Archive - Apr 9, 2008

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SP	Ryan Dempster	SP	*Zach Duke
	1-0, 1.50, 5 K, 2 BB		0-0, 3.18, 1 K, 1 BB
LF	Alfonso Soriano	CF	*Nate McLouth
CF	Reed Johnson	2B	Freddy Sanchez
1B	Derrek Lee	LF	Jason Bay
3B	Aramis Ramirez	1B	*Adam LaRoche
RF	*Kosuke Fukudome	RF	Xavier Nady
2B	Mark DeRosa	C	#Ryan Doumit
C	Geovany Soto	3B	Jose Bautista
SS	Ronny Cedeno	SS	Brian Bixler
P	Ryan Dempster	P	*Zach Duke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's true--the Cubs are unbeaten this season in games started by Ryan Dempster and Jason Marquis. (I know, we're talking about two games, but still, I'm pleasantly surprised.)

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Chad Fox continued his active rehab,,throwing 1.1 IP (four up, four down) in today's Extended Spring Training game versus the Brewers EXST team on Fitch Park Field #3.

Fox looked sharp, striking out the first two men he faced and getting the last two on 5-3 ground-outs.

The 37-year old right-hander was signed to a minor league contract by the Cubs last January and received and NRI to Spring Training, but pitched in only one Cactus League game before being shut-down with a sore elbow. 

He had missed most of the previous two seasons after retiring in April 2006 with what he thought was an elbow problem that turned out be just scar tissue from a previous surgery.    

While there is clearly no room for him in the Cubs' bullpen (at this time), he is probably getting close to the point where he can be assigned to a full-season club, probably AAA Iowa. 

It's also possible that the Cubs have promised Fox that if he is not added to their 25-man roster by a certain date (like maybe May 1st or June 1st), that he will be free to make his own deal elsewhere (see Rod Beck circa 2003).   

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Sean Marshall was supposed to start for the Iowa Cubs tonight against Albuquerque in Des Moines. Instead he's on his way to Pittsburgh, exchanging roster spots with Carmen Pignatiello. Apparently Lou Piniella huffed and puffed and blew 'Piggy' back to the minors after the southpaw showed his appreciation for making the big club by walking both hitters he faced in Monday's 10-8 torture tilt.