Alberto Cabrera struck out 4 in 2.1 IP. Thats about it. Brett Jackson was pulled as part of a double switch but I think he is staying put. Sappelt might guy the call up.
Matt Szczur has done nothing but hit since moving up to AA to fill in for the injured Jae Hoon Ha. Last night he went 3-4 with a double. Logan Watkins was 2-4 with his 20th stolen base. Erick Jokisch pitched a complete game going 7 innings and allowing 3 ER.
nothing worth writing about.
PJ Francescon snapped out of his funk and delivered a good start pitching 6 shutout innings while striking out 6 and allowing 5 total baserunners. Maybe Francescon just needed to steal from the Children's Miracle Network tip jar to get his mojo back. On the hitting side of things Ronald Torreyes and Rubi Silva led the charge. Torreyes was 2-5 with a triple, stolen base # 13 and Silva went 3-4.
Pin Chieh Chen continues hit hot streak at the plate as he collected 4 hits in 5 AB's last night. He raised his AVG to .267. Baez was 1-4 with a double. MB21 approved pitcher Joseph Zeller worked 5.1 innings and the only run he gave up with on a solo HR. He struck out 1 batter. Zeller has a 1.65 ERA in Peoria.
Boise & AZL
No Game.
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mb21 approved (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
national guys all shitting on kap’s story now
GWQuote Reply
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the lesson: you can fabricate rumors to most teams, but not to the yankees (dying laughing)
GWQuote Reply
soto trade officially official.
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I’ve been slacking like heck on comics because we’re moving, so I haven’t been watching games or following all the comments closely.
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Suburban kid wrote:
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I like Alvin’s made up rumor last night. Let’s see what happened there. Jackson taken out same time as Johnson and Soto. Players taken out of games this time of year are sometimes involved in trades. Johnson shaking hands. Almost certain traded so we can assume Soto was too and now we can assume Jackson was too. This leads Alvin to say a source has told him Jackson being traded to.
He has no source. I’m more convinced that ever after last night. He made that shit up.
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Suburban kid wrote:
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@ GW:
He got spun. I think he has a really good source, but also think that source spins him, and Kap lets himself be spun so he keeps getting scoops. Aisley and I have long suspected this source to be Crane Kenney, but we don’t have a shred of proof. (dying laughing)
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I’m guessing Kap knows he’s being spun and lets it happen so he can get good scoops. I’m betting he knows which are bullshit and which aren’t, but who knows?
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@ Mercurial Outfielder:
my guess is that it went something like this:
thoyer: are there any other teams that you have ever considered playing for at any time in your career, Ryan?
demp: i dunno, i used to think about the yankees because they pay a shitload of money to free agents
thoyer: fantastic. (gets on the phone with cashman)
cashman: not interested.
crane kenney: kapman, the cubs have been on the phone with the yanks talking ryan dempster.
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@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I thought his source was deep goat? I think he named it after that goat that could swallow a Kielbasa sausage whole.
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@ Mercurial Outfielder:
He probably figures the 10% of the time he’s right he looks like gold, and half the time when he’s wrong, no one can prove he’s wrong (if Demp doesn’t go to the Yanks, how do you prove that the Yanks weren’t at least making calls?), so there’s no risk to him.
joshQuote Reply
i love kap getting shit on
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God, what the hell happened to Soto? I hope he turns his career around in Texas.
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@ Mucker:
That’s the source Al claims to have. Kaplan has a good source. He gets solid info and gets it early, but he also gets spun a lot. I agree with MB, though. Kaplan knows how the game is played.
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@ Mucker:
Yeah, me too.
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@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Oh, I thought you were talking about Al……..nevermind………carry on.
MuckerQuote Reply
What time is the deadline?
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@ Mucker:
http://www.whattimeisthemlbtradingdeadline.co.uk
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I just checked and Deep Goat is still listed on the Cubs website under Player Development and Scouting personnel. He is about halfway down the list.
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@ Mucker:
really not that atypical for a catcher, i think. that time behind the plate can really wear down your offensive prowess. look at santana in cleveland this year. and he was a much better prospect than soto.
GWQuote Reply
I’ll always remember soto’s “beast mode” season in iowa, and how much i anticipated his callup.
GWQuote Reply
Posted without reading, so have fun:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/cubs-trade-geovany-soto-reed-johnson-paul-maholm-arodys-vizcaino-jacob-brigham/
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@ Mucker:
4pm
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@ Mercurial Outfielder:
That link doesn’t work.
MuckerQuote Reply
new shit: http://obstructedview.net/news-and-rumors/new-cub-jake-brigham.html
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Really no matter if someone doesn’t be aware of after that its up to other viewers that they will assist, so here it takes place.
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