Diory Hernandez went 1-5. Who is Diory Hernandez? Exactly.
Jae Hoon Ha was 2-3 with a BB and has really been on a hot streak for the last few weeks. Ha also gunned down a runner at the plate. Junior Lake went 2-4 and is hitting .286. Trey McNutt pitched a clean inning out of the bullpen. I wonder if we will see him in September.
Daytona
No Game
Tim Saunders just keeps hitting and went 2-4 last night. The D3 product has just pissed on the ball since he was drafted although yesterday BA's Jim Callis mentioned he may not stick at SS and the Cubs have tried him out at several positions so far. Knuckleballer Joe Zeller gave up 5 ER in 6 IP.
Dan Vogelbach went 3-4 with a BB and his 9th HR which was a massive shot to dead center. His OPS in Boise is currently 1.104. Stephen Bruno collected 3 hits and a pair of walks and is hitting .340. Marco Hernandez was 1-3 with a BB and hit his 5th HR of the year as well. Hernandez has recovered from a pretty bleak stint in Peoria to start the year. Hopefully his return next season goes better.
Paul Blackburn had a great start striking out 4 in 4 and only allowing a pair of hits. Blackburn has 12 K's in 17.2 IP.
Comments
http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/2012/08/21/shop-sells-meth-candy-honor-breaking-bad/BvHMg8SPfKCYgabsDbnrNI/story.html
NM shop sells ‘meth candy’ to honor ‘Breaking Bad’
(dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
And they have it on donuts…
Also I guess Aaron Paul was on the Price is Right 14 years ago (dying laughing)
http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/aaron-paul-the-best-the-price-is-right-contesta
WaLiQuote Reply
Does this sound familiar?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3UQQrR1L2Q
Vince GilliganQuote Reply
So I guess the moral of the story is that Iowa sucks?
Mobile RiceQuote Reply
@ Mobile Rice:
Looks like it will next year, too. There are like, what, 2 people who may get called up?
akabariQuote Reply
@ akabari:
The 2013 Cubs: Iowa Still Sucks
Rice CubeQuote Reply
DJ is the Iowa Cubs of letting people know he has posted something new.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Only place I’ve seen this so far…so I have no idea if it could even be true:
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/14636291-419/cubs-plan-to-move-peoria-chiefs-to-kane-county.html
Jed Jam BandQuote Reply
Also unrelated but I had my first bottle of Pumpking last night and it is still my favorite seasonal beer ever
akabariQuote Reply
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/08/nick-swisher-expected-to-seek-100mm-plus.html
ROFL. Someone will likely give it to him too.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube wrote:
Fixed
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
MishQuote Reply
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
So true. I normally just check the main page around 10 am since that’s about when he posts something new (dying laughing)
WaLiQuote Reply
Sounding like Cubs A-ball affiliate next year —————–> Kane County
BerseliusQuote Reply
How have the prospects the Cubs got back in trades been doing?
EdwinQuote Reply
@ Edwin:
If it would ever stop raining in Florida, this one might be able to show you how well he’s doing:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=villan001chr
Rice CubeQuote Reply
MishQuote Reply
I just wanted to drop in to say that I only just now realized that Josh Vitters is white.
fang2415Quote Reply
aside: http://obstructedview.net/aside/nick-swisher-has-gone-bananas.html
mb21Quote Reply
@ fang2415:
The 2013 Cubs: Tune In And Find Out Which Of Them Are White
fang2415Quote Reply
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/hero-umpire-jim-joyce-saves-a-diamondbacks-employees-life/
MishQuote Reply
I think Peoria and Kane County were blind sided by the news of the Cubs switching low-A facilities.
jtsunamiQuote Reply
@ Mish:
It’s odd that it didn’t really have any info on the woman. What caused it? Did she just stop breathing because she had a seizure? Was she epileptic?
mb21Quote Reply
@ Mish:
Figures, even though someone looks out he makes sure they end up safe.
GBTSQuote Reply
mb21 wrote:
He probably deserves $126M. I heard about this one time he hit four grand slams against Ryan Dempster.
alfQuote Reply
@ Mish:
I saw one on twitter that labeled each ovary as “rape chaff.” (dying laughing)
GBTSQuote Reply
Garza —> 60-day DL? Wow.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
A visit to Dr. Andrews cannot be far in the offing.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I wonder if they can negotiate a smaller extension since he was sucking a bit this year (bad luck/shitty variance) and he’s now injured. I’m pretty sure he’s gone to untradeable now.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I think you’re reading too much into this. Even if he was going to be out for just a month, why not shut him down for the rest of the season? It’s only 5 weeks or so until it’s over, and 60-day DL will be gone come next year.
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
That’s just to open a roster spot since guys on 60 day DL can be replaced. Since he’s out for the year this was inevitable.
mb21Quote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Why sign someone to a long term contract when they’re injured? If they aren’t tradeable you probably shouldn’t be locking the guy up long term.
mb21Quote Reply
@ Berselius:
Agreed. Who knows what’s up, but this is just to open a spot on the roster. It probably means they’ll be adding to it in September.
mb21Quote Reply
@ Berselius:
@ mb21:
We’ll see. I bet he doesn’t pitch for the Cubs again until 2014.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
That’s entirely possible, but I don’t think putting him on the 60-day DL has anything to do with any new information about his injury.
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
Probably not, but I’ve suspected their downplaying of the severity of this injury from the get-go.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
That’s a safe bet. I think all sports injuries are downplayed, but surgery doesn’t seem necessary at this point so I’d assume he’ll be healthy to start the year.
mb21Quote Reply
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
By the way, Jim Joyce: Best ‘stache in Baseball
SVBQuote Reply
The new fan at OV HQ might have been installed improperly:
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
We take our site name seriously. Obstructed View ——-> Obstructed Fans
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Tom Ricketts wants to incorporate that at Wrigley Field.
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
He should put Todd in charge.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
I’m surprised that Minute Maid Park doesn’t have that fan by the stupid fucking flag pole they have in CF.
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
I was thinking of giving him $5MM over 10 years because he’s broken, but that was really just a fantasy and I wasn’t serious about it at all (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rusin, Rusin. Chris, Chris, Rusin, Rusin. Anyways, is anybody really excited to watch Rusin pitch? Can’t be worse than Raley, right?
Jed Jam BandQuote Reply
mb21 wrote:
Dammit, mb. It’s a hill that happens to have a flagpole. Not just a flag pole. This makes it better.
Get it right or pay the price.
jtsunamiQuote Reply
didnt one of you beer fags mention Hennepin the other day? I found a dusty 4 pack in my local store. Does it bring the thunder?
dylanjQuote Reply
@ dylanj:
Hennepin is really, really good.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
do you just serve it from the bottle or refrigerate it?
dylanjQuote Reply
Aaron Cook is pitching today!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
We can be almost assured that he…
*puts on sunglasses*
…won’t strike out.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
He has fewer strikeouts per start than Brett Jackson.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ dylanj:
Hennepin > all other beer
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Nice fan shot.
GBTSQuote Reply
OK. The game should have been going about 20 min by now. Do I open a tab for Gameday to see how Rusin is doing, or not? Decisions, decisions…..
If I do, it just means I have to wait around for the 5 R he’s going to give up. If I don’t, I won’t know that he’s given them up, so I’ll keep thinking about surfing to Gameday. ARRRGGGHHH, why is life so difficult?
SVBQuote Reply
Aaron Cook has 4 strikeouts today, more than doubling his previous high this season. He’s also allowed 10 hits and has a throwing error.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I hate people.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
“It’s just Max.”
(dying laughing) For fucks sake.
GBTSQuote Reply
Rusin!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Chris Rusin should be the team’s cleanup hitter.
mb21Quote Reply
@ GBTS:
I like how he capitalized the word vowel and put quotes around it. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
Of course they stranded him (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
“Missed it by that much” Maxvowel Schmart
SVBQuote Reply
Can someone explain why Josh Vitters keeps batting 2nd? I guess when you have 4 or 5 7/8 hitters you have to put guys in spots they don’t belong.
mb21Quote Reply
The Brewers announcers were wondering if Aramis could win the Gold Glove. No. No he can’t.
mb21Quote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
GBTS, MB21, GW, and I would like to invite you to the vowelless club, RCCB.
SVBQuote Reply
No hitter through 2.1
mb21Quote Reply
This is infinitely better than what I had expected.
I wonder when it’ll all go to hell.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
Looks more like a fan post to me
BerseliusQuote Reply
Rice Cube wrote:
The Cubs go back to Houston on Sep 10, if that’s what you’re asking
BerseliusQuote Reply
BerseliusQuote Reply
I wasn’t paying attention…did the Cubs just allow a stolen base on a pickoff attempt?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Bryce Harper got a golden sombrero.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
I’m just disappointed no one went with the obvious “yrnm” tweet.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
@ shawndgoldman:
That would’ve been a clever one, except that this appears to have been a compendium of stupidity which is the opposite of cleverness.
Four runs on two hits!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
39% strikeout rate for Vitters and a 46% strikeout rate for Jackson. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
The Cubs have 2 hits and 12 strikeouts today.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
It’s almost as if the Cubs are terrible or something.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
A new era of Cubs baseball is upon us.
mb21Quote Reply
The position players have 1 hit, 1 walk and 12 strikeouts.
mb21Quote Reply
Castillo now has 3 passed balls in less than 180 innings behind the plate. The Cubs catchers have 7 this entire season. He’s been behind the plate when 5 wild pitches have been thrown. The Cubs have 26 as a team.
Dude cannot stop a baseball from getting past him.
mb21Quote Reply
This was nice for the new guy:
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24093589&c_id=mlb
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ mb21:
I’m still surprised the universe didn’t implode in a singularity event when those guys faced Chapman last week.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
I liked the part where this pitch was the exact opposite of where the catcher wanted it.
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24100901&c_id=mlb
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Yowsers.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Center field?
EricQuote Reply
mb21 wrote:
Well, it’s not like it’s his job or anything.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Honestly, though, sample sizes and so forth. Are those numbers anywhere close to statistically significant?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat wrote:
/akined
Suburban kidQuote Reply
mb21 wrote:
Brett Jackson must be rubbing off on him
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
FLAGGED
GBTSQuote Reply
This is fun, and I believe, free:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18101
MishQuote Reply
@ dylanj:
I like it at room temperature better than refrigerated. I found the 4-pack last time I was at the beer store and I was very happy, as we previously only had the big 750mL bottle, which is good, but to be honest it gets my fairly intoxicated.
To me, it doesn’t taste as good cold. You could may be refigerate it for just a little while first, but I really like it room temp.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Same. It should be served at 50-60 degrees.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Watching replays from last night and a) what is Rusin, like 12? b) that kid has a really nice swing for a pitcher.
joshQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Right, that’s what it says on the bottle, too. But I’m not really sure how to get it that temp, and I prefer it slightly too warm than too cold.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Best way is to buy a small chest freezer and temp it, but I buy it warm and stick it in the freezer for 10 minutes, pour, let it rest and then drink it.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Cool, that’s what I do.
joshQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat wrote:
No, but it’s still funny.
mb21Quote Reply
Holy shit. The Brewers release Randy Wolf.
The exclamation isn’t so much about his performance, but about the fact that he was supposed to be the guy who would stabilize that rotation and now he’s being kicked to the curb.
Baseball is the cruelest sport.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
(dying laughing) I didn’t even know he was still playing.
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
I was thinking that too. I think he must have been hurt or something. Or he’s just sucked.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
yeah i said “holy shit” too but it was more like “holy shit, randy wolf is still alive” than “holy shit, randy wolf was unsuccessful in stabilizing the rotation.”
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
@ EnricoPallazzo:
I guess I’m just surprised that he was dropped. Not that he was great, but he had some effective years to be unceremoniously dumped like that. I mean, do the Cubs know that this is an option?
joshQuote Reply
I don’t know, I guess I have a friend who’s a Brewers fan, and I remember him being excited about Wolf. Didn’t work out.
joshQuote Reply
OK, fine, I’ll go sit in the corner wearing the DERP hat.
joshQuote Reply
Truest. Comic. Ever.
joshQuote Reply
@ EnricoPallazzo:
josh – it’s a combination of the fact that he’s been playing full time since i was in high school, which seems like a really fucking long time ago, plus the fact that i have blocked the last few years of MLB from my memory. i guess that’s why i figured that he had retired a while back.
but you’re right, he’s not actually super old and his numbers look pretty decent up until this season. hell, he can’t be worse than [insert current cubs pitcher here].
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
@ EnricoPallazzo:
I remember him pitching last year, but was confused why. He reminds me of Wandy Rodriguez. Any time you look at the numbers they’re much better than you’d think, but when you watch the player you can’t figure out why he’s playing baseball.
mb21Quote Reply
@ EnricoPallazzo:
I meant “this is an option” as in “they could dump players who suck,” but I could see them picking him up for cheap.
joshQuote Reply
new shit up
dylanjQuote Reply