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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

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

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Game 73 Thread / Cubs @ White Sox (2 of 3)

Submitted by Rob G. on
Game Chat Rich Hill vs. Javier Vazquez

Comments

Submitted by Newport/Racine on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:38 am

Good deals on tickets for todays game at the Sux website, "TicketExchange" I got mine for $41.

Submitted by Rich on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:13 am

lol. If I didn't have to work today I would consider it even in spite of the rain!

Submitted by chifan3887 on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:37 am

If this game gets rained out, the only common off days both teams is August 13th and September 24 th. The game if not made up on a Sunday doubleheader (and MLB seems to be allergic to doubleheaders now of days) the most likely date is the 24th. It is a Monday and we will be coming off a weekend series Vs. Pit with a night game the next in Miami. They will coming back from Minnesota and play KC the next day. The 14th is unlikely because the Sux start a west coast swing the next day.

Submitted by carmenfanzone on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:44 am

Couldn't help but notice that Tyler Colvin is now in AA with the Smokies. So far, that looks like a pretty good pick... I agree w/ VA Phil from the last thread on Epat. Not sure I see Fontenot as a major league shortstop, however. Would you trade big Z for Saltamachia? I would, but not sure the Braves would.

Submitted by carmenfanzone on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:10 am

How about Izturis for Wily Mo Pena? Lugo is really struggling and I've read where (can't remember the source) Wily wants out.

Submitted by chicagoburke on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:11 am

Jones of Pagan today? Do we need to play jones to get him traded or do we hide him on the bench and hope someone sends us a reliever and a bag of baseballs while Pagan grows as a hitter?

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:26 am

Who (besides me) would have believed when the season began that MIKE FONTENOT would make IZTURIS expendable? But he's the reason (according to the Cubs) Izzy is on the block along with JJ right now. Fontenot's first 50 major league AB's vs his I-Cubs stats this year: I-Cubs .340 .385 .545 strikeout rate 14% Cubs .340 .358 .620 strikeout rate 16% Those minor league numbers sure translated purely to his major league debut.

Submitted by Jerome Walton on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:39 am

Fontenot looks great up there and holding his own in the field as well. Between him and Pagan things are looking on the up and up no need for trading away talent for some washed up former talent. Someone mentioned earlier to trade Big Z for Salt. How do you replace a pitcher of Z's caliber and for the past couple years if it hasn't been for Z what do we have. You are crazy I believe in the comments of Stoney where he breaks the season into 3 parts and that is exactly what Pinella is got going on. HAVE FAITH YOUNG LADS!!!

Submitted by carmenfanzone on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:45 am

We only trade Z if we think we're out of the race. I'd say the next two weeks will tell us alot, especially with Ramirez back.

Submitted by jacos on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:52 am

Jerome- Very overcast, steady light rain right now. Would not be surprised if this turns into a night game.

Submitted by jacos on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:53 am

Carmen- You will be missing lee for 5 games too. I wish he would start today, and come back against Brewers next week end.

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:09 am

In case you missed it, Michael Barrett's debut with the Padres: ...struck out three times, had a passed ball and let a wild pitch on a strikeout get by him that set up two Orioles runs in the eighth inning

Submitted by crunch on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:13 am

colvin in AA? neat. that project is coming along nicely. ah...college hitters. good stuff. =p

Submitted by brnagel on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:31 am

Per yahoo stattracker: Soriano Fontenot Lee Ramirez Floyd DeRosa Bowen Pie Izturis

Submitted by Rich on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:35 am

Oops, I mean Derosa....I guess I was trying to make him sound like a Ferrari! He was a late scratch from the lineup, Theriot is playing 3B today.

Submitted by Transmission on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:41 am

looks like the link for the Chat room got entered incorrectly, but I've fixed it, now. And remember, can always get into chat by using any one of the "Chat" links undernead the names of "The Authors" on the right of the screen.

Submitted by sweeney on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:42 am

Anyone have any idea what the "ugliness in the bleachers" was that the Trib was making reference to?

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:44 am

re:25 Maybe they were referring to the fisticuffs that broke out between the fans yesterday?

Submitted by garsky on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:25 am

Yeah, Hill does look shaky. His FB is coming in at 89, according to the CSN gun. The Sox are whacking away pretty good.

Submitted by Matt on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:02 pm

Sure-handed Izzy with another spectacular play. That could end up wiping out his unusually good day at the plate (he has half of the team's hits to this point).

Submitted by Johann on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:38 pm

Excellent bunt by Theriot. Didn't square till the last second, to the right, bounced a couple steps then went dead. Exactly what you want to see there.

Submitted by Matt on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:40 pm

For being so overrated, that sure was an excellent bunt. Anyone know why Dempster didn't pitch the 9th?

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:48 pm

Excellent bunt by Theriot I'd be interested to read Eli18's take on it.

Submitted by The E-Man on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:49 pm

"Anyone know why Dempster didn’t pitch the 9th?" According to Lou, "he tweaked his side (oblique)." "He'll be out a few days, and we knew this..." On CSN Post GAme

Submitted by jacos on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:52 pm

Dempster "tweaked" oblique. According to Lou at post game- "Howry will be closer for next couple of games." Derosa was "out of it" due to medicine he was taking. Ozzie"Put in papers tomorrow that Lou outmanaged Ozzie." No problem. Is there a more pompous non star ex-player in Chicago than "Felchin' " Bill Melton? Get the brooms out!!!

Submitted by Rich C&T on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:10 pm

Ah! Found the Baker/Baylor stuff just now in the Gallagher/Ramirez thread. Nevermind.

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:05 pm

This has been a very strange year all around. 0/2 Andruw Jones just broke through the .200 barrier. .198

Submitted by eli18 on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:05 pm

Excellent bunt by Theriot I’d be interested to read Eli18’s take on it. >>i think it was a good bunt. hopefully he bats with men on 3rd and less than 2 outs every AB for the rest of the season...

Submitted by Joe C on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:09 pm

Kerry Wood joined the Cubs at U.S. Cellular Field and was going to play catch, but that's it. Wood, rehabbing from tendinitis in his right shoulder, is on a conservative rehab program. "This kid is trying," Piniella said of Wood. "He's doing everything that's humanely possible to get him back on the playing field. Let's hope it works out for him. He's a good kid, he really is."

Submitted by The Joe on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:08 pm

I just noticed that MLB.com's "XWL" (Expected won-loss record) "based on runs scored and runs allowed, using this formula: RS^1.82/((RS^1.82)+(RA^1.82))" has Milwaukee and Chicago tied for first in the NLC at 39-34. The next best is STL with 29-42. We're 8 or so games back but we 'should' be tied for first. Don't know if that makes me feel better or not, though... http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp

Submitted by The Joe on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:11 pm

*Correction* The next best is Cincinatti 34-40, Houston 33-41, Pittsburgh 30-43, THEN St. Louis 29-42.

Submitted by The Joe on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:14 pm

...we also have the worst record in baseball in extra innings at 1-6. Maybe those are linked? We score a lot of runs, but not when the count?

Submitted by 10man on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:23 pm

I'm sure somewhere out there unknown to all of us is an X-dimension where the X-Cubs are actually tied for first in the XL-Central and the X-Cub Fans are posting happily on the X-Cub Reporter.

Submitted by rokfish on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:52 pm

when is the the last time your lead off hitter has 14 homeruns and i think if i heard right 12 are solo blasts. then he doesnt do much for power rest of game. no wonder he wants to bat 1st he gets a bunch of fastballs later in the game he needs to adjust and has a hard time . i would like to subtract stats from first at bats in one hole then what are fonzies numbers?

Submitted by Carlos Rubi on Sat, 06/23/2007 - 06:57 pm

"Theriovermatched" is the worst nickname for a player ever; sorry, Eli18. It's awful.

Submitted by cubswinthepennant on Sun, 06/24/2007 - 06:43 am

we also have the worst record in baseball in extra innings at 1-6. No doubt due to the fact (I posted the numbers earlier) that our offense disappears after the 8th inning.

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

    -Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.

    -Mastro.  Not a LH DH. Pinch runner. Defensive utility. Maybe he's better than Madrigal but didn't get a legit chance to prove it.

    -Luke Little is good. He's had one bad outing. That's it. Needs to get better entering with guys on base. But he needs to stay in MLB.

    -Oh yeah....Morel is doing fine at 3B! He'll get better as well!!

  • crunch (view)

    bellinger "right rib contusion"

  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

    It's absolutely pouring rain....men on 1st and 2nd, 1out....JPatterson asks for a new ball, but no time out was called....he throws the old ball toward the dugout (not sure if it rolled out of play).....the ump declares the runners get two bases each so one run scores. Then a single up the middle ties the game.

    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

    Just weird

  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

    hopefully his rib cage/shoulder feels better tomorrow, we just got happ back.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

    Any thoughts on Y. Rojas' stuff and Y. Melendez's game (I believe I've asked about him before, sorry)?

  • crunch (view)

    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

    cody bellinger not having a good 4th, though...5 run leads are handy when your CF is making your pitcher have a 5-out inning.  2nd blown chance was ruled a hit even though it went in/out of his glove...1st was lost in the lights, also ruled a hit.

  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

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