The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The Cubs added pitchers John Gaub, Blake Parker and Rafael Dolis along with catcher Welington Castillo and OF James Adduci to their 40-man roster. All five were eligible to be selected in the upcoming Rule 5 draft and the deadline was today to add them. Arizona Phil has been keeping track of this on the right sidebar of course. He had Matt Camp on his short list of players he thought the Cubs would...
ComicList Complete (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
All the races are decided, and we've only got three teams playing their final game of the regular season. There will be no wrap tomorrow because there aren't any games. Peoria's playoffs start on Wednesday and I'll be here with coverage of their game with Cedar Rapids. Tennessee's quest for the title starts on Thursday at Huntsville. Iowa Cubs (72-72) The Iowa Cubs finished out their year with a 7-2...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
For the Iowa Cubs the final tally is six dozen up, six dozen down. For Jeff Samardzija it's half a dozen of each after today's season finale at Principal Park in Des Moines. The team finished with an even split of their gross of games in 2009 after their struggling pitching prospect lost to Albuquerque this afternoon to even his personal slate in what's been an up and down season in more ways than...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
For some teams, the season ended today. For others, the good stuff is just starting. We're going to start with the good news today. Tennessee Smokies (38-31) Cover the furniture with plastic, Ryno, because you've just led the Tennessee Smokies to a second-half division title with a 7-0 shutout of the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx. Starter Hung-Wen Chen has been much better in the second half than the...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Everyone lost tonight except, well you can probably guess who the only winning team was tonight. Iowa Cubs (64-62) The I-Cubs were battered by the Portland Beavers, 8-1. David Patton made a rehab start tonight for the I-Cubs, but it didn't go as well as the Big Z's did yesterday. Patton got the loss by allowing two runs over his 2.1 innings pitched. He gave up two hits, walked two and struck out one....
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
No Cub pitcher above rookie ball allowed a run today. Iowa Cubs (62-59) The Iowa Cubs shut out the Tacoma Raniers, 4-0. Starter James Russell picked up his third win for the I-Cubs this afternoon. He went five innings and allowed four hits and two walks. Russell struck out five. John Gaub entered the game in the ninth when Vince Perkins got into trouble and picked up his first save. He retired both...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
With the game postponed, I thought all the dumb hicks here at ACB could use a minor league update. This is for the games that were played tonight. Iowa Cubs 4, Tacoma Rainers 0 James Russell got the win with 5 scoreless innings, raising his record on the year to 3-1. Russell struck out 5, walked 2, and gave up 4 hits. His season ERA sits at 3.72. Jeff Stevens threw 2 scoreless innings, giving up 1...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
I think Geovany Soto is fine. Iowa Cubs The I-Cubs trumped the Reno Aces, 3-2. Starter Esmailin Caridad went six innings tonight, allowing only two runs on three hits, including a solo home run. Caridad walked two and struck out an eye-popping twelve Aces. I don't know for sure, but I'm betting that's a career high for Caridad. I've been doing these wraps since before Caridad entered the Cub system,...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Apparently there's some "bromance" on the Boise Hawks. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs zapped the New Orleans Zephyrs, 14-0. The I-Cub pitching staff threw a combined one-hitter tonight. Starter James Russell gave up the lone hit in his four innings. Russell walked one and struck out two. Justin Berg got the win in relief because Russell didn't go five. Berg walked one and hit one in his two innings....
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were beaten by the Omaha Royals, 5-4. A strong start tonight for Esmailin Caridad . Caridad went six innings and surrendered only one run on a solo home run. He allowed only three hits total. Caridad struck out four and didn't walk anyone. Vince Perkins , however, blew a three-run lead in the ninth inning to take the loss. Perkins allowed four runs on two hits and three walks...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
There was a fanshot on this, but Kevin Goldstein over at Baseball Prospectus wrote an article on the sorry state of the Cubs farm system (sub. req.) which he sees as keeping the Cubs out of the Halladay sweepstakes. He criticizes the Cubs for some bad drafts and a failure to develop any plate discipline in the minor leagues. He also criticizes the Jeff Samardzija signing, believing the money could...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Angel Guzman made a rehab appearance for Peoria tonight. Iowa Cubs The I-Cubs were stopped by the Round Rock Express, 1-0. Mitch Atkins pitched his best game of the year and got the eight inning, complete game loss. Atkins allowed the one run on three hits. He didn't walk anyone and struck out seven. Atkins had a no-hitter going into the seventh inning, when he allowed all three of the hits. Center...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Josh Vitters is out of his slump. Jake Opitz has a big night for Daytona. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were run over by the Round Rock Express, 6-5. J. R. Mathes allowed five runs on ten hits in his five inning start. He didn't walk a batter and struck out four. Blake Parker gave up a run on two hits in the ninth to take the loss. Parker had no walks and struck out one. Shortstop Matt Camp went 3 for 5...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
Josh Vitters hit his first home run this month tonight after a torrid May when he couldn't do anything but hit homers. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs zipped past the New Orleans Zephyrs, 7-3. Jeff Samardzija picked up his fifth win tonight with seven solid innings. He allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out five. The I-Cubs had ten hits, all singles. Bobby Scales and Luis Rivas were...
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