Left-handed reverse-split reliever Mike Remlinger, who was designated for assignment last Friday to make room on the roster for the players returning from the disabled list, has been traded to the Boston Red Sox for "a minor league pitcher" whose identity has yet to be confirmed. Expect a far lesser name than the likes of Anibal Sanchez, Jon Papelbon, Jon Lester and Abe Alvarez, and the Cubs to be chipping in some money too. We'll have an update and a profile of the prospect as soon as we get a name.

...today spat out, well, this... GAME 112 IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT] CINCINNATI REDS (49-62) @ CHICAGO CUBS (54-57) WRIGLEY FIELD, 7:05 pm CDT, TV: WGN, Fox Sports Ohio, ESPN

Jerome Williams, RHP 3-4, 4.60 ERA 37/21 K/BB, 8 HR in 44.0 IP	Brandon Claussen, RHP 6-8, 4.85 ERA 70/29 K/BB, 20 HR in 98.1 IP
SS #Felipe Lopez	RF *Matt Lawton

Team Records updated through 8/8/05; Individual Stats updated through 8/8/05

Organizational Records

Team	W-L	GB/Pos.	Last 10
Chicago Cubs	54-57	(Div)16.0/4th (WC)6.0/7th	2-8
Iowa Cubs	52-60	9.5/4th	5-5
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx*	25-17	2.0/2nd	5-5
Daytona Cubs	18-23	9.5/5th	7-3
Peoria Chiefs	20-24	6.0/7th	5-5
Boise Hawks	20-26	0.0/1st	3-7
AZL Cubs	2-7	5.5/9th	2-7

Cubs Ex W/L: 55-56; (2003) 57-54; (2004) 61-50 * West Tennessee clinched the first half North Division title of the Southern League

For the first time in a long time, I'm glad that I haven't seen a Cubs game in a while. I spent the weekend back at the old homestead, cleaning things up (literally and figuratively), and the only contact I had with the Cubs was reading TCR, yesterday's New York Times, and a little bit of ESPNews this morning. It looks like I didn't miss much.

GAME 111 IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT] CHICAGO CUBS (54-56) @ NEW YORK METS (56-54) SHEA STADIUM, 7:05 pm CDT, TV: ESPN

Victor Zambrano, RHP 5-9, 4.19 ERA 76/57 K/BB, 10 HR in 118.0 IP	Carlos Zambrano, RHP 8-4, 3.24 ERA 132/64 K/BB, 12 HR in 147.0 IP
LF *Matt Lawton	SS #Jose Reyes
2B #Neifi Perez	2B Miguel Cairo

GAME 110 IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT] CHICAGO CUBS (54-55) @ NEW YORK METS (55-54) SHEA STADIUM, 12:20 pm CDT, TV: FOX

Jae Seo, RHP 2-1, 2.00 ERA 14/3 K/BB, 3 HR in 18.0 IP	Greg Maddux, RHP 8-8, 4.67 ERA 86/24 K/BB, 20 HR in 140.2 IP
LF *Matt Lawton	SS #Jose Reyes
2B *Todd Walker	2B Miguel Cairo

GAME 109 IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT] CHICAGO CUBS (54-54) @ NEW YORK METS (54-54) SHEA STADIUM, 6:10 pm CDT, TV: WGN, WPIX

Tom Glavine, LHP 7-9, 4.50 ERA 56/47 K/BB, 8 HR in 128.0 IP	Rich Hill, LHP 0-0, 3.78 ERA 18/7 K/BB, 2 HR in 16.2 IP
LF *Matt Lawton	SS #Jose Reyes
2B *Todd Walker	RF Mike Cameron