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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Game 91 Thread / Reds @ Cubs (2 of 3)

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SP Johnny Cueto SP
Carlos Zambrano
  7-8, 4.63, 91 K, 38 BB, 105 IP

9-3, 2.96 ERA, 73 K, 38 BB, 112.1 IP
       
CF
*Jay Bruce SS
Ryan Theriot
SS
Jeff Keppinger RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
RF
*Ken Griffey Jr.
1B
Derrek Lee
2B
Brandon Phillips 3B
Aramis Ramirez
LF
*Adam Dunn
C
Geovany Soto
3B
Edwin Encarnacion CF
*Jim Edmonds
1B
*Joey Votto
2B
Mark DeRosa
C
*Paul Bako LF
Reed Johnson
P
Johnny Cueto
P
#Carlos Zambrano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The amazing Wrigley Field All-Stars continue their tour through the Windy City with the Venezuelan Bull taking the mound against the Red Legs of Queen City and their proimising ace-in-waiting, Kid Cueto. Although he dazzled in his first two starts, he ended up with a 5.40 ERA in April and it wasn't until this past month that he put up the ERA that is expected of him, with a strong 3.47 for the month of June. This will be his second start versus the Northsiders, the first one resulting in a win for him and his team back in May.

Zambrano looked strong after a little disabled list rest and kept the Cardinals bats baffled in his start on Friday. He's been baffling the NL Central his entire career. His career won-loss record, ERA and innings pitched versus his Central foes.

Team W-L
ERA
IP
Astros 11-6 2.64
146.1
Cardinals 9-4 2.26
135.1
Reds 12-9
3.19
166.1
Brewers 9-8
3.87
132.2
Pirates 10-6 3.93
126

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let the dominance continue...

Comments

Top of the first, Jay Bruce strikes out. Brenly comments that Bruce has been scuffling and made a typical mistake of a young hitter, chasing the high fastball. Brenly goes on to say that his manager would have preferred he clog up the bases than to swing at that pitch. Dear Bob Brenly: Don't ever change

Hey guys, I am heading down to Chicago this weekend to take in the Sunday afternoon game. I have bleacher tickets this time and sadly this will be my first bleacher experience. I also have some time to spend around the ballpark before the game for a change. Any advice on how to handle the bleachers, where to sit, when to get there? And anything I should for sure try to take in around Wrigleyville, and anything that is over-hyped that I should avoid? Thanks.

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In reply to by WISCGRAD

Don't have Wrigleyville advice, but I do have bleacher advice. It kind of depends what you're after. I greatly prefer to sit in right field. That is to say, left field sucks. I started sitting in RF because I wanted to sit behind Sammy. Guess I never changed my mind. Sat behind Burnitz. Sat behind Jacque. Sat behind Uncle Cliffy. Sat behind the F-Bomb. I think RF is more fun. It's like a 5 hour long party over there. Yes, people are more drunk. Yes, you get Joe FratGuy trying to get stupid sorority bimbo to go home with him after the game, but the heckling is original and really funny. Although, if you're actually there to care about the nuances of the game and other such things, sit in LF. It's not too bad over there, but when I go over there, I'm the drunkest guy by a mile and I don't enjoy myself nearly as much as when I sit in right. And I feel dirty because I know Yellon is nearby. If you want to sit close (first couple of rows), you need to get there early. Doors open 2 hours before and you better be standing in line when that happens. You don't necessarily need to sit close to have a good seat - the best views are probably in straightaway center in the last couple of rows of the seating bowl back by the concession stand - but I think it's cooler to sit in the front row. You get a great view of the plate from the back couple of rows in right center up against the batter's eye. Just my two cents on the issue. EDIT: I see that below you said you're taking family. If you're taking older folks or young kids, I'd probably go sit in left. It's rated TV-17. Right field is rated TV-MA.

How many are in your group? The earlier you go in, the less hassles you'll have finding a good, comfortable seat but if there are only two of you, you'll probably be able to do OK even after the game starts. I don't think it matters much where you sit, but I've always tried to avoid under the scoreboard. I'd rather stand along the fence. I hate Murphy's but if it's your first time you can be forgiven for wanting to take it in. Otherwise, just mingle. I've made some phenomenal one-day friends in the bleachers. As for taking stuff in, on game days, I don't think you can really miss. Everything is pretty much the same on game day as far as the bars go.

Hi - Tops and Murphy's are ridiculously crowded after games, and good luck when you have to relieve yourself. Cubby Bear's also nuts, but at least it's a big bar - Wild Hare usually has decent reggae on after games, and John Barleycorn's got a terrific beer selection and decent food. Sluggers has the batting cages upstairs, but if all of those and the others are too packed, just keep on walking south - SW on Clark, you'll find something acceptable within a few blocks. Oh yeah, if you're planning on driving all the way to the park, you're insane. Park somewhere up north (past Irving/Sheffield) and take the Red Line South (only one - two stops, a few minutes max), or park near Lincoln Square (Lincoln/Western) and take the Brown Line South to Belmont, then transfer to the Red Line North (20 minutes).

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In reply to by WISCGRAD

For my money - and I am there a lot - I dig Bernies at Clark and Waveland in back - excellent bar food you can BRING IN TO THE PARK. TErrific burgers, chicken, brats. Every time I am eating it in the park, people want to know where in the park I got it! That's cause the food is pretty bad in Wrigley, save for the Upper Deck Patio where you can get a decent Scala's beef or sausage. Other than this - Gingerman Tavern by Metro is more locals. No basketball hoops, pinners, pool tables, etc. A nice "local corner tavern", Less drunk frat boys, too. Have a great time!

Cubs win, Z is brilliant again, Cards lose and the Brewers (Sheets!) lose for the 2nd time in 3 tries to the road-kill Rockies. Except for Marmol, it was a wonderful night of baseball. Four run lead, two outs, and he walks 2 guys? Sheesh.

just back from the I-Cubs' nightcap; Dubois went for the hat trick w/ an 0-2 bomb to center in his third trip; Samardzija threw a [seven-inning]CG w/ NO WALKS & 7 k's; had a shutout into the seventh [and last]inning before giving up back to back solos, but he looked good...

WISCGRAD; recommend you 'ballhawk' on Waveland for awhile during BP if the wind is blowing out when you're there; one of the uniquely Wrigley experiences...

wow....dubois... btw, i may have missed something but 1) what position player did the cubs bring up to fill murton's spot? i would assume hoffpauir but haven't seen anything official. 2) what pitcher are they sending down/DFA? basically as i reckon it's marshall goes down or lieber/marquis/wuertz gets DFA-ed. this is kinda a big deal, but i would certainly assume marshall is iowa-bound. 3) when the F are they announcing if harden is pitching? since apparently he's going to start game 4 after the break they might just push it back to saturday to give him an extra day off. but i'm going friday so i want it to be then! i was at the game in person tonight so i probably missed them discussing all this on the broadcast. hope someone knows, bc #1 in particular should have been done tonight....right?

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In reply to by Ryno

Also, there was an idiotic poll on CSN... what should the Cubs do with Marshall & Marquis: Start Marshall and send Marquis to the bullpen Start Marquis and send Marshall to the bullpen Start Marquis and send Marshall to Iowa to keep him as a starter Naturally, idiotic poll voters said to send Marquis to the bullpen. Marquis in the bullpen would be scary and agonizing. I say trade him to a team who needs a starter due to injuries or something. Maybe the cubs could get a mid-level prospect out of the deal or something.

giant cement steps leading up to the scoreboard. It's not hard to climb up on them and it puts you above the rabble. Of course, when we used to sit up there in the 80s it had the added bonus of being a route for the beer vendors to bring cold beer up to the centerfield bleachers. The sight of an untouched cold case slung over the shoulders of a vendor still gets me misty eyed. There are no beer vendors in the bleachers anymore. As for Hi-Tops, it no longer exists. It's now a Harry Caray's. If you'd like actual good food before a game try Uncommon Ground at Clark and Grace. Not cheap but it is good. From the south there's the El Jardin Cafe at Roscoe and Clark. Not the restaurant, the cafe. Gus, the owner, broke away from family restaurant south on Clark when he thought the quality was dipping too much. Also, Penny's Noodles at Sheffield and Clark is good as a basic Thai-style noodle place. If you just want burgers, dogs etc., Bernie's, Murphy's and the rest are pretty much interchangeable.

Late with this -- but, an example of the elusive "chemistry" the Cubs seem to have this year: Last Friday, Wood in to save a one-run lead against the Cardinals. Two outs, tying run on first, Wood uncorks a wild slider that bounces in the LH batter's box. Soto makes a great block to keep the tying run at first. The camera cuts back to Kerry, who is seen shouting "Attaboy, Geo!" Fun stuff.

RE: #32...I saw that @ the time Billy Bucks & it reinforced this impression I have always had of Wood as a good teammate through thick & thin...

Perhaps the Shark was just bored in AA. Samardzija is 3-1, 3.55 with 22 K's, 11 BB in 25 1/3 innings (4 starts). He’s also induced 1.58 groundouts for every fly out including 10 GBs last night compared to 4 flyouts. Of course the talent in AA is generally better than AAA with the Trinidad Hubbards of the career minor league castoff world. Still, perhaps he could see some time in the pen in Aug or Sept.

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    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

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    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

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