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you don't have to like him, but since he's the best shortstop in the organization, you probably should at least accept him. He's like that dorky Baldwin brother who isn't as good-looking or successful and never answers my letters, but he's still a Baldwin, damn it! What an odd analogy? Family Guy quote.

you don't have to like him, but since he's the best shortstop in the organization, you probably should at least accept him. He's like that dorky Baldwin brother who isn't as good-looking or successful and never answers my letters, but he's still a Baldwin, damn it!

As much as I try, I really can't bring myself to like Ryan Theriot.

Wow, nice awareness and slide by Rammy.

That's one of the most hilarious doubles I've ever seen.

Gotta love the botched H&R when the Cubs don't do it.

That kid has two dads?

A jazzy catcher to backup the salsa maestro currently behind the plate. So...would that make Wellington Castillo the Tango Master?

Can we adjust Zambrano's ERA to reflect the number of HRs he hits?

I wouldn't pay much attention to ERA when evaluating minor leaguers. You won't find much in the way of good defense down there, plus a lot of the minor league parks are effectively bandboxes. Veal's been so-so. He'll make most Top 10 prospect lists for the Cubs, but he walks way, way, way too many people.

Corey rocking the Evil Spock goatee.

I don't think Derrek can elevate a ball to save his life.

"Forecast: Mottled" Say what?

Fogg doesn't seem to be doing any better in that department.

Good start.

Wow, nice find. That really makes me like Cerda a lot more.

Box Scores Iowa won 5-2 Box Score CF F. Pie 2/4, R, HR (9), 2 RBI, CS (6) 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4, K 3B C. McGehee 1/4, K DH J. Dubois 2/4, R, 2B (9), 2 RBI, 2K SP J. Stanford 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 GO-11 FO RP K. Hart 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GO-0 FO Tennessee won 2-1 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/5, R, K 2B N. Spears 1/4 DH J. Fox 0/2, RBI, 2 BB, K LF T. Colvin 0/4, K C W. Castillo 0/4, K 3B J. Lansford 1/4, R, 2B (14) SP D. Veal 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, HR, WP, HBP, 4 GO-9 FO RP R. Roquet 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 4 GO-0 FO RP C. Lambert 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K Daytona at Vero Beach (game one): PPD - Rain. Daytona at Vero Beach (game two): PPD - Rain. Peoria lost 6-2 Box Score SS N. Samson 0/4, R LF C. Andersen 2/4 CF B. Guyer 1/4, 2 K, CS (5), outfield assist at home 1B R. Ridling 0/3, 2 K DH D. Johnston 2/3, R, HR (12), RBI, K SP R. Hernandez 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HBP, 2 GO-5 FO - shortened outing due to lengthy rain delay RP Z. Ashwood 3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 2 GO-2 FO Boise lost 7-6 Box Score CF K. Calvert 1/5, 2B (7), K LF D. Rundle 0/5, 2 K 3B J. Vitters 2/5, R, 2B (21), HR (5), RBI 1B R. Keedy 2/5, R, 2 K SS R. Flaherty 2/3, R, BB, SB (4) RF K. Burke 2/3, 2 R, 2B (15), 2 RBI, BB C M. Brenly 1/4, 2 RBI, E (3, throw) SP R. Searle 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 6 GO-2 FO RP M. Hatley 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3 WP, HBP, 3 GO-4 FO AZL Cubs won 8-3 Box Score DH L. Watkins 1/3, 2 RBI SS S. Castro 2/4, R, 2B (9), RBI 2B M. Cerda 0/3, R, BB, K, SB (1) - second ever start at second base 1B J. Jones 2/4, R, 3B (5), 2 RBI 3B G. Matheus 2/4, 2 R, SB (1) SP L. Suarez 4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, 4 GO-4 FO RP J. Peña 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 3 GO-4 FO DSL Cubs 1 won 4-2 Box Score SP A. Ruiz 5 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 4 GO-4 FO RP R. Carmona 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 GO-3 FO DSL Cubs 2 won 3-2 Box Score SP E. Figueroa 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, HBP, 9 GO-4 FO Overall: 5-2

Alright everyone, listen up. To put it bluntly, the last game thread was disgraceful. It's one thing when people engage in banter, sort out issues on their own, and keep their overreactions in check. However, there were a number of people who were completely out of line. I don't need to go into any details, but a quick perusal of that thread will illustrate what I am talking about. That kind of behavior cannot continue and will not be tolerated. All of you should know the rules we have for NSBB and for Game Threads. Please stay within those boundaries.

Alright, enough already with the over the top reactions. This is getting ridiculous.

Is that good? Yes... just so long as Vitters doesn't have the same injury problems. Remember, Aramis Ramirez has essentially been Howie Kenrick with more pop. I think O_O compared Vitters to Aramis. I'd love that. I worry about his defense though. I said Aramis Ramirez was Vitters' ceiling. Ramirez coming up through the Pirates' system was fairly comparable to Vitters (Link for Ramirez's minors numbers), although I think Ramirez has a smidge more power and Vitters might be a bit faster on the bases. I don't know if Vitters will ever reach that ceiling (or if he'll surpass it), but the comp seems to work.

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