New Orleans Zephyrs 2 @ Iowa Cubs 10
Both Ian Stewart and Logan Watkins had their 6th errors of the season today. The former hit a solo home run in 4 plate appearances (striking out twice), and the latter went 3-5 with two runs scored. Brett Jackson was 1-5 with 2 RBI and 2 SO. It's about to get really crowded in 3B/CF when Junior Lake starts playing; management has said he's heading to Iowa right now and he'll play both positions while there. Clearly that means SS is a distant memory because Donnie Murphy (0-4) is a non-prospect and mans the position there currently. Brian Bogusevic had a nice game, with a 2-run blast and another run scoring single to make a 2-4, 2R, BB day. He drew the only walk of the game for the Cubs. Steve Clevenger, who could theoretically ALSO see time at 3B, went 2-4 with a double. Brooks Raley increased his average on the year to .308 with a single, and Darnell McDonald had a pinch-hit double. Brad Nelson got in on the fun with a 3-run blast in the bottom of the 8th to put the game way out of reach.
Brooks Raley and Casey Coleman piggybacked in this game, the former allowing a run in 3.1 innings and the latter pitching 3.2 scoreless. Marcus Hatley, newly promoted to Iowa, allowed a run on two hits in an inning. New roster stash Alex Burnett pitched a scoreless ninth to finish the game.
Jackson Generals 6 @ Tennessee Smokies 8
The top of the lineup was awesome. The first 4 batters on the Cubs combined to go 8-17, 4 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 SO. Matt Szczur had 3 hits and 2 doubles and 3 RBI, Ronald Torreyes pitched in with 2 hits and a HR, Arismendy Alcantara went 3-5 with 2 doubles and a RBI (and an error, his 20th of the year; he really profiles as a 2B going forward) and Christian Villaneuva was just there to draw the missing walks. Rubi Silva ruined it at the 5 hole with a 0-5 game; otherwise, I could inclued the 2-5, HR performance by Ty Wright, the double and walk by Rafael Lopez, the 4-5, 2B, RBI game of Chad Noble also. All told, the Smokies were 15-39 with 6 doubles, 4 walks, 2 home runs, and were 5-17 with RISP. Szczur even stole a base.
With all of that offense, the Smokies' staff made it interesting. Yeiper Castillo got rocked to the tune of 6 runs in 6 innings. Hunter Cervenka finally had a good outing in relief, and Frank Batista closed it out.
Daytona Cubs 1 @ Bradenton MARAUDERS 0
Marauders is such a cool name, especially for a baseball team. Javier Baez got on base twice, both via HBP. I like that. Both John Andreoli and Tim Saunders had a pair of hits, and Jorge Soler had the only RBI of the game. He also drew a walk. That was quick!
Ben Wells and Frankie of the Valley piggyback this game and combined for a 6-hitter. Wells allowed 5 baserunners (2 hits, 3 walks) over 5, and K'ed 4. Frank Del Valle allowed 4 hits and fanned 4 in 4 innings.
Nothing cool happened here.
Brohiglyn Rivero got his ERA down to 33.75!
And that's right, every Cubs affiliate won yesterday!
Comments
I didn’t really read all the comments, but maybe the non-analytical evidence of usage is clubhouse CCTV or eyewitness testimony. Although one assumes most guys are careful to be more private with their juicing these days.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
There’s a sparrow on my patio, yip yip
Suburban kidQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
http://deadspin.com/mark-grace-likes-to-crush-dodger-dogs-dick-enberg-is-a-511424656
The Mark Grace in the url is a typo, however.
GBTSQuote Reply
I think the JOT should use exclusively non-analytical means to identify players from now on.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
I’m guessing it means testimony and maybe paperwork. Everything but the piss test.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
It means MLB pays some two-bit hood to say some player took some substance.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Does TWTW count as analytical?
MylesQuote Reply
The fuck do you sign into the forum?
GBTSQuote Reply
Nevermind, reset password.
GBTSQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
That’s one possibility, yes. It would seem counterproductive to actively burn players for no reason, though. They probably want to appear to be aggressive because of the scrutiny from the previous era. I’m curious if we’ll ever know the whole story here — like maybe a reporter was about to break this story and forced MLB’s hand when they wanted to keep it quiet.
joshQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
You passed the test. You’re ready.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzmpXz5d2z0
GBTSQuote Reply
Just catching up on the comments now. I saw a tweet from Colin yesterday that sums up my thoughts on baseball’s insistence on talking the PED issue to death:
Aisle424Quote Reply
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
Agreed. I will say that I can at least understand these other dumbass things they do that you mentioned. Money. They must think they’re making more money this way. Maybe they are. What they’re doing with PEDs cannot possibly make them money.
There are people out there who wonder why baseball is less popular. Part of it is that other sports have gained popularity. Part of the reason today is also that baseball continues to make stories about shit that other sports shove under the rug. Why? Money. It’s bizarre.
dmick89Quote Reply
@ Aisle424:
That’s about as well put as possible. Both are doing it wrong, but doing what the NFL does at least makes sense from the owner’s perspective. What baseball does makes no fucking sense at all. It’s like 13 year old boys and girls are running the league.
dmick89Quote Reply
@ dmick89:
It reminded me of The West Wing where they were trying to get Bartlet re-elected after he had admitted to covering up his MS in the previous election and all they did was talk about MS, frustrating the hell out of the consultants. Jump to 13:39.
Aisle424Quote Reply
It kills me that MLB doesn’t care about steroids because of the health of the players. They care about steroids because there’s a chance a player may break a record because of steroids.
EdwinQuote Reply
@ Edwin:
That’s because that’s all the fans care about. HR records. That’s it. If the players died at the age of 45 as a result of using these drugs, but Babe Ruth’s HR legacy is left untarnished, fans would be fine with it.
Fans don’t care about cheating in any form unless it threatens HR records. You throw a spitter and never get caught? Congratulations on being savvy. Welcome to the Hall of Fame.
You’re taking pills that make you more alert but don’t make you stronger? Well, everyone was doing it back then. Welcome to the Hall of Fame.
You corked a bat?!!! Get the fuck out!
You took steroids?!!! Get the fuck out and we hope you die a slow, painful death!
if the fans cared about the other stuff, the owners would too. But they don’t, so why bother?
Aisle424Quote Reply
Aisle424 wrote:
Exactly. If I believed for a moment that the majority of fans actually cared about the player’s health, I might even join them. While some people do care about their health, the overwhelming majority couldn’t care less. It’s about records. Nothing more.
dmick89Quote Reply
Aisle424 wrote:
Unless it’s someone from the past who the fans never saw. Then it’s kinda funny.
dmick89Quote Reply
MLB’s not stupid. One little PED story drove OV comment tallies up by 4758% in one day.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Suburban kid wrote:
Remember the days when we used to get 200+ comments per day?
Here’s what the MLBPA has to say about this:
“The Players Association has been in regular contact with the Commissioner’s Office regarding the Biogenesis investigation. They are in the process of interviewing players, and every player has been or will be represented by an attorney from the Players Association. The Commissioner’s Office has assured us that no decisions regarding discipline have been made or will be made until those interviews are completed. It would be unfortunate if anyone prejudged those investigations.
“The Players Association has every interest in both defending the rights of players and in defending the integrity of our joint program. We trust that the Commissioner’s Office shares these interests.”
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89 wrote:
Mantle didn’t break any records so nobody is yelling about asterisks, he’s dead so he can’t be bludgeoned with questions about it, and the media has drastically underplayed it. Maybe that is based on nobody caring, but I bet if it turned out Hank Aaron used a corked bat, all hell would break loose.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Aaron did take greenies.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89 wrote:
Yes, “but they all did.” And greenies didn’t help a ball go farther. For some reason, people still think the key to hitting a billion HRs is to just take a few injections of steroids. They don’t feel that way about greenies.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ Aisle424:
I wonder what fans would do if we knew nothing about Bonds, his accomplishments were celebrated as they always have been, and in 5 or 10 years we learned he took all these steroids. I think at least part of the anger is the ridiculous glorification of the past. Everything was better in the past. People insist that all the time. “life was so much easier 10 years ago.” “We never did that stuff, but the people now, they’ve ruined everything.”
The truth is that people have lied, cheated and stolen their way to riches for centuries. In 50 years people will wonder why CEOs aren’t as well behaved as they were in the late 90s or early 2000s.
You’re definitely right about Mantle not breaking any records. That’s a huge, huge deal for people.
dmick89Quote Reply
@ Aisle424:
Good point.
dmick89Quote Reply
@ dmick89:
That’s an interesting point. It’s too bad we’ll never know. Even if previously thought “clean” guys get nailed 10 years from now… say Frank Thomas… he’d just get lumped in with the rest and a billion people would all claim they “knew it all along.”
As far as revisionist history, you couldn’t pay me to live in the fucking 50s.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Aisle424 wrote:
I dunno, it’d be sweet to a 1950s white male. Although there would be no internet pornography.
GBTSQuote Reply
dmick89 wrote:
I don’t 🙁
MylesQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
There would also be no torrents or Youtube, but think about all the awesome gigs you could crash on the South Side. Of course as a white suburban wannabe I would get my ass kicked and thrown out before I could hear any tunes. I’d have to wait for the Pat Boone version to show up on the Hit Parade.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Yeah but the worst thing about living in the 1950s would be Cubs baseball. Wait…
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Fun and excitement in Union Bashing around the internets today
/’Merica
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Aisle424:
You could pay me to live in the 50s. It would take a lot of fucking money though.
dmick89Quote Reply
new shit
GWQuote Reply