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  1. Jon
    of Omer Asik
  2. Jon
    We'll get wet before noon, it looks like, but it should be out of the area by first pitch. The question is what, if anything, will come after.
  3. Jon
    It's good to see that Ascanio was finally able to make it back to the team. He hadn't pitched in 12 days.
  4. Jon
    Iowa: Hector Carrasco (4-1, 3.06) Iowa: Justin Berg (2-4, 6.75) Tennessee: Donnie Veal (4-5, 2.76) Daytona: Billy Muldowney (2-0, 1.26 - 1-0, 2.61 at Peoria) Daytona: TBD Peoria: Robert Hernandez (0-0, 3.98) Boise: Marcus Hatley (0-1, 1.23)
  5. Jon
    David Villa is out with an injury for the final.
  6. Jon
    His first 8 games, 24 ABs after joining the Cubs: .125/.160/.125 Since then: 20 games, 58 ABs, .379/.456/.828
  7. Jon
    I love Wikipedia: Kerry Wood has gotten a 2-strike count on an opposing batter in 79 ABs this season. In those ABs, he has allowed 2 singles, 1 double, 3 walks, 1 HBP, and 1 SF. That's a 0.084 OBP. With 49 strikeouts, batters have been 7x more likely to strike out when they get to 2 strikes than they are to reach base. For comparison, Marmol has only been 3.89x more likely to strike them out with 2 strikes.
  8. Jon
    I wonder if such violence towards a member of the organization can be grounds for voiding a contract. Of course, I'm sure the MLBPA would just love that.
  9. Jon
    Iowa: Mike Burns (5-4, 3.17) Tennessee: Mitch Atkins (6-6, 4.00) Daytona: Billy Muldowney (2-0, 1.26 - 1-0, 2.61 at Peoria) Peoria: Kevin Kreier (2-2, 4.68) Boise: Casey Coleman (0-1, 9.00) By the way, apparently the 20-year-old Casey Coleman has aged horribly: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Casey%20Coleman&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=488787 I think that's Gaetti.
  10. Jon
    It seems to be the norm for ex-Cubs broadcasters. Not that there aren't exceptions, of course. I don't think Chip ever really turned bitter.
  11. Jon
    Pity strikeout. That should've been a walk.
  12. Jon
    Absolutely fabulous numbers, but why so few innings per start? Has he never been a starter before? I know they don't send young guys deep into games, but 4 innings per? That seems a bit slim. He gave up 5 runs, 3 earned, in just 1 inning of work right before he went on the DL for nearly 6 weeks. When he was activated, he pitched 2 innings, 3 innings, and 4 innings, respectively. It's only because of that injury and then building up endurance. If you remove that injury start, he has a 0.50 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP over 36 IP.
  13. Jon
    Stupid ESPN. Why do they have to show the highlight show on Classic rather than ESPN or ESPN2? Well, at least they have one, although I didn't see one scheduled for tomorrow when I checked yesterday on my DirecTV guide. They also show some highlights on SportsCenter, surprisingly. At least based on what I saw once or twice while at the gym.
  14. Jon
    Can't wait to watch the highlight show when I get home.
  15. Jon
    Wow. How much time left?
  16. Jon
    Not to mention the fact that right-handed batters are facing the wrong direction. And it would be a tad obvious if the hitters were looking at the same spot away from the pitcher right before every pitch. It would be too easy to spot someone in the dugout wearing a radio receiver, so it would have to be someone in the tunnel, who then relayed the signal to someone else visible to the hitter. By the time the hitter got the signal, the pitcher would be looking in for the next pitch. It would be nice if people at least made their conspiracy theories plausible.
  17. Jon
    "baseball people" probably = "tony larussa" I'd love to hear their theories as to how it happens. Perhaps someone out there is holding up a sign written in invisible ink that the can only be picked up by the special contact lenses that Cubs hitters wear? Or maybe they've fine-tuned radio frequencies to be picked up by cavity fillings.
  18. Jon
    Thanks for the report, Tom. Do you know how efficient Rhee was?
  19. Jon
    By the way, here is the 19-year-old's line so far this season: 4-1, 1.22 ERA, 9 starts, 37.0 IP, 23 H, 10 R, 5 ER, 0 HR, 12 BB, 31 K, 1.81 GO-FO, .177 BAA, 0.946 WHIP
  20. Jon
    I'm not sure if this interview was posted elsewhere, but here are some excerpts: It sounds like it probably won't be a bad idea to continue to limit Rhee's pitch count and, if the Chiefs fall out of the playoff race, even shut him down a little early. I wonder if the scouting report in Raisin's original post was wrong, if that splitter is the same as his change, or if the change-up is something he only recently developed it. Of course, if he considers it his best pitch, I'd imagine he's had it for a while.
  21. Jon
    Limited tickets have been released and there are pairs available as good as field box infield. Hopefully the rain today comes before gametime.
  22. Jon
    Tennessee: James Russell (2-2, 4.41 - 1-1, 2.30 at Daytona) Daytona: Billy Muldowney (2-0, 1.26 - 1-0, 2.61 at Peoria) Peoria: Hung-Wen Chen (1-4, 3.31) Boise: James Leverton (0-0, 0.00)
  23. Jon
    I believe he's leading the minors with something like 26 homers now. Yeah, he's destroying the ball down there. .297/.407/.669 in 236 ABs going into tonight.
  24. Jon
    Ward is 5 for his last 8 and 5 for 10 overall with a walk. They've all been singles, though.
  25. Jon
    There should be a slight wind blowing out to left tonight with temps probably in the low 70s at first pitch. Sean is stretched out and was very efficient in his last outing, but I'd be surprised if Lou keeps him in there for more than 90 pitches. I'd be shocked if he goes over 100.
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