Outshined_One

Bite me ump, he held.

Nice leap, Theriot.

Sweet play.

That was somewhat unexpected.

Link Doesn't sound like anything injury-related. He'll probably start tomorrow.

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Haven't they been hot after Arnett lately, too? Also, why do you think the A's would take Leake over Gibson?

Can't recall the exact sources from where I've heard that, but I remember reading not too long ago that part of the reason he wasn't able to stick at anywhere defensively was because he didn't have particularly favorable relationships with his coaches. Those sources could be wrong, of course, but it's what I heard.

Box Scores Iowa lost 6-2 Box Score 2B A. Miles 1/4, R CF S. Fuld 2/3, BB, RBI, 2B (12), 3B (7), SB (11) 1B D. Deeds 0/4, 3 K C S. Clevenger 2/4, 2B (2), 2 E (throw x 2) SS M. Camp 1/4, 2B (3) 3B N. Spears 0/4, K PH J. Dubois 0/1, R PH C. Robinson 0/1 SP E. Caridad 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 9/1 K/BB, HR, 2-7 GO-FO RP G. Reinhard 2 scoreless, 0 H, 3/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO RP V. Perkins 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/1 K/BB, WP, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 5-2 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 2/4, 2 R, 2B (12) SS D. Barney 2/4, 3 RBI, 2B (11), E (15, fielding) 3B M. Smith 2/4, R, 2B (10), K RF T. Colvin 0/3, BB C W. Castillo 0/4, K LF B. Guyer 1/3, 2B (9) LF T. Wright 1/2, R, K SP C. Coleman 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/3 K/BB, HR, 9-7 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo .2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Ruhlman 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO Daytona PPD: Rain Peoria lost 7-1 Box Score CF D. Macias 1/3, BB, K LF J. Harrison 1/4, K 3B J. Vitters 0/4, K RF K. Burke 0/3, BB, 2 K, E (2, fielding) 1B R. Ridling 1/4, K C M. Brenly 1/4 SS J. Lake 0/2, K, HBP 2B R. Flaherty 1/3, R, RBI, HR (7), K DH C. Andersen 1/3, K SP C. Archer 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4/2 K/BB, HBP, 6-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 1-2

The guy who was supposed to draft for the Cubs never showed up. Sickels picked for them.

1-1) Washington Nationals - Stephen Strasburg, RHP - San Diego State 1-2) Seattle Mariners - Dustin Ackley, OF - North Carolina 1-3) San Diego Padres - Grant Green, SS - USC 1-4) Pittsburgh Pirates - Aaron Crow, RHP - Ft. Worth Cats 1-5) Baltimore Orioles - Alex White, RHP - North Carolina 1-6) San Francisco Giants - Tyler Matzek, LHP - Capistrano Valley HS (Mission Viejo, CA) 1-7) Atlanta Braves - Zack Wheeler, RHP - East Paulding HS (Dallas, GA) 1-8) Cincinatti Reds - Jacob Turner, RHP - Westminster Academy (St. Charles, MO) 1-9) Detroit Tigers - Matt Purke, LHP - Klein HS (Spring, TX) 1-10) Washington Nationals - Mike Minor, LHP - Vanderbilt 1-11) Colorado Rockies - Rex Brothers, LHP - Lipscomb 1-12) Royals - Jared Mitchell, OF, Louisiana State 1-13) Athletics - Kyle Gibson, RHP, Mizzou 1-14) Rangers - 1-15) Indians - 1-16) Diamondbacks - 1-17) Diamondbacks - 1-18) Marlins - 1-19) Cardinals - 1-20) Blue Jays - 1-21) Astros - 1-22) Twins - 1-23) White Sox - 1-24) Angels - 1-25) Angels - 1-26) Brewers - 1-27) Mariners - 1-28) Red Sox - 1-29) Yankees - 1-30) Rays - 1-31) Cubs - 1-32) Rockies - The Athletics have always been about value and underappreciated qualities in players in recent years. To me, Kyle Gibson is the epitome of a value pick. His stress fracture is some cause for concern, but frankly, it is not as serious as problems with ligaments/tendons/muscles. When fully healthy, he's got a strong argument for being the second best pitcher in this class. With proper rest and rehab, he'll fit in quite nicely with that arsenal of arms the Athletics have at their disposal.

If it's a stress fracture, I sure as heck hope the Cubs take him. That's way, way better than any muscle/ligament/tendon damage. Video

Who? Carroll or Fox? Fox. He has a bit of a reputation of being a jerk and some people think he's uncoachable because of it. I was talking about Carroll. So the answer is both.

Who? Carroll or Fox? Fox. He has a bit of a reputation of being a jerk and some people think he's uncoachable because of it.

Box Scores Iowa won 3-1 Box Score 3B A. Miles 2/3, R, K 3B N. Spears 0/1 CF S. Fuld 2/4, R, SB (10) RF/1B D. Deeds 0/4 C C. Robinson 0/2, RBI, K 1B S. Clevenger 1/3, RBI 2B M. Camp 3/3, E (1, throw) SP M. Atkins 6 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 7/0 K/BB, HR, HBP, 6-4 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 5-3 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 3/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (11), 2 SB (5) SS D. Barney 1/3, BB, RBI, K, SB (5), E (14, fielding) LF T. Wright 0/3, HBP, Assist (2B) RF T. Colvin 1/4, R 3B M. Smith 0/4, K C W. Castillo 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (3), 2 K SP HW Chen 5 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 4/0 K/BB, HR, 5-4 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1.2 perfect, 3/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 10-2 Box Score CF T. Campana 1/5 2B N. Samson 1/5, E (9, throw) C R. Chirinos 0/3, BB, 2 K 1B R. Keedy 1/4, 2 K 3B J. Rosa 1/3, BB, K SS M. Gonzalez 0/3, BB, 2 E (7, fielding, throw) DH J. Optiz 2/4, R, RBI, HR (1) SP R. Searle 3.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3/3 K/BB, 4-3 GO-FO Peoria won 8-1 Box Score CF D. Macias 2/5, BB, R, 2B (3), K LF J. Harrison 2/5, R, RBI 3B J. Vitters 2/4, 2 R, RBI, 2B (10), HBP RF/1B K. Burke 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI, 2B (22), K 1B R. Ridling 1/5, 2 RBI, 2 K 2B R. Flaherty 1/5, R, 3 RBI, HR (6), E (4, throw) SS J. Lake 1/5 DH N. Perez 2/5, 2B (10), K SP A. Shafer 3 scoreless, 2 H, 4-5 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 4 scoreless, 2 H, 5/2 K/BB, WP, 6-1 GO-FO RP M. Perconte 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 PPD: Rain DSL Cubs 2 won 10-8 Box Score CF G. Robles 1/5, 3 RBI, K, HBP SS C. Henry 0/6, R, 5 K, 2 E (9, fielding, throw) RF M. Perez 2/5, 2 R, 2 2B (2), K 3B J. Altagracia 0/5, 4 K C H. Suarez 0/2, BB, R, K, HBP PH R. Parra 0/1, K LF J. Gonzalez 1/4, BB, 3 R, 3B (1), SB (3) 2B J. Montecino 1/3, 2 BB, RBI SP D. Castro 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/3 K/BB, WP, 5-2 GO-FO RP D. Severino 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0/3 K/BB, WP, 3-3 GO-FO, E (2, pickoff) RP A. Robles .2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1/3 K/BB, 3 WP, 0-1 GO-FO RP R. Mejia 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, WP, 1-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 4-1

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He sure as heck will have been paid enough to be comfortable for the rest of his life.

Was that the same game when I think Rolen hit a home run, and the very next pitch Z nailed Edmonds and walked off the field? Didnt bother waiting to be thrown out or anything. Not that was a classic Z moment. Yep, in 2004. It was one of the most intense non-playoff games I'd ever seen, with the lead going back and forth throughout. Z gave up I think his second HR of the day to Rolen and, on his very next pitch, he drilled Edmonds in the lower back.

He became my favorite Cub the day he beaned Jim Edmonds twice. Aramis Ramirez has come close a few times, but not quite.

yea dear, you're right I'm sorry.

Why do you think Cashner is so good? He's not. It's ridiculous to act like he would be some kind of key piece when trading for a big bat He really has regained that 1st round luster with his performance in Daytona this year. He isn't anything special but he definitely has a decent amount of value and will likely be once again in the Cubs top 5 prospects. I don't know if he would be a large enough prospect to be a centerpiece for a player like Holliday (because of his control) , but it isn't an absurd notion either (because of his stuff and success in high A). I'm curious about whether the Cubs see Cashner as a starter or reliever. He has a great 1-2 punch with his slider and fastball, but if he can develop a third pitch while maintaining his stuff later in games, he'd be the second best prospect in this organization and a Top 50 prospect. We should get a better picture of things by the end of this season.

Dear Lord.

*Scratches trigger finger*

Get your glove up, Gregg.

This is one of the funnier innings I've seen in awhile.