Outshined_One

Kudos to Jehrico for calling this one.

Given that the draft is less than a month away (!), does anyone have a list of Boras clients yet? I'd like to see what top talents could slide to the Cubs. :D

Don't you dare tempt me to post pictures of Ezequiel Astacio.

If that's the case and he's actually 17, that's pretty darn cool. :thumbsup:

Box Scores Iowa lost 5-2 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/5, 2B (1), 2 K, CS (3), Assist (Home) DH M. Murton 0/4, BB, K RF J. Kroeger 1/5, K 1B J. Fox 2/5 3B C. McGehee 3/4, R, 2 2B (8), E (4, throw) SP R. Hill 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 5/1 K/BB, HR, 6-2 GO-FO RP S. Eyre 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HR, 0-1 GO-FO RP N. Cotts 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Ascanio 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost 5-2 Box Score LF M. Camp 0/4, 3 K, Assist (2B) CF T. Colvin 0/4, 3 K RF D. Deeds 1/3, BB, R, 2 K 3B K. Reynolds 0/2, BB, R, K 1B S. Clevenger 1/3, 2 K PH R. Harvey 0/1 SP D. Veal 4 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 2 HR, 4-5 GO-FO, E (2, pickoff) RP C. Shaver 3 scoreless, 4 H, 1/0 K/BB, 1-6 GO-FO Daytona lost 4-2 Box Score CF J. Wyatt 3/4, R, 2B (6), K 2B T. Thomas 0/3, RBI, 2 K DH Y. Carter 1/4, 3 K LF R. Canzler 0/3, BB, 2 K, SB (2) C M. Reed 0/4, 2 K 3B J. Lansford 0/3, K SS D. Barney 1/2, BB, R SP J. Ceda 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5/2 K/BB, HBP, 7-5 GO-FO RP B. Petrick 1.1 hitless, 1 R, 0 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO, E (1, throw) RP C. Lambert .1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 4-3 Box Score DH J. Made 1/4, BB, R, 2 K SS N. Samson 1/3, BB, R C J. Donaldson 1/3, 2 BB, K, E (2, throw) 3B M. Smith 1/4, 2 RBI, K 1B J. Rosa 0/4, K 2B M. Gonzalez 1/4, 2B (7), E (8, throw) RF K. Burke 1/3, BB, R, 2B (3), SB (3) LF E. Lara 1/4, K CF C. Andersen 0/4, RBI, K SP R. Acosta 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3/3 K/BB, 2 WP, 4-8 GO-FO OVERALL: 0-4

Box Scores Iowa lost 16-7 Box Score CF S. Fuld 1/3, R LF M. Murton 2/4, R, RBI, K 3B C. Mcgehee 1/4, R 1B J. Fox 2/4, 2 R, RBI, 2B (10), HR (6), SB (3) SP J. Berg 1.1 IP, 7 H, 9 ER, 0/3 K/BB, HR, WP, HBP, 2-2 GO-FO RP C. Pignatiello 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 6-1 Box Score LF M. Camp 3/5, 2 R, SB (5) CF T. Colvin 2/5, 2 RBI, K 1B D. Deeds 0/5, 2 K RF R. Harvey 1/3, BB, 2 K SP J. Samardzija 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5/2 K/BB, WP, 7-4 GO-FO Daytona won 9-1 Box Score CF J. Wyatt 0/3, 2 BB, R 2B T. Thomas 2/4, BB, R, 3B (2) DH T. Wright 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI C W. Castillo 1/4, R, RBI LF R. Canzler 2/3, R, RBI, 3B (1) LF Y. Carter 1/2, R, RBI 3B J. Lansford 2/4, 2 RBI, 2B (6) SP E. Caridad 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1/0 K/BB, 10-9 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon 1.1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 K/BB, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO Peoria won 5-2 Box Score RF C. Andersen 3/5, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (2) CF L. Johnson 0/2, BB, K, HBP, CS (3) SS N. Samson 0/2, BB, RBI, HBP C J. Donaldson 2/4, R, RBI, HR (3), CS (1) 1B K. Burke 1/4, K, SB (2) 3B M. Smith 0/4, K, E (5, throw) LF D. Johnston 2/3, BB, R 2B M. Gonzalez 1/4, K SP B. Muldowney 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 7/1 K/BB, HR, 2-2 GO-FO RP J. Latham 2.1 scoreless, 1 H, 3/2 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-1

I just heard that in Jay Mariotti's voice in my head. I will now dig out my brain with an icepick.

Alright, new contest... Whoever can correctly guess Piniella's next insane and off-the-wall personnel move wins a cookie. Go!

So, who wants to take bets on what Lou's overreaction of the day will be after this loss? My money's on demoting Marquis to the long man role and going to the four man rotation.

That game was one of the first times I've ever wanted to actually kill a baseball player. LaTroy Hawkins is probably one of my most despised players I can ever remember on the Cubs.

We're doomed.

A bases-clearing double would be welcome.

Yeah, but this is in St Louis and that was the greatest throw ever, Standing O. St Louis has such good baseball fans And a beautiful city by the majestic Mississippi River that does not in any way, shape or form, smell like someone just took a piss after eating asparagus!

Come on, where are the Theriot defenders? It's been like two days since we've had people bicker over him.

I have an idea...let's move Marquis to mop-up and let Gallagher start. ...naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

I feel like this is the kind of Russian Roulette where every chamber is loaded.

Frankly, he reminds me of Tadahito Iguchi.

By the end of the season, I'm willing to bet these words will have been uttered less than 30 times.

Try trading one of the greatest pitchers of all time for him, especially after turning down two prospects for the pitcher.

Play Pie. ...and Cedeno.

Right now, the Cubs are currently getting their books in order. In the near future, the prospective bidders will get access to those books. As simple as that sounds, that involves a ton of paperwork. Moreover, those bidders have to bring in their own experts (accountants, consultants, etc.) to go over those books in order to properly value the team. Once they get that done, the bidders can set a price on the team. When Cuban was in the booth a few days ago, he mentioned the Cubs did not give him access to those yet. I'm guessing the Cubs are still going over everything with a fine-toothed comb before handing them off to the bidders. There are some particularly nasty potential lawsuits out there if the Cubs gave out bad information to the bidders. Timetable-wise, this summer should be relatively quiet, since everyone's accountants, attorneys, and various other experts will be busy with rooms full of paperwork. Also, the bidders still have to pull together financing for this acquisition, which will take some time and effort given the recent credit crunch. The wild card is whether the Cubs have told bidders not to move on anything until the World Series is over, given that MLB is not all too happy with announcements and news that could trump anything coming out of that. If the bidders are free to offer bids at their leisure, I'm guessing we'll see the bids entered throughout September/October with a decision coming in November. MLB will probably approve the sale shortly thereafter. If not, I'm guessing we'll see something final come January.

Box Scores Iowa lost 5-4 Box Score CF S. Fuld 0/2, R, SB (3, home) DH M. Murton 2/2, BB, RBI, HBP C C. McGehee 0/4, K RF J. Kroeger 2/4, RBI, K 1B J. Fox 1/4, E (3, fielding) SP K. Hart 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 3-4 GO-FO RP JR Mathes 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 2 HR, 5-7 GO-FO Tennessee lost 5-4 Box Score LF M. Camp 1/4, 2B (4), K CF T. Colvin 1/4, R 1B D. Deeds 3/4, R, 2B (6) C S. Clevenger 2/3, R, RBI RF R. Harvey 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (6), K SS M. Matulia 0/4, K SP T. Watson 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5/1 K/BB, 2 HR, 6-4 GO-FO RP S. Eyre 1 perfect, 2-1 GO-FO Daytona won 6-4 Box Score 3B J. Mota 1/5, RBI, SB (1) DH T. Wright 3/4, BB, R, RBI, HR (1), K C W. Castillo 2/5 CF J. Wyatt 1/4, R, K, HBP LF R. Canzler 2/5, 2 R, K 2B T. Thomas 2/5, 2 R, 2B (6), K SS D. Barney 1/5, 3 RBI, E (4, throw) SP A. Maestri 4.1IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4/1 K/BB, HBP, 4-4 GO-FO RP B. Petrick 1.2 perfect, 5-0 GO-FO RP C. Lambert 1.1 scoreless, 1 H, 3-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 2-0 Box Score CF L. Johnson 0/4, E (1, throw) SS N. Samson 1/4, 2 K 1B K. Burke 1/4, K 3B M. Smith 0/4, 3 K LF D. Johnston 0/4, K RF C. Andersen 0/3, 3 K DH E. Lara 1/2 SP H. Chen 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1/2 K/BB, WP, HBP, 5-9 GO-FO RP Z. Ashwood 3 scoreless, 1 H, 4/0 K/BB, 2-3 GO-FO OVERALL: 1-3

If Charles Oakley still played, something tells me Bruce Bowen would have been killed by this point. Seriously, that hip check on Paul was about as blatant as it gets.

Frankly, I think Marquis' outrageous contract is what's saving him from getting DFA'd.

Found this nifty article earlier today. There are pictures in the comments. Link