Outshined_One

With no game thread up, thought I'd post this. Olsen scratched for tomorrow. The rest of the series will go Stammen-Zimmerman-Mock for the Nationals.

Box Scores Iowa lost 4-1 Box Score 3B/2B A. Miles 1/4, 2B (1), K CF/3B M. Camp 0/4, K LF J. Dubois 1/4, K 1B B. Scales 2/3, RBI, CS (3), PO (1B) PH M. Craig 0/1 C C. Robinson 1/4, K SS D. Barney 1/4, 2B (2), K, E (2, throw) SP J. Ascanio 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 2 HBP, 9-6 GO-FO RP V. Perkins 2 scoreless, 2 H, 1/0 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 perfect, 2-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 5-4 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 0/3, HBP CF J. Adduci 0/4 3B M. Smith 1/3, R, HBP, SB (4) RF T. Colvin 0/4, K LF D. Deeds 2/4, 2 R, RBI, HR (3), K SS N. Samson 1/4, RBI PH T. Wright 0/1 RF R. Canzler 0/1 SP HW Chen 6 scoreless, 2 H, 5/3 K/BB, 2-9 GO-FO RP C. Lambert 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4/2 K/BB, 0-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 8-4 Box Score CF T. Campana 0/3, 2 BB, R, SB (33), Assist (Home) SS S. Castro 2/5, R, 2B (14), CS (8), E (27, fielding) RF B. Guyer 2/3, 2 BB, SB (11) 1B R. Chirinos 1/4, BB, K DH J. Opitz 0/3, BB, RBI, 3 K 3B J. Vitters 2/5, RBI, K LF J. Harrison 3/5, R, RBI, 2B (2), 3B (1), 2 SB (2) SP R. Dolis 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3/2 K/BB, WP, Balk, 4-5 GO-FO RP H. Williamson 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 2 WP, 2-0 GO-FO RP L. Sommer 2.2 scoreless, 4 H, 3/0 K/BB, WP, 2-2 GO-FO Peoria lost 9-0 Box Score 2B D. Macias 2/5, K, E (6, fielding) DH R. Flaherty 1/4, K 1B R. Ridling 1/3, HBP CF K. Burke 1/4, 2B (31), K, E (4, fielding) 3B J. Rosa 1/4, 2 K C M. Brenly 1/4, K RF N. Perez 1/3, BB, E (11, fielding), Assist (Home) SS J. Lake 0/3, K LF D. Rundle 1/3, K, SB (2) SP J. Bristow 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5/0 K/BB, HR, HBP, 6-4 GO-FO RP M. De Leon 3 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HBP, 2-3 GO-FO Boise won 6-0 Box Score SS HJ Lee 2/5, R, RBI 2B L. Watkins 1/4 CF B. Jackson 0/3, BB, 2 K C R. Jones 0/4, RBI, K RF JH Ha 2/3, 2 R, 2B (7), HBP 1B J. Bour 0/3, BB, 2 K DH G. Rohan 2/4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (5), HR (2) 3B G. Matheus 1/4, R LF R. Davis 2/4, RBI, K SP R. Hernandez 4 scoreless, 2 H, 3/3 K/BB, 4-4 GO-FO RP D. Nunez 1 scoreless, 1 H, 3/2 K/BB AZL Cubs won 3-1 Box Score CF F. Guzman 1/3, BB, R, K, SB (13), CS (1) SS W. Darvill 2/4, R, 2B (1), K, 2 E (5, fielding, throw) 3B R. Wagner 0/3, BB, R, RBI 1B C. Thomas 1/4 RF J. Morelli 1/4, RBI, 2 K 2B B. Springfield 0/3 2B R. Bautista 0/1 DH G. Cook 0/2, BB, K SP M. Sierra 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 3-6 GO-FO RP C. Hams 4 scoreless, 4 H, 5/0 K/BB, HBP, 6-1 GO-FO RP A. Spencer 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 9-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won 10-7 Box Score OVERALL: 3-5

Striking out in 1/4 of his ABs at Boise won't help.

Sweet.

Thanks for this!

"That was about as routine as brushing your teeth at night!"

Nice summer day, iffy Cubs team, boring matchup. Heck, I'm going to be out of here in a few minutes to enjoy the warm night ahead.

I <3 Bob Brenly. I have many fond memories of Adam Dunn's defensive miscues.

Everyone's taking it to right. It doesn't seem to be working.

Kind of sucks that Zimmerman is stuck with the Nationals. He'd be even more loved than Wright if he played in a better market.

I'm thinking All Star Game, imo.

Nyjer Morgan? Really? Is it a rule in MLB that every team must have a former Pirate?

Coors Light, because remember how awesome those GI Joes that changed colors when you got them wet or cold as a kid? We're totally like that.

Fantastic start.

I feel like I'm watching a Dodgers game with the empty stands in the 1st.

It's like we're back to the lineups of the Dusty days where he went with his gut rather than logic or common sense.

Can't say I'm all that excited if his velocity is down, but I can't complain about it, either. I'm curious what happens with Marshall. He's not stretched out, so having him fill in for Dempster would be an issue. However, he's no longer a LOOGY if Ryan becomes the situational lefty. Maybe Marshall takes over Marmol's fireman role?

Some good news on the Austin Kirk front: Link

Box Scores Iowa won 11-4 Box Score 2B A. Miles 0/3 PH C. Robinson 1/1 PH J. Dubois 1/1, R, RBI, 2B (16) 1B M. Craig 2/4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (4) C S. Clevenger 0/4, R 3B B. Scales 0/4, K, E (4, throw) CF M. Camp 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, 3B (1) SS D. Barney 0/3, BB, 2 R, K PH/2B N. Spears 2/3, R, 4 RBI, 2B (16) SP E. Caridad 6 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 3/3 K/BB, HR, 6-8 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 perfect, 3-0 GO-FO RP G. Reinhard 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP J. Waddell 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 9-2 Box Score SS J. Mota 1/4, 2 R, RBI CF J. Adduci 2/4, BB, R, SB (20) 3B M. Smith 2/3, 2 BB, R, 3 RBI RF T. Colvin 0/3, K PH N. Samson 1/1, R, RBI LF T. Wright 1/5, R, K 1B R. Canzler 0/4, BB, 2 K C W. Castillo 3/5, R, 3 RBI, 2 2B (6), K 2B T. Thomas 0/4, R, K, HBP PH/RF D. Deeds 1/3, R, RBI, 2B (8) SP J. Papelbon 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5/0 K/BB, HBP, 3-7 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 2 perfect, 2-4 GO-FO RP J. Ruhlman 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 5-3 Box Score CF T. Campana 2/3, CS (7) (Ejected in 5th) SS S. Castro 0/3, R, SB (17), HBP RF B. Guyer 0/3, K, HBP 1B/2B J. Opitz 0/4, SB (4) C/1B R. Chirinos 2/3, BB 3B J. Vitters 1/4, R, K 2B/CF M. Gonzalez 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (11) LF J. Harrison 0/4, Assist (Home) SP D. McDaniel 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1/3 K/BB, 8-5 GO-FO, E (2, pickoff) RP D. Sasser 2.1 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 K/BB, 4-2 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3-0 GO-FO Peoria lost 11-7 Box Score CF D. Macias 0/4, BB, 2 K 2B R. Flaherty 2/5 1B R. Ridling 2/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (9) RF K. Burke 2/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (7), K, Assist (2B) 3B J. Rosa 0/5 C M. Brenly 2/3, BB, 2 R, SB (2, home), PB (5) SS J. Lake 2/4, R, SB (5) LF D. Fitzgerald 1/4, RBI, 3 K DH N. Perez 1/3, R, RBI, K SP M. Hatley 2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 2 HR, 2-2 GO-FO RP R. Buchter .1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB Boise won 14-5 Box Score SS HJ Lee 3/5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B (8), 3B (1) DH L. Watkins 5/6, 3 R, RBI, 2B (4) CF B. Jackson 1/2, 4 BB, R, RBI C R. Jones 2/6, 4 RBI, 2B (1), 2 K RF JH Ha 2/5, R 1B J. Bour 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (1) 3B G. Rohan 1/5, 2 R, RBI, K 2B G. Matheus 3/5, 2 R LF J. Valdez 1/5, R, K SP J. Whitlock 4 scoreless, 1 H, 4/0 K/BB, 6-2 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/1 K/BB, WP, 1-3 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 5-4 Box Score SS W. Darvill 0/4, BB, K, 2 E (fielding, throw) 2B R. Bautista 1/5, R, K, SB (9), E (12, fielding) LF R. Wagner 3/4, 2 R, 3B (1) 1B C. Thomas 2/4, R, RBI RF J. Morelli 1/4, R, RBI, K, 2 SB (4), Assist (3B) DH B. Springfield 1/2, 2 BB, RBI, K, 2 SB (3) 3B J. Petraitis 0/4, 2 K CF F. Guzman 2/4, SB (12) SP C. Rusin 2 scoreless, 0 H, 1/2 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO - Professional Debut RP T. Matchulat 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 7-3 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff) DSL Cubs lost 10-5 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 2-0 Box Score OVERALL: 4-4

To be frank, the scouting reports on him are incredibly sparse. No one quite knows how he projects, much less how the Cubs will handle him.

Huh, he must have signed a 2008 contract. Do you mean 2009 contract? Anyway, he played 3B and not catcher. Is that expected? It's really, really, really, unusual to see international players playing immediately after they sign. Usually, teams wait a year before putting their guys in the DSL.

This guy has been filling in with Zach Zaidman in the mornings the last couple days, and it's a rare coming together of two morons. I don't have a problem with what he said. Strategic bankruptcy is a tricky thing. Using it to get out of obligations you have the ability to pay is morally questionable. If they could sell your organs and not face any liability for it, creditors would do it in a heartbeat. Morality and business don't go together.

Considering we haven't heard anything about him lately, some quick news on 3rd Rounder Austin Kirk:

IL on July 28th and 29th. :banghead: Sadly, Bankruptcy law is not on the exam. I actually did pretty well in that class.

Box Scores Tennessee won 6-4 Box Score SS J. Mota 3/4, BB, R, RBI CF J. Adduci 3/5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B (16), HR (2) 3B M. Smith 0/5, R RF T. Colvin 2/5, RBI, 3B (2), K LF T. Wright 2/5, RBI PH D. Deeds 0/1 C W. Castillo 0/5, K 2B T. Thomas 2/3, BB, R, 2B (19), K SP A. Cashner 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5/2 K/BB, 5-2 GO-FO RP C. Lambert 2 scoreless, 1 H, 3/0 K/BB, 2-0 GO-FO RP M. Mateo .1 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Daytona won 8-2 Box Score CF T. Campana 2/4, BB, 3 R, 3B (1), K, 2 SB (32) SS S. Castro 4/4, 2 R, RBI, 2B (13), SB (16) DH B. Guyer 1/2, R, 2 RBI, K 1B/2B J. Opitz 2/5, R, RBI, K C/1B R. Chirinos 1/3, 1/3, BB, R, RBI, K 3B J. Vitters 2/4, 2 RBI, 2B (2) 2B/SS M. Gonzalez 0/4, 2 K LF J. Harrison 0/4, K SP R. Searle 5 scoreless, 3 H, 1/2 K/BB, 5-9 GO-FO Peoria won 4-2 Box Score CF D. Macias 1/5, R, 2 RBI, K 2B R. Flaherty 0/3, RBI 1B R. Ridling 0/4, 2 K RF K. Burke 1/4, RBI, K, Assist (3B) 3B J. Rosa 1/4, 2B (1), K, PO (2B), E (2, throw) C M. Brenly 0/3, BB SS J. Lake 2/4, R, SB (4) DH D. Fitzgerald 3/4, R LF D. Rundle 1/3, BB, R, 2B (9), K SP A. Shafer 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 9-2 GO-FO RP C. Huseby 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Boise won 9-8 Box Score SS HJ Lee 2/4, 2 R, 2 SB (11), HBP 2B L. Watkins 4/5, 2 R, RBI CF B. Jackson 2/4, BB, R, 2 RBI 1B J. Bour 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI RF JH Ha 2/5, 2 RBI, 2 2B (6), K 3B G. Rohan 1/4, R, RBI, 3B (1), HBP LF R. Davis 0/4, BB, 2 K, SB (3) C M. Williams 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (3) DH J. Valdez 0/4, K SP J. Antigua 4 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2/2 K/BB, HR, 6-4 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 7-2 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 8-2 Box Score OVERALL: 5-1 Iowa and the AZL Cubs are off today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCL All Star Game 7:00 PM (from Portland, OR)