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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 75 Thread / White Sox @ Cubs (2 of 3)

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SP José Contreras SP
Jason Marquis
  6-5, 3.24, 55 K, 24 BB, 94.1 IP

5-3, 4.24, 37 K, 30 BB, 74.1 IP
       
SS
Orlando Cabrera RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
C
*A.J. Pierzynski
LF
Eric Patterson
LF
Carlos Quentin 1B
Derrek Lee
RF
Jermaine Dye 3B
Aramis Ramirez
1B
#Nick Swisher
CF
*Jim Edmonds
3B
Joe Crede
2B
*Mike Fontenot
CF
*Dewayne Wise C
Geovany Soto
2B
Alexei Ramirez
SS
Ryan Theriot
P
José Contreras P
*Jason Marquis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First, the Z news:

The Cubs have placed Carlos and his shoulder strain on the 15-day DL retroactive to June 19th (Zambrano's second career trip to the Disabled List, the other coming in 2002), and they have recalled Eric Patterson from Iowa. Patterson is in Lou Piniella's lineup this afternoon, playing left field and hitting second.

As for the game at hand, the first-place Cubs go for their 13th consecutive win at Wrigley and try to improve on their overall 30-8 record at home, while trying to extend a four-game winning streak over the White Sox, the longest streak either team has enjoyed since interleague play began in '97.

The White Sox—with a mark of 17-21 away from U.S. Cellular Fans Beating Up Opposition's First-Base Coach Field—try to avoid their 8th consecutive road loss.

And everybody hopes that those isolated thunderstorms find somewhere else to play besides the corner of Clark & Addison.

 

Comments

Zambrano on why he likes the Cubs/White Sox series.... "Every time I go to U.S. Cellular, or Comiskey, or whatever is the name of the ballpark, people starts screaming at you and saying all kinds of things, calling you all kind of things." “That’s good. They say something like ‘Homosexual.’ Sometimes I’m in the outfield and they say bad words. ‘You’re a homosexual.’ I say ‘I’m going to show him I’m (not) a homosexual on the mound.’ That’s kind of like a good feeling between the Cubs and the Sox.” http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/06/c…

Farking Cardinals are already out in front of Boston 4-0. The Cubs are playing *phenomenal* baseball, yet the Cards are still right there. Ominous. Also, wtf is with the Lou & Ozzie rap?

Why didn't Jon Lieber get an appearance today? Did he piss in Lou's Cheerios or something? Liebs seems to be on the one inning per week plan now...

Nice performance from the idiots for the 7th - inning stretch. Is there anyone alive (aside from the Cub's Marketin$$g Dept.) who wants this abomination to continue? Geez.

What a nice win. I'm a little worried about Marmol and Howry. Without those 2 guys pitching like they did in 07, the bullpen goes back down to an average or even slightly below average pen. I think with all the talk of the Cubs needing a starter, Hendry might actually have to make a move to improve the pen if those 2 can't get it together. I'd say mostly likely they do...a little more worried about Marmol since up until last year, control issues were his main problem.

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In reply to by Jeff_Pico

I agree with you. With Marmol completely lost on the mound as he has been his last two appearances, our pen drops from "awesome" to "mediocre". I know Crunch disagrees, but I think Marmol is tired and therefore not holding himself closed in his pitching form...and he tries to compensate by over throwing and probably over thinking too. 1IP, 0H, 5BB, 2HBP, 1WP, 5ER. That's tough to accomplish. With that said, I don't think a trade will help, we just need our guys to pitch to expectation and we'l be fine.

Reiterating my post. I don't post here often because, frankly, I'm intimidated by the huge smartness and baseball sense here. But I've been a student of the game for a long time and I think Marmol's delivery ended today with a bit of flutter I've never seen. So. He's tired. If the cubs screw up this guy, I swear to god I'll shoot myself. Okay, not myself. Somebody, though. Oh, I can't do that either. Well, then I'll tether myself to Ozzie Guillen's SUV.

I didn't see the game and was going to ask here why Fontenot was pinch-hit for. Then I see the recap (from the score link) which sez: "Cubs manager Lou Piniella had just one regret after the outburst -- he pinch-hit for Fontenot when he came to bat for the second time, denying him a chance to also hit two homers in the same inning. "'You know, I didn't realize that,' Piniella said. 'I shouldn't have. I wouldn't have. I just didn't realize it. Those are those senior moments.'" That's OK with me on an 11-7 win, but I hope Lou doesn't have too many more 'senior moments.' He should not be admitting to them out loud, in any case.

No link cause I'm on my cell, but per Trib article Vasquez said he isn't worried about the Cubs offense cause there are more potent lineups in the AL. The Sox are sure talkin a lot of trash and I hope our unimpressive lineup puts another 11 up tomorrow.

edmonds has produced i worry about how long it will take for a trip to the dl but knowing he is AT the end of his career he knows this may be his last chance for postseason, i look forward to the trip to st louis for him. also heard that r.johnson could be headed to dl that could be the move when marshall comes up.

I for one think it's an awful thing we've taken 2 so far against the WhiteSux. Think of all that the wives of Sux fans have had to endure these past few days - being screamed at for not having enough Old Milwaukee in the fridge, chastised for not taping the latest episode of Cops upon which their husbands played a prominent role (unfortunately, not as the Cops), ridiculed for not cleaning the gun collection. So long as the Cubs lose tomorrow, they'll be doing these poor women a huge favor.

the trib cleaned up some of this language methinks... when I wrote it in the "Ace" post I was just trying to be humorous (Z opting for a DL stint when he found out he couldn't bat), but it seems like it might have been completely factual. http://tinyurl.com/56xaf8 "I don't like to pitch in American League ballparks [anyway]," Zambrano said. "I feel bored. The games are too long. I like the National League. You're competing and no one has to come in for me and do the DH part. I like to compete and play against the White Sox. Every time I go to U.S. Cellular, or Comiskey, or whatever is the name of the ballpark, people start screaming at you, calling you all kinds of things.

next weekend schedule: Friday 6/27 at 3:05 PM, Cubs vs Sox, at whatever is the name of the ballpark Saturday 6/28 at 2:55 PM, Cubs vs Sox, at whatever is the name of the ballpark Sunday 6/29 at 7:05 PM, Cubs vs Sox, at whatever is the name of the ballpark

SCHEDULE WOES: One thing that concerns me is that this team has not learned to win on the road. IF they do not build at least a 5-7 game lead by the time September rolls around, it could be a really bumpy September.. As far as I can count, their top Central rivals they play 3 more times away, than home. And, as we all know, they have to finish in NY and MILW in the last week - the Brewers have been playing good ball over the last 10.

10:30-Arrived at Addison street station 10:35-First Miller Lite at Bernies, begins to rain 10:37-Second Miller lite Crowd was mixed with both fans very cordial, I was with three Sox fan friends they seemed nervous and I told there was nothing to worry about. 11:00- Steak Sandwich from Bernies. Fabulous. My Sox friend agreed it hit the spot. 11:45- After several more oat sodas we head to game 12:05 -Play ball, sitting down right field line two rows off the wall. Weather is fantastic, sunny with a breeze, Speilberg could not recreate a more perfect day on film. 12:06-Fukudome makes a diving catch in front of us. Awesome First inning- Dye homers, Sox friends high fiving, I tell them its annoying when Cubs spot teams runs like that. First Old Style arrives; I predict to my friends 10-9 game, but discretion does not allow me to them who will win. Second inning- Fukudomo throws warm up ball into bleachers, Sox fan catches and throws it back onto field, delays start of inning. Stay classy Fourth inning- Sox score two runs....not enough. From my angle I could tell that each ball hit was gone. I celebrate with all the Cubs fans around me, Sox fans sit and rightfully sulk. Feeling fully croisened I did not realize that Edmonds homers came in the same inning. WHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEE! Game goes along everyone is pretty civil, until a guy down the row wearing a Cubs wife beater shirt and wrap around Blue Blocker sunglasses starts yelling at Sox fans. We shout him down, tell him to take the high road. My friends want to hit the bar in the eighth, I agree and enjoy some more brews at the new Harry Caray's formerly Hi Tops. Cubs win. Went to a friends on Sheffield and played some bags then caught a $80 cab ride back to Southwest Suburbs. Good times, although I'm worried about Marmol.

Reed Johnson received an anti-inflammatory injection in his back on Thursday and is likely to go on the disabled list after the weekend series ============ This is the same treatment Daryle Ward recieved, albeit with a bit less fanfare as Ward's was preannounced followed by a DL stint. Reed Johnson did have lumbar disc surgery on 4/16/07 so he might be on the DL for more than the minimum 2 weeks but the improvement is quite unpredictable and he'll probably need some rehab time in Arizona if it does take more than 2 weeks. The formal term is an epidural steroid injection (ESI). video presentation on ESI: http://tinyurl.com/47uq36 RJohnson's surgery: http://tinyurl.com/33t6ob Ward's been on the DL since May 18th, so if (as AZ Phil says) he's back next weekend, his DL stint will add up to 5-1/2 weeks. I think this means Eric Patterson (or Murton/Hoffpauir) won't go down when they call up Sean Marshall.

I'm also worried about Edmonds, his foot really looked to be hurting while he rounded the bases after his second jack. This, after he rested during the last three games, and now Johnson will be out for awhile as well. Yikes, we're suddenly thin in the OF.

Recent comments

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    There are two clear "logjams" in the Cubs minor league pipeline at the present time, namely AA outfielders (K. Alcantara, C. Franklin, Roederer, Pagan, Pinango, Beesley, and Nwogu) and Hi-A infielders (J. Rojas, P. Ramirez, Howard, R. Morel, Pertuz, R. Garcia, and Spence, although Morel has been getting a lot of reps in the outfield in addition to infield). So it is possible that you might see a trade involving one of the extra outfielders at AA and/or one of the extra infielders at Hi-A in the next few days. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    18-year old SS Jefferson Rojas almost made the AA Tennessee Opening Day roster, and he is a legit shortstop, so I would expect him to be an MLB Top 100 prospect by mid-season. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Among the relievers in the system, I expect RHRP Hunter Bigge at AAA Iowa and RHRP Ty Johnson at South Bend to have breakout seasons on 2024, and among the starters I see LHP Drew Gray and RHP Will Sanders at South Bend and RHP Naz Mule at ACL Cubs as the guys who will make the biggest splash. Also, Jaxon Wiggins is throwing bullpen sides, so once he is ready for game action he could be making an impact at Myrtle Beach by June.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I expect OF Christian Franklin to have a breakout season at AA Tennessee in 2024. In another organization that doesn't have PCA, Caissie, K. Alcantara, and Canario in their system, C. Franklin would be a Top 10 prospect. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    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...