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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and nine players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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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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Red Dawn

Submitted by Rob G. on

Baseball should be back tonight from its two-day unscheduled and scheduled hiatus, as the Cubs start a stretch of 20 straight. Rich Harden gets the nod and says it's the best he's felt in a long time. We'll see how good he's feeling after pitching in 30 degree temperatures and a light drizzle, although that's probably picnic weather in Victoria, B.C. It's also the first night game of the year for the Cubs, where they went 20-8 last season.

Milton Bradley will sit again, bad weather and a bad groin never being a good mixture. The lineup from Wittenmyer's twitter feed is Soriano, Fukudome, Lee, Hoffpauir, Ramirez, Fontenot, Soto, Theriot and Harden. They'll oppose Micah Owings and the 7-5 Reds (5-2 on the road) and of course, thy former Cubs manager - sir Dusty Baker.

To hold you over until game time, some fancy plate disclipline trend charts from Harry at Cubs F/x. I also wanted to mention the "Cubs' Bullpen Usage" table on the right sidebar below the first ad, a nifty little shorthand to see who might be available out of the pen each night and a countdown to Carlos Marmol's inevitable arm injury.

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Comments

Submitted by Thisistheyear on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:00 pm

I don't see how they can play this game tonight...I was just outside in the Loop and it's raining (nearly sleeting).

Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:31 pm

If they play, I'd be alright with it if they sat Fonzy, Ramirez, and Bradley. Weather looks like crap.

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Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:48 pm

As long as the new field drains as well as they say it does the game should go on. It's not raining hard at all (my windshield wipers were fine on the slowest possible setting).

Submitted by The Real Neal on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:10 pm

Thanks for the updates on the game conditions. I really like the usage chart. Is that an original TCR idea, or shamelessly lifted from some other blog?

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:35 pm

I would have given credit to the blog if I lifted it....somewhat original idea except that John Hill use to do them in the game previews once upon a time.

although I'm sure some site somewhere is doing something similar...

Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:10 pm

All of 2008 they only canceled one game. The Astros that "gave us the Division." They even played when lightning was striking nearby on another occasion until Berkman ran into the dugout.

Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:19 pm

CSN brilliantly comparing the popularity of the Chicago sports teams. I think it's just trendy to kick Cub's fans. Eff them. Douchebag 1: "If I can't interview him after the game, he's not an athlete." Douchebag 2: "You can't interview Fukudome."

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:23 pm

"If I can't interview him after the game, he's not an athlete." brilliant. god knows it's all about the writer/journalist, not the players. ...and give douchebag #2 a high-5 for the reply.

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Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:28 pm

I'm barely paying attention, so I don't know the context, but something tells me I'm better off not knowing. The fact is the Cubs are a national obsession and probably top 3 in terms of number of fans. A. people can watch them on WGN, and b. people like to root for the underdog. It also helps to have a history of likable players like Sandberg and Sammy. When the Cubs finally do go all the way, and after the initial buzz, you'll see a profound dropoff in interest among some of the more casual fans.

Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:32 pm

"Could have first Micah v Micah matchup in baseball history tonight..."

Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:43 pm

Mike MacDougal DFA'ed... someone will pick him up.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:58 pm

game time delayed by 10 minutes, 7:15 CST Start...

Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:55 pm

Man, Soriano is so fucking maddening often. Bases juiced and of course k's.

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Submitted by Rob Richardson on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:06 am

Soriano's numbers with the bases loaded over the past three seasons: 304/333/522 in 23 ABs with 3 walks and 5 strike outs.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:42 am

Soriano's numbers in 2009 with the bases loaded. 000/200/200 2 K's and a walk in 5 PA's. Runners in scoring position: 0/9 with 3 BB's

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Submitted by Rob Richardson on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:51 am

Sosa's career numbers with the bases loaded: 301/342/566 in 193 PA His total career line was: 273/344/534

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:06 pm

Who has the major league record for most bases loaded PA's to start their career without a grand slam?

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 04:29 pm

My point is that Sosa was overanxious and chased pitches outside of the strike zone whenever he came up with the bases loaded for the first 9 years (without looking it up) of his career. Soriano is doing the exact same thing. It wasn't really that obtuse a point.

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 04:06 am

You act like those 9 at-bats with RISP, and the 5 at-bats with the bases loaded, are relevant and meaningful...

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 04:28 pm

No, I act like when I watch him with the bases loaded he is over anxious and chasing pitches 18 inches outside of the strike zone.

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 04:09 pm

Which, of course, has very little/nothing to do with your ridiculously small sample sized stats that you posted above as if they were relevant.

Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:05 pm

I is all the fault of the dickpole

Submitted by Old and Blue on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:47 pm

Did I forget where the parachat link was? Hoffpower just tags the fucking thing every time out

Submitted by artskoe on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:01 pm

GOOD OMEN! Tan & white cat runs left field, and they dump it in the Bartman seats. Cubs take the lead and we need a hold. This is my official announcement, even if they win it all, I'll still watch next year.

Submitted by The E-Man on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:01 pm

Ahhh...the Neal Cotts Experience!

Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:05 pm

Did that "feel" like Neil Cott's last chance to not walk a batter to anyone else besides me?

Submitted by navigator on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:42 pm

Nice to see Cubs olde prospect LOU MONTANEZ up with Orioles tonight extend his personal hitting streak to thirty games going back to last year with an RBI double against the WSox. Meanwhile FELIX P, who bumped LM down to AAA, is zero for his last 19.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:14 pm

mark grace @ARZ...calling the game from the pool tonight. some between-inning promotion where some fan tries to catch 3 balls shagged into the OF...dude misses the first 2. mark grace climbs down the OF wall and "ejects" the fan and catches the 3rd ball for him...wearing a hawaiian shirt and shorts... i miss mark grace.

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Submitted by Wes on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:27 pm

You know what I hate? I see @ARZ and I immediately think that's Mark Grace's twitter. I'm going to go kill myself now.

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Submitted by Doug Dascenzo on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:47 pm

You know what? It's your own fault for knowing anything about Twitter. I had to use my own deductive reasoning skills to interpret what your comment meant. Ignorance is never a virtue, except in the case of Twitter.

Submitted by neal on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:36 pm

@MisterWhipple: Wasn't that the night there was a funnel cloud spotted in Logan Square? That storm was craaazzzy.

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Submitted by Mister Whipple on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 04:39 am

I do believe that's correct. That was the weirdest weather I've seen in Chicago. Branches and even entire trees fell on cars all over the place.

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