Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
At what point does the MLB reallign so we don't have six teams in one division? Chicago Cubs NAME IP FIP+ Kerry Wood 66.3 194 Scott Eyre 11.3 148 Jeff Samardzija 27.7 145 Rich Harden 71 138 Ryan Dempster 206.7 124 Carlos Marmol 87.3 121 Angel Guzman 9.7 108 Sean Gallagher 58.7 105 Randy Wells 4.3 103 Sean Marshall 65.3 103 Michael Wuertz 44.7 102 Bob Howry 70.7 102 Neal Cotts 35.7 102 Carlos Zambrano...
Red Hot Mama (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Did the Cubs have Angel Guzman start just to allow the Brewers to win the wild card? Or was it simply a matter of giving the team’s best starters and relievers another day of rest to prepare for the playoffs? It was probably the latter, but it’s fun to speculate. Especially if the 2 teams meet [...]
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
It’s A Great Day To Be Alive. Remember that, today, it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how the bullpen performs. And how the regular starters hit. And, hopefully, nobody slips on the Miller Park turf. It’s 3 up and 3 down in the Cubs 1st. And Angel Guzman does, in [...]
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
CC Sabathia vs. Angel Guzman. Game time is 1:05 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview . Go Brewers! via a.abcnews.com
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Next Game Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Brewers Sunday, Sep 28, 2008, 1:05 PM CDT Miller Park Angel Guzmán vs CC Sabathia Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 65. Complete Coverage > The weather forecast above notwithstanding, I would guess with the cooler weather, the roof at Miller Park will be closed today, as it was yesterday. When the schedule...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP Angel Guzman SP *C.C. Sabathia 0-0, 7.04, 6 K, 4 BB, 7.2 IP (NL) 10-2, 1.78, 121 K, 24 BB, 121.2 IP LF Alfonso Soirano CF Mike Cameron SS Ryan Theriot 2B #Ray Durham 1B Derrek Lee LF Ryan Braun 3B Aramis Ramirez 1B *Prince Fielder CF Reed Johnson SS J.J. Hardy RF *Micah Hoffpauir RF Corey Hart 2B Ronny Cedeno 3B *Craig Counsell C Henry Blanco C Jason Kendall...
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
[Is Angel Guzman, pictured, the Mets last best hope?] Mets fans, please send “thank you” notes to Mr. Lou Piniella, c/o Wrigley Field. For reasons I don’t want to worry about – such as Carlos Zambrano’s undead arm returning for the post-season – the Cubs have announced that all that stands between the Brewers’ CC Sabbathia [...]
Dom D's - Mets Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
The Mets won’t benefit from Carlos Zambrano starting opposite CC Sabathia in Milwaukee on Sunday. Zambrano has been scratched from the start, with Angel Guzman instead getting the call. Here’s Cubs beat writer Paul Sullivan quoting Lou Piniella , then elaborating in the Chicago Tribune: “It’s not going to matter because, well, it is going to matter but it’s not going to matter,” Piniella said. What...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Now, the Chicago Cubs won't start Carlos Zambrano in their regular-season finale Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Instead, it will be Angel Guzman, a Sept. 1 call-up who has appeared in only five games - all Cubs losses - and has a 7.04 ERA in 7 2-3 innings. The Brewers are tied with the Mets for the NL wild card.
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Angel Guzman (September '07 TJS) had what was likely his final rehab outing last night at Iowa, pitching the 8th & 9th in a GF non-save situation in an I-Cubs victory, throwing two shutout inings (31 pitches - 23 strikes). With his minor league rehab going well, I fully expect the Cubs to reactivate Guzman from the 60-day DL on Monday when the MLB active rosters expand to 40. So far in four games...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Iowa Cubs As hot as the Chicago Cubs are, they aren't the hottest team named "Cubs" in baseball. That honor belongs to the Iowa Cubs, who just won their sixth in a row against the New Orleans Zephyrs, 8-2. Angel Guzman continued his strong comeback from Tommy John surgery. Guzman pitched the first three innings and allowed no runs and only one hit and one walk. Guzman struck out three. Randy Wells...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Jon Lieber and Scott Eyre threw in rehab outings with the AZL Cubs at Fitch Park Field #3 this morning, as Larry Rothschild, Lester Strode, and Carlos Zambrano (who was visiting buddy Angel Guzman) watched from the bench, and a gaggle of Cubs brass watched from the observation tower. And the AZL Cubs took advantage of having a couple of big leaguers throw shutout ball for the first four innings of...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Angel Guzman threw two innings (25 pitches - 19 strikes, 3/1 GO/FO) in an AZL Cubs intrasquad game at Fitch Park Field #3 this morning, allowing two runs (one ER) on two hits, with no walks and two stikeouts (both swinging). Also, Daryle Ward continued his rehab at Fitch Park, with an extended pre-game BP session in which he clubbed bomb after bomb over the RF fence. He also shagged some fly balls...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
Angel Guzman (on the 60-day DL while rehabbing from 2007 TJS) threw two innings (28 pitches) in an AZL Cubs intrasquad game, and Daryle Ward (on the 15-day DL while rehabbing from a back injury) took an extended BP session at Fitch Park this morning, . Also, three more players signed out of the recent Rule 4 Draft have reported to Fitch Park, bringing the count up to 22 drafted players signed (with...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
While the EXST Cubs were losing 8-3 to the EXST Giants on Fitch Park Field #2, Angel Guzman continued his rehab from September 2007 TJ surgery, throwing 20 pitches in a "simulated game" on Field #2. Facing five EXST Cubs who were not in the starting lineup on Field #3 (Junior Lake, George Matheus, Nelson Perez, Kevin Soto, and Josh Vitters), the 26-year old Guzman once again had good velocity (consistently...
