Iowa It was a sloppy game for the Iowa Cubs as Vitters, Rizzo and Cardenas each committed an error. Brett Jackson went 1-5 with a triple and Nate Robertson continued his inspired campaign to be released within the first month. Smokies Rain Out Daytona There's just no way to sugarcoat it- Hayden Simpson was awful tonight. His final line was …
Cubs and Marlins already in progress
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Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (3-7) at Miami Marlins (4-6)
The Cubs stumble into their next opponent having lost all three series so far this year. They'll face the Marlins and their hideous HR structure. Thank DeRosa that this series is being played in Miami and not Chicago – the media firestorm with Ozzie's return after suspension from his recent comments and the mere existence of Carlos Zambrano would be …
The Children Are The Future- Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by RedLobster
Iowa Brett Jackson drew a pair of walks got a double and stole a base as he continues his impressive minor league career. Right now Jackson is sporting the kind of line that you would expect-mid range batting average, some power, some walks, lots of k's and some stolen bases. Despite all the experts saying he still has work to …
What’s the correct call here?
Your browser does not support iframes. The ball is clearly fair. The umpire clearly signals the ball dead. The Dodgers played through the dead call and the Padres did not. I'm also positive had the sides been reversed (Dodgers on the bases) the Padres would have been the team that played through the dead ball call. So what we have …
The Children Of Forest-First Men Update Sponsored by Mish
Iowa Iowa cranked out 22 hits and still managed to lose yesterday in a 10-11 slugfest. In a sure sign that he has given up his soul to the lord of the light Tony Campana hit a big boy HR. Rizzo was 3-7 and Adrian Cardenas had 4 hits. Honestly at this point I would like to see Cardenas up. …
What can we expect from Starlin Castro on defense?
Starlin Castro has not been a good defensive shortstop to this point in this career. His career UZR is -11, his DRS is -15 and his Total Zone (TZ) is -27. His 60 errors since 2010 leads all MLB players. Ian Desmond is close at 58, but has played a little more than Castro. Those two are nowhere close to …
The Children Are The Future-Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Death Row Records
Well yesterday was interesting here in the great midwest. After 3 days of the media beating us over the head with forecasts of DOOM! it finally arrived in the form of 99 tornadoes all hitting Salina. Which is fine because Salina sucks. Anyways, the only tornado near me was actually near my hometown so naturally I got in a large …
The Children Are The Future-Minor League Watch Sponsored by Laughing Clown Malt Liquor
Iowa Anthony Rizzo see's LaHair's HR and raises him a pair of HR's as he went deep for # 5 and 6 tonight. His OPS is currently some enormous figure I don't care enough to look up but trust me people is big. And thick. Beef Castle hit a HR himself and Brett Jackson went yard for the first time …
Belated game thread: Cubs at Cardinals and a piece of history
The Cubs are already up 4-0, thanks to an Ian Stewart 3-run homer off of Wainright. I forgot to include this piece of history in my minifacepalm this morning. Yesterday marked the 100 year anniversary of the last game that Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance played together. In memoriam: Baseball's Sad Lexicon These are the saddest of possible …