Cubs Acquire Matt Lawton
Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 07/31/2005 - 12:54pmThe Cubs acquired OF Matt Lawton from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for OF Jody Gerut. I also stumbled across this tidbit which hasn't been widely reported.
Archive - Jul 2005
That Sinking Feeling
Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 07/31/2005 - 10:20amGAME 105 IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT]
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (51-55) @ CHICAGO CUBS (53-51)
WRIGLEY FIELD, 1:20pm CDT, TV: WGN, KTVK
| Greg Maddux, RHP 8-7, 4.41 ERA 85/23 K/BB, 19 HR in 136.2 IP |
Brandon Webb, RHP 8-8, 4.11 ERA 101/41 K/BB, 15 HR in 142.1 IP |
| 2B *Craig Counsell | CF Jerry Hairston |
| RF *Chad Tracy |
Jermaine Van Buren
Submitted by Rob G. on Sun, 07/31/2005 - 2:21amLow-90s fastball, fine slider, side-arm herky-jerky motion, and these minor league numbers...
| Year | IP | H | HR | BB | K | ERA | SV | |
| Double-A West Tenn | 2004 | 53.0 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 64 | 1.87 | 21 |
| Triple-A Iowa | 2004/05 | 46.2 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 58 | 1.93 | 19 |
July 30th
Remembering Ryno
Submitted by Transmission on Sat, 07/30/2005 - 9:00pmPhil Garner, Davey Lopes, Steve Sax, Glenn Hubbard, Tommy Herr, Bill Doran, Bobby Grich, Chico Lind, Manny Trillo, Willie Randolph, Damaso Garcia, Johnny Ray, Lou Whitaker, Frank White, Juan Samuel, Julio Franco, Harold Reynolds, Jose Oquendo
Running through these names is all that needs to be done to understand why Ryne Sandberg is a Hall of Famer, and should have been a first-ballot Hall of Famer. For a decade, Sandberg was unarguably the elite second baseman of the Major Leagues, both offensively and defensively.
King of the Hill
Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 07/30/2005 - 5:57pmGAME 104 IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (50-55) @ CHICAGO CUBS (53-50)
WRIGLEY FIELD, 3:05pm CDT, TV: WGN
| Rich Hill, LHP 0-0, 4.22 ERA 14/5 K/BB, 1 HR in 10.2 IP |
Mike Gosling, LHP 0-2, 4.13 ERA 10/14 K/BB, 1 HR in 24.0 IP |
| SS Royce Clayton | CF Jerry Hairston |
| 2B #Alex Cintron | 2B *Todd Walker |
| LF *Luis Gonzalez | 1B Derrek Lee |
| 3B Troy Glaus | 3B Aramis Ramirez |
Trade Deadline Open Thread
Submitted by Rob G. on Sat, 07/30/2005 - 5:56pmUse this thread to discuss all the rumors that are flying around as Sunday's non-waiver trading deadline ticks ever closer...
July 29th
Fond Memories
Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 07/29/2005 - 10:51amGAME 103 IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (50-54) @ CHICAGO CUBS (52-50)
WRIGLEY FIELD, 1:20 CDT TV: WGN, Fox Sports Arizona
| Mark Prior, RHP 7-3, 3.23 ERA 97/30 K/BB, 14 HR in 94.2 IP |
Javier Vasquez, RHP 9-9, 4.37 ERA 127/24 K/BB, 20 HR in 140.0 IP |
| 2B *Craig Counsell | CF Jerry Hairston |
| RF *Chad Tracy | SS #Neifi Perez |
| LF *Luis Gonzalez | 1B Derrek Lee |
| 3B Troy Glaus |
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