Andrew Cashner was taken out of today’s Cubs/Diamondbacks game in the 6th inning with tightness in his pitching shoulder. He had thrown the ball as well or better than any starter so far. He’d averaged about 94.5 mph on the fastball, but on one pitch in that 6th inning you could see him lower the shoulder after the follow through. The trainer immediately ran out to see what was wrong and Cashner was replaced by the team’s best wide receiver.
Tightness in the shoulder isn’t abnormal for pitchers and may not be a big deal. I’m hoping it isn’t, but I’m also not optimistic. You could clearly see something started bothering him after that last pitch and that’s troublesome. We won’t hear anything else for at least a day. If Cashner goes to the disabled list, he’ll likely be replaced in the rotation by Casey Coleman.
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AC, go ahead and post yours whenever you wanted. I just thought I’d post about Cashner’s injury.
mb21Quote Reply
hope the big texan is ok
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
I get the feeling Bob thinks that Darwin Barney can hit 15 home runs in a season.
mb21Quote Reply
I feel like moreland feels he has a 70 bat…
Russell up in pen why dont u let shark attempt to do the 7th?
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
It’s the Cubs. How bad do you think it will be?
Also, FYI, Jay Jackson is out with shoulder fatigue/injury. So fuck you, dj.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]hope the big texan is ok[/quote]
Big texans who play for the cubs are never OK. (dying laughing)
LukasQuote Reply
Marcum and Pineiro are battling tightness right now so I’m not sure it’s as bad as we may thing. At least not yet anyway.
mb21Quote Reply
fuck you Jeff S. and Ryno for liking him
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]fuck you Jeff S. and Ryno for liking him[/quote]
He still has ace potential.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
(dying laughing) — i take it all back, dusty. it wasn’t you, it was the goat.
gaius mariusQuote Reply
somebody go get Kerry Wood warmed up (dying laughing)
dylanjQuote Reply
Is anyone going to be surprised if the Cubs lose this one?
mb21Quote Reply
Where are all the failpen pictures from last year?
mb21Quote Reply
yeah two of those were strikes.
dylanjQuote Reply
its fucking frustrating that while the Cubs are trying to bring up young RP vs paying for veterans the young guys keep fucking up.
STOP WALKING PEOPLE
dylanjQuote Reply
Roberto Nova on the mound
dylanjQuote Reply
The problem is that they don’t stick with them. They’ll look at Mateo’s outing right now and think, hey, this guy is going to give up 4800 runs per inning so we can’t use him again.
mb21Quote Reply
Holy fuck this is going to be pathetic (dying laughing)
LukasQuote Reply
2 innings ago our best pitching prospect was having a stellar debut and now…….
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]Roberto Nova on the mound[/quote]
Hello…DYLAN J!
Arthur MitchellQuote Reply
[quote name=Lukas]Holy fuck this is going to be pathetic (dying laughing)[/quote]The Cubs bullpen is rather bad outside of the 3 that finish the games and 2 of them are presumably unavailable today.
mb21Quote Reply
russell might be a decent loogy but yeah outside of those 3 its pretty bleak. That said outside of 3 guys alot of bullpens around the league suck ass
dylanjQuote Reply
So… Wood and Marmol are unavailable, and a lack of control from JeffF7 and Mateo has forced them from the game. That leaves Russell, Grabow, and Marshall to finish the game.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
[quote name=shawndgoldman]So… Wood and Marmol are unavailable, and a lack of control from JeffF7 and Mateo has forced them from the game. That leaves Russell, Grabow, and Marshall to finish the game.[/quote]
Yup.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Did Koyie Hill just get booed on accident?
XoomwaffleQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
LukasQuote Reply
of fucking course.
Willie Bloomquist
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]russell might be a decent loogy but yeah outside of those 3 its pretty bleak. That said outside of 3 guys alot of bullpens around the league suck ass[/quote]That’s true, but the Cubs have a lot of replacement level relievers in their bullpen. Grabow, Russell (if he’s even that good), Mateo, and Samardzija.
mb21Quote Reply
bloomquist = cub killer
gaius mariusQuote Reply
[quote name=shawndgoldman]So… Wood and Marmol are unavailable, and a lack of control from JeffF7 and Mateo has forced them from the game. That leaves Russell, Grabow, and Marshall to finish the game.[/quote]Yeah, but they won’t need Marshall. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
This is Koyie’s fault somehow.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Andrew Cashner, welcome to life as a starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
[quote name=gaius marius]bloomquist = cub killer[/quote]Damn you. I was just going to do that, but you did it first. Bastard. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
No win for Cashner. Terrible outing.
GBTSQuote Reply
Other teams=Cubs killer
Rodrigo RamirezQuote Reply
mb, it’s your all-time favorite Cub!
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
[quote name=Rodrigo Ramirez]Other teams=Cubs killer[/quote]
Cubs = Cub killer
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
my feelings wouldn’t be hurt if we just released F7. The kid has a live arm and can’t throw strikes for shit.
dylanjQuote Reply
I almost expected to see Kerry Wood on the bullpen mound when Grace said “Kerry Wood, welcome back.”
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=shawndgoldman]mb, it’s your all-time favorite Cub![/quote]Yeah, I’m going to listen to the Dbacks broadcast for the next half inning.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=shawndgoldman]Cubs = Cub killer[/quote]
(dying laughing). Really it’s just about anything.
Rodrigo RamirezQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]I almost expected to see Kerry Wood on the bullpen mound when Grace said “Kerry Wood, welcome back.”[/quote]There’s a ruin one Texan per day limit.
mb21Quote Reply
First pitch swinging, we see what happens…
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]my feelings wouldn’t be hurt if we just released F7. The kid has a live arm and can’t throw strikes for shit.[/quote]
the appalling thing is hendry’s paying him $3.3mm this year. i know that wasn’t the worst contract of all-time, but what a fiasco of a draft.
gaius mariusQuote Reply
Grace just said you can count on one hand the amount of times he was out past midnight while he played here.
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
LukasQuote Reply
Grace has a lot of fingers, doesn’t he?
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Lukas]Grace just said you can count on one hand the amount of times he was out past midnight while he played here. [/quote]
that’s only because he was puking by 10pm after the day games put him in the pub by 5.
gaius mariusQuote Reply
actually Colvin proved alot of folks wrong GM. Even if he does nothing else his entire career we got more out of him than Pawlek (dying laughing)
dylanjQuote Reply
I think Colvin has a nice future ahead of him as either a 4th outfielder or a guy who can fill in if another outfielder gets injured. He’s got a ton of power.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Grace has a lot of fingers, doesn’t he?[/quote]
I’m thinking thats why he was so good at first base (dying laughing)
LukasQuote Reply
[quote name=Lukas]Grace just said you can count on one hand the amount of times he was out past midnight while he played here.
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)[/quote]
Well in his defense he may have had enough to drink by now to keep him from producing counts past 5.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
[quote name=gaius marius]the appalling thing is hendry’s paying him $3.3mm this year. i know that wasn’t the worst contract of all-time, but what a fiasco of a draft.[/quote]
I’m fine with that in a world where the Cubs are spending like crazy. In their current, more cost-limited regime, it’s sismply awful.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
castro keeps on winning
dylanjQuote Reply
Castro is just so much fun to watch. He’s working counts this year, showing some power. He’s still the youngest player in baseball.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]castro keeps on winning[/quote]He and Charlie Sheen.
mb21Quote Reply
byrd will fuck this up
dylanjQuote Reply
This is where Byrd grounds into 2 on the first pitch.
mb21Quote Reply
3 hits for Byrd today. Good to see him hitting.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]byrd will fuck this up[/quote]
Shut you right up.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Damn its about time Marlon.
LukasQuote Reply
cant argue with you today RC
dylanjQuote Reply
[quote name=dylanj]russell might be a decent loogy but yeah outside of those 3 its pretty bleak. That said outside of 3 guys alot of bullpens around the league suck ass[/quote]
And for that, we are thankful.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
true, dj, if you hit 20 homers in the bigs that’s a win. it’s more spellcheck — $10mm for two years of below-replacement-level relief pitching…
gaius mariusQuote Reply
Uh, when exactly was that, Bob?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Uh, when exactly was that, Bob?[/quote]
24-13 under Quade, fuckfaces!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I’m with Shawn. I don’t mind the team spending the money on someone like Samardzija. You’re going to miss many more times than you are successful when it comes to drafting regardless of the talent. I’ve wanted to see the Cubs spend money in the draft for a long time and I bitch about the Cubs not doing it right now. What I do mind is the Cubs unwillingness to just let him walk. Just because the money is spent doesn’t mean you have to suffer through even more of a loss than the money itself.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]24-13 under Quade, fuckfaces![/quote]
But Byrd was only good at the beginning of the year…
XoomwaffleQuote Reply
yeah the F7 thing did not work out. I think that draft is a great example of how both fans like us and scouts have no idea whats going on.
all of us RIPPED the Colvin pick but Wilken saw something there. Yet all of us also though the F7 thing was a freaking joke and we were right
dylanjQuote Reply
The other thing I like about Colvin is that he hits lefties as well as righties. You can play him everyday if someone gets injured and he’s not a liability 30% of the time.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Xoomwaffle]But Byrd was only good at the beginning of the year…[/quote]
Shut me right up.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
that’s a fair point re: f7, maddog.
gaius mariusQuote Reply
There’s a lot of shutting right up going on today.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Xoomwaffle]But Byrd was only good at the beginning of the year…[/quote]
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that’s even remotely true.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]I’m with Shawn. I don’t mind the team spending the money on someone like Samardzija. You’re going to miss many more times than you are successful when it comes to drafting regardless of the talent. I’ve wanted to see the Cubs spend money in the draft for a long time and I bitch about the Cubs not doing it right now. What I do mind is the Cubs unwillingness to just let him walk. Just because the money is spent doesn’t mean you have to suffer through even more of a loss than the money itself.[/quote]
The question is one of odds. How many times do you have to roll the dice on a guy like Samardzija before you
roll a natural 20develop value from the pick? Is that success rate high enough to justify the combined salaries of all those overslot draft picks?shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
Grand slam by Russell.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Grand slam by Russell.[/quote]
Shut you right up.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that’s even remotely true.[/quote]Anyone who thinks
PiniellaMarlon Byrd was a goodmanagerplayer for the Cubs is wrong.Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]Shut you right up.[/quote]
Proved me wrong.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Grabow’s the closer?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Marshall, right?
mb21Quote Reply
Marshall was warming up to start the 8th, so it was possible he’d be needed then. But with Grabow the only one left in the pen, I guess they would have left Marshall in for more than an inning anyway. Moot point now.
Also, Russell was pretty fiery there on that 3rd strike. Is that admirable or disrespecting the game, I can’t remember which.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]
Also, Russell was pretty fiery there on that 3rd strike. Is that admirable or disrespecting the game, I can’t remember which.[/quote]
Admirable. He’s white.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]Fiery. He’s white.[/quote]
White guys can be fiery. Though, when they are it’s a positive thing.
8volumesthickQuote Reply
Can white guys be uppity? Is that even possible?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Pena would’ve dug that out of the dirt.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Pena would’ve dug that out of the dirt.[/quote]
No. Ramirez just need to quit being a lazy shit and make a good throw.
LukasQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Pena would’ve dug that out of the dirt.[/quote]
Three times.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Castro is good at sports.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Castro is good at sports.[/quote]
And I’ll bet a million dollars that Theriot still doesn’t understand why he was pushed to 2nd base and then traded.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Holy shit! Castro
LukasQuote Reply
Definitely good at sports.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I think he’s earned himself a bagel for dinner (dying laughing)
LukasQuote Reply
Wow. He was actually out.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Bloomquist up – Cubs lose.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Bloomquist up – Cubs lose.[/quote]
SHUT YOU RIGHT UP.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
It’s really nice when the bullpen blows and the cubs still win.
LukasQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]SHUT YOU RIGHT UP.[/quote]Proved me wrong.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Lukas]It’s really nice when the bullpen blows and the cubs still win.[/quote]
Helps when the opponent is shitty.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Helps when the opponent is shitty.[/quote]
+1 LSA
LukasQuote Reply
Pat Hughes said the game was seen by 27,039 fans.
I guess that includes the TV audience (in Chicago and Phoenix)?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
just watched the replay of the Castro play in the 9th on mlb.com. Brenly refers to Castro’s “end” of the play as NICE and
Colvin’s “end” of the play as GREAT!
ha
8volumesthickQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Pat Hughes said the game was seen by 27,039 fans.
I guess that includes the TV audience (in Chicago and Phoenix)?[/quote]
They must have been admiring the troughs.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Cubs season W > Cubs season L
The above statement is true for the first time since 2009.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
[quote name=shawndgoldman]Cubs season W > Cubs season L
The above statement is true for the first time since 1973.[/quote]/feels like’d
GBTSQuote Reply
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/05/why-is-jeff-samardzija-in-the-majors/
MishQuote Reply
NewOld thread up: http://obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/articles/5-cubs-trends-sure-to-end.htmlAndCountingQuote Reply
I hope to God he’s OK. 🙁
DoogolasQuote Reply