LAist (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Mmmmm.... Dodgeriffic! | Photo by Naked_Eyes / Flickr A Recession Obsession is, 1) a meal so great that it sticks in your mind long after digestion's end, and, 2) plays nice with your sensitive wallet. Is there a better place than Los Angeles to eat a wide variety of amazing food that so happens to be inexpensive? Probably not. We're as lucky as we are well fed. We last obsessed over mondo falafel...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
If you can believe it, I turned off today's Cub game and watched opera on PBS instead. That's how bad things have gotten. (No, I'm not an opera fan, but my wife is and my baby girl loves all music. So there was a bit of making the rest of the family happy going on there. But my wife is a baseball fan too, so it wasn't to stop an argument of anything.) It may be the Dog Days of August in the majors,...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
Iowa Cubs (70-65) The Iowa Cubs made it four in a row tonight with a 7-4 thumping of the Oklahoma City RedHawks. Casey Fossum improved his record to 6-4 by allowing only one run on two hits over five innings. Fossum walked four and hit two batters. He struck out nine. Blake Parker pitched the ninth inning and picked up his 20th save. Parker allowed one hit and didn't walk anyone. He struck out two....
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
Believe it or not, the D- Cubs threw another no-hitter tonight, less than two weeks after the last one. It was another one of the seven-inning no-nos. Generally good news from the farm tonight, although Brett Jackson went on the DL with a sore right wrist. Iowa Cubs (69-65) The Iowa Cubs moved into second place with a 4-2 victory over the Oklahoma City RedHawks. Jeff Samardzija dominated tonight for...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
Hak-Ju Lee and Jose Valdez were named to the Northwest League Post-season All-Star Team. I think everybody needs some good news tonight and I'm glad to say I've got some tonight. So we're going to lead off with it. P eoria Chiefs (37-22) The Peoria Chiefs clinched a playoff spot tonight with a 2-1 victory over the Quad City River Bandits. Starter Aaron Shafer got the win tonight with six shutout innings....
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
I was rays before rays was cool. Jenn Sterger on Twitpic Fire Dayton Moore: Our wOBA experiment results for the Royals Fire Dayton Moore: Our wOBA experiment results for the Royals Dayton Moore Meet Andy MacPhail | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog Fire Dayton Moore: Our wOBA experiment results for the Royals The Pipeline: Royals on the Farm 8/20 -- Myers cranks 1st pro homer ROYALS: The...
Minor League Ball (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Oklahoma City RedHawks Scouting Report I saw OKC play Salt Lake for three days last weekend. Here are some impressions of the home team. OKLAHOMA CITY REDHAWKS (TRIPLE-A TEXAS RANGERS) Joaquin Arias , SS Hitting .273/.298/.351 with 18 steals in 20 attempts. He always looks good on defense when I see him; above average range, good arm, soft hands. He runs well and is very toolsy physically, but his...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
More photos » by LM Otero - AP This guy has fallen a long way from being the guy with the nice contract and hot wife. The Sky Sox torched him for 9 runs last night. Browse more photos » AAA Colorado Springs, W 13-3 - (66-58, 1st) Contrary to their parents last night, the Sky Sox had no trouble taking advantage of run-scoring opportunities, and they faced a pitcher with a far better MLB...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
The Oklahoma City RedHawks won 4-3 against the Salt Lake Bees Saturday evening at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. Royce Huffman and Casey Benjamin drove in two runs apiece in the fourth inning to stake the RedHawks to all the runs they would need.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
CATS BEAT REDHAWKS ON ERROR IN 12TH INNING Turning point: Eric Patterson stole third base, then scored when the throw went into left field with one out in the 12th inning to give the River Cats a 4-3 victory over the Oklahoma City RedHawks on Friday night at Raley Field. Take a bow: After hitting a two-run home run to right field in the seventh inning, Patterson became the second player in River Cats...
360 Cities (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Panoramic photo by Randy Myers . View from the pitcher's mound at Principal Park in Des Moines, Iowa, home of the Iowa Cubs. ?The Iowa Cubs are the AAA affiliate of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs. This is a July 2nd evening, just before the start of a game with the Oklahoma City RedHawks.
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
Nashville Sounds (Triple-A) - 55-47 Lost 6-4 at Oklahoma City RedHawks (TEX) ( box / pbp ) Huntsville Stars (Double-A) - 52-48 Won 8-3 at Montgomery Biscuits (TAM) ( box / pbp ) Brevard County Manatees (High-A) - 58-34 Lost 1-0 at Fort Myers Miracle (MIN) ( box / pbp ) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Low-A) - 47-52 Lost 2-1 at Peoria Chiefs (CHC) ( box / pbp ) Helena Brewers (Rookie) - 16-16 Lost 11-6 at...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP Cory Wade could be activated as soon as Friday. Browse more photos » Joe Torre said Sunday that injured reliever Cory Wade will pitch today in Albuquerque on a rehab assignment. Wade has been on the disabled list since July 16 with a right shoulder strain, and is eligible to be activated Friday. Now comes word this morning that utility man Doug Mientkiewicz...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
Nashville Sounds (Triple-A) - 55-46 Lost 11-1 at Oklahoma City RedHawks (TEX) ( box / pbp ) Brevard County Manatees (High-A) - 58-33 Won 8-4 at Fort Myers Miracle (MIN) ( box / pbp ) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Low-A) - 47-51 Lost 12-5 at Peoria Chiefs (CHC) ( box / pbp ) Helena Brewers (Rookie) - 16-15 Lost 5-3 at Great Falls Voyagers (CHW) ( box / pbp ) AZL Brewers (Rookie) - 12-17 Lost 6-2 at AZL...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009
Nashville Sounds (Triple-A) - 54-45 Lost 9-5 at Oklahoma City RedHawks (TEX) ( box / pbp ) Huntsville Stars (Double-A) - 50-48 Lost 7-5 vs Carolina Mudcats (CIN) ( box / pbp ) Brevard County Manatees (High-A) - 57-33 Lost 12-5 at St. Lucie Mets (NYM) ( box / pbp ) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Low-A) - 47-49 Won 5-4 (11 innings) vs Dayton Dragons (CIN) ( box / pbp ) Helena Brewers (Rookie) - 16-13 Lost...
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