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Considering the number of line drives Soto has been robbed on this year, you figure he'd be due for that.

That'll do, Derrek. That'll do.

Classy Brewer fans out there today cheering Derrek's injury.

Doubtful. He hit it pretty hard off the wall.

Is there an echo?

For those of us without TV for this game... hm? Z and Fontenot did the whack-a-mole thing, then added a step with Z giving Fontenot a piggyback ride. DeRo and Cedeno had a 20 step handshake going on in the background. Nice start, but Soriano needs to do a better job with that out of the box.

Someone please tell me they got all of that on TiVo and can upload it onto the internets.

Box Scores: Iowa won 11-9 in 10 innings Box Score LF A. Torres 3/6, R, 3B (6), RBI, 3 K, SB (15) CF F. Pie 3/6, 2B (14), 2 RBI, K, CS (4) C K. Hill 1/4, BB, K, CS (2), PB (3) RF J. Kroeger 5/5, 2 R, 2 2B (26), 2 RBI, CS (3) SS-2B L. Figueroa 2/4, 2 R, 2B (14), 2 RBI PH M. Craig 1/1, R, HR (4), 2 RBI SP JR Mathes 6 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 10 GO-4 FO RP M. Wuertz 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 GO-1 FO RP C. Pignatiello 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 GO-1 FO RP J. Ascanio 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR, 4 GO-2 FO Tennessee won 7-1 Box Score 2B N. Spears 2/5, 2B (19), RBI, 2 K RF D. Deeds 2/5, 2 R, 2B (31), K 1B J. Fox 2/4, 2 R, 2B (21), HR (15), 2 RBI, 2 K, HBP LF T. Colvin 2/5, 2B (19), 2 RBI, K C W. Castillo 1/5, 3 K 3B K. Reynolds 1/4, 2 R, HR (8), RBI, BB, K, E (16, throw) SS M. Camp 3/4, R SP G. Johnson 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 4 GO-9 FO RP M. Avery 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 GO-2 FO Daytona won 8-5 Box Score LF T. Wright 4/4, 2 R, HR (4), RBI, BB 3B M. Smith 2/4, 2 R, 2B (6), RBI, BB, K 1B R. Canzler 2/5, R, 2B (16), RBI RF Y. Carter 2/4, 2 R, 2B (14), HR (12), 2 RBI, SB (9) DH T. Thomas 1/1, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB (18), CS (7) SP H-W Chen 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 8 GO-3 FO RP B. Parker 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 GO-0 FO Peoria lost 4-2 Box Score 2B J. Harrison 2/3, R, HBP, E (1, throw) SS N. Samson 2/4, 2 RBI 3B J. Rosa 0/4, 3 K DH L. Bautista 1/4, 3 K CF B. Guyer 0/3, K, HBP, SB (14), OF assist at third base C L. Flores 1/3, R, BB, 2 K SP C. Coleman 3.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4 GO-4 FO RP J. Muyco 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 GO-2 FO Boise won 9-7 Box Score CF K. Calvert 2/5, 3 R, 2B (3), BB, SB (3), E (2, fielding) LF D. Rundle 3/4, 2 R, HR (5), 3 RBI, 2 BB, K SS R. Flaherty 1/4, RBI, BB DG S. Hoorelbeke 0/4, 2 R, BB, K - Boise debut 1B R. Keedy 4/5, R, 2B (9), 2 RBI RF K. Burke 2/4, 2B (7), 3B (1), 3 RBI, BB, K 2B-3B M. Gonzalez 1/5, 2B (5) SP C. Carpenter 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 3 GO-2 FO RP L. Sommer 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GO-5 FO RP B. O'Donnell 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4 GO-0 FO AZL Cubs lost 4-0 Box Score 3B J. Lake 1/5, 2 K, 2 SB (8), 2 E (11, fielding, fielding) DH M. Cerda 0/5 RF J. Jones 3/4, BB, K 1B J. Contreras 0/2, 2 BB, K, HBP CF N. Perez 0/4 2B L. Watkins 1/3, 2B (1), BB SP M. Sierra 3.2 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR, 6 GO-4 FO RP O. Martinez 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, K, 2 GO-1 FO RP Y. Gonzalez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 4 GO-2 FO DSL Cubs 1 won 6-4 Box Score SP A. Ruiz 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, HR, 5 GO-7 FO RP D. Encarnacion 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 GO-4 FO - 18 year old DSL Cubs 2 lost 5-2 Box Score M. Pestana 2/5, R, 2 RBI, SB (9) SS C. Morales 1/3, R, K, HBP, SB (12), 2 E (26, fielding, fielding) DH J. Morelli 0/4, BB SP S. Peralta 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 11 GO-4 FO - 17 year old RP G. Guerrier 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 GO-0 FO - 17 year old Haitian Overall: 5-3

Im not Fred, Im just tired of getting looked at as a Troll, because im not. Anyone not a Cubs fan on this site is a troll, all things considered. :D

I'm excited about Samardzija and I think he can contribute to the Cubs this season as a middle reliever who can take some pressure off of Wood/Marmol. However, while I get the feeling he will do a good job as a reliever, I think the Cubs should definitely plan to use him as a starter down the line. He's still developing and his stuff needs some work, but I think he could make a very solid contribution to the rotation if he continues to develop as he has been.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 8-7 Box Score LF A. Torres 1/5, 2B (22), K CF F. Pie 2/4, R, BB 1B M. Hoffpauir 2/4, R, HR (13), 2 RBI 3B C. McGehee 1/4, R, 2B (22), BB, K, E (12, throw) C K. Hill 2/4, R, HR (12), RBI, K RF J. Kroeger 1/3, RBI, BB, K SP R. Wells 5 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 8 GO-3 FO RP K. Hart 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, balk, 2 GO-1 FO Tennessee lost 3-2, Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/4 RF D. Deeds 1/3, R, HR (9(), RBI, BB, K LF J. Fox 1/3, R, HR (14), RBI, HBP C W. Castillo 1/4, 2B (9), K 3B-1B K. Reynolds 2/4, 2B (11) SP E. Caridad 7.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 9 GO-1 FO - lost no-hitter with no outs in 6th inning RP C. Lambert 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 GO-1 FO Daytona with an off day. Peoria lost 3-2 Box Score 2B J. Harrison 0/4, K LF J. Opitz 1/4, R, 2B (4), K SS N. Samson 1/4, R 3B J. Rosa 0/4, 2 K DH L. Bautista 3/4, 3 RBI CF B. Guyer 1/3, 2B (21), BB SP J. Pina 2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GO-3 FO RP J. Jackson 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, HBP, 4 GO-1 FO - Peoria & Boise this season: 28.1 IP, 44 K/5 BB RP J. Muller 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 2 GO-2 FO - Peoria debut Boise won 7-5, Box Score LF D. Rundle 1/4, R, HR (4), 3 RBI, 2 K SS R. Flaherty 1/4, 2B (3), BB, K, E (5, throw) 1B M. Brenly 2/3, 2 R, 2B (6), 2 BB, K, SB (1) DH R. Keedy 3/5, RBI RF K. Burke 3/4, R, RBI, BB 2B D. Kemp 1/4, R, 2B (3) 3B M. Gonzalez 3/5, 2 R, CS (3) SP M. Hatley 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 GO-3 FO RP J. Leverton 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HBP, 3 GO-3 FO RP D. McDaniel 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 3 GO-0 FO - Mesa & Boise: 15.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 25 K/6 BB AZL Cubs won 11-2 Box Score DH M. Cerda 1/5, 2 R, BB, K RF J. Jones 2/6, 2 R, 3 K 3B J. Contreras 2/4, 2 R, 3B (3), 2 RBI, BB CF N. Perez 2/5, 2 R, RBI 1B S. Hoorelbeke 2/5, R, 2 2B (9), RBI, 2 K LF B. Jost 3/5, 2B (4), 3 RBI, K SS S. Castro 1/5, R, 3B (4), RBI, 2 E (6, throw, fielding) SP L. Suarez 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP D. Nunez 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 5 GO-5 FO RP T. Mitchell 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 3 GO-2 FO RP D. Cales 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP Overall: 2-3 DSL NL All-Stars lost 6-5 in 10 innings, Box Score PR-RF A. Mejia 0/1, SB (1) SS C. Morales 0/1, K, 2 E (2, throw, throw) RP Ma. Perez 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 GO-0 FO The DSL teams are off until the 28th.

B&!

I think it's time to blow up the team. I don't mean trade everyone. I mean putting a well-placed brick of C4 in the clubhouse.

Remember when Wood did that in Game 1 of the 2003 NLDS?

I'm looking forward to seeing how many more runs the Marlins can score.

Somehow, it figures that the defensively-challenged shortstop starts making tough plays look routine and easy against the Cubs.

This is getting sad.

Gaudin can easily go another two innings if he has to do so.

That scene is easily the best moment I've seen in a movie this year. It caused half the theater to jump and the other half to start applauding after a moment.

I want to show Hermida a magic trick.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I've never seen banana used as a verb, though.

Bananas? Wha?

I'd IBB him and Theriot to get to Lee for the guaranteed GIDP.

It was so terrible and so obvious that I couldn't pass it up.