Down On The Farm:Cubs Minors Discussion Thread

[dabynsky]

Lot of baseball tonight to watch. I-Cubs are playing a double header. The first game is a matchup of bad former major leaguers with Claudio Vargas facing off against Rodrigo Lopez. Jackson struck out to lead off the I-Cubs first and Rizzo was robbed of a hit by a diving catch by the SS.

 

[dabynsky]

Valbuena and Vitters each doubled to start the second inning. I-Cubs tie the game at 1 a piece. Vitters took the first four pitches in the at bat to get a 3-1 count before he ripped the ball down the third base line for the double.

 

[dabynsky]

Jackson lined out and Rizzo struck out in their next at bats. Vitters made a pretty nice defensive play at 3B as well. His defense really looks to be decent for 3B. I just haven't seen the butcher I imagined when I looked at those numbers from last year and before.

 

[dabynsky]

Wellington Castilo is getting the start at 1B today at TN. Bour is playing in LF for the first time this season.

 

[dabynsky]

Logan Watkins is hot. He leadoff the Smokies first with a single which makes him 8 for his last 19. He moved to second base on a wildpitch, and he was driven in by Castillo who got thrown out at second.

 

[dabynsky]

Junior Lake beat out an infield single to leadoff the second. Lake is crazy athletic.

 

[dabynsky]

Castillo just hit a 3 run bomb to make it 4-0 Tennesee.

 

[daddies3angels]

Castillo just hit a 3 run bomb to make it 4-0 Tennesee.

He ready. DFA Hill now ray:

 

[daddies3angels]

ChicagoCubsOnline‏@TheCCO

RT @IowaCubs Rizzo blasts home run number 18 to straight away center to bring the Cubs within one. Extends hitting streak to seven.

Good to hear

 

[dabynsky]

He ready. DFA Hill now ray:

He is playing 1B. There is some question as to whether he is ready to catch on a full time basis with his knee still recovering.

 

[dabynsky]

Tennessee is terrible on defense and getting some bad breaks. Struck had a foul ball called fair that resulted in a leadoff double. A perfect bunt and then the wheels came off for Struck and he gave up 3 runs.

 

[daddies3angels]

Iowa Cubs‏@IowaCubs

Valbuena intentionally walked, loads the bases for Vitters. One down, Cubs down by one.

Vitters will get it done. Cause he not a bad 3B like Stewart

 

[daddies3angels]

Peoria Chiefs‏@peoriachiefs

Chiefs' franchise record shutout streak ends at 30 2/3 innings as Frazier Hall hits a solo homer in 3rd. 1-0 CR, their first run of series

I saw 9 of those innings

 

[daddies3angels]

Iowa Cubs‏@IowaCubs

Vitters ties things up with a ground ball to second, reaches safely on an throwing error at second. Bases still juiced for Wright, one down

Told you, he get it done

 

[daddies3angels]

Iowa Cubs‏@IowaCubs

Cubs WIN in walk-off fashion. Ty Wright the hero again with an RBI-single for the comeback victory. Game two scheduled to start at 8:10.

Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs win!

 

[daddies3angels]

Rizzo also nixed for series on South Side - Chicago Cubs Blog - ESPN Chicago


So he come up the day Sori gets traded with 50 mil to a team for a low A spec?

 

[daddies3angels]

Iowa Cubs‏@IowaCubs

2B Diory Hernadez with an over the shoulder basket catch in shallow right. #webgem

Since Cubs only care about DEF and not offense shocked he not Cubs starting 2B

 

[dabynsky]

Brett Jackson got picked off/caught in a run down between first and second to end the third inning.

 

[dabynsky]

Brett Jackson makes some amends by making a nice sliding catch to start the fourth inning. The second game is a bullpen game for Iowa with Ryan Rowland-Smith pitching over 3 innings of scoreless ball.

 

[dabynsky]

Vitters bobbled a grounder at him that should have been a double play ball. He recovered to get the runner at 2nd, but that allowed the first run to score in the inning.