Cactus League: 2/29 Cubs (Z) vs. Giants (Sanchez) 2:05 CT

[Guest]

It's a final, Cubs lose 8-6:

 

CAC  FINAL
                      1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9   R  H  E
                      -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -
 SAN FRANCISCO        1  0  1   0  1  0   1  4  0   8  9  2
 CHICAGO CUBS         3  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  1   6  9  2   FINAL

                 WP - VINNIE CHULK (1-0)
                 LP - LES WALROND (0-1)

    HOME RUNS:  SFO - EDDY MARTINEZ-ESTEVE (1) OFF SHINGO TAKATSU IN THE 7TH
                      RYAN ROHLINGER (1) OFF LES WALROND IN THE 8TH

         TIME: 3:14                   ATT: 8,838

 

Chi Cubs                 IP   H R ER BB SO HR ERA 
Zambrano                 2.0  2 1 0  0  2  0  0.00 
Hill, R                  2.0  3 1 1  0  3  0  4.50 
Eyre                     1.0  1 1 0  1  1  0  0.00 
Mateo (H, 1)             1.0  0 0 0  0  0  0  0.00 
Takatsu (BS, 1)          1.0  1 1 1  0  0  1  9.00 
Walrond (BS, 1)(L, 0-1)  0.2  2 4 4  2  0  1  54.00 
Petrick                  0.1  0 0 0  0  0  0  0.00 
Marmol                   1.0  0 0 0  0  0  0  0.00

[otis89]

Why on Earth haven't the Cubs released Walrond?

[TruffleShuffle]

way to go walrond.

 

i guess in the good news dept, petrick pitched and got an out, and marmol pitched a perfect ninth.

[Bruno7481]

Why on Earth haven't the Cubs released Walrond?

 

Because there is such a thing as minor league fillers. Every MLB team has guys like this bouncing around AAA. They are necessary.

 

Who cares? It is the 2nd ST game of the year, none of this really matters.

[Guest]

Why on Earth haven't the Cubs released Walrond?

 

Why should they?

[otis89]

Why on Earth haven't the Cubs released Walrond?

 

Because there is such a thing as minor league fillers. Every MLB team has guys like this bouncing around AAA. They are necessary.

 

Who cares? It is the 2nd ST game of the year, none of this really matters.

 

I know it doesn't matter. I'm just surprised Walrond is still in the organization.

[NCCubFan]

Why on Earth haven't the Cubs released Walrond?

 

Because there is such a thing as minor league fillers. Every MLB team has guys like this bouncing around AAA. They are necessary.

 

Who cares? It is the 2nd ST game of the year, none of this really matters.

 

I know it doesn't matter. I'm just surprised Walrond is still in the organization.

If nothing else, you need players at the AAA level who can step in and replace players who may be called up to the majors to fill in for an injured player.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080229/capt.95bc94fe01d14f318cb099ff9b1feb2e.giants_cubs_spring_baseball_azmg105.jpg?x=400&y=280&sig=rpsOWBxTGCqUGXrtDSvO0g--

Cedeno and Gooz

Sweet, we can call off the search party!

[Guest]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080301/capt.d8af274ab3804e749d7177506e114fc7.giants_cubs_spring_baseball_azmg103.jpg?x=400&y=274&sig=2nUHUkw842rBdEZsIwZfZQ--

GRIT

 

SAN FRANCISCO (8) AT CHICAGO CUBS (6)

SAN FRANCISCO    AB  R  H BI  CHICAGO CUBS     AB  R  H BI
D Roberts lf      3  1  1  0  A Soriano lf      2  1  0  0 
E Martinez-Esteve 2  1  1  1  S Eyre p          0  0  0  0 
E Velez 2b        3  2  2  0  J Mateo p         0  0  0  0 
N Noonan 2b       1  0  0  0  J Fox ph          1  0  0  0 
F Lewis cf        2  0  0  0  S Takatsu p       0  0  0  0 
M McBryde cf      2  0  0  0  L Walrond p       0  0  0  0 
B Harper 1b       1  0  1  2  B Petrick p       0  0  0  0 
T Ishikawa pr-1b  2  0  0  0  B Scales ph       1  0  0  0 
N Schierholtz rf  2  0  1  1  C Marmol p        0  0  0  0 
B Copeland rf     1  1  0  0  R Theriot ss      3  0  0  0 
E Alfonzo c       3  0  0  0  A Blanco ss       1  1  1  0 
P Sandoval c      2  0  0  0  K Fukudome rf     1  2  0  0 
J Leone 3b        3  1  1  0  A Torres cf       2  0  0  0 
I Ochoa ss        2  0  0  0  D Lee 1b          3  1  1  0 
E Burriss ph-ss   2  1  1  0  M Hoffpauir 1b    2  0  0  0 
J Sanchez p       0  0  0  0  M Fontenot 2b     1  0  1  1 
S Baker ph        1  0  0  0  L Figueroa 2b     2  1  2  0 
M Palmer p        0  0  0  0  F Pie cf          3  0  0  0 
B Felmy ph        1  0  0  0  C McGehee 3b      2  0  2  2 
K Yabu p          0  0  0  0  A Cintron 3b      2  0  2  2 
J Williams ph     1  0  0  0  E Patterson rf    2  0  0  0 
S Kline p         0  0  0  0  H Blanco c        2  0  0  0 
V Chulk p         0  0  0  0  J Closser c       3  0  0  0 
R Rohlinger ph    1  1  1  4  C Zambrano p      1  0  0  0 
T Walker p        0  0  0  0  R Hill p          0  0  0  0 
S Romo p          0  0  0  0  S Fuld ph-lf      1  0  0  0 
TOTALS           35  8  9  8  TOTALS           35  6  9  5

SAN FRANCISCO             101 010 140 --  8
CHICAGO CUBS              301 000 101 --  6

E--C Zambrano, S Fuld, N Schierholtz, M Palmer. 
DP--SAN FRANCISCO 1. LOB--SAN FRANCISCO 7, CHICAGO
CUBS 11. 2B--M Fontenot, C McGehee, L Figueroa. 
HR--R Rohlinger 1 (1) (off L Walrond), E 
Martinez-Esteve 1 (1) (off S Takatsu). SB--E Velez
2 (2), J Leone 1 (1). SF--N Schierholtz, B Harper.
                                  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
 SAN FRANCISCO
J Sanchez                          1   3   3   3   2   2   0
M Palmer                           2   1   1   1   2   1   0
K Yabu                             2   0   0   0   2   0   0
S Kline                            1   0   0   0   1   1   0
V Chulk (W,1-0)                    1   2   1   1   2   0   0
T Walker                           1   1   0   0   0   1   0
S Romo (S,1)                       1   2   1   1   0   1   0
 CHICAGO CUBS
C Zambrano                         2   2   1   0   0   2   0
R Hill                             2   3   1   1   0   3   0
S Eyre                             1   1   1   0   1   1   0
J Mateo                            1   0   0   0   0   0   0
S Takatsu                          1   1   1   1   0   0   1
L Walrond (L,0-1)                2-3   2   4   4   2   0   1
B Petrick                        1-3   0   0   0   0   0   0
C Marmol                           1   0   0   0   0   0   0

WP--C Zambrano, S Eyre. HBP--B Harper by S Eyre, 
B Copeland by L Walrond. SO--SFO: E Alfonzo 2, I 
Ochoa 2, F Lewis, N Schierholtz. CHN: H Blanco, R 
Theriot, S Fuld, F Pie, J Fox, M Hoffpauir. 
BB--SFO: J Leone, N Noonan, F Lewis. CHN: M 
Fontenot 2, K Fukudome 2, S Fuld 2, A Blanco, A 
Soriano, E Patterson. T--3:14. A--8,838.

[Laura]

Eric Patterson, RF

[otis89]

Just out of curiosity, who the heck is B Scales?

[Guest]

Just out of curiosity, who the heck is B Scales?

 

NRI Bobby Scales (signed as a 6-year minor league FA).

[NCCubFan]

Bobby Scales