Outshined_One

*Shove*

this Yep.

It's a lot. He has plus speed and is sporting a 50/15 SB/CS line in Daytona (and a 61/17 line overall). He needs to work on the CS numbers, but he could find his way onto a bench as a 4th or 5th OF/pinch runner type of guy. Thanks. Where were his first 11/2? Boise? Peoria.

Should get through without a hitch. Bankruptcy Court judges are usually incredibly passive and the creditors would be buffoons to block this sale since it would substantially devalue the franchise and cut them off from a source of payments. Dan Bernstein indicated today that there is still the outside possibility of another bidder getting involved. There is a $20 Million backout clause in the contract, so theoretically if Utay or anyone else came in with a bid that is more than $20 Million above Ricketts' bid, Zell could back out and sell to the other party. Apparently Zell really dislikes Ricketts and doesn't like that Ricketts forced his hand by threatening to back out if the Tribune didn't agree to his terms. I would say that the chances of a new bid being accepted are very slim, but the fact remains that it is a possibility. Considering the potential legal nightmares that would stem from something like that, I really cannot see that happening. Cases like Pennzoil v. Texaco send shivers down people's spines with good reason. There are ways around those kinds of clauses and I'm sure the Ricketts would be happy to argue for something like that if they could get a large damages award from Zell and Utay.

Box Scores Iowa won Game 1 of their DH 2-1 Box Score SS A. Blanco 1/3, R, 2 RBI, HR (6), E (8, throw) CF M. Camp 1/3, K 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/2, 2 K RF B. Snyder 0/2 DH M. Craig 0/2, K 3B B. Scales 0/2, 2 K C C. Robinson 0/1, BB, R, K 2B D. Barney 0/1 SP J. Russell 5 scoreless, 4 H, 7/1 K/BB, 1-7 GO-FO RP D. Patton 1 scoreless, 0 H, 0/2 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO Iowa won Game 2 of their DH 2-1 Box Score PH M. Camp 0/1 SS A. Blanco 2/4, RBI, 2B (17) 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/3, 2 K RF B. Snyder 0/1, 2 BB, SB (8) DH B. Scales 0/3, 2 K C S. Clevenger 2/3, R, K PH M. Craig 1/1 3B N. Spears 1/3, R, RBI SP E. Caridad 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5/0 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO, E (1, throw) RP J. Berg 2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/0 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP V. Perkins 1+ scoreless, 0 H, 2/3 K/BB, HBP, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/2 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee with an off day Daytona won 8-5 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/4, BB, RBI, K 2B N. Samson 1/2, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI 3B J. Vitters 1/4, R, K RF B. Guyer 1/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (1) 1B J. Opitz 2/4, 3B (5) SS M. Gonzalez 1/3, BB, RBI, K, CS (7), E (21, throw), PO (1B) DH J. Jones 1/3, R, RBI, 2B (4), K, HBP SP J. Leverton 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 5/1 K/BB, 2 HR, HBP, 4-6 GO-FO RP H. Williamson 2.2 scoreless, 0 H, 5/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP L. Sommer 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Peoria won 2-1 Box Score CF D. Macias 2/4, 2 R 3B R. Flaherty 2/3, BB, E (15, throw) 1B R. Ridling 0/3, RBI, K DH K. Burke 0/3, BB, K, SB (14) SS DJ LeMahieu 1/4, RBI, K, SB (2) RF NotNeifi Perez 0/3, BB C M. Brenly 0/2, 2 BB, K 2B J. Lake 1/3 SP A. Shafer 6 scoreless, 4 H, 2/1 K/BB, 6-10 GO-FO Boise lost 4-2 Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/4, K, 2 E (23, throw x 2) 2B L. Watkins 0/4, E (10, fielding) 1B J. Bour 0/4, K DH G. Rohan 1/4, R, K LF R. Wagner 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (10), HR (4), K RF JH Ha 1/4, K SP J. Nagel 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, Balk, 3-3 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 3 scoreless, 0 H, 3/0 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO RP D. Nunez 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 4/0 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 6-4 Box Score CF F. Guzman 0/1, 3 BB, SB (32) 3B B. May 0/4, BB, 3 K 1B C. Thomas 2/5, R, 2B (11), K 2B D. Kemp 1/5, R, 3 K DH S. Burruel 1/3, BB, R LF B. Springfield 2/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (1), K SS W. Darvill 2/3, 2 RBI, SB (7) SP C. Rojas 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 2-3 GO-FO RP L. Liria 2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0/1 K/BB, WP, HBP, 3-3 GO-FO RP M. Perez 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 0-3 GO-FO OVERALL: 4-2

It's a lot. He has plus speed and is sporting a 50/15 SB/CS line in Daytona (and a 61/17 line overall). He needs to work on the CS numbers, but he could find his way onto a bench as a 4th or 5th OF/pinch runner type of guy.

Raley and Rhee both went for the AZL Cubs tonight. Neither posted particularly noteworthy lines, though.

Nearly gave up a HR to Willie Harris. Well done.

That was almost a hilarious disaster.

Part of me almost wants them to lose this one.

Probable Starters Iowa: Esmailin Caridad Tennessee: Casey Coleman Daytona: James Leverton Peoria: Chris Archer Boise: Robert Whitenack

I find it funny that, for all the guff Starlin Castro gets for his errors, a lot of people have given Hak-Ju Lee a pass for the same thing.

Nope. He's a lot of fun to watch in person.

Moving to #15 could be huge if Ricketts wants to open the checkbook. Go Nats. why not try to sneak in the top 10? Once a team reaches the Top 15, that team will not lose its first round draft pick for a Type A free agent. Having a Top 10 pick would be nice, but 15 is the magic number for free agent spending.

Box Scores Iowa PPD: Rain Tennessee won 2-1 Box Score SS/3B J. Mota 0/3, BB, E (13, throw) CF J. Adduci 0/3, K LF T. Wright 3/3, BB, R, 2B (22) 1B B. Lalli 0/4, 2 K PR/SS S. Castro 0/0, R RF T. Colvin 2/4, CS (1), PO (1B) 3B/1B R. Canzler 1/3, BB, 2 RBI, 2B (13), K C W. Castillo 0/4, 2 K 2B T. Thomas 0/4, K PH D. Deeds 1/1, 2B (20) SP C. Coleman 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 12-3 GO-FO RP M. Mateo 1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/0 K/BB, HBP, 0-2 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1 scoreless, 1-2 GO-FO RP D. Sasser .1 scoreless, 1/1 K/BB Daytona lost 7-1 Box Score CF T. Campana 1/4, SB (50) 2B N. Samson 0/3, E (15, throw), HBP 3B J. Vitters 1/3, BB, R RF B. Guyer 0/4, K DH J. Opitz 1/4, K SS M. Gonzalez 0/4, K SP J. Jackson 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 11/1 K/BB, HBP, 1-2 GO-FO, 2 E (2, fielding, throw) RP B. Muldowney 2.2 scoreless, 2 H, 3/0 K/BB, 0-5 GO-FO RP J. Pina 1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria won 7-3 Box Score CF D. Macias 0/4 3B R. Flaherty 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (23), K 1B R. Ridling 1/4, R, RBI, K DH K. Burke 0/2, 2 BB, R, SB (13) 2B DJ LeMahieu 1/3, BB, RBI, E (2, fielding) RF N. Perez 2/4, R, RBI SS J. Lake 2/4, K, CS (7) SP C. Archer 4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5/5 K/BB, HBP, 6-1 GO-FO RP A. Cabrera 3.1 scoreless, 2 H, 3/3 K/BB, WP, 4-3 GO-FO RP R. Buchter 1.2 scoreless, 1 H, 3/2 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Boise lost 7-1 Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/4 2B L. Watkins 1/3, BB 1B J. Bour 0/3, BB 3B G. Rohan 1/4, 2 K LF R. Wagner 1/3, BB, R, 2B (9) RF JH Ha 0/4, K, Assist (2B) DH D. Fitzgerald 0/4, K CF J. Valdez 0/2, BB SP R. Whitenack 3.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 1/3 K/BB, Balk, 5-4 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 5-2 Box Score CF F. Guzman 0/2, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 SB (31) 1B B. May 1/4, RBI, 2 K DH C. Thomas 0/3, BB, K 2B D. Kemp 0/2, 2 BB, K, SB (1) SS W. Darvill 0/4, 3 K, 2 E (12, fielding, throw) 3B J. Petraitis 0/3 LF B. Springfield 0/3, K SP B. Raley 2 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1/2 K/BB, WP, 3-2 GO-FO RP DE Rhee 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, WP, 4-0 GO-FO RP C. Hams 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0/3 K/BB, WP, 2-1 GO-FO RP D. Encarnacion 1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-3

Looks like Bautista's in Peoria.

I'm sure the Cubs will use that pick on a great player that will be a 12 time all-star and hall of famer. That's what usually happens with the Cubs high draft picks, right? They've hit on the past few it seems, so maybe we'll keep it up.

I like this whole "tank for a high draft pick" idea. We need to keep it up!

Weird move. Wonder if a college education in Korea was part of his contract?

It's been nice knowing you.

Right.

Kissing Suzy Kolber

Whoops. I read that as Cashner.

Having a 38/24 K/BB in 45.3 IP is not astonishing. While he has had some very nice outings with Tennessee, he's also had his share of clunkers and hasn't had a dominating start since August 3rd. I'm beginning to wonder if this is just a bump in the road or if this is indicative of something else.

He's a football guy. I wonder if this qualifies for FJM. Kissing Suzy Kolber rips him to shreds every week. It's not as good as FJM, but it has its moments. Also, I love this video of Peter King at the Red Sox game. I think those shorts can be used as a 6 person tent.