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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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Roger and Me

Submitted by Rob G. on
We have a small disparity in experience between our two starting pitchers tonight. Let's look at the tale of the tape: 
Clemens  vs. Mateo:
  681 &nbsp&nbsp GS &nbsp  1
  345 &nbsp&nbsp W &nbsp&nbsp  1
  4552   K &nbsp   3
  4764.2 IP &nbsp  7
No pressure kid, good news is you have Blanco behind the plate to make sure you throw strikes. The other good news is the Astros offense is just about as pathetic as ours. The bad news is you have Blanco behind the plate and he has to hit. Go Cubs! GAME ONE HUNDRED-NINETEEN IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT] CHICAGO CUBS (50-68 (Div) 5th - 12.5 GB; (Wild Card) 12th - 11.0 GB) AT HOUSTON ASTROS (57-61, (Div) 3rd - 5.5 GB; (Wild Card) 6th - 4.0 GB) The Juice Park, 7:05 pm CDT Weather: Roof Closed TV: WGN, DirecTV 741 Radio: WGN, XM 186
Roger Clemens, RHP 4-4, 2.24 ERA, 60.1 IP 50 K, 14 BB, 3 HR 280/315/431 sgainstJuan Mateo, RHP 1-0, 2.57 ERA, 7 IP 3 K, 5 BB, 0 HR 223/268/339 against
*Juan Pierre, CF #Cesar Izturis, SS #Angel Pagan, LF Aramis Ramirez, 3B *Jacque Jones, RF *John Mabry, 1B Ronny Cedeno, 2B Henry Blanco, C Juan Mateo, P Wily Taveras, CF Craig Biggio, 2B *Mike Lamb, 1B #Lance Berkman, RF *Luke Scott, LF *Aubrey Huff, 3B Adam Everett, SS Brad Ausmus, C Roger Clemens, P
Cubs vs Clemens: Jacque Jones: 7-26, 269/367/577, 4 K, 4 BB, 5 2B, 1 HR Michael Barrett: 4-23, 174/208/174, 2 K, 1 BB, 0 XBH Aramis Ramirez: 7-21, 333/391/476, 3 K, 2 BB, 1 HR Juan Pierre: 7-19, 368/368/526, 0 K, 0 BB, 2 XBH Neifi Perez: 3-18, 167/167/167, 4 K, 0 BB John Mabry: 3-16, 188/235/188, 5 K, 1 BB Cesar Izturis:3-11, 273/273/364,1 K, 0 BB, 1 2B Astros vs. Mateo: No Astros with more than 10 AB's
Pagan batting third, huh? That's, um, interesting.

Comments

Submitted by Mr Meek on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:37 pm

...and I've inherited the Earth lets count the ways: Roger Clemens vs Juan Mateo? Blanco with an infield hit An Angel batting third? JPierre blasting a leadoff triple Izzy with an RBI single Cedeno with a HR Dusty admits that he pulled this lineup out of his tush. the world is upside down and inside out...

Submitted by Walt on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:28 pm

Every time I've read that aboutone of Dusty's lineups the team has had a good offensive night. Keep it up!

Submitted by mannytrillo on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:35 pm

Yes, Vince Most Pathetic lineup ever... Good call Walt... Go Cubs (up 5-2 in 5th)

Submitted by Vince on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:42 pm

"Yes, Vince Most Pathetic lineup ever... Good call Walt... Go Cubs (up 5-2 in 5th)" OK Manny. They happen to score 5 runs in the game. I'm pretty sure they can't do that over 162.

Submitted by Mr Meek on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:52 pm

still counting the ways: JJones with a 445 foot HR over Tal's Hill after getting hit in his first at bat. Juan Mateo plunks Clemens with a pitch, and Clemens doesn't whine about it...but just strikes back (hey, that's not being meek!) Dusty Baker takes Mateo out after plunking Clemens (via a pinch hitter) Clemens gets warned but not ejected for intentionally throwing (see above) twice at Ryan Theriot and actually hitting him on the 2nd up and in pitch. Theriot then steals 2nd base (again, actions speaking louder than words?) Clemens then throws the water cooler before leaving the dugout. Neifi Perez sitting on the bench and pretending he's a utility player.

Submitted by Walt on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:56 pm

Vince, They don't do it for 162 because we don't bitch about it every game. I'm sure it will work if we put our minds to it!

Submitted by Cubster on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:08 pm

so if the reason that Mateo was taken out was because his manager didn't want Clemens to throw at his pitcher, can someone explain to me why we're now losing 6-5?

Submitted by Green Lantern on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:13 pm

btw, patterson vs. farnsworth in the 8th of orioles-yanks patterson has an awful weak swing at an 0-2 very high fastball. wow. I booed patterson mercilessly at fenway on sunday in a terrible, sloppy, 3:40 hour AL game. he hit a home run but swung badly at first pitches his other times up. oh, corey.

Submitted by Fireball on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:58 pm

Murton leads off the 9th with a home run off Lidge to tie the game. Yeah, he's hopeless.

Submitted by Amanda on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:13 pm

And Neifi's the only one who hasn't played.... lord save us all!

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:46 pm

Thank goodness "Neifi the contact hitter" was there to do his thing in the 11th -- make weak contact and hit into an inning-ending DP. From last night's discussion -- that's what I meant when I said a contact hitter with a crappy BA and OBP is not worth anything. I can't believe we have to watch that bum for another year. Augh!

Submitted by glennbeckert on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:58 pm

Great game.............stop bitching and enjoy it!

Submitted by henry on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:58 pm

Great game.............stop bitching and enjoy it! post of the year.

Submitted by Bleeding Blue on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:21 pm

Looks like Hill will pitch the 17th, so which Iowa Cub is getting the 12:30 am wakeup call with orders to catch the next flight to Houston?

Submitted by Krishna on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:49 pm

Probably Jerome Williams. He's on the 40 man roster, threw 70 pitches on Sunday in a short outing.

Submitted by blockhead25 on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:50 pm

Cubs win the nothing! Cubs win the nothing! Holy cow! Best meaningless game in Cubs history? Anyway...when is the last time two games in one night have gone into the 16th? Rockies, Diamondbacks 1-1 in bottom of 16.

Submitted by PKT on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:51 pm

Wow, what a game! Phil, Pat Hughes said the last time the cubs used 25 men in a game was 1986 but it was suspended and so there were differnet men on the roster. How does that work? Also, being a Cubs fan, I found myself wondering, what if we had an injury? I assume we would have had to play a man down on defense, but what about batting, would we have had to take an out every time around the order? Or would it have been a forfeit? I assume the All Star Game a few years ago isn't a good example (declaring a draw).

Submitted by blockhead25 on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:52 pm

"what if we had an injury? I assume we would have had to play a man down on defense, but what about batting, would we have had to take an out every time around the order? Or would it have been a forfeit?" Almost certain it would be a forfeit, I think you must have 9 men.

Submitted by Bleeding Blue on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:54 pm

Matt Murton with the game tying and game winning RBI. Mateo, Aardsma, Guzman, and Hill combine for 10 2/3s Innings of 2 run, 7 hit baseball. These Cub rookies are going to make the rest of the season really fun to watch.

Submitted by shawndgoldman on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:57 pm

And in those 10.7 innings, they also recorded 9 Ks and only 2 BB. Fantastic numbers from the young guns tonight.

Submitted by Chad on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 08:57 pm

Im sure the batting team would have no problem with the cubs playing with 8 guys in the field but I doubt that would be allowed.

Submitted by Bleeding Blue on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:08 am

It would infact be a forfeit. MLB Rule 4.17 A game shall be forfeited to the opposing team when a team is unable or refuses to place nine players on the field. The same section of the rule book also deals with the 25 players used in 86. Players added to the roster between the time a game is suspended and when the game resumes can be used as substitutes in the game, even if the player they replaced on the roster had already been used in the game.

Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:17 am

numbers from the young guns tonight. It's Cubs Young Guns and TCR gets all profits from it's use. :) Wade Miller is supposed to pitch for AAA tomorrow, otherwise it's Ryan O'Malley's turn. Chris Shaver is due to start for AA. Sean Marshall didn't go too long on Saturday I believe.

Submitted by Bleeding Blue on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:21 am

And how is this for amazing, the Cubs game isn't even the last one of the night! The D-backs just took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 18th in Colorado. (XM 188 for those of you interested) 2 18 inning games in one day, when was the last time that happened?

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:22 am

Fred Bynum is back. He had 2 of Iowa's three hits tonight. Felix Pie had the other one, a triple. How soon til Dusty starts up the "Murton ain't cuttin' it" routine again?

Submitted by blockhead25 on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:50 am

"2 18 inning games in one day, when was the last time that happened?" According to ESPN, it's the first time in MLB history that two games in one day went 18 or more innings. I said in the chat that I wanted the Cubs to be part of history during this pathetic season....now they are...ahh, the memories this will invoke. (memories that will last about 12 hours)

Submitted by Brick on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:31 am

That was only the second time Clemens has been HBP in his career? (According to the Trib: http://tinyurl.com/n7bk6) That's kind of surprising, considering the vengeance that was supposed to be called down on him in the NL.

Submitted by chifan3887 on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:46 am

Izturis's numbers with the Cubs are: 275/339/314 with 5 RBIs in 14 games. other than his slg% it would seem that me, Chad, and the other pro- Izturis posters were right.

Submitted by IM Slacker on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:20 am

other than his slg% it would seem that me, Chad, and the other pro- Izturis posters were right. You can't be serious. Check out these numbers: 347/373/490 That's Ronny Cedeno through his first 14 games this year. Or these: 360/448/560 Ryan Theriot through his 10 games this year. Wow! The Cubs middle infield is loaded with hitting tallent!

Submitted by Sweet Lou on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:14 am

Jeez, they hate ARod in New York. (www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/with_alex_there_is_always_a_but_yankes_la…) ARod is hitting .286 with 25 HR and 86 RBI. He has a .387 OBP and a .508 SLG% In his last 10 games he is hitting .324. Those numbers would look mighty good for a Cubs SS. Much has been said here and elsewhere about ARod not wanting to leave NY, but why would he want to stay? No matter what he does (including winning an MVP award), he is summarily boo'd by the fans, killed by the NY sports writers, and at times, even ravaged by the Yankee announcers. His team captain hasn't had his back, his manager has questioned his toughness, and his owner at times has refused to call him by name. Staying in NY does nothing for his endorsement deals. He could easily replace those deals in Chicago and be just as involved in the community as a Cub as he has been as a Yankee. I think the argument about him not wanting to come to the Cubs because they are not a contender is also false. Remember, this is a guy that signed to play with the Rangers. I'm convinced that ARod would be willing to come to the Cubs if there was some plan in place to contend. Adding ARod would be a big part of that plan. If ARod could be convinced that he would be in the same position as Curt Schilling was when he went to Boston and helped them win a WS, I think the notion of joining the Cubs would be appealing to him. ARod is all about his image and his legacy. If he could lead the Cubs to the WS, his legacy would be cemented. It's getting cemented in NY too, but for all of the wrong reasons.

Submitted by Ron Galt on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:16 am

Or Neifi's 371/400/548 in 2004. Were the people who were ecstatic over that also right?

Submitted by Dusty Baylor on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:23 am

And, without last nights 4/8 performance, he was hitting .232...but let's just wait until he gets more than a week's worth of at-bats before we christen or crucify Izturis. Neifi lite!!!!

Submitted by jacos on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:49 am

Thank you, NY Post!! Keep greasing those wheels. That's the beauty on the NY media they can make deals for their teams with their constant badgering. Kudos to Manny, DFA Neifi, Trans, Mike C and the rest(on Gilligans Island) who were on the parachat way past their bed time. If I could only made it one more inning, fun game and fun 20 questions and hangman. Why did Dusty bat a rh(Theriot) vs Clemens last nite?

Submitted by IM Slacker on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:55 am

Why did Dusty bat a rh(Theriot) vs Clemens last nite? Isn't that obvious? Dusty has it in for Theriot, and wanted to see him get beaned by Clemens.

Submitted by Tito on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:54 am

#10 Did I miss something? Did someone say Murton was hopeless?

Submitted by Amanda on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:03 am

I hear they called up Ryan O'Malley to pitch today....wonder which wonder Rookie they sent down?

Submitted by Joey from Newton on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:05 am

#20 "what if we had an injury? I assume we would have had to play a man down on defense, but what about batting, would we have had to take an out every time around the order? Or would it have been a forfeit?" Almost certain it would be a forfeit, I think you must have 9 men. - Actuallly no, that's not the case. They can FINISH with 8, but they have to START with 9. Joey

Submitted by Joey from Newton on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:08 am

MLB Rule 4.17 A game shall be forfeited to the opposing team when a team is unable or refuses to place nine players on the field. --- I hate myself... I was wrong. I umpire in a semi-pro league in the midwest, and about 40 high school games a year. In the semi-pro league we use MLB rules, with some exceptions. Bleeding Blue is right.....in MLB you have to finish with 9. Finishing with 8 is an exception for the semi-pro league.

Submitted by mannytrillo on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:28 am

Amanda: "I hear they called up Ryan O'Malley to pitch today....wonder which wonder Rookie they sent down?" They might put Eyre on the DL. He hurt his right hammy last night and he limped off the field badly. If not, Mateo looks like the obvious person to send down. The Cubs have an off day on Thursday and can go with a four man rotation and then in 2 weeks Mateo can come back with the expanded rosters.

Submitted by mannytrillo on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:30 am

And just an FYI, the Cubs have only 39 guys on the 40 man roster, so they can call up O'Malley and add him to the 40-man without cutting anyone.

Submitted by jacos on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:30 am

Who the hell is Ryan O'Malley? And why not brign Miller up so we can watch his shoulder explode on the same mound where he first hurt it. Its all about symmetry!

Submitted by Marshall on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:16 am

So I was at the Iowa Cubs / Round Rock Express game last night. Overall, my impression was pretty pathetic--admittedly, small sample size city--but the way they played that game reminded me so much of the Cubs on a bad day. Swinging at everything, making lots of weak contact for easy outs, no patience, no runners on base until there were already two outs anyway. Meanwhile, the Express were much more persistent, forcing Les Walrond (who's he?) to throw lots of pitches and get in deep trouble in three out of six innings pitched. The fifth inning in particular was a merry-go-round... I think I saw all nine Express batters. Felix Pie's triple was a softly-hit fly ball that looked to me like it was going to be caught (my angle was bad). He turned it into a triple with sheer hustle and speed, which was pretty exciting. Unfortunately, there were already two outs when this happened and the rest of his team couldn't get him home. In general, it's really hard to have timely hitting when the only times you get anyone on base there are already two outs. I think this game was a perfect case study in how OBP wins games.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 08:13 pm

#20 of 45: By blockhead25 (August 16, 2006 12:52 AM) "what if we had an injury? I assume we would have had to play a man down on defense, but what about batting, would we have had to take an out every time around the order? Or would it have been a forfeit?" Almost certain it would be a forfeit, I think you must have 9 men. --- BLOCKHEAD25: On defense, you just prop the injured guy up against the centerfield wall with an IV drip and keep on playin' with two outfielders covering the outfield. Then you carry the injured player back the dugout when your team is batting, and then either have him "refuse" to take his AB (because he can't--in which case the plate umpire will order the pitcher to throw to an empty batter's box and will call all pitches thrown as "strikes" regardless of their accuracy), or else have the injured player take his at-bat while leaning on his bat until he either gets called out on strikes or walks. If he walks, have him crawl down to 1st base and keep crawlin' around the bases until the defense gets worried thar he might score and decides to tag him out. Then carry him back to the dugout until it's time to play defense again. But it would be easier just to have the injured player "refuse" to take his at-bat. His team would be giving up an out, but it's better than giving up the game via forfeit. Once the game is over, then the club can call paramedics (or the M. E.), as necessary. Obviously, it's not the optimum way to play the game, but it's better than a forfeit.

Recent comments

  • 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.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    The issue is the Cubs are 11-7 and have been on the road for 12 of those 18.  We should be at least 13-5, maybe 14-4. Jed isn't feeling any pressure to play anyone he doesn't see fit.
    But Canario on the bench, Morel not at 3B for Madrigal and Wisdom in RF wasn't what I thought would happen in this series.
    I was hoping for Morel at 3B, Canario in RF, Wisdom at DH and Madrigal as a pinch hitter or late replacement.
    Maybe Madrigal starts 1 game against the three LHSP for Miami.
    I'm thinking Canario goes back to Iowa on Sunday night for Mastrobuoni after the Miami LHers are gone.
    Canario needs ABs in Iowa and not bench time in MLB.
    With Seiya out for a while Wisdom is safe unless his SOs are just overwhelmingly bad.

    My real issue with the lineup isn't Madrigal. I'm not a fan, but I've given up on that one.
    It's Tauchman getting a large number of ABs as the de factor DH and everyday player.
    I didn't realize that was going to be the case.
    We need a better LH DH. PCA or ONKC need to force the issue in about a month.
    But, even if they do so, Jed doesn't have to change anything if the Cubs stay a few over .500!!!

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Totally depends on the team and the player involved. If your team’s philosophy is to pay huge dollars to bet on the future performance of past stars in order to win championships then, yes, all of the factors you mentioned are important.

    If on the other hand, if the team’s primary focus is to identify and develop future stars in an effort to win a championship, and you’re a young player looking to establish yourself as a star, that’s a fit too. Otherwise your buried within your own organization.

    Your comment about bringing up Canario for the purposes of sitting him illustrates perfectly the dangers of rewarding a non-performing, highly paid player over a hungry young prospect, like Canario, who is perpetually without a roster spot except as an insurance call up, but too good to trade. Totally disincentivizing the performance of the prospect and likely diminishing it.

    Sticking it to your prospects and providing lousy baseball to your fans, the consumers and source of revenue for your sport, solely so that the next free agent gamble finds your team to be a comfortable landing spot even if he sucks? I suppose  that makes sense to some teams but it’s definitely not the way I want to see my team run.

    Once again, DJL, our differences in philosophy emerge!

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    That’s just kinda how it works though, for every team. No team plays their best guys all the time. No team is comprising of their best 26 even removing injuries.

    When baseball became a business, like REALLY a business, it became important to keep some of the vets happy, which in turn keeps agents happy and keeps the team with a good reputation among players and agents. No one wants to play for a team that has a bad reputation in the same way no one wants to work for a company that has a bad rep.

    Don’t get me wrong, I hate it too. But there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

    On that topic, I find it silly the Cubs brought up Canario to sit as much as he has. He’s going to get Velazquez’d, and it’s a shame.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Of course, McKinstry runs circles around $25 million man Javier Baez on that Tigers team. Guess who gets more playing time?

    But I digress…

  • Sonicwind75 (view)

    Seems like Jed was trying to corner the market on mediocre infielders with last names starting with "M" in acquiring Madrigal, Mastroboney and Zach McKinstry.  

     

    At least he hasn't given any of them a Bote-esque extension.  

  • Childersb3 (view)

    AZ Phil:
    Rookie ball (ACL) starts on May 4th. Do yo think Ramon and Rosario (maybe Delgado) stay in Mesa for the month of May, then go to MB if all goes "solid"?
     

  • crunch (view)

    masterboney is a luxury on a team that has multiple, capable options for 2nd, SS, and 3rd without him around.  i don't hate the guy, but if madrigal is sticking around then masterboney is expendable.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I THINK I agree with that decision. They committed to Wicks as a starter and, while he hasn’t been stellar I don’t think he’s been bad enough to undo that commitment.

    That said, Wesneski’s performance last night dictates he be the next righty up.

    Quite the dilemma. They have many good options, particularly in relief, but not many great ones. And complicating the situation is that the pitchers being paid the most are by and large performing the worst - or in Taillon’s case, at least to this point, not at all.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Wesneski and Mastrobuoni to Iowa

    Taillon and Wisdom up

    Wesneski can't pitch for a couple of days after the 4 IP from last night. But Jed picked Wicks over Wesneski.

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