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Where'd you hear that, out of curiosity? Not doubting it, just wondering who the last pitcher was to do it. I'm guessing...Livan Hernandez?

Someone get that man a new ulnar collateral ligament.

Brett Jackson was HBP in his second AB for Daytona and had to be taken down for a pinch runner. :( Hopefully he's okay.

If the Cubs could trade Zambrano, he would have been gone earlier this season. If the Cubs pay 50% of his contract ($23 million) at the deadline, they might find a taker. Rangers could be buyers at that price. Z is at the the point where he has to be willing to waive his no-trade clause. He isn't a changed man and his daughter's request not to act like a child was obviously not enough to change him. I don't think the Rangers can take on ANY salary. Their sale hasn't been completed yet. I think they're in better shape compared to a few months ago, but yeah, the odds of them being willing to take on that kind of money are incredibly low.

BA Chat on 6/24 Hot Sheet

For those of you who missed it: Story Video Carrie Muskat's Twitter Anyone want to take odds on who gets the inevitable blame for this?

What the heck would he do to make this team better? Did I miss something, or does this team suddenly need more hollering and screaming?

Lee seemed to just stand there and take Z's yelling. I especially appreciated Stone's comment about Lee not being like Barrett. That brought back some happy memories. The fun part about this whole debacle has yet to come. The same fans who've been whining and crying about Lou Piniella not showing any fire, not caring, and not screaming at anyone for their poor performances will be all over Zambrano for this. Imagine if it was Lou instead of Z, what would people be saying instead?

Brett Jackson is becoming a mainstay on BA's Hot Sheet.

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Box Scores Iowa lost 10-7 Box Score CF S. Fuld 0/3, 2 BB, R SS D. Barney 2/5, 2 RBI, 2B (16) RF B. Snyder 1/4, BB, R 1B M. Hoffpauir 1/4, BB, R, RBI, HR (9) DH J. Dubois 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (4), HR (10), 3 K LF B. LaHair 1/4, BB 2B B. Scales 1/5, R, K C W. Castillo 1/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (8), K 3B M. Camp 2/3, R SP C. Coleman 5 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 1/4 K/BB, HR, WP, 9-2 GO-FO RP J. Russell 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 2 HR, HBP, 3-2 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 perfect, 2/0 K/BB Tennessee lost 11-4 Box Score CF B. Guyer 0/4, K 2B T. Thomas 2/5, R, RBI, HR (5), K LF T. Wright 1/4, BB 1B R. Canzler 3/5, R, 2B (10) C S. Clevenger 0/4, BB, K, PB (1) 3B J. Vitters 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (6), HR (3), K, E (10, fielding) RF M. Spencer 1/4, K SS N. Samson 1/3, R, 2B (4), HBP, 2 E (7, fielding x 2) PH T. Campana 1/1 SP C. Carpenter 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5/1 K/BB, HR, 2 HBP, 3-7 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2/1 K/BB, HR, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon 1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 9-3 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/1, R, HBP 2B DJ LeMahieu 0/5, 2 K DH R. Flaherty 2/4, RBI 1B R. Ridling 0/4, 3 K RF K. Burke 0/3, BB, 2 K 3B J. Opitz 0/2, R SS J. Lake 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (1), K, 2 E (25, fielding, throw) SP DE Rhee 5+ IP, 9 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HR, 7-5 GO-FO RP D. Patton 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2/1 K/BB, WP, 3-0 GO-FO RP C. Siegfried 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO Peoria won 4-2 Box Score SS HJ Lee 2/4, 2 RBI, K CF L. Watkins 0/4, 2 K LF G. Rohan 1/4, K 1B J. Bour 1/4, R, RBI, HR (7), 2 K DH DJ Fitzgerald 0/4, K 2B M. Cerda 1/4, R, K RF JH Ha 2/3, BB, R, 2B (5), E (1, throw) 3B C. Thomas 0/2, 2 BB, R, K C J. Mota 1/3, RBI SP R. Searle 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4/0 K/BB, 8-2 GO-FO RP N. Struck 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, HBP, 3-1 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB RP F. Batista 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Boise lost 9-1 Box Score SS A. Alcantara 1/4, R CF KM Na 0/1, 2 BB, K, Assist (3B) LF J. Morelli 1/4, 2B (3) 3B B. May 2/4, RBI, 2 E (2, throw x 2) 1B R. Jones 0/4, K DH C. Huseby 1/4, K 2B W. Darvill 0/4, 2 K SP J. Zeller 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP YL Wang 4.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, WP, 6-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 7-6 Box Score SS P. LePage 5/5, 2 R, 2 SB (2) DH PC Chen 2/4, BB, 2 R, K 1B R. Cuneo 3/5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 3B (1), HR (1), K CF X. Batista 0/5, 3 K C S. Burruel 1/3, 2 BB, RBI, E (2, pickoff) 3B D. Harrington 1/5 RP TA Wang 2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO RP D. Fitzgerald 2 perfect, 3/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP A. Jimenez 2 scoreless, 3 H, 1/0 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 PPD DSL Cubs 2 lost 5-1 Box Score SS M. Hernandez 2/4, RBI, 2 2B (8), E (6, fielding) DH D. Arcila 0/2, 2 K OVERALL: 1-6

Luis Liria got the start for the AZL Cubs.

Brett Jackson is 3/4 and a double short of the cycle in Daytona.

I see Randy Wells' luck has gone from great to horrific in less than a year.

Box Scores Iowa won 5-4 Box Score CF S. Fuld 4/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (6) SS D. Barney 0/4, R, K, HBP RF B. Snyder 0/4, BB, K 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4, BB, 2 RBI, K DH J. Dubois 1/3, BB, RBI, 2B (9) 2B B. Scales 0/2, 2 BB, R LF J. Adduci 0/3, BB, R C C. Robinson 1/3, BB, RBI, K 3B M. Camp 1/3, BB, 2B (9) SP T. Diamond 6 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 6/2 K/BB, 3-6 GO-FO RP J. Berg 2 scoreless, 2 H, 1/0 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO RP B. Schlitter 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 2-1 Box Score CF T. Campana 1/3, BB, CS (12) SS M. Gonzalez 0/4 LF T. Wright 1/3, 2B (21) C S. Clevenger 0/3, K 3B R. Canzler 1/3, R, RBI, HR (9) RF M. Spencer 1/3 2B N. Samson 2/3, R, RBI, HR (1) PH J. Vitters 0/1, K 2B T. Thomas 0/1 SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 5-7 GO-FO RP J. Muyco 2 scoreless, 2 H, 2/0 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO RP R. Buchter 1 scoreless, 0 H, 0/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO, E (3, pickoff) RP D. Cales 1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO Daytona won 6-1 Box Score CF B. Jackson 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3B (8), HR (6) SS DJ LeMahieu 3/4, 2 R, RBI, K 3B/2B R. Flaherty 2/4, R, RBI, HR (2), K 1B R. Ridling 0/4, 2 RBI RF K. Burke 0/4, 2 K C M. Brenly 0/4 SP B. Raley 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4/4 K/BB, 6-5 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 4 scoreless, 1 H, 4/0 K/BB, 4-4 GO-FO Peoria is on their All Star break until 6/25 Boise won 10-7 Box Score 2B/3B A. Alcantara 2/4, BB, 3 R, 3B (1) LF J. Morelli 1/4, BB, R, K 3B B. May 1/4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (2), K 1B R. Jones 0/5, R, RBI, 2 K DH C. Huseby 2/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, K CF KM Na 1/4, K, Assist (Home) SP M. Hatley 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3/2 K/BB, WP, HBP, 2-0 GO-FO RP JY Serrano 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO RP C. Rojas 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, WP, 1-3 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 5-0 Box Score SS P. LePage 2/5, CS (1) 2B PC Chen 0/4 1B R. Cuneo 0/3, BB, R, K CF X. Batista 1/4, 2 RBI, 2 K C S. Burruel 2/4, CS (1) RF B. Springfield 1/3, BB, R, RBI, K SP L. Liria 4 scoreless, 0 H, 7/2 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 1 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP D. Rundle 1.1 scoreless, 2 H, 3/2 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 8-3 Box Score CF O. Zapata 1/5, R, 2 K SS G. Amaya 1/3, 2 BB, R, E (6, fielding) 1B G. Jimenez 1/4, BB, 2 RBI, K, E (4, fielding) 2B J. Rodriguez 2/3, BB, R, K, 2 SB (6) RP E. Cabreja 2.1 scoreless, 1 H, 3/1 K/BB, HBP, 2-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 11-0 Box Score SS M. Hernandez 0/4, K, E (5, fielding) RF D. Arcila 0/1, 2 BB, K, E (3, fielding) OVERALL: 6-1

Huseby DH'd AND pitched tonight for Boise. 11th rounder Eric Jokisch made his debut tonight, getting three swinging strikeouts in a perfect inning of relief work.

Junior Lake over his last 10 games .241/.389/.345/.734 Not all that great, but a hell of a lot better than he has been in his career.

Here's an article shedding some light on why Chris Huseby has been logging time as a DH recently: Link

Box Scores Iowa lost 6-4 Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/5, R, 2B (5), Assist (Home) SS D. Barney 1/5 RF B. Snyder 1/4, R, K 1B M. Hoffpauir 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (15), K DH J. Dubois 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (9) LF J. Adduci 1/4, 2 K, SB (11) C W. Castillo 0/4, 3 K 3B M. Smith 0/4, 3 K 2B M. Camp 1/4 SP J. Samardzija 4.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4/3 K/BB, 4-5 GO-FO RP B. Parker .2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 2 HR, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Gaub .1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB Tennessee won 6-5 Box Score CF T. Campana 3/5, R, RBI, 2 2B (11), SB (23), CS (11) 2B T. Thomas 2/4, BB, R, RBI, K, SB (6) LF T. Wright 2/5, 2 R, RBI, 2B (20), Assist (Home) 1B R. Canzler 2/4, R, RBI, HBP C R. Chirinos 1/4, BB, 2 RBI, 2B (17) RF B. Guyer 1/4 3B J. Vitters 1/4 SS N. Samson 3/4, R, 2B (3) PH M. Spencer 0/1 PH M. Gonzalez 0/1 SP C. Muschko 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7/1 K/BB, HR, 6-5 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO RP A. Maestri .1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 0/2 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO RP L. Sommer .2 scoreless, 1 H, 0-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 7-4 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (5) DH DJ LeMahieu 1/4, K, CS (4) 3B R. Flaherty 1/4, R, K 1B R. Ridling 1/4, K, E (1, throw) RF K. Burke 1/3, BB, RBI SS J. Lake 2/4, R, RBI, SB (8) SP R. Dolis 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3/5 K/BB, 3-6 GO-FO RP M. Perconte 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria is on their All Star Break until 6/25 Boise lost 11-0 Box Score RF J. Morelli 1/3, BB, K 3B B. May 0/3 3B A. Alcantara 0/0, BB 1B R. Jones 1/4 DH/P C. Huseby 0/3 CF R. Davis 0/3 C J. Vigurs 0/3, E (1, missed catch) 2B W. Darvill 0/3 SP J. Mincone 4.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3/1 K/BB, WP, 8-1 GO-FO RP R. Carmona 1.1 Ip, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, WP, 3-0 GO-FO RP C. Huseby 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 5-3 Box Score SS D. Harrington 0/4, 2 K, E (2, fielding) 1B R. Cuneo 2/4, R, 2B (1), 2 K CF X. Batista 1/4, R, 2 RBI, 2 K, SB (1) DH S. Burruel 1/4, RBI, 2 K RF B. Springfield 0/0, 3 BB SP J. Rosario 4 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 4/3 K/BB, HR, 2 WP, 5-3 GO-FO RP E. Jokisch 1 perfect, 3/0 K/BB RP C. Hams 2 scoreless, 2 H, 2/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO RP A. Jimenez 1 perfect, 1-2 GO-FO Both DSL teams PPD OVERALL: 1-4

Len and Bob said in tonight's game that A-Ram will be back Friday. He will be working with Rudy Jaramillo in the meantime.

The Cubs confirmed the signing of 15th rounder Elliot Soto. Link

I love this team's decision-making with prospects. It always keeps me on my toes.

In the MWL All Star Game, Trey McNutt went one inning, struck out two, and gave up three runs on three hits, one of those a Jerry Sands 2 run HR. Sands is the MWL leader in OPS and HRs, while being in second for batting average behind Mike Trout.

Brett Jackson is on the US roster, while Hak-Ju Lee is on the World roster.

BA lists 13th rounder Pierre LaPage and 37th rounder Chad Noble as signed.