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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)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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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
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
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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AccuScore Predicts 2009 Season to Look A Lot Like 2008 Season

Submitted by Rob G. on

Another prediction system out there has gone and pegged the Cubs as the class of the NL Central....Yawn! The fun part is that AccuScore - the leader in sports forecasting - has run over "10,000 simulations" to come up with the revelation that everything will end up exactly like 2008...technology at its finest. The same three division winners and the Brewers win the Wild Card with the only discrepancies from 2008 being the Dodgers having the best record in the NL over the Cubs by a game and the San Francisco Giants move up to second from fourth in the NL West pushing the Diamondbacks and Rockies down a spot each.

I did a quick search for past Accuscore predictions and you know, they're pretty good. In 2008 they correctly predicted the Cubs would win the NL Central again.  From 1992-2005 they nailed the Braves NL East division titles. In 1996 and 2004, they had Bill Clinton and George W. Bush both getting re-elected. In 1999 and 2000 they were right about the Yankees repeating as World Series champions and every Monday to Friday they're right that I drive into work.

Cubs vs. Yankees in the final tuneup is under way....

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Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 04:48 pm

Soriano solo HR...Theriot thrown out stealing second. Harden throwing in the mid to high 80's.

 

Submitted by The Joe on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 04:23 pm

I finally figured out how to handle mlb.tv at work. Strangely, I can adjust the quality of the picture, but this doesn't change the size of the screen, which is annoying. But, the window can be shrunk if you do the picture in picture option. Just load up the game, go to picture in picture and swap the big screen with the blank screen. Sweet. For a slightly bigger screen, there's the equal size windows option. This is going to be perfect...the window is so small I'll be able to watch while still working in photoshop. Also, Harden looks like shit. Time for a DL trip. Heilman to the rotation. Keep Guzman. Furthermore, I fucking hate the Yankees, their announcers, their fans, and, well, their city. Nice stadium, though.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 04:38 pm

looks very hittable...

works quickly, but three hard hit balls to start, two ended up outs though. Slider has a good break though.

Thanks for the MLB.tv tip, Joe...

The highlight button is nice, plays in a small box in the upper right.

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Submitted by The Joe on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 04:46 pm

Yeah, I'm just hoping he's getting his butterflies out...Yankee stadium and all. He looks a little nervous. Yeah, I'm liking the new MLB.tv interface. Yahoo tracking is a pretty sweet feature too (I imagine, since it's not available yet). The only problem with player tracker is A) you can't use it with the picture in picture viewing and B) it covers the video screen so you wouldn't want to leave it up permanently...so, um, what's the point? I'll just keep my Yahoo stattracker window open too. Also, it'd be cool if we could score some runs.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 04:24 pm

"I'm putting together a special team...with special powers."

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"I'm putting together a special team...with special powers."

 

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Submitted by Sweet Lou on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:41 am

At the risk of being ex-communicated from the Cubs fan fraternity, I wouldn't mind seeing Wrigley Field replaced. /ducks while rotten vegetables are thrown/ In most things having to do with baseball, I am a traditionalist. But Wrigley Field is a bit of a dump and my guess is that it would cost as much or more to upgrade and retrofit Wrigley as it would to build a new stadium. The history is great, but I vote for a new stadium.

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Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:51 am

As a person who lives nearly a thousand miles from Chicago and watches baseball almost exclusively on TV, I would hate to see Wrigley replaced. It'd be great if the training facilities were more up to date, but I'm not exactly feeling for Carlos Zambrano when he gets jealous over the Yankee's club house. Just how bad is the Cubs home club house? Is it affecting their performance on the field? If not, I don't care, since management still seems perfectly able to attract high quality players.

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Submitted by Wes on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:02 pm

I love Wrigley very much. I really do. It's probably my favorite thing on the whole planet - other than asian porn, of course. But, as much as I love it, I recognize that it's a shithole. To me, the only things I really love are the ivy, the bleachers, the scoreboard, the brick wall behind home plate, the weird OF dimensions, and the flags that fly from both foul poles. Why can't those things be in a new stadium?

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Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:17 pm

well, the location is probably pretty important too...

while I'm sure it would be a major pain in the ass and they'd have to play somewhere else for a year or two, seems like they could knock the place to the ground besides the bleachers and outfield wall and start from scratch. Add their luxury boxes and a better clubhouse....might need to add a third level to the grandstands to accomplish it, but it seems possible.

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Submitted by Ryno on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:25 pm

Man, it would be tough to let go. When they first started playing games at Wrigley, parking wasn't a problem because cars hadn't been invented yet. Think about that for a minute. I realize the facilities might very well be a problem and may in fact affect on-field performance. And I'm not saying it isn't time. I'm just saying it would be hard to let go.

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Submitted by John Beasley on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:30 pm

There are essentially three problems with the facility: - The upper deck is falling apart - The concourse and amenities areas are severely outdated - The player facilities are severely outdated So fix those things is what I say. Working October x1 to April x3, I think it could be done. So really you're just talking about one year they'd have to move. Too bad Detroit already brought down most of Tiger Stadium. But I'm sure there's another park to accommodate - probably Milwaukee, maybe the Metrodome, possibly even the Cell.

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Submitted by Ryno on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:36 pm

Fancy concourse not needed. If by "amenities" you mean the trough urinals in the mens bathrooms... agreed... ditch those stupid things. Nothing nostalgic about whipping out your wiener in front of other men.

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Submitted by OakLawnGuy on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:31 pm

Having worked there for parts of 2 summers, I can attest to this, from testimony of stand managers. The plumbing dates from the '40s and is so convoluted and stuck behind brick walls and cemented in here and there that parts of the infrastructure would have to be rebuilt to accommodate re-piping. People working concessions on the concourse are allowed to drink water as they work, and I noticed the managers would hesitate drinking from the faucets. I asked why a couple times and was told "stuff comes out sometimes, because the pipes are so old and corroded".

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Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:07 pm

"- The concourse and amenities areas are severely outdated" Have to agree with Ryno here. The Cubs keep selling more and more tickets--so from a business perspective the stadium does not need to be more attractive to fans. All that needs to be considered is maintenance/safety and the effect of facilities on the players performance on the field. That's it, at least until people stop buying tickets.

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Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:09 pm

Personally, I don't want all the new concourse amenities other parks have. I don't go to a ballgame to see a shopping mall or some other such bullshit. I love the minimalist approach. Sometimes I get so pissed when people say Cubs fans don't care about the game. What about the fans at other stadiums who need to be entertained while they're walking to the bathroom? Or want a restaurante in the outfield? The one thing I would LOVE to see updated is the TV situation under the awning. Those things are like 30 years old. When you're sitting in those seats and you can't see flyballs as it is, it would be really nice (and really very inexpensive for the Cubs) to have some 50" HDTVs rather than 25" CRT's from 1980. And if the players need better training facilities or whatever, there's always the space right outside the stadium by the players' parking lot where they were planning on building a giant parking garage/museum or something (what happened to those plans?).

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Submitted by SJS on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:39 pm

As a pro-new park guy, I will say that a new Cubs park will have to stick with that minimalist approach. I don't want deep-dish races, or any of that crap. I want the old-school baseball. But yes, please to God can we get TVs that we can actually see? The current ones depending on what time of day it is will never be visible during an entire game. Some flat screens please.

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Submitted by Ryno on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:32 pm

Okay, I better correct this before I get flamed: the automobile was invented, but Ford had just started doing his thing around 1914. Point is, nearly no one had a car to drive to the ball game at the time.

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Submitted by SJS on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:44 pm

I've been saying for a couple years now that it's time for Wrigley to be replaced. Do it the same way they did Yankee Stadium (although having seen the new park on TV it does seem very, very boring), but update it with a 3rd deck in the concourse, state-of-the-art suites, AND SOME GOOD FOOD! I hate going to Wrigley because the food their sucks, and when I quench my hunger with 15 or so beers, I have to wait 5 minutes to use the crowded bathroom. That said, outside of maybe using Soldier Field or Comisky, I don't know how it would ever get done. Whoever brought up using Tiger Stadium or Milwaukee stadium must have had their head up their ass been drunk. I'm sorry, but those are two terrible ideas that would never work.

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Submitted by The Joe on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:42 pm

Yeah, Wrigley is great. Well, ok, it's not really great. It's kind of a shithole. I love Wrigley because it's Wrigley. I'd hate it if they were to remove the Ivy/bricks, scoreboard and bathroom troughs. Other than that, I don't give a shit. It's a pain in the ass to walk through especially before and after a game. It's so small. It's Wrigley, but, let's face it, it's not exactly a good luck charm. Keep the field and it's dimensions, the wall, and the scoreboard...tear down the rest; I'd be ok with brand new troughs. Don't know how, with streets surrounding it, but find a way to expand or at least de-shittify it. Maybe they could build inton stilts? Build something like the Space Needle here in Seattle with a rotating stadium on the top? Yes, they're still attracting FA's, but this issue seems to be coming up more and more lately and it seems like it IS going to be an issue. True we've landed FA's, but who knows who we didn't get because of the facilities?

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Submitted by George Altman on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:22 pm

I've seen over 200+ games in Wrigley. Sat in every type of section available (100, 200, 400, 500, bleachers, etc.). Once I get there (through traffic, buses, L, etc.), I love the park. All that being said, it took one trip north last summer to see Lambeau Field and a game in July at Miller Park to realize what needs to happen to Wrigley Field........essentially 200 shaped charges of C4 and 2000 loads in 40 yd 'Bomber' trucks to take away the debris. You can build the marquis billboard, scoreboard, brick walls, and ivy in park that's easier to get to, easier to park your car, better food, better restaurants, better concessions, better seats, more seats, more skyboxes, and the freedom to play as many night games as they want. And there's lots of open available land in NW Lake, western DuPage, and NW Cook/Kane county. The only way to do something similar at Clark/Addison is to buy up the whole block on Addison from the sports store to Addison/Sheffield and Clark street from north of the Cubby Bear to Waveland. You would have to close of Clark and Addision, and build the new 'Park' around the existing field. Traffic would have to be re-routed around Clark, Addison, Waveland, and Sheffield -- oh, and the fire station on Waveland would have to relocate. Good luck with all that. And again, I love Wrigley Field and seeing a game there, but please, it's time.

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Submitted by OakLawnGuy on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:35 pm

Wrigley is the best place in the world to watch a game. It's a bad place to go downstairs and get something to eat or drink, a bad place to hit the head, and a bad place to go souvenir shopping. When they drew 5,000 - 12,000 a game it was fine, but those days are long long gone. I don't think these pitfalls can be addressed in any practical way with a rehab, which would require severing the upper deck anyway and would certainly close them down for one season.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:16 am

If the Cubs want to kick the bullpen decision down the road for a couple of weeks, they can option both Jeff Samardzija AND Sean Marshall to Iowa, and then recall Marshall when a 5th starter is needed for the 1st time on 4/19. By then it should be more clear whether David Patton is ready for Prime Time or not, and whether Gaudin and/or Guzman can get into a positive groove. And that way, Marshall can get a start or two at Iowa to stay stretched out as a starter for when he will be needed in the rotation in a couple of weeks. (As long as Marshall spends less than 20 days on Optional Assignment to the minors in 2009, he'll still get credit for a full year of MLB Service Time).

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Submitted by George Altman on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:25 pm

I think they're going to DL Harden and option Samardzija (I hate the Shark like you do Rob) unless they can trade Gaudin. Then Gaudin goes and Harden is still sent to the DL.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:28 am

I was passed along the Smokies roster...not from Inside the Ivy either..so hopefully it will go better than the Latham story.

Matt Camp, James Russell, Todd Blackford, Casey Lambert, Alex Maestri, Richie Robnett, Jay Jackson, John Gaub, Casey Coleman, Wellington Castillo, Hung-Wen Chen, Blake Parker, Jayson Ruhlman, Jeremy Papelbon, Tony Thomas, Brandon Guyer, Jonathan Mota, James Adducci, Darwin Barney, Ty Wright, Kyle Reynolds, Blake Lalli, Steven Clevenger. 

I'm told 2 more players will be added.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:24 pm

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 11:19am.
as I said, 2 names are missing, one supposedly is joining the team on the road after their exhibition game Tuesday, the other is a mystery.

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ROB G: RHPs Brian Schlitter and Vince Perkins were sent from Iowa to Tennessee. However, one more pitcher at Tenn needs to be dropped because AA and AAA teams have 24-man rosters.

Also, Iowa roster looked like this as of Saturday night (one over the limit, but Matulia will probably be deactivated and be a ready-reserve player-coach), with two more to be cut when Chad Fox and Jeff Samardzija join the I-Cubs at Round Rock:

IOWA CUBS

PITCHERS:
Jose Ascanio
Mitch Atkins
Justin Berg
Esmailin Caridad
Jesse Estrada
Dumas Garcia
Kevin Hart
* J. R. Mathes
Gregory Reinhard
Jeff Stevens
* Jason Waddell
Randy Wells

CATCHERS:
* Mark Johnson
Chris Robinson

INFIELDERS:
# Andres Blanco
Jake Fox
# Matt Matulia
Luis Rivas
# Bobby Scales
* Nate Spears

OUTFIELDERS:
* Doug Deeds
Jason Dubois
* Sam Fuld
* Brad Snyder
So Taguchi

Recent comments

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Thank you so much! I really appreciate not only all your posts but how eager you are to respond to our questions.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Is it just me or does it seem that official scorers are becoming less likely to call a misplay an error? 

     

    Guess I've hit my cranky old-man phase in life.  "I remember back in the day when an error was an error.  Official scorers have gone soft.  Now where did I put my readers?!!??"

     

    Sidenote, maybe Bellinger should be a little more careful against the Astros.  That was the series last year that a play at wall put him on the IL.   

  • crunch (view)

    i hated the almonte pickup, but he's 9-10 out of 12 for good outings, following a great spring.  hope he can keep it up.

    i already miss cooper, but yeah...the thin OF roster backup the team seems to want to carry probably got wisdom preference over cooper.  i could live without seeing wisdom at 3rd unless it's a blowout, though.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

    -Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.

    -Mastro.  Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.

    -Luke Little is good. He's had one bad outing. That's it. Needs to get better entering with guys on base. But he needs to stay in MLB.

    -Oh yeah....Morel is doing fine at 3B! He'll get better as well!!

  • crunch (view)

    bellinger "right rib contusion"

  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

    It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.

    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

    Just weird

  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

    hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?

  • crunch (view)

    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

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