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Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
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Hector Neris 
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Patrick Wisdom

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* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
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Brennen Davis, OF 
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Luis Vazquez, INF 

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Seiya Suzuki, OF

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Julian Merryweather, P

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Game 80 Thread / Cubs @ White Sox (1 of 3)

Submitted by Cubnut on

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SP Ryan Dempster
 SP
José Contreras
  9-2, 2.63, 85 K, 38 BB, 102.2 IP
6-6, 3.96, 56 K, 26 BB, 97.2 IP
       
DH
 *Kosuke Fukudome
 SS
 Orlando Cabrera
LF
 *Eric Patterson
 C
 *A.J. Pierzynski
1B
 Derrek Lee LF
Carlos Quentin
3B
 Aramis Ramirez RF
Jermaine Dye
RF
 *Daryle Ward
 DH
 *Jim Thome
CF
 *Jim Edmonds
 3B
 Joe Crede
C
 Geovany Soto
 1B
 #Nick Swisher
2B
 *Mike Fontenot 2B Juan Uribe
SS
 Ronny Cedeno
 CF *Dewayne Wise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's time for Round Two of the Cubs versus White Sox, a.k.a. Team Inferiority Complex.

The Cubs go with a lineup that's long on lefties and rich on suck. Fontenot? Cedeño?? Ward in the field??? Lou is clearly trying to win the game with one hand tied behind his back, thus completely demoralizing the hosts.

Dempster, who yielded just one run (though 10 hits) to beat the White Sox on Sunday night, gets the nod against Contreras, who the Cubs undressed last Saturday (9 ER, 10H allowed in 3.1 innings).

Every drunken lout who stumbles into the park today wearing a CUCK THE FUBS t-shirt will point out that Dempster hasn't won a game away from Wrigley Field. If you're at the game and can stand to get next to the drunk, point out that Dempster, while 0-2 on the road, has a 2.48 road ERA (5th best in the NL), has held road opponents to a measly .194 batting average, and the bullpen has cost him at least a couple victories. I bet that'll shut the lout right up!

Aramis Ramirez, who torched Sox pitching for 4 HR and 8 RBI last weekend, has also enjoyed great success against Contreras: 7-for-14, 4 HR, 10 RBI.

Though U.S. Cellular Field has been one of the homer-happiest parks in the game, when the Cubs swept the home team there last June, they did so by scores of 5-1 (WP: Zambrano), 2-1 (Wuertz), and 3-0 (Marshall).

Presumably, Cub pitchers had no pig-sized rats running through the bullpen to distract them.

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Comments

Submitted by jacos on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 06:43 pm

Is it true that Lou signed Soto up for the Futures Game, Homerun Derby and Celebrity Softball game for the All Star game?

Submitted by nohit on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 06:07 pm

I've got a really bad feeling about this series. It's hard for a starter to beat a team in back-to-back outings, and Demp is already suspect on the road. Gallagher is the X-factor. Marshall hasn't shown us anything yet. The nice thing about having expectations this low is that they have a good chance of being exceeded. :-)

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Submitted by Mitterwald on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 06:47 pm

The major league record for a season is 36 by Jim Rice. Lee's on pace. His previous career high was 18 with the Marlins in 2001. The GIDP in the first inning was tolerable, but the GIDP in the third inning was the biggest play of the game; Contreras was on the ropes after walking the previous two hitters. For an experienced hitter with a nice opposite-field stroke like Lee, he became pull-conscious and hit two grounders to the left side. (Off the subject, but did anybody listen to the Farmer-and-Stone radio call? Does everything that Steve Stone says sound incredibly arch and sarcastic? I'm as sarcastic as the next guy, but geez ... Still think that Harry was the best broadcast partner that Stoney had or will ever have because Harry reined him in.)

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Submitted by Cubnut on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 06:21 pm

Yes, Stone is one smug fellow and coupled with Ed Farmer, who tries to be smug but is simply dull...well, that's one tough listen. The other thing I have noticed about Stone is his obsession with predicting the next pitch or predicting the outcome of the at-bat if a certain pitch is thrown. WSCR feeds this with their promo spots to plug the Sox broadcasts. More often than not, they feature Stone forecasting the result of an at-bat—"This guy is a great double-play candidate; if Buerhle keeps the ball down, the Sox are going to turn two..."—followed by a call by Farmer in which Stone's predicted result happens, and Farmer congratulates his partner.

I thought Stone was fine, not brilliant, when he called the Cubs. That ridiculous business with Chip Caray and Kent Mercker and Dusty Baker left Stone with a much inflated sense of self-importance and no job. I think he always fancied himself a GM candidate and/or team owner, neither of those things came to pass, and now he's just a pompous jerk. Another reason to hate the Sox.

Submitted by Leningrad Cowboy on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 06:08 pm

I haven't been seeing many games lately, but I see a lot of fielding errors from Mr. Patterson. What flavor (drops, bad throws) and how ugly have they been? And is he starting to make Mr. Murton look any better in the field?

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 06:54 pm

cubs using hector carassco as a starter tonite.

Submitted by skavoovee on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 06:15 pm

Any Comments? Unranked Hitters in the System with MLB experience/no longer prospect/Unranked 1.Felix Pie (CF) 2.Ben Broussard (RF/LF/1B) 3.Jason Dubois (LF/RF) 4.Andres Torres (OF) 5.Sam Fuld (OF) 6.Jake Fox (c,1B,OF) 7.Josh Kroeger (RF/LF) Top 10 Cubs Hitters Prospects 1. Josh Vitters (3B) - Age 18 2007 3rd Overall Pick 341/378/512 in 41 ABs in Rookie ball. 2. Eric Patterson (2b,OF) - Age 25 2004 8th Round 273/342/394 in the majors. Only time will tell if he can hit major league pitching. 3. Wellington Castillo (C) - Age 21 2004 NDFA 288/332/407 overall and 321/397/554 with 3 HRs in 17 games at Double A. 4. Ryan Flaherty (SS,3B) - Age 21 2008 Supplemental 1st round 263/364/632 in rookie ball through 19 ABs, Career .349 at Vandy with 14 HR is 63 games as in his final year. 5. Tony Thomas (2B) - Age 21 2007 3rd Round 277/327/435 with 6 HR and 12 SB at High A 6. Tyler Colvin (OF) - Age 22 2006 1st round. 237/307/365 at double A. BA 299/SLG 488 last year in 125 games with 16 HR. 7. Josh Harrison (2B) - Age 20 2008 6th round 364/464/500 with 4 SB in 22 ABs at rookie ball 8. Steve Clevenger (C) - Age 22 2006 7th Round 314/408 at High A. He hit 340/378/441 last year. 9. Marquez Smith (2B,3B) - Age 23 2007 8th round. 310/364/505 through 73 games at low A. 10.Luis Bautista (C,1B,DH) - Age 23 2007 32nd round 310/368/558 through 32 games at low A. 11.Rebel Ridling (1B/DH) - Age 22 2008 25th Round 414/471/690 The power speaks for itself. 12.Ryan Harvey (OF) - Age 23 2003 First Round. 240/304/435 overall 270/337/528 at High A. The leash can't be that long. 13.Nate Spears (2b) - Age 23 305/405 at Double A Acquired in the Corey Patterson trade. 6th year of minor league ball. 14.Jovan Rosa (1b,3b) - Age 20 2006 22nd Round 288/357/400 at low A. 15.Ryan Keedy (1B/DH) - Age 22 2008 16th Round 393/484/464 in 9 games at rookie ball 16.Josh Donaldson (c) - Age 22 2007 Supplemental 1st Round. 221/284/366 at low A through 57 games. 335/460/590 last year in 53 games. 17.Joseph Adduci (OF) - Age 23 312/396 at high A. Playing in his 5th minor league season.

Submitted by nohit on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 06:54 pm

Three clarifications in case anyone is confused: 1. Eric Patterson is not an outfielder. 2. Derrek Lee is not an All Star this year. 3. Despite today's drubbing, the Cubs are still on a 100-win pace. I'm not at all surprised to see the boys lose today. The Sox were royally embarrassed last weekend, so they had something to prove today. Plus, it's really difficult for a pitcher to beat the same team in back to back starts. Now, a prediction: 7 inning quality start from Gallagher tomorrow, followed by Zeus & KW. Cubs win, retaining their amazing streak of not losing 3 in a row. Sunday scares the hell out of me.

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 06:23 am

I may pitch for the I-Cubs today as they play a DH w/ Albuquerque for second straight day...swept last night's w/ Hector Pipo Carrasco making his first start & throwing six shutout innings while fanning 10 in the nightcap [the old guy has only allowed 4 runs in his last 25 innings spread over 13 apps.]- Hoffpauir has homered each of the last two days, Ben Broussard is hitting .200 & pulling down a $3.8M paycheck & the Notre Dame WR is throwing tomorrow afternoon; hope to have a look @ him; hope he's not still a deep threat...Dallas McPherson homered for the 7th straight game - leads pro ball w/ 28 - in the opener for the Isotopes, then sat out the nightcap...

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 06:25 am

23 year old right handed reliever Richard Parker pitched a scoreless inning last night in his Iowa Cubs debut. Promoted from Peoria -- skipped both Daytona and Tennessee -- maybe on a fast-track to Wrigley?

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 06:34 am

don't know about a fast track for Parker; think the I-Cubs are just scrambling through a glut of games brought on in wake of Iowa floods; they also called up an INF [Simokaitis] who was hitting .185 @ AA...

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 06:20 am

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 8:25am.

23 year old right handed reliever Richard Parker pitched a scoreless inning last night in his Iowa Cubs debut. Promoted from Peoria -- skipped both Daytona and Tennessee -- maybe on a fast-track to Wrigley?

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ERIC S: Peoria closer Blake Parker was moved up to Iowa because Peoria was the closest Cubs farm team to Des Moines and Iowa needed a pitcher STAT!

Parker is a converted catcher (although he did pitch in HS), and will likely get returned to Peoria (or he might get assigned to Daytona) once he isn't needed any longer at Iowa.

Parker was the EXST Cubs C-1B-DH and clean-up hitter a year ago, and was converted to pitcher the day after he hit a walk-off GS HR.

Like that scene in The Natural where Roy Hobbs is standing on the mound with a baseball and his teammate is standing at home plate, and the teammate says "Show me what you got," and Roy proceeds to throw the ball past the hitter with such velocity that it gets stuck in the screen at the back of the batting cage. That's sort of how it was that Parker got converted to pitcher.

Park was just throwing off the mound for fun at the end of BP at Fitch Park, and Boise pitching coach Tom Pratt saw him and told him to try that again with the radar gun turned on, And he consistently hit 93 with a fastball that moved, and a decent breaking ball to go with it!. So he immediately was asked to give up catching and become a pitcher. And he's been on the fast track ever since.

Submitted by Dmac on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 06:09 pm

The Cubs one day may have half their pitching staff composed of catchers who'd been converted. I love it, true innovation from an organization that rarely showed any original thinking in the past.

Submitted by Eric S on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 06:15 pm

Thanks for the follow up Arizona Phil and Mike W -- geographic explanation makes sense for sure. Not a bad debut, hope Parker keeps it up! Was surprised to see Simokaitis get the promotion too.

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Miguel Cruz walked six in 1.2 IP in his last start, so I guess he is improving. Wilme Mora also walked six in one of his appearances a week or two ago, and one or two others have walked five. I don't know what would be the most I have ever seen a pitcher throw in a game out here, because the manager / pitching coach usually gets the pitcher out of the game if it gets too ridiculous. 

    As for the attendance, probably about 20 of the 25 were early arrivals for the Savannah Bananas game who came over to Field # 1 to see what was going on, and once they saw all the bases on balls (12 walks by Cubs pitchers and four by Angels pitchers) they ran away screaming. I'm used to it so it didn't bother me that much. 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Jed has added Teheran, Tyranski, Kissaki, and now Straily and Nico Zeglin today.

    Zeglin is 24 yrs old. Pitched well at Long Beach St in '23 and well in some Indy Ball.

    They also added Reilly and Viets in late ST.

    Have to search for MiLB arm depth anywhere you can and at all times!!!

  • Childersb3 (view)

    25 in Attendance!!!

    Phil, is that a backfield record?

    Also, 6 BBs for Cruz in 2 IP. What's the most walks you've seen in one EXT ST outing that you can recall?

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    He has a pulse. Apparently that’s the only requirement at this point.

  • crunch (view)

    cubs sign dan straily...for some reason.  minor league deal.

    welcome back.

    zac rosscup is down in mexico trying to make it happen...maybe they could throw him a contract, too.  junior lake is his teammate.  shore up a bunch of holes with some washups.

  • fullykräusened (view)

    The great thing about going to live sports events is you don't know if you're going to see something historic. Today I went to the Cub game, after putting the liner back in my coat and fishing my Cubs knit hat out of the closet. I needed all that- my seats are in the upper deck, left, so the east wind was in my face. Both teams failed to capitalize on good situations, but both starters did a good job to accomplish this. So, we go to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs tie it up, and then Pete Crow-Armstrong comes up. We all know he would still be in AAA if not for injuries, and future Hall-of-Famer Justin Verlander absolutely carved up the young fellow up in his first two plate appearances. So this time he hits a fly ball. The wind was blowing in and had suppressed several strong fly balls- including a rocket off Altuve's bat that Canario hauled in (does anybody else remind me of Jorge Soler?) , but the ball kept carrying and carrying. 107mph, legit angle and carry. The crowd went nuts, the dugout went nuts. Maybe, just maybe, I saw the first homer from a long-term Cub.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Which was my original premise. They won the trades but lost their souls. They no longer employ the Cardinal way which had been so successful for so long.

  • crunch (view)

    STL traded away a lot of minor league talent that went on to do nothing in the arenado + goldschmidt trades.  neither guy blocked any of their minor league talent in the pipeline, too.  that's ideal places to add talent.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Natural cycle of baseball. Pitching makes adjustments in approach to counter a hot young rookie. Now it’s time for Busch and his coaches to counter those adjustments. Busch is very good and will figure it out, I think sooner than later.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In 2020, the pandemic year and the year before they acquired Arenado, the Cardinals finished second and were a playoff team. Of the 12 batters with 100 plate appearances, 8 of them were home grown. Every member of the starting rotation (if you include Wainwright) and all but one of the significant relievers were home grown. While there have been a relative handful of very good trades interspersed which have been mentioned, player development had been their predominant pattern for decades - ever since I became an aware fan in the ‘70’s

    The Arenado deal was not a deal made out of dire need or desperation. It was a splashy, headline making deal for a perennial playoff team intended to be the one piece that brought the Cardinals from a very good team to a World Series contender. They have continued to wheel and deal and have been in a slide ever since. I stand by my supposition that that deal marked a notable turning point within the organization. They broke what had been a very successful formula for a very long time.
     

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