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I'm off for a few days, a little family trip down to San Diego. An easy $500 (if not more) to build Legos and see some fish. Next year, we're just going to Toys 'R Us and the pet store.

Try not to ruin the place while I'm away, but if you do throw a party, ask this kid to organize it for you.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 8:43am
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Submitted by Rob G.
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 8:50am

thanks to "The Joe" for the link to the video..

Submitted by The Joe
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 12:11pm

I love that kid.

Submitted by Transmission
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 9:25am

~climbs the kitchen counter~

~feels around blindly in the back of the cabinet~

~grabs key to the wet-bar cabinet~

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:16am

I just had a mental flashback to the video of "Gin & Juice".

Submitted by billybucks
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 1:09pm

*opens the "special drawer" in dad's desk, checks out the periodicals*

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:15am

So how about that Cody Ross?

Submitted by tbone
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 11:18am

Rob - such a small price to pay since the fish have people standing on their backs and there's really shitty rock music playing.

As for Cody Ross - could he leave his feet unnecessarily on a few more balls hit in front of him?

Submitted by Cubster
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 12:10pm

Damn that Mosquito mascot

Submitted by Cubster
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 12:13pm

On to the land of spaghetti in the chili

Submitted by Wes
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 12:44pm

You have convinced me that Skyline is indeed the best choice for dinner this evening.

Submitted by John Beasley
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 1:17pm

Take an ordinary cup of chili, take out the meat and vegetables, replace half of that meat with dog food, add a half-cup of grease, a quarter-cup of vomit, and voila! Skyline it is!

Submitted by Wes
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 1:37pm

If I want to turn my bowels into a device capable of performing nuclear fission, I know I have three choices in central Indiana: White Castle, Skyline Chili, and Steak n' Shake.

You'll be in BIG trouble for anywhere from 8-48 hours.

Submitted by O.Julius
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 12:51pm

Just $500? Hope you're packing lunches ... Sea World is damn expensive. I'll actually be nearby for my vacation when you're at LegoLand. Enjoy.

Submitted by O.Julius
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 12:53pm

Hey everybody, while Rob's gone, let's move the F in THF CUB REPORTER so that it's an E.

Submitted by waveland
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 1:20pm

"Tyler Colvin tied the Southern League record with his 11th consecutive hit before flying out in the 5th inning as the Smokies won their seventh straight"

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=...

Goddamn, 11 in a row? I keep meaning to go see him before he shoots up to the majors and flames out like all of our other prospects.

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 1:26pm

By the numbers...

By the ridiculous, ridiculous numbers...

Marmol & Gregg this series:

        G  W  L  SV  BS  HLD   IP   H  ER  BB    ERA   WHIP
-----------------------------------------------------------
Gregg   2  1  1   0   2   0   1.1   6   5   0  33.75   4.50
Marmol  2  0  1   0   0   1   1.2   1   3   4  16.20   3.00
-----------------------------------------------------------
Total   4  1  2   0   2   1   3.0   7   8   4  24.00   3.67

86 pitches total between both of them. 86 pitches in 3.0 innings is absurd.

Submitted by ruz
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 1:34pm

On a different note, please switch to black towels for today's towel drill:

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/spor...

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 1:39pm

Dear Jim Hendry,

No.

Sincerely,
Ryan

Submitted by The Joe
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 1:47pm

Will Lou remove Gregg from the closer role?

"Why should I?"

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs...

I think this is rhetorical, but the answer is: "Because he sucks".

Submitted by John Beasley
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 2:24pm

Well, the obvious answer is: Because you have someone better.

That is certainly a debatable point.

Submitted by MikeVail
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 2:24pm

Not many closers are perfect, and Gregg has been very good before the last two games. Who exactly would be the replacement?

Submitted by The Joe
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 2:28pm

Right now? I'd try Guzman.

Submitted by navigator
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 3:00pm

Dempster

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 3:52pm

Rod Beck?

Submitted by Brick
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 4:50pm

:(

Submitted by Cubster
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 4:56pm

Edinson Volquez had Tommy John (ulnar collateral ligament) surgery today. Somewhere the pitching gods are chewing the hell out of a toothpick.

Submitted by Tito
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 5:14pm

What's the conventional wisdom for how many 100-pitch outings any pitcher (or young pitcher) should have in a season? Volquez had 22 100-plus outings in 32 starts last year. (High: 121) Is that excessive?

Submitted by The Joe
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 5:29pm

Conventional wisdom says that whatever Dusty does is wrong. Therefore, Volquez was abused. I don't know about Cueto and Harang, but they have really been hurting my fantasy team this year. Damn you Dusty!

Submitted by Jackstraw
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 5:29pm

No good will come of this.

Submitted by Cubster
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 6:08pm

just like the Dos Equis commercial...

when dusty's pitcher's pitch count is over 120 he's abused the pitcher, when it's under 120 he's still abused the pitcher.

Submitted by Charlie
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 7:47pm

That kid has really mastered the ancient art of jackassery.

Submitted by Ryno
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 7:54pm

Go Randy Wells! Go 9 innings and we'll be alright!

Submitted by Charlie
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 9:04pm

Thank you Willy "I Make an Out In Over 72% Of My Plate Appearances" Taveras.

Also, thank you Dusty. Nice guy to allow to decide the game in the bottom of the 9th with two outs.

Submitted by crunch
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 9:23pm

tav was the best option. they don't have rolen. all that's left is/was a no-hit middle IF kid and the backup no-hit catcher.

it's a pretty shitty team right now...

Submitted by Charlie
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:10pm

Okay, I'll give Dusty a break.

But, fortunately for the Cubs, Taveras is still awful.

Submitted by crunch
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 11:54pm

i'm just glad we get to miss rolen. hopefully he'll be out a couple more days (took a non-intentional fastball off the helmet last night).

Submitted by The Joe
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 1:10am

By Marquis, no less!

Submitted by billybucks
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 9:23pm

Who turned the WayBack machine to 2003? Meltdown against the Marlins and Alex Gonzalez hurts the Cubs.

A few more like this, and Lou is going to name himself the damn closer.

Submitted by O.Julius
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 11:23pm

Did anyone figure out what Lou was yelling to Marmol / ARam? (I had the sound off on the broadcast.)

Alex Gonzalez must've looked like Babe Ruth to Marmol in that AB, the way he was throwing to him. Hill a couple of times stood 1/2-way up trying to target the high heat - nothing doing.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 5:38pm

"SLOW IT DOWN" according to the ESPN broadcast.

Submitted by billybucks
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 9:28pm

Geo 1-2 with an RBI and a walk for Tenn.

Cashner looking good -- 6 innings, no earned runs, 8 Ks, 1 BB. ERA at AA now at 0.88 through 6 starts.

Will we see him in Sept?

Submitted by John Beasley
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:03pm

Depending on how bad Gorzelanny is, why wait?

Submitted by CT_Steve
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:12pm

Looks like we picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 7:54am

LOL

Submitted by rokfish
on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 11:43pm

I am sure Lous blood pressure was rising he was telling Marmol to slow down,according to espn.

Could we see Gorzelany and Ryan tomorrow with Stevens and
Smardzija going down?

Submitted by Cubster
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 6:54am

BP's Kevin Goldstein's writeup on Tyler Colvin after his 11-11 streak:

Tyler Colvin, OF, Cubs (Double-A Tennessee)
A first-round pick in 2006 out of Clemson, Colvin is a toolsy athlete who hasn't developed as expected, as a far too aggressive approach at the plate and power that is average at best just doesn't allow him to profile well as a corner outfielder in the big leagues. His prospect light has dimmed considerably, but what he did over the weekend was still impossible to ignore; after going 5-for-5 on Friday, he followed that up with a 3-for-3 night on Saturday with a home run, and added three more hits and another bomb on Sunday. Even with that breakout, he's batting a good-not-great .286/.313/.487 in his third year at Double-A, and the problems with patience remain extreme, as he's drawn one walk in his last 23 games.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?arti...

Submitted by tbone
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 8:40am

I think one walk in 23 games is harder to do than going 11 for 11.

Submitted by billybucks
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 9:52am

Amazing that anyone would throw him anything in the strike zone.

A toolsy player with no concept of the strike zone -- sounds like an interesting concept.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 5:43pm

It's not that he has no concept of the strike zone, it's that he swings at and hits too many pitches.

Compare Milton Bradley and Fukudome to Jake Fox batting. Bradley and Kosuke are perfectly OK with taking a strike or two, especially on close pitches, in the hopes that some of them are called balls. Fox swings at anything he thinks he can hit hard. All three of them K a lot, but all of them have good knowledge of the strike zone.

Colvin is more like Fox in that regard, but does less with the pitches he puts wood on.

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 10:42am

Dusty Baker thinks the Reds need someone with Colvin's aggressiveness in their everyday lineup.

Submitted by VirginiaPhil
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 12:40pm

Last season, Colvin struck out 101 times to 44 walks in 602 PAs. That's a not outlandish ratio of 2.3. One year earlier, it was 6.7 (101 to 15). At Daytona this year, it was 27 to 13. But at Daytona, Colvin was recuperating from elbow surgery and DH'ing, and had no pop in his swing. He's probably trying to do too much at Tennessee to get his power numbers back to where they were a year ago.

To an extent, this was a rehab year for Colvin. He's still only 23. His arm strength seems to have returned: he has six assists on throws from right field.

I remember very well that a little over a week ago (July 27th), before the 15 for 22 spurt, he was hitting .234. But I am inclined to make excuses for him, for Wilken's sake and also because he's potentially what the Cubs need, a lefty power guy who can play center or right.

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 4:32pm

The K's to Walk ratio doesn't really matter. It's the BB/AB ratio that is a HUGE red flag. You simply cannot have a corner OFer with 15 HR power and a sub .300 OBP.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 5:45pm

The Mariners beg to disagree with your analysis.

Submitted by billybucks
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 8:04am

Manny and the Dodgers stick it to the Cubs again....

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 8:55am

Are you really worried about the Brewers?

Submitted by billybucks
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 8:58am

A bit -- just thought that the Dodgers would win, in LA with Kershaw pitching.

More just a comment that LA beats everyone except non-Cub NL Central contenders.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 5:47pm

The Cubs are 3.5 behind the Phillies and 8 behind the Dodgers. I wish the Dodgers would have swept the Cards last week, but if they're going to screw around against our divisional opponents, my vote is we stay hot and pass them in the standings.

Submitted by billybucks
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 8:56am

Lou: "Gregg has a tired arm."

I think Lou just 3/44'd himself.

Submitted by Rob Richardson
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 9:19am

What should I expect from Tom Gorzelanny tonight?

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 9:47am

6.1 IP, 2 ER (both in the first inning), W

Submitted by jacos
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 9:51am

You are very optimistic.

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 9:55am

Yeah, I know, I'm always in a good mood the day after watching Randy Wells pitch. How awesome is it that he just comes out of nowhere this year pitching like a man?

Submitted by jacos
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 10:55am

It is awesome.

Submitted by Andy
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 12:09pm

To quantify, however: it's as awesome as having Padma Lakshmi as your practice subject at massage school.

Submitted by Jackstraw
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 1:25pm

Easy now, that's my girlfriend you're talking about.

Submitted by mjmiller73
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 10:37pm

You're such a pessimist, Ryno.

Submitted by John Beasley
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:36am

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/16976...

But he doesn't sound happy about it.

Submitted by Rob Richardson
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:46am

Also from the Suntimes article:

"Cubs catcher Geovany Soto (oblique) went 1-for-3 with a run-scoring double and knocked in a second run with a ground out for rookie-league Mesa (Ariz.) on Saturday in his first minor-league rehab game.

He traveled Sunday and was scheduled to join Class AA Tennessee today for three more rehab games before being activated from the DL in time for the Cubs' series opener in Colorado on Friday."

Submitted by Tito
on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 3:31pm

Apparently it's raining pretty heavily in Cincy...

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