Outshined_One

That was one of the most sickeningly cute things I've ever seen. I loved every moment of it.

I wouldn't even put his ceiling at Jake Fox. Ridling's never played any position but 1B and, as mentioned above, he doesn't play it particularly well. Plus, Fox actually has some semblance of patience at the plate.

The BBs and Ks are still issues, but he's hitting enough to at least merit a bench spot at this point.

Didn't see this posted anywhere. Ted Lilly to Rehab with Peoria Chiefs on Wednesday

Box Scores Iowa won 4-2 Box Score 1B M. Hoffpauir 1/3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (1), K RF B. Snyder 0/3, 2 K 3B B. Scales 1/3, 2 RBI DH M. Craig 0/3, K C S. Clevenger 0/3, 2 K SS D. Barney 0/3 SP J. Russell 4.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 6-5 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 2.2 scoreless, 0 H, 4/1 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP V. Perkins 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0/4 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 9-0 Box Score 2B J. Mota 1/4, 2B (13), K CF J. Adduci 2/4, CS (9), Assist (2B) 3B M. Smith 1/4, K RF T. Colvin 0/4, 2 K LF T. Wright 0/4, K 1B B. Lalli 1/3, BB C W. Castillo 0/4, K, PB (7) SS S. Castro 1/3, E (3, throw) PH R. Canzler 0/1 PH T. Thomas 0/1 SP C. Carpenter 4.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HBP, 6-4 GO-FO RP J. Ruhlman .2 scoreless, 1 H, 0-1 GO-FO RP M. Mateo 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 2-3 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3/3 K/BB, HR, 0-2 GO-FO RP D. Sasser .1 scoreless, 0 H, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 8-3 Box Score RF B. Guyer 1/3, 2 BB, R, SB (19) CF T. Campana 1/4, BB, RBI, 2 K, Assist (Home) 2B N. Samson 2/4, K 3B J. Vitters 0/4, 2 K, E (8, fielding) SS M. Gonzalez 0/4, 3 K 1B J. Opitz 2/4, R, 2 2B (14) SP R. Searle 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2/3 K/BB, HBP, 8-3 GO-FO RP C. Siegfried 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP B. Muldowney 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, HR, 2-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 4-2 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/5, K 2B R. Flaherty 0/4, BB, R, E (11, throw) 1B R. Ridling 1/1, 3 BB, R RF K. Burke 0/3, BB, K, Assist (2B) DH DJ LeMahieu 1/4, RBI 3B J. Rosa 0/4, K SS J. Lake 1/3, BB, K, 3 E (32, throw, fielding, throw) C M. Brenly 0/4, K LF D. Macias 0/3, 2 K, HBP SP J. Bristow 3.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4/2 K/BB, 2 WP, 6-1 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 5.1 scoreless, 4 H, 1/1 K/BB, 6-8 GO-FO Boise won 13-7 Box Score SS HJ Lee 2/6, 2 R, RBI, 3B (2), K 2B L. Watkins 2/6, 2 R, RBI DH G. Rohan 3/4, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (9) 1B J. Bour 2/6, K 3B R. Wagner 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (3), E (2, throw) LF D. Fitzgerald 1/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (1), SB (2) C R. Jones 4/5, R, 4 RBI, 2B (4), HR (1), K RF/CF R. Davis 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI CF J. Valdez 0/3, 2 BB, K SP J. Nagel 2.1 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 3/3 K/BB, WP, 2 HBP, 2-1 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 2.2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/1 K/BB, WP, 3-3 GO-FO RP R. Sontag 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, HR, 1-3 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 5-4 Box Score SS W. Darvill 1/4, R, RBI, 2 K, 2 E (8, throw, fielding) RF J. Morelli 2/5, RBI, 3 K, SB (8) 1B C. Thomas 1/5, 2 K 3B J. Petraitis 2/3, R, RBI, HBP 2B D. Kemp 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (2), 3B (3), K DH B. Springfield 1/3, BB, R, K PH/CF F. Guzman 1/2, R, K SP C. Hams 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3/3 K/BB, 2 WP, 5-1 GO-FO RP M. Sierra 3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost a 7 inning game (completed early: rain) 5-4 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost an 8 inning game (completed early: rain) 5-4 Box Score OVERALL 3-5

He's only using the radar on Shafer. That normal for players to be working on their own teammates? Yep, that's a Chief. Further inspection on Google Image Search reveals it was Justin Bristow.

Aaaaaaaaand I'm back. I was hoping to post a lot more stuff from the game, but unfortunately my phone battery died on me about 4 innings into the game. Sadly, Keener couldn't make it out, but we're going to try and do this another time in the near future. Frankly, I'm glad I went considering how bad today's Cubs game looked from the box score. Onto my report... -As usual, I had a great time at O'Brien Field. I paid $5 for tickets four rows behind home plate. The ivy out in CF was coming in terrifically, the field looked excellent as always, and it was just a fantastic night for baseball, with weather in the low 80s and a bit of humidity. Seriously, if you ever get a chance to make it out to see the Chiefs in Peoria, take the opportunity! -Defensively, the only person who had a difficult play on the night for the Chiefs was LeMahieu on a ground ball to his right which juuuuuust skipped past him. Otherwise, I didn't see any plays which really put the Chiefs' (or Rattlers' for that matter) defensive mettle to the test. Everyone handled the routine stuff relatively well. This wasn't a great night to see if Flaherty could stick at 3B, LeMahieu at SS, etc. -Not a whole lot had changed offensively from when I'd last seen a number of the Chiefs. Flaherty still looks solid, although he was asked to bunt in the 9th when Jackson reached...which struck me as odd because he was terrible at bunting and halfway decent at hitting. He quickly found himself down two strikes thanks to that experiment. Burke looked pretty good at the plate. Ridling, Rosa, Lake, and Perez all had a lot of trouble with Scarpetta and Fiers, which led to some really awkward swings at some questionable pitches. -On the pitching side of things, the scoreboard gun was never turned on, so I can't report much in the way of velocity. The ump had a generous zone for both teams tonight. There were plenty of eye rolls, glares, and words exchanged throughout the night from both teams. When Flaherty was called on a check swing for strike three, a heated argument ensued, including some words from Pevey (who was coaching 3B, I believe). No one was ejected despite a few of the magic words being dropped. -UK's report for Shafer was pretty much spot-on. He settled down after a really rough first inning (including two very loud outs) and actually began locating his pitches much better. But, as a prospect, eh. -Michael Brenly caught my eye. He had excellent instincts at catcher and showcased a surprisingly accurate and effective arm. I believe he threw Lawrie out on a pitch in the dirt that bounced awkwardly in front of him. Plus, he seemed to be quite chatty with the HP umpire, which may or may not have worked in his favor. At the plate, he wasn't too memorable, but I think he has a shot of becoming a decent backup catcher down the line. -I can see why people love and hate Brett Jackson. On the upside, it's easy to dream on him. He's got room to add muscle to his frame, he's aggressive (but not stupid and not guessing) at the plate, and he already has good power and speed. His double was to the LF gap and he easily could have taken third, but was held up. Leading off the 9th, Pevey had some words with him and it was pretty clear he was being asked to set the table rather than tie the game. He went up to the plate and hit a solid single up the middle. "Gamer" and "Spark" are terms that come to mind. He's clearly not a Tyler Colvin or a Ryan Harvey type. But, on the downside, watching him at the plate, I have to wonder how he'll handle better pitching down the line. -I'm back and forth on LeMahieu. With the exception of the play mentioned above, pretty much every defensive play involving him was routine. My gut is that he'll end up at 2B down the line, but I'd have to see a bit more of him to make that judgment call. He looked okay at the plate, but his swing and his frame didn't seem tailored to a whole lot of power down the line. I could see him as a gap to gap kind of hitter, but a HR threat might be asking a bit too much. -The two Rattlers who stuck out were Lawrie and Scarpetta. I can easily see why the Brewers took Lawrie in the first round last year. He's well-built for a 19 year old and has plenty of power in his swing. He looked very comfortable at the plate. He still has plenty of work left to do, but he could be a solid asset for the Brewers down the road. Scarpetta stuck out because he had a quality breaking ball (curveball from what I read) and a solid sinker. He was pounding the lower half of the zone all night long and got double play balls when he needed them. I've read reports that he works 90-94, but it seemed like he was maybe a tick or so lower than that; perhaps around 88-92? Still, he got a ton of awkward swings with his curveball on the outer half of the plate.

Low battery. I'll post more after the game.

He's only using the radar on Shafer. That normal for players to be working on their own teammates?

Younger guy in a yellow polo and a radar gun behind me. Might be a scout, might be a timber rattler pitcher on radar duty.

Gapper for a double for Jackson. He's pretty darn fast.

Shafer looks really hittable tonight. Might be a long night.

No gun at the game, probably not turned on yet.

It's high school musical night!

Keener and I will be attending tonight's Peoria game. A report shall be forthcoming.

Blurb on Raley

Box Scores Iowa lost 16-8 Box Score 3B B. Scales 0/4, BB, R. 2 E (7, fielding x 2) 1B M. Hoffpauir 1/5, R, K DH M. Craig 2/5, R, 5 RBI, HR (6) RF B. Snyder 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (13), HR (13), K, E (2, fielding) C C. Robinson 2/5, 2B (20), K CF M. Camp 0/4 SS D. Barney 3/5, R, RBI, 2B (8), E (9, missed catch) SP C. Lambert 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 2-4 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 2 HR, 3-0 GO-FO RP G. Reinhard 1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3/3 K/BB RP J. Berg 1.1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 11-4 Box Score SS S. Castro 0/5, BB CF J. Adduci 3/5, R, RBI, SB (27) 3B M. Smith 1/4, R, RBI, HBP RF T. Colvin 2/4, BB, 2 R, K LF T. Wright 1/5, R, RBI DH B. Lalli 2/4, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B (22) 1B R. Canzler 3/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (10), K C W. Castillo 1/4, R, RBI, K, HBP 2B T. Thomas 1/5, RBI, 2 K SP C. Coleman 5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 7-6 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 2.2 scoreless, 1 H, 3/0 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO RP J. Ruhlman 0 IP, 0 H, 2 BB Daytona lost 2-1 Box Score CF B. Guyer 3/4, 2 2B (14) LF T. Campana 1/4, R, K 2B N. Samson 0/3, RBI 3B J. Vitters 0/2 PH/3B J. Opitz 0/2 SS M. Gonzalez 1/3, BB DH J. Jones 1/4, K SP J. Jackson 7 scoreless, 2 H, 4/1 K/BB, 7-8 GO-FO RP D. McDaniel 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HR Peoria lost 1-0 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/4, 2B (3), K 3B R. Flaherty 0/3, BB, 2 K 1B R. Ridling 0/4, K RF K. Burke 2/4 SS DJ LeMahieu 1/2, BB DH J. Rosa 0/3, 2 K LF N. Perez 0/3, 2 K 2B J. Lake 0/3 C M. Brenly 0/3, K SP A. Shafer 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HBP, 5-8 GO-FO RP R. Buchter 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Boise lost 5-0 Box Score SS HJ Lee 0/4, 3 K 3B G. Matheus 0/3, BB, K 2B L. Watkins 1/4, K 1B J. Bour 0/4, K RF R. Wagner 0/3, 2 K CF JH Ha 0/3 DH R. Jones 0/2, 2 K, HBP LF D. Fitzgerald 1/3, K, SB (1) SP R. Whitenack 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1/2 K/BB, WP, 5-5 GO-FO RP J. Lansford 2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/2 K/BB, HBP, 1-4 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 10-3 Box Score CF F. Guzman 1/3, BB, R, RBIK, SB (19) SS R. Bautista 0/2, R, 2 K, HBP, SB (13) 2B B. Springfield 0/1, K, E (6, throw) RF J. Morelli 1/3, BB, K, Assist (3B) C S. Burruel 1/4 DH M. Kemp 0/4, K 3B J. Petraitis 0/2, 2 BB 2B/SS W. Darvill 0/4, R, 2 K SP A. Kirk 1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, WP, 0-2 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 2.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 2 WP, HBP, 4-2 GO-FO RP D. Encarnacion 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 5-0 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 12-3 Box Score OVERALL: 1-7

Lou's kind of average as a manager. He's been very good with things like managing pitch counts (which is a breath of fresh air post-Dusty), playing certain matchups, and staying by his players during slumps, plus he's not afraid to try something new. However, his obsession with handedness and specific roles (i.e. the CF must bat leadoff, Marmol is the fireman regardless of his performance, etc.) is very off-putting, as is his stubbornness when it comes to those matters. Plus, he takes some annoyingly dumb risks a lot of the time (see: the hit and run). I think the Cubs could stand to upgrade from him, but he's nowhere close to being the biggest problem this team has. If you can find someone better than him, great. But, I wouldn't expend much in the way of resources in finding that person.

You mean 17th. :D If he can get the average up to .275 or so in the future, he could be a nice prospect. A 20+ HR (left handed) guy at SS or even 2b is real nice. I guess I'd like to see him at a more age appropriate level, but overall I like the power potential. His BABIP is still a few ticks too low to make me think he'll continue his current batting average. Frankly, I think he'll be fine. He's good decent patience and very good power, plus he's played three positions this season without much trouble defensively.

You mean 17th. :D

Box Scores Iowa won 5-4 at Wrigley Field Box Score 2B/3B B. Scales 1/4, K, E (5, fielding) 1B/RF M. Hoffpauir 1/4, R, 2B (1) LF J. Griffin 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (5), K RF B. Snyder 1/3 PH/1B S. Clevenger 0/1 DH M. Craig 0/2, K PH/DH N. Spears 1/1, R, 2B (18), SB (6) C C. Robinson 1/3, R, RBI 3B/CF M. Camp 1/4, E (6, fielding) SS D. Barney 2/3, R SP JR Mathes 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6/0 K/BB, HR, 6-3 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP J. Gaub .2 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO RP V. Perkins 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, HR, 1-2 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, HR, 1-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost 3-2 Box Score 3B J. Mota 1/4, K CF J. Adduci 0/4, R, 2 K, SB (26) DH T. Wright 1/3, R, RBI, 2B (18) LF D. Deeds 1/4, 2 K RF T. Colvin 1/3, RBI C W. Castillo 1/3, BB 2B T. Thomas 0/2, HBP SS S. Castro 0/3, E (2, fielding) SP HW Chen 6 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 4/2 K/BB, HR, 6-7 GO-FO RP D. Sasser 2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 2-3 GO-FO Daytona lost 7-1 Box Score CF B. Guyer 0/4, K, SB (18) LF T. Campana 0/4, 3 K SS N. Samson 1/4, 2B (3) 1B J. Opitz 0/3, BB, 2 K 2B/3B M. Gonzalez 1/4, K 3B J. Vitters 1/1, R, 2B (4) 2B J. Made 0/3, E (2, fielding) SP J. Leverton 4 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2/5 K/BB, HR, WP, 8-2 GO-FO RP H. Williamson 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP J. Pina 1.1 scoreless, 0 H, 0/2 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP L. Sommer .2 scoreless, 0 H, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria won 8-3 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/4, BB, R, E (1, fielding) 2B R. Flaherty 3/5, 3 R, 2 RBI, HR (16) 1B R. Ridling 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (27) RF K. Burke 2/3, 2 BB, R SS DJ LeMahieu 0/5, R, RBI 3B J. Rosa 3/3, BB, 3 RBI, 2 2B (10) DH N. Perez 1/3, HBP LF D. Rundle 1/3, BB, R, 2B (10) SP C. Archer 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 5/3 K/BB, 4-5 GO-FO RP M. De Leon .2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, WP RP C. Huseby 1.1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO Boise won 9-5 Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, CS (5) 2B G. Matheus 1/5, R, RBI LF R. Wagner 2/5, R, 3 RBI, 2B (2), HR (2), 2 K 1B J. Bour 0/4, BB, RBI, K 3B G. Rohan 1/5, R, K, E (6, fielding) RF JH Ha 1/4, R, 2B (11) DH D. Fitzgerald 0/3, BB, R C J. Guevara 2/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (2), 2 PB (2) CF R. Davis 1/3, R, RBI SP SM Jung 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/3 K/BB, HR, 4-2 GO-FO RP T. McNutt 2.1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/2 K/BB, 2 HBP, 3-2 GO-FO RP D. Nunez 1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2/2 K/BB AZL and DSL Cubs teams with the day off. OVERALL: 3-2

You should have gotten their numbers.

I blame two things: 1) Injuries 2) Aaron Miles

Since we're already talking about Raley in another thread, I'm going to lock this. Link.

Box Scores Iowa won 10-7 Box Score SS/CF M. Camp 1/5, K RF B. Snyder 3/4, 3 R, 2B (12) 1B M. Craig 3/4, 2 R, RBI, E (4, missed catch) 3B B. Scales 1/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, K C S. Clevenger 1/3, R, 2 RBI, PB (3) 2B N. Spears 2/4, R, RBI PH/SS D. Barney 0/1 SP M. Atkins 5.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 3 HR, 4-9 GO-FO RP C. Lambert .2 perfect, 1-1 GO-FO RP G. Reinhard 2 scoreless, 0 H, 2/0 K/BB, HBP, 4-0 GO-FO, E (1, throw) RP B. Parker 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 15-0 Box Score SS J. Mota 0/4, K CF D. Deeds 1/3, BB, 2B (15) 3B M. Smith 0/3, BB, 2 K RF T. Colvin 1/4 LF T. Wright 2/4, 2B (17) DH/P B. Lalli 1/2, BB PH R. Chirinos 0/1 1B R. Canzler 0/3, K C W. Castillo 0/3 2B T. Thomas 0/3, 2 K SP A. Cashner 1.1 IP, 7 H, 8 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1/2 K/BB, HR, 2 HBP, 0-4 GO-FO RP M. Mateo 2 scoreless, 2 H, 2/1 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP J. Ruhlman 1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, HR, 1-2 GO-FO Daytona lost 3-1 Box Score CF B. Guyer 1/4, R LF T. Campana 1/4, K SS N. Samson 1/4, K, E (11, throw) 1B/3B J. Opitz 1/3, BB 3B/SS M. Gonzalez 1/3, BB, K DH J. Jones 1/4, 2 K SP C. Muschko 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4/1 K/BB, HR, 1-8 GO-FO RP C. Siegfried 1 scoreless, 0 H, 1/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria won 14-5 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/6, 2 R, K, SB (6) 3B R. Flaherty 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (18), 2 K, E (10, throw) 1B R. Ridling 3/5, 3 R, RBI RF K. Burke 4/5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B (37), Assist (2B) 2B DJ LeMahieu 2/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (1), K DH J. Rosa 2/3, BB, R, 2B (8) LF N. Perez 2/3, R, 3 RBI, HR (9) SS J. Lake 0/4, BB, RBI SP A. Cabrera 5 scoreless, 3 H, 3/2 K/BB, HBP, 6-3 GO-FO Boise won 5-4 Box Score CF J. Valdez 4/4, BB, R, 2 SB (17) SS G. Matheus 0/5, R, K 2B L. Watkins 3/5, R, RBI, 2B (10), CS (3) 3B G. Rohan 1/4, R, 2 RBI 1B R. Jones 1/4, RBI, 3B (1), 2 K RF JH Ha 0/4, K DH D. Fitzgerald 2/4, R, 2B (2), 3B (1), K C M. Williams 0/3, BB LF R. Davis 2/4, RBI, CS (1) SP J. Whitlock 3 scoreless, 2 H, 7-2 GO-FO RP R. Sontag 1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1/1 K/BB, HR, 1-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 13-3 Box Score CF F. Guzman 1/6, R, 3 K, SB (18) SS R. Bautista 2/5, 2 R, RBI, K LF J. Morelli 1/5, R, RBI, 3B (3) 1B C. Thomas 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K DH S. Burruel 2/4, BB, 3 R 2B W. Darvill 2/4, BB, 3 R, RBI, 2 K 3B J. Petraitis 1/4, R, 3 RBI, 2B (5), 3 K, HBP SP B. Muldowney 2 perfect, 3/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP T. Matchulat 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 2 WP, 4-2 GO-FO RP J. Pena 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 1-4 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 6-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 9-1 Box Score OVERALL: 4-4