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Box Scores Iowa lost 8-5 Box Score CF F. Pie 1/5, R, K, E (7, fielding), Assist (2B) 1B M. Hoffpauir 3/5, R, 2B (32), 2 K 3B C. McGehee 2/5, RBI, K RF J. Kroeger 2/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (14), 2 K, SB (10) SP M. Burns 5 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 5/1 K/BB, 2 HR, 5-4 GO-FO RP J. Berg 2 scoreless, 2 H, 2/0 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO RP M. Wuertz 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3/3 K/BB Tennessee lost 6-4 Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/4, BB, K 2B N. Spears 0/5 RF D. Deeds 3/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (11), K 1B J. Fox 0/4, BB, R, 2 K LF T. Colvin 2/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (14) C M. Reed 2/5, 3B (1), K, PO (1B) SS M. Camp 1/3, HBP SP G. Johnson 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2/4 K/BB, WP, 3-6 GO-FO Daytona PPD: Wet grounds. Peoria with an off day. Boise won 3-2 in the 11th inning Box Score LF D. Macias 2/4 CF D. Rundle 0/5, RBI, 2 K 3B J. Vitters 0/5, RBI, 2 K, E (9, fielding) 1B R. Keedy 0/5, 2 K SS R. Flaherty 2/5, 2 2B (15) RF K. Burke 2/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (14), HR (6), K, Assist (2B) C M. Brenly 2/4, 2B (9) 2B M. Gonzalez 0/2, 2 BB, R, K, HBP SP J. Beliveau 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 6/2 K/BB, HR, 1-4 GO-FO RP D. Cales 3 scoreless, 1 H, 4/1 K/BB, WP, 3-2 GO RP B. O'Donnell 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 8-1 Box Score 3B G. Matheus 0/4, E (3, throw) 2B V. Watkins 1/3, BB, 2 K, E (3, throw) SS S. Castro 1/4, 2B (8), 2 K RF Not Jacque Jones 0/3, K PH J. Lake 0/1, K DH M. Cerda 0/1, 2 BB, R, K LF K. Soto 0/2, BB, K LF B. Jost 0/0, BB 1B J. Contreras 1/4, RBI C A. Sosa 0/3, 2 K CF T. Campana 1/3, K SP D. Nunez 3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 2 HBP, 2-4 GO-FO RP C. Huseby 3 scoreless, 2 H, 1/4 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO RP T. Matchulat 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3/3 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP T. Mitchell 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3/2 K/BB DSL Cubs 1 won 6-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won 7-3 Box Score

I'm locking this thread for the time being. Everyone take a step back and knock it off with the personal attacks and massively off-topic banter.

It's an interesting question. There's a lot of good hitting and power but it's mostly power that stays inside the ballpark. The weather's pretty cool and wet in Vancouver today, so I would think home runs would be hard to come by. I don't know what the ballpark dimensions are like, though. Wikipedia

There's a pretty good chance Beckham will be with the White Sox at some point next season. He was an advanced college hitter and should slot in fine at pretty much any MIF spot. If you're in one of those leagues that requires you to have a set number of players on your roster (requiring you to drop someone whenever one of your minor leaguers gets promoted), you might want to take that into account, for better or worse. If you're looking for younger guys, OF Aaron Hicks (Twins) and RHP Ethan Martin (Dodgers) are both toolsy with good upsides at their positions. Also, as a point of correction, Brett Lawrie is with the Brewers, not the Twins. He might not stick at C and could end up at 3B or in the OF.

Box Scores Iowa lost 9-5 Box Score CF F. Pie 1/5 LF M. Hoffpauir 2/5, 2 RBI, 2B (31) 3B C. McGehee 0/4, BB, R, K 1B M. Craig 2/4, 2B (5) PH J. Kroeger 0/1 SP M. Atkins 2 IP, 3 H, 6 ER, 2/4 K/BB, HR, 1-3 GO-FO RP J. Ascanio 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO RP K. Hart 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 4-2 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/3, BB, SB (5), CS (7) RF M. Camp 0/4 2B N. Spears 2/4, 2 R, 3B (5), K DH J. Fox 3/4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (24), K LF T. Colvin 1/4, RBI, 3B (10), K C W. Castillo 1/4, 3 K 3B J. Lansford 0/4, 2 K SP E. Caridad 7 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HR, 11-7 GO-FO RP J. Ceda 2 scoreless, 2 H, 4/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Daytona with an off day. Peoria lost 5-4 in 10 innings Box Score RF J. Wyatt 2/4, R, RBI, 2 K, 3 SB (15), HBP SS N. Samson 0/3, BB, E (27, fielding) 3B J. Rosa 0/5, K CF B. Guyer 2/5, 2B (26) LF R. Ridling 0/3, BB, K PR/2B J. Harrison 0/1, R, SB (6) DH D. Johnston 1/4, R C L. Flores 2/3, R, 2 RBI, 2B (1), SB (1) SP A. Santana 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 8-6 GO-FO Boise won 16-9 Box Score CF K. Calvert 4/7, R, 2B (6), RBI, PO LF D. Rundle 1/4, 3 R, 2B (15), 2 BB, K, SB (3) 3B J. Vitters 3/5, 2 R, 2 2B (20), 2 RBI, K, HBP, E (8, fielding) - 25 game hitting streak SS R. Flaherty 1/6, 2B (13), RBI, 2 K 1B R. Keedy 3/4, 3 R, 2B (15), K, HBP - left game after HBP DH S. Hoorelbeke 1/6, 2B (7), 2 RBI, 2 K C C. Perez 2/6, 3 R, 2 2B (11), RBI, K LF D. Macias 4/6, 2 R, 2B (7), 3 RBI 2B M. Gonzalez 4/5, 3 RBI, BB, K SP C. Carpenter 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 7 GO-4 FO RP A. Cashner 2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 GO-4 FO AZL Cubs with an off day. DSL Cubs 1 lost 6-3 Box Score SP Ma. Perez 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3 GO-3 FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 11-4 Box Score DH J. Morelli 3/4, 2 R, 2B (10), 2 SB (13) - 18 years old LF G. Robles 2/3, 2B (5), RBI, BB - 17 years old SP R. Garcia 5 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 7 GO-5 FO - turn 17 years old earlier this month Overall: 2-4

I just got back from the Chiefs game! As always, it was quite the enjoyable time and I really recommend people heading out there to take in a game. O'Brien Field is a really enjoyable place to take in a ball game. Plus the ivy is really coming in nicely! :D My notes from the game... -I met Nate! He was a really nice guy and I was really glad he took the time to say hello and chat with me. I was glad to hear he previously met with a few other people on this forum before! -The game itself was really enjoyable. Peoria won down 5-3 going into the bottom of the 9th with Wyatt-Samson-Rosa due up. Peoria had a number of chances throughout the game, but had trouble cashing in runs. Wyatt hit a hard flyball to LF that Clinton's LF took a weird route on and making an ill-advised dive towards, resulting in Wyatt standing on second. Samson hit a single and got Wyatt over to third. Rosa got himself down 0-2, but managed to hit a shot into right center that scored both runs and got him into third sliding. Guyer did the rest by dumping the ball into the OF for the easy run. -The radar gun was broken half the time in Peoria tonight, so some of my readings on the pitchers could be a bit off. -I liked what I saw of Casey Coleman. He does a very good job of hiding the ball and disguising his delivery. Stuff-wise, he reminded me of Acosta with a slightly better fastball and a curveball with a little less bite to it. In the times the radar looked like it was working, his fastball was clocked around 88-90. It wouldn't surprise me if he got the FB up to around 91/92. His mechanics are fairly sound, although he may need to tighten his glove arm action up. He kept the ball on the ground really well and only hard two hard hit balls the entire night (both to deep center, one dropping for a hit). In the second inning, some cheap grounders were what got him in trouble. He could be a middle of the rotation starter down the road, since it looked like he might be able to bulk up a bit more. -Not much else has changed since I last saw the Chiefs at Wrigley. Rosa needs a lot more seasoning and coaching at 3B if he's going to stick there. Ridling hit yet another shot out of the park. Guyer looked solid in CF and at the plate. Siegfried needs better conditioning if he's ever going to be more than a middle reliever, since his stuff tends to fall off significantly after his first inning pitched. Samson has improved his defense and looks better at SS than when I saw him back in May. -Turning to the Lumber Kings, Justin Smoak is not going to stay in the MWL very long. His first AB was a walk on a full count. His next two ABs were very loud outs to the OF. His double was the loudest hit ball of the night. It would have been a HR if he elevated it another foot or two. He looked solid defensively at 1B, to boot. -Beavan didn't impress me very much as a prospect. Here's his THT Writeup from the 2007 draft. The guy is 6'7, but he was working in the high 80s/low 90s all night. He had a decent breaking ball which the homeplate ump was happy to give him a corner on. His delivery is very slow and very stiff. He still throws across his body, although the recoil is not quite as violent as it was when he was in HS. He seems to have eliminated the step-over from his delivery and has added two steps to his windup that really slowed him down (ball and glove behind his head, turns his back to the batter). He looks much more tall and fall than anything else, imo. That's about it!

I think this is more indicative of the fact that Lovie realizes the offense won't have any room for error and thus needs a quarterback that can limit mistakes. Their performances in the preseason were pretty much even in terms of their abilities. Grossman showed a better touch for the big play, and Orton was more conservative. Grossman can at least play a large role in deciding the outcome of a game, be it in the Bears' favor or not. Orton isn't a playmaker and has never impressed me in the time I've seen him under center. He won't make many mistakes, but he won't move the ball up and down the field at will, either.

With no Cubs game on tonight, my air conditioner broken, and boredom setting in for me, I might be heading up to Peoria tonight. Blake Beavan should be going for the Lumber Kings and Justin Smoak will likely be making his debut for them, so it could be a good game to catch. Plus, I'm curious to see what Coleman looks like up close and in person. Half-priced Mondays, woo!

Typo. Whoops.

Box Scores: Iowa won 2-1 Box Score CF F. Pie 2/4, R, 2B (15), CS (5) 2B B. Scales 1/4, 2B (16), RBI, 2 K 1B M. Hoffpauir 1/4, R, HR (23), RBI, K 3B C. McGehee 2/4, K SP JR Mathes 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 8 GO-9 FO RP J. Berg 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 GO-0 FO RP M. Wuertz 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 GO-3 FO Tennessee won 11-2 Box Score CF S. Fuld 5/6, RBI 2B N. Spears 2/6, R, HR (7), RBI, 3 K DH J. Fox 2/4, 3 R, HR (23), RBI, 2 BB, K LF T. Colvin 2/5, R, BB, K C W. Castillo 5/6, 2 R, 2B (11), RBI, K SS M. Matulia 2/4, 2 R, 2B (7), HR (2), 5 RBI, BB, K 1B K. Reynolds 2/5, 2 R, HR (10), 2 RBI, BB, K 3B J. Lansford 3/6, K SP M. Carrillo 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 4 GO-4 FO RP C. Lambert 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GO-1 FO Daytona won 6-5 in 10 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 3/5, K, SB (21), CS (8) LF T. Wright 0/5, K DH-P B. Lalli 2/5, R, 2B (28), 2 K; pitching: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 GO-0 FO C R. Chirinos 3/3, 2 R, RBI, BB RF R. Harvey 2/5, R, 2B (9), HR (8), 3 RBI, 2 K SP J. Jackson 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 4 GO-1 FO RP H-W Chen 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 GO-0 FO EJECTIONS: Manager Jody Davis (1st inning) and starting C Steve Clevenger (1st inning) Peoria won 6-5 Box Score RF J. Wyatt 3/5, R, 2B (8), K SS N. Samson 1/4, R, BB, K 3B J. Rosa 2/4, 2 R, 3B (3), 2 RBI, BB, K CF B. Guyer 1/5 LF R. Ridling 2/4, R, HR (9), 2 RBI DH D. Johnston 2/3, 2B (14), RBI, BB, K SP C. Coleman 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 6 GO-5 FO RP S. Vento 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GO-3 FO Boise lost 6-5 Box Score LF-CF D. Rundle 1/4, R, 2B (14), RBI, BB, 2 K 3B J. Vitters 1/5, 2B (18) - 24 game hitting streak SS R. Flaherty 1/4, R, RBI, BB, 3 K, E (15, throw) DH S. Hoorelbeke 2/3, RBI, BB RF K. Burke 1/5, 2B (13), 3 K 2B M. Gonzalez 3/4, R, 2B (12), K SP J. Leverton 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 8 GO-1 FO RP B. O'Donnell 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, WP, 3 GO-0 FO AZL Cubs won 10-8 Box Score DH L. Watkins 3/4, 2 RBI, BB 2B S. Castro 1/5, R, 2B (7), K, E (10, throw) 1B J. Jones 1/4, R, HR (5), 2 RBI, K, E (3, fielding) C M. Cerda 2/4, 2 R, HR (2), BB, PB (3) SS J. Lake 2/5, R, K SP J. Antigua 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, WP, 5 GO-3 FO RP C. Redmond 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR, WP, 2 GO-0 FO RP O. Martinez 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HBP, 2 GO-0 FO DSL Cubs 1 won 4-3 in 10 innings Box Score SP E. Infante 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 10 GO-3 FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 3-0 Box Score LF J. Morelli 0/4, 3 K SP G. Pineda 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, WP, 5 GO-5 FO RP J. Tineo 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 GO-0 FO Overall: 6-2

Bela Karolyi is about ready to cry. This is kind of awkward to watch.

3-homer game in the Lieber start a few months ago. Him and every other Red. Of current and yesteryear. I think Johnny Bench just homered again.

I know this is The Onion, but how awesome would it be if chariot racing returned to the Olympics? Link

I like. I'd like to see the success rate of amateur pitchers with first round talent who fell in the draft because of injury concerns. Hendry seemed to target a number of those kinds of guys in this year's draft (Carpenter, Shafer, and Wilson most notably) and I have to wonder how often those guys overcome their injury problems and make it to the majors with some success. I remember reading somewhere that those kinds of pitchers have been getting snapped up by budget-conscious teams with more frequency as of late, so perhaps there is something to targeting those kinds of players.

Box Scores: Iowa won 8-2 Box Score LF M. Hoffpauir 1/4, R, HR (22), RBI, K RF J. Dubois 1/4, R, HR (23), RBI, K 1B M. Craig 2/4, 2 R C T. Richie 2/4, R, 2 2B (12) PH F. Pie 0/0, BB SP A. Guzman 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 4 GO-2 FO RP R. Wells 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 5 GO-6 FO RP C. Pignatiello 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR, 2 GO-1 FO RP J. Ascanio 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 GO-1 FO Tennessee had the day off. Daytona won 8-1 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 0/4, RBI, BB, K LF T. Wright 0/4, BB, K DH B. Lalli 2/5, 2 R, K 1B R. Canzler 2//4, 2 R, HR (12), RBI C S. Clevenger 2/3, 2 R, 2B (17) 3B J. Mota 2/4, R, 2 2B (14), 3 RBI, E (12, fielding) SP J. Papelbon 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 GO-9 FO - 35.1 consecutive scoreless innings RP T. Blackford 3 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 GO-7 FO Peoria lost 8-5 Box Score 2B J. Harrison 2/5, 2B (3) SS N. Samson 2/5, RBI, K, SB (13) 3B J. Rosa 1/4, R, BB, 2 K CF B. Guyer 0/4, R, BB, 2 K, E (3, fielding) 1B L. Bautista 2/5, SB (4) LF R. Ridling 2/4, 2 R, 2 HR (8), 4 RBI SP J. Whitlock 3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 GO-6 FO RP J. Pina 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HR, 2 WP, 2 GO-4 FO Boise lost 4-3 Box Score CF D. Rundle 0/5, R, 2 K 3B J. Vitters 1/4, K - 23 game hitting streak 1B R. Keedy 2/4, K, SB (1) DH S. Hoorelbeke 2/3, 2B (6), 2 RBI, BB, K, CS (3) RF K. Burke 0/4, 4 K, E (3, fielding) SS-2B M. Gonzalez 1/2, BB PH-SS R. Flaherty 0/1, K SP A. Shafer 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 6 GO-3 FO RP M. Hatley 2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 1 GO-0 FO RP H. Tolentino 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, HBP, 2 GO-2 FO AZL Cubs won 13-1 Box Score 2B L. Watkins 4/6, R, 2B (2), 3 RBI, K, PO SS S. Castro 2/4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, SB (5) DH J. Jones 1/6, R, 2 K C M. Cerda 3/4, 2 R RF K. Soto 1/3, R, RBI, BB, 2 K, Assist (1B) 1B B. Jost 0/1, 2 R, RBI, 4 BB CF T. Campana 3/4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 SB (14), PO, Assist (3B) SP K. Kopach 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 HBP, 3 GO-2 FO RP M. Sierra 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 5 GO-3 FO RP Y. Gonzalez 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 5 GO-1 FO Both DSL teams with the day off. Overall: 3-2

Sometimes, it's better to be lucky than good.

This has been a painful game to watch.

Might want to re-do that pick, burnt.

The thing is, the Brewers pretty much have an assembly line of 1B/LF types who can mash the heck out of the ball. Fielder, Braun, LaPorta, and Gamel can all rake. I wouldn't be surprised to see Brett Lawrie join this group in three years if he can't stick at C or 3B. If the Brewers end up trading Fielder away, they can replace him with someone younger, cheaper, and slightly less productive without the weight issues.

Boras is great for baseball. I tend to agree with this position. If baseball teams are willing to pay through the nose for these players, then I say good on Boras for getting top dollar for his clients. However, when Boras' strategies backfire and it puts his client in a bad position, such as Matt Harrington (whose Wikipedia page looks like it was made by a family member), then I tend to think he's overreaching and getting a bit too greedy.

Hoffpauir is not the answer, people. His recent hot streak has been nice and I'm rooting for the guy to do well, but Lee has provided his usual excellent defense and has managed to post above average offensive numbers. Hoffpauir has put up his numbers against AAA pitchers in bandboxes. Lee needs to be moved down in the order, but to think the Cubs should bench him in favor of Hoffpauir is lunacy. Lee could use a few days off here and there, but I think that should be more for rest than anything else.

Scheduled Games (All Times Local) DSL Diamondbacks/Reds at DSL Cubs 10:30 AM DSL Cubs 2 at DSL Royals 10:30 AM Box Scores Iowa won 4-2 Box Score CF F. Pie 0/4, 4 K 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/3, BB, K C K. Hill 1/4, R, 2B (22), RBI, 3 K 3B-SS L. Figueroa 2/4, R, 2B (17), RBI SP J. Stanford 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 7 GO-6 FO RP K. Hart 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 GO-1 FO Tennessee won 8-4 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/4, R, BB, 2 outfield assists (at third base, at first base) 2B N. Spears 1/4, R, BB, 2 K DH J. Fox 2/5, R, HR (24), 3 RBI, K LF T. Colvin 2/5, 2B (24), 3B (9) 1B K. Reynolds 1/3, R, HR (9), 2 RBI C W. Castillo 0/4, R, K 3B J. Lansford 2/4, 2B (13), 2 RBI SP M. Holliman 3.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HBP, 3 GO-3 FO RP R. Roquet 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR, 2 GO-1 FO Daytona lost 5-4 in 11 innings Box Score 2B T. Thomas 1/4 LF T. Wright 0/5, BB, 2 K, E (2, fielding) PH-DH S. Clevenger 1/3, R, 2B (16) CF Y. Carter 1/5, R, 2B (17), BB, K, CS (4) SS D. Barney 4/6, R, 2B (20), RBI SP J. Russell 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, 3 GO-6 FO RP B. Schlitter 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, WP, 0 GO-2 FO RP B. Parker 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 3 GO-2 FO Peoria lost 9-5 Box Score 2B J. Harrison 1/4, R, 2 E (6, throw, fielding) SS N. Samson 0/4, RBI, K 3B J. Rosa 1/4, RBI, SB (3), E (27, fielding) CF B. Guyer 1/4, R, HR (13), RBI, 2 K 1B L. Bautista 1/4, R, HR (12), RBI, K LF R. Ridling 1/4, R, HR (7), RBI, 2 K SP K. Kreier 5 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR, HBP, 7 GO-3 FO Boise won 9-7 in 10 innings Box Score CF/P R. Sontag 1/5, 2 K, SB (4) LF D. Rundle 1/3, BB, 2B (13), K LF D. Macias 0/2, K 3B J. Vitters 2/5, BB, R, K SS R. Flaherty 2/6, 2 R, 2B (12), 2 K 1B R. Keedy 3/6, R, K PR/DH D. Kemp 1/2, R, RBI, 2B (4), K RF K. Burke 2/6, 2 R, RBI, 2B (12) C M. Brenly 2/5, BB, 3 RBI, 2B (8), 2 K, SB (2) 2B M. Gonzalez 3/6, 3 RBI, 2B (11), K, E (10, fielding) SP R. Searle 4 scoreless, 2 H, 7/2 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO RP D. McDaniel 1.2+ IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4/2 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/0 K/BB, HR, 0-2 GO-FO RP R. Sontag 1 hitless/scoreless, 2/3 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 7-0 Box Score SS J. Lake 0/3, BB, 2 K, SB (11) LF L. Watkins 0/3, BB, K 1B J. Jones 1/4, 3 K DH M. Cerda 0/4, K 2B S. Castro 0/3 RF K. Soto 1/3, PO, E (3, throw) SP E. Hamren 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 GO-2 FO RP L. Suarez 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, 2 GO-4 FO RP J. Peña 0.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, WP, 2 GO-0 FO

I'll laugh when he gets a job managing some poor American League team after the Reds fire him. Seattle looks about right.

Considering this is the second to last round, I'll take... WR Robert Meachem, NO

i doubt it. he's not a great sprinter; he pretty much always has to come from behind in the 100 fly (which scares me, he's going to have to go 50.5 or under to win tomorrow morning, i think). he's a great mid-distance swimmer and i think he could be great at distance if he worked on it, but the long, lean body generally does not lend itself as well to sprinting. those are usually the shorter, more muscular swimmers. plus, phelps works too hard to be a sprinter. but i thought that the greatest sprinters of all time were rather tall. Phelps' lower body is not proportional to his upper body. His legs are actually on the short side. That would really hurt him when it comes to strides.