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Hill so far: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4/5 K/BB, WP.

He's sidearming the ball a bit more than you'd like to see. Z has never been a totally over the top delivery kind of pitcher, though.

You don't know what any of them are going to vote. None of us do but I strongly suspect that Cuban will not get a 75% yes vote from the good old boys club. Based on what? The fact that the owner's won't accept someone who would be incredible for league revenue and who's bid would likely boost the value of their own franchises? Based on the fact that is baseball's responsibility to select an owner who will be a good caretaker of one of the historic franchises in the league and it's ballpark. It was the big reason they did not want Dolan as the owner of the Red Sox even though he had the highest bid. Even bigger was Fenway Park. He now owns the Knicks and look at what a mess he has made of that storied franchise. They will also face one of the nastiest legal battles in recent history. If it turns out Cuban was the highest bidder, had secured all the financing he needed, and presented a realistic bid, but MLB shoots him down, the mess of lawsuits will be unholy. Zell has an army of lawyers. The Tribune's shareholders will have a heck of a case. Cuban, his minority buyers, and financiers also will have their pick of causes of action. If Congress gets involved, the backlash will be terrible for MLB. MLB might have an old boys club, but they would get shredded in court if that happens. It could cost them billions of dollars.

Even if Cuban's worth $2.8b, most of that is almost certainly money he could not easily liquidate and use to buy the Cubs. My guess is he has a handful of minority investors and people providing finance who haven't been publicly named.

Box Score: Iowa won 15-7, Box Score LF A. Torres 2/5, 3 R, 3B (5), HR (11), 3 RBI, BB, 2 K CF F. Pie 4/5, 3 R, 2B (13), 3B (4), RBI, BB, K, SB (7) 1B M. Hoffpauir 2/5, 2 R, 2B (20), HR (12), 4 RBI, BB 3B C. McGehee 2/5, RBI, BB, K, CS (2) C K. Hill 2/3, 2 R, 2B (17), 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, SB (3) SP M. Atkins 6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HBP, 2 HR, 4 GO-8 FO RP K. Hart 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 6 GO-0 FO RP M. Wuertz 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, WP, 3 GO-0 FO Tennessee lost 5-4 Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/4, BB RF D. Deeds 2/4, R, 2B (30), BB 1B J. Fox 1/3, R, BB, HBP LF T. Colvin 1/5, R DH W. Castillo 0/5, 4 K C B. Lalli 3/4, HR (3), 4 RBI, K SP J. Russell 5 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HBP, WP, E (2, pickoff), 2 GO-8 FO RP C. Lambert 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 GO-0 FO Daytona won 3-1 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 1/5, R, 2B (23), RBI CF J. Adduci 2/5, 2 K LF T. Wright 2/5, R, 2B (16), K, OF assist at third base C S. Clevenger 0/4, K DH M. Smith 1/4, 2B (4), BB SP R. Hill 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 7 K, WP, 4 GO-3 FO RP M. Mateo 3 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K, WP, 3 GO-4 FO RP B. Parker 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 GO-1 FO Peoria lost 6-5 in a game marred by a 70-minute 1st inning brawl which led to pitcher Julio Castillo's arrest, Box Score CF J. Wyatt 2/5, R, RBI SS N. Samson 2/4, RBI, HBP, 3 SB (11) LF B. Guyer 1/5, R, 3 RBI 3B J. Rosa 1/5, 2B (33), RBI, 4 K DH R. Ridling 0/5, R, K C M. Mercedes 1/3, R, 2B (8), BB 2B G. Guzman - broke leg in bottom of the 1st inning in an on-field collision with SP Julio Castillo SP J. Castillo 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HBP, 1 GO-0 FO - arrested after game for his part in brawl RP C. Siegfried 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 9 GO-4 FO The following players and manager were ejected from the game but eventually reinstated: interim manager Carmelo Martinez, OF Brandon Guyer, 3B Jovan Rosa, C Mario Mercedes, OF Cliff Andersen, P Julio Castillo, P Stephen Vento and P Audy Santana. Boise won 12-4 Box Score DH J. Harrison 2/3, R, 3B (2), BB, 2 HBP, SB (12) - promoted to Peoria after the game 3B D. Macias 1/4, 2 R, RBI, BB, HBP, E (2, throw) RF K. Burke 0/6, 2 K C C. Perez 4/6, 2 R, 2B (8), 3 RBI, K, SB (3) 1B M. Brenly 2/4, 2 R, 2B (5), 2 RBI, BB 2B D. Kemp 3/4, R, 2B (2), 3 RBI, BB SP J. Whitlock 4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 GO-6 FO, E (1, throw) RP J. Belliveau 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 3 GO-1 FO RP J. Muller 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 4 GO-1 FO - promoted to Peoria after the game AZL Cubs won 6-5, Box Score: DH M. Cerda 0/3, R, BB, K 3B J. Contreras 1/3, 2 R, HR (8), RBI, K, HBP - tied for AZL lead in HR RF N. Perez 1/2, 2 R, HR (8), RBI, BB, HBP - tied for AZL lead in HR 1B S. Hoorelbeke 2/3, R, 2B (7), HR (5), 2 RBI, BB LF L. Watkins 0/3, K SS J. Lake 2/3, 3B (4), RBI SP A. Cashner 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 GO-1 FO - pro debut for 2008 1st rounder RP J. Antigua 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 5 GO-4 FO RP K. Kopach 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 GO-0 FO RP C. Redmond 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, HR, 2 GO-1 FO DSL Cubs 1 won 4-2 Box Score SP E. Infante 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, WP, HBP, 8 GO-7 FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 10-8 Box Score CF M. Pestana 0/5 SS C. Morales 1/3, R, BB, CS (4), HBP, E (24, fielding) RF J. Morelli 2/3, 2 R, HR (4), 4 RBI, BB, HBP - grand slam; .310/.427/.496/.922, 18 years old C C. Romero 2/4, 2 R, 2 2B (8), RBI, BB, E (8, pickoff) SP R. Garcia 3 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR, WP, 2 GO-5 FO - 16 years old Overall: 5-3

Looks like the Diamondbacks forgot to turn the AC on.

I believe Madison Dearborn has been hit pretty hard by the credit crunch. Canning and his group might not have the available resources to put in a billion dollar bid for the Cubs. Deliberately under-bidding for something like this is an absolutely stupid idea, especially considering how Zell has emphasized he wants this done in a tight time timeframe. Canning coming back to him in a week with an extra zero attached to the bid isn't going to look above water on Canning's part, know what I mean? Good to see Cuban has moved on, though! I'm very curious as to the identities of the other bidders.

This pick is going to make me feel icky. RB Ryan Grant, Green Bay

Box Scores: Iowa lost 10-7, Box Score CF-LF A. Torres 1/5, R, 3B (4) 3B C. McGehee 1/4, R, RBI, K LF-1B J. Dubois 1/4, R, 3 K, OF assist at home - 7 K in last 10 AB RF J. Kroeger 1/3, 2 R, 2B (24), 2 RBI, BB C K. Hill 2/4, R, HR (10), 4 RBI, K CF F. Pie 0/1, K - came in as a defensive replacement in the 8th inning SP JR Mathes 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HBP, HR, 7 GO-7 FO RP M. Burns 1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 GO-2 FO Tennessee won 4-3 in 10 innings, Box Score 2B N. Spears 2/5, R, K RF D. Deeds 2/4, 2 R, 2B (29), BB 1B J. Fox 2/5, R, HR (12), 2 RBI, L LF T. Colvin 2/4, RBI, BB, K DH W. Castillo 1/3, BB, K SP G. Johnson 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, HBP, 6 GO-5 FO RP M. Avery 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 GO-6 FO Daytona Canceled: Rain Peoria lost 4-3, Box Score SS N. Samson 1/4, 2B (16), K, E (24, throw) 3B J. Rosa 1/3, R, 2B (32), BB, K 1B R. Ridling 1/3, 2 R, HR (3), 2 RBI, K, HBP LF B. Guyer 1/4, RBI, K, SB (13) SP A. Santana 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 9 GO-4 FO RP S. Vento 1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR, 0 GO-1 FO Boise won 16-5, Box Score 2B J. Harrison 1/3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, CS (6) SS R. Flaherty 1/3, 3 R, 2B (2), 2 BB, E (4, throw) RF K. Burke 4/5, 2 R, 2 2B (4), 2 RBI, K C M. Brenly 3/5, 2 R, 2B (4), 3 RBI, K CF D. Rundle 1/1, 2 R, 2B (8), RBI, BB DH D. Kemp 2/4, 2 R, K LF R. Sontag 2/4, 2 R, 3B (2), 3 RBI, BB, K, OF assist at first base SP C. Coleman 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 9 GO-3 FO, E (1, throw) RP C. Carpenter 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 4 GO-3 FO RP M. Pawelek 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 GO-1 FO, E (1, throw) AZL Cubs lost 10-4, Box Score 3B S. Castro 2/4, 2 R, 2B (4), BB, K, SB (1) DH M. Cerda 2/5, R, HR (1), 2 RBI, K - first pro HR LF J. Jones 1/4, BB, 2 K, E (1, fielding) RF N. Perez 1/5, R, HR (7), 2 RBI, 2 K - tied for AZL lead in HR 2B L. Watkins 3/4, K, SB (1) - first pro start SP M. Sierra 2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, 0 GO-2 FO RP Y. Gonzalez 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP, 5 GO-1 FO RP T. Mitchell 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 GO-0 FO RP D. Cales 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 GO-0 FO DSL Cubs 1 won 5-4, Box Score SP R. Pichardo 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3 WP, 7 GO-5 FO - 2.75 ERA for the 17 year old RP P. Mota 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HBP, 2 GO-2 FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 17-4, Box Score CF M. Pestana 1/3, R, 3B (2), BB, K, E (2, fielding) - .303/.397/.368/.765 - 18 years old SS C. Morales 1/4, 2B (10), RBI, K, E (23, fielding) - .301/.353/.439/.792 - 19 years old LF J. Morelli 0/2, 2 BB, E (3, fielding) - .300/.413/.464/.877 - 18 years old SP J. Tineo 3.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, WP, 6 GO-1 FO, E (1, throw) - 24.1 IP, 5.18 ERA, 28 K/21 BB - 17 years old Overall: 3-4 MLBAAP at Gold Coast, Queensland: Kangaroos lost 5-3, Box Score RP C. Hams 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 GO-2 FO

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...that hit bone.

I hope Lou gets out some canisters of gasoline and commits arson on this ballpark.

There's the double.

Bob, talking about one guy wearing another man's pants is kind of creepy.

Here comes Hart. I predict two walks, a double, and a home run.

I predict Lou loses his mind tomorrow after Lilly gives up his third HR.

Glad to see the WP ended up not mattering.

hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Where's Mark Clark when you need him? So true! How about a Phil Nevin and a Todd Hundley as well? We need some Morandini Mullet. Darn right and the Cubs Shawn-O-Meter as well. Remember the debates everyone had over Juan Cruz versus Shawn Estes?

Where's Mark Clark when you need him?

...but would you have been surprised?

I think it's time to give Soto a day off.

The 2003 NLCS made me suicidal. The last week and a half of the 2004 season made me homicidal.

:wave: 2004 reporting for duty. 2005 in the house!

Good call.

Thankfully, he has a brain and will not do this. The idea of Fontenot, Theriot, Cedeno, and Ward across the diamond is entertaining!