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PITCHERS: 13
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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Today in Cub History: 4-16 and 4-17

Submitted by Christian Ruzich on
4-16-1957 Traded Ray Jablonski and Ray Katt to the New York Giants. Received Dick Littlefield and Bob Lennon 4-16-1938 Traded Curt Davis, Clyde Shoun, Tuck Stainback and $185,000 cash to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Dizzy Dean 4-17-1976 The Phillies are down 12-1 in Wrigley after three innings, as Steve Carlton fails to escape from the second. Rich Reuschel, Mike Garman, Darold Knowles and Paul Reuschel can't hold the lead, however, and the Cubs trail 15-13 after the Phillies score 3, 5, and 3 runs in the 7th, 8th and 9th. The Cubs rally to tie the game at 15 in the bottom of the 9th, but the Phillies score three more in the 10th, including Mike Schmidt's fourth home run and 8th RBI of the day. The Cubs rally for one more in the bottom of the 10th, but the Phillies win, 18-16, while the Cubs set a National League record for the largest blown lead to lose a game. 4-17-1974 Newly acquired catcher George Mitterwald hits a double and three home runs, including a first-inning grand slam, with 8 RBI. The Cubs beat the Pirates, 18-9. Mitterwald finishes the season with 7 HR and 28 RBI Wow, did the Cardinals make out like bandits in the Dean deal. Has any player gained a greater historical reputation on the strength of a few good years and a whacky personality? Dean had five good years in him, the last one being 1936, at age 26. He never broke 100 innings in three full years with the Cubs, before serving in WWII. Davis won 100 games for the Cards and Browns after the trade, and Shoun 65 with various teams. Mitterwald was the original Paul Bako, he'd get a third of his year's offensive production out of the way in one game. There are readers that remember him, they can fill in the rest. There are also readers that remember that Philly/Cub classic, and many others, like the 1922 highest scoring game in ML history. (Well, if anybody remembers that particular game, I'll be surprised.)

Comments

Submitted by Dusty Baylor on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:57 am

Hmm..I think that Swisher was first in line, and that Tim Blackwell held the spot for Jody Davis.... What a pathetic group..almost as bad as the parade of middle infielders...Davey Rosello...Mike Tyson...Mick Kelleher...Steve Dillard... Ugh.

Submitted by That Dude on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:09 am

"Wood will be in LA for the series, he suppose to throw off the mound. Don't know what good it does to have him there. Maybe for Hendry, Rothschild, and Baker to decide if he can go for a minor league game?" That is exactly how I understood it Jacos.

Submitted by jacos on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:28 am

I love the west coast swing. Scenic Dodger stadium and late night games. I'm looking for a sweep, see ya on parachat tonite. Go Cubs.

Submitted by Eric the Great on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:29 am

How about the game against the Reds, I think the final was 15-14, when the infamous Davey Rosello drove in The Whale his own self with the winning run? And of course, the 26-22 game. Mitterwald was the first in a truly brutal stretch of Cub veteran catchers. Barry Foote. Larry Cox. Tim Blackwell. Mr. Wrigley must've had some serious man-love for awful, former Expos catchers. I think we even tried Cliff Johnson briefly, and then turned things over to the famously-bad Steve Swisher, who basically held the fort until Jody Davis came to town. Mitterwald had a game, I think it was against the Mets, when there was a collision at home plate and he spewed his tobacco wad all over the home plate ump. Good times. And a good, wholesome lesson for the kiddies out there, too (channeling Chipster).

Submitted by jacos on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:35 am

Wood will be in LA for the series, he suppose to throw off the mound. Don't know what good it does to have him there. Maybe for Hendry, Rothschild, and Baker to decide if he can go for a minor league game?

Submitted by Transmission on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:40 am

Is it just me, or are comments getting listed most recent to least recent???

Submitted by Transmission on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:42 am

This is so weird. I'm quite sure that what's showing up as posts number 1 and 2 are responses to posts number 3 and 5... Oh well. Mercurial are the gods of the web.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:47 am

In addition to setting a record for the blowing the largest lead in MLB history (11 runs) and losing the game on April 17, 1976 (I inject "and losing the game," because the Cubs actually overcame a 12-run deficit in that 23-22 game in 1979 before losing), the Cubs also set an MLB record for blowing the largest extra-inning lead and losing, that being the game at Pittsburgh on April 21, 1991, when the Cubs found a way to blow a 12-7 11th inning lead, after first blowing a five-run 8th inning lead earlier in the game! Imagine watching this game (I did): After blowing a 7-2 8th inning lead, the Cubs come back as Andre Dawson hits an 11th inning grand slam and the Cubs take a 12-7 lead into the bottom of the 11th inning. Ah, a sweet victory, all's well that ends well, etc, etc, etc... Heathcliff Slocumb pitching in a steady drizzle: Jose Lind walks on four pitches... (and then?) Curtis Wilkerson singles, Lind advances to 2nd... (and then?) Orlando Merced singles, bases loaded... (and then?) Mike Bielecki (one of the Cubs starting pitchers) relieves Slocumb... (and then?) Jay Bell doubles down the left-field line, Lind & Wilkerson score, Merced advances to 3rd, Cubs lead 12-9... (and then?) Andy Van Slyke hits a sac fly to deep CF, Merced scores, Bell advances to 3rd, Cubs lead 12-10, but at least there is one out!... (and then?) Bobby Bonilla walks, one out, runners at 1st & 3rd... (and then?) Barry Bonds singles, scoring Bell, Bonilla takes 3rd, Cubs lead 12-11, still only one out... (and then?) Gary Redus pinch hits and draws a walk, bases loaded... (and then?) Don Slaught smokes a double into left-center, Bonilla and Bonds score, and the Cubs lose 13-12... And then I think I threw up.

Submitted by jacos on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:49 am

I was the first post, which is now # 3. I believe that Dusty Baylor and The Dude are the Mr. Peadbody and Sherman of the TCR Board.

Submitted by Transmission on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:56 am

Indeed, Phil, I remember that game, and already have it in my database.... It'll be posted for the 21st! There was also the game, which didn't involve the Cubs, if I recall, where the Pirates scored 8 runs with 2 outs in the ninth, capped by a Brian Giles HR And my favorite, an Indians/Mariners game on ESPN, where the Indians, I believe it was, came back from 14 down in three innings against the Mariners. If I recall correctly, both teams had pulled most of their starters.

Submitted by BLOOP on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:20 am

Weird, this is like that Seinfeld episode where everything happened backwards.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:24 am

Btw, last chance if anyone wants to get in on the Cubs/Dodgers game tonight, a few of us are going. Email me by clicking on my name above.. Also, an interview with Fergie Jenkins where he continues to tell us the Cubs pitchers are wimps... http://cubs.scout.com/2/521133.html

Submitted by Brown Line on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:30 am

"Mitterwald had a game, I think it was against the Mets, when there was a collision at home plate and he spewed his tobacco wad all over the home plate ump." Ah, golden memories! And never forget the time that Champ Summers was in a collision at the plate and swallowed his chaw. It damn near killed him. AZ Phil, I remember that Pirates game well. I watched it with my father, who came very close to throwing a coffee table through the TV screen. He is now, as Steve Goodman put it, "rooting for the Angels" - no doubt relieved to be free of his Cubs-induced misery.

Submitted by twcoffee on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:49 am

Don't forget Burt Hooton's no-no on April 16 in 1972. It was very special for this then 7 year old to have a Cub throw a no-hitter on his birthday!

Submitted by dbt on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:24 pm

Re: blowing an 11 run lead and losing -- I recall the Oakland A's blowing an 11-0 lead and winning to cap their 20 game win streak a couple years back. I wonder what the record is for that...

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:01 pm

"Also, an interview with Fergie Jenkins where he continues to tell us the Cubs pitchers are wimps... http://cubs.scout.com/2/521133.html" I didn't get that from the article at all. Fergie was criticizing the emphasis on throwing 95 mph all the time and trying to strike out every batter with heat. Well that's an organization emphasis as well, but it burns up young arms and leads to high pitch counts. "ìThe more people you strike out, the more pitches youíve got to throw,î he said. ìThe game isnít all about strikeouts, itís about making the hitter hit the ball. "

Submitted by Scott de B. on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:13 pm

Imagine watching this game (I did): Watching that game (or one like it) should be part of any Cubs fan initiation ritual.

Submitted by Chris on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:25 pm

fergie and some of these other old-time pitchers need to start admitting that they were basically cruising through 1/3 of the lineup every single day... today's pitchers don't have the luxury of dealing with a 2B/SS/C/P as automatic outs at the bottom of every lineup. that's why you see fewer complete games and innings pitched; it's much more taxing to pitch today than it was in 1970 before the DH, and before anyone expected middle infielders and catchers to hit over .250

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:37 pm

Fergie was criticizing a lot of things... Highlights include that Marshall needs "to learn how to pitch" Prior didn't spend enough time in the minors Z didn't spend enough time in spring training this year You need to keep pitch counts low and not try and strike out everybody He also kept in great shape (cocaine diet)... It was a fun interview and he makes a lot of interesting points.

Submitted by Chad on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:55 pm

If anyone in the greater Los Angeles area is interested in going to the game tonight or tomorrow, my buddy is selling his (2 for tonight and 4 for tomorrow) for face value (I think). He can even email the tickets to you. Funny thing, they are in the exact same section as the TCRs Rob G. Just email me if you are interested.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:57 pm

oh yeah, anyone happens to be going to tonight's game, I'll be in section 157LG, Row V, Loge Box 3rd base side (basically the outfield). Stop by and say hi to (CA) Phil and myself (I'll be wearing a Prior jersey and Cub hat)

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:07 pm

Are CA Phil and AZ Phil related?

Submitted by DeJesusFreak on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:15 pm

That Mitterwald game was the first one I remember attending, the day before my 7th birthday. (I might have been to games before then, but this is the first one I remember vividly.)

Submitted by dc60123 on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:27 pm

Are CA Phil and AZ Phil related? they are not a-phil-iated at all.

Submitted by cubster on Mon, 04/17/2006 - 04:18 pm

I'll be in section 157LG, Row V, Loge Box -- Rob must be using the Peter Gammons seats tonight. From his seats HOF'er PG was ordering hot dogs for Jon Miller last night against the Giants. Hold the pickles, hold the relish, special orders don't upset us... Actually Gammons, Redsox fan that he is, started an interesting rumor during the broadcast last night predicting Cesar Izturis will sign next year with the Redsox. Izzy's still p'd off that the Dodgers essentially dumped him for Furcal. Izturis apparently has refused to play the OF when they asked if he would consider it upon his return...he didn't want to make the different OF throw on his surgically repaired elbow (IF throws he'll make). Apparently he's coming back sooner than the Dodger brass expected, maybe in a month or so. I guess the most similar comp is Tony Womack, when he left the Cubs and was able to start the next season with the Cardinals, although Womack never had a great throwing arm like Izturis and did go to 2B.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Tauchman gets a pinch hit RBI single with a liner to RF. This is his spot. He's a solid 4th OF. But he isn't a DH. 

    He takes pitches. Useful. I still believe in having good hitters.

    You don't want your DH to be your weak link (other than your C maybe)

  • crunch (view)

    bit of a hot take here, but i'm gonna say it.

    the 2024 marlins don't seem to be good at doing baseballs.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Phil, will the call up for a double header restart that 15 days on assignment for a pitcher? Like will wesneski’s 15 days start yesterday, or if he’s the 27th man, will that mean 15 days from tomorrow?

    I hope that makes sense. It sounds clearer in my head.

  • Charlie (view)

    Tauchman obviously brings value to the roster as a 4th outfielder who can and should play frequently. Him appearing frequently at DH indicated that the team lacks a valuable DH. 

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally onboard with your thoughts concerning today’s lineup. Not sure about your take on Tauchman though.

    The guy typically doesn’t pound the ball out out of the park, and his BA is quite unimpressive. But he brings something unique to the table that the undisciplined batters of the past didn’t. He always provides a quality at bat and he makes the opposing pitcher work because he has a great eye for the zone and protects the plate with two strikes exceptionally well. In addition to making him a base runner more often than it seems through his walks, that kind of at bat wears a pitcher down both mentally and physically so that the other guys who may hit the ball harder are more apt to take advantage of subsequent mistakes and do their damage.

    I can’t remember a time when the Cubs valued this kind of contribution but this year they have a couple of guys doing it, with Happ being the other. It doesn’t make for gaudy stats but it definitely contributes to winning ball games. I do believe that’s why Tauchman has garnered so much playing time.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Miles Mastrobuoni cannot be recalled until he has spent at least ten days on optional assignment, unless he is recalled to replace a position player who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And for a pitcher it's 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled, unless he is replacing a pitcher who is placed on an MLB inactive list (IL, Paternity, or Bereavement / Family Medical). 

     

    And a pitcher (or a position player, but almost always it's a pitcher) can be recalled as the 27th man for a doubleheader regardless of how many days he has been on optional assignment, but then he must be sent back down again the next day. 

     

    That's why the Cubs had to wait as long as they did to send Jose Cuas down and recall Keegan Thompson. Thompson needed to spend the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he could be recalled (and he spent EXACTLY the first 15 days of the MLB regular season on optional assignment before he was recalled). 

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Indeed they do TJW!

    For the record I’m not in favor of solely building a team through paying big to free agents. But I’m also of the mind that when you develop really good players, get them signed to extensions that buy out a couple years of free agency, including with team options. And supplement the home grown players with free agent splashes or using excess prospects to trade for stars under team control for a few years. Sort of what Atlanta does, basically. Everyone talks about the dodgers but I feel that Atlanta is the peak organization at the current moment.

    That said, the constant roster churn is very Rays- ish. What they do is incredible, but it’s extremely hard to do which is why they’re the only ones frequently successful that employ that strategy. I definitely do not want to see a large market team like ours follow that model closely. But I don’t think free agent frenzies is always the answer. It’s really only the Dodgers that play in that realm. I could see an argument for the Mets too. The Yankees don’t really operate like that anymore since the elder Steinbrenner passed. Though I would say the reigning champions built a good deal of that team through free agent spending.

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