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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, ten players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 3
Julian Merryweather, P
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

Minor League Rosters
Rule 5 Draft 
Minor League Free-Agents

Is This Really Happening?

Submitted by Rob G. on

5 innings...goose egg in the you-know-what column for Lilly.

Words fail me...

At least I'll be around to watch this one.

ANSWER: No it isn't. Lilly makes it through six with a no-hitter, but then a kind error call on Ramirez before a soft single to right field by Mark Loretta. Cubs prevail though and knock their magic number down to six. If they sweep the Brewers AND the Astros lose at least one game to the Marlins they will clinch the division.
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Submitted by demale on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:02 pm

This just in: Cubs have asked for permission to play the rest of the season at neutral sites within 100 miles of Chicago.

Submitted by navigator on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:06 pm

thanks, in part, to another highlight reel HOF quality layout by Jim Edmonds in the 6th the kind of catch that used to be generally described here as "fake"

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:04 pm

Nice to see Bob Howry get some work in. Hopefully he can put it together for the playoffs.

Submitted by Green Lantern on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:12 pm

amazing amazing couple of days. i have no words for the brewers firing yost....i know he's awful but jeez....what's the brewers record since the no-hitter and complaining by yost? 3-10? karma. cubs can clinch vs the brewers if they sweep. the pitching matchups are tough but the way the brewers are playing right now who knows. Tu: dempster vs sabathia (wow) W: marquis vs sheets (eek but marquis has been great for the last few starts) Th: harden vs parra (if they've won the first two this is a good sweep/clinch opportunity)

Submitted by dcf on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:20 pm

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. One game at a time. I agree that firing Yost now is pretty strange.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:24 pm

to tie Dempster, Z trails with 14. The last time the Cubs had 2 15-game winners was 1992. The last time they had 3 was 1989. Years Cubs had 3 15-game winners since 1945: 1989 1970 1969 1945 They did it a bunch before that as well when starters finished almost all their games. http://www.bb-ref.com/pi/shareit/Ntrg

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:45 pm

Cubs now 6-0 at Miller Park, I believe. Both times sweeping a hot team when the Cubs had been in a funk. Dunno -- maybe the Cubs should upgrade the home locker room at Wrigley. Mark Cuban would/will.

Submitted by Bleeding Blue on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:46 pm

While this is certainly complaining about the gravy, but I hope the Cubs don't drop their magic number to 1 on Friday Afternoon. It would just be too anti-climatic for this season to be clinched after another team loses 5 hours after the Cubs game has ended. I want to see the team celebrate on the field, damnit!

Submitted by The Joe on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:08 pm

Might I go back to Zambrano? Good. I liked his response to the stupid question posed to him at the post-game press conference: "Do you think you would have still pitched the no-hitter if this game were in Houston?" (paraphrased) Z: "I don't know, we'll have to ask Criss Angel." That is all. Go Cubs.

Submitted by Chad on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:35 pm

It is now very possible that the Cubs will clinch on Sunday or before. Yes the could clinch by Thursday night, but let's look at a more realistic scenario. We take 2 of three from the Brewers and even if we lost 2 of three to the Cards, if the brewers lose once this weekend it's OVAH! I am predicting a Cubs clinch this saturday.

Submitted by tbone on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:34 pm

It would be fantastic to make the end of the season road trip completely meaningless. The nasty ghost of the September '04 weekend at Shea still haunts me now and again.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 09:54 am

Let's put the horse before the cart and win the division before we starting gloating about finishing off the Brewers' season. Olney mentioned that the Cubs will do their damndest to beat the Brewers, though, because they think they're probably the second best team in the league. I have to agree. If your options are The Dodgers, The Mets, The Phillies, The Brew Crew and The Assholes, give me the Mets, Dodgers and Astros.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 09:57 am

"Officials are held accountable for their calls. They are graded on every play of every game," Aiello said Monday. "Ed has been an outstanding official for many years, but he will be marked down for this call. Under our evaluation system, an official's grades impact his status for potentially working the playoffs and ultimately whether or not he is retained." When does MLB get this?

Submitted by Mike Vail on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 09:13 pm

Remember we are actually playing at the "real" Wrigley today, where the Brewers have been spanking us. I'm not writing them off this series. Afterall, they are "Fired up." ....I'm here all week. Is that WGN rebroadcast of the no-no the superstation or just Chicago again?

Submitted by T-Dubs on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 09:48 pm

Why is there a picture of Darth Vader on today's date on the schedule page at cubs.com? Also, I am going to be in town for my 20-yr. HS reunion and I'm going to the game on Friday. What scenario could I hope for that would lead to an on-the-field clinch Friday afternoon. That would be sweet!

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 09:09 pm

Intersting discussion on the September rosters from Len and Bob during Z's no-no -- it seems kind of silly to let a team use a 35-man roster and have minimal constraints on using Pinch Hitters, Relief Pitchers and Pinch Runners in meaningful games. The "game management" aspect is significantly minimized when you can burn a PH, PR or RP with little consequence. I liked the suggestion that you still have Sept call-ups, but can only activate 25 for each game. That way, you can still rest your regulars, but don't completely change the dynamic of using your bench and bullpen.

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Submitted by Bleeding Blue on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 09:52 pm

Intersting Idea, but if it was going to have any impact, you'd have to somehow regulate how it was used. Basically, you'd have to find a way to keep mangers from simply deactivating their starting pitching staff - which would basically create 4 extra rosters spots, and negate the point of a rule change.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    wade miley (MIL) loads the bases on 5 pitches in the 1st.  that's a special kind of talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    While the Chapman trade helped to cement a championship I honestly think that trade was made in a different era. Nobody trades their best prospects for rentals anymore.

    The Quintana trade was a stinker from day one. It seemed to be a product of Theo’s unshakable faith in his 2016 “core” and the consistent and mistaken idea that they were always just one guy away from a return to WS glory. The mistake was repeated several times and I think that realization along with a general evolution in baseball thinking has helped to shape Jed and the way he operates today.

  • Bill (view)

    I had mixed emotions when I heard of the trade, as I have with most trades that involve high potential prospects.  But that is because I hate to trade a high potential prospect for a veteran with only a few years control, and with a much lower potential than the prospects give away.  I hated the trade of Cease and Jiminez for Quinta, because I viewed Quintana as a decent, but not top pitcher, being traded for two very high-potential prospects.  I disliked the trade for Chapman, because a high-potential prospect was traded for a rental, although in this case, the fact that the rental was a top player greatly softened the blow.  The trade of Ferris and Hope for Busch seemed even at the time, to be a good one, even though they gave up one of my favorite prospects.  The return was a high-potential prospect with 6 years of control, at a time when he could be a difference maker on the team.

    13 games hardly proves that it was a good trade, but at least it was a reasonable one, no matter how it turns out.  So far, so good.

  • crunch (view)

    i was strongly happy about the deal, but words can barely describe how quickly zyhir hope went from "interesting youngster" to "high end prospect" when he showed up in arizona post-draft.

    it may not have shown up in the team prospect numbered rankings, but the dodgers had their eyes on such a low level guy for a reason and the cubs knew what they gave up.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I have to disagree. They got not just A triple A stud but THE AAA stud of the entire PCL for a position player who hadn’t played above the AZL level and a pitcher who was rather mediocre in his first taste of pro ball at low A. I’m not saying the guys they traded haven’t shown great promise but they have a very long way to go and a whole lot to prove before they make the bigs. Especially since Busch filled a defined need (whether it had been at third or first) I take this trade any day of the week and don’t bother looking back.

  • crunch (view)

    matt shaw (AA) has a .381/.552/.905 line through 7 games...3 homers and a triple.  6 games at 3rd, 1 game DH (5 PO, 7 A, 0 E).

    that's somewhat fun news.

  • crunch (view)

    i was blown away confused/pissed when it was announced the cubs were trading for y.almonte.

    i was thrilled when m.busch was announced as part of the trade.

    it's really weird to have the "you gotta take this payroll guy, too" (1.9m) part of the trade leak before the main piece.

    the cubs didn't get a deal given what they gave up, but i was very happy to have a guy like busch in the fold with so much club control.

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Have to admit I was initially disappointed the Cubs traded away the upside of Jackson Ferris but Busch is making a believer out of me.  If I still lived in midwest guessing we would have invented some drink special named a Busch Bomb at the local drinking establishment to celebrate his homers.  

  • Cubster (view)

    per Tribune: Suzuki MRI results pending from yesterday so we should get a timetable for return later today.

  • crunch (view)

    suzuki says he injured his oblique running to 1st, not swinging.  okay.  it's gonna be that kind of 2024 cubs year, huh?

    i would say that's good news compared to screwing it up swinging, but i'm not familiar with the recovery time of people screwing up their oblique by running.

    right side is at least different from his left side oblique injury last year.

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