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He grimaced and kind of limped his way to first. Might be some discomfort, might be a separated shoulder.

Who knows at this point? Even if Barney can be an average hitting starting 2B who plays good defense, that's better than most people ever expected of him.

Starlin Castro is better.

Darwin Barney is solid.

11 pitch walk after being down 0-2. Awesome!

At least he got his money's worth. Colvin having a fantastic at bat.

Hilarious seeing Garza get the swinging K as the fans get up for the wave.

Why anyone would throw Soriano a fastball in the zone is beyond me. Also, Melvin Mora has had better days.

Well, whatever; he lost a [expletive]-ton of money because of Madoff. Actually, if the stories are true the Wilpons made money with Madoff and may have helpd perpatrate the scam so he could get cash from banks. But he ultimately lost around $700 million, right? The trustee is now seeking to claw back a billion dollars from them. Wilpon and Katz made a good bit of money off of the Madoff scheme. They took some losses, but overall, if the allegations are true, their loss of $150m is no skin off their backs. The story on the face of things is pretty much that the owners took out stupid loans and have run the Mets in impressively incompetent fashion. What's really been happening with the Mets' books will probably come out in the next few years.

While I would be very happy to get Bubba, wouldn't that pretty much put an end to our hopes of any significant late round super slots? Not necessarily. Take Zach Lee as an example: Considering Starling has a strong commitment to Nebraska as a QB, the Cubs could structure a comparable deal with him without having a severe impact on their draft budget.

Iowa has to deal with the proverbial buzzsaw in Omaha's rotation. Danny Duffy yesterday, Mike Montgomery today, and Vin Mazzaro tomorrow. Yeesh.

Box Scores Iowa lost 7-6 Box Score CF T. Campana 3/5, 2 R, RBI, 3B (2), K LF L. Montanez 1/4, BB, RBI, K DH B. Snyder 1/4, BB, RBI, 2B (4), 2 K 1B B. LaHair 1/4, BB, 2 K C W. Castillo 2/5, 3 R, RBI, HR (1), 2 K 3B S. Moore 1/4, BB, R, K 2B B. Scales 2/5, RBI, K RF F. Perez 1/4, BB, 3 K SS M. Camp 0/5, RBI, K SP T. Diamond 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 6 BB, 5 K, 6-2 GO-FO RP P. Trinidad 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 5-0 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 7-6 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/4, BB, 2 K 3B DJ LeMahieu 1/4, RBI SS R. Flaherty 1/4, BB, R, RBI, HR (7), 2 K, E (2, throw) RF M. Spencer 2/5, R, 2B (8), K 1B R. Ridling 1/4, BB, R, RBI, 2 K 2B N. Samson 2/3, R, RBI, CS (1), E (1, fielding) PH J. Vitters 0/1 PH M. Gonzalez 0/1 SP C. Rusin 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HR, 10-0 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 2 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 5-1 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GO-FO Daytona won 4-2 Box Score 3B M. Cerda 0/3, BB, R, K CF JH Ha 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (4), K DH J. Bour 1/3, R, RBI, HR (6) RF N. Perez 0/3, K LF M. Burgess 0/2, BB, R, K C M. Brenly 0/3 SS L. Watkins 1/3, 3B (1), K SP N. Struck 5+ IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 6-3 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-3 GO-FO RP F. Batista 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO Peoria won 13-8 in the 10th Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/5, BB, 3 R, 2B (5), K, SB (2) 2B P. LePage 2/6, R, 3 RBI 1B G. Rohan 3/6, 3 R, K DH R. Jones 3/6, R, 3 RBI, 2B (2), K C M. Gibbs 2/5, BB, R, 3 RBI, HR (1) SS E. Soto 1/4, R LF DJ Fitzgerald 0/4, 2 K SP H. Simpson 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 4-3 GO-FO RP E. Jokisch 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 4 HR, 5-4 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-2

Box Scores Iowa won 4-3 Box Score CF T. Campana 2/4, RBI, 2B (6), K, CS (1) 2B B. Scales 0/2, 2 BB RF B. Snyder 1/4 1B B. LaHair 1/4, R C W. Castillo 1/3, BB, R, 2 K 3B M. Smith 1/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (2), 2 K DH M. Ramirez 1/4, R, K LF F. Perez 0/3, BB SS M. Camp 0/4, E (3, fielding) SP R. Ortiz 6 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, WP, 8-3 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K RP S. Maine 2 perfect, 2 K, 3-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 10-6 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/6, R, RBI, K 2B R. Flaherty 2/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (6), K RF M. Spencer 2/5, R, SB (2), Assist (2B) 3B J. Vitters 1/4, BB, R, 2B (6), 2 E (7, throw, fielding) C S. Clevenger 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3B (1) SS M. Gonzalez 2/4, BB, R, 2B (3) PH R. Ridling 0/1 PH DJ LeMahieu 1/1, R, RBI PH N. Samson 0/0, BB SP B. Raley 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, WP, 8-3 GO-FO RP T. Harris 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP R. Buchter 1 perfect, 1 K RP K. Smith 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2-1 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona won 8-2 Box Score SS J. Lake 1/4, RBI, 2 K CF JH Ha 1/4, R 1B J. Bour 2/3, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (6), HR (5), K DH N. Perez 2/4, 2 R, 2B (1), 2 K RF M. Burgess 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (5), K C M. Brenly 1/4, R, RBI, K LF E. Crawford 1/3, HBP 3B L. Watkins 0/3, BB, RBI, K, SB (4) SP Z. Rosscup 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, 5-3 GO-FO RP R. Searle 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR, 4-0 GO-FO RP J. Latham 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 7-2 Box Score RF M. Szczur 1/3, BB, R, K CF R. Silva 1/4, R DH G. Rohan 1/3, RBI, 2B (10), K, HBP 1B R. Jones 1/4, 2 K C M. Gibbs 1/4, RBI, K SS E. Soto 0/4, K 3B A. Alcantara 2/4, K, CS (2), E (6, throw) 2B P. LePage 1/4 SP C. Greathouse 5 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 2 HR, 8-1 GO-FO RP B. Shafer 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Antigua 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-2 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-1

Between Suh trying to decapitate QBs and Fairley's penchant for drawing personal fouls, I have a feeling the Lions might very well kill someone's QB in the next few years.

I know he's one of the best hitters in the Midwest League, but it's seriously time for Greg Rohan to get promoted if the Cubs have any intention of finding out if he's a worthwhile prospect.

Box Score Iowa lost 7-0 Box Score CF F. Perez 0/4, K LF L. Montanez 1/4, 2 K RF B. Snyder 2/4 DH W. Castillo 0/3, 3 K 1B B. LaHair 0/3, K 3B M. Smith 0/3 2B S. Moore 0/3, K, E (4, fielding) SS M. Camp 0/3, 2 K C C. Robinson 0/3 SP JR Mathes 4+ IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 HR, WP, 7-4 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-4 GO-FO RP C. Carpenter 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HBP, 3-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 8-5 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/4, BB, 2B (5), 3 K, 2 SB (8), E (3, fielding) 2B DJ LeMahieu 0/4, BB, R, K, 2 E (3, missed catch, fielding) LF R. Flaherty 2/4, BB, 3 R, RBI, 2B (5), K 1B R. Ridling 3/4, 2 R, 2B (5) 3B J. Vitters 0/4, E (5, throw) C S. Clevenger 4/4, 2 R, 3 RBI, SB (1) RF M. Spencer 1/3, RBI, 2B (7), 2 K, HBP SS M. Gonzalez 1/3, 2 RBI, 2 K SP A. Cabrera 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, WP, 4-2 GO-FO RP HW Chen 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 3-3 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, WP, 2-1 GO-FO Daytona won 9-5 Box Score SS J. Lake 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 SB (7) 3B M. Cerda 0/4, BB, R, K CF JH Ha 2/4, R, RBI, K, 2 SB (5) 1B J. Bour 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (4), K, E (2, throw) LF M. Burgess 1/4, K RF N. Perez 2/4, RBI, K SP B. Wallach 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 5-3 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 1.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 1.2 perfect, 3 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 perfect, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO Peoria lost 4-3 Box Score 2B P. LePage 0/4 CF R. Silva 1/4, R, Assist (3B) 1B G. Rohan 0/4, R, K DH M. Burgess 0/3 SS E. Soto 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (1), K, SB (2) C S. Burruel 0/3, BB, 2 K LF DJ Fitzgerald 0/4, RBI, K 3B A. Alcantara 1/4, K, CS (1), PO (1B), E (5, fielding) SP G. Hicks 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HR, WP, 7-3 GO-FO RP J. Serrano 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 4-2 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-2

Box Scores Iowa with an off day Tennessee lost 2-1 Box Score RF B. Jackson 1/4, Assist (2B) SS M. Gonzalez 0/3, K 3B DJ LeMahieu 0/4, 2 K LF R. Ridling 0/4, K 1B J. Vitters 1/4, R 2B N. Samson 1/3, RBI 2B R. Flaherty 0/1 SP R. Whitenack 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 9-2 GO-FO RP B. Parker 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-2 GO-FO RP D. Cales .1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 8-6 in the 11th Box Score SS J. Lake 0/2, K 3B M. Cerda 2/5, BB, R, 2B (6), 3 K, E (5, throw) CF JH Ha 2/4, BB (!!!!), R, RBI, SB (3), Assist (Home) 1B J. Bour 1/4, BB, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (3) RF M. Burgess 0/5, 2 K C M. Brenly 0/5, 2 K, PB (3) LF E. Crawford 3/4, BB, R, 2 SB (7), Assist (2B), E (1, fielding) 2B/SS L. Watkins 0/4, BB, K SP B. Ebinger 3.2 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HBP, 7-4 GO-FO RP J. Latham 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP J. Lorick 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 2-3 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, K, 0-3 GO-FO RP R. Searle 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GO-FO Peoria won 7-2 Box Score CF M. Szczur 3/4, BB, 2 R, 2B (4), K 2B P. LePage 1/4, BB, R 3B G. Rohan 2/4, BB, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR (3) 1B R. Jones 1/3, BB, 2 K, HBP C S. Burruel 1/5, 2 K DH DJ Fitzgerald 1/4, BB, RBI, 3 K, SB (3) SS A. Alcantara 0/4, K SP D. Beeler 3 perfect, 2 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP R. Lopez 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, WP, 4-3 GO-FO RP C. Harman 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 1-2

I really question whether Lindor will ever hit enough to be a starting middle infielder in the majors. When I read reports like this: I worry. Some people aren't so hot on his defensive tools, either. In other words, bleh. Not a fan of that pick.

Box Scores Iowa lost 4-3 Box Score CF T. Campana 1/5, R LF L. Montanez 2/5, RBI, 2B (6), K, CS (2) RF B. Snyder 1/4, RBI, 2 K 1B B. LaHair 2/4, 2B (8), K C W. Castillo 0/4, 2 K 3B S. Moore 0/3, BB, 2 K 2B B. Scales 0/4 SS M. Camp 0/3, BB, R, K P J. Jackson 3/3, R, 2 2B (2) PH M. Ramirez 0/0, BB SP J. Jackson 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HBP, 8-7 GO-FO RP S. Maine 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP J. Gaub .1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, WP Tennessee won 6-1 Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/4, K PH J. Vitters 1/1 2B/3B DJ LeMahieu 2/5, R, SB (3) SS R. Flaherty 3/5, 2 R, 2 K, 2B (4) RF M. Spencer 4/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (6), 3B (1) 1B/LF R. Ridling 1/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (4) C S. Clevenger 1/5, R, RBI PH/2B N. Samson 1/2 SP T. McNutt 5 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 7-0 GO-FO RP L. Sommer 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP K. Smit 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1 perfect, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Daytona with an off day. Peoria won 10-1 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/6, RBI, 2B (3), K RF R. Silva 0/6, 4 K 3B G. Rohan 3/5, 2B (9) 1B R. Jones 1/5, R, 2B (1), K C M. Gibbs 2/3, 2 BB, 3 R, 2B (3) 2B E. Soto 1/3, 3 R, 2 HBP LF DJ Fitzgerald 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2 K, HBP SS A. Alcantara 2/5, 4 RBI, 2B (3) SP A. Kirk 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 7-2 GO-FO RP B. Shafer 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, HBP, 1-1 GO-FO RP J. Antigua 1 perfect, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 1 perfect, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-1

Not a top of the line guy, but he's done well enough that he could find himself in the Marlins rotation in the next two to three years.

He wasn't hustling like Barney would have. I believe the proper term for Barney is crafty? Does Barney qualify for the hustle/grit descriptors? From the eyeball test, he looks like he might be one of those lazy types.

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Box Scores Iowa won 12-8 Box Score CF F. Perez 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, K LF L. Montanez 4/5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 3 2B (5), HR (3) C W. Castillo 2/5, R, RBI 1B S. Moore 2/4, R, RBI, 2 K 3B M. Smith 2/5, R, RBI, 2B (5) 2B B. Scales 0/4, BB SS M. Camp 0/4, BB, R PH M. Ramirez 1/1, R PH B. LaHair 1/1, RBI SP R. Coello 5 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 4-1 GO-FO RP P. Trinidad 1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 2-3 GO-FO Tennessee lost 8-4 Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/4, BB, R, K, E (2, throw) 2B DJ LeMahieu 2/4, E (1, fielding) LF R. Flaherty 1/4, R 1B R. Ridling 3/3, BB, R, 3 RBI, HR (5) 3B J. Vitters 0/4, 3 K C S. Clevenger 1/4, R, PB (3) RF M. Spencer 0/4, 2 K SS M. Gonzalez 0/4, 2 K PH N. Samson 0/1, K SP R. Dolis 4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 7-1 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff) RP R. Buchter 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR RP T. Harris 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona PPD Peoria won 14-3 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/4, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI 2B P. LePage 2/6, 3 R, 3 RBI 1B G. Rohan 2/6, 3 RBI, 2 2B (8), K C M. Gibbs 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2B (2), K SS E. Soto 1/4, BB, R, RBI DH DJ Fitzgerald 0/3, 2 BB, R, RBI 3B A. Alcantara 2/5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (2), K SP H. Simpson 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR, 3-3 GO-FO RP E. Jokisch 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 5-3 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-1

Diamond with another not so hot start, giving up 3 HRs and 6 runs (5 earned) in three innings. In Daytona, Ha hit his third HR. Kurcz pitched pretty well (7 IP, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K).