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mrschroeder08 partyvancaptain pee_callus25 Tags 2010 Preview 5 Million Dollar Black Hole AAAA Aaron Heilman Aaron Miles Alfonso Soriano Andres Blanco Angel Guzman Aramis Ramirez Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves B.J. Ryan Baltimore Orioles Bob Brenly Bobby Scales Bonehead Booing Boston Red Sox Brett Jackson Bullpen Canadian Concoction Captain Kneejerk Cardinals Carlos Marmol Carlos Silva Carlos Zambrano Chad Fox Chad Tracy Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Cold War Colorado Rockies Contracts Cubs-Cardinals Rivalry Cubs sale Cubs Curtis Granderson Daniel Herrera David Patton Derrek Lee Designated Hitter Detroit Tigers Disabled list Dominance ERA+ ERROR Esmailin Caridad ESPN Sucks Eternal frustration Eternal Optimism Farewell Farney Florida Marlins Free Agency Future Gatorade Geovanny Soto Geovany Soto Gerald Perry Grades Houston Astros I-Cubs Injuries Jake Fox Jason Marquis Jason Waddell Jeff Gray Jeff Samardzija Jim Hendry Jim Wolf Joey Gathright John Grabow Jose Ascanio Kansas City Royals Kerry Wood Kevin Gregg Kevin Hart Kevin Millar Koyie Hill LaTroy Hawkins Legendary Lineup Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Dodgers Lou Piniella Luis Vizcaino Man Crush Mark DeRosa Marlon Byrd Micah Hoffpauir Middle Infield Midwestern Bias Milton Bradley Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Minor Leagues MLB 2K9 Neal Cotts New York Mets New York Yankees Oakland Athletics October Offseason Opening Day OPS+ Payroll Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Playoffs Randy Wells Rant Rich Harden Ryan Dempster Ryan Freel Ryan Theriot Sam Fuld Sam Zell Sammy Sosa San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Sandy Alderson Sean Marshall Seattle Mariners St. Louis Cardinals Steroids Strikeouts Suckiness Tampa Bay Rays TBS Texas Rangers Tom Gorzelanny Tom Ricketts Toronto Blue Jays Trade Tribune Company Tyler Colvin Von Joshua Waivers Walks Washington Nationals WTF Xavier Nady RSS Feed The Cubs made a few changes today, and thank goodness on at least one count. Bobby Scales and Neal Cotts (YES!!!!) were optioned to AAA. Aaron Miles went to the DL. The Cubs called up Andres Blanco, Jason Waddell and Jake Fox. Cotts was obviously going to be gone shortly, and it is well past due. He can go walk AAA batters now. Bobby Scales supposedly had caught what Derrek Lee has, and his average had been plummeting. Aaron Miles will not be missed very much. Andres Blanco gives the Cubs a bit of flexibility in the infield, as Ryan Freel would have been the only backup infielder left. He was having a pretty good year at AAA, but not groundbreaking. Jason Waddell was brought up merely to have a lefty around. His ERA and WHIP are a very unimpressive 5.40 and 1.44 respectively. He can't be any worse than what we had, so whatever. Way to forget about getting a good lefthander this offseason, Hendry. But Babe Fox finally gets his chance to shine. He was touting a .423 average, 17 home runs and 50 RBIs in AAA. Now, before we all get too giddy, the Pie and Cedeno also put up gaudy AAA numbers before. Fox doesn't really have a position, and is essentially a right handed Micah Hoffpauir. At this point though, you have to give this guy a chance in the big leagues. Worst case you can showcase him as a piece in a trade later on this year. Best case, maybe he ends up finding a place where he can adequately fill-in defensively and give the Cubs some needed offense. Either way, this call up needed to happen. So we will see how things go with these three. At the very least, we better beat Pittsburgh. Posted in: Neal Cotts, Aaron Miles, Bobby Scales, Jake Fox, Jason Waddell, Andres Blanco, I-Cubs Yesterday's post was quite negative on the whole. Today I will try to be more balanced, but I still have two negatives to get out. I am a hard man to please. A day later and I am still angry about the Chad Fox thing. Mostly because I feel that the Cubs were dumb and irresponsible for bringing him in to begin with. It is clear his elbow is shot, and has been shot for 4 years now. Yet the Cubs keep giving him an opportunity to ruin it for good. Sure from the Cubs end it is a low risk investment, but I feel like for Chad Fox it is way too dangerous. Yet the Cubs keep giving him an opportunity to do serious damage. If you want to keep him aboard, hire him as a coach or a consultant. It is time to quit, because it is irresponsible as an organization to give this guy the ball anymore. It's like giving the guy who had one too many margaritas his car keys. You are just as guilty for any damage done. So, again, Jim Hendry, STOP IT! Ryan Freel, maybe you are still coming off that head injury. Maybe you are rusty after a couple weeks off. Maybe you and Farney were discussing where to eat after the game. But getting picked off second like that is unacceptable. Shape up fast, I beg of you, or things will not be fun in Chicago. (We have very, very angry fans now-a-days.) I feel I should be positive a bit though... so I will run through it quickly:
Posted in: Chad Fox, Sean Marshall, Angel Guzman, Bobby Scales, Milton Bradley Quick post tonight. I should really take the day off like most of the Cubs lineup. Too bad Sean Marshall gave it up at the end, because he was doing a pretty good job of matching Timmy Lincecum. Ah well, can't win them all. Congrats to Bobby Scales on his first big league hit, though. For someone to stick with it to the age of 31 in the minor leagues is pretty dang crazy. Maybe Scales is a late bloomer and will have a long major league career, culminating with his 800th home run at the spry age of 58. Or maybe not. What do I know? Tomorrow, back to Houston. Maybe someone can convince Milton Bradley that this series is opening day, so he can finally show up this season. Posted in: Sean Marshall, Bobby Scales | ||