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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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Game 9 Recap - Casey with the Bat

Submitted by Rob G. on

Box Score | Highlights

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
Cubs 2 1
 1
 0
 0 0
 1
 0 0
   5
 11 0
Brewers 2
 0
 2
 0
 0
 0 0 2
 0   6
 11
 0

The Gist: I didn't watch anything of the game, so not much to add. It's disappointing the Cubs couldn't get the win after getting to Yovani Gallardo, but disappointment and the Cubs go together like fire and gasoline. The bullpen blew it's second lead of the season, this time Kerry Wood being the culprit, leaving a fastball over the plate with Soto set up low and inside. Aramis and Byrd had the big days with the bat. Fukudome left after a few innings with a mild hamstring strain and is listed day to day. The Mendoza Line has been activated for Carlos Pena.  I think I've found my new nickname for him.

 

Hitter Results for April 10
Name Level Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO BB SB CS
Michael Burgess                          
Welington Castillo A+ DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Matthew Cerda A+ 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ryan Flaherty AA LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Reginald Golden                          
Brett Jackson AA CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0
DJ LeMahieu AA 2B-3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marquez Smith AAA 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Matthew Szczur                          
Josh Vitters AA 3B-1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

 

 

Pitcher Results for April 10
Name Level IP R ER H 2B 3B HR SO BB
Christopher Carpenter                    
Jay Jackson                    
Austin Kirk                    
Kenneth McNutt AA 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Christopher Rusin                    
Hayden Simpson                    

McNutt left his game early with a blister problem. Brett Jackson seems eager to be in the majors.

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Submitted by WISCGRAD on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 04:29 pm

Byrd and Ramirez had good days at the plate, but Byrd's CS in the 9th hurt. And Ramirez still can't seem to throw the ball. He was saved by Pena at least once and cost the team a DP in the 1st - Fielder should have never even come up that inning.

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Submitted by Paul Noce on Sun, 04/10/2011 - 04:01 pm

From the Tribune, maybe Byrd is claiming he got the sign to run: "Marlon Byrd cut short an interview after being asked about trying to steal second base in the ninth inning with no one out and the Cubs trailing by a run..Quade labeled the decision "miscommunication" without specifying what happened, though he conceded he didn't want Byrd to run. "We have to deal with that (Monday)," he said. "Make sure that I didn't screw the damn thing up … and I might have. But I didn't care for that situation to be running." Byrd was reluctant to discuss the attempt, though he denied there was any miscommunication. "I look at the third base coach," he said, referring to Ivan DeJesus. So was he given the steal sign? "Did I go?" he said. "OK. End of question." After repeating himself several times, Byrd cut off the questioning. "Done," he said. "Beat it. I respect you guys all the time, and we lose a close game like that and that's the question you ask? Forget it. Beat it." http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0411-cubs-bre…

Submitted by Hagsag on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:03 am

I have a question for our top talent evaluator Az. Phil, can you give me a scouting report on Frank Batista? He seems to be off to a good start at Peoria.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:41 am

found this on Christian's personal blog
"After the third such incident, Duquette ventured down into the locker room. “I said, ‘Manny, let me ask you something. I was just wondering why you get back in the batter’s box after ball four.’ He said, ‘I don’t keep track of the balls.’ He said, ‘I don’t keep track of the strikes, either, until I got two.’ Then he said, ‘Duke, I’m up there looking for a pitch I can hit. If I don’t get it, I wait for the umpire to tell me to go to first. Isn’t that what you’re paying me to do?’ "

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:12 pm

manny was one of those rare few who could roll out of bed and play pro baseball. roids aside, he coasted a long time in the game on being able to perform awesome while his idea of training was not to become a fatass and to take his work in the batting cage. it's not that i think people were jealous of the guy, but his attitude and his lack of working on being even better sure did rile some. it's hard for some people to watch a guy who's one of the best in the game coast along on those skills when he could actually be so much better if he applied himself. pedro martinez showed you can be a happy-go-lucky guy and apply/work to be better than the already great talent you can coast on.

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Submitted by navigator on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:18 pm

He's being pushed through the system far faster than his skills development merits. And while that's nothing new for a Hendry organization it reeks of desperation--also not new for the Cubs. 78 games at Daytona, a .257 batting average and an OPS around .700 got Vitters a promotion to AA where he hit .223 .292 .383 .676 blah

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:04 pm

Just to put the facts into proper perspective, Vitters was hitting .291 at Daytona last year following a year in which he was named a A - star and named to the AFL All-Prospect team. Had he stayed at Florida all year he would be in... AA Tenessee this year.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:02 pm

Yep. We could have had who you and MIKE C had been pining for, Matt Wieters. He is below the Mendoza line so far this year after shitting his pants last year too. .192BA and OBP of .276. This from a player who one would think got the benefit from college - when Vitters did not. I am still glad Tim Wilken is making the decisions on bringing in youngsters rather than you. Jim Hendry, however, that's another matter...

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:36 pm

wieters not finding his power stroke is weirding people out. last year it became concerning and this year it seems baseball pundits have finally soured on his power actually showing up. people expected at least 20+hr out of the guy and he's looking like a low-average 10-15HR guy.

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:49 pm

the thing is he got a "pass" for getting on-top of too much stuff and pounding it into the ground for a little too long (even during his minors stint). he has a great swing, yet he's horrible at getting the fat of the bat on the ball. his minor league power is a bit deceptive considering even there he was pounding too much stuff into the ground. people assumed he'd hit for decent average and have some power to add to it. at this point the power is looking unlikely without his eyes/body coming around to what's pitched to him and the hitting-for-average thing was/is less of a slam dunk than anticipated by many.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:23 pm

Trevor Cahill and C. Bucholz sign deals. Lineup: Castro SS, Barney 2B, Byrd CF, Ramirez 3B, Peña 1B, Soriano LF, Colvin RF, Soto C, Dempster P I've reread it like 8 times and it keeps showing Soto batting 8th. -edit- Astros: Bourn CF, Sanchez SS, Pence RF, Lee LF, Wallace 1B, Johnson 3B, Inglett 2B, Quintero C, Figueroa P

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:28 pm

Smokies go up 2-0 early after a Brett Jackson double and Flaherty HR. Vitters grounds out though in first AB.

Submitted by The E-Man on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 04:34 pm

I finally noticed that Gameday 2011 uses graphics from the home team's park. With all of the bells and whistles for a subscriber ($25/mo., cancelible) it is pretty nice indeed if you've a speedy connection.

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Maybe Brewer

    He'd be able to leave the Cubs. He's out of options. That would open up a 40man spot.

    I don't think Jed would do that.

  • crunch (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Yeah it is.....sorry......closers don't throw 89mph

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  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

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  • crunch (view)

    “I respect his track record of what he’s accomplished,” Counsell said on Sunday morning. “And you go through these. He’s gone through -- maybe not this particular stretch -- but stretches where you’re not pitching the way you want to and struggling. And you figure it out.” -- Counsell on Hendricks

    fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

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    Phil: Great to see what Rosario is doing!

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