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28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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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 112 Thread / Pirates @ Cubs (3 of 3)

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SP Carlos Zambrano
SP
Ian Snell

12-4, 2.80, 96 K, 46 BB, 141.2 IP


4-8, 6.04, 90 K, 62 BB, 110.1 IP
       
LF Alfonso Soriano
2B Luis Rivas
SS Ryan Theriot 1B *Doug Mientkiewicz
1B
Derrek Lee CF *Nate McLouth
3B
Aramis Ramirez C #Ryan Doumit
RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
3B Andy LaRoche
2B
Mark DeRosa LF *Brandon Moss
CF *Jim Edmonds
RF Stephen Pearce
C Geovany Soto
SS Jack Wilson
P
#Carlos Zambrano
P Ian Snell

The Cubs go for the series win and Zambrano goes for lucky win number 13. A win today and the Cubs go 14-3-1 at series in Wrigley and their current 40-15 mark at home is their best start at Wrigley since 1916...which is when Wrigley opened. Some more fun with game notes...

  • Cubs center fielders have combined for  a league-leading .368 OBP and the Reed/Edmonds combo at center field has combined to hit .304 with 15 home runs and 65 RBI's.
  • The Cubs haven't committed an error in 7 straight games.
  • When the Cubs win, they've averaged 7.1 runs per game, when they lose: 2.6.

 

Comments

I wanted to take an opportunity to congratulate some of our authors/commenters on their selection into the ACB Grand Tournament of Douche. Apparently they've selected the 64 douchiest folks, in their minds, from all Cub-related internets. He was even smart enough to realize that he should appear in it himself. http://www.anothercubsblog.net/images/uploads/final-brackets.jpg Rob G. somehow pulled down a 2 seed in the Chuck from Ivy Chat bracket. He'll oppose Ryno from ACB in the 1st round. Crunch is a 5 seed in San Diego Smooth Jazz Man from BCB bracket. He drew Al Yellon's inside source in the first round. Chad is surprisingly a 14 in the same bracket, and will face Jacob from BrewCrewBall. My first round upset special is mannytrillo, a 14 seed in the Gaius Marius from 1060 West bracket. manny's drawn Kinky Reggae from BCB. Also, a post-mortem congrats to John Hill, whose stay should be short, as he's the 9 seed in the Al Yellon bracket. He'll get Yellon in the 2nd round if he can get by Hardcore Legend from BCB.

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In reply to by Wes

funny thing is maddog used to run a site with a racist admin (there and on other forum sites) at 1908andcounting. wonder why THAT GUY is not on the list...or maybe he is under another one of those weird names. lol...internet. maddog and "his friend" must remember that whole calling-them-out and massive editing they did on 1908andcounting to cover asses when i threatened to go to school newspapers and administrators about having views like that while teaching at a public institution of learning. btw...lol...internet.

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In reply to by crunch

Speaking of fine internet moments of crunch, I humbly suggest we extend the same gift crunch gave to the Brewers to the next conquered team in a series--the hapless Bucs: ░░░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░░ ░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░░ ░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒██▒▒▒▒▒██▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░▐▌░ ░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒██▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒██▒▒▒▒▒░░░▐▌░ ░░░░▒▒▒██▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒██▒▒▒░░████ ░░░░▒██▒▒▒████▒▒▒████▒▒▒██▒░░░██░ ░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░██░ ░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒████░ ░██▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒█████████▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░ ██░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░ ██░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░ ██░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░ ██░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░██░░░██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░██████░░░██████░░░░░░░░░░ Thanks! Come again!

Z was pulled in the 6th, for no apparent reason. Lou came out to the mound at the start, appearing to stall to get Smard ready. Kasper speculating that his prior pitch counts (128, 118?) may be part of the reason.

22 games over .500 is new season high water mark, Cubs haven't been this far above .500 since 1989. 156 Sun, Sep 24 box CHC PIT W 4-2 89-67 1 up 4.0 2:43 S Wilson J Robinson 37,904 ++++ (in 1989, they lost the next game but finished the season at 24 games over .500 which was their high water mark) The 1984 team was 32 games over .500 on Sept 15th...so that's a nice target to shoot for.

Wonder if Lou figured..."Z's qualified for the W, there's no way that Pirates team is gonna score 5 runs, and Z's next start is against the Cards, so let's give him a short day."

Wonder if Lou figured..."Z's qualified for the W, there's no way that Pirates team is gonna score 5 runs, and Z's next start is against the Cards, so let's give him a short day."

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In reply to by navigator

What a sorry, no account fraud. Boy am I glad that Dusty, and his culture of excuse is infecting another team in our own division. Hopefully he ends up in St. Louis or Milwaukee next.

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In reply to by Dr. aaron b

Nothing like throwing the guy who hired you under a bus. But at least Dusty cleared a couple things up. If I follow his 2008 logic, (1)the 2003 Cubs weren't "his" team either (that team was assembled by Andy MacPhail & Don Baylor and they deserve the credit) (2) the (79-83)2005 and (66-96) 2006 Cubs definitely were.

LF Soriano 2B Fontenot 1B Ward 3B Ram CF Edmonds C Soto RF Fukudome SS Cedeno P Dempster

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In reply to by The E-Man

Like they had a shot at scoring a run that day? They were (i have to assume) emotionally drained from the 4 game sweep and were primed for a let down game. Also, I would care to bet a lot of money that most of, if not the entire team, was playing with a total hangover. I have got to assume that they PARTIED when they got back home Thursday night.

"They were (i have to assume) emotionally drained from the 4 game sweep and were primed for a let down game." Not according to the Trib guys, who want the city to give them more night games after late nights back from road trips. I tend to agree with them (and Lou) on this point, but it's not gonna happen.

I do agree with your point, Chad - just pointing out the reality that the Trib is using the loss to angle for more weekend night games (because they're soo tired after the trip, but not in any way because of any partaking of alcoholic beverages), rather than admitting the obvious.

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    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 
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    YENCY ALMONTE
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    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
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    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
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    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
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    ZAC LEIGH: 
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    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
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    SL: 82-84
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