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  1. Jon
    To be honest, I couldn't even see. Despite his Mercedes being a sedan, it's actually rather tall. The driver's side was on the opposite side of the car. I didn't see him favor his arm at all, but with this injury, he probably wouldn't even if it was bad. As for the MRI, all I heard was that he was having it today. I'd imagine that he would have taken it in the morning, but he may very well not have had it yet. Also, one critical piece of information: Zambrano left carrying something in a white bag that they use in the Wrigley Field stores.
  2. Jon
    Just wanted to bump this up to let people know that singles for some games are still available at the ticket office. I was able to score not-terrible terrace reserve seats for the following Friday afternoon games: 7/25 vs. Florida, 8/8 vs. St. Louis, and 8/22 vs. Washington (although those are available online, as well). I was pretty surprised I was able to get one for the 8/8 game. If anyone is looking for afternoons to use up vacation time on, you're in luck.
  3. Jon
    that's nothing, I was surrounded by 800 pound women at Old Country Buffet today You can't judge since you were there yourself. OCB isn't the place to pick up women. I think the I'll cherish the fact that Raisin called me a name dropper. Of course, he would have tried to hit up Z for free tickets. Back on topic, losing Zambrano for a month or even two wouldn't be a huge blow, but there are obviously other factors at play in regards to the rotation.
  4. Jon
    Hey, I did get that Bazooka gum scoop a few years ago. I was a little surprised nobody else shouted to him to ask how he was doing, although I think only a few others actually realized it was him. And yes, his arm was still attached. He also wasn't wearing anything special on his shoulder.
  5. Jon
    So here's my worthless update: I was down at Wrigley during lunch to replace my ruined Zambrano jersey t-shirt and see if any singles were available for future Friday games (got 7/25, 8/8, and 8/22!). If that's not tempting fate, I don't know what is. Anyways, at 12:50 PM, Zambrano emerged from the entrance right next to the ticket office wearing a tan-ish colored shirt and was accompanied by some bearded gentleman. They didn't say much and none of us wanted to bother Z, so I'm actually just wasting your time. He wasn't "favoring" his shoulder at all and while he didn't look to be in a great mood, he also wasn't crying. After a minute, he got into his black Mercedes sedan and drove off. Although, come to think of it, he did back out of the spot slowly and take a while to turn the wheel, but I figured that delay was just caused by some woman calling him and Z having to tell them that he's married. So again, I've got nothing. But I did stand 20 feet from Zambrano today and you didn't. Now it's time to schedule some half-Fridays.
  6. Jon
    Since it's such a pain to split threads, I'll move the other one to Rants.
  7. Jon
    And he's batting just .275/.351/.304 over his last 25 games (114 PAs). But hey, he's only been caught stealing once over that period.
  8. Jon
    Was that real? I know there were rumors about him turning down a gigantic contract offer, but from what I read, it never actually happened.
  9. Jon
    If they're not bluffing, that would be a bad, bad idea.
  10. Jon
    I'll have to post the daily show clip regarding Randolph's firing a little later. Good stuff.
  11. Jon
    Well, let's hope that Mark can improve upon that 89-91 mph fastball consistency.
  12. Jon
    They probably didn't want to put him on the DL and make an unnecessary roster move if Hill was going to be activated the next day. It would make sense to wait as long as possible. I just wish someone had reported what was going on. Actually, does anyone know what the rules are for the minor league 7-day DL? Can a player go on the DL retroactive to 7 days previous and be activated the next day?
  13. Jon
    That's scary. And it wasn't even the first line drive off of him in the game. Let's hope he's alright.
  14. Jon
    Rich Hill tonight:
  15. Jon
    Lee? He's batting .314/.432/.486 in his last 44 PAs coming into today.
  16. Jon
    That was one impressive throw.
  17. Jon
    Ugh. Today's Iowa Cubs game notes were released and there is nothing on Hill. In fact, they have Kevin Hart as the probable pitcher in 5 games. Rich is still on the roster and is not listed on their transactions page. Bullpen, anyone? By the way, Ascanio is expected to rejoin the team this week.
  18. Jon
    Just as I think I'm free from Michigan arrogance, I read this article about Northwestern "stealing signals."
  19. Jon
    Again, Johnson flatout sucks against righties. He's hitting .241/.294/.343 against them this season. With a third baseman playing very deep down 1 on the road with 2 outs, I don't see how it is horrible or inexcusable at all. It wasn't executed well, but do you really think having Johnson swing away against a righty is infinitely better than what he did? I sure as heck don't.
  20. Jon
    this is my issue with it. i don't think the bunt was intrinsically a bad idea but given the context of the night i thought it was an awful one. i was cursing about the play as soon as i heard pat say "bunt." Reed Johnson is horrible against righties with a sub-.300 OBP this season. I'd say there was a better than 30% chance of it working from the time Johnson made up his mind. Unfortunately, it wasn't a good bunt and in between the time he made up his mind and the time the bunt was laid down, Longoria began to suspect that a bunt might be coming and was starting to charge in during Percival's delivery.
  21. Jon
    I think he's starting for the Schaumburg Flyers this week. But seriously what the hell is going on with him? If IowaCubs.com is correct, I'd imagine that he'd be headed back to the DL (although since it's been 7 days since he last pitched, he'd be eligible to come off of it right away) or he has just been included in a super mega awesome trade. But I'd say his back is more likely the reason.
  22. Jon
    That's a waste of a DVD and postage. Especially since it should have been ruled an error from the start.
  23. Jon
    That was a good idea by Johnson. Unfortunately, while Longoria began playing deep at third, he started coming in during the pitch. Perhaps Johnson tipped off the bunt too early. I figure that the odds of Johnson beating out a bunt in that situation are higher than him getting on by swinging away.
  24. Jon
    Veal's final line: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 10-5 GO-FO There's a lot to like with that performance.
  25. Jon
    Pie is 1-3 with a double. Berg got rocked, giving up 10 earned runs on 10 hits and 4 walks. Jesse Estrada has been great in his AAA debut, pitching 3 scoreless innings in relief on 1 hit and 5 strikeouts. Boise leads 5-0 in the 5th. Hatley went 4 scoreless on 3 hits, 1 walk, and 5 strikeouts. Vitters is 0-2 with an RBI and walk. Keedy is 3-3.
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