Outshined_One

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)

5th rounder Wes Darvill made his debut for the AZL Cubs tonight. Good to see him on the active roster.

Private restraints on estates in bankruptcy are a huge no-no under the Code. You can try to contract around it all you want, but bankruptcy courts have enormously broad power. They can ignore that language or strike it altogether if they feel like it.

Under bankruptcy law, those contracts could technically be avoided and therefore those players could become free agents. However, avoiding the contract does not mean the contract is no longer in existence. The contract still exists. Avoiding it means you breach it. If the Cubs were to dump, say, Soriano, Soriano would have a breach of contract claim against the Cubs' bankruptcy estate, meaning he could get all of the money owed to him along with any other penalties that would come along with breaching his contract. The bankruptcy estate would have to pay that sucker off. Plus, as has already been mentioned, it would cause numerous headaches with the Players' Union, agents, etc.

More on LeMahieu. Sounds like him signing is a matter of time.

Box Scores Iowa, Tennessee, Daytona, and Peoria with the day off. Boise lost 3-2 Box Score CF J. Valdez 0/4, K 2B L. Watkins 2/4, R, K, SB (5) DH B. Jackson 0/2, BB, 2 K, HBP RF JH Ha 0/4, K LF B. Davis 1/4, K 3B G. Rohan 0/4, 2 K SS G. Matheus 1/3, BB, R, K, E (8, fielding) 1B J. Petraitis 0/3, K C M. Williams 0/2, BB SP R. Whitenack 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4/4 K/BB, WP, 4-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 14-5 Box Score SS/2B R. Bautista 1/6, R, RBI, 2B (2), 2 K 2B B. Springfield 0/2, BB, R, RBI, K SS W. Darvill 0/2, E (1, throw) 3B R. Wagner 3/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (2), K C R. Jones 2/3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR (7), PB (3) RF J. Morelli 1/3, BB, 3 R, HBP 1B C. Thomas 1/4, R, RBI LF G. Cook 2/4, 2 R, RBI, 2B (1), 2 K, HBP SP J. Pena 3 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 5-2 GO-FO RP L. Liria 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 5-3 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 5-4 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 5-4 in the 10th Box Score OVERALL: 1-3

Chapter 11 bankruptcy does not mean "out of money". Chapter 11 is debt reorganization. Pretty much. Bankruptcy does not equal insolvency.

Box Scores Iowa and Tennessee on their All Star Breaks Daytona PPD: Rain Peoria won 5-2 Box Score CF D. Macias 2/4, 2 RBI, CS (2) 2B R. Flaherty 0/3, BB RF K. Burke 1/2, R, 2 BB, K, PO C M. Brenly 2/3, R, 2B (11), RBI SS J. Lake 1/3, R, 2 K LF N. Perez 1/3, R, 2B (13), 2 RBI, 2 K SP K. Hart 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 4-5 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K, 1-7 GO-FO - 87/34 K/BB in 66 IP RP C. Huseby 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO - 48/3 K/BB in 34 IP Boise won 6-3 Box Score SS HJ Lee 3/5, 2 RRBI, SB (9) RF J. Valdez 2/5, CS (3), PO (2B) CF B. Jackson 1/5, R, RBI, K DH B. Davis 0/3, BB, 2 K LF L. Watkins 2/4, R 3B G. Rohan 1/4, R 2B G. Matheus 1/3, K, E (7, fielding) 1B J. Petraitis 0/4, R, K SP T. Mitchell 3 scoreless, 1 H, 1/3 K/BB, WP, 6-1 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 4-0 GO-FO RP R. Sontag 1 scoreless, 2 H, 2/0 K/BB, WP, 0-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 21-4 Box Score SS R. Bautista 0/4, BB, R, 4 K, SB (8), 3 E (11, fielding x 2, missed catch) 2B B. Springfield 0/1, 2 BB, K, SB (1) 3B R. Wagner 2/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (3), HR (1), K 1B J. Bour 0/4, 3 K DH C. Thomas 0/4, 2 K C R. Jones 2/4, R, RBI, HR (5), K RF J. Morelli 1/4 SP K. McNutt .1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 0/1 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 9-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 17-2 Box Score OVERALL 2-3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North All Stars beat the South All Stars 7-0 in the Southern League All Star Game Box Score (Tennessee is in the North Division) 1B B. Lalli 0/4, RBI, 2 K RF J. Adduci 1/2, RBI, Assist (2B) PH/2B T. Thomas 0/1 RP C. Coleman 1 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Jackson 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO RP B. Schlitter .2 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO

Gee ump, you sure about that one?