2 of the World Series, but at least it won"t be as punishing as the last time the Indians hosted the Fall Classic.
Cleveland hosted Games 3-5 in the 1997 World Series against the Marlins, and the frigid conditions served as a metaphor of the traditional Cleveland sports experience: Brutal and nearly unbearable. Observe:
Game 3: 47 degrees, with a 25 mph wind
Game 4: 35 degrees, with a 15 mph wind and snow (coldest game in World Series history)
Game 5: 46 degrees, with a 12 mph wind
Hardly welcoming for the Boys of Summer.
Game 4 was especially unpleasant, with the record-settingcold, wind andswirling snow creating a scene atthen-Jacobs Fieldthat brought chills to even the warmest of tuned-inliving rooms across America.
Omar Vizquel warms up (yeah, right) beforeGame 4 of the 1997 World Series in Cleveland. (Getty Images)
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The Hoth-like conditions were especially brutal after having played in 70- and -80 degree weather for Games 1 and 2 in Miami. Despite being completely out of their element, though, the Marlins won Games 3 and 5 en route to a seven-game series win that made South Florida feel even warmerand gave Cleveland yet another cold slap ofsports agony.
All things considered, the upper-40s temperatures expected at the start of Game 1 Tuesday night, and even the wet weather expected in Game 2, don"t seem so bad.
Kevin Gates - 2 Phones (Official Video) Listen to a furious new collaboration between Kevin Gates and OG Boobie Black.
By now you"re aware that Kevin Gates doesn"t get tired, and his musical output reflects such. The rapper has already pulled a J. Cole and went platinum with no features with Islah (save for a bonus track, we know, Cole stans) and released the tough-as-h**l Murder For Hire mixtape, and now he"s released a new collaboration with OG Boobie Black called "Drive."
The track shies away from the immense hooks of Islah, instead focusing on the rapper"s furious double time, as both he and his frequent collaborator share some raw bars. The trackwill appear on theBWA Ron"s All Praise To The Most High mixtape, a release from Gates" Breadwinners crew.
Quotable Lyrics:First time I made it this coldI had to figure out the shiverHate to be around too manyI don"t really like to kick itI don"t f**k with other womenBaby you don"t really feel itWhen you tell me that you want itAnd a n***a don"t deliver
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Pedestrians hold umbrellas while walking past a Snapchat sign displayed outside of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Oct. 21, 2016.
Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell on Tuesday:
Shares of Apple fell more than 2 percent in choppy trade after a mixed earnings report. The company posted quarterly earnings per share of $1.67, or 1 cent above analyst estimates. The tech giant"s revenues of $46.9 billion fell mostly in line with analyst expectations of $46.94 billion. Its enormous cash pile grew to $237.6 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter, up $6.1 billion from the previous quarter.
With 45.5 million units, the company reported more iPhone sales than expected during the quarter. Apple was expected to report after the bell that it shipped 44.8 million iPhones. When asked about Samsung, CEO Tim Cook told CNBC "it"s hard to estimate" the opportunity of Samsung"s Note 7 dilemma "but we obviously welcome all switchers."
Panera"s stock climbed more than 5 percent after it reported earnings Tuesday. The fast casual restaurant chain posted quarterly adjusted earnings of $1.37 a share on revenues of $684 million, beating Wall Street expectations for both figures. The company noted it has seen weaker comparable net bakery-cafe sales in the first 27 days of the fourth quarter due to Hurricane Matthew. It also raised its guidance for full-year fiscal 2016, increasing its non-GAAP diluted EPS target to a range between $6.67 and $6.72 a share.
Shares of Pandora fell more than 5 percent after the company missed expectations on its quarterly results Tuesday. The streaming giant reported a quarterly loss of 7 cents per share, which is larger than the expected loss of 6 cents a share. It also fell short of top-line expectations, posting revenues of $352 million, compared to estimates of $366 million.
Chipotle"s stock dropped more than 2 percent after the bell Tuesday. The burrito chain reported earnings of 27 cents per share on revenue of $1.04 billion in revenue, falling short of revenue forecasts. Analysts anticipated the company would post $1.09 billion in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters estimates.
Juniper Networks saw its stock spike more than 7 percent after reporting earnings. The technology company posted quarterly adjusted earnings of 58 cents a share on revenues of $1.29 billion, beating expectations. It also raised its fourth-quarter outlook slightly above estimates.
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Secrecy in the voting booth has become a thing of the past for those ready to share their views and daily lives on social media, but laws nationwide are mixed on whether voters are allowed to take pictures of themselves voting and their ballots. How states handle the question :
STATES WHERE BALLOT SELFIES ARE ALLOWED
CONNECTICUT: No law bans ballot selfies, according to Patrick Gallahue, a spokesman for Secretary of State Denise Merrill. But election moderators have discretion to prohibit activity "that threatens the orderly process of voting or the privacy of another voter"s ballot."
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: There"s no ban. Election officials discourage people from taking pictures but won"t do anything to stop them, said Tamara Robinson, a spokeswoman for the D.C. Board of Elections.
HAWAII: A law passed this year allows voters to share a digital image of one"s own marked ballot.
IDAHO: There"s no law banning them, the secretary of state"s office said.
INDIANA: A federal judge last year barred the state from enforcing a new law prohibiting ballot selfies.
KENTUCKY: Secretary of state spokesman Bradford Queen says state law does not allow people to record the likeness of a voter, but the law does not say whether voters can record their own likeness. Therefore, the secretary of state"s office routinely tells county clerks the law does not prohibit ballot selfies.
LOUISIANA: Secretary of State Tom Schedler says ballot selfies are allowed in the state, though he"s not a fan of them.
MAINE: The secretary of state discourages ballot selfies because there"s a ban on making unauthorized ballot copies, but there"s no law against voters posting photos of their marked ballot.
MINNESOTA: Allowed as long as they"re not shown to fellow voters at the polling place or capture another person in the photo.
MONTANA: Law does not specifically prohibit the use of cameras at polling places, but election administrators and judges have broad authority to limit disruptive activity, according to Emily Dean, spokeswoman for the secretary of state. Sharing photos of absentee ballots is also not banned.
NEBRASKA: Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill in April that allows someone to show their marked ballots to others without risking a $100 fine.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston last month upheld a decision that a ban was unconstitutional, saying it suppresses a large swath of political speech and there was no evidence to support the state"s concerns.
NORTH DAKOTA: Photos inside polling places are allowed.
OREGON: All voting is done through mail-in ballots, which voters are free to photograph. A state law prohibiting showing a marked ballot to another person was repealed in 2014, according to Molly Woon, a spokeswoman for Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins.
RHODE ISLAND: The Board of Elections adopted new rules in time for November"s election that allow for selfie-taking inside polling places. The updated regulations allow voters to take photos as long as they don"t show another person"s ballot.
UTAH: Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill last year that makes it legal for people to snap pictures of themselves with their ballots. The law makes it a misdemeanor to photograph someone else"s ballot.
VERMONT: No rules regarding photos in polling places. Clerks are encouraged to adopt specific rules for their polling places to maintain order, according to Jim Condos, a spokesman for the secretary of state.
VIRGINIA: Attorney General Mark Herring issued a formal opinion last month that says ballot selfies are legal in Virginia. Nothing in Virginia law prohibits voters from taking pictures of themselves, fellow voters or their ballot within the polling place, he said.
WASHINGTON STATE: It"s not against the law in Washington, but a spokesman for Washington state Secretary of State Kim Wyman said the office doesn"t recommend it.
WYOMING: No laws against ballot selfies. Law does allow judges of elections to "preserve order at the polls by any necessary and suitable means."
STATES WHERE BALLOT SELFIES ARE ILLEGAL
ALABAMA: Not allowed because voters have "a right to cast a ballot in secrecy and in private," said a spokesman for Secretary of State John Merrill.
ALASKA: A state law bans voters from showing their marked ballots, but Division of Elections Director Josie Bahnke says there is no practical way to enforce it.
COLORADO: Ballot selfies or any public dissemination of a marked ballot are considered a misdemeanor. A 2016 bill to repeal the ban failed.
FLORIDA: Photographs are not allowed in polling places or of mailed ballots.
GEORGIA: Law prevents photos of ballots or the screens of electronic voting machines.
ILLINOIS: Banned by a law that considers "knowingly" marking your ballot so that another person can see it is a felony that carries of prison sentence of one to three years.
KANSAS: Secretary of state says a selfie showing a picture of the actual ballot violates state law.
MASSACHUSETTS: Taking a photo of a completed ballot in a polling location is banned in Massachusetts. But the state"s top election official, Secretary William Galvin, says there"s little the state can do to prevent it. Photos of mailed ballots are also banned.
MICHIGAN: Michigan bans photographs of ballots, but a resident is challenging the law as unconstitutional.
MISSISSIPPI: Photos showing how someone marked their ballot after voting are prohibited.
NEVADA: Photos inside polling places are not allowed, except by the media. Photos of mailed ballots are also banned.
NEW JERSEY: Law prohibits voters from showing their ballot to others. A pending legislative measure would allow voters to take photos of their own ballots while in the voting booth and share it on social media.
NEW MEXICO: Law prohibits voters from showing their marked paper ballot "to any person in such a way as to reveal its contents."
NEW YORK: Photos showing a completed ballot or indicating how a person cast their vote are not allowed.
NORTH CAROLINA: Photographing or otherwise recording a voted official ballot is not allowed.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Law bars voters from allowing their ballots to be seen. A 2012 state attorney general"s opinion says that makes it illegal to reproduce a ballot by cellphone, video camera or iPad.
SOUTH DAKOTA: Secretary of State Shantel Krebs says ballot selfies are not allowed because they can be considered influencing a vote or forcing someone to show proof of voting.
WISCONSIN: State law prohibits sharing photos of ballots.
STATES WHERE THE LEGAL STATUS IS MIXED OR UNCLEAR
ARIZONA: Bars photography within 75 feet of polling places. But the Legislature changed the law that barred showing photos of completed ballots in 2015 to allow posting of early ballots on social media.
ARKANSAS: Nothing in state law prohibits taking photos while in a polling place as long as it"s not disruptive or being used for electioneering purposes, but state law on sharing voter choices is unclear.
CALIFORNIA: Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last month that repeals a 125-year-old law barring voters from showing people their marked ballots. The change will take effect nearly two months after the presidential election, but legislative analysts have found no occasion of the ban being enforced. The author of the bill, in fact, has been sharing constituents" photos of marked ballots on social media since the law passed.
DELAWARE: Has a policy against cellphones in voting booths, but elections Commissioner Elaine Manlove said: "I don"t know that we can control what happens behind the curtain."
IOWA: Law prohibits the use of cameras, cellphones or other electronic devices in voting booths, so Secretary of State Paul Pate has asked voters not to take selfies with ballots. Photos of absentee ballots are OK.
MARYLAND: Bans electronic devices in a polling place except for the media. And even media members aren"t allowed to photograph a ballot that shows how someone is voting. But photos of mailed ballots are OK.
MISSOURI: Law prohibits voters from allowing others to see their ballots if the intent is to show how they voted. Secretary of state spokeswoman Stephanie Fleming described ballot selfies as a "gray area" and advises voters to check with local election authorities.
OHIO: Has a longstanding prohibition against voters letting their ballot be seen with the "apparent intention" of letting it be known how they are about to vote. The state elections chief has advised local election boards to consult their own attorneys about how to apply the law.
OKLAHOMA: Officials recommend against it, noting that state law dating back about 40 years suggests it is illegal but outlines no penalties.
PENNSYLVANIA: Law prohibits someone from revealing their ballot "letting it be known how" they"re "about to vote." But officials recently released guidance on electronic items in polling places that noted the recent court cases that "found a First Amendment right to take "ballot selfies.""
TENNESSEE: Voters are not allowed to take photos or videos while in polling places. Voters are not allowed to take photos or videos while in polling places. They"re only allowed to use electronic devices for informational purposes to assist during voting, according to Adam Ghassemi, a spokesman for Secretary of State Tre Hargett. The state"s law doesn"t address mail-in ballots.
TEXAS: Bars photography within 100 feet of polling stations, so selfies are not allowed. Photos of mail-in ballots are OK.
WEST VIRGINIA: Electronic devices are banned inside voting booths, according to Secretary of State Natalie Tennant. Nothing in the law prohibits photos of mail-in ballots.
