Outshined_One

Over/Under on the number of pitches it will take Lilly to give up the lead: 10.5

Explain plz. He was wearing sunglasses and a towel wrapped around his face like a bandanna. Lilly attempting to bunt for a hit. How cute.

I'm still of the opinion that Cedeno could be a good everyday guy if he got a shot.

Apparently Carlos Zambrano is ready to rob a bank.

Which catcher do the Pirates have who always wears his gear that makes him look like Bumblebee from Transformers?

Apparently the Pirates don't want the Cubs to GIDP this inning.

He's not hitting his spots and the Pirates are keyed in on his offspeed stuff.

Maholm hit a soft slicing liner to Theriot. Rather than get in front of it, Theriot decided he wanted to get behind it and play it barehanded. Predictable results ensued.

Finally. Lilly might not make it through 3 at this rate.

Here comes the triple.

What in the heck was Theriot doing there?

That fastball was nowhere near where it should have been.

A Ryne Sandberg commercial? You know what that means! The minor leagues are supposed to be about the young kids. Helping the kids become major leaguers. He's only out for himself, just like he always was. All he ever cared about was winning - winning - winning.

This is comical.

That would have been a lot more interesting on a neutral day.

Lilly's offspeed stuff looks really hittable today. Good thing the wind is blowing in!

I hate waking up to no food in the house. I love waking up to the Cubs, though.

*Groan* Seriously, the injuries to the Cubs' minor league pitchers have been unbelievably annoying this year. It's unrealistic to expect everyone to stay healthy, but this year...sheesh.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 9-5 Box Score 1B/LF M. Hoffpauir 2/5, R, RBI 3B C. McGehee 0/5, 3 K LF J. Dubois 0/3 1B M. Craig 0/2, K SP JR Mathes 6 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 3/2 K/BB, HR, 9-6 GO-FO RP C. Pignatiello, .1 perfect, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 7-0 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/2, 2B (12), 2 BB RF D. Deeds 0/4, 3 K 1B J. Fox 1/3 LF T. Colvin 0/3, K C W. Castillo 0/3, 2 K, PB (12) SP G. Johnson 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, HR, 4 GO-7 FO RP D. Garcia 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, HBP, 0 GO-3 FO Daytona won 13-5 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 1/2, 2B (26), K LF T. Wright 2/5, R, HR (5), 3 RBI, SB (6) DH M. Smith 1/3, 2 R, 2 BB, K 1B R. Canzler 4/5, 3 R, 2B (17), 2 HR (9), 7 RBI, K 3B J. Mota 3/5, R, 2B (8), 2 RBI SP A. Guzman 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 GO-1 FO RP D. Sasser 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 5 GO-2 FO Peoria won 6-1 Box Score RF J. Harrison 2/4, R, 2 SB (2) SS N. Samson 1/4, R, 2B (17), RBI 3B J. Rosa 1/4, R, 2B (36), RBI 1B L. Bautista 2/3, 2 R, RBI, SB (2) LF B. Guyer 1/3, R, HR (10), 2 RBI, K SP C. Coleman 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 5 GO-4 FO RP J. Muyco 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 GO-2 FO Boise lost 7-4 in the 11th Box Score CF K. Calvert 1/6, 2 K 2B D. Macias 2/5, BB, R, RBI, K 3B J. Vitters 2/6, 2 R, RBI, HR (3), K 1B R. Keedy 2/5, RBI, 2 K RF K. Burke 0/5, K C C. Perez 0/3, BB, R, HBP SS M. Gonzalez 3/5, SB (10), E (8, fielding) LF R. Sontag 0/4, BB, 2 K, 2 Assists (2B, 3B) SP J. Leverton 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3/2 K/BB, 5-3 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 2 HR, WP, 2-6 GO-FO RP B. O'Donnell 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/2 K/BB, HBP, 3-0 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff) RP M. Pawelek 1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 9-3 Box Score CF T. Campana 1/2, BB, RBI, 2 SB (3) PH K. Soto 1/2 2B G. Matheus 1/5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K C M. Cerda 3/4, 2 R, 3B (1) 3B J. Contreras 3/5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B (11), 3B (4) RF NotNeifi Perez 2/5, R, RBI, 2 3B (10), K SS J. Lake 2/5, 3 K, E (14, throw) DH V. Watkins 0/3, BB, RBI, K 1B B. Jost 2/3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B (5), K SP O. Martinez 2 perfect, 3/0 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP M. Sierra 4 scoreless, 3 H, 4/0 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 2 scoreless, 1 H, 0/1 K/BB, 2 WP, 5-1 GO-FO RP D. Cales 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 5-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 won 10-8 Box Score OVERALL: 4-4

i'm going to take the under it should be like 5% If they play .500 ball the rest of the way, which is obviously doable, they'll finish with 87-88 wins. You think the Marlins and the Phillies will both finish with more wins than that? I think the Brewers have a better shot at getting 87-88 wins than the Cardinals do.

So...you're saying you liked his curveball tonight?

Scheduled Game (All Times Local) DSL Rays at DSL Cubs 2 10:30 AM Box Scores: Iowa won 4-3 Box Score 1B M. Hoffpauir 2/4, 2B (25), BB C K. Hill 2/4, R, HR (14), RBI, K LF J. Dubois 3/4, 3 R, 2 HR (19), 2 RBI RF J. Kroeger 1 /3, BB, K, OF assist at home SP R. Wells 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K, 7 GO-1 FO RP J. Ascanio 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3 GO-0 FO RP K. Hart 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 GO-1 FO Tennessee won 5-4 Box Score RF S. Fuld 3/5, 2 R, HR (4), RBI 2B N. Spears 3/5, R, 2B (20), HR (4), 4 RBI CF T. Colvin 1/4, K LF J. Fox 1/4, 2B (25) 1B B. Lalli 1/4 C W. Castillo 1/4, PB (11) SP E. Caridad 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 5 GO-4 FO RP R. Roquet 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, WP, 1 GO-1 FO Daytona won 2-1 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 1/4, K LF T. Wright 1/3, 2B (17), K, HBP C S. Clevenget 0/4, R, SB (5) DH Y. Carter 2/4, 2B (15), 2 RBI, SB (11) SS D. Barney 2/3, K SP B. Muldowney 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, WP, 9 GO-3 FO, pickoff at first base RP T. Blackford 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 GO-0 FO RP B. Parker 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3 GO-0 FO Peoria lost 4-3 Box Score DH J. Harrison 2/4, R SS N. Samson 1/4, R 3B J. Rosa 3/4, R, RBI C L. Bautista 2/4, K LF B. Guyer 2/4, 2B (23), RBI, K SP J. Pina 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 GO-3 FO RP J. Jackson 4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, HR, 3 GO-3 FO - as a pro: 33 IP, 3.55 ERA, 51 K/6 BB Boise won 5-3 Box Score CF K. Calvert 0/4, BB LF D. Rundle 0/5, 2 K 3B J. Vitters 2/2, 2B (12) 3B D. Macias 1/3, R SS R. Flaherty 1/4, 2B (5), E (7, fielding) DH R. Keedy 1/2, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI RF K. Burke 2/3, BB, R, 2 RBI, HR (4), Assist (1B) C C. Perez 1/4, K 2B M. Gonzalez 1/3, BB, RBI SP H. Tolentino 4 scoreless, 2 H, 1/2 K/BB, 4-6 GO-FO RP A. Shafer 2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, WP, 2-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 3-1 Box Score DH M. Cerda 0/3, BB, 2 K LF J. Jones 0/4, K RF N. Perez /3, R, BB, K, 2 outfield assists (at second base, at third base) 1B J. Contreras 1/4, R 2B L. Watkins 0/3, R, RBI, 2 K 3B J. Lake 2/4, RBI, K, SB (10), E (13, fielding) SP L. Suarez 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 GO-1 FO RP D. Nunez 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HBP, 7 GO-4 FO RP T. Mitchell 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 GO-2 FO DSL Cubs 1 won 8-1 Box Score SP M. Vasquez 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, WP, 3 GO-8 FO RP R. Carmona 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 3 GO-0 FO - in the DSL: 8 IP, 2.25 ERA, 13 K/2 BB; 18 years old RP C. Galvez 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 GO-1 FO - 18 year old lefty; 2.45 ERA

Today was a good day.

Chris Huseby got the start in Game 1 of the AZL Cubs' DH. So far: 2 scoreless, 1 H, 3/0 K/BB

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