Outshined_One

I love how many plays we've seen this season that hurt us because our middle infielders are dwarves.

I want to see Piniella and LaRussa argue with each other.

Box Scores Iowa won game one of their DH 8-5 (9 innings) Box Score RF JF Griffin 2/4, 3 R, 2B (11), BB, K DH J. Dubois 3/4, 4 RBI, BB C S. Clevenger 1/4, CS (2), E (4, missed catch) LF B. Scales 2/3, R, 2 BB 3B N. Spears 2/4, R, 3B (3), 2 RBI SS D. Barney 0/5, 2 K SP J. Ascanio 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 6-4 GO-FO RP J. Russell 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR, 3-2 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-0 GO-FO Iowa lost game two of their DH 6-3 (9 innings) Box Score CF M. Camp 1/4, R 1B M. Craig 1/4, RBI DH J. Dubois 0/4, 3 K 3B B. Scales 1/4, 3 K C C. Robinson 2/4 SS N. Spears 0/4 SP J. Papelbon 3.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 5-4 GO-FO RP H. Williamson 3.2 scoreless, 1 H, 5/0 K/BB, 1-5 GO-FO RP G. Reinhard 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HR, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 8-2 Box Score SS N. Samson 1/5, R, K CF J. Adduci 2/3, BB, 2 R, 3B (3), K LF T. Wright 2/3, BB, 2 R, RBI RF T. Colvin 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI 1B R. Canzler 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (7), K 3B J. Mota 3/4, R, RBI, CS (4) 2B T. Thomas 1/3, BB, RBI, 2B (18), K C W. Castillo 0/4, K SP HW Chen 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5/0 K/BB, HR, 10-6 GO-FO RP J. Ruhlman 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 5-3 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/4 RF B. Guyer 1/4 3B J. Opitz 0/4, E (10, throw) C R. Chirinos 3/4, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B (10) SS M. Gonzalez 2/3 2B J. Harrison 0/3, BB, RBI SP R. Dolis 3 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 6-1 GO-FO RP D. Sasser .1 scoreless, 0 H, 0/2 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO Peoria won 5-3 Box Score CF D. Macias 0/3, BB, K, SB (3) SS R. Flaherty 1/4, R, K 1B R. Ridling 1/3, BB, 2 R, K RF K. Burke 0/3, R, K, HBP 3B J. Rosa 0/3, RBI, K C M. Brenly 2/3, R, 3 RBI, HR (3) 2B J. Lake 1/3, K LF D. Rundle 0/3 DH N. Perez 0/3, K SP J. Bristow 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/3 K/BB, 4-6 GO-FO RP R. Buchter 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, WP, HBP, 0-4 GO-FO RP M. De Leon 3 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 2-5 GO-FO Boise got shut out again and lost 9-0 Box Score SS HJ Lee 2/4, K 3B G. Matheus 0/4, K DH B. Jackson 1/3, BB RF JH Ha 1/4, Assist (2B) LF B. Davis 0/3, 3 K, HBP 2B L. Watkins 1/3, BB, K C M. Williams 1/4, 2 K, PB (5) 1B J. Petraitis 0/4 CF J. Valdez 1/3, E (4, throw) SP J. Nagel 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 12-6 Box Score LF R. Wagner 2/2, 3 BB, R, RBI, 2B (1) - Professional Debut 1B J. Bour 2/5, 2B (4), K DH R. Jones 0/4, RBI, K 3B C. Thomas 0/3, K, E (3, fielding) 2B B. Springfield 1/1 2B/3B C. Weimer 1/3, R, K RF J. Morelli 1/3, R, K, E (2, throw) SS R. Bautista 1/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (1), 2 K, SB (7), E (8, missed catch) SP T. Matchulat 1.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1/2 K/BB, WP, HBP, 3-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 13-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won 9-7 Box Score OVERALL: 5-4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reynosa won 7-5 (Mexican League) Box Score SP O. Martinez 5.2 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, WP, 10-3 GO-FO Overall in the Mexican League: 83.1 IP, 97 H, 44 ER, 38 K/29 BB, 4.75 ERA MLBAAP: Roos lost 4-3 Box Score 2B PC Chen 1/4, R, K, E (4, throw) RF S. Williams 1/3, E (1, fielding) Overall Stats for Cubs in Australia: IF Pin-Chieh Chen: 9/30, 1 2B, 1 3B, 9 BB, 7 K, 5/6 SB, 4 E - .300/.462/.400/.862 OF Sean Williams: 10/33, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 BB, 6 K, 1/3 SB, 1 E - .303/.410/.455/.865 OF Dong-Yub Kim: 1/4, 0 BB, 2 K - .200/.200/.200/.400 RHP Yao-Lin Wang: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 4.50 ERA

5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K

Tribune :(

BA has Futures Game Capsules up. Josh Vitters: Starlin Castro:

Box Scores Iowa won 11-5 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/3, R CF M. Camp 1/2, R, 2B (6), 3 RBI, SB (11) RF S. Taguchi 2/2, 2 R, 2 BB, CS (3) DH S. Clevenger 1/5, 2B (7), 2 RBI C C. Robinson 2/5, R 2B N. Spears 3/4, R, 2B (15), RBI SS D. Barney 1/4, R, K, E (1, throw) SP M. Atkins 6 IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 5-8 GO-FO RP J. Berg 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, HBP, 5-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 15-1 Box Score 3B M. Smith 1/4, 2 E (12, fielding, throw) RF T. Colvin 0/4 LF T. Wright 1/3, R, HR (5), RBI, BB, K DH-P B. Lalli 2/4, 2B (14) 2B T. Thomas 0/3 SP C. Coleman 3.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 6-3 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, WP, 2-5 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR, 2-0 GO-FO RP B. Lalli 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona won game one of a doubleheader 2-0 (7 innings) Box Score SS S. Castro 1/3, R, SB (15) RF B. Guyer 1/3 C R. Chirinos 1/3, RBI DH J. Vitters 1/3, R 2B J. Harrison 0/3, 2 K - Daytona debut LF J. Wyatt 1/2, 2B (8), BB, K SP J. Leverton 5.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 1 K, 14-2 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-2 GO-FO Daytona lost game two of a doubleheader 2-1 (7 innings) Box Score DH S. Castro 0/3, K RF B. Guyer 0/2, R, HBP 3B J. Vitters 0/3, RBI SS M. Gonzalez 0/2, BB, E (9, fielding) 2B J. Harrison 0/3 LF J. Wyatt 2/3 SP D. McDaniel 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 7-4 GO-FO RP L. Sommer 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0-2 GO-FO Peoria lost 7-6 Box Score CF D. Macias 3/5, 2 R, HR (1), RBI, K, PO 2B R. Flaherty 2/4, 2 R, K 1B R. Ridling 2/3, R, BB, K, E (8, fielding) RF K. Burke 2/4, R, HR (6), 4 RBI, CS (1), OF assist at third base 3B J. Rosa 1/4, K SS J. Lake 1/3, BB, 2 K, SB (3), E (25, fielding) LF D. Rundle 0/3, 2 K SP M. Hatley 3.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, WP, 2-6 GO-FO RP A. Bibens-Dirkx 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 8-5 GO-FO Boise lost 5-4 Box Score SS HJ Lee 0/3, BB, K, CS (3) 2B L. Watkins 1/3, 2 R, BB CF B. Jackson 0/3, BB, 2 K, E (1, throw) RF JH Ha 1/4, RBI, CS (2) DH B. Davis 0/2, 2 BB, K, 2 SB (2) - Boise debut LF J. Valdez 1/3, R, 3B (1), RBI SP J. Antigua 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 5-4 GO-FO RP C. Martin 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs with an off day DSL Cubs 1 won 10-0 Box Score 2B J. Rodriguez 1/4, 2 R, BB, K SS A. Alcantara 3/5, 2 R, E (18, throw) 3B J. Peña 2/4, 2 R, 2B (8), 5 RBI, BB, E (16, missed catch) RF X. Batista 2/2, R, 3B (1), RBI, 2 BB SP M. Rosa 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K, 3-2 GO-FO - don't get excited, he's 21 years old DSL Cubs 2 lost 11-6 Box Score CF-2B V. Bieneme 1/4, R SS R. Disla 2/4, 2 R, RBI, 2 E (3, fielding, throw) - debuted on 6/29 in the DSL, 18-year old is has an .883 OPS 3B J. Altagracia 1/4, R, 2B (8), RBI, BB, K, E (16, fielding) C H. Suarez 1/4, K, E (9, throw), 2 PB (11) 2B C. Henry 0/1, K, E (28, throw) SP A. Paulino 2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, WP, 1-3 GO-FO RP Y. Sanchez 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 GO-8 OVERALL: 3-5 MLBAAP: Roos tied the Koalas 6-6 Box Score 2B PC Chen 0/3, 2 BB, K, E (3, throw) RF S. Williams 1/5, 2 RBI RP YL Wang 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-2 GO-FO Overall Stats for Cubs in Australia: IF Pin-Chieh Chen: 8/26, 1 2B, 1 3B, 9 BB, 6 K, 5/6 SB, 3 E - .308/.486/.423/.909 OF Sean Williams: 9/30, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 BB, 6 K, 1/3 SB - .300/.417/.467/.884 OF Dong-Yub Kim: 1/4, 0 BB, 2 K - .200/.200/.200/.400 RHP Yao-Lin Wang: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 4.50 ERA

who? Relief pitcher down in Daytona; acquired in the Felix Pie trade.

That's pretty much my read on him. There was a lot about him that I liked when I saw him (poise, movement, etc.), but nothing stuck out and made me think he could be much more than a decent middle of the rotation starter. The number of guys in MLB who are able to have great amounts of success despite throwing in the 88-92 range with their fastball is pretty minimal. You either need to have excellent secondary stuff, otherworldly movement, or fantastic command/control in order to break through that barrier. I didn't think Coleman had any of those things. Moreover, he looked like someone who had already filled out his frame. It's possible he could end up adding a tick or two to his fastball (ala Sean Gallagher), but I don't see it. That's not to say he's a bad prospect, though. He's having terrific success at AA for someone who just turned 22. Sometimes these guys pan out surprisingly well and it's nice to have some more pitching depth in the Cubs system. However, because of his lack of stuff, he's going to have to prove himself at every level. He's not going to get any free passes if he struggles in AAA or the majors.

P Mike Perconte to Daytona OF Cliff Anderson released Link

Boise has a knack for comebacks. Down 3-2, they score four runs in two innings to win 6-3.

:shock: :-s :blink:

Box Scores Iowa lost 6-5 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/4, BB C S. Clevenger 3/4, R, 3B (1), 2 RBI 1B B. Scales 3/4, 2B (10), RBI, K SS D. Barney 0/3, R, BB, K SP E. Caridad 6.1 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 6-7 GO-FO, 90-64 pitches-strikes RP V. Perkins 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, WP, 3-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 6-3 Box Score SS J. Mota 1/4, R, 2B (11) 3B M. Smith 2/4, RBI, SB (3) DH T. Colvin 1/4, R, K LF T. Wright 1/4, 3B (2), RBI, K C W. Castillo 1/4, 2 K 2B N. Samson 0/3, E (2, throw) SP A. Cashner 4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 6-7 GO-FO, 85-50 pitches-strikes RP C. Lambert 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Ruhlman 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO Daytona (game one) PPD: Rain Daytona (game two) PPD: Rain Peoria won 4-2 Box Score CF D. Macias 1/4, 2B (6), RBI 2B R. Flaherty 1/4, R, K 1B R. Ridling 1/4, R, 2B (22), K RF K. Burke 3/3, 2 R, 2 2B (30), 2 RBI, BB DH D. Fitzgerald 0/4, 4 K C M. Brenly 2/4, K, CS (1) SS J. Lake 0/2, R, BB, E (24, throw) SP A. Shafer 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HR, 3-7 GO-FO RP C. Huseby 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO Boise with an off day. AZL Cubs lost 8-5 Box Score CF F. Guzman 2/4, R, RBI, BB, SB (11) 1B J. Bour 1/5, R, RBI, 3 K C R. Jones 1/4, R, RBI, BB, K, PB (2) RF-2B J. Morelli 2/4 3B C. Thomas 0/3, RBI, E (2, throw) LF G. Cook 0/2, 2 BB, 2 K SP L. Liria 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 5-2 GO-FO - stateside debut RP K. McNutt 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, balk, 1-1 GO-FO RP J. Rosario 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO - stateside debut DSL Cubs 1 lost 4-0 Box Score SS A. Alcantara 0/4, E (17, throw) - age 17 RF X. Batista 1/3, K, E (4, throw) - age 17 DH Y. Fuenmayor 1/3 - age 17 SP D. Estrada 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-5 GO-FO RP R. Reyes 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 9-8 with a four run 9th Box Score 2B V. Bieneme 1/4, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2 SB (17), E (5, throw) SS R. Disla 2/5, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 SB (3) - age 18 3B J. Altagracia 4/5, 3 R, 2 2B (7), HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 E (15, fielding, throw) - age 17 DH J. Gonzalez 2/3, 2 R, 3B (3), HR (3), 2 RBI, BB, HBP - age 18 SP E. Martinez 4 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR, 6-3 GO-FO RP A. Robles 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 4-2 GO-FO OVERALL: 2-4 MLBAAP: Roos tied the Koalas 5-5 Box Score 2B PC Chen 0/3, BB, 2 K, E (2, throw) CF S. Williams 1/4, RBI Overall Stats for Cubs in Australia: IF Pin-Chieh Chen: 8/23, 1 2B, 1 3B, 7 BB, 5 K, 5/6 SB, 2 E - .348/.500/.478/.978 OF Sean Williams: 8/25, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 BB, 6 K, 1/3 SB - .320/.452/.520/.972 OF Dong-Yub Kim: 1/4, 0 BB, 2 K - .200/.200/.200/.400 RHP Yao-Lin Wang: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

I think we've exhausted this discussion fairly effectively and no one's going to be changing their minds any time soon. Good chat, though! One final point about BABIP. Usually the average BABIP gets higher and higher the further down you go into the majors. Something like .353 might seem really out of whack in the majors, it doesn't deviate nearly as much at Low A. I can't remember what the exact numbers are on a level by level basis, but if I find them I'll post them.

Time for Bradley to K looking on a borderline pitch.

This is one of those seasons where the Cubs could lose ten straight and the rest of the Central would go 2-8 at best over the same stretch.

:-s

That's game over.

With this year's Cubs team, there's no other realistic possiblity The only other possibilities involve losing 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, etc...

Yunel Escobar is what I hoped Ronny Cedeno would become.

How Cub-like.

He once knocked a satellite out of orbit on a HR.

That was one of the better run-downs I've seen.

OMG SOLO HR DAT WAS WASTED!!!!!

Kevin Hart has been oddly effective.