How Does Gallagher Spell Relief? W-A-L-K-I-N-G...

I delayed my end-of-homestand post for a day so I could see how Sean Gallagher followed up on his brilliant outing from last week.

The results? Mixed.

Gallagher retired the first ten Fresno hitters he faced. He entered the sixth having surrendered only one run and retired the first two routinely before an infield single dripped from the faucet. A stolen base followed, then an intentional walk, then an accidental walk and Gallagher called it a night, leaving the bases loaded and the water running for Carmen Pignatiello.

Channeling his lone big league appearance of the season before being dispatched to Iowa, 'Piggy' walked both of the batters who stood in against him. With the water now rising quickly, Randy Wells waded right in and served up a grand slam to the first guy he faced and the ballgame floated away.

All five of Gallagher's whiffs on the night were swinging, giving him seventeen straight of that variety over his last two starts. He seems to be foolin' people.

Five starts and 30 innings into the season and Gallagher is sporting a .196 BAA. Good stuff.

Jose Ascanio also continues to impress. He's saved six of the team's eleven wins, and the I-Cubs are 9-1 when he appears in a game.

Neal Cotts is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA so far. Versus lefties he's allowed only two hits in five frames while walking one and fanning seven.

Those three hurlers are the only silver linings this prospector has found on the club.

Jake Fox has somehow managed to produce 18 runs with his 15 hits, but his BA has plummeted to .169 for the year. In the last ten games he's 2/38 [.053]. Want more? He's tagging southpaws at an .063 clip [1/16].

Patterson's on the DL with the hammy he strained last week, Fuld still isn't playing due to his bad thumb and Hoffpauir remains a fond memory from last year.

Old war-horse Les Walrond got his walking papers yesterday in favor of Justin Berg who was promoted from Tennessee where he'd been 0-3 with a 3.49 ERA in five starts.

The pesky redhead should be back with the team when they return from the road on May 6. I can only hope...MW

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Submitted by Mike Wellman on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 9:58am
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Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 10:31am

When are we going to start the "Let Cotts play" campaign?

Submitted by Little Nate Lewis
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 10:33am

As soon as Eyre comes back and (predictably) gets pounded.

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 10:47am

Touche

Submitted by Charlie
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:42pm

It'll take a lot of dominating AAA, and his peripherals will have to be great, to convince me that he doesn't still suck.

Submitted by navigator
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 10:46am

Lou looks like a genius for the team he selected from Spring Training. With few exceptions, the guys he returned to the minors have performed like crap down there.

Submitted by Wild Thing
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 11:32am

Great writeup, as always!

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:13pm

pitcher James Russell already up to AA. I know AZ Phil did a write-up on him, but 14th round pick last year is already in AA. 6-4", 205, 22 years old lefty was 1-1 with a 2.05 ERA at Hi-A Daytona, 27.1 IP, 25 H, 14 K, 7 BB, 2 HR as a starter.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:15pm

Gallagher's going to be one of the top pitching prospects in baseball in next year's rankings if he doesn't lose his eligibility this season. It seems his new slider is working. I know he's got the same control issues as Rich Hill, where the numbers generally look good in AAA, but he doesn't quite have that good control as the numbers suggest. Nonetheless, this kid is developing into something special.

Submitted by O.Julius
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:29pm

That's some serious minor-league Cubbery there. Two-out, nobody on turns into six runs, with only two hits. Wow.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:36pm

Cubbery, indeed.

Re comparing to RHILL, (not John Hill), is Gallagher's fastball a "real" one?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:56pm

Re comparing to RHILL, (not John Hill), is Gallagher's fastball a "real" one?
Gets up to 95 mph, sits in the low 90's like most. It's just a matter of how well he can control it.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 1:09pm

Thanks - never seen him live. Only during ST on TV.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 12:45pm

Mike Cameron has a career .295 BA and .411 OBP at Wrigley.

I hope we keep the Cheater off the bases.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 1:19pm

http://thebiglead.com/?p=5613

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 1:29pm

goats...

magazines...

okay, i give up. i finally found a strawman arguement that's worse than blaming a manager for everything.

let's buy every issue and bury them in concrete supporting the Banks statue...light a few catholic decorated candles every home game...sacrifice a chicken on the full moon...drag our scrotums through the underbrush banging on drums to moon gods during losing streaks...

baseball players have enough superstitions...heh.

not upset, just ranting for the hell of it. doesnt really bug me, but some people put actual emotion into the stuff.

myself, i know a lot more people that wont step on the 1st/3rd lines on a field more cuz they don't wanna piss off the grounds crew more any superstition. still...some players/managers/coaches got more rituals, quirks, and lucky charms than some people who play too much bingo and slots. =p

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 2:25pm

lol crunch. I'm not a big fan of superstitions, either.

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:19pm

Ahhh, Rob G. and the other authors finally being able to say things like the "Cubs are so fucked." Just one nice benefit of no longer being at MVN.

Submitted by jacos
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 5:37pm

i will frame it up to my 1994 si predicred world series of cubs and red sox.

my 2003 si cover of chicago heat with wood and prior.

and of course the2004 preview issue with wood on cover predicting world series .

yikes!

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 2:00pm

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees...

McCready pretty much confirms everything...

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 2:42pm

Drugs, affairs, perjury... sounds like somebody is ready for a successful career in American politics!

Submitted by Doug Dascenzo
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:22pm

The dude's in his forties and he still frosts his tips. Will he run for Congress on the "Forever Spring Break '98" platform?

What a boner.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:42pm

speaking of...

clint hurdle finally shaved that "hipster" facial hair off, but he's still getting that $100 club-boy haircut.

players think he's fun...whatever works.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:06pm

42 right now in Chicago...35 degrees tonight. Yikes!

We couldn't have played these first two series in Milwaukee, huh?

Submitted by Hrothgar
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 3:32pm

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/i...

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 4:18pm

http://deadspin.com/385210/lou-piniellas-balls-are...

I get a chuckle out of it...others find it disturbing how reporters are treated.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 4:53pm

that reporter should have stuck with the pack rather than roaming around. hehe..

and the players pay for that clubhouse for the most part between tips, dues, and kickdowns...so yeah...stay off their f'n furniture meat. heh...

funny stuff.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 5:22pm

The featured post/recent posts is now one "block" and you can tab between the two. Save some sidebar space. I'll probably be adding more of that around the site.

It does seem to screw up on Internet Explorer (of course) as the picture and headlines overlap the tabs. I'm hoping I can fix it by changing the style of the tabs,, but I'll have to play around with that later.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Tue, 04/29/2008 - 5:53pm

think I fixed the IE issue, just had to shorten the tab names so it displayed on one line...

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