Outshined_One

Ned Colletti : General Manager :: Dusty Baker : Manager Ah, to ponder what we could have gotten for Maddux had Hendry demanded prospects instead of Izturis.

Gonzalez will be at AA or AAA though. Plus, something tells me Upton will not be repeating Low A.

Not as overly familiar with the Diamondbacks system as other teams, but here's a shot in the dark. All of these guys might be there...or none. We'll see. 1B Cyle Hankerd OF Gerardo Parra 3B Andrew Fie RHP Brooks Brown RHP Hector Ambriz

Nate, Am I alone in thinking that Italian-born Alessandro Maestri could be a pleasant surprise next season? He put together a pretty good season for Boise last year and I've read enough good things about him to think that he could have a future in the big leagues. I also have a whole spiel about how investing money into undeveloped baseball markets like Europe would be a boon for the Cubs, but I'll hold off on that. Just know that I'm hoping Maestri makes the Cubs brass give thought to doing more of exactly that. :D

Welcome aboard Mick!

We'll just have to beat it out of you then. :lol: That or scour Nate's posts for info and any inadvertantly dropped hints. :D

Might want to check the minor league forum. Apparently Colvin's looking pretty darn good in CF and might skip Peoria altogether.

If he sticks at CF, then I think those OBP questions will go on the back-burner for the time being. Most people on this board were concerned with his production as a LF when he was drafted, which did not exactly sit well with most people. However, if he can do it as a defensively average/above average CF, then his value becomes that much higher. I'm getting antsy for when the official minor league rosters are announced.

That's all very interesting to hear, thanks Nate! How'd Colvin look in CF when you saw him out there?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Slams head into a brick wall*

That's right ladies and gentlemen; minor league baseball returns in a week! I know this is early and everything, but I'm so pumped for baseball's return that I couldn't wait. :D I would like to take the time to bid a farewell while at the same time welcoming a new member of the Cubs' affiliates. To everyone from the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx who have been so awesome to us, thank you so much for everything you have done for us these past years. Specifically, Ron Potesta and Chris, you two have done way more for this website than almost anyone can claim. Without you two, NSBB would not have become the website it is today. We will be forever grateful for what you have done with us. Hopefully, we can continue having a good relationship with West Tenn in the coming years. :D At that same time, I would like to take the opportunity to welcome everyone with the Tennessee Smokies organization into the NSBB family. We look forward to a fruitful relationship over the coming years and wish all of you nothing but the best! Join us for another rousing year of Cubs minor league baseball! Here's hoping for health, success, and a bit of luck for all Cubs affiliates this upcoming season! Box Scores Iowa lost 6-2 Box Score LF A Pagan 1/4, R, 2 K 2B E. Patterson 1/4, K CF F. Pie 2/4, K 1B M. Hoffpauir 1/4, RBI, K RF B. Coats 1/2, 2 BB, R, K, Assist (3B) 3B S. Moore 0/3, BB, K SS M. Fontenot 1/3, IBB, RBI PH C. McGehee 0/1, K PH G. Soto 0/1, K SP JR Mathes 4 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3/4 K/BB, HR, WP, 7-0 GO-FO RP F. Baez 2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/2 K/BB, 0-4 GO-FO Tennessee won 3-1 Box Score CF C. Walker 1/4, R, 2 K, SB (1) LF J. Fox 0/4, 4 K, E (1, fielding) 3B M. Craig 2/4, R, 2 RBI 1B B. Dopirak 2/3, BB C C. Robinson 0/4, 3 K SS J. Simokaitis 0/3, BB SP S. Gallagher 5.2 scoreless, 4 H, 5/1 K/BB, 8-4 GO-FO RP A. Mendez 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 1 HR, 0-2 GO-FO Daytona won 8-3 Box Score 2B N. Spears 1/4, BB, 2 R CF T. Colvin 2/3, R, K, SB (1) 1B R. Norwood 1/5, RBI, 2 K 3B R. Chirinos 0/2, 2 BB, R LF J. Valdez 1/4, R, 2 RBI, K C J. Muyco 1/3, BB, R, K SS M. Matulia 2/4, 2B (1), 3 RBI, K SP M. Atkins 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4/1 K/BB, HR, 3-11 GO-FO RP M. Avery 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO Peoria won 9-5 Box Score 2B M. Camp 2/4, BB, R, RBI, SB (1) CF V. Heredia 0/5, 4 K 3B J. Lansford 0/4, BB, R, E (1, throw) 1B R. Canzler 0/3, 2 BB, 2 R, K, SB (1) LF A. Joseph 2/5, R, RBI, K RF Y. Carter 2/5, 2 R, RBI, K SS D. Johnston 2/5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K, CS (1) C W. Castillo 0/2, 2 BB, RBI, E (1, throw), PB (1) SP W. Muldowney 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 9/0 K/BB, WP, 3-3 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5/2 K/BB, WP, 3-0 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon 1 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO OVERAL: 3-1 Not a bad start!

im virutally flipping you off. consider this post an e-bird I'm doing this as hard as I can!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this!!!

which would make him redundant on the Bulls, as we already have Noc filling that role An excellent point if Nocioni were 6-10. And if Noc was a flopper who constantly whined to the refs.

In other news, Al Horford is scary good.

Neither of these announcers seem to give a crap.

So we lost Gus Johnson for James Brown. ...damn.

Oden has Corey Patterson Syndrome. I swear, the guy never gets excited or cracks a smile for anything.

That was a fun ending. *Sighs*

He fouled with his hips, you nitwits!

And at least half of them have been ticky-tack crap. At least half? Try all. :D

Aaaaaaaaaaand here come 25 OSU free throws.

Quit showboating you morons!

How many people under 60 use "vim and vigor"?

Tennessee is imploding. :(