Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-22-2008

[Guest]

Awesome. He edited that in.

[UMFan83]

BTW, Carlos Zambrano drove one of the Fitch Park golf carts around the place like it was a go-cart. It's lucky he didn't kill somebody (like maybe himself).

 

And RHP Dae-Eun Rhee has arrived at Fitch Park to begin his long rehab from Tommy John Surgery. So far he's wearing one of those custom TJS splints on his elbow, and a khaki-colored "We're Broke" t-shirt (with the picture of a bear with it's leg in a sling on the back) that the rehab guys receive when they arrive. (I'd like to get me one of those).

 

haahahahahahahah

 

That's awesome that Z was there.

[Guest]

Rain delay for Tennessee.

[Guest]

Daytona is tied 2-2 in the middle of the 4th. Hung-Wen Chen gave up a 2-run HR in the first and Ty Wright had a 2-RBI single in the bottom of the third.

 

HW Chen: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 5 GO-5 FO.

[Jon]

I will pay good money for one of those t-shirts.

[Warpticon]

Jharmidy? Seriously?

 

Soriano with a single and Pie with a double.

[Guest]

Dwayne Kemp with his first pro HR. No Flaherty or Vitters for Boise.

[Guest]

Soriano is 1 for 3 with a single and a strikeout.

 

IF single to shortstop in the first.

Flew out to CF in the third.

Struck out swinging in the fifth.

 

He was pulled defensively in the fifth.

 

Pie hurt his ankle sliding into second on a double. He left the game.

[NCCubFan]

Pie hurt his ankle sliding into second on a double. He left the game.

Ugh. Hopefully it's nothing serious.

[Guest]

All boxes posted!

[E.J.]

Pie hurt his ankle sliding into second on a double. He left the game.

Ugh. Hopefully it's nothing serious.

 

The Iowa announcers said it wasn't a sprain. He should be fine.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Welington Castillo still with an OPS over .950 after ~110 PA's in AA. He's slugging over .900 against LHP for Tennessee.

[JeffH]

"He was really close to starting the year with us, and I can certainly see why," Cubs manager Jody Davis said. "He swings the bat real hard and he's got great plate discipline. He's been outstanding for us."

 

Is it any wonder why this organization hasn't had a genuinely good offensive team in ages?

[ctcf]

BTW, Carlos Zambrano drove one of the Fitch Park golf carts around the place like it was a go-cart. It's lucky he didn't kill somebody (like maybe himself).

 

And RHP Dae-Eun Rhee has arrived at Fitch Park to begin his long rehab from Tommy John Surgery. So far he's wearing one of those custom TJS splints on his elbow, and a khaki-colored "We're Broke" t-shirt (with the picture of a bear with it's leg in a sling on the back) that the rehab guys receive when they arrive. (I'd like to get me one of those).

 

haahahahahahahah

 

That's awesome that Z was there.

 

I would so buy one of those shirts.

[jersey cubs fan]

"He was really close to starting the year with us, and I can certainly see why," Cubs manager Jody Davis said. "He swings the bat real hard and he's got great plate discipline. He's been outstanding for us."

 

Is it any wonder why this organization hasn't had a genuinely good offensive team in ages?

 

You are against swinging hard?

[CuseCubFan69]

"He was really close to starting the year with us, and I can certainly see why," Cubs manager Jody Davis said. "He swings the bat real hard and he's got great plate discipline. He's been outstanding for us."

 

Is it any wonder why this organization hasn't had a genuinely good offensive team in ages?

 

You are against swinging hard?

 

I suppose he might be thinking swing out of his butt and being off balance instead of good bat speed.

[Guest]

SOUTHERN LEAGUE

 

Prospect Of The Day

 

A pair of rainouts cut into the competition for POTD honors, but Tennessee catcher Welington Castillo (Cubs) made his mark with a 3-for-5 night in which he clubbed his eighth double in 29 Double-A games. Castillo was far from dominant early in the season with high Class A Daytona, where he batted .273/.299/.339 in 121 at-bats. Nevertheless, the Cubs promoted Castillo, still just 21, to Double-A. In his 29 games with the Smokies, Castillo has been one of the league’s most valuable players, hitting .343/.420/.545 in 99 at-bats while playing the game’s most challenging defensive position.

 

- Baseball America Daily Dish