Outshined_One

Yusuf Carter is hot hot hot!

No more crazy than someone putting a hill and a flag pole in centerfield. :D They should have added a windmill and a giant plaster dinosaur while they were at it.

I was mulling over what Cubs could be shipped off by the deadline when Wade Miller's name came up. Here's a little background on his situation... Similar to Williamson and Dempster in previous years, Miller signed a deal with the Cubs with the intent of rehabbing his injured shoulder. However, Miller's deal was only for one year without any options. Also, Miller has said in the past that he has no intention of moving to the bullpen and instead wants to remain a starter. So, Miller started rehabbing down in Peoria (Low A) about two weeks ago. It looks like he should make a full recovery within the near future, assuming health and building his arm strength back up. With this in mind, what should the Cubs do with Wade Miller? This season is a waste and Hendry sounded like he was going to try trading away the guys who won't be here in the long term. Should the Cubs trade him? If so, what could they get in return? Should the Cubs hang onto him, and then offer him arbitration when he becomes a free agent? Would his limited performances over the past three years merit a Type A FA designation, or would he instead be a B or C guy? Would it be worthwhile to re-sign the guy given his recent health problems?

It's one of the many Bulls/Hornets trade rumors/ideas that have been flying around the internet recently. I'm not putting a whole lot of stock into it, but it's interesting to think about.

The hot rumor is Tyson to the Hornets for P.J. Brown and J.R. Smith. Another possibility would be a sign and trade with Atlanta -- Tyson for Harrington. The most recent one I've been hearing is Chandler/Gordon for West/Smith. It's an intriguing deal, needless to say.

Fixed. Pettitte's going to go at least 7, giving up at most 1 ER.

Box Scores Iowa won 6-1 Box Score SS R. Theriot 2/4, 2 R, 2B (9), 3B (4), 2 K RF F. Pie 2/4, RBI, 2B (14) 2B M. Fontenot 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (16) LF M. Restovich 1/3, BB, BB, 2 R, RBI, HR (12), K 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/3, BB, R, E (5, fielding) 3B C. McGehee 2/4, 3 RBI, 2 2B (16), K CF B. Coats 0/4, K C G. Soto 0/3 SP A. Guzman 3 scoreless, 1 H, 4/1 K/BB, 1-4 GO-FO RP R. Wells 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3/0 K/BB, 8-4 GO-FO West Tenn lost 10-4 Box Score CF C. Walker 1/5, 2 K, Assist (3B) 2B E. Patterson 1/5, R, K LF N. Jackson 3/5, 2 R, RBI, 2B (17) 1B B. Dopirak 2/5, RBI, 2B (4) RF M. Negron 2/5, R, K, Assist (1B) 3B S. Moore 1/2, 2 BB, RBI, K, E (14, fielding) C J. Fox 0/3, BB, RBI, 3 PB (4) PH B. Sing 0/1, K 3B R. Lewis 0/1, K SP B. Brownlie 3 IP, 11 H, 8 ER, 1/2 K/BB, 3-3 GO-FO Daytona won 3-0 Box Score 2B J. Simokaitis 1/4 1B M. Craig 1/2, 2 BB, R RF R. Harvey 0/4, 2 K C J. Muyco 1/3, R, K SS J. Mota 0/3, 2 K SP D. Veal 7 scoreless, 3 H, 6/1 K/BB, WP, HBP, 9-6 GO-FO RP G. Johnson 2 scoreless, 1 H, 1/0 K/BB, 4-1 GO-FO Peoria won 6-2 Box Score 2B R. Chirinos 0/5, R, K, E (8, fielding) C M. Reed 1/4, RBI RF/LF J. Valdez 0/4, RBI 1B R. Norwood 0/3, R, 2 K, HBP 3B K. Reynolds 2/4, R, 3B (4) CF/RF Y. Carter 2/4, R, RBI, K, 2 SB (3) DH R. Malone 0/2, 2 BB, R, K, 2 SB (3) LF A. Garcia 1/3, RBI CF D. Gregg 0/1, SB (16) SS D. Johnston 2/3, BB, R, RBI SP M. Atkins 6 scoreless, 5 H, 2/3 K/BB, 5-11 GO-FO Boise lost 7-5 Box Score SS S. Baez 2/5, R, RBI, 2B (3), SB (6), 2 E (6, throw, fielding) DH J. Lansford 2/4, BB, RBI, K CF T. Colvin 0/5 LF DJ Lewis 0/4, K, Assist (Home) 1B R. Canzler 0/4, 2 K, E (3, missed catch) RF A. Joseph 1/4, K, SB (3), Assist (2B) 3B E. Puello 2/4, 2 R, K, E (4, fielding) SP B. Muldowney 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6/0 K/BB, 4-4 GO-FO, E (1, throw) RP M. Pawelek 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2/1 K/BB, 1-3 GO-FO, E (1, throw) Mesa won 10-9 Box Score 2B P. Lopez 1/4, BB, 2 R, RBI, K CF C. Andersen 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 K PR V. Heredia 0/0, R 1B L. Murphy 1/2, 2 BB, R, RBI C C. Perez 1/3, 2B (1) LF W. Inoa 2/4, R, RBI, E (1, fielding) SS C. Valentin 1/4, R SP R. Hernandez 1.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO RP D. Walters 2.1 scoreless, 2 H, 1/1 K/BB, 4-2 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 1 perfect, 1/0 K/BB, 0-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 4-2

Nope:

Anyone got a scouting report on Pina? I liked the numbers he put up last season in Mesa, given his age. Tonight seemed like a very nice step in the right direction.

The Cubs have a league in The Dominican Republic, so I'm guessing there unless the guy is already advanced enough to handle the transition to the States. Usually they have to work out visa issues and that junk before bringing a guy over, to boot. Although, happily, those issues have lessened in recent years.

The Jeff Gordon game was a Clemens start. Lidge blew it in the 8th inning. Good times, good times...

Box Scores Iowa lost 7-6 Box Score SS R. Theriot 1/5, E (9, fielding) CF F. Pie 0/4, RBI 2B M. Fontenot 1/5, R, 2B (15), K 1B M. Restovich 0/3, K, CS (1), PO (1B), HBP 3B C. McGehee 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (14), K RF B. Coats 1/4, R LF L. Montanez 0/3, R, RBI C J. Reyes 1/2, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 2B (2) SP L. Walrond 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5/1 K/BB, HBP, 8-2 GO-FO RP J. Williams 1 perfect, 1-2 GO-FO RP D. Aardsma 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 1-2 GO-FO West Tenn won 6-2 Box Score CF C. Walker 3/5, R, 2 RBI, 3 SB (32) 2B E. Patterson 0/5 LF N. Jackson 0/2, 2 BB, 2 R, K, SB (15) 1B B. Dopirak 0/4, RBI, E (5, fielding) RF M. Negron 1/4, RBI, K 3B S. Moore 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (21), HR (14), K PH/1B B. Sing 0/0, BB SP S. Gallagher 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4/2 K/BB, WP, HBP, 8-6 GO-FO Daytona won 11-7 Box Score 2B N. Spears 0/3, 2 BB, R, K, CS (4) SS J. Simokaitis 2/4, BB, R 1B M. Craig 3/5, R, 4 RBI, 3B (3) RF R. Harvey 1/5, R, RBI, K, 2 K, E (6, fielding) C J. Muyco 2/4, R, 4 RBI, HR (1) SP M. Holliman 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3/2 K/BB, HR, 4-3 GO-FO Peoria won 13-6 Box Score 2B R. Chirinos 1/4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (21) C M. Reed 2/5, 2 R LF J. Valdez 3/5, 3 RBI 1B R. Norwood 1/5, R 3B R. Malone 2/4, RBI, HBP RF Y. Carter 1/3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2B (2), K, Assist (Home) DH A. Garcia 2/4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR (2) SS D. Johnston 1/4, BB, 2 R, 2B (6) CF D. Gregg 2/5, 2 R, RBI SP W. Miller 3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 1-6 GO-FO RP J. Yepez 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3/2 K/BB, HR, 8-7 GO-FO Boise won 3-1 Box Score CF M. Camp 0/4, R, K SS S. Baez 1/4, K, PO (1B) LF T. Colvin 0/3 1B R. Canzler 1/3, R, RBI, 3B (2), K, E (2, missed catch) RF A. Joseph 1/3, R, 2 RBI, HR (2) DH J. Lansford 1/3, K 2B S. Clevenger 1/3 SP J. Pina 6 scoreless, 1 H, 2/1 K/BB, 10-6 GO-FO Mesa won 5-4 Box Score 2B V. Heredia 1/3, 2 BB, RBI, 3B (1), 2 CS (2) SS M. Gonzalez 0/5, 3K LF C. Gilbert 1/4, 2 K, E (1, throw), Assist (3B) 1B L. Murphy 1/3, R, 2B (2), K, HBP CF W. Inoa 1/3, BB, K SP A. Albuquerque 2 perfect, 2/0 K/BB, 3-1 GO-FO OVERALL: 5-1

Just goes to show you how inept everyone around Aramis was in May.

That would be one of the funniest things ever. If you wouldn't do this trade, you're flat-out nuts.

I predict this is when the Astros start their hot streak and inevitably win the Wild Card.

It's all about Carl Lewis' anthem!

Can you say, "Stay of execution"?

JoBo once set down Pujols-Edmonds-Rolen in order in the 9th when his stuff was in the tank. That was an awesome moment.

Oh happy day.

Now the Cubs will really have to work at blowing this game!

So, how do the Cubs blow it in the 9th? I predict Demps walks the bases loaded and gives up a triple followed by a bloop single.

Save situation coming up! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

DOUBLE SWITCH!

...not so perfect pitch!

i sent you in to do this one thing and you failed like usual, way to go loser "Enjoy being sent back to Cincy, dude."