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But then he's be forced to umpire past retirement age.

Laz Diaz is a joke. Telling Maddon to not come out of the dugout??

Maybe punt Peralta to the moon and start using Edwards in high leverage situations before the 8th inning.

Justifably so.

You jinxed the no-hitter.

When you get Bryant pissed two different times in one game with your calls, you know you're a shitty ump.

Probably going to be pitching on 5 days rest this time around? I know it's not like he was pitching well enough to feel good about extending him. Yeah, that's what I figured but I don't like the idea of extending a guy whose mechanics aren't that great when he's tiring. Zobrist!!

Never mind. Inherited runners are apparently never a problem for Wood.

Not sure why Joe took so long to pull Arrieta. That was a stressful 108 and bringing Wood in with 1 on and 1 out would have been a far more manageable situation.

Laz Diaz is incompetent at his job plus a complete douche.

Ball 1 to Walker was the same pitch you called Bryant out on.

You're actually allowed to go 5% over slot on your pool without penalty.

FB command looked way better that inning. He's retired 9 in a row.

He was one of the first guys I thought of when I saw the subject of the article.

Yeah, I would say we are even after that. But strike 2 to Montero was a ball so he should have walked before ball 4.

Two on, none out. Oh, wait, Laz Diaz is a [expletive] who doesn't know how to call balls and strikes.

[expletive] strike 3 call.

The Rays signed one of the 2016 IFAs who were previously linked to the Red Sox.

His stuff is fine, the command is poor. That doesn't necessarily mean injury.

Box Scores: Iowa lost the completion of a 4/18 game that was suspended 3-2 Box Score CF J. Andreoli 0/2, 2 BB, K, SB (5) C W. Contreras 1/1 - heh LF M. Zagunis 0/3, K 1B D. Vogelbach 0/4, 2 K RF A. Almora Jr 0/0 - heh 3B-2B L. Watkins 0/2 SS M. Kawasaki 0/3 SP R. Williams 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Buchanan 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 11-2 GO-FO RP A. Rivero 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0-0 GO-FO Iowa won the regularly scheduled game 4-1 (7 innings) Box Score CF J. Andreoli 1/3, 2 R, HR (11), RBI, BB, K, 2 SB (18) 2B L. Watkins 3/3, R, 2B (9), RBI, SB (11), CS (3) RF M. Zagunis 1/2, BB, 2 SB (4) DH D. Volgebach 0/2, RBI, K 3B J. Candelario 0/3, K SP P. Johnson 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER< 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP, 2-1 GO-FO, 63-37 pitches-strikes RP F. Peña 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 0-2 GO-FO Tennessee lost 7-2 Box Score LF B. Radmacher 2/4, R, 2B (9), 2 K 3B C. Young 0/4 2B I. Happ 2/4, RBI, K C V. Caratini 2/4, RBI, K RF B. McKinney 0/3, BB SS C. Penalver 0/4, K SP B. Markey 4 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 5-1 GO-FO, 81-46 pitches-strikes RP D. Berg 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Nathan 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO Myrtle Beach won 11-9 Box Score LF C. Burks 1 /5, R, 2 RBI, outfield assist at home CF R. Crawford 1/5, 2 RBI, K SS G. Torres 2/5, R, RBI C I. Rice 1/4, 2 R, HR (3), RBI, BB, K 3B J. Vosler 0/3, R, 2 BB, K, E (11, fielding) RF Je. Baez 0/3, R, BB, K, SB (23) SP J. Stinnett 5.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 5-2 GO-FO, 98-65 pitches-strikes South Bend won 3-1 Box Score 2B C. Sepulveda 1/4, K, CS (4) C PJ Higgins 1/3, BB, K, E (4, throw) CF D. Dewees 3/4 LF E. Jimenez 0/4 1B T. Alamo 2/3, R, BB RF E. Martinez 1/4, R, HR (7), 2 RBI, K 3B J. Hodges 1/4 SS B. Flete 1/2, R, HR (1), RBI, K, E (17, throw) SP K. Miller 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 2 HBP, 6-5 GO-FO, 92-65 pitches-strikes Eugene won 4-3 Box Score CF DJ Wilson 0/4, R, BB, 2 K SS A. Monasterio 1/4, R, 2B (3), RBI, BB, K, 2 E (8, fielding, throw) 3B M. Rose 1/4, RBI, 2 K, E (2, fielding) RF K. Mitchell 1/2, R, 2 BB, K, SB (5) DH W. Galindo 0/3, BB, 2 K 2B Y. Peguero 0/2, RBI SP M. Rondon 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP, 5-3 GO-FO RP A. Santana 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 2-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 9-5 Box Score SP L. Ayala 1/5, R, K 2B Z. Short 2/4, R, RBI, BB 1B G. Polanco 1/5 3B K. Zamudio 0/4, K SS I. Paredes 1/4, R, K, E (2, fielding) C M. Cruz 1/4, R, E (2, throw) SP B. Matusz 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GO-FO RP P. Ochoa 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-3 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 2-1 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 suspended in the 4th inning, 2-1 Box Score

Maybe I was just posting the line I wanted him to have. Though 2 Ks isn't bad for him.

The Red Sox could only sign Bolivar and any other prospects for $300k this period so maybe the Cubs have a chance at both the free agents and this year's potential Red Sox signings.

Scheduled Games (All Times Central): Iowa at Round Rock, 7:05 p.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 6:05 p.m. Myrtle Beach vs. Potomac, 6:05 p.m. South Bend vs. Lansing, 6:35 p.m. Eugene vs. Salem-Keizer, 9:35 p.m. DSL Cubs 1 vs. DSL Rangers 1, 9:30 a.m. DSL Cubs 2 at DSL Twins, 9:30 a.m. AZL Cubs had the day off Probable Starters: Iowa: LHP Rob Zastryzny (41 IP, 5.05 ERA, 4.53 FIP, 30 K, 18 BB) Tennessee: RHP Paul Blackburn (84.1 IP, 2.35 ERA, 3.14 FIP, 53 K, 22 BB) Myrtle Beach: RHP Erick Leal (70.1 IP, 3.33 ERA, 3.69 FIP, 44 K, 17 BB) South Bend: RHP Casey Bloomquist (59.2 IP, 2.26 ERA, 2.96 FIP, 48 K, 7 BB) Eugene: LHP Jose Paulino (10 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1.88 FIP, 10 K, 1 BB)

A chance for the Cubs to get some big name Latin American IFAs despite their bonus restrictions: