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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Game 129 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (2 of 3)

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SP *Odalis Perez
 SP Ryan Dempster

5-9, 4.06, 83 K, 44 BB, 124 IP
14-5, 2.92, 149 K, 64 BB, 163.1 IP




2B
 #Emilio Bonificio LF
 Alfonso Soriano
LF *Willie Harris SS Ryan Theriot
3B
 Ryan Zimmerman
 1B
 Derrek Lee
CF
 Lastings Milledge
 3B
 Aramis Ramirez
1B Ronnie Belliard
 CF
 Reed Johnson
C Jesus Flores
 2B
 Mark DeRosa
RF Austin Kearns
 C Geovany Soto
SS #Anderson Hernandez
 RF
 *Kosuke Fukudome
P *Odalis Perez
 P Ryan Dempster

Let us never speak of yesterday's game ever again. And damn, this game is early. And what's with all that pounding going outside my window? And why is everyone screaming? Anyone have any aspirin? 

(buries head under his pillow)

A rough but fun night for yours truly and the Angelfan wife drowning out yesterday's losses celebrating her birthday. It's gonna be another rough night if we lose again today.

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Comments

Submitted by navigator on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 08:12 pm

I suggested it the other day. Something's gotta give. Lee is just not right. His swings have been increasingly awkward. Now he's hurt himself after double-twisting himself up with a particularly bad one. Unfortunately, Daryl Wide is Lee's replacement at first base, not Micah Hoffpauir. Cubs underperformers since the All-Star break Lee .242 .310 .359 .669 Fukudome .217 .298 .311 .609 Wide .136 .231 .409 .640

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Submitted by blockhead25 on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 08:21 pm

Pretty impressive when you consider the fact the Cubs are 22-12 since the break despite 2 of their keyus going into the year in extended slumps. Goes to show what great pitching and a deep lineup can do for you.

Submitted by Dmac on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 08:16 pm

Lou's postgame comments suggested Fuku's due for a benching tomorrow - probably a little past due for that action. Lou also mentioned that he's not hitting either curves or fastballs and that "in this league, you have to at least be able to do one of those." Amen.

Submitted by navigator on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 08:44 pm

Carrie Muskat quotes Oneri Fleita regarding Felix Pie's progress in her column today:
Fleita said he also was encouraged by outfielder Felix Pie, who was batting .284 at Iowa with nine homers and 47 RBIs. "It looks like he's more patient," Fleita said. "The numbers are more consistent."
I dunno, this doesn't look consistent to me. May was truly abysmal. June was mediocre. And after a red-hot July, he's really fallen off. And patient? There's no indication of that at all. May .169 .239 .338 .577 June .282 .316 .451 .767 July .373 .413 .588 1.001 August .255 .286 .340 .626 Felix's LH vs RH splits are still extreme. LHP .235 .267 .346 .613 RHP .304 .352 .500 .852 But before you start thinking he could fit into the CF platoon against right handed pitching look at his AAA batting splits, starters vs. relievers. Pie vs starting pitching .213 .269 .348 .617 Pie vs relief pitching .402 .429 .636 1.065 He's feasting on the mop up men. Again not really what anyone would call consistent hitting, and more what you might expect from someone plateauing below expectations. AAAA.

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Submitted by Ryno on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 08:15 pm

His problems go far far far beyond patience. Against big-league pitchers he can't afford to be patient because he has to start his swing before he can recognize the pitch. A more compact swing would net him less power but give him better pitch reaction. Any word on if he's shortened up his absurd swing? He'll be a minor leaguer until he figures out he's not a home run hitter and not being a home run hitter isn't really all that terrible. Everyone knows he has speed, he should use it in his offensive game.

Submitted by Mornington Crescent on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 08:11 pm

I mentioned in chat that you can get the mlb.com audio and video feeds to play in any player you like. This is the latest thread, so I'll post it here. I use this at work where I have a laptop with Linux installed, a Firefox browser, and I use the VLC audio player that comes with the installation. I don't use the video feed with this player, because I'm at work, and because VLC doesn't seem to be able to handle the video quality. I'll demonstrate using these items, but you should be able to use other tools that can do the same things. You might be using a Mac with a different player, for example. The key thing to remember is that the mlb audio/video uses a URL to get your stream, and it contains the location of the stream plus your encrypted authentication info. As long as you can get this URL, you can then swipe it in your chosen audio/video player. The URL is only good for a short time, about a minute I think, so you have to be fast once you get the URL for the stream. Here's how to do it: Open a Firefox browser, and install the Firebug plugin. You can get it here. Firebug prints out all of your browser activity, including what URLs you go to. Install the plugin and restart Firefox. Enable Firebug by choosing Tools -> Firebug and making sure the "Disable Firebug" item is unchecked. Navigate to the mlb site and select the audio/video item you want to listen to (e.g., "WGN" under the radio selections). A new window opens with a login form for you to log into your account to listen to the stream. Right click the frame that contains the login form and select "Inspect Element". You'll get the Firebug window in the lower half of the browser window. Select the "Console" tab. Log into your account. In the console, you'll get a line like: mURL:http://web.servicebureau.net/conf/meta?averylongstringofcharacters The URL you want begins after "mURL:". The rest is the URL you need to obtain your audio/video stream (i.e. http://web.servicebureau.net etc.). Swipe that into your player. In VLC, it's done by selecting File -> Open Network Stream... It may take you a few attempts at first to get it to work right because you might spend some time trying to find that URL in the console, figure out how to copy it, the URL might run off the end of the console because the font's too big, and so on. If you don't login successfully with that URL, you'll have to close your browser and try again, because mlb.com issues cookies that are good for as long as your browser is open, and the URL contains your authentication info. By closing and reopening your browser, you'll end up with a new valid stream URL when you log in. I hope this is useful information.

Submitted by MikeC on Sun, 08/24/2008 - 08:04 am

Pie needs to work on his strikeout to BB ratio, which has never been good his entire career. Without dramatic improvements in those area's he will be a career minor leaguer or "gasp" a career track like Corey Patterson. And the main reason he has those poor ratio's is he still can't hit breaking pitches.

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