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Cubs Minor League Wrap--July 25
July 26, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs detonated the Albuquerque Isotopes, 11-2.
Starter J.R. Mathes kept the ball down as he went seven innings and only allowed two runs in the best hitter's park in baseball. Mathes gave up seven hits and didn't walk anyone. He struck out one. He induced...
All Star Update-Southern League
June 30, 2009 by
Towel Drills
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Posted by Lionel on June 29, 2009.I previously announced the Class A minor league All Stars via the weekly ATAtM, but I decided to profile the numerous Tennessee Smokies who made the Southern League All Star team separately. Here are the six:Jay Jackson-This was an obvious selection...
Smokies Announce Opening Day Roster
April 07, 2009 by
Chicago Cubs Online
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The Chicago Cubs' Double-A affiliate, the Tennessee Smokies, announced their Opening Day Roster on Monday. Ryne Sandberg's team opens the 2009 season on the road Thursday, April 9 against the Jacksonville Suns (Florida Marlins). The Smokies home opener is April 15 against the...
Minor League Action
May 19, 2009 by
Another Cubs Blog
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Iowa Cubs (AAA)
Iowa Cubs 12, Salt Lake Bees 3 (Angels)
Jake Fox was 2-4 with his 17th home run of the season. That’s some ridiculous power. He’s now slugging .968 on the season. Yes, that’s his slugging. Not his OPS. He was the starting catcher in yesterday...
Cubs Minor League Wrap - August 21
August 22, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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...
Gimme the Sausages; Hold the Goose Eggs...
July 02, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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The Iowa Cubs haven't scored since practically before Sam Fuld got married and that was over a week ago here in Des Moines. While Fuld's big league honeymoon continues his ex-mates have been one-upping the C-Cubs in offensive futility.
Last night the team dropped its...
Baseball News and Notes: Darwin in town, Reyes signs
August 20, 2009 by
Building the Dam
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A quick look around the bases:
--Darwin Barney, now with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, is in Portland for a brief stretch this week to play the Portland Beavers. He went 2-for-4 in the series opener Tuesday, and again went 2-for-4 last night. If you'd like to get out to PGE Park...
Cubs Minor League Wrap -- September 5
September 06, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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I'm back. (No thanks to AT&T) Did anyone miss me?
I'm not going to bore you with the details. . .oh what the heck, I am. My DSL modem/router decided to blow up on its one month birthday on Monday. After a long call to AT&T and tech support telling me to balance...
Cubs Minor League Wrap -- July 27
July 28, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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More photos »
by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP
This has nothing to do with the minor leagues. I just wanted to show Soriano getting hit in the face with a shaving cream pie.
Browse more photos »
Iowa...
Cubs Minor League Wrap--August 1
August 02, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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...
Head in a Word Cloud.
February 28, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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Perhaps you have run into "word clouds," a visual device that represents how frequently different words appear in a text.? As a historian I love it, as I can do fun things like compare Obama's 2008 Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance speech with McCain...
Cubs Minor League Wrap -- August 28
August 28, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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 Minor League Wrap -- August 29
August 30, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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...
Arizona Fall League Wrapping Up
The 2008 Arizona Fall League season is over, except for Saturday's championship game. The Mesa Solar Sox have won their division and will send Braves phenom Tommy Hanson to the hill. You can find more at MLB.com on the game and line-ups. MLB.tv subscribers can watch it online. Here are the ...
Baseball America’s Top 30 Cubs Prospects, Part 2: 21-30
March 09, 2009 by
Another Cubs Blog
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We already covered Baseball America?s Tools and Draft Analysis in the first part. Now we?ll begin looking at the top 30 prospects. Everything below comes from Baseball America?s 2009 Prospect Handbook.
30. Su-Min Jung, RHP
Born: April 1, 1990, Bats and throws: right, 6?2?, 190...
Cubs Minor League Wrap -- August 18
August 19, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Sure. My internet is out all night and then comes back on just as I'm going to bed.
Iowa Cubs
The I-Cubs were dammed by the Portland Beavers 6-3.
Starter Jeff Samardzija tossed four shutout innings tonight, allowing only one hit. He walked two and struck out three. ...
Cubs Sign Stanton...Invite 21 to Spring Training
January 20, 2009 by
Chicago Cubs Online
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The Cubs announced on Tuesday they invited 21 players to Spring Training....pitchers and catchers report to Mesa on Friday, February 13th. The Cubs signed Mike Stanton to a minor-league deal on Tuesday and will give the former All-Star a reliever a chance to make the big league club after ...
Cubs Assign Six Prospects to Arizona Fall League
August 27, 2008 by
Cub Reporter
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Tentative rosters for the 2008 Arizona Fall League (AFL) were announced yesterday (they are incomplete and also subject to change), and six of the seven Cubs prospects who will be playing for the Mesa Solar Sox this fall have been named:
SS Darwin Barney
RHP Justin...
07/11/2008 Cubs Minor League Performances
July 12, 2008 by
Another Cubs Blog
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The Games:
Iowa @ Albuquerque, W, 6-2
Tenn @ West Tenn, L, 4-10
Clearwater @ Daytona, W, 1-3
Kane County @ Peoria, W, 3-5
Eugene @ Boise, L, 4-1
AZL Cubs has no record for the scheduled game @ AZL Rangers. Not sure if it was postponed, but none of the AZL games played...
Cubs Minor League Wrap -- July 22
July 23, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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I don't normally comment on the Major League Cubs figuring it's Al's job, but since he's traveling, I thought I'd start out with a short comment that I'm pretty confident Al would agree with.
The Cubs have not been a good team so far this season. ...
Cubs Minor League Wrap -- August 17
August 18, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Quick note: Today in Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein wrote ($) "Midwest League scouts are wondering how [Brett] Jackson dropped to the 31st overall pick. . . Jackson's power/speed combination is moving him up prospect lists while others wait to get their pro career...
Cubs MInor League Wrap--July 31
August 01, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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...
Cubs Minor League Wrap -- July 21
July 22, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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...
Mid-Season Cubs Minor League Rankings 11-20
August 15, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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I know this is about a month late and three weeks or so after #1-10, but as I said, I had to move last month. I also put all my notes in a spiral notebook that I just unpacked this week. So better late than never.
I like some of the players on this list, especially players 11...
Quick Cubs Hits
September 23, 2008 by
Cub Reporter
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- Sean Marshall will start Tuesday and Rich Harden will start Thursday. Letting Marshall start Tuesday means he'll likely get the start for the likely season finale on Sunday as well. Lou also said he won't be lightening any workloads for Harden or Zambrano this series. Pushing...
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