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In other words, Dave Kingman. Or Rob Deer? Kingman at least made it to the All Star Game on three different occasions. I'm trying to be optimistic with Harvey here! :D

Box Scores Iowa lost 7-4 Box Score CF F. Pie 1/5, 2 K, PO (1B) SS/RF B. Coats 1/5, R, 2B (15) 2B M. Fontenot 1/4, RBI, 2B (21) RF M. Restovich 0/2, R, 2 HBP 3B/SS C. McGehee 2/4, R, 2 RBI DH M. Hoffpauir 0/3, BB, CS (2) LF L. Montanez 1/2, 2 BB C J. Reyes 0/3, BB, K SP R. Wells 6.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 6/1 K/BB, 6-7 GO-FO RP M. Wuertz 1 scoreless, 1 H, 3/0 K/BB West Tenn lost 7-0 Box Score 2B E. Patterson 0/4, E (11, missed catch) CF M. Negron 0/3, BB, E (1, fielding) LF N. Jackson 0/3 DH B. Dopirak 0/3, K 3B S. Moore 0/3, K 1B B. Sing 0/3, 2 K C J. Fox 1/3, PB (6) RF R. Lewis 1/3, 2B (10) SP C. Shaver 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1/4 K/BB, HR, 7-6 GO-FO RP E. Campusano 1.1 perfect, 3/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Daytona suspended (rain) 3-0 in the 3rd Box Score Peoria with an off day. Boise lost 14-10 Box Score CF M. Camp 2/6, R, E (2, fielding) PH/SS P. Lopez 1/2, BB, 2 R, K LF T. Colvin 3/6, R, 3 RBI, 2B (5), 3B (1) DH J. Lansford 5/6, 2 R, 2 RBI 1B R. Canzler 2/5, BB, RBI, 2B (8), K, E (7, fielding) RF A. Joseph 2/6, R, RBI, K 3B E. Puello 1/4, BB, R, K 2B S. Clevenger 2/5, R C M. Mercedes 1/5, R, RBI, E (2, throw) SP J. Pina 3 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 3 HR, 2 WP, 2 HBP, 4-4 GO-FO (Ejected in the 4th) Despite Getting No Hits, Walks, or HBPs, Mesa won 1-0 Box Score CF D. Rundle 0/3, 3 K 2B V. Heredia 0/3, R, K, 2 SB (10) C C. Perez 0/2, RBI, 2 K LF C. Gilbert 0/3, Assist (2B) 3B M. Gonzalez 0/3, 2 K 1B L. Murphy 0/2, K SS C. Valentin 0/2 SP B. Taylor (converted 3B) 2 scoreless, 1 H, 0/0 K/BB, 6-0 GO-FO RP R. Hernandez 4 scoreless, 1 H, 3/2 K/BB, 5-4 GO-FO OVERALL: 1-3

In other words, Dave Kingman.

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Ah nuts, with three walks and a hit, Jeremy Papelbon loses his scoreless innings streak. :(

We'll have to see how it works out. I love Lee Evans and have nothing but respect for the guy. He loves the game, he's a really nice guy, and was the most talented guy I've ever seen in person on a football field. That said, Dick Jauron prefers a really conservative approach to his offense. He is absolute murder on fantasy WRs, imo.

I think they'd be really interested in one of our bullpen guys, especially Eyre, Howry, or Dempster. Granted, the NTCs are problematic, but with Dusty out the door soon, maybe they'll be willing to waive them. Their bullpen has been incredibly unreliable save for Papelbon last I heard. If we can pry away Buchholz, Bowden, or Ellsbury, I'd be quite interested!

Hey Vance, you realize that taking a WR in an offense with Dick Jauron as HC is like bringing a knife to a shootout, right?

Aw, crap.

Yepez went 7 strong, giving up only 1 ER. Valdez, Norwood, and Carter all had RBIs, yet the team only accumulated 4 hits.

I'm guessing they're really high on him. That's good news. :D

Apparently he's Johnny Damon Redux. Good combination of speed, power, and plate discipline with a noodle arm.

Box Scores Iowa lost 5-4 Box Score CF F. Pie 3/5, R, SB (10) LF L. Montanez 0/3, 2 K SS M. Fontenot 0/2, 2 RBI, E (8, fielding) RF M. Restovich 0/3, BB, R, 2 K 2B B. Coats 0/2, 2 BB, R, SB (12), E (5, fielding) 3B C. McGehee 1/4, 2 K DH M. Hoffpauir 1/4, RBI, K, SB (1) C G. Soto 1/4, R, K SP A. Guzman 3.2 scoreless, 2 H, 8/0 K/BB, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO (Left early due to injury) RP R. Cherry 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2/1 K/BB, WP, 1-3 GO-FO RP D. Aardsma 1.1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO RP C. Rapada 1.1 scoreless, 2 H, 3/1 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO West Tenn won 5-1 Box Score 2B E. Patterson 0/4, R, 2 K, SB (32) CF M. Negron 1/4, R, RBI LF N. Jackson 1/4, R, K DH B. Dopirak 3/3, BB, R, 2B (8) 3B S. Moore 3/4, 2 RBI, 2B (22) 1B B. Sing 0/3, RBI, 2 K C J. Fox 0/4 RF R. Lewis 0/2, BB, R, K SP S. Gallagher 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5/3 K/BB, WP, 8-2 GO-FO RP T. Atlee 1.1 scoreless, 1 H, 0/2 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO Daytona PPD: Rain Peoria won 3-1 Box Score CF D. Gregg 0/3, R 2B R. Chirinos 1/3, BB, R LF J. Valdez 1/4, R, RBI, K, CS (4) 1B R. Norwood 1/2, BB, RBI DH R. Malone 0/2, BB, K RF Y. Carter 0/2, RBI, 2 K SS K. Reynolds 0/2, BB, 2 K, PO (1B) C M. Reed 0/2 SP J. Yepez 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2/3 K/BB, 9-9 GO-FO Boise Won 8-5 Box Score RF M. Camp 2/5, 2 R, RBI, 2B (3), 2 SB (5) CF T. Colvin 2/4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B (4), SB (4) 3B J. Lansford 2/5, 2 RBI, 2B (3) DH R. Canzler 1/5, RBI, 2B (7), K, SB (2) LF DJ Lewis 1/4, K, Assist (3B) 1B E. Puello 0/3, R, K, SB (2), HBP 2B S. Clevenger 3/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (1), E (7, fielding) C M. Mercedes 0/4, PB (2) SP B. Petrick 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4/4 K/BB, WP, 5-5 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 2-1 GO-FO Mesa lost 8-6 Box Score 2B L. Rosario 1/1, 2B (3) PR/2B V. Heredia 0/4 CF W. Inoa 0/3, 2 BB, R DH C. Perez 0/4, BB, 2 R, K PR D. Rundle 0/0, R 1B L. Murphy 0/3, RBI, HBP PR/SS C. Valentin 0/0, BB RF C. Andersen 0/4, BB, R, 2 RBI, 2 K, E (2, fielding), Assist (1B) SS/3B M. Gonzalez 0/3, BB LF C. Gilbert 3/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (2) SP J. Renshaw 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/2 K/BB, Balk, 2-4 GO-FO RP D. Walters 2.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 0-4 GO-FO RP O. Bernard 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2/2 K/BB, HBP, 6-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-2

If he's a fan of country music, Dollywood could work. If he's a fan of Indian movies, how about Bollywood?

Shhhhhh...let us have our delusions.

I'm 5'7 and I weigh as much as he does! :shock:

And he's acknowledging that. Despite what some want to say, this isn't the way things usually go with him and he's owning up to it. He had an extra crappy day on a team having a crappy day. Yeah, but I wonder if there'd be all this nsbb knob slobbing if, say, Neifi had done the same thing and then owned up to it. Did Neifi ever say anything when he bunted with two outs to the end the game a number of weeks ago?

Here's something to keep us occupied in the meantime.

I have to give the team credit when it comes to keeping an eye on Marshall. He's only gone over the 100 pitch mark three times so far this season, and all three times he was only at 102 pitches. He still has plenty left to work on with regards to his pitching...but considering that the season is lost, the Cubs aren't exactly losing anything by letting him develop and throwing him out there every time his spot in the rotation comes up.

He's also 14-37 in his last 10 games with 15 RBIs. Does this ten-game stretch mean anything? No. But I think the talk of trying him at pitcher is a bit premature. Clearly he has things to learn, but he's a 21-year-old playing at High-A. Are we right to expect more from a 5th pick in the draft? Absolutely. But he's still got time to figure it out. He's supposed to have the athleticism. Let's see what happens the rest of this year. I have no problem with Harvey starting next season at Daytona if he continues to struggle the rest of this year. He's got an uphill climb in front of him, but I, for one, am willing to see if he can climb it before trying him on the hill. That sounds a bit cynical this early in his career. It's cynical and pessimistic, but I think with good reason. As a hitter, the only tool Harvey has showcased is his power. His ability to hit for a reasonable average and to have some semblance of plate discipline have not been made apparent. He is still young enough to make adjustments, but it is incredibly hard for a hitter to radically change his approach to the game when it comes to K/BB. I mean, cripes, Harvey's IsoD (.039) is even worse than what he put up last year (.045). If he keeps this hot streak up and actually improves on his numbers from here on out, I'll be thrilled. Believe me, I want this guy to succeed and live up to his lofty billing! But at the rate things have been going, I have my doubts. Converting him to pitcher in the offseason would get him a jumpstart on that front, considering he will be 22 by the end of the season. Considering he hasn't pitched with any regularity since high school, I'd imagine he's quite raw and would need plenty of time to develop. I'd rather the Cubs be able to get a faster return on their investment with Harvey rather than wait a year for a guy to become a hitter he sadly might never become. Let's face it, this organization can develop pitching pretty well. But hitting? Well, yeah.

Dusty was the one who made the decision to bring in Novoa, who has been absolutely atrocious this season, to stop the bleeding. He also brought in Ohman to face some right-handed hitters, which have been his kryptonite this season. While the pitching and defense didn't get the job done, Dusty didn't exactly make some brilliant moves out there.

Box Scores Iowa lost 3-1 Box Score CF F. Pie 1/5, 2 K 2B M. Fontenot 1/4, BB, K RF M. Restovich 0/4, 2 K 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4, 2 K 3B C. McGehee 0/2, 2 BB, R, K LF L. Montanez 1/4, RBI 2 K, E (3, fielding), Assist (3B) C G. Soto 1/4, 2 K SP J. Williams 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3/2 K/BB, HR, 5-5 GO-FO RP M. Wuertz 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 1-0 GO-FO (Pickoff by Soto) West Tenn with an off day. Daytona won 5-4 Box Score CF S. Fuld 0/3 2B J. Simokaitis 1/4, K 1B M. Craig 1/3, R, K, E (6, throw), HBP RF R. Harvey 2/4, 2 R, K C J. Muyco 1/3, BB, RBI, K, PB (3) SS J. Mota 0/3, BB, K, SB (1), E (7, throw) SP C. Perez 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 6/2 K/BB, HR, 4-6 GO-FO RP L. Holdzkom 2 scoreless, 1 H, 3/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO Peoria won 8-6 Box Score CF D. Gregg 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (7), K, CS (13) SS R. Chirinos 0/4, R LF J. Valdez 0/3, BB, R, 2 K 1B R. Norwood 3/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (12) 2B R. Malone 2/4, R, PO (1B) RF Y. Carter 1/4, R, RBI, 2 K DH A. Garcia 2/4, 2 RBI SP T. Blackford 5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1/5 K/BB, WP, 9-6 GO-FO RP M. Avery 1 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO Boise won 4-0 Box Score CF M. Camp 1/5, 2 K LF T. Colvin 0/4, K 3B J. Lansford 1/3, BB, R 1B R. Canzler 2/4, R, RBI, HR (7), E (6, fielding) RF A. Joseph 1/4, R, SB (5) DH DJ Lewis 2/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (1) SP J. Samardzija 5 scoreless, 3 H, 4/2 K/BB, HBP, 7-4 GO-FO Mesa lost 6-4 Box Score 3B V. Heredia 0/4, BB, 2 R, 2 SB (8), CS (5), PO (1B) 2B L. Rosario 2/5, RBI, 2 K, 2 SB (4) C C. Perez 1/4 LF C. Andersen 0/4, 4 K (ole`!) CF D. Rundle 0/1, 2 BB, R CF W. Inoa 0/1 SS C. Valentin 2/3, 2B (2) SP T. Parker 4 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3/1 K/BB, 3-5 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-2

I'd rather not see what's happening below waist-level in that picture! :shock:

He clearly doesn't care about this team or the fans!

Anyone got a ball to bounce up against a wall? We're going to be here awhile.