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Anyone want to take odds on the number of HRs Valentin hits tonight? I'm setting the over/under at 1.5.

1 Felipe Lopez, SS Matt Lawton, RF 2 Ryan Freel, 2B Todd Walker, 2B 3 Ken Griffey Jr., CF Derrek Lee, 1B 4 Adam Dunn, LF Aramis Ramirez, 3B 5 Sean Casey, 1B Nomar Garciaparra, SS 6 Rich Aurilia, 3B Michael Barrett, C 7 Austin Kearns, RF Jeromy Burnitz, CF 8 Javier Valentin, C Matt Murton, LF 9 Brandon Claussen, P Jerome Williams, P

Shaver gets no earned runs charged, though.

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According to BA: #33 overall in 2005 with the Mariners #25 overall in 2004 with the White Sox

From today's BA Daily Dish:

The problem with the baseball playoffs is that they already go on for much longer than most casual fans can tolerate. The NFL can at least get away with it since it's a single elimination format system. Take a look at basketball and hockey. Most people don't become interested in those playoffs because they go on for too long. Also, the regular season would be pretty much useless given the number of playoff teams. I like this new format. Smaller divisions would mean much stronger and more spirited competition between the teams in those divisions. Most of the big rivalries would be kept intact and the new ones would be interesting, to say the least.

Box Scores Iowa won 9-0 Box Score CF C. Patterson 3/3, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR (5) RF D. Kelton 1/2 3B S. McClain 2/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (26) LF B. Grieve 0/3, 2 BB, R, K 2B M. Fontenot 1/3, RBI, 2B (19), K, HBP 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/4 C G. Soto 0/2, 2 BB, R SP S. Mitre 5 scoreless, 2 H, 2/2 RP C. Pignatiello 2 perfect, 0/0 RP R. Valdes 1 scoreless, 1 H, 0/0 West Tenn won 6-2 with 5 runs in the 11th Box Score LF D. Bacon 1/5, BB, SB (34), CS (11) 2B R. Theriot 2/5, BB, K 3B C. McGehee 2/6, R 1B B. Sing 0/5, 2 K, E (9, throw) CF B. Coats 2/5, 2 R, 2B (26), Assist (2B) RF L. Montanez 1/4, BB, R, Assist (3B) SS A. Sisk 2/5, R, 3 RBI, SB (1) C J. Reyes 1/4, BB, R, RBI SP C. Marmol 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6/3 RP D. Aardsma 2 scoreless, 2 H, 1/1 Daytona won Game 1 of the DH 7-3 Box Score CF C. Shaver 2/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3B (11), K 3B S. Moore 1/2, BB, R, K, E (24, throw) 1B B. Dopirak 0/2, BB, RBI RF J³ 2/3, R, RBI, 2B (26), E (7, fielding) C T. Richie 1/2, R, RBI, K SP C. Shaver 5 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 4/0 Daytona won Game 2 of the DH 4-2 Box Score CF C. Walker 2/3, BB, R, 2 SB (47) 3B S. Moore 1/4, SB (19), 2 K 1B B. Dopirak 1/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (13), E (14, fielding) RF J³ 1/2, BB, R, K C J. Fox 0/1, 2 BB SP Y. Ferreras 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 6/3 Peoria won 10-5 Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/5, R 2B E. Patterson 2/5, 2 R, RBI, 3B (9), SB (33), K RF R. Harvey 2/4, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR (21), K DH B. Flowers 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (10), K SS J. Simokaitis 1/4, R, 3B (1) 1B D. Larsen 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (23), K SP J. Estrada 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3/2 Boise won 9-7 Box Score CF D. Gregg 0/3, BB, R, SB (30), K DH M. Reed 2/5, 2 R, 2B (8), K 1B C. Gaskin 2/5, 2 RBI, 2B (12), K RF J. Defendis 1/5, R, 2 RBI 2B K. Reynolds 1/5, R, 2 RBI, HR (4), K LF J. Valdez 3/4, 2 R, 2B (7), K C J. Muyco 1/3, K SS J. Mota 2/4, R, 2 RBI, SB (3) SP M. Avery 4.2 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 2/2, 3 HR Mesa lost 6-3 Box Score 2B E. Serrano 0/5, BB, K CF R. Brown 4/6, RBI, SB (4), CS (5) DH D. Lewis 2/6, R, 2 2B (10), K PR/1B R. Canzler 1/2, SB (1) RF S. Harris 1/5, 2 K C Y. Carter 0/2, K LF R. Episcopo 0/3, 2 BB, CS (2), 2 K SS S. Baez 1/5, R, K 3B V. Heredia 1/5, R, RBI, 2B (1), K SP M. Pawelek 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 5/2 OVERALL: 6-1

Um...as much as I'd hate to see Lee leave, if the Yanks throw that much money at him, they can have him. There are incredibly few players of that caliber in the game today worth that kind of money; Lee ain't one of them.

He's been in the OF this season a fair amount. He's actually showcased fair range and a good arm, to my understanding, so the OF is definitely within the realm of possibility.

Frank Robinson isn't exactly running a tight ship in Washington.

Donald Veal got bumped up to Boise and made the start today, 5 IP, 1 ER, 3/1, and a HR. Not a bad debut by any stretch, imo.

You can say that again. 07/20 - 08/06 AB R H 2b 3b HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS CUBS 587 59 147 32 3 15 230 56 47 88 0.250 0.307 0.392 0.699 How many games is that, Fred?

This offense has done nothing meaningful since Game 2 of the most recent Reds' series nearly a month ago.

The Godfather is on Spike TV. If you've never seen this masterpiece, then get to it.

Scratch his name off the list, then.

Unless they play the White Sox.

West Tenn got under way a bit late. They're up 2-0 in the bottom of the 5th with Sing belting his 24th HR.

I tend to agree. At this point it's pretty much "Anyone but Dusty" How about the return of Don Baylor? :lol:

The start of the West Tenn game is being delayed due to rain.

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The last few paragraphs of that article make absolutely no sense.

Box Scores Iowa won 6-2 Box Score CF C. Patterson 1/3, R, 2 K, HBP, PO 3B S. McClain 2/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (25), K LF B. Grieve 0/4, K 1B/RF D. Kelton 1/4 SS/2B M. Fontenot 2/4, R, K 2B R. Lewis 1/3, R, RBI, 3B (3) SP B. Brownlie 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6/1 RP R. Rohlicek 1.2 hitless and scoreless, 2/2 RP C. Bartosh 1 scoreless, 1 H, 1/1 West Tenn won 3-0 Box Score CF D. Bacon 1/5, R, 2B (8), 2 K 2B R. Theriot 1/5, K 1B C. McGehee 2/3, BB, RBI, R, 2B (26) RF B. Sing 1/3, BB, R, RBI, HR (24) SS B. Coats 1/4, RBI LF L. Montanez 0/4 3B A. Sisk 1/2, 2 BB, K C J. Reyes 0/3, BB, 2 K SP R. Nolasco 7 scoreless, 8 H, 6/0 RP T. Atlee 1 perfect, 1/0 RP A. Shipman 1 scoreless, 2 H, 1/0 Daytona PPD: Rain Peoria lost 2-0 Box Score SS J. Simokaitis 0/3, BB CF S. Fuld 0/3, BB, SB (15), K DH R. Harvey 0/4, 3 K LF/RF B. Flowers 0/3, 2 K, Assist (3B) 1B/LF D. Larsen 1/3, 2B (22) 2B L. Rivera 0/3, K SP G. Johnson 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4/2, HR Boise won 7-3 Box Score CF D. Gregg 2/4, 2 R, SB (29), K RF J. Defendis 2/5, R 1B C. Gaskin 2/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (11), K 2B K. Reynolds 0/5 LF J. Valdez 1/5, R, 3 RBI, HR (3), K 3B E. Puello 1/5, RBI, 2 K, 2 E (10, fielding x2) C J. Muyco 0/4, BB, R, K SS J. Mota 2/4, K SP D. Veal 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3/1, HR, E (1, throw) Mesa won 11-2 Box Score CF R. Brown 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (6), E (4, fielding) SS S. Baez 1/5, R, 2B (3), K LF D. Lewis 1/5, 2 R, RBI, SB (3), K RF S. Harris 3/4, R, RBI, 2B (2) DH Y. Carter 2/4, R, 4 RBI, HR (1), SB (1), K 1B R. Canzler 0/4, 2 K SP S. Taylor 2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3/0 RP A. Francisco 3 scoreless, 2 H, 5/1 OVERALL: 4-1

Just a quick poll question, between the two Zambranos, which one is the evil twin: Victor or Carlos?

Yeah, I have to say that I've pretty much given up on the season. However, whenever my favorite crazy Venezuelan is involved, there's always the possibility that something memorable is going to happen. Of course, with Joe Morgan involved, the mute button looks awfully tempting. Here are the matchups.. Carlos Zambrano http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/407296.jpg 8-4 3.24 ERA Profile: Likes screaming, swearing, attempting to injury his body in any way, shape or form, long walks on the beach, heavy sinker balls, sliders, and KEELING ZEE COMPETEESHUN! He dislikes Jim Edmonds, Alex Cora, blind umpires, and basically anyone who gets him mad. vs. Victor Zambrano http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/406913.jpg 5-9 4.19 ERA Profile: Has some filthy stuff, but has always had control problems galore. He is prone to walk and hit a lot of batters coupled with wild pitch issues. He'll forever be remembered for being traded in exchange for uber-prospect LHP Scott Kazmir. Patience is a virtue when it comes to this guy. Any number of things could happen tomorrow, but here's hoping for a Cubs' victory!