Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The Bowling Green Hot Rods have been working their way through the Midwest League to introduce their fans to the new teams they will be seeing. This week, the spotlight was turned on the Peoria Chiefs . A little history from the middle of the article. While the Chiefs didn't win it all in '85, a total of eight players on the roster eventually played in the big leagues. Two of those players made lasting...
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
MTV? What's that? The Chiefs know . Members of the Peoria Chiefs staff will be featured on Thursday's episode of Pranked on MTV (9:30 Central). The prank to air is a retaliation prank cooked up by the sales staff against the promotion/production staff and it took place in August. Original prank by the interns: Revenge of the sales staff Three things: 1.) Hyperbole, much? 2.) The multiple angle replays...
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Boxscore Narveson shines in start Pitcher piles up 10 strikeouts It's amazing how differently things go when your starting pitcher doesn't take you out of the game before everyone settles into their seats. Left-hander Chris Narveson more than did his job as a fill-in starter for the Milwaukee Brewers with a strong effort over 5 2/3 innings Wednesday night that included a career-high 10 strikeouts....
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Ending tough to take Even now, almost a week later, it is hard to separate the Peoria Chiefs’ season in full from their last two games. Maybe it’s the fact that the Chiefs, the best team in the Midwest League’s Western Division, were swept by Cedar Rapids in the opening round of the playoffs. That those two games ended in two of the most improbable ways for games to end — any...
ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Game One Hundred Forty-Three: Cubs (74-68) vs. Brewers (69-74) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (8-6, 3.77/1.41) vs. Yovani Gallardo (12-11, 3.59/1.29) Updated - 4:41pm C.T. - Alfonso Soriano Placed on the 15-day DL following surgery on his left knee Tuesday morning. The DL move is retroactive...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Sad night tonight as a couple of bullpen meltdowns led to disaster for our minor league teams. Peoria Chiefs I'm going to lead with the Chiefs tonight because their season ended with a 9-8 loss to the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Things looked pretty good early as the Chiefs got out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on four consecutive two out hits. First baseman Rebel Ridling singled, then right fielder...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
A home run in the bottom of the ninth tied the score, but the Chiefs couldn't add on and they lost the first game of the best-of-three series to the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 6-4 in ten innings . Starter Austin Biebens-Dirkx got the honor of starting game one after having been dominating down the stretch after getting signed out of the independent leagues mid-season. Tonight he allowed four runs in a game...
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...
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
Complete scoreboard Cedar Rapids 5 @Wisconsin 2: Will Smith allowed just two hits over eight strong innings in pitching Cedar Rapids to a 5-2 Midwest League win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Friday at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. South Bend 6 @Dayton 2 (10 innings): “We played 27 pretty darn good innings (over three days) against these guys,” Dragons manager Todd Benzinger...
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Complete scoreboard Cedar Rapids 4 @Wisconsin 2: Kernels version | Rattlers version @Burlington 3, Clinton 1: The celebration looked like any other after a victory -- the Bees lined up on the field and shook hands, a businesslike celebration after the team clinched a playoff berth. Leave no doubt about it, though, the Bees were thrilled... (Editor's Note: Not as thrilled as the Looooooooons....that's...
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Complete scoreboard Cedar Rapids 4 @ Wisconsin 3: As it began its final homestand, a three-game set against Cedar Rapids, Wisconsin found itself trying to leave a final, positive impression for the home crowd at Fox Cities Stadium. But that didn't happen Wednesday night. @Dayton 8, South Bend 6: Rookie Donnie Joseph was called upon to retire one batter with two on in the top of the ninth and he struck...
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....
Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
Complete scoreboard Wisconsin @ Burlington: Rained out Clinton @ Cedar Rapids doubleheader: Rained out @South Bend 4, Dayton 2: South Bend completed a four-game sweep of the Dayton Dragons, 4-2, in minor-league baseball action Thursday. Dayton entered the series one game ahead of South Bend in the chase for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Division. The Silver Hawks now own a three-game lead...
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....
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
Iowa Cubs Rained out. They'll play a double-header tomorrow. Tennessee Smokies (32-28) The Smokies scored two runs in the top of the ninth to batter the Carolina Mudcats, 2-1. Starter Casey Coleman pitched well tonight, allowing only one run over six innings. He gave up five hits, walked two and struck out three. David Cales pitched a perfect eighth inning and got the win. Brian Schlitter faced two...
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