Outshined_One

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

Well, now I feel kind of bad for laughing... Seriously, is there anything Pujols can't do?!

Would a Mike Cameron-like career be too much to ask from Jackson? I'm not expecting him to be a .300 hitter, but if he can show off decent power, decent walk rates, and good enough defense, I can live with the strikeouts.

Like on Naked gun. *Does a backflip, then motions for a strike*

I'm convinced this umpire has no strike zone tonight. He's just calling balls and strikes randomly.

That somehow worked.

Puke

Since 2003, when Hendry became GM... Cubs * 2009: $134,809,000 * 2008: $118,345,833 * 2007: $ 99,670,332 * 2006: $ 94,424,499 * 2005: $ 87,032,933 * 2004: $ 90,560,000 * 2003: $ 79,868,333 Cardinals * 2009: $ 88,528,409 * 2008: $ 99,624,449 * 2007: $ 90,286,823 * 2006: $ 88,891,371 * 2005: $ 92,106,833 * 2004: $ 83,228,333 * 2003: $ 83,786,666 Brewers * 2009: $ 80,182,502 * 2008: $ 80,937,499 * 2007: $ 70,986,500 * 2006: $ 57,568,333 * 2005: $ 39,934,833 * 2004: $ 27,528,500 * 2003: $ 40,627,000 Astros * 2009: $102,996,414 * 2008: $ 88,930,414 * 2007: $ 87,759,000 * 2006: $ 92,551,503 * 2005: $ 76,779,000 * 2004: $ 75,397,000 * 2003: $ 71,040,000 Up until the past two years, the disparities haven't been that wide.

White Sox, Mets, Phillies, Dodgers, and Astros are all pretty close this year. Trade deadline moves kind mucked salaries up, so it's hard to tell based on info that's out there.

Friggin midget...

Great, now Jeff's taking out his frustrations on the backstop.