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PITCHERS: 14
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

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




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Submitted by Rob G. on

 

I'm off for a few days, a little family trip down to San Diego. An easy $500 (if not more) to build Legos and see some fish. Next year, we're just going to Toys 'R Us and the pet store.

Try not to ruin the place while I'm away, but if you do throw a party, ask this kid to organize it for you.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:50 am

thanks to "The Joe" for the link to the video..

Submitted by Transmission on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:25 am

~climbs the kitchen counter~ ~feels around blindly in the back of the cabinet~ ~grabs key to the wet-bar cabinet~

Submitted by tbone on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:18 am

Rob - such a small price to pay since the fish have people standing on their backs and there's really shitty rock music playing. As for Cody Ross - could he leave his feet unnecessarily on a few more balls hit in front of him?

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Submitted by John Beasley on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:17 pm

Take an ordinary cup of chili, take out the meat and vegetables, replace half of that meat with dog food, add a half-cup of grease, a quarter-cup of vomit, and voila! Skyline it is!

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Submitted by Wes on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:37 pm

If I want to turn my bowels into a device capable of performing nuclear fission, I know I have three choices in central Indiana: White Castle, Skyline Chili, and Steak n' Shake. You'll be in BIG trouble for anywhere from 8-48 hours.

Submitted by O.Julius on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:51 pm

Just $500? Hope you're packing lunches ... Sea World is damn expensive. I'll actually be nearby for my vacation when you're at LegoLand. Enjoy.

Submitted by O.Julius on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:53 pm

Hey everybody, while Rob's gone, let's move the F in THF CUB REPORTER so that it's an E.

Submitted by Ryno on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:26 pm

By the numbers... By the ridiculous, ridiculous numbers... Marmol & Gregg this series: 
        G  W  L  SV  BS  HLD   IP   H  ER  BB    ERA   WHIP
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Gregg   2  1  1   0   2   0   1.1   6   5   0  33.75   4.50
Marmol  2  0  1   0   0   1   1.2   1   3   4  16.20   3.00
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Total   4  1  2   0   2   1   3.0   7   8   4  24.00   3.67
86 pitches total between both of them. 86 pitches in 3.0 innings is absurd.

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:56 pm

Edinson Volquez had Tommy John (ulnar collateral ligament) surgery today. Somewhere the pitching gods are chewing the hell out of a toothpick.

Submitted by Tito on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:14 pm

What's the conventional wisdom for how many 100-pitch outings any pitcher (or young pitcher) should have in a season? Volquez had 22 100-plus outings in 32 starts last year. (High: 121) Is that excessive?

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Submitted by The Joe on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:29 pm

Conventional wisdom says that whatever Dusty does is wrong. Therefore, Volquez was abused. I don't know about Cueto and Harang, but they have really been hurting my fantasy team this year. Damn you Dusty!

Submitted by Cubster on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:08 pm

just like the Dos Equis commercial... when dusty's pitcher's pitch count is over 120 he's abused the pitcher, when it's under 120 he's still abused the pitcher.

Submitted by Charlie on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:47 pm

That kid has really mastered the ancient art of jackassery.

Submitted by Ryno on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:54 pm

Go Randy Wells! Go 9 innings and we'll be alright!

Submitted by Charlie on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:04 pm

Thank you Willy "I Make an Out In Over 72% Of My Plate Appearances" Taveras. Also, thank you Dusty. Nice guy to allow to decide the game in the bottom of the 9th with two outs.

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:23 pm

tav was the best option. they don't have rolen. all that's left is/was a no-hit middle IF kid and the backup no-hit catcher. it's a pretty shitty team right now...

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:23 pm

Who turned the WayBack machine to 2003? Meltdown against the Marlins and Alex Gonzalez hurts the Cubs. A few more like this, and Lou is going to name himself the damn closer.

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Submitted by O.Julius on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:23 pm

Did anyone figure out what Lou was yelling to Marmol / ARam? (I had the sound off on the broadcast.) Alex Gonzalez must've looked like Babe Ruth to Marmol in that AB, the way he was throwing to him. Hill a couple of times stood 1/2-way up trying to target the high heat - nothing doing.

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:28 pm

Geo 1-2 with an RBI and a walk for Tenn. Cashner looking good -- 6 innings, no earned runs, 8 Ks, 1 BB. ERA at AA now at 0.88 through 6 starts. Will we see him in Sept?

Submitted by CT_Steve on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:12 pm

Looks like we picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

Submitted by rokfish on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 08:43 pm

I am sure Lous blood pressure was rising he was telling Marmol to slow down,according to espn. Could we see Gorzelany and Ryan tomorrow with Stevens and Smardzija going down?

Submitted by Cubster on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:54 am

BP's Kevin Goldstein's writeup on Tyler Colvin after his 11-11 streak: Tyler Colvin, OF, Cubs (Double-A Tennessee) A first-round pick in 2006 out of Clemson, Colvin is a toolsy athlete who hasn't developed as expected, as a far too aggressive approach at the plate and power that is average at best just doesn't allow him to profile well as a corner outfielder in the big leagues. His prospect light has dimmed considerably, but what he did over the weekend was still impossible to ignore; after going 5-for-5 on Friday, he followed that up with a 3-for-3 night on Saturday with a home run, and added three more hits and another bomb on Sunday. Even with that breakout, he's batting a good-not-great .286/.313/.487 in his third year at Double-A, and the problems with patience remain extreme, as he's drawn one walk in his last 23 games. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9331

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Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:52 am

Amazing that anyone would throw him anything in the strike zone. A toolsy player with no concept of the strike zone -- sounds like an interesting concept.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:43 pm

It's not that he has no concept of the strike zone, it's that he swings at and hits too many pitches. Compare Milton Bradley and Fukudome to Jake Fox batting. Bradley and Kosuke are perfectly OK with taking a strike or two, especially on close pitches, in the hopes that some of them are called balls. Fox swings at anything he thinks he can hit hard. All three of them K a lot, but all of them have good knowledge of the strike zone. Colvin is more like Fox in that regard, but does less with the pitches he puts wood on.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:40 pm

Last season, Colvin struck out 101 times to 44 walks in 602 PAs. That's a not outlandish ratio of 2.3. One year earlier, it was 6.7 (101 to 15). At Daytona this year, it was 27 to 13. But at Daytona, Colvin was recuperating from elbow surgery and DH'ing, and had no pop in his swing. He's probably trying to do too much at Tennessee to get his power numbers back to where they were a year ago. To an extent, this was a rehab year for Colvin. He's still only 23. His arm strength seems to have returned: he has six assists on throws from right field. I remember very well that a little over a week ago (July 27th), before the 15 for 22 spurt, he was hitting .234. But I am inclined to make excuses for him, for Wilken's sake and also because he's potentially what the Cubs need, a lefty power guy who can play center or right.

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Submitted by Dr. aaron b on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:32 pm

The K's to Walk ratio doesn't really matter. It's the BB/AB ratio that is a HUGE red flag. You simply cannot have a corner OFer with 15 HR power and a sub .300 OBP.

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:04 am

Manny and the Dodgers stick it to the Cubs again....

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Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:58 am

A bit -- just thought that the Dodgers would win, in LA with Kershaw pitching. More just a comment that LA beats everyone except non-Cub NL Central contenders.

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Submitted by The Real Neal on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:47 pm

The Cubs are 3.5 behind the Phillies and 8 behind the Dodgers. I wish the Dodgers would have swept the Cards last week, but if they're going to screw around against our divisional opponents, my vote is we stay hot and pass them in the standings.

Submitted by billybucks on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:56 am

Lou: "Gregg has a tired arm." I think Lou just 3/44'd himself.

Submitted by Rob Richardson on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:19 am

What should I expect from Tom Gorzelanny tonight?

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Submitted by Ryno on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:55 am

Yeah, I know, I'm always in a good mood the day after watching Randy Wells pitch. How awesome is it that he just comes out of nowhere this year pitching like a man?

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Submitted by Andy on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:09 pm

To quantify, however: it's as awesome as having Padma Lakshmi as your practice subject at massage school.

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Submitted by Rob Richardson on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:46 am

Also from the Suntimes article: "Cubs catcher Geovany Soto (oblique) went 1-for-3 with a run-scoring double and knocked in a second run with a ground out for rookie-league Mesa (Ariz.) on Saturday in his first minor-league rehab game. He traveled Sunday and was scheduled to join Class AA Tennessee today for three more rehab games before being activated from the DL in time for the Cubs' series opener in Colorado on Friday."

Submitted by Tito on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 08:31 pm

Apparently it's raining pretty heavily in Cincy...

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  • 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.
     

  • crunch (view)

    myself, i make a good amount of outrageously unrealistic comments that are sometimes "violent"...like my recent suggestion of "pulling the bandaid off" by having hendricks throw every inning of every game until he's on the IL.

    i would hope any athlete that cares about what is written on the internet realizes how casual fans can be about treating their lives like scripted TV characters that don't have real lives.  it's not an excuse to do it, but there's a lot of it out there.

    but yeah, in real life i'm rooting for guys to have long and healthy careers even if i'm not happy with current performances...except for some guys...and i'm pretty sure i don't leave grey area for those comments...and almost all of them are not good humans whether they're playing baseball or not...

    hendricks was getting a good amount of boos in his last game.  i would bet a million that he will get a standing O every time he visits wrigley in his post-playing days, or a return with a new team should his career continue...or if he comes back and puts in an oldschool good performance.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    What are the chances we can back off on gloating over other people’s misfortune?  One of the things I appreciate about the TCR community is that the remarks are more productive and add to how I like to follow the game.  

    Lately, however, I’m reading comments that are just mean.  If I were an MLB player, I would hate to get a back or finger injury and have someone write ‘hurrah!  I hope we never see him again!’  Especially when it is someone we were praising not long ago.  I’m not saying ‘don’t express how you feel’ but some comments lately seem downright mean spirited.  Stuff I expect from other communities but don’t often see here.  The TCR community has always spoken the truth but never with such a dark tone.

    Just my two cents.  I hope Hendricks comes back and is the professor we all know. He can pitch for the Cubs as long as he wants in my book.  

  • crunch (view)

    happ is back (and starting), mervis DH, tauchman gets RF.

    morel 5th in the lineup.  hoerner continues to lead off, even vs a righty.

  • George Altman (view)

    I don't care to see Hendricks or Smyly on the 26-man Roster the rest of the season. Both, stupid signings and option pick up by Jed. 

  • crunch (view)

    i know the cubs are paying the guys, but for the sake of the win/loss column this is some great news.

    woo!  people getting injured!  kick ass!

    sportsball is cruel.

    would have liked to keep cooper, but it looks like they're gonna go with wisdom if they have to pick a righty who's gonna K 1/3rd of his PA's.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Edwards would be my guess, or maybe they’re hoping Sanders or R Thompson can finally figure it out 

  • Cubster (view)

    So it’s Mervis, Wesn and Little for Cooper, Hendricks and Smyly. Count me in. Starting rotation for now: Taillon, Imanaga, Wicks, Assad and Brown-Wesn. Eventually Steele. 

    Lineup

    Hoerner, Happ, Bellinger, Busch, Morel, Swanson, Tauchman, Mervis, Amaya.

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