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PITCHERS: 14
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

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




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TCR '09 Contest

Submitted by Rob G. on

It's time for another TCR contest. 10 questions which you need to enter on this google spreadsheet. Just enter your name below the last entry and fill-in your response. It should auto-save as you enter your answers. I short-handed the questions on the spreadsheet, but here are the full questions (10 pts for each correct answer):

1) Total regular season wins for the team (10 pts for the correct answer, subtract 1 pt for each win you're off by)

2) First player on the original 25-man roster to the disabled list?

3) Most HR's by a Cub in 2009?

4) Most Stolen Bases by a Cub in 2009?

5) Which Cub will finish highest in the NL MVP Voting?

6) First player to be called up from the minor leagues?

7) Most wins by a Cubs pitcher?

8) Most plate appearances for the Cubs in the #2 spot in the lineup?

9) Most plate appearances for the Cubs in the #8 spot in the lineup?

10) Most innings pitched by a Cub?

Tie-break question) Innings pitched by Jeff Samardzija in the majors? (Closest wins)

I don't have a prize yet but I'll figure out something by the time this is complete after the NL MVP voting. Question #2 depends on the original 25-man roster, so if they put Rich Harden on before or as they announce the final roster, that doesn't count, so you might wait to answer that or go back and change it before the entry period closes. I assume I can trust everyone not to cheat and edit other people's entries. I will ask everyone to check their answers after I do close it which will be after the first pitch on Monday against the Astros.

Good luck.

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Submitted by Chicago Jamie on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:48 pm

1) First! ;) Answer: 91 2) D. Lee 3) Soriano 4) The Riot 5) ARam 6) Chad Fox 7) Zambrano 8) Fukudome 9) The Riot 10) Zambrano Buenos suerte! Any idea when the final roster will be announced?

Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:00 am

Have been placed in google spreadsheet at the request of Capt. Rob

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:42 pm

you guys need to put your answers on the google spreadsheet, I'm not doing the data entry this year.

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

Hi from Shanghai China Wittenmyer on twitter... Gaudin released. Guzman and Patton make final spots. Shark to Des Moines

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

Heilman better be ready to take over for Harden. And Samardzija better be ready in case Heilman can't cut it as a starter. I was all for the Harden and Gaudin trade when it looked like the Cubs might have both players for 09. Now Harden looks like his arm is messed up and Gaudin is injured and the Cubs are paying for them anyway. I want Gallagher and Donaldson back. Boo hoo.

Submitted by SJS on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:13 pm

1) 94 2) Harden 3) A-Ram 4) Gathright 5) Soto 6) Jose Ascaino 7) Zambrano 8) TheRiot 9) Miles 10) Dempster Tie-break question) 45

Submitted by The Joe on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:17 pm

Clearly, the Cubs were hoping to trade Gaudin, but it annoys me a bit that they're releasing him now and eating $2M on his salary. They really should have dumped him before his money became guaranteed.

Submitted by Wes on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:19 pm

I had more fun screwing with the other guys trying to fill out the spreadsheet than anything else.

Submitted by Chifan on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:28 pm

mine are: 1. 94 2. Fukudome (This was the toughest for me as I thought it could be Patton if he has a bad start maybe they would try stashing him there as long as possible. I think Fuku will suck at the beginning of the year and they will use a DL stint as a face saving excuse to option him to AAA to put it together. 3. Soto (Everyone picked Soriano or Aram so I wanted to pick someone else to get an advantage over everyone else if it is neither of them. I think Soto is more likely than Bradley and Lee because Bradley's fraility and Lee's power drainage will lead to Hoff taking AB's from them) 4. Soriano (only one on the team that will get plenty of SB attempts) 5. Soriano (likely 25/25 guy on first place team, that should be a top 5 lock) 6. Jake Fox (if Fuku is the first one to go down, Fox is the logical call-up as I think Reed would likely be the everyday guy at that point instead of a platoon with Gathright.) 7 and 10. Peavy (I think once Ricketts gets control of the team in May and deal will be done by the middle of June at the latest. I think they will treat Z and Harden with kid gloves knowing they got breathing room in the division and both had shoulder issues last year. After Lilly's spring I am only trusting him to give us 4th starter numbers. So if it is going to someone on this roster as of now I would say Dempster by default.) 8 and 9. Lee and Theriot (his power does not come back, Fuku struggles and Soto starts off hot, which leads to an "A" lineup throughout the year of: Sori, Dlee, Aram, Bradley, Soto, Fonty, Reed, Therot). 11. 129 (He is likely going to be the 6th starter which will get a good amount of IP this season)

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Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:34 pm

129 innings pitched for Samardzija? Ouch. I guess that seems more likely if you don't see the Cubs giving Heilman a shot to start in the event of needing another pitcher for the rotation.

Submitted by dejon05 on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:51 pm

1) 89 2) Bradley 3) Ramirez 44 4) Theriot 27 5) Soto 6) Fox 7) Zambrano 18 8) Theriot 9) Fukudome 10) Lilly 200 Tie-break question)89

Submitted by The Joe on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:21 pm

1) Put 2) Your 3) Fucking 4) Answers 5) In 6) The 7) Fucking 8) Spreadsheet 9) If 10) You 11) Please.

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

Can anyone answer this for me? What happened to the Civil Rights Game? (not that I watched either "classic" but it seemed like a good idea)

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Submitted by Mike Vail on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:55 am

Answer in detail: the game will be played in Cincinnati June 20th. Barack Obama is throwing out the first pitch. Look for the Brennamans (Thommy & Marty)to either call in sick or fight having to vomit during the broadcast. They don't likey the Dems in these parts. We have tickets but will be in full Cubs gear, honoring the late great civil rights leader, Herman Franks.

Submitted by CPH2133 on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:41 pm

1) 92 2) Rich Harden 3) Aramis 4) Theriot 5) Soto 6) Samninja 7) Lillyhammer 8) Fukudome 9) Fukudome 10) Lillyhammer

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Submitted by Charlie on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:58 pm

Haven't you been banned yet? I mean, for all the other ways that Rob demonstrates his hatred for Samardzija, I'd think banning you for your signature line would've been the next logical step after listing Someninja last in every list ever made.

Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:01 pm

I am glad my smear campaign against him worked. Pay back for what they did to Sosa.

Submitted by TrialNError04 on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:39 pm

1) Total regular season wins for the team (10 pts for the correct answer, subtract 1 pt for each win you're off by) 96 2) First player on the original 25-man roster to the disabled list? Rich Harden 3) Most HR's by a Cub in 2009? Aramis Ramirez 4) Most Stolen Bases by a Cub in 2009? Ryan Theriot 5) Which Cub will finish highest in the NL MVP Voting? Aramis Ramirez 6) First player to be called up from the minor leagues? Randy Wells 7) Most wins by a Cubs pitcher? Carlos Zambrano (19) 8) Most plate appearances for the Cubs in the #2 spot in the lineup? 9) Most plate appearances for the Cubs in the #8 spot in the lineup? Reed Johnson 10) Most innings pitched by a Cub? Ryan Dempster Tie-break question) Innings pitched by Jeff Samardzija in the majors? (Closest wins) 57

Submitted by waldo7239117 on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:05 pm

2) Rich Harden 3) Soriano 4) Gathright 5) Ramirez 6) Samardzija 7) Zambrano 8) Kosuke 9) Theriot 10) Zambrano Tie Breaker) 51 innings

Submitted by scooter on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 04:57 pm

1) Total regular season wins for the team (10 pts for the correct answer, subtract 1 pt for each win you're off by) 92 wins 2) First player on the original 25-man roster to the disabled list? Soriano 3) Most HR's by a Cub in 2009? A-Ram 4) Most Stolen Bases by a Cub in 2009? Soriano 5) Which Cub will finish highest in the NL MVP Voting? A-Ram 6) First player to be called up from the minor leagues? The Shark Smardjia 7) Most wins by a Cubs pitcher? Zambrano 8) Most plate appearances for the Cubs in the #2 spot in the lineup? Theriot 9) Most plate appearances for the Cubs in the #8 spot in the lineup? fontenot 10) Most innings pitched by a Cub? Dempster Tie-break question) Innings pitched by Jeff Samardzija in the majors? (Closest wins) 110.2

Submitted by Mister Whipple on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:01 am

1) I can follow instructions but 2) I don't really feel like guessing; 3) however, if I did I would put my 4) answers in the Google Spreadsheet. 5) Poor Rob. Nobody 6) listens to him 7) or puts the effort into actually reading 8) what he writes. 9) Maybe its just a problem 10) of reading comprehension. Tie breaker: Epic fail to anyone else who posts their answers here.

Submitted by Chad on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:55 am

1) Total regular season wins for the team (10 pts for the correct answer, subtract 1 pt for each win you're off by) 89 2) First player on the original 25-man roster to the disabled list? Dempster 3) Most HR's by a Cub in 2009? Rammy 4) Most Stolen Bases by a Cub in 2009? Theriot 5) Which Cub will finish highest in the NL MVP Voting? Soriano 6) First player to be called up from the minor leagues? samardgah (yeah i know) 7) Most wins by a Cubs pitcher? Carlos Fucking Zambrano 8) Most plate appearances for the Cubs in the #2 spot in the lineup? Fukudome 9) Most plate appearances for the Cubs in the #8 spot in the lineup? Theriot 10) Most innings pitched by a Cub? Zambrano Tie-break question) Innings pitched by Jeff Samardzija in the majors? (Closest wins) 98

Submitted by LSR on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:25 am

I admit that I fudged some of my predictions to try to find a little "separation" from the rest of the pack: 1) Total regular season wins for the team: 102 (why not fudge high if it'll make me happy?) 2) First player on the disabled list: Guzman (I hope I don't win at Guz's expense, but he's got a history, and most of the obvious frontrunners already have a lot of support) 3) Most HR's by a Cub in 2009? ARam 4) Most Stolen Bases by a Cub in 2009? Theriot 5) Which Cub will finish highest in the NL MVP Voting? Soto (I figure that Soto and Bradley are the most likely to have the "look at me" type years that the voters love. Soto because he's young and a catcher, Bradley because of his baggage) 6) First player to be called up from the minor leagues? Smarj (Odds are it's gonna be a pitcher and he's #13 on the staff) 7) Most wins by a Cubs pitcher? Harden (If this is true, 102 wins might be low ...) 8) Most plate appearances for the Cubs in the #2 spot in the lineup? Fukudome (he's gonna be respectable this year) 9) Most plate appearances for the Cubs in the #8 spot in the lineup? FOntenot (Yeah I know Lou's got this lefty righty thing, but I'm betting on Theriot to have the better year and move aroung the lineup more.) 10) Most innings pitched by a Cub? Zambrano (even if I dream of Harden leading in wins I don't see anyone pitching more IP than Z). Tie-break question) Innings pitched by Jeff Samardzija: 67 (He'll yo yo all season between Iowa and Chicago as well as between SP and RP.)

Submitted by jmacund on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:31 am

1) Total wins: 90 wins 2) First player on DL: Rich Harden 3) Most HR's: Alfonso Soriano 4) Most Stolen Bases: Ryan Theriot 5) Highest in NL MVP Voting: Aramis Ramirez 6) First player called up: Jeff Smardzija 7) Most wins a pitcher: Carlos Zambrano 8) Most plate appearances in the #2 spot: Ryan Theriot 9) Most plate appearances in the #8 spot: Reed Johnson 10) Most innings pitched: Carlos Zambrano Tie-breaker, Innings pitched by Jeff Samardzija: 95

Submitted by kmokeefe on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:47 am

Hey Rob - You just want us to post our answers here, and you'll take the time to insert each answer, right? I was assumming that "link" was just to show off your internet prowess.

Submitted by CT_Steve on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:33 am

I posted my guesses, but are they saved? Here they are 90 Harden Ramirez Theriot Ramirez Samardzjia Zambrano Theriot Fukudome Dempster 45

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