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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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Game preview: Dodgers (26-20) @ Cubs (22-25)

Submitted by Cubnut on

Going for two of three against the Dodgers and some semblance of momentum as the Cardinals come to town over the weekend.

Dodgers against Ted Lilly (1-4, 4.30):
Martin 2, Paul 9, Kemp 8, Blake 5, Loney 3, Johnson 7, DeWitt 4, Carroll 6, Ely 1 

Cubs against John Ely (3-1, 3.41):
Theriot 4, Castro 6, Lee 3, Byrd 8, Fukudome 9, Nady 7, Baker 5, Soto 2, Lilly 1

Lilly hasn't won since his first start of the year (4/24) in Milwaukee though he's coming off a strong effort last week against the Rangers: two runs on six hits over 6 2/3.

Ely, going for a fourth straight win, has sparkled for the Dodgers in his rookie season. Until issuing a first-inning walk last time out against the Tigers, he had gone 89 batters without giving up a base on balls and for the season, he has fanned 28 against just three unintentional walks.

The 24-year-old Ely also hails from Harvey, Illinois--former home of the great Lou Boudreau--but his wheelchair-bound father won't be in attendance.

"It's part mobility issues, because Wrigley isn't wheelchair-friendly," said Ely, "and partly because he's a die-hard White Sox fan and he doesn't come here."

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Comments

Submitted by Newport on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 05:19 pm

They have ramps, elevators, and special wheelchair seat for his dumb crippled ass. Not wheelchair friendly my ass, he sounds mentally handicapped as well. If he doesn't want to go see his son pitch in the show in his hometown against the Cubs, then he is just a terrible father.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 05:50 pm

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/ballpark/guide.jsp sure reads like they have plenty of wheelchair accessibility, although I'm sure it's not quite as convenient as most ballparks. Sounds more like Mr. Ely just needed an excuse not to go. the link Cubnut put up indicates it's more of the White Sox fan in him:
But his proud dad won't make the short drive. Being wheelchair-bound is part of the reason, given old Wrigley Field's access issues. A small part. The bulk of it is that Mr. Ely is a fan of the city's other team.
never know how much of that is the writer taking liberties or how it was conveyed to the writer by the kid that didn't make the quote.

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 05:36 pm

Why doesn't he play more.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 05:43 pm

He's been pretty lucky on BABIP, but I think with more playing time he's probably going to strike out a little less. If you project his current rates over a 650 PA season it comes up to 181 strikeouts. If you slug .600, though, 181 strikeouts isn't the end of the world.

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Submitted by Tito on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 05:24 am

Muskat wrote in 2009: "His daughter, Jada, was initially misdiagnosed with LCA, and he and his wife Christina were told there was no cure. Jada now has been determined to not have LCA, an inherited form of blindness. The Lee family is still committed to helping identify the estimated 3,000 people who have LCA in order to offer genetic testing in an attempt to find treatment and a cure. "I'm excited to be part of this project at every level -- as a participant and, even more important, as a parent who knows how much it will mean to other families who are struggling with this devastating disease," Lee said in a statement." Last year, he also took part in introducing a wine where the sale proceeds were donated 100 percent to the charity. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-15/news/0906140181_1_tasting… Can you produce a source that says in the last year he's abandoned this charity effort?

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 05:42 pm

if Jeff Baker (righty, 2B-3B-OF) hits the dl (I know it's too early to speculate) would it be Darwin Barney (righty) or Chad Tracy (lefty bat) who gets the call up? Methinks Tracy even though it makes the bench less balanced, but the ARam issues outweigh the lefty-righty ones.

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 05:55 pm

Kyle Lohse out with forearm surgery > 2 months. http://twitter.com/Fox_Sports_MW/status/14860823226 it's an unusual diagnosis (because it's the upper extremity), Chronic Exertional Induced Compartment Syndrome in the forearm. I've seen this entity in the calf in marathon runners but it's rare in the forearm and apparently there are no comparisons in mlb level pitchers. The problem is a forearm muscle swells with exertion so that it makes the fascia that encases the muscle group so tight it cuts off blood flow to the muscle. It can be very painful but resolves with rest, unfortunately it returns with the exertion. The treatment is to divide the encasing fascia so that the muscle swelling doesn't affect the blood supply. here's a link to the diagnosis, symptoms, causes, etc (from Mayo Clinic website) http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chronic-exertional-compartment-syndrom…

Submitted by Cubster on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 05:31 pm

muskat's last two tweets http://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/ 3B Jeff Baker examined by team eye doctor. He couldn't see out of right eye and pulled from game in 8th Cubs Carlos Zambrano hospitalized with lower abdominal pain today. He felt ill just before game. No word on if he'll be available Fri --- just saw the replay on the single that went to Baker's left. He didn't even reflexively move toward the ball so his depth perception must have really been gone, Lou in postgame said it was his right eye that lost vision ("no vision at all in his right eye") and is being evaluated by team opthalmologist. Bruce Miles article: http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=384094

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 05:23 pm

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100527&content_id=10504416&vk…
Said Lilly: "There were a couple times I would get it and throw it. I think I was a little bit ahead of the rubber. I don't know if it was that much. It wasn't one of those things where I was thinking about it. [First baseman] Derrek Lee told me what he was saying to the umpires. If I was doing that, I might have done that a couple times, but I wasn't real conscious of it. I was just trying to get good footing."
third base ump says he didn't see anything after Bowa asked him to look, from the replay at the link Lilly sure doesn't just get the ball and throw it, he digs in there pretty good when Blake notices it.

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  • 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:

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  • 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.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs sign dan straily...for some reason.  minor league deal.

    welcome back.

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  • fullykräusened (view)

    The great thing about going to live sports events is you don't know if you're going to see something historic. Today I went to the Cub game, after putting the liner back in my coat and fishing my Cubs knit hat out of the closet. I needed all that- my seats are in the upper deck, left, so the east wind was in my face. Both teams failed to capitalize on good situations, but both starters did a good job to accomplish this. So, we go to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs tie it up, and then Pete Crow-Armstrong comes up. We all know he would still be in AAA if not for injuries, and future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander absolutely carved up the young fellow up in his first two plate appearances. So this time he hits a fly ball. The wind was blowing in and had suppressed several strong fly balls- including a rocket off Altuve's bat that Canario hauled in (does he remind anybody else of Jorge Soler?) , but the ball kept carrying and carrying. 107mph, legit angle and carry. The crowd went nuts, the dugout went nuts. Maybe, just maybe, I saw the first homer from a long-term Cub.

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