Outshined_One

I'll go with four run error.

This post strikes me as odd for someone with four posts who joined today. Yeah, I don't like him either. Ban him! He could be larhur reborn! That'd be fun.

This post strikes me as odd for someone with four posts who joined today.

Let's hope they keep that up and the Cubs do the opposite.

You were right about him awhile ago when he was cubsin2009 or whatever the hell he was.

See you again when you re-register, champ. Who was he? CubsGM. It's like he's playing hide and go get banned.

See you again when you re-register, champ.

People bitching about scoreboard-watching also qualifies as both of those things Both of you knock it off. we're not fighting, and if he wants to keep us updated on the cardinals game, that would be fine with everyone, i think. I just can't stand hearing "CARPENTER GOT A HIT ONLY THE CARDINALS PIXIE DUST" every time someone does something. It's awful and embarrassing. That's fair. I just don't want things going any further than that.

People bitching about scoreboard-watching also qualifies as both of those things Both of you knock it off.

White Sox: 2009: $ 96,068,500 2008: $121,189,332 2007: $108,671,833 2006: $102,750,667 2005: $ 75,178,000 Cubs: 2009: $134,809,000 2008: $118,345,833 2007: $ 99,670,332 2006: $ 94,424,499 2005: $ 87,032,933

Box Scores Iowa surrendered 1 hit and won 14-0 Box Score 2B A. Miles 2/6, 2 R CF M. Camp 3/5, 3 R, K, SB (15), HBP 1B M. Craig 0/3, K PH/LF J. Dubois 1/2, BB, 2 R, K RF/1B B. Scales 1/5, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (5) C C. Robinson 4/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (18) 3B N. Spears 2/4, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI SS D. Barney 2/6, RBI, 2 2B (6), 2 K SP J. Russell 4 scoreless, 1 H, 4/1 K/BB, 4-4 GO-FO RP J. Berg 2 scoreless, 0 H, 1/1 K/BB, HBP, 5-0 GO-FO RP BJ Ryan 1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 scoreless, 0 H, 0/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 4-1 Box Score SS J. Mota 3/5, 2B (12), K, 2 E (11, fielding x 2) CF J. Adduci 2/4, R, 3B (4), SB (22) 3B M. Smith 0/3, 2 BB 1B B. Lalli 1/5, R, RBI, K LF T. Wright 1/4 RF T. Colvin 3/3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (7), HR (8) C W. Castillo 2/4, RBI, 2 2B (9), E (6, throw) 2B T. Thomas 0/2, 2 BB PH R. Canzler 0/1 SP D. Patton 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4/0 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO - Removed due to groin injury RP M. Carrillo 3 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 2-5 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 2 scoreless, 0 H, 3/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 8-0 Box Score LF T. Campana 0/4, 2 K SS S. Castro 0/3, K, SB (21) 2B J. Made 0/1 CF B. Guyer 0/3, HBP 1B R. Chirinos 0/4, 3 K 2B/SS M. Gonzalez 0/4, 2 K 3B J. Opitz 1/3, K DH J. Jones 0/2, BB SP R. Dolis 2.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4/2 K/BB, HR, 4-0 GO-FO RP H. Williamson 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3/2 K/BB, HR, 2-2 GO-FO RP C. Siegfried 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 4-0 GO-FO RP D. Sasser 1.2 scoreless, 2 H, 3-2 GO-FO Peoria won 3-2 Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/4 2B R. Flaherty 3/4, CS (4) 1B R. Ridling 1/4, K RF K. Burke 1/4 DH DJ LeMahieu 2/3, BB, CS (1) 3B J. Rosa 1/4, R, 2B (5), K C M. Brenly 2/3, 2 R, RBI, 2B (12), HR (4), HBP SS J. Lake 0/2, K LF D. Macias 1/3, 2 RBI SP A. Bibens-Dirkx 8 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5/1 K/BB, HR, 12-5 GO-FO RP C. Huseby 1 scoreless, 0 H, 0/2 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO Boise won 9-0 Box Score SS HJ Lee 1/4, BB, R 2B L. Watkins 1/4, 2 R RF JH Ha 3/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (10) 1B J. Bour 2/5, R, 2 RBI 3B G. Rohan 0/3, BB, R, E (5, throw) DH R. Wagner 1/2, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (1) C M. Williams 1/4, 2 RBI, K LF R. Davis 0/4, 3 K CF J. Valdez 1/4, R, K SP C. Rusin 3 scoreless, 2 H, 3/3 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 3 scoreless, 2 H, 1/0 K/BB, 5-3 GO-FO RP D. Nunez 3 scoreless, 0 H, 1/0 K/BB, 5-3 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 7-6 thanks to a two run 9th Box Score SS W. Darvill 1/5 LF J. Morelli 3/5, 3 R, 3 RBI, SB (6), E (3, throw) RF B. Snyder 2/4, RBI 3B J. Petraitis 1/4, R, K, E (3, fielding) 1B C. Weimer 0/1, BB 1B C. Thomas 0/0, BB, RBI PR R. Bautista 0/0, R CF F. Guzman 0/0, R 2B B. Springfield 0/3, BB, R SP M. Sierra 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 2 WP, 3-2 GO-FO RP C. Hams 3 scoreless, 3 H, 1/1 K/BB, 2-4 GO-FO RP A. Spencer 1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 2 WP DSL Cubs 1 won 6-4 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 9-3 Box Score

In retrospect, moving Marquis was not a good move. However, considering he was mediocre at best while with this team and horribly overpaid, it was a great deal at the time.

http://nbcsportsmedia3.msnbc.com/j/msnbc/Components/Bylines/mugs/MSNBC%20Interactive/msnbc_demarco_tony.thumb.jpg His mustache tells me he's trustworthy. Also, LOL:

Carpenter pulled after 54 pitches. I'm hoping he was on a strict pitch count and it wasn't anything injury-related.

That's the logical move at this point, especially if Harden ends up leaving.

Dusty's not ready to conceed. Really though who would they sell? I guess Rhodes. Rhodes, Harang, Arroyo, Weathers, Cordero maybe? Cordero has a pretty bad contract. 09: $12m 10: $12m 11: $12m 12: Club option at $12m or a $1m buyout Yuck.

They're the suchiest bunch of suches that ever suched.

Box Scores Iowa lost 5-4 after blowing a three run lead in the 9th Box Score 2B A. Miles 1/4, RBI, K DH J. Dubois 1/4 1B M. Craig 0/4, K 3B B. Scales 1/4, K, CS (6) C S. Clevenger 1/4, K CF M. Camp 2/4, 2 R, K SS D. Barney 2/3, 2 R, RBI, 2B (4) SP E. Caridad 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4/0 K/BB, HR, 5-9 GO-FO RP J. Waddell 2 scoreless, 2 H, 1/1 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO RP V. Perkins .2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 5-4 Box Score SS N. Samson 2/6, R, E (5, throw) CF J. Adduci 3/5, R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (19), HR (3) 3B M. Smith 1/5, R, 2 K 1B B. Lalli 2/4, BB, K, E (5, fielding) RF D. Deeds 0/4, K, CS (1) PH J. Mota 1/1 LF/RF T. Colvin 5/5, R, RBI, SB (3) C W. Castillo 2/5, K 2B T. Thomas 1/2, BB, R, RBI, K, E (14, throw) PH R. Canzler 0/1 PH/LF T. Wright 1/2, BB, K SP C. Carpenter 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/1 K/BB, WP, 2 HBP, 54-29 Pitches-Strikes, 5-3 GO-FO RP C. Lambert 2 scoreless, 0 H, 0/1 K/BB, 2-4 GO-FO RP J. Ruhlman 1 perfect, 1-2 GO-FO Daytona lost 8-3 Box Score LF T. Campana 1/5, K, SB (43), CS (11) SS S. Castro 2/5, K CF B. Guyer 0/4, 2 K C R. Chirinos 1/2, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B (13) 2B M. Gonzalez 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (13), K, E (12, throw) DH J. Made 0/4, 2 K SP R. Searle 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 6/2 K/BB, HBP, 8-1 GO-FO RP D. McDaniel 1 scoreless, 0 H, 2/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Pina 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO Peoria won 15-8 Box Score CF B. Jackson 2/6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (1), 2 K, 2 SB (2) 3B R. Flaherty 2/6, 2 R, RBI, 2 K 1B R. Ridling 4/5, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2B (24), HR (3) RF K. Burke 3/3, 2 BB, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B (35), HR (9), SB (11) SS DJ LeMahieu 2/5, 2 RBI, 2 K, SB (1) DH J. Rosa 1/4, R, RBI, K C M. Brenly 1/5, R 2B J. Lake 0/5, 3 K LF D. Macias 1/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (7) PH/LF N. Perez 1/1 SP A. Shafer 2.2 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 2 HR, WP, Balk, 1-6 GO-FO RP R. Buchter 2 scoreless, 2 H, 1/1 K/BB, WP, 2-3 GO-FO RP M. De Leon 2 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-4 GO-FO Boise lost 8-3 Box Score CF J. Valdez 0/5, 2 K 2B L. Watkins 0/5, K DH DJ Fitzgerald 0/4 1B J. Bour 3/4, R, 2B (4) RF JH Ha 0/4, K 3B G. Rohan 0/2, 2 BB, R C M. Williams 2/3, BB, R, RBI, K SS G. Matheus 2/4, 2B (2), E (11, fielding) LF R. Davis 1/4, 2 RBI, 2 K, E (3, fielding) SP R. Whitenack 4.2 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4/0 K/BB, HBP, 9-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 6-3 Box Score CF F. Guzman 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3B (1), K, SB (16), CS (5) 2B W. Darvill 1/5, R, RBI, 2 K RF B. Snyder 2/5, RBI, 2B (1), 3B (1), 2 K 1B C. Thomas 1/4, K 3B J. Petraitis 1/3, BB, R, K, SB (3) DH B. Springfield 0/4, 3 K SS R. Bautista 2/4, R, 2B (4) SP K. McNutt 2 scoreless, 1 H, 5-1 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO RP J. Schmidt 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won Game 1 of their doubleheader 6-4 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost Game 2 of their doubleheader 5-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 20-11 Box Score OVERALL: 4-5

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Peoria's game was canceled. Looks like Flaherty's 15th HR is wiped off the books. :(

Welcome aboard, by the way! :D

If you want to get hyper-technical, we traded Jacque Jones, Omar Infante, Will Ohman, Phil Norton, John Koronka, Freddie Bynum, and Josh Harrison for Grabow and Gorzelanny. Oddly enough, I'd still make that trade if the Cubs had all those guys.

Pitch count?

I'm really curious to see what their rotation is going to look like come playoffs time. Kershaw's career high in IP was last season with about 181, which he easily should eclipse this season, meaning he might have to be shut down. Billingsley went over 200 IP last season and should be okay, but considering he's 25, it still might be an issue. Wolf and Schmidt have well-known injury histories. They might have some interesting issues on their hands as the season goes on.

Durability's my main issue. The Cubs have been really careful with Cashner this season due to his oblique strain early on, which is a bit worrying to me. Moreover, back in college, Cashner had great stuff, but when he was a starter, he was unable to sustain that stuff over the long haul, resulting in him having disappointing outings. It wasn't until he was moved to reliever that he developed his 1-2 fastball-slider punch into high quality offerings. Given his recent injury and his history of having issues maintaining his stuff as a starter, I'm leery. In his favor, apparently his slider has been inconsistent this season, meaning he's had to rely on his fastball and changeup. Reportedly, his changeup has looked very good and consistent. So, if he has three potential plus offerings in his arsenal, he'll have the stuff to be a top of the line starter. However, that won't mean much if he can't shoulder a season-long workload. The problem with that particular evaluation is we likely won't know if he can pitch 150+ innings a season until next season. As for Lee over Castro, there's a lot to compare, but not a whole lot to contrast. Lee's a very good base stealer (14 SB, 4 CS), but don't sleep on Castro's stolen base abilities (20 SB, 9 CS). Both have showcased great potential to be .300 hitters, but not a whole lot of power. Lee walks more, but Castro strikes out less. Both have defensive issues, with Lee having 16 errors and Castro having 32. Scouts rave about the defensive abilities and potential for both. Lee was a heralded major international signing, whereas Castro pretty much came out of nowhere this season. Lee's younger, but only by about 8 months. To me, the primary reason why I'd rank Castro over Lee is because Castro is at a higher level with much better pitching than Lee. Down the line, perhaps Lee will end up being the better prospect. However, as of now, what Castro has done in Daytona is much more impressive than what Lee has done in Boise.