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If Edmonds keeps up his torrid production with the Cubs, Pie can take as much time as he needs to get everything he needs taken care of. Seriously, Edmonds' numbers with the Cubs have been absolutely stellar. I'm floored.

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Given that Marshall was getting called up to join the big league team, it probably came down to Atkins vs. Samardzija vs. Veal on who'd get booted up to Tennessee. I was expecting it to be Veal, but given how much the Cubs seem to love Samardzija, this decision should come as little surprise. At the rate things are going for him, maybe the Cubs will call him up in September for bullpen duty? :blink:

Box Scores Iowa won 14-10 Box Score 1B D. Ward 2/3, BB, 2 R RF J. Kroeger 0/2, K 1B/RF J. Dubois 1/4, 3 R, 2 K, HBP 3B C. McGehee 1/4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (7), K SP J. Berg 6 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 5/2 K/BB, 2 HR, WP, 11-2 GO-FO Tennessee won 7-3 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (7) RF/LF T. Colvin 0/5 LF J. Fox 1/2, BB, HBP C W. Castillo 1/3, 2 RBI 3B J. Lansford 2/3, BB, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B (2) PH/RF D. Deeds 3/3, 2 R, RBI, 2B (17), HR (6) SP D. Veal 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 2 WP, 10-4 GO-FO RP C. Lambert 1 perfect, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Ceda 1.1 hitless/scoreless, 2/1 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Daytona PPD: Rain Peoria lost 4-1 in the 10th Box Score CF J. Waytt 2/5, R, SB (5) SS N. Samson 2/5, RBI, K DH M. Smith 1/5, K 3B J. Rosa 2/4, K C J. Donaldson 0/3, BB LF C. Andersen 1/2, BB, 2B (10), HBP RF D. Johnston 0/2, BB, 2 K PH/RF E. Lara 0/1 2B G. Guzman 0/2, BB, CS (1) SP R. Hernandez 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 2 WP, 3-9 GO-FO, E (1, pickoff) RP J. Latham 2 perfect, 3/0 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO Boise lost 2-1 Box Score 2B J. Harrison 1/4, K, SB (2) CF D. Macias 0/4, 2 K DH J. Vitters 1/3, BB, 2 K SS R. Flaherty 1/4, R, RBI, HR (1), K, E (1, throw) 1B R. Keedy 0/3, 3 K RF K. Burke 0/3, K 3B M. Gonzalez 0/3, 2 K C C. Perez 0/3, K LF R. Sontag 0/3, 2 K SP J. Jackson 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 6/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4/2 K/BB, WP, 4-1 GO-FO RP J. Muyco 1.2 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost their debut 9-3 Box Score LF K. Calvert 1/3, BB, RBI, 2 K, SB (1), CS (1), PO (1B), Assist (Home), HBP 2B S. Castro 1/5, R, E (1, throw) SS J. Lake 0/4, 3 K, 2 E (fielding, throw) RF N. Perez 1/4, RBI, K DH J. Jones 0/3, BB, K CF K. Soto 0/3, BB SP M. Sierra 4 scoreless, 3 H, 2/2 K/BB, 5-5 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 2.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2/1 K/BB, Balk, 2-0 GO-FO RP F. Acosta 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0/2 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO RP C. Rojas 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0/3 K/BB, WP, 1-1 GO-FO Both DSL teams with the day off. OVERALL: 2-3

Vitters is a long way away from making the majors. He arguably has the highest ceiling of any prospect in the system, but because he is so far from the majors, I don't think he'd get much interest from most teams as the central piece in a trade.

I wonder if he did it to screw around with the reporters?

Fixed for posterity purposes. :D

The Cubs don't need another reliever. The pen is fine. It's fine, but I'd love to have three guys in there who can strike out the side on a given day. :D

There are two outs. I know. I don't think I phrased it clearly enough. :lol:

Here comes Wood for the two out save.

Larry just said Wood's not ready. Lou's coming out to buy some time.

Knock it off, Howry.

The "AJ sucks!" chant was enjoyable.

Alan Dunn, who was rumored to have gotten into a few spats with Rothschild over Rich Hill and how the Cubs were handling him in 2005 and 2006.

Just getting this up early since I have an insane night ahead and might not see my computer until tomorrow evening!

Box Scores Iowa lost 10-6 Box Score CF F. Pie 0/2 RF J. Kroeger 0/2, K 1B D. Ward 0/2, E (1, fielding) 1B J. Dubois 0/1, R, K, HBP 3B C. McGehee 0/3, BB, 3 K, E (8, throw) SP R. Wells 2 IP, 9 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 3 HR, 3-1 GO-FO RP C. Pignatiello 1.2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, HBP, 2-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 8-1 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B (6), SB (2) SS M. Camp 0/4, BB, R RF T. Colvin 0/4, BB, R, K LF J. Fox 3/5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (14), HR (5) C W. Castillo 1/4, R, RBI, HR (2) SP M. Atkins 7 scoreless, 6 H, 4/0 K/BB, 12-5 GO-FO Daytona won 4-3 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 0/3, BB, 2 K LF T. Wright 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (10), Assist (2B) 1B R. Canzler 0/3, K PH/1B S. Clevenger 1/1, RBI RF Y. Carter 1/4, R, 2B (9), K, SB (6) 3B J. Mota 0/3 C M. Reed 0/3, 3 K SS D. Barney 1/3, RBI, K SP M. Carrillo 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4/2 K/BB, 5-8 GO-FO Peoria lost 11-5 Box Score CF J. Wyatt 0/3 PH/LF E. Lara 1/2 SS N. Samson 2/4, CS (6) DH B. Guyer 1/4, R, K 3B J. Rosa 0/4, E (19, throw) LF/CF C. Andersen 1/4, R, 2B (9), K RF D. Johnston 1/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (9), K, E (5, fielding) 2B G. Guzman 1/4 SP K. Kreier 4 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4/2 K/BB, 6-1 GO-FO Boise lost 2-0 Box Score CF D. Macias 1/4 2B J. Opitz 1/2, 2 BB, K 3B J. Vitters 1/4 RF K. Burke 0/4, KLF/ 1B R. Ridling 0/4, 2 K DH R. Flaherty 0/4, K SS M. Gonzalez 0/3, K C C. Perez 0/3, K LF D. Rundle 0/3, 2 K SP M. Perconte 3 scoreless, 2 H, 2/1 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO RP C. Coleman 2+ IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP B. O'Donnell 2 hitless/scoreless, 2/1 K/BB, WP, 3-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won game 1 of their DH 9-6 thanks to 3 runs in the 11th Box Score RF A. Damian 2/5, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B (1), 2 K, SB (4) LF A. Hernandez 2/3, BB, K LF/1B M. Camarena 1/2, R, K, SB (6, and it was home!) 3B J. Pena 0/4, BB, R, 3 K, HBP PH M. Gonzalez 0/0, BB PR/LF P. Medina 0/0, R SP D. Encarnacion 1.1 IP, 1 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1/4 K/BB, WP, 1-2 GO-FO RP A. Ruiz .2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, WP, 1-1 GO-FO RP R. Reyes 3 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO RP J. Tineo .2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/2 K/BB RP J. Rosario 1.1 scoreless, 2 H, 1/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP S. Rodriguez 1 scoreless, 2 H, 1/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won Game 2 of their DH 4-0 Box Score DH A. Damian 1/3, R PR P. Medina 0/0, R LF A. Hernandez 0/1, BB, HBP RF M. Camarena 0/3, K 3B J. Pena 2/3, R, 2B (3) SP M. Perez 5 scoreless, 3 H, 4/1 K/BB, 7-4 GO-FO (putting up good numbers for an 18 year old) DSL Cubs 2 won 11-6 Box Score CF M. Pestana 0/5, RBI, K 3B M. Salazar 2/5, R, 2 K, E (5, fielding) SS C. Morales 2/4, BB, R, RBI, K, 3 E (11, fielding, throw, missed catch) LF J. Morelli 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (2) C Y. Liria 4/4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B (1), 2 PB (2), HBP DH R. Parra 2/5, K 2B V. Bieneme 2/4, BB, R, RBI, K SP H. Mayora 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 6/1 K/BB, HR, 5-2 GO-FO RP S. Peralta 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HBP, 0-2 GO-FO RP J. Lebron .1 hitless, 1 ER, 0/4 K/BB, 2 WP, 0-1 GO-FO RP G. Guerrier 1.2 scoreless, 1 H, 3/0 K/BB, WP, 2-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 5-3

Lambert's one of the better relievers in the system right now. Don't be surprised to see him called up in 2009 and actually be reasonably good, imo.

Didn't Prior's shoulder problems turn out to be more serious than the traditional MRIs suggested, since they basically opened him up and found a lot more damage than they thought was there? Maybe this is being done to prevent something like that from happening again.

Box Scores Iowa lost 12-8 Box Score CF F. Pie 1/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2B (9), K 1B J. Dubois 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (8), K RF J. Kroeger 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (17), HR (9), E (5, fielding) 3B C. McGehee 1/4, BB, R, RBI SP R. Hill .2 IP, 3 H, 6 ER, 1/4 K/BB, 2 WP, HBP, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 6-2 Box Score CF S. Fuld 0/5 SS M. Camp 2/4, 2 R LF T. Colvin 1/3, BB, 2B (14) 1B J. Fox 1/3, BB, RBI RF D. Deeds 0/3, BB C W. Castillo 0/4, K 3B J. Lansford 0/3 SP J. Russell 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 2 HR, 6-7 GO-FO RP M. Holliman 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/2 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO Daytona won 11-3 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 2/6, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (18), HR (6), K LF T. Wright 1/3, 2 BB, R 1B R. Canzler 1/5, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (5), E (2, missed catch) RF Y. Carter 1/5, R, 2 K 3B J. Mota 2/4, R, K, HBP C M. Reed 2/4, BB, 2 RBI SS D. Barney 0/4, BB, 2 R, K, SB (5) SP B. Muldowney 5 scoreless, 2 H, 2/1 K/BB, HBP, 7-6 GO-FO Peoria lost 5-1 Box Score RF E. Lara 2/5, K, CS (5) SS N. Samson 0/4 3B M. Smith 1/1, 2B (16) 1B/3B J. Rosa 1/4, 2B (20), E (18, throw) C J. Donaldson 1/4, E (6, throw) DH D. Johnston 0/4 LF B. Guyer 0/2, BB, K CF J. Wyatt 0/0, BB, SB (4) CF/LF C. Andersen 3/3, BB, 2B (8) SP H. Chen 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6/0 K/BB, 7-5 GO-FO Boise won 7-6 Box Score CF D. Macias 0/5, K 2B J. Opitz 1/5, K 3B J. Vitters 2/5, 2 R, 3B (1), K RF K. Burke 0/2, 2 BB, 2 R, K, SB (2), HBP DH R. Ridling 1/2, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI 1B R. Keedy 2/4, R, 2 RBI SS M. Gonzalez 1/4, 3 RBI, K, SB (1) C M. Brenly 1/3, BB, 2B (1), K LF D. Rundle 1/4, E (1, fielding) SP J. Leverton 3 hitless/scoreless, 0/2 K/BB, 7-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 5-4 Box Score LF A. Damian 1/3, BB, K RF/1B M. Camarena 0/4, K DH M. Gonzalez 1/4, K 3B J. Pena 1/3, K CF/RF P. Medina 0/3, K SP E. Infante 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1/2 K/BB, HBP, 10-7 GO-FO RP R. Pichardo .1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 HBP, 0-1 GO-FO RP R. Reyes 1.2 scoreless, 1 H, 0/2 K/BB, 5-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 14-5 Box Score CF M. Pestana 4/6, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (3) 3B M. Salazar 1/4, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI, E (4, fielding) SS C. Morales 3/5, BB, 3 R, 3 RBI, 3B (3), 2 E (8, fielding x2) C C. Romero 0/3, BB, 2 R, K, 2 PB (4), HBP DH J. Morelli 2/3, 2 BB, R, CS (2), PO (1B) LF G. Robles 2/4, R, RBI, 3B (2), HBP 2B V. Bieneme 1/4, R, RBI, 2 K, HBP SP R. Reyes 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 5/1 K/BB, 0-4 GO-FO RP Y. Veras 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0/2 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO RP E. Pena 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/1 K/BB, HR, 2-2 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-4

Scheduled Games (All Times Local) DSL Orioles at DSL Cubs 1 10:30 AM Box Scores Iowa won 4-1 Box Score RF/2B E. Patterson 2/4, R, RBI, HR (6), K 1B J. Dubois 1/4, R, RBI, HR (7), K 3B C. McGehee 2/4, R, K SP S. Marshall 8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4/1 K/BB, HR, 11-7 GO-FO Tennessee won 4-3 Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/4, R, 3B (1), Assist (1B) SS M. Camp 0/5 LF T. Colvin 2/5, R, 2 RBI 1B J. Fox 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (13), HR (4) RF D. Deeds 1/4, 2 K SP J. Samardzija 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2/3 K/BB, 10-8 GO-FO RP J. Ceda 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 3-2 Box Score 2B T. Thomas 0/5, 2 K 3B J. Mota 0/3, BB, K, E (7, throw) LF T. Wright 2/3, BB, R, 2B (9) RF Y. Carter 0/4, K 1B R. Canzler 2/4, R, 2B (9) C M. Reed 3/4, RBI, 3B (2), CS (4) SS D. Barney 2/4, SB (4) SP G. Johnson 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP C. Lambert 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO Peoria lost 3-2 Box Score CF J. Wyatt 1/4, 2 K SS N. Samson 0/4, E (18, fielding) 2B M. Smith 0/3, BB, K 3B J. Rosa 0/4, 2 K C J. Donaldson 2/4, K, E (5, throw) LF B. Guyer 1/4, SB (6) RF D. Johnston 1/3, K, CS (8) DH C. Andersen 2/3, R, 3B (3) SP D. Rhee 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3/3 K/BB, 8-3 GO-FO RP J. Latham 2 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO Boise lost 8-4 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 8-3 Box Score CF M. Pestana 1/5 3B M. Salazar 0/4, BB SS C. Morales 2/4, BB, R, K, E (6, fielding) RF J. Morelli 0/3, RBI, 2 K C R. Parra 0/1, 2 BB, R, K, E (1, throw), PB (1) LF G. Robles 2/4, K, SB (2) 2B V. Bieneme 0/2, 2 BB, 2 K, E (6, throw) SP R. Garcia 2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 3 HBP, 1-2 GO-FO RP G. Guerrier 2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 4/1 K/BB, 2 WP, 1-2 GO-FO RP R. Mejia 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3/1 K/BB, HR, 2-1 GO-FO RP J. Lebron .2 hitless, 1 ER, 1/3 K/BB, HBP, 0-1 GO-FO

I've liked what I've seen from Burke. He has good ABs, draws walks, plays a good OF, is sneaky fast, and has some pop. The only downside I've seen from him is a low batting average. It's a bit head-scratching that he has that problem, given his skillset.

BA has Bristow signed. :D

Sontag confirmed, as he's in Boise's starting lineup tonight.

Pawelek went 2 innings, gave up 3 walks, and struck out 2. So much for having a strong start. :(

Ryan Zimmerman