Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-25-05

[Laura]

Results:

 

Iowa won game 1 4-2 BOX

 

RF M. Murton 2/3, HR (1), 2 RBI (3), R, BB

1B S. McClain 0/3, RBI (93), SO, E (12, missed catch)

SP R. Hill 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 7/1

 

Iowa lost game 2 4-1 BOX

 

RF M. Murton 1/3, K

3B M. Fontenot 0/3, 3 K, E (12, fielding)

C M. Johnson 1/3, HR (3), RBI (23), K

SP C. Pignatiello 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4/1

RP C. Bartosh 2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2/0, HR

 

West Tenn lost 5-4 BOX

 

LF D. Bacon 1/3, 2B (10), 2 R, BB, K

CF-RF A. Greenberg 2/4, 3B (9), 2B (12), R, K

1B M. Craig 2/5, 2B (21), 2 RBI (51), R, K, 2 SB (7)

3B A. Sisk 1/4, RBI (19), E (4, fielding)

RF-LF L. Montanez 1/4, RBI (13), K

SP C. Marmol 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4/1, WP, PO

RP V. Ramos 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0/0

RP D. Aardsma 0.1 IP, 3 H, R, 1/1

 

Daytona was rained out

 

Peoria won 7-6 BOX

 

CF S. Fuld 4/4, 2B (30), 3 R, BB, SB (17), assist

2B E. Patterson 2/4, 3B (11), 2B (25), 2 RBI (70), K

DH R. Harvey 0/3, 2 RBI (96)

RF J. Schmidt 1/3, 2B (10), RBI (18), BB

LF D. Larsen 3/4, 2B (26)

SP M. Weber 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 4/3, 2 WP

RP M. Hyle 1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0/0

RP D. Dickson 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1/0

 

Boise won 2-1 in 12 BOX

 

CF D. Gregg 1/5, R, K

SS K. Reynolds 2/5, 3B (2), 2 RBI (21)

2B J. Mota 1/4, R, K, SB (4)

SP D. Downs 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 8/3, HR

RP A. Santana 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5/0

RP N. Thompson 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2/1

 

AZL Cubs Lost 7-6 in 11

BOX

 

2B E. Serrano 2/6, R, K, SB (17)

RF S. Harris 1/6, R, 2K

CF R. Brown 2/5, 3B, 2R, RBI, K

C M Mercedes, 2/5, 2B, R, RBI

SP A Guzman 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5/0

Edited August 30, 2005 by Laura

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Probable Pitching Matchups:

 

Iowa (game 1): LHP Rich Hill (5-1, 3.95 ERA) @ LHP Matt White (8-5, 3.23 ERA)

Iowa (game 2): LHP Carmen Pignatiello (1-4, 3.69 ERA) @ J. Horgan (4-3, 4.30 ERA)

West Tenn: RHP Carlos Marmol (3-4, 3.52 ERA)

Daytona: LHP Yorkin Ferreras (3-3, 5.13 ERA) @ RHP Tim Worthington (3-2, 2.97 ERA)

Peoria: RHP Matt Weber (6-9, 3.98 ERA) vs. RHP Dallas Trahern (7-10, 3.39 ERA)

Boise: LHP Darin Downs (4-4, 3.70 ERA)

Mesa: RHP Angel Guzman (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 IP, 12 K, 1 BB)

Edited August 25, 2005 by CaliforniaRaisin

[fiver]

Probable Pitching Matchups:

 

Iowa: LHP Rich Hill (5-1, 3.95 ERA) @ LHP Matt White (8-5, 3.23 ERA)

West Tenn: RHP Carlos Marmol (3-4, 3.52 ERA)

Daytona: LHP Yorkin Ferreras (3-3, 5.13 ERA) @ RHP Tim Worthington (3-2, 2.97 ERA)

Peoria: RHP Matt Weber (6-9, 3.98 ERA) vs. RHP Dallas Trahern (7-10, 3.39 ERA)

Boise: RHP Matt Avery (1-2, 4.66 ERA)

Mesa: RHP Angel Guzman (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 IP, 12 K, 1 BB)

 

So would Guz get moved up to say Daytona or West Tenn with another positive performance tonight? Does he have any chance of pitching with the big club after Sept. 1?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Probable Pitching Matchups:

 

Iowa: LHP Rich Hill (5-1, 3.95 ERA) @ LHP Matt White (8-5, 3.23 ERA)

West Tenn: RHP Carlos Marmol (3-4, 3.52 ERA)

Daytona: LHP Yorkin Ferreras (3-3, 5.13 ERA) @ RHP Tim Worthington (3-2, 2.97 ERA)

Peoria: RHP Matt Weber (6-9, 3.98 ERA) vs. RHP Dallas Trahern (7-10, 3.39 ERA)

Boise: RHP Matt Avery (1-2, 4.66 ERA)

Mesa: RHP Angel Guzman (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 IP, 12 K, 1 BB)

 

So would Guz get moved up to say Daytona or West Tenn with another positive performance tonight? Does he have any chance of pitching with the big club after Sept. 1?

 

I'd say Guzman has about a -32% chance of getting called up. IIRC he may get a start or two at Peoria or Daytona before their seasons are done, and before he goes to the AFL.

[otis89]

It's Guzman time! Please don't hurt yourself today.

[Chris]

Dear Brandon Sing,

 

It will be ok if you hit your 26th HR tomorrow night when I'm in the booth.

 

DJAXXFAN

 

[/joking]

[Outshined_One]

Boise: RHP Matt Avery (1-2, 4.66 ERA)

 

Too bad he went yesterday. :P

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Boise: RHP Matt Avery (1-2, 4.66 ERA)

 

Too bad he went yesterday. :P

 

Eh, he needs to get used to Dusty's arm grinder in the majors. :P

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Probable Pitching Matchups:

 

Iowa: LHP Rich Hill (5-1, 3.95 ERA) @ LHP Matt White (8-5, 3.23 ERA)

West Tenn: RHP Carlos Marmol (3-4, 3.52 ERA)

Daytona: LHP Yorkin Ferreras (3-3, 5.13 ERA) @ RHP Tim Worthington (3-2, 2.97 ERA)

Peoria: RHP Matt Weber (6-9, 3.98 ERA) vs. RHP Dallas Trahern (7-10, 3.39 ERA)

Boise: RHP Matt Avery (1-2, 4.66 ERA)

Mesa: RHP Angel Guzman (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 IP, 12 K, 1 BB)

 

So would Guz get moved up to say Daytona or West Tenn with another positive performance tonight? Does he have any chance of pitching with the big club after Sept. 1?

 

More than likely, he'll go to Daytona, as some Chicago newspapers have indicated. I can't see the Cubs promoting him all the way from Mesa for his major league debut.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Iowa might be playing a doubleheader today (I'm guessing it's hurricane related from earlier in the year):

 

ZephyrsBaseball.com[/url]"]With Iowa taking a 1-0 lead, the teams will play a doubleheader on Thursday beginning at 5:05 PM CT.

[abuck1220]

iowa is playing a dh tonight...just in case that news from the zephyrs website wasn't enough for you, i heard it on kxno this afternoon.

[otis89]

Iowa might be playing a doubleheader today (I'm guessing it's hurricane related from earlier in the year):

 

ZephyrsBaseball.com[/url]"]With Iowa taking a 1-0 lead, the teams will play a doubleheader on Thursday beginning at 5:05 PM CT.

 

According to minorleaguebaseball.com, this is the pitching matchup for the second game. C. Pignatiello (1-4, 3.69) vs. J. Horgan (4-3, 4.30)

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Iowa might be playing a doubleheader today (I'm guessing it's hurricane related from earlier in the year):

 

ZephyrsBaseball.com[/url]"]With Iowa taking a 1-0 lead, the teams will play a doubleheader on Thursday beginning at 5:05 PM CT.

 

According to minorleaguebaseball.com, this is the pitching matchup for the second game. C. Pignatiello (1-4, 3.69) vs. J. Horgan (4-3, 4.30)

 

Where doe MiLB.com state pitching matchups?

[otis89]

Iowa might be playing a doubleheader today (I'm guessing it's hurricane related from earlier in the year):

 

ZephyrsBaseball.com[/url]"]With Iowa taking a 1-0 lead, the teams will play a doubleheader on Thursday beginning at 5:05 PM CT.

 

According to minorleaguebaseball.com, this is the pitching matchup for the second game. C. Pignatiello (1-4, 3.69) vs. J. Horgan (4-3, 4.30)

 

Where doe MiLB.com state pitching matchups?

 

here

 

It only does for a select few games though. I don't know why.

[Outshined_One]

Two quotes from today's Daily Dish over at BA:

 

• Double-A West Tenn righthander Ricky Nolasco dominated Wednesday in the Diamond Jaxx' 3-1 win against Mississippi. The fourth-round pick in 2001 allowed a run on seven hits and struck out 11 over eight innings. On the season, Nolasco improved to 12-3, 3.15 with a league-leading 160 strikeouts in 148 innings. His 12 wins rank second in the Southern League behind Birmingham righthander Sean Tracey's 13.

 

"His command is phenomenal,” Birmingham manager Razor Shines said. “This is the guy that just doesn't walk you. I think if he walked you, he tried to walk you. I think he throws the ball exactly where he wants to throw it. He's in the low 90s with his fastball, he throws a good breaking ball and a good change. You've got to do things right when he's pitching, because he's not going to put guys on base."

 

• After a slow start after his demotion from the big leagues, Matt Murton busted out in the Pacific Coast League. The Cubs outfielder went 4-for-5 from Triple-A Iowa Wednesday and is now 7-for-19 since being reassigned.

 

Also, Razor Shines is a terrific name. I don't quite know if it's as good as Coco Crisp, Jung Bong, Evan Logoria, Dick Pole, or Rusty Kuntz, but it's still quite good.

[otis89]

Murton is 1-1 so far today to bump his average up to .400.

[jaxxradio]

You will get your wish DJAXX.. Sing isn't in the line-up tonight. He probably won't play unless we need a big bat off the bench.

 

Get ready for Friday night. Is it cool for you to do the middle three innings of PBP??

[otis89]

Murton hit his first homer with Iowa to give them a 2-1 lead. :D

[Brian]

so this year Murton has:

raked at AA

raked at MLB

raked at AAA (i know, super small sample size)

[abuck1220]

murton's homer gives the i-cubs a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the 7th (they only play 7 because it's a DH). hill starts the seventh by giving up consecutive singles. then lewis catches a line drive for the first out, but throws it away at 1st...runners move up.

 

6 1/3 ip, 7 h, 1 er, 1 bb, 7 k's.

 

 

19/25 first pitch strikes for the nsbb minor league POY. :D

[abuck1220]

first CG of the season for the i-cubs, as hill finishes what he started.

 

7 ip, 7 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 7 k

 

stud!

 

i-cubs win 4-1 (didn't realize that they had tacked on two more when i posted the score before). .

[otis89]

first CG of the season for the i-cubs, as hill finishes what he started.

 

7 ip, 7 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 7 k

 

stud!

 

i-cubs win 4-1 (didn't realize that they had tacked on two more when i posted the score before). .

 

Please explain how what I put in bold can happen. :-k

[abuck1220]

first CG of the season for the i-cubs, as hill finishes what he started.

 

7 ip, 7 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 7 k

 

stud!

 

i-cubs win 4-1 (didn't realize that they had tacked on two more when i posted the score before). .

 

Please explain how what I put in bold can happen. :-k

 

hill is just that good.

 

fine, it was 4-2.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

murton's homer gives the i-cubs a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the 7th (they only play 7 because it's a DH). hill starts the seventh by giving up consecutive singles. then lewis catches a line drive for the first out, but throws it away at 1st...runners move up.

 

6 1/3 ip, 7 h, 1 er, 1 bb, 7 k's.

 

 

19/25 first pitch strikes for the nsbb minor league POY. :D

 

Don't be hatin' on Eric Patterson and Brandon Sing.

[otis89]

first CG of the season for the i-cubs, as hill finishes what he started.

 

7 ip, 7 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 7 k

 

stud!

 

i-cubs win 4-1 (didn't realize that they had tacked on two more when i posted the score before). .

 

Please explain how what I put in bold can happen. :-k

 

hill is just that good.

 

fine, it was 4-2.

 

OK. I figured it was just a typo, but I wanted to know which was right.