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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 eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players 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
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
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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Matt Holliday, Bill Buckner and Steve Bartman Star in "Droppin' The Ball".

Submitted by CubbyBlue on

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Well...again, kinda mean. But right or wrong these guys'll be linked by post season blunder and playoff disaster and high pressure fumbling.

Maybe if they had a pr department and some Hollywood agents, they could have fun with it. Create a tv show called "Droppin' The Ball" with writing about the scale of "Two And A Half Men". And throughout the show, they just...drop stuff.
Matt: What happened to Rhonda?

Bill: Your girlfriend?

Steve: Don't you remember - you dropped her!

(LAUGHTER)

Matt picks up his cell phone, drops it. Looks to audience.

(LAUGHTER)

He dials.

Matt: Rhonda? Hey it's Matt. Listen about the other night I...Rhonda? RHONDA?

Steve: She hang up?

Matt: Nah, phone company dropped the call.

(LAUGHTER)

Enter the dog, LEON.

Leon: WOOF!

Bill: Leon! Leon catch!

Bill picks up a rubber dog-bone, tosses it to Leon. It goes between his legs.

Bill: Good boy!

(LAUGHTER)

You get the idea. Ron Santo can be the crotchety neighbor who lets out a yell every time something is dropped...Brant Brown can be the milkman with the signature "No use crying over spilled milk!" line. Always gets a laugh. Plus there could be a parade of minor characters coming through, depending on who "dropped the ball" that week. This week could guest star the ump that missed the fair ball call in the Yankee/Twins game, or even David Letterman.

Tim Souers is the illustrator and author of Cubby Blue and appreciates the opportunity to guest blog here at The Cub Reporter.
http://www.cubby-blue.com

 

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Submitted by Charlie on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:00 am

To be fair, Bartman actually caught the ball. Maybe it should be Alex Gonzalez instead. [Disclaimer: I love Alex Gonzalez, but he's the one who actually dropped the ball. I know there is a figurative sense to this, but it's well past time to let the Bartman thing die, and knowing in my heart that Alex Gonzalez is a good-natured wonderful human being, I think he would willingly throw himself on that grenade.]

Submitted by tbone on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:25 am

None of these guys dropped anything. Buckner never even touched the ball. But I think there's still a hit show here. Maybe Holliday can play someone who tests products for safety with each episode featuring him, in full Cardinal uniform, being hit in the testicles by a series of products shot from a small cannon. It can be taped in front of a live audience of Cardinal fans who, instead of providing a laugh track, can, in unison, explain why they're the greatest fans in the all the history of great fans whose greatness at being fans is not matched by any fans anywhere.

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Submitted by John Beasley on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:41 am

Who has a lot of money to spend and needs a corner outfielder? The Red Sox, Mets and Giants are the first three to come to my mind, though Holliday's poor play in Oakland might scare off AL teams. I have trouble seeing anyone besides New York or San Fran making a serious push.

Submitted by MikeC on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:55 am

Wait so because of one play St. Louis isn't going to try and bring back Matt Holliday? Ohhhh give me a break. The Cardinals tend to spend money on sure bets and Matt Holliday hitting behind Pujols is a sure bet that they will try very hard to bring back. That offense and Holliday himself were awesome after the trade. He has more of a chance of signing with St. Louis than any team in baseball. That franchise is great at retaining the talent they want.

Submitted by Hrubes20 on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:09 am

I actually think the Yanks have the best shot at obtaining Holliday, and the crazy part is that they will still be shedding payroll while giving him a 19-20 million dollar a year deal. Damon and Matsui made a combined $26 million this year and will both be free agents. Holliday is an upgrade over both and would sadly represent a better financial bargain than those two. They still might bring one of them back at a reduced rate to be their DH, but the more I think about it, the more I am positive he is a Yankee. The Cards can't afford to pay Holliday $20 million a year for 5 years, when Poo-holes will be getting $30 million a year after next season. They just don't have the revenue for that.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:58 am

some team is going to make a Soriano-like blunder signing Matt Holliday to a 6-7 year deal...good luck to them.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:23 pm

http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2743 My gut says Hendry will pull out the lasers again and land Jaramillo or die trying. Even though first baseman Derrek Lee expressed his feelings on the last day of the season that hitting coaches are overrated, Hendry doesn't believe that at all. Lee is talented enough to know his own swing, and Cubs hitting coaches have pretty much left him alone. But others such, as Ryan Theriot, Geovany Soto, Mike Fontenot and even high-priced guys like Soriano, fall into patterns that a coach can get them out of in a few days.

Submitted by jacos on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:05 pm

~grain of salt alert~ According to WSCR Terry Boers' "cubs insider", Rickett in no financial shape to "eat Bradley" contract. With Bradley's suspension he can see scenerio where Cubs will not have a trade partner and that the Cubs will be forced to trade another player or two on their team to free up money to release Bradley if he can not be traded. I would say this would be the worse case scenerio. Jim Hendry is a moron.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:57 pm

I heard the interview too. Grain of salt, but yeah. As I stated yesterday, personally I think we are in for some shit for the next year or two. We had the "window open", and the fucker got slammed on our fingers. Or Hendry's. Basically, Boers said that the Cubs know they have to dump some salary, but they will not (obviously) be candid about it, and stuff will go down like it did for Marquis and DeRosa. This wouldn't be too bad if there was really great talent to bring up. But according to AZ PHIL the other day, our better players are position players at AA, right? Not pitchers. Demp should have a better year in 2010. He had so many off-the-field issues, that would mess with anybody. Lilly - how much longer can he have "career years"?

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Submitted by Ryno on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:28 pm

I'd rather Cubs management was just open about it and tell us they're going to rebuild. If they do that and get some good baseball people in there to rebuild the organization the right way I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a Cubs fan who would object. And by "rebuild", I don't mean the team revolves around it's farm system... this is a big-market team and they should act like a big-market team, but it would be nice to turn out a legit hitters every once in a while and stop signing guys like... well everyone Hendry signed the 2009-2010 off season. I've said it before and I was laughed off: I don't think Hendry's job is safe, I don't give a shit what the Ricketts said before. Look at it this way: If the purchase of the Cubs still has to be approved by MLB you're not going to be running around talking about how you're going to rip up the front office. Lilly - how much longer can he have "career years"? Every year Ted doesn't pitch in the AL east might feel like a career year. =)

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:33 pm

how about eat Lou and Hendry's contracts... --- I hear there is a nice restaurant in LA that serves a dish that makes one diner feel like $30M bucks and the rest of the group fills up with TREMENDOUS gas. --- “We knew we had to make the right choice. We knew we had to get the right guy. Not only did I come away [from the dinner] thinking TREMENDOUS things about him, but I also felt really good about him because as we left the restaurant and stood on the curb waiting for the driver, Milton said, ‘I know it’s going to take some time, but I want to tell you I want to be a Chicago Cub if you want me.”

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 10:30 pm

1 of 4 in LDS series...awesome, but still got my World Series winner.

Yanks over Angels in 7

Phillies over Dodgers in 6

Yanks over Phillies in 5

Recent comments

  • Cubster (view)

    I was there for the PCA homer as well. 50 degree baseball is no longer fun when sitting in the shade (knit hats, scarves and gloves are football gear) but I agree it’s one of those really cool moments. I loved the bear hug given by Swanson at home plate and of course the added impact that the PCA homer became a game winner.

     

  • Cubster (view)

    Holy Screaming Bananas

  • CubbyBlue (view)

    In honor of dispatching with the Astros, this painting is titled “The Sweep”. 
    I retired a couple years ago, and took a job at Wrigley as a security guy. SO cool having Wrigley as your office. SO cool being there when PCA got his first hit. 
    “The Sweep” happens at the end of every game - the security staff sweeps through the ballpark making sure it’s empty.
    (Hopefully I’ll be putting this painting up often this year.)
    Lastly, because working for the Cubs, they understandably don’t want you voicing opinions on social, which is why I’m only painting the banners here. 

  • First.Pitch.120 (view)

    Honorable mention to Jim Bullinger via BleedCubbieBlue: 

    Bullinger, a converted shortstop, had pitched in three games before he came to the plate. He had entered the game to relieve starter Shawn Boskie after four innings, and came to the plate to lead off the fifth, and hit Rheal Cormier's first pitch over the left-field wall to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead; they eventually won the game 5-2 in 14 innings. Of the 129players to homer in their first MLB at-bat, Bullinger is one of just 32 to hit that blast on the first big-league pitch he saw (including Contreras) and one of just six pitchers to do so.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Most of this activity will lead nowhere, of course, but it is fantastic that they’re looking for talent in every nook and cranny. You never know where that can lead, and virtually nothing is lost if if leads nowhere, as long as no one of superior talent and potential is losing an opportunity.

  • First.Pitch.120 (view)

    Fun 1st Hit / HR Fact…


    Recent Cubs players to have HR as 1st MLB hit:

    PCA

    Morel

    Happ

    Contreras

    Baez

    Soler

    Castro

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Miguel Cruz walked six in 1.2 IP in his last start, so I guess he is improving. Wilme Mora also walked six in one of his appearances a week or two ago, and one or two others have walked five. I don't know what would be the most I have ever seen a pitcher throw in a game out here, because the manager / pitching coach usually gets the pitcher out of the game if it gets too ridiculous. 

    As for the attendance, probably about 20 of the 25 were early arrivals for the Savannah Bananas game who came over to Field # 1 to see what was going on, and once they saw all the bases on balls (12 walks by Cubs pitchers and four by Angels pitchers) they ran away screaming. I'm used to it so it didn't bother me that much. 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

    Zeglin is 24 yrs old. Pitched well at Long Beach St in '23 and well in some Indy Ball.

    They also added Reilly and Viets in late ST.

    Have to search for MiLB arm depth anywhere you can and at all times!!!

  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

    Also, 6 BBs for Cruz in 2 IP. What's the most walks you've seen in one EXT ST outing that you can recall?

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    He has a pulse. Apparently that’s the only requirement at this point.

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