Outshined_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

Here's my train of thought on the subject. It's possible to play on torn ACL in certain circumstances, especially with world-class athletes. If your leg muscles are strong enough, you can get by without the ACL. Granted, the injury is rather painful and unpleasant. Here are the two problems in particular I had with Yost's move: 1) The ACL is usually injured in bad landings. They can be injured when a person's leg is unexpectedly and sharply twisted or turned in a certain direction. However, they can also happen when someone lands flat on their heels due to the pressure the structure of your legs exert on the knee. However, they are difficult to initially diagnose because a lot of times, what appears to be an ACL tear could in fact be a hyperextended knee, which is a less serious injury than an ACL tear. Surgery might not be required. Rest and rehabilitation could get the knee back to full strength over the course of a few weeks, depending on the severity of the injury. Recovery would be nowhere near the amount needed for a torn ACL. In Gallardo's case, it very well could have been possible that he had hyperextended his knee or maybe just partially torn his ACL. On the spot-testing can be inconclusive in those instances; you need MRIs in most cases in order to be sure the ACL is completely torn. Moreover, pitching involves a lot of hard landings and sharp turns for the legs due to pitching mechanics and the need to field nearby groundballs. Also, pitching mounds usually do not offer the best traction in the world, meaning he was at risk for a slip and fall. If he could have had a partial tear or just a hyperextension without much damage, why risk completely tearing Gallardo's ACL? 2) The other big problem I had was, as I mentioned, these injuries can be rather unpleasant and painful. I don't know if it was his plant leg or his landing leg that got injured, but those two mechanical aspects of pitching are important. If you incorrectly plant your foot or loosen up on your follow-through for your landing foot, you'll be putting a lot of pressure on other parts of your body. Your legs do a lot of important work in pitching. If your motion gets screwed up or if you have to compensate for a loss of velocity by getting other parts of your body involved, you're risking further injury. Quite frankly, it was stunning how dumb Yost was for trotting Gallardo back out onto the mound. Welcome aboard, by the way.