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| Sean Gallagher vs. Tim Lincecum - Scouting Reports |
| 2008-07-03 15:00:00 |
Sean Gallagher - did not get a decision in his last outing against the White Sox, but learned some valuable lessons. The right-hander gave up five runs on eight hits and three walks over six innings, and matched a season high with eight strikeouts. He also threw a season-high 121 pitches. He got an earful [...]...
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| Rebel Ridling Named Player of the Week |
| 2008-07-03 12:42:00 |
News & Notes
Boise Hawks first baseman Rebel Ridling was named the NWL Player of the week
Marco Carrillo pitched 8.0 scoreless innings
Brandon Guyer hit 3 extra-base hits
Marquez Smith hit 2 extra-base hits
Robert Hernandez struck out 5 batters and only allowed 2 earned runs over 5.0 innings pitched yesterday
Justin Berg walked 6 batters and allowed one run [...]...
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| Seriously, when do we start worrying? |
| 2008-07-03 06:50:00 |
First Star - Ray Durham (.480)
Second Star - Mike Fontenot (.241)
Third Star - Jim Edmonds (.232)
I’m scared to death that Carlos Marmol was a fluke last year. Who’s with me? Oh, don’t lie to yourself. You know there is that little part of you that’s worried about Marmol over the last month or so.
In the [...]...
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| Ryan Dempster vs. Kevin Correia |
| 2008-07-02 17:00:00 |
Ryan Dempster - is still looking for that first road win. He’s 9-0 at Wrigley, and 0-3 in seven starts on the road. His last outing against the White Sox was the first time he’d been roughed up. The right-hander gave up eight runs on seven hits and three walks in 2 1/3 innings, his [...]...
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| Rich Hill is roughed up in Rookie Ball |
| 2008-07-02 14:30:00 |
News & Notes
Nelson Pierre was 3-for-4
Francisco Guzman was 3-for-3
Kurt Calvert was 3-for-3
Steven Clevenger hit 2 extra-base hits
Minor League Player Tracker
Game Recaps
Iowa 10, Omaha 4 - (Box Score) - Felix Pie returned from the disabled list with a two-hit day and helped lead the Iowa Cubs to a 10-4 win over the Omaha Royals Tuesday night [...]...
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| Eric Patterson in LF, Jim Edmonds hurting, Jeff Samardzija Promoted |
| 2008-06-28 07:32:00 |
I decided to comment on some of the things I’ve noticed about the team over the last few days.
Eric Patterson as a left fielder is over - ”We’ll put somebody else out there, We’ll make some changes and go from there.” ~ Lou Piniella. E-Pat had a bit of a tough day out there with [...]...
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| Iowa sweeps doubleheader againt Albuquerque |
| 2008-06-28 06:58:00 |
The Iowa Cubs swept the doubleheader against the Albuquerque Isotopes Friday night at Principal Park, 8-6 and 7-0.
In his first start of the season, Hector Carrasco shutout the Isotopes, striking out 10 batters in six innings of work. The Cubs backed up Carrasco with stellar offense. Casey McGehee and Micah Hoffpauir each homered in the [...]...
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| Tennessee Rips West Tenn 12-6 |
| 2008-06-28 06:57:00 |
Jackson, TN- For the second game in the series the Tennessee Smokies (35-45, 8-2) pounded out 20 or more hits in the process of a third blowout win in the series beating the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (44-36, 3-7) at Pringles Park, 12-6 Friday Night. The win marked the teams sixth straight which is a [...]...
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| Chiefs win wild one 8-7 |
| 2008-06-28 06:56:00 |
Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs found themselves trailing by two runs headed into the bottom of the ninth inning but rallied for three runs in the final frame to beat the visiting Kane County Cougars 8-7 at O’Brien Field on Friday evening. The win is the fourth in a row by the Chiefs to [...]...
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| Boise Clips Yakima 7-6 |
| 2008-06-28 06:53:00 |
BOISE, Idaho - Ryan Sontag blooped a safety squeeze over Yakima reliever Bryan Woodall’s glove, allowing Jake Opitz to score from third, lifting the Boise Hawks to a 7-6 win over the Bears before a sellout crowd of 3,485 at Memorial Stadium.
After Yakima struck for five runs in the top of the ninth on five [...]...
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| Matt Murton Needs To Go |
| 2008-06-23 05:54:00 |
First Star - Ryan Dempster (.298)
Second Star - Eric Patterson (.119)
Third Star - Derrek Lee (.109)
Turd of the Game - Javier Vazquez (-.174)
I took two things away from this game last night and both were encouraging to me.
Ryan Dempster is legit - Not only has he been great this year as a converted starter, which [...]...
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| It’s Time To Forgive |
| 2008-06-22 06:39:00 |
First Star - Dewayne Wise (.221)
Second Star - Aramis Ramirez (.189)
Third Star - Eric Patterson (.186)
Turd of the Game - Jose Contreras (-.650)
Correct me if I’m wrong on this and you don’t agree, but I think it’s time we embrace Jim Edmonds. He’s hitting remarkably better than he was with San Diego and has come [...]...
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| Are You Bored With The Cubs? |
| 2008-06-21 07:52:00 |
First Star - Aramis Ramirez (.550)
Second Star - John Danks (.263)
Third Star - Kerry Wood (.142)
Turd of the Game - Scott Linebrink (-.358)
I need some feedback from you guys on this. Is it just me or is this team boring you right now. I know they just won the game on a walk off home [...]...
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| So Much For The Streak….Bring on the Sux |
| 2008-06-20 05:26:00 |
First Star - Sean Gallagher (.194)
Second Star - Mike Fontenot (.188)
Third Star - Carl Crawford (.171)
Turd of the Game - Carlos Marmol (-.458)
Well, the streak of not losing three straight is over. Man, is it just me or is anyone else coming out of this series with the Rays feeling like the sky is falling? [...]...
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| Colvin’s Hit Wins Game For Smokies |
| 2008-06-19 19:49:41 |
Sevierville, TN - Tyler Colvin’s ninth inning RBI single was the difference today as the Tennessee Smokies downed the Mobile BayBears by a 4-3 score. The late inning heroics thrilled the crowd of 3,920 fans as the Smokies improved to 2-1 in the early portion of the second half of the season.
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| Hank Steinbrenner is a complete idiot….seriously |
| 2008-06-17 07:37:00 |
Misc. Notes of Interest
If you haven’t had a chance to read the “State of Major League Baseball - 2008″ post on The Biz of Baseball, stop what you’re doing and go there right now. - (Source)
Sidney Ponson was released by the Rangers. Anyone need a big, fat, bad starting pitcher? - (Source)
Peter Gammons mentions that [...]...
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| Cubs looking at Sabathia and Randy Winn? |
| 2008-06-16 09:43:00 |
Trade Rumor Roundup
Cleveland.com mentions that scouts were in attendance at C.C. Sabathia’s latest start, but the article doesn’t mention whether the Cubs were one of the teams with scouts at the game. I’d imagine they were, though. - (Source)
The San Francisco Chronicle mentioned that Gary Hughes, one of our lead scouts, was at the Giants [...]...
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| Boise Hawks defeat BSL All-Stars in Exhibition Game |
| 2008-06-15 20:16:06 |
BOISE, Idaho - The 2008 Boise Hawks tuned up for the Northwest League season with an exhibition victory over the Boise Summer League All-Stars at Memorial Stadium.
Played more like an Extended Spring Training game, the two teams had extra hitters in the line-up, had innings that saw four outs, but got both clubs the work [...]...
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| Father’s Day Fun |
| 2008-06-15 17:15:00 |
A time to forgive? - Jason Marquis is doing well of late, but at this point, does anyone really care? Be honest with yourself. If you’re a Marquis hater, and you know who you are, the truth is that he could have 10 straight starts in which he’s masterful and you’re still going to trust [...]...
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| Wanna go to the All Star game for free? |
| 2008-06-13 09:43:00 |
You can go to the All Star Game
Fans can enter the promotion daily through June 24 at www.sfCallYourShot.com/2008. The grand prize winner of Call Your Shot will win:
All-expense paid trip for four to the All-Star Game and State Farm Home Run Derby
First class hotel accommodations in New York
Tickets to a Broadway show
$1,000 MasterCard gift card
The [...]...
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| Back to the Future |
| 2008-06-12 18:11:25 |
For some reason, the Cubs and WGN picked today to celebrate their 60th anniversary and party like it was 1948. The atmosphere was fairly cool as the throwback uniforms looked good, some of the staff (including Len and Bob) were decked out in 40’s garb, and Brenly and Kasper were doing their best James Cagny [...]...
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| Sabathia Trade: What It Would Take |
| 2008-06-12 13:19:53 |
I have a good friend who is a huge Cleveland Indians fan. For fun, I asked him what it would take to acquire Charles Carsten Sabathia for the last two or three months of the season. Here’s the type of players he thinks Shapiro would want for the bonafide ace of last year’s AL Central [...]...
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| Cubs DL Soriano…Recall Eric Patterson & Micah Hoffpauir |
| 2008-06-12 11:16:00 |
CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs today placed outfielder Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day disabled list with a minimally displaced fracture of his left fourth metacarpal in his left hand and optioned right-handed pitcher Kevin Hart to Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs recalled infielders Micah Hoffpauir and Eric Patterson from Triple-A.
Hoffpauir and Patterson both begin their [...]...
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| Questions Arise Out of a Win |
| 2008-06-12 06:09:40 |
(AP Photo/Jerry Lai)
Last night we saw Alfonso Soriano get hit in the hand with the diagnosis coming back positive for a broken hand. The estimate for his time on the shelf was set at six weeks and so some questions arose in my mind.
With Soriano out, is it finally time to call up Matt Murton [...]...
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| Brad Penny a Cub? |
| 2008-06-08 12:40:00 |
If I could choose a pitcher that I’d want the Cubs to acquire for the stretch run, it would be today’s starter, Brad Penny. Despite the fact that he pitches for a team that enters the game just four games out of first, Penny is in the last year of his deal, assuming the Dodgers [...]...
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| Four run seventh inning dooms Smokies 8-7 |
| 2008-06-08 07:36:00 |
Sevierville, TN - The Tennessee Smokies built a four run lead early in the game, but were unable to hold onto it as the Chattanooga Lookouts came back to deal the Smokies an 8-7 loss in front of a stunned crowd of 5,895 fans. The loss dropped Tennessee to 26-37 on the season, while Chattanooga [...]...
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| Well That Sucked |
| 2008-06-07 19:54:00 |
One of my least favorite weeks of the season is west coast week. It’s a hard week for me to recap, let alone watch. I had every intention of recapping the game last night, but when 10:40p rolled around I was sawing logs in the bed. That being said, after not seeing baseball all week, [...]...
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| MLB Draft Reaction - Podcast |
| 2008-06-07 09:43:00 |
How did Justin Smoak fall to the No. 11 selection overall? “The Pitch” was all over one of Major League Baseball’s biggest days of the year, covering the 2008 MLB Draft’s first round live. And in the podcast, listeners get the highlights from the two-hour live event, including interviews with Royals Authority’s Clark Fosler, MVN’s [...]...
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| Daily Roundup |
| 2008-06-06 12:20:01 |
Scouting Today’s Starting Pitchers
Sean Gallagher has rebounded well from his last road start, when he gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings in a loss at Houston on May 21. The 22-year-old held the Dodgers to one run and four hits in seven innings on the Cubs’ recent 7-0 homestand in the longest outing [...]...
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| Would You Rather….? |
| 2008-06-04 12:32:16 |
Today’s discussion topic is one I’m anxious to know your thoughts on.
Would you rather have the Cubs win the World Series this year, but never have another winning season in their history OR never win it all, but play darn good baseball consistently year in and year out?
Discuss amongst yourselves and let’s get win # [...]...
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| The Comeback Cubs |
| 2008-06-04 01:12:52 |
(AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
9 Straight…Another Series Win…Another Comeback
Cubs get their 2nd road series win, and win their 9th straight. This is exactly what this team needed…you could have not scripted it any better. The road had been the achilles heal for this team thus far this year. I am aware that it is [...]...
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| How long till we say goodbye to Koyie Hill? |
| 2008-06-03 12:20:01 |
Coming into last night’s game, Koyie Hill was hitting a paltry .201 / .270 / .306. This is a far cry from the numbers he put up last year in Iowa that had everyone wanting to give him the starting job because of the winning record our pitchers had when he was behind the plate. [...]...
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| Exhibit A |
| 2008-06-03 00:48:16 |
(AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
So yesterday Joe questions in his post why anyone would think that we would need to add another pitcher to our rotation and I present tonight’s game as Exhibit A as proof of why that is necessary. Now you will ask: Didn’t we win this game? Yes. Didn’t our ace go and get [...]...
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| How important is the 1st pitch strike? |
| 2008-06-02 12:40:58 |
One of the things I look at consistently, but rarely comment on, is how a starting pitcher does at getting ahead in the count 0-1. One of the best that I’ve seen at doing this is Greg Maddux. Because this concept isn’t regularly referenced, it’s tough to know what a good outing is and what [...]...
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| Best Record in the Majors….Does This Still Apply? |
| 2008-05-30 06:20:14 |
I got this E-mail from a reader and told him I’d post it. Discuss among yourselves as we celebrate being on top of baseball.
The Chicago Cubs should sign 40-year-old veteran outfielder Kenny Lofton. The East Chicago-native hit .296 last season with 31 extra-base hits, 23 stolen bases and he walked more than he struck out. [...]...
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| Series Preview & Farm Report |
| 2008-05-29 16:25:18 |
Series Tale of the Tape
Scouting Today’s Starting Pitchers
Jeff Francis displayed rushed mechanics and no fastball command — which eliminated his changeup — during a five-run, 37-pitch first inning in Saturday afternoon’s loss to the Mets. Francis gave up just one run the rest of the way, and he lasted six innings. He finished by tying [...]...
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| Who Doesn’t Love Fonsie? |
| 2008-05-28 23:28:12 |
Last I left you, Gentle Cub fans, I was bashing the little league play of Soriano and the ineptitude of the umpires. Well, tonight I sing all their praises, as Fonsie, relieved of having to deal with left field bleacher hecklers, showed why he gets the big bucks by staying on a nasty slider [...]...
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| Daily Roundup - 5/28 |
| 2008-05-28 16:24:03 |
Scouting Today’s Starting Pitchers
Derek Lowe’s winless streak hit the one-month mark, but he showed significant signs of improvement in a 2-0 loss to the Cardinals. He allowed five hits over seven innings, stung by a two-run homer from Ryan Ludwick, but otherwise effectively implemented a slower delivery that ensured a better arm angle and release [...]...
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| Smokies Win in Dramatic Fashion |
| 2008-05-27 22:10:50 |
From the Smokies Media Dept:
Sevierville, TN - Down at one point by a score of 7-1, the Tennessee Smokies rallied with seven runs in the last two innings to steal a win from the visiting Carolina Mudcats by the score of 8-7. Most of the crowd of 1,785 was treated to a stunning [...]...
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| 5/26 - The Pitch (Podcast) |
| 2008-05-26 18:14:24 |
Memorial Day is a day for remembering fallen heroes, getting a sun burn, barbecuing and talking baseball. And “The Pitch” checks off one of them for you in its Monday edition, taking issue with the absence of Carlos Quentin’s name on the All-Star ballot despite his leading the AL in home runs and carrying the [...]...
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