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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 / Giants @ Cubs (1 of 4)

Game Chat Tim Lincecum vs. Rich Hill Lineups:
Roberts LF Soriano LF
Vizquel SS Theriot SS
Winn RF Lee 1B
Durham 2B Ramirez 3B
Molina C Ward RF
Aurilia 1B DeRosa 2B
Feliz 3B Jones CF
Frandsen LF Hill C
Lincecum P Hill P
The Cubs have won 8 of 9 at home. From the press notes available at MLB.com, Cubs relievers lead the league in stranding inherited runners at an 81.2% clip...yesterday was the fourth time this year that the bullpen has thrown 5 or more shutout innings in a game...Marmol has the 2nd best ERA among relievers in the NL. Word is Billy Petrick is being called up for the game, no idea on the corresponding roster move though. UPDATE: The broadcast says Billy Petrick was called up and Rob Bowen was designated for assignment. I can't say I saw that one coming. There's still a shot that Bowen could slip through waivers and stick with the club though. The Cubs really couldn't just get rid of Cesar Izturis?

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yeah, someone doing some rumor mongering mentioned Koyie being DFA'ed. For all I know, Petrick isn't coming up.

That lineup is almost as bad as the Atlanta lineup the Cub's faced earlier this year for that 4-game set. Visquel batting 2, Durham 4, Aurilia 6... yuck.

Of course, now that I say that, they'll probably clobber Hill. Did ESPN really cancel their coverage of the game tonight because Bond's isn't playing? Which... btw, I think is amusing as shit.

Linecum contains the word lin, which is a code used to identify equipment. Discuss whether Linecum is also marked with a code, perhaps like the sign of the beast.

Wind blowing in at 11mph from CF... There have only been 10 home games where the wind has blown out this year....

our Rfer tonight was coined the Ward-0-saurus by a particularly astute commenter earlier in the season........ Discuss

Wind blowing in at 11mph from CF… There have only been 10 home games where the wind has blown out this year…. Good day for Hill to fix himself then, punchless lineup + wind blowing in = good game (hopefully)

our RF'er tonight is rumored to have a larger ass than Fonty, Theriot and Izturis combined... discuss...

aaronb: our Rfer tonight was coined the Ward-0-saurus by a particularly astute commenter earlier in the season…….. Discuss If Ward is his own breed of dinosaur... the Ward-o-saurus, then I'd say Jose Reyes & Jimmy Rollins are a Velocoraptors.

well if there was a roster move today, it's not showing up on MLB Gameday. Still has Gallagher, still has 3 catchers. Maybe they'll wait until tomorrow?

"I don't care if they stink I don't care if they can play What do they know about this club, anyway?" Jim Hendry-Etheridge

Anyone with a link to a site categorizing the inherited runners stranded stat? I told the old man that was the most important stat for any bullpen arm, but if I can't find it at ESPN or Baseball Reference doest that mean its not an officially recognized stat? Why wouldn't they keep track of it?

"Greatest lesbian song? Come to my window, Seether, Bull in the Heather… discuss…" I never understood the lyrics to Seether. Help me out.

Rumors swirling at the sometimes reliable northsidebaseball.com that Petrick is there and the Cubs have DFA'd Rob Bowen.

wow, Wes, talk about the Barrett trade being made an official, undeniable dump...

I never did either chad. And lately I am sort of a lesbian afficianato. Any girl that doesnt sleep with me the 2nd time we hang out. Well obviously she must be a lesbian. Unfortunately I have run into alot more lesbians lately? Go figure?

Not sure if this is Cuban or not, but it's cool to get messages from "my contacts" and it turns out to be Mark Cuban instead of some asshole selling viagra or hair replacement therapy. From : Mark Cuban Sent : Saturday, July 14, 2007 9:17 AM To : "Mark Haab" Subject : Re: Ask Mark Cuban | | | Inbox honestly, im still learning. its a multistep process, so hopefully it will go well thanks, M HDNet, The reason HDTV was invented ! www.hd.net www.filesanywhere.com www.yourminis.com www.hdnetfilms.com www.magpictures.com www.2929ent.com -----Original Message----- From: "Mark Haab" To: [email protected] Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:01:29 -0500 Subject: Ask Mark Cuban Dear Mark Cuban, I am a lieflong Cubs fan and am excited that you are bidding for the team. I frequently read the best Cubs blog in existence, The Cub Reporter(http://mvn.com/mlb-cubs/ ). I think I safely speak for many in the TCR community when I say that you would be the preferred owner of the Cubs. I hear a lot of comments about potential owners being voted on, etc. What kind of approval do you have to go through in addition to your bid? I would be very interested to know more about the process. Thanks Mark

I've been coming to this blog for about four years, and reading and posting to it. The names and the insults are constantly changing, but the arguments stays the same. Which brings me to the number 8. There are eight letters in the word Lincecum. Now, if you mix up the letters in the word Lincecum, mix 'em around, eventually, you'll come up with Clunicem. Clunicem. The name of a planet in a galaxy way, way, way... way far away. And another thing. Once you go into that blog, the weather never changes. It is always 67 degrees with a 40% chance of rain.

Sweet!

that was cool jumbo... Cuban: a man of the people

If you are anti-chad... and I see that there are a lot of anti-chad people, this is your chance to say "That's the most coherent thing Chad has said yet." Of course, I agree with some Chadisms, so I'm not going to say that. :) lol... Barry worried about being an "embarrassment to his uniform"... uh... Barry... it's not the 0-5 night & error that makes you an embarrassment.... just sayin.

Rynox, if she's talking about her lady parts, then I'm glad she's a lesbian. "Oh she may not look like other girls, but she's a snarl tooth seether. Seether! Can't fight the seether.(x3) I can't see her till I'm foaming at the mouth. Yeah" That is one i don't ever want to see!

Well wait, so if it turns out they did DFA Bowen, then that means they have 10 days to trade him, right? And then if they don't, he can be sent to the minors if he clears waivers?

DFA rules... A major league baseball player is designated for assignment when his team wishes to remove him from the 40 man roster. The player is instantly removed from the 40 man roster and must be traded, waived, or released within 10 days. If the player clears waivers, the team can outright the player to the minor leagues. An outrighted player is no longer on the 40 man roster but still receives all money from a major league contract. Cubs are clearing the way for W's return. :)

You mean you can't believe 4 months of Barrett's services was traded for a prospect? Barrett is a rental.

You mean you can’t believe 4 months of Barrett’s services was traded for a prospect? Barrett is a rental. Who should be worth a lot more than a single A prospect. Then again, some people think that Jack Wilson would be a decent upgrade over Izturis.

BTW... pretty much everyone on this blog thought that the Cubs should have gotten more than Bowen/prospect for Barrett. And now the Cubs are essentially cutting Bowen. I am a supporter of Hendry, but the Barrett trade was a horrendous deal.

lol dave... awww... Seriously, though, I forgot about the single-a'er we received in that deal. They played some neat footage of Theriot & Fontenot from 2000 on the ESPN broadcast.

Give Lou credit, Koyie Hill vs Rob Bowen, pretty much of an even deal based on their stats since arrival, he decided which switch hitter to keep and tonight Hill rewards that decision.

DAVE: Maybe Lou really put the heat on management to just "get rid of him"? I believe that Lou has been getting "his way" since he signed on.

Just turned on the ESPN broadcast about 10 minutes ago, and these announcers are in love with The Riot.

DAVE: Maybe Lou really put the heat on management to just “get rid of him”? I don't doubt that at all. But even so, I think it was a terrible trade. Terrible value for a guy like Barrett.

Not to bitch or whatever already, but Kendall's numbers this year look pretty bad. Has he been playing well lately? I don't pay much attention to the AL and prob haven't seen him since he was with Pittsburgh.

I was a HUGE fan of Kendall's when he was with the Pirates. But now - c'mon! Maybe a "cheaper" Piazza with a bit better D? Anyway - I STILL feel Hendry will deal Izzy to the Pirates. Jim Tracy was his manager b/f in LA and started him almost his whole time there.

Kendall lifetime CS% .292...has never hit below .266 in 11 major-league seasons. His current batting average of .226 HAS to be an outlier.

a cheaper Piazza?? When I think of Jason Kendall, Mike Piazza is NOT the person that comes to mind

We just traded a cheap catcher hitting .210 for a damn expensive hitting like .210 and plus we threw away a solid relief prospect in the deal. I cant wait for the day this team is sold and Jimbo gets the ax.

Anyone know if Kendall has years beyond 2007 left on his deal (i.e. did the Cubs just take on salary past this season)?

So Koyie hits a HR and probably gets DFA'd after the game to make room for the skelton.

Well...is Jason Kendall better then Koyie Hill and/or Rob Bowen? Yes. Blevins was pretty good at Tenn/Daytona this year, but the Cubs have a pretty good stock of young arms I guess?

Rob G. says: July 16th, 2007 at 5:12 pm that was cool jumbo… Cuban: a man of the people ||||||||||||||||| Thanks, man. I wrote him back with a more "now that we understand each other" kind of tone. Maybe he'll respond again. Hopefully I can parlay some candid emails into a position with the Cuban owned brass. I'd like my title to be "Minister of Bad-ass-itude" or something of the like.

Koyie Hill DFAed tomorrow, traded with Izturis and Jones to Pittsburgh for Jason Bay, Cubs keep Soto up to learn for next year. It's alllllllllll coming together now...

"Well…is Jason Kendall better then Koyie Hill and/or Rob Bowen?" Not 13 million dollars and a solid relief prospect better.

djchi: What’s Kendall’s contract look like? -------------------------- 3/44. Sorry, shoulda known.

I agree with Frank - Soto will go back to Iowa to get regular ABs, and Hill will probably catch 1/3 of the games as Kendall's backup until Blanco comes back (or for the rest of the year if he does not). But at this point of his career, Koyie is an organizational soldier. Kendall cannot hit his way out of a phone booth this year, but if Gerald Perry thinks he can get him up to even a .255 hitter, then that would be a good move.

That's 13 million THIS year. Only half of which is still to be paid. And a portion of that has been picked up by Oakland. The Cubs will be on the hook for less than 6.5 million.

Kendall lifetime CS% .292…has never hit below .266 in 11 major-league seasons. His current batting average of .226 HAS to be an outlier. Not for catchers with 11 years of service. It's rare when catchers DON'T fall off a cliff production-wise in their 30s.

MLB.com says the Pirates are supposedly picking up 5 million of the tab this year. So the Cubs are on the hook for about 4, depending on how much if any money the A's are sending over in the deal. As long as it doesn't hamstring the Cubs from making further deals, it seems alright, he hit over .330 after the break last year.

13 * 71/162 = 5.7. Plus we got cash. This is a great deal. Kendall is a guy you love to have in your club house, he gets on base and could easily hit .260. With a .320 OBP. I'll take that for Rob Bowen and a 24-year-old in AA.

Rishi, 260/320 with zero power can be summed up with many words, but im just going go with...........AWFUL. hopefully he catches fire the second half.

ARAM!

As Sutty said..LouPa=brilliant!

Still didn’t get Rich Hill much run support, but we got enough. Well... the Cubs were facing a very good pitcher. And good work by the Cubs - getting Rich Hill the well-deserved win.

some great moves by LouPa today...the hit and run and the pitch out were the guts of the win. without them its a whole different ballgame. what a pleasure to see some good managing on this club.

Barrett had 3 RBI's and threw out two guys in SD's win over the Mess.

"Rynox, if she’s talking about her lady parts, then I’m glad she’s a lesbian." She's not. She is talking about Louise's (led guitar) temper. "I told you about the seether before You know, the one that's neither or nor Well here's another clue if you please The seether's Louise." (From Volcano Girls) The band is named Veruca Salt after all. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veruca_Salt_(band)

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    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.

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    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

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

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    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...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

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    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.