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Where's the Cure for Cancer?By Sandra Knispel | Published 02 Apr 2012 11:40am |
One in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. As MPB's Sandra Knispel reports, much hope rests on personalized medicine and ongoing clinical trials of immunotherapies.
"You've got at least two or three drugs that you're putting together, because it is less likely that people will become resistant. But in the end, when we're talking about traditional chemo you're still limited by how toxic these drugs are. Their main goal is to kill anything that grows."
Dr. Tracy Brooks is an assistant professor of pharmacology at the University of Mississippi who works on finding cures for certain cancers. Speaking to an audience of interested laymen and fellow scientists at Lusa Pastry Café's monthly Science Café, Brooks explains why personalized medicine in cancer treatment is more effective than just chemotherapy alone.
"Personalized medicine is really taking each individual patient, figuring out what is wrong in their specific case of cancer. But instead scientists are honing in on subgroups of specific cancers and utilizing any tools that are available to target that. Some of the examples I used were in breast cancer – that they over-express a particular protein, that they over-express the estrogen receptor. So, in those patients it would be useful to then target the estrogen receptor."
Listening in the audience is Gail Reed who is wearing a bright scarf around her head to hide her loss of hair. The Oxonian is undergoing treatment for metastatic breast cancer that has moved to her bones.
"My doctor tells me to learn everything I can and that this would be a good meeting. I did hear some things I didn't know and I heard some I did know."
Besides professionalism Professor Brooks has a personal interest, too, in finding a cure. A decade and a half ago, her grandmother died of pancreatic cancer, spurring her initial interest.
"Since then it's been a series… a cousin and an aunt and a really good friend. And on my son's first birthday my mother was diagnosed with terminal endometrial cancer. And the same year that she passed away, my husband was diagnosed. It's this unfortunate constant reminder why I do the research, but it's also a driving force. If I go in the lab and experiments are slow I know why I go to the lab."
Brooks says hope rests now on clinical trials of immunotherapies, in which the patient's own immune system recognizes those cancer cells as foreign and then attacks and kills them.
Sandra Knispel, MPB News, Oxford.
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Tori & Dean: 'Home Sweet Hollywood'
It's almost like the past nine months have led up to this point.
momlogic's Vivian: First, I got to write a couple of essays offering Tori Spelling my meager two cents about how moms can totally relate to what goes down on her show. Then, I got to interview Scout and Bill, her lovely Guncles, about their quest to adopt. Next, I powwowed at length with Scout's mom about her adventures at New York Fashion Week. But today was the day I got to meet Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott face-to-face -- at last!
At a "Home 'Tweet' Hollywood" event held by Oxygen, I had the pleasure of previewing the season premiere of their show (and laughed out loud more than once). Afterward, the sweet and innately charming duo were kind enough to sit down and answer an assortment of point-blank questions from me and my ilk. Here's our interchange:
ml: As fairly new parents, how do you honor that part of yourselves that was there before kids? What do you do to reconnect with yourselves?
Tori Spelling: He's better at it than me. That's something I've been struggling with. I give everything to my kids, my husband, my work and there's nothing left for me. That's something that's a goal of mine. Because I have lost that.
Dean McDermott: It's something we also go through on the show. It's really important to do those things that you can identify with that kind of make you, you. The motorcycle racing can do that for me. I encourage her to find the same kind of outlet.
TS: He does -- he tells me to get a hobby all the time! It's so hard when you're a mom, because if you have any free time, I want to do stuff with them.
DM: I want to make motorcycle racing HER hobby.
ml: You're so great at interior design! It's kind of a natural progression from the jewelry and the clothing ....
TS: Thank you! See, all of my businesses are my loves! But then they become businesses ....
ml: And work! Well, laying by the pool is an honorable answer ... you could use the downtime, right?
TS: If I wasn't Twittering!
ml: You should lay out poolside! That's a great way to honor yourself.
TS: You'd have to take away my BlackBerry.
ml: Two hours by the pool -- no phone.
DM: At least she'd be in one place!
TS: We'll try that this summer.
ml: We know and love your Guncs so. Friendships like that teach us so much about ourselves. How do your relationships with them make you better parents?
DM: What they do to make us better parents is, if they are going to come over and hang out for the weekend, or sometimes they'll take the kids, they'll have things planned out for them to do. And they're incredibly organized. They pack lunches and have all these fun activities. So ideas beget ideas.
TS: They are really like doting grandparents! They never come over without something for the kids. And I thought I was good at putting stuff together! They put our stuff to shame. Like the Easter baskets they made for them ... I was like, "You outdid me again!"
ml: Shamed by Gunc!
TS: The best blessing that could happen is that they become parents.
DM: They so deserve it. They are sweet, sweet people. Just the other day, Bill calls us up and says he has a surprise for the little ones. He found a Spider-Man humidifier and a princess humidifier. Who does that?
ml: Two small children are exponentially harder than one. What secret would you share with other parents, in terms of trying to juggle everything you have on your plate, because you guys juggle so much? Is there a trick or mental game that helps you find that moment of Zen in the craziness?
DM: That's it exactly! The Zen. Whatever it takes to get you through your day, find it and do it. Because everybody's different. Every two sets of children are different.
TS: I don't even drink coffee! I don't know what gets me through my day!
DM: I drink it by the gallon. You know, T has said before, when you're pregnant, everybody has advice and everybody has opinions. And I feel for me to answer that question, I'd be doing that kind of thing. It's all individual.
TS: Two are definitely harder than one on one level, and then it's easier on another because at this point, they are best friends ... they do everything together. So they entertain each other. And their bond is just going to get better and better. It's hard to change diapers and get it all done. Especially when they both want you to carry them! As soon as I pick one up, the other one wants to be picked up.
DM: The answer, basically, is to listen to your instincts!
Don't miss the season premiere of "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" tonight at 10/9 on Oxygen! And follow @ToriandDean_HSH for exclusive tweets!
|Vivian Manning-Schaffel serves as momlogic's East Coast Editor. She has written for Babble, Parenting, The Advocate, The New York Post, Business Week and a variety of other publications and lives and works in the heart of breeder Brooklyn with her husband and two kids. She authors two pop culture blogs: The Mad Mom and A Hag Supreme, and is on the Web at vivianmanningschaffel.com.
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text: Goat Cheese Parfait Tweet Ingredients Directions Parfait:3 medium apples2 sweet potatoes (about 1½ pounds)Fine sea saltFreshly ground white pepper3 tablespoon olive oil10 ounces fresh goat cheese (chèvre), plain6 ounces crème fraîche1 small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)1 tablespoon chives, slicedCrème Fraîche Sauce:4 ounces crème fraîche1 tablespoon shallots, minced1 tablespoon parsley, chopped1 tablespoon chives, sliced2 teaspoons lemon juiceFine sea salt and freshly ground pepperSalad1 cup celery leaves2 tablespoons black olives, diced1 tablespoon lemon, diced1 tablespoon lemon juice2 tablespoons lemon oilSalt and freshly ground pepper¼ cup celery, sliced on a bias about ¼ inch longSpecial Equipment:6 ring molds — 2 inches in diameter by 3 inches high Preheat oven to 400°F. Season the apples and sweet potatoes with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Individually wrap the sweet potatoes and apples in aluminum foil, and place them in the preheated oven. The apples will be tender in about 20 minutes, and the sweet potatoes will need about 35 to 40 minutes of cooking time. Once they are tender, remove them from the foil. When the apples and sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel and dice into ¼-inch pieces. Reserve.While the apples and sweet potatoes are cooling, combine the parfait ingredients, the chèvre and crème fraîche, in a bowl and mix completely. Stir in the shallot and chives. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Reserve in the refrigerator. For the crème fraîche sauce, mix the crème fraîche, shallots, parsley, chives, and lemon juice in a stainless-steel mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Before serving, remove the chèvre mixture from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature. Place a ring mold in the center of each plate and spread 1 tablespoon of the chèvre mixture in the bottom. Top the chèvre with the diced sweet potato, then add another dollop of chèvre, then the diced apple, another dollop of chèvre, then the diced sweet potato. Finish with a layer of chèvre. Toss the celery leaves, slices of celery, black olives, and lemon together. Drizzle with lemon juice and lemon oil and season with salt and pepper. Top each parfait with a bit of the celery salad, and then remove the mold.Place the parfait in the middle of a plate and drizzle the crème fraîche sauce around the plate and decorate with celery. Serve immediately.


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This was soo yummy! Loved it and easy and fun to put together. The only problem: you have to get up at dawn to get this for breakfast! Next time, I'll have to put it together the night before (rising dough) and bake it first thing in the morning.
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These rolls are AWESOME! I bake a lot and am slowly becoming a baking snob so fewer and fewer recipes are get 5 stars from me. My whole family and I DEVOURED these rolls hot and then finished them off for breakfast the next morning. Awesome orange flavor, awesome soft yeasty texture. Will definitely make again! (I didn't have a tube pan so used a Bundt; worked great.)
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Score one for Atlanta pastry. Eric Wolitzky, widely known for his appearance on the first season of "Top Chef Just Desserts," recently joined the team at Cakes & Ale as its new pastry chef.
Wolitzky, a New York native, grew up in a family of bakers. His grandfather and other extended family members were at the tail end of their baking careers as he was growing up. Wolitzky learned techniques from them and worked in bakeries off and on as a teen. Then, he abandoned baking for higher education, earning his Masters in cultural studies from NYU.
Of his pastry background, Wolitzky says he "ignored it for a while." Eventually, he realized his calling and attended the French Culinary Institute. He then worked at Baked in Brooklyn, where he focused on what he calls "comfort desserts" and presented a modern take on classic American desserts.
On "Top Chef Just Desserts," Wolitzky earned repeated praise from judges Gail Simmons and Johnny Iuzzini for his bold and satisfying flavors. He calls the cooking show experience a "life changer," saying, "I realized what I could do. I realized that I'm a baker at heart and a pastry chef, as well."
Wolitzky calls his new post at Cakes & Ale "the best of both worlds" because it allows him the opportunity to create plated desserts for the restaurant and an array of baked items for the bakery. He says, "everything got bigger and bolder. It's all about flavor."
Under Wolitzky's direction, you'll find items like his signature chocolate chip cookies with a hint of citrus, mandarin orange creamsicle cake and a pineapple upside down cake served with an ice cream made of cherries, brandy, orange and cinnamon.
Wolitzky's recipes have been featured in Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, O Magazine and Daily Candy. He has shared his creations at the New York Chocolate Show, Martha Stewart's Milk and Cookies, Food Network Food and Wine's Sweet, Village Voice's Choice Sweets, Disney Food and Wine Festival, the James Beard House, Bon Appetit Supper Club, American Cancer Society Eat Drink and Be Hopeful and the Food Network NYC Burger Bash.
Atlanta's pastry scene just keeps getting sweeter and sweeter.
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That place is a 2 minute walk from my office. I must stop in and try his creations!
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orange who?
orange you glad I didn't put myself in every one of your deserts? Oh wait yes i did
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HA! Yeah, Krystle – don't know if I'd like his stuff if orange is in EVERYTHING. Including "signature" chocolate chip cookies. Hard to imagine this guy has any creativity if a chocolate chip cookie is his signature dish. Still, I wish him well. I thought he was kind of creepy on TCJD though.
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The day John Green realized Benedict Cumberbatch was hiding in his house was the day his collection of Nicholas Sparks novels spontaneously fell off the bookcase in his office. This surprised him. What surprised him more was that there was a face, shelf high, now clearly visible in the spot where the books had been.
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"Who are you?" Cumberbatch said, Cumberbatchly.
"I'm John Green," said John Green.
"Clearly an alias. Let's see who you are really." Benedict Cumberbatch touched his hands together in prayer formation, and touched them lightly to his lips. "Weight evenly distributed, no reliance on the lumbar region of the spine, a slight hunch in the thoracic. You work at a standing job, at a counter. Your hair is tousled, quite high, indicating that you either use a lot of product or it's stress. But no one with that haircut would use that degree of product and there's no telltale smell or sheen, so it's natural. Stress. Combined with the standing job, that indicates customer service. There's residue of some kind of foodstuff on your shirt. You've tried to wipe it away but the trace is still there. Food service, then. The stain is high on your body—you work at a counter, most likely. The substance is high fat but highly viscous and faintly white. A commercially produced milkshake, most like. Considering your age, I'd suppose you're likely to be advanced in this position, so I think we can reasonably conclude that you are the manager of a fast food restaurant. A Burger King, perhaps, or a Wendy's."
"You're right about the hair being caused by stress," John said. "The white stuff is baby puke, and I stand at a treadmill desk, which you know because you're looking at me standing on it. What are you doing behind my bookshelf?"
"I'm thinking."
"About what?"
"Things you couldn't possibly understand," said the Cumberbatch. "You're boring."
It was at this point that John Green realized something was not right. One, Benedict Cumberbatch was concealed behind a bookcase in his office. The second thing was that Benedict Cumberbatch seemed to be behaving like Sherlock Holmes. These two things together painted a clear picture, and John Green didn't like the look of that picture.
So John Green picked up his phone.
In Missoula, Montana, Hank Green reached out of his massive outdoor hot tub to answer his phone. His hot tub was in the shape of Science itself and was the only one of its kind in the world.
HELLO, JOHN. said Hank Green. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M IN MY HOT TUB SO KEEP IT CLEAN.
"Got it,' John Green said. "Listen, it looks like Benedict Cumberbatch has been secretly living in my house."
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH IS IN YOUR HOUSE? said Hank. YOU MEAN, LIKE, SHERLOCK?
"I mean exactly that," John said. "And I think? He thinks? He's Sherlock Holmes?"
THAT'S REALLY WEIRD. said Hank.
"I know." John cast a glance over and saw Benedict Cumberbatch sniffing the edges of his books. "He got, like, behind the bookcase? You know that kind of free-standing one, that's like a grid?"
"Yeah, well, he got behind it. I don't know how long he's been there."
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For the past two weeks I've been trying to alter how I work a little bit, especially at Destructoid. I've made an effort to write less daily news posts, and do more original work. No hard-hitting journalism (pfft), but interesting observations, things to get people talking, and that sort of shit. I've been trying to see opportunities for articles that people wouldn't ordinarily think of, and I feel it's been paying off.
This week, I've written about a few diverse subjects. The big one was that whole fighting game community sexual harassment deal. It's interesting how many FGC members saw it as an attack, which it certainly wasn't supposed to be. I still maintain that I was impressed by how many FGC members stood up and said, "This behavior isn't what we're into." Still, there were many others trying to push the stereotype that the FGC is into that, which was quite sad. In any case, interesting discussions were had, I think.
Although many people challenged me to write more about the FGC, the amount of people who quite venomously don't want any mainstream coverage puts me quite off.
I had more fun writing about Blades of Time, a game that's releasing next week and that Konami has almost entirely refused to promote. When you find out some of the game's details, and just how little the title's been acknowledged, it's quite amazing. Speaking of which, I also responded to the astounding level of backlash Konami's getting for Silent Hill: Book of Memories. People are viciously dogpiling on that, and I can't say I'm totally shocked. It's a weird departure for the series, though I'll keep my fingers crossed for a good game. Finally, I poked fun at myself and fellow reviewers for using the word "experience" way too much when writing.
That's an example of the kind of thing I want to start bringing more of to Destructoid. Not news posts, and not exactly features. Just interesting things I've noticed, be they humorous or serious. It's certainly been rewarding bringing more individual content to the site.
That's not all I did at Dtoid this week. Reviews went up for Binary Domain and Journey. Liked 'em both! It's been a long time since I've had a "review controversy," and I am rather enjoying the respite. Even my negative reviews lately have only had one or two lunatics throwing around accusations. I wonder how long the calm will last.
Oh, and then there's Podtoid, of course.
I won't go through everything I did for GameFront, as there's a lot, but I did a nice thing about Facebook gaming this week. I have a really passionate article prepared but it's not been published yet. Hoping it goes up today.
Let's round things out with this week's Jimquisition, which proved to be quite the tongue-wagger. It was a simple reading of the Mass Effect 3 erotic fan fiction I wrote, parodying the drama over gay romance options in the game. I didn't quite expect discussion to explode so readily, and I didn't expect to be so shocked by some of the responses. The next Jimquisition will continue the discussion, and it's going to be quite spirited.
So that'll be fun!
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One Million Moms is all upset because some Toys R' Us stores are selling an Archie comic with a picture of a same-sex marriage on the front cover. OH NOS! I love this comment from the group though:
This is the last place a parent would expect to be confronted with questions from their children on topics that are too complicated for them to understand.
I love it because I choose to read it as the parents being the ones who cannot understand such a "complex" issue as same-sex marriage. This is clearly the case, since a fucking idiot can grasp the concept of homosexuality, and it doesn't take an educated professor to explain what it is. It is only complicated to morons, such as the spokespeople for One Million Moms, who think TELLING KIDS FACTS IS SO HURRRRD!
If your chief concern with any subject is the fear that you're going to be asked a question by your own kid, you are an unfit parent and a fucking selfish person, to boot. Your child is curious, it deserves to know about the world, and your responsibility, as a parent, is to let your kid know about it, to prepare him or her for it, AND to let that child have all the facts with which to form its individual view of the world. To provide any less is to do your child a disservice. It disgusts me that One Million Moms criticizes Toys R' Us for not being "responsible," when it's doing more to educate kids about reality than these bullshit parents are.
A child lives in my house. He is my stepson. He's currently eight years old and he perfectly understands what homosexuality is. He knows this because his mother explained it to him, which was about as difficult as explaining how to spell "dog." If the concept of homosexuality is so complex that you do not know how to describe it to a child, then what the fuck are you doing with a kid in the first place? I don't think you have the mental faculties to raise one correctly.
Ironically, comments such as these typically come from conservative Christians (which OMM is certainly made up of), who think explaining a gay marriage is too complex, yet have no problem telling a child that an omniscient deity caused a virgin to give birth to a magical son who was also the deity so that he could grow up to be killed in order to exploit a loophole in a rule laid forth by the deity that could have been abolished if the deity so willed it but he didn't for reasons unexplained, so instead gave birth to himself so he could trick people into killing him so that he didn't have to kill the people he tricked into killing him.
And THAT, according to this offshoot of the uber-Christian American Family Association, is simpler than just telling a kid, "Sometimes a man or woman can fall in love with another man or woman. It happens. There you go."
I'm not one to get emotional about children, usually, but I actually felt tears welling in my eyes last night when my stepson said, "I don't hate anyone. I don't hate gay people, I don't hate black people." I couldn't be more happy to hear a child in Mississippi say that. That's the start of a good person right there.
Hey, One Million Moms? Yeah, my kid's better than your kids. I know this for a fact, because he's not been raised by a fucking dumbass and at eight years old he's more reasonable and intelligent than you, as ADULTS, are.
I feel sorry for the sheltered children you are raising to be as dumb as you are.
The Cowardice of Gay Marriage Haters
I'd have more respect for anybody who says they "just hate gay people" than anybody who tries to masquerade their opposition of gay marriage as something noble and righteous. Just fucking admit it — you're a bigoted asshole who doesn't want gay people to do anything that you think is "normal", because you're terrified of the idea that gay people DO have the same feelings and thoughts as you do. You're scared of that, because to humanize a gay person is to accept that they are human, and that means they are like you.
Don't get me wrong — homophobia is the mark of somebody with all the personality of a chimp's severed penis, but I would still respect an outright, outspoken, unashamed homophobe over someone like Mitt Romney, who IS a homophobic little turd, but tries to dress it up by claiming he's attempting to "protect marriage." As if the straight people haven't turned marriage into little more than a commercialized joke. As if marriage didn't start out as little more than subjugation and ownership of one gender by another.
If your concern is keeping the "sanctity" of marriage, well — I am married, and I'm an atheist. In fact, the man who married my wife (who is an atheist) and I was ALSO an atheist. We got married in a Ruby Tuesday because it was close to our house and they used to have bison burger, and I would always sneak in an "M" while ordering, so that I said "M. Bison Burger." I got married in a restaurant because I like to make forced Street Fighter references in public. How's that for fuckin' sacred?
If your concern is respecting marriage as a religious institution between a man and a woman, why aren't you raping people? Because there's lots of that in the Bible. Why aren't you fucking your sister? There's some of that, too. Why are you eating shrimp, you disgusting heathen? Bible says no shrimp, so stop with the shrimp!
If your concern is keeping marriage respected (as if gay marriage undermines that somehow), then what are those divorces? What are all those people getting married just because somebody got pregnant and felt pressured into it by families and societal sensibilities? Is that really respecting your precious fucking institution? Is it? Really? Really? Really? Really? Really?
If your concern is that gay marriage is not "natural," then just shut the fuck up, you lunatic. Straight marriage isn't "natural." I don't see any rhesus monkeys getting married. If I went to a pond, I wouldn't see a little toad vicar presiding over two toads in a dress and a tuxedo. Also, if your concern is in humans doing only natural things, then take off your damn clothes, destroy your damn television, leave your damn house and go live in the forest. Live in the forest, naked, eating wet leaves and bits of rabbit shit, because your house, clothes, car, and everything else artificially processed for you isn't exactly natural, is it?
Or better yet, drop the ridiculous excuses and just admit you hate gay people. I'll still think you're a cunt, but I won't think you're a coward on top of it.


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Kevin Brown ripped an RBI triple and two singles and scored a run, Varonex Cuevas drilled a two-run triple and an RBI single, Jesse Hodges reached base four times (HBP, 2B, 2B, and BB), scored two runs, and drove-in another, Alberto Mineo collected three singles and scored a run, and five pitchers combined to throw a three-hitter, as the Cubs overwhelmed the Angels 10-1 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Field #1 at the Under Armour Performance Center at Riverview Park in Mesa, AZ. 19-year old 6'2 Dominican stringbean LHP Jose Paulino was the most-impressive Cub hurler today, tossing four innings of one-hit shutout ball. If any of the Cubs teenaged Latin pitchers making their U. S. debut in 2014 make the Boise Opening Day roster, it would probably be Paulino. (I'm not counting RHSP Erick Leal because he was in the U. S. last year at AZL Cubs, and although RHRP Francisco Carrillo and LHRP Alberto Diaz will be making their U. S. debut this season, both pitchers are in their 20's). Manny Ramirez served as a DH and batted five times in the game (once in each of the first five innings), going 1-5 with three ground outs, a fly out to RF, and a single off the LF wall (ManRam can still hit, but he just doesn't run as well as he once did). Ryan Sweeney (Cubs MLB 15-day DL - hamstring) played CF for five innings and batted four times, going 1-3 with a walk, a single and a run scored. Sweeney seems to be running just fine, so I would think he will probably get moved-up to AAA Iowa very soon to continue his rehab (just like Justin Ruggiano did a couple of weeks ago), before being reinstated from the DL sometime next week (barring any setbacks). RHRP Kyuiji Fujikawa (Cubs MLB 60-day DL - 2013 TJS rehab) threw an inning and allowed one run on a HBP and an RBI double. He did strike out two batters, however (both swinging). His rehab has gone kind of slow, but he really needs to get out of here ASAP, even if it's just a minor league rehab assignment at Kane County or Daytona. In EXST Cubs roster news, INF Tim Saunders has been sent to Extended Spring Training from Daytona and he played 2B in today's game, so expect Saunders to be on the Boise Hawks Opening Day roster. RHP Trevor Graham also was returned to Extended Spring Training from Daytona, so he should join LHP Tyler Ihrig, RHP Erick Leal, and RHP Trevor Clifton (plus one more starter TBA, could be Jose Paulino) in the Boise starting rotation. And RHP Josh Davis has been moved up to Kane County from Extended Spring Training, in what will be his second tour with the Cougars this season. (Davis has logged some time with the Daytona Cubs in 2014, too).
Brett Vertigan laced an RBI double and an RBI single, Yairo Munoz ripped an RBI single and a double and scored a run, Joe Bennie drilled an RBI single and a double, and Dayton Alexander smacked a solo HR, as the Athletics drubbed the Cubs 10-5 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morining on Field #2 (AKA "Connie Mack Field") at the Papago Baseball Complex in Phoenix, AZ. Eloy Jimenez clobbered a three-run home run, Manny Ramirez celebrated his Cub debut with a tape-measure solo HR, and Gleyber Torres belted an RBI double to account for the five Cub runs. Signed by the Cubs as a minor league player-coach ten days ago, the 42-year old Ramirez saw his first game action of 2014 today, serving as a DH and hitting 2nd in each of the first four innings. Having last played in August 2013 with AAA Round Rock (Texas Rangers affiliate in the PCL) where he hit a lackluster 259/328/370 with three HR in 30 games, you would think ManRam might be a bit rusty, but he did not appear to be today. The veteran slugger drew a walk on a 3-2 pitch his first time up, flied out to right-center in his second AB (a fly ball that was deep enough to allow a baserunner to advance from 2nd to 3rd after the catch), flied out to the 385 sign in LF his 3rd time up (A's left-fielder caught the ball with his back up against the wall), and blasted a 400+ foot HR (with an accompanying major league bat-flip) over the LF fence and out into the desert in his 4th and final PA in the top of the 4th inning. Ryan Sweeney (on the Cubs 15-day DL after suffering a hamstring injury on May 2nd) also served as a DH in today's game and (like Manny) batted four times, once in each of the first four innings. He struck out (swinging) on a 1-2 pitch in the top of the 1st, drew a walk on a 3-1 pitch in the 2nd, and popped out (P-5, and P-6) in his final two AB. Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
Gleyber Torres drilled four singles, stole a base, and scored three runs as the Cubs edged the Diamondbacks 5-4 on Whirlwind Field, and Fernery Ozuna (RBI single), Jordan Parr (two-run single), Jacob Mayers (two-run double), and Jose Herrera (RBI double) rapped run-scoring hits to highlight an eight-run 3rd and Eric Brooks and five relievers combined to toss a three-hitter, helping the D'backs throttle the Cubs 11-3 on Quail Field, in a Cactus League Extended Spring Training split-squad doubleheader played this morning at Salt Rivers Fields at Talking Stick Resort east of Scottsdale, AZ. This was the 8th multi-hit game for Torres and his second four-hit game, and he is now hitting 311/388/398 with four doubles and two triples, 14/18 BB/K, one HBP, and four SB (two CS and two PO) in 30 Cactus League EXST games (118 PA). He has committed 13 errors (11 fielding and two throwing) in his 30 games, however his errors tend to come in bunches and seem to result from carelessness, and then he'll play immaculate defense for several games in a row. He has also made a number of highlight-reel plays at SS, and his throws are always plus-strong & almost always accurate.Eloy Jimenez returned to game action after a week's absence during which he was supposedly en route to the Cubs Dominican Academy. (He was a spectator at yesterday's game). Jimenez served as DH for Squad "B" (he has only played eight games in RF) and went 1-5 in the game on Whirlwind Field, collecting two RBI (one with a 1st inning single, and the other on a 4-3 GO in the 9th that ultimately proved to be the game-winner). While Jimenez is hitting a mediocre 236/266/348 (with 4/22 BB/K) in 25 Cactus Legue EXST games (94 PA), he is hitting a robust 333/355/567 with one HR, two doubles, and a triple, and ten RBI over his last eight games (31 PA) going back to 5/14, and he leads the EXST Cubs team in RBI with 18. (I know it's not a skill, but Jimenez does seem to have a knack for collecting RBI). Though I suspect they won't, I truly hope the Cubs will give Eloy a chance to remain in Mesa (with Gleyber Torres) and play for the AZL Cubs this summer. He does have defensive issues in RF and he did struggle offensively for a while (though certainly not lately), but so do a lot of players in the AZL. RHP Ben Wells (sent back to Extended Spring Training from Daytona a couple of weeks ago to try and "right the ship") made his 2014 Cactus League EXST game debut today and got rocked, allowing seven runs (all earned) on six hits (two doubles and four singles) and three walks in just 2.0 IP. Extended Spring Training is almost over, so it's difficult to predict what the Rx will be for Wells. RHP Scott Frazier (who has been unable to throw strikes going back to Minor League Camp) made his Cactus League EXST game debut as well, and threw a shutout inning with one strikeout, although he did walk two batters and threw two WP. There are some in the Cub organization who believe Frazier has the best (and nastiest) stuff in the system, but he just has all kinds of trouble finding the strike zone with it. He got by today, but just barely. Frazier would be the closer at Boise (heck, he'd probably be the closer at Daytona) if he could just throw strikes.
Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):
RHP Pierce Johnson (AA Tennessee 7-day DL - calf - hadn't thrown in a game since May 19th), RHP Kyuji Fujikawa (Cubs MLB 60-day DL - 2013 TJS - hadn't thrown in a Cactus League EXST game since last Monday), and LHP Zac Rosscup (Cubs 15-day DL - shoulder - hadn't thrown in a game since May 9th) combined to toss 3.2 IP of two-hit shutout ball and Danny Canela belted a double and a triple for the Cubs, and LHP Jonah Wesely threw three innings of one-hit shutout ball with five strikeouts for the Angels, as the two teams played to a 2-2 tie in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Field #4 at the Under Armour Performance Center at Riverview Park in Mesa, AZ. 42-year old OF Manny Ramirez (signed by the Cubs last week to be a player-coach at AAA Iowa) has arrived at Riverview Park to get into playing shape, and so security has been increased. There was a definite uptick in attendance today (most-likely related to Manny's expected arrival), although ManRam did not play in the EXST game. 17-year old OF Eloy Jimenez was at Riverview Park today, too, watching the game from the bleachers (he hasn't played in a game since last Tuesday). Whether his trip to the DSL has been indefinitely postponed or just temporarily delayed remains to be seen. It would be nice if Eloy could play in at least one or two more Cactus League EXST games, though, since he leads the EXST Cubs in RBI and is (was) in the middle of a hot streak (hitting 360/385/640 since May 14th). LHP Andin Diaz (who was assigned to the DSL Cubs last Friday) was not present at Riverview today and presumably has reported to the DSL Cubs, although (who knows?) maybe he'll pop up again, too.Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
Alberto Mineo (a double and a run scored), Oliver Zapata (an RBI triple and a run scored), Jesse Hodges (an RBI double and a run scored), Kevin Brown (an RBI single and a run scored), and Rashad Crawford (RBI triple) sparked the Cubs to a four-run 2nd inning, Jeffrey Baez belted an RBI triple and a double and scored two runs, and Erick Leal threw five innings of one-run ball, as the Cubs hammered the Diamondbacks 8-2 on Field #5, and Trey Masek and four relievers combined to toss a six-hit shutout and Gleyber Torres singled twice, walked, and drove-in the game's only run, as the Cubs whitewashed the D'backs 1-0 on Field #6, in a Cactus League Extended Spring Training split-squad doubleheader played this morning at the Under Armour Performance Center at Riverview Park in Mesa, AZ. In EXST Cubs roster news, RF Eloy Jimenez has been assigned to the DSL Cubs. The 17-year old Jimenez (last year's top-rated July 2 international free-agent) hit 238/270/357 in 24 Cactus League Extended Spring Training games (89 PA), with 4/22 BB/K. one HR, five doubles, a triple, and a team-leading 16 RBI. He had a sore arm in Minor League Camp that limited him to DH duty-only until mid-April, and even then he only started eight EXST games in RF. No question his defense needs a lot of work. But Jimenez caught fire at the plate on May 14th, hitting 360/385/640 over his final seven games (26 PA). He hit his only Cactus League EXST home run in what turned out to be his last EXST game (versus the Angels in Tempe this past Tuesday), when he drove-in four runs with a three-run HR and an RBI single. Here are the abridged box scores from today's games (Cubs players only):
Dillon Thomas blooped a two-out two-run double between three Cub defenders in short right-field in the top of the 5th as the Rockies edged the Cubs 3-2 on Field #5, and Denzel Richardson belted an RBI triple and a single and scored a run to help the Rockies rally from a 4-1 deficit to tie the Cubs 4-4 on Field #6, in Cactus League Extended Spring Training split-squad doubleheader action this morning at the Under Armour Performance Center at Riverview Park in Mesa, AZ. In EXST Cubs roster news, Elliot Soto has completed his 50-game "Drug of Abuse" suspension and has been assigned to AA Tennessee. In 18 Cactus League Extended Spring Training games (68 PA), Soto hit 333/397/417 with 6/9 BB/K, one double, two triples, 3 SB (0 CS), 12 RUNS, and 5 RBI, while playing outstanding defense at SS. Also, INF Giuseppe Papaccio has been sent back to Cubs Extended Spring Training from Daytona, and 1B Danny Canela has been sent to Cubs Extended Spring Training from Kane County. Both players were assigned to Squad "A" in the split squad doubleheader, with INF Varonex Cuevas and OF Shamil Ubiera moving from Squad "A" to Squad "B." And LHP Andin Diaz (hasn't pitched in a Cactus League EXST game since April 23rd) has been assigned to the DSL Cubs, who will begin their 2014 season tomorrow morning versus the DSL Marlins. The 21-year old Diaz spent the previous two seasons pitching in the DSL, but had his career sidetracked for a while by a 50-game PED suspension in August 2012 that carried over into 2013. Here are the abridged box scores from today's games (Cubs players only):
Arnaldo Calero (solo HR, two walks, and an HBP) reached base four times, Gleyber Torres (two walks and an RBI single), Bryant Flete (RBI triple, RBI double, and a single), and Tyler Alamo (RBI single, a walk, and an HBP) reached base three times a piece, and the foursome combined to collect five RBI and score five runs, leading the Cubs to an 8-5 victory over the Athletics in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Field #2 (AKA "Connie Mack Field") at the Papago Baseball Complex in Phoenix, AZ. Seongmin Kim belted a bases-clearing three-run double for the A's. Tennessee Smokies RHP Matt Loosen (on the Restricted List since 5/22 and hasn't pitched since 5/17) got the start for the Cubs today and worked 3.2 IP (69 pitches), allowing three runs (all ER) on two hits and four walks. He retired 11 of the first 13 men he faced before running out of gas (temperature 100+) in the bottom of the 4th. RHP Trey Lang (Cubs 2012 6th round draft pick - Gateway CC) walked four consecutive batters in the bottom of the 7th before being relieved. Lang has now appeared in 11 Cactus League EXST games so far in 2014... COMBINED LINE: 16.1 IP, 23 H, 18 R (17 ER), 21 BB, 16 K, 2 HBP, 8 WP, 314 pitches (49% strikes), 9.37 ERA, 2.69 WHIP, .338 OppBA. In 18 Cactus League EXST games (55 PA), Cubs infielder Bryant Flete is hitting a robust 372/491/442, with one double and one triple, 11/10 BB/K, 8 RUNS, 9 RBI, and two SB (two CS), and has committed four errors (two at SS and two at 2B). The 21-year old Venezuelan has played both 2B and SS at EXST (although 2B is his best position), and he presently leads the team in both AVG and OBP (minimum 48 PA to qualify). So don't be too surprised if Flete wins a spot on the Boise Hawks Opening Day roster, especially if the Cubs opt to keep 17-year old SS Gleyber Torres in Mesa (AZL Cubs) for the summer. Meanwhile, Torres is hitting a very respectable 272/374/359 in 27 Cactus League Extended Spring Training games (108 PA), with 13/20 BB/K, four doubles, two triples, two SB (two CS and two PO), 12 RUNS, and 10 RBI, but he has committed 11 errors. Here is today's abridged box score (Cubs players only):
Raul Linares ripped a game-winning walk-off RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, as the Angels rallied from a four-run deficit to edge the Cubs 7-6 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning at Diablo Park Field #7 in Tempe, AZ.Eloy Jimenez belted a three-run home run and an RBI single, Jeffrey Baez singled twice, walked, stole a base, and scored three runs, and Kevin Brown singled twice, walked, and scored two runs to help the Cubs take an early 4-0 lead, and Nataniel Delgado doubled twice and scored and Trevor Gretzky laced a two-run triple to aid the Angel comeback. The Angels collected six doubles and one triple among their nine hits. RHRP Pedro Strop (on Cubs MLB 15-day DL - groin) continued his EXST rehab with a shutout inning (18 pitches - 10 strikes). Strop was not as sharp this morning in Tempe as he was on Saturday in Scottsdale, as he walked one and was behind in the count on just about every hitter, but he did not allow a hit, he struck out two, and he got the third out on a broken bat 5-3 GO. Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
Shilo McCall drilled a two-run single and a solo home run and scored twice, Jonah Arenado ripped an RBI single and two doubles and scored a run, Carlos Valdez singled twice, doubled, and scored three runs, Tyler Hollick smacked an RBI double, singled, walked, and scored a run, Julio Pena doubled twice and singled, and John Riley hammered a solo HR, as the Giants pounded out 19 hits (including seven doubles and two home runs) en route to a 10-5 victory over the Cubs in Cactus League Extended Spring Training Memorial Day action on Field #6 at the Under Armour Performance Center at Riverview Park in Mesa, AZ. Jeffrey Baez and Varonex Cuevas belted solo home runs for the Cubs. The EXST Cubs hit only three HR over their first 37 Cactus League games, but they have hit nine HR over their last nine Cactus League Extended Spring Training games. 2014 EXST CUBS HOME RUNS (thru 5/26 - 46 games): 12 Jeffrey Baez - 2 Erick Castillo - 2 Rashad Crawford - 2 Varonex Cuevas - 2 Tyler Alamo - 1 Zak Blair - 1Kevin Brown - 1 Rony Rodriguez - 1 RHRP Kyuji Fujikawa (on Cubs MLB 60-day DL - 2013 TJS rehab) started the game for the Cubs and threw a 14-pitch 1-2-3 1st inning (F-8, 6-3, K-looking). Fujikawa has thrown three times in the last six days, working one inning each time (40 pitches total - 23 strikes - 58% K), and he has retired all nine men he has faced in those 3.0 IP (4-3, F-9, P-3, K, F-8, 3-1, F-8, 6-3, K). RHP Erick Leal had his second consecutive poor outing, allowing seven runs (all earned) on 11 hits (including four doubles and two HR) and a walk in 5.0 IP (71 pitches). Over his last two games (8.0 IP - 141 pitches) Leal has allowed 13 runs (12 ER), 15 hits, and five walks.
Johneshwy Fargas singled twice and drove-in the tying and winning runs with a two-run double as the Giants rallied to edge the Cubs 3-2 in 12 innings in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning at Indian School Park Field #2 in Scottsdale AZ.RHRP Pedro Strop (on the Cubs MLB 15-day DL retroactive to 5/6 - groin) started the game for the Cubs and threw one inning (12 pitches - 11 strikes), striking out three. One batter did reach base on a third strike WP, but Strop totally handcuffed the young Giants with his hard slider and mid-90's gas. He looks like he is ready to be reinstated from the DL and maybe provide some misery to big league hitters. The Cubs managed only four hits (three singles and a double) and struck out 13 times over the course of the 12 innings, although they did draw six walks. In EXST Cubs roster news, RHP Josh Davis (2013 NDFA - Belmont University) has been moved up to Daytona, and RHP Ben Wells has been sent to Extended Spring Training from Daytona. Davis began the season at Extended Spring Training, and then was moved up to Kane County on April 12th. He was sent back to EXST from KC on May 2nd. Also, LHP Michael Heesch (Cubs 2012 8th round draft pick - USCB) has been moved up to Kane County from Extended Spruing Training. THE PITCHING LINES FROM JOSH DAVIS'S FOUR 2014 CACTUS LEAGUE EXST OUTINGS: 4/9 - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GO/FO, 30 pitches (23 strikes) 4/12 - AT KANE COUNTY thru 5/2 5/5 - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 5/1 GO/FO, 33 pitches (21 strikes) 5/13 - 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 2/1 GO/FO, 36 pitches (24 strikes) 5/17 - INTRASQUAD GAME 5/21 - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0/3 GO/FO, 34 pitches (22 strikes) TOTAL: 8.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 7 K, 2 GIDP, 10/6 GO/FO, 68% strikes, 2.25 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, .289 OppBATHE PITCHING LINES FROM MICHAEL HEESCH'S FIVE 2014 CACTUS LEAGUE EXST OUTINGS: 5/9 - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/FO, 5 pitches (4 strikes) 5/12 - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GO/FO, 18 pitches (12 strikes) 5/14 - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R,0 BB, 2 K, 18 pitches (13 strikes)5/17 - INTRASQUAD GAME 5/20 - 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 3/1 GO/FO, 42 pitches (27 strikes)5/23 - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/FO, 11 pitches (10 strikes) TOTAL: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP, 5/4 GO/FO, 70% strikes, 0.00 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, .227 OppBA Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs player only):
Rashad Crawford belted an inside-the-park two-run home run (opposite-field line-drive smoked over the left-fielder's head) to highlight a three-run third, and the bullpen tossed 7.2 IP of two-hit shutout ball, helping the Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the Rockies in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Dust Storm Field at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort east of Scottsdale, AZ. The home run was Crawford's second in Cactus League EXST game action (his first HR was hit over the RF fence on Field #5 at Riverview Park on April 21st), so Crawford has now tied Erick Castillo for the team-lead in HR with two (six others--Tyler Alamo, Jeffrey Baez, Zak Blair, Kevin Brown, Varonex Cuevas, and Rony Rodriguez--have one HR a piece). And the Cubs (as a team) have hit seven of their ten home runs in their last five games. Five Cub "rehab" pitchers saw work in today's game (including four who threw in the intrasquad game last Saturday), so Rehab Pitching Coordinator Rick Tronerud and Rehab Athletic Trainer Chuck Baughman made the trip up to Salt River Fields from Riverview Park (they did not bring their golf cart, however). * Cubs 2012 4th round draft pick RHP Josh Conway (2012 pre-draft TJS & May 2013 elbow stress fracture) got the start and breezed through the bottom of the 1st inning (allowing just a two-out single) before surrendering a run on two hits (including an RBI triple) and a walk in the bottom of the 2nd. The 23-year old needed 37 pitches to get four outs. * Veteran NPB & MLB RH reliever Kyuji Fujikawa (May 2013 TJS) retired all three men he faced (K-swinging, F-8, 3-1), although he was continually shaking and stretching his arm during the outing. * 20-year old 2012 3rd round draft pick 6'3 RHP Ryan McNeil (May 2013 TJS) made his first Cactus League EXST game appearance since April 15, 2013, and retired all five hitters he faced (F-8, 6-3, L-8, P-1, 3-U) on just 13 pitches (10 strikes), He looked very good in a two-inning stint in last Saturday's intrasquad game, too. For those of you who haven't seen McNeil this year, he is sporting the popular Jeff Samardzija look (they could be brothers). * 24-year old 6'5 240+ LHP Michael Heesch (Cubs 2012 8th round draft pick) had another fine outing (he's been throwing in Cactus League EXST games for about the last ten days, so he should be about ready to move up to the KC or Daytona bullpen), allowing a two-out single while striking out two (both swinging) and doing it all on just 11 pitches (10 for strikes), and lots of grunts. * 18-year old RHP Jesus Castillo (the other pitcher acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks along with RHP Erick Leal in exchange for OF Tony Campana in February 2013) made his U. S. game debut and punched-out two in his one innng of work. Unlike Leal (a "curve-ball first" pitcher who uses his 88 MPH fastball to set-up his excellent breaking ball), Castillo has a "lively" fastball that rides 92-93 MPH and a decent change-up (especially for such a young guy) but no breaking ball. And, just like C. J. Edwards, Jose Paulino, and Hector Perez, Castillo is an all-legs "stringbean" (6'2 165). Castillo probably has a higher ceiling than fellow-Venezuelan Leal, but he is also clearly not anywhere near as polished, and so he will very likely be assigned to the AZL Cubs next month, while Leal will almost certainly be in the Boise starting rotation. With today's victory, the Cubs have won three in a row and are closing-in on the .500 mark (they are now 19-21-4 in 2014 Cactus League Extended Spring Training games).Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
Zak Blair (single, walk, 3-run HR, three runs scored), Kevin Brown (single, walk, solo HR, three runs scored), and Erick Castillo (three singles and a solo HR) slugged back-to-back-to-back home runs to cap a six-run 2nd inning, Varonex Cuevas clubbed a two-run HR, singled, walked, and scored two runs, and Roney Alcala drilled a two-run double, as the Cubs decimated the Diamondbacks 15-3 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Field #6 at the Under Armour Performance Center in Mesa, AZ. Fernery Ozuna belted a solo HR, a triple, and a single, and Damion Smith slugged an RBI double, singled, walked, and stole two bases for the D'backs in a losing cause. The Cubs came into game having homered only five times in their first 42 Cactus League EXST games (Tyler Alamo, Rashad Crawford, Erick Castillo, Jeffrey Baez, and Rony Rodriguez with one each), so hitting four dingers in one game was a bit of a surprise. (And Erick Castillo now leads the team in HR with two). In EXST Cubs roster news, 22-year old LHP Tyler Ihrig (Cubs 2013 23rd round draft pick - College of Marin) and 22-year old RHP Trevor Graham (Cubs 2013 13th round draft pick - Franklin Pierce University) have been promoted to Hi-A Daytona, replacing RHP Jose Rosario (assigned to Extended Spring Training) and RHP Zach Cates (placed on D-Cubs 7-day DL). Graham and Ihrig have been the two best starting pitchers so far at Extended Spring Training and the duo very likely would have been the Boise Hawks top two starters, too. Graham was scheduled to start today's game at Riverview Park and Ihrig was scheduled to start tomorrow, so the EXST Cubs pitching plans were thrown into disarray with the two promotions (although nobody is complaining). THE PITCHING LINES FROM TYLER IHRIG'S SEVEN 2014 CACTUS LEAGUE EXST OUTINGS: 4/11 - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 2/2 GO/FO, 40 pitches (25 strikes) 4/16 - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 3/0 GO/FO, 25 pitches (15 strikes) 4/23 - 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, 3/2 GO/FO, 51 pitches (32 strikes) 4/29 - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 4/1 GO/FO, 38 pitches (26 strikes) 5/5 - 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 5 K, 3/1 GO/FO, 39 pitches (27 strikes) 5/10 - 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 2/5 GO/FO, 53 pitches (39 strikes) 5/16 - 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1 PO, 1 GIDP, 5/2 GO/FO, 61 pitches (41 strikes)TOTAL: 21.0 IP, 16 H, 8 R (4 ER), 4 BB, 26 K, 1 WP, 1 PO, 1 GIDP, 22/13 GO/FO, 67% strikes, 1.71 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, .211 OppBA THE PITCHING LINES FROM TREVOR GRAHAM'S FIVE 2014 CACTUS LEAGUE EXST OUTINGS: 4/10 - INTRASQUAD GAME4/15 - 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 7/0 GO/FO, 43 pitches (26 strikes) 4/21 - 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 0/3 GO/FO, 33 pitches (24 strikes) 4/26 - INTRASQUAD GAME 5/2 - 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K, 2/2 GO/FO, 65 pitches (36 strikes) 5/8 - 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 2/6 GO/FO, 52 pitches (30 strikes) 5/15 - 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 4/1 GO/FO, 68 pitches (45 strikes)TOTAL: 17.0 IP, 14 H, 4 R (3 ER), 5 BB, 22 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1 GIDP, 15/12 GO/FO, 62% strikes, 1.59 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, .226 OppBA Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
Gleyber Torres (three singles, a double, and a walk) and Shamil Ubiera (two singles, a triple, and a walk) combined to reach base nine times, collect six RBI, and score four runs, Tyler Alamo drilled an RBI double and an RBI single, and Jesse Hodges singled, tripled, scored two runs, and drove-in another, as the Cubs outlasted the Athletics 9-7 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action this morning on Field #2 (AKA "Connie Mack Field") at the Papago Baseball Facility in Phoenix, AZ. In 23 Cactus League EXST games (91 PA), the 17-year old Torres is now hitting 291/378/392, with four doubles and two triples, 8 RBI, 8 runs scored, 9/17 BB/K, two HBP (and he tried to charge the mound on one of them), 2 SB (2 CS) and one PO, and ten errors (seven fielding and three throwing). After hitting 297/367/446 with 42 doubles, four triples, eight HR, and 97 RBI, 89 runs scored, 27 SB (14 CS), and a 43/83 BB/K in 134 games (569 PA) in the DSL 2012-13, the 21-year old Ubiera is now hitting 328/355/517 with seven doubles, two triples, a 3/5 BB/K, 1 SB (0 CS), 3 GIDP, and a team-leading 12 RBI in 18 Cactus League EXST games (62 PA). He has played all three OF positions for the EXST Cubs, and has commited two errors (both in LF) and he has one outfield assist (while playing RF). RHRP Kyuji Fujikawa (on the Cubs 60-day DL - 2013 TJS) saw his first Cactus League EXST game action since April 14th (when he walked off the mound at Riverview Park in the middle of an AB after thowing 17 pitches), retiring all three batters he faced (4-3, F-9, P-3) on just 12 pitches. Fujikawa is eligible to be reinstated from the 60-day DL today, but he will require additional rehab work before he is ready to rejoin the Cubs (and that's presuming there are no further setbacks along the way). Cubs 2013 5th round draft pick RHP Trey Masek (on Kane County 7-day DL) saw his first Cactus League EXST game action of 2014, but he was not as sharp as Fujikawa, surrendering a solo HR to the first batter he faced before walking two of the next three hitters. Masek was unable to complete his inning (21 pitches - only 9 strikes), and was relieved with two outs and a runner on 1st (the other baserunner had already been erased on a CS). RHP Erick Leal had a terrible outing, allowing six runs (five earned) on four hits and four walks in three innings of work (and the 71 pitches he logged in only 3.0 IP is not a typo). He struck out only one, and that was the last batter he faced.RHP Trevor Graham was relaxing in a chair, charting the game from behind home plate, when he was called up to Daytona in the middle of the 7th inning. He was driven back to Riverview Park by the Strength & Conditioning coach so that he could catch a plane at Sky Harbor Airport ASAP. Here is the abridged box score from today's game (Cubs players only):
Jeffrey Baez (RBI triple and RBI FC) and Eloy Jimenez (RBI double and RBI single) collected two RBI a piece to help the Cubs take a 7-1 lead, but Fernery Ozuna drove-in four runs with two two-run singles (one in the 5th and the other with two outs in the bottom of the 7th) as the Diamondbacks rallied to tie the Cubs 7-7 on Jackrabbit Field, and Everett Williams belted an RBI triple, singled, reached base on an HBP, and scored a run, and Mark Thomas drilled an RBI single, tripled, stole a base, and scored two runs, leading the D'backs to a 7-4 victory on Whirlwind Field, in Cactus League Extended Spring Training split-squad doubleheader action this morning at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort east of Scottsdale, AZ.Rony Rodriguez (RBI single and a two run HR) knocked in three runs and Shamil Ubiera drilled an RBI double, singled, and scored a run in a losing cause for the Cubs on Whirlwind Field. Both games were pre-planned as seven-inning contests. In EXST Cubs roster news, outfielders Casper Wells (back spasms) and Justin Ruggiano (hamstring) have completed their EXST rehabs and have been moved-up to AAA Iowa (Wells has been reinstated from Iowa's 7-day DL, and Ruggiano remains on the Cubs MLB 15-day DL and is assigned to Iowa on a Minor League Rehab Assignment), and RHPs Zak Hermans and Corbin Hoffner have been moved-up to Kane County from EXST, replacing RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (7-day DL - shoulder) and LHP Nathan Dorris (moved up to Daytona) on the KC roster. Wells hit 182/345/273 in seven Cactus League EXST games (29 PA), with two doubles, five BB, a HBP, and three K, while Ruggiano hit 154/214/231 in four Cactus League EXST games (14 PA), with a double, a walk, and three K. Ruggiano also clubbed two ringing doubles and stole 3rd base in Saturday's intrasquad game. THE PITCHING LINES FROM ZAK HERMANS' EIGHT 2014 CACTUS LEAGUE EXST OUTINGS: 4/9 - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 3/0 GO/FO, 20 pitches (12 strikes) 4/11 - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GO/FO, 15 pitches (9 strikes) 4/15 - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 PO, 2/2 GO/FO, 25 pitches (14 strikes) 4/18 - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GO/FO, 11 pitches (8 strikes) 4/24 - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3/4 GO/FO, 32 pitches (22 strikes) 4/29 - 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 3/4 GO/FO, 43 pitches (28 strikes) 5/5 - 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 1 PO, 3/2 GO/FO, 46 pitches (30 strikes) 5/13 - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GO/FO, 31 pitches (18 strikes) TOTAL: 16.0 IP, 11 H, 4 R (4 ER), 5 BB, 13 K, 1 HBP, 2 WP, 2 PO, 1 GIDP, 18/15 GO/FO, 67% strikes, 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, .196 OppBA THE PITCHING LINES FROM CORBIN HOFFNER'S EIGHT 2014 CACTUS LEAGUE EXST OUTINGS: 4/14 - 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 5/1 GO/FO, 41 pitches (27 strikes) 4/18 - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GO/FO, 15 pitches (9 strikes) 4/21 - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GO/FO, 9 pitches (6 strikes) 4/26 - INTRASQUAD GAME 4/29 - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GO/FO, 13 pitches (9 strikes) 5/3 - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 6/0 GO/FO, 15 pitches (12 strikes) 5/7 - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 4/1 GO/FO, 19 pitches (15 strikes) 5/10 - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 4/0 GO/FO, 22 pitches (16 strikes) 5/16 - 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 6/1 GO/FO, 28 pitches (20 strikes)TOTAL: 14.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 2 GIDP, 25/9 GO/FO, 73% strikes, 1.26 ERA, 0.42 WHIP, .109 OppBA Here are the abridged box scores from today's games (Cubs players only):
Stanton talk is just the talk of bored reporters/fans. It doesn't make any sense. The salary alone would scare me off. I seriously doubt TheoCorp has any interest in Stanton. If they had gone the other way and built a pitching staff of young studs they might, but there's no need now. Roll the dice on what you have and shore up the starting pitching.
Elkhart native? No shit. I'm Elkhart Memorial, class of 96
Apparently you never saw Mickey Morandini play.
Downs a shot.
Nothing. The allure of Stanton would have to be that he puts up WAR numbers above whatever is left of Rizzo, Baez, Castro, Bryant, Soler, Alcantara, Almora, Russell once a number of them are traded for him. In other words, whatever is left of this group plus Stanton is more WAR than the group without him. Also, the Cubs have to be OK paying him $12-15M in 2015, probably $20M+ in 2016, and a $200M plus 6 year contract beginning in 2017.
Does Watkins really suck this bad at defense, or is he just having the week from hell?
...and awesome.
As an Elkhart native, I would love this! I'd finally have one reason to go home and visit family.
That makes me sad...
And in breaking news, South Bend rooftop owners have just sued the owner of the new South Bend Cubs.
Improved? At least the numbers seem to say he was the worst in baseball in 2014. In his defense, it's a cumulative counting stat, so he has more opportunities to hurt his score than part-time players, and he's partly being penalized for catching so many innings. But the number is what it is.
I'm wondering if the South Bend Silverhawks will become the South Bend Cubs. The owner has already mentioned they will grow Ivy on the OF walls and do something that is Cub Marquee-like. Supposedly they will announce those type of changes next Thursday.
Double post, deleted, internet connection sucks right now.
Actually, I am pretty sure Captain Happy hates Valbuena. He was 1-3 with a Run and a Walk on Tuesday, 2-4 with Run and RBI on Wednesday, 2-5 with a Run and RBI on Thursday, and then he is BENCHED Friday. WTF??!?!??! He clearly hates him and is out to get him. Free Valbuena!!!
same...and when he gets that 0-2, 1-2, etc...it's time to pound the zone with sliders.
the batters know sliders are coming, and his slider is good, but not that good.
In the few games I've followed EJax on gamecast I sense just the opposite...lots of times of him being up 0-2 and 1-2 and then letting the batter get away. Very Carlos Zambrano. No data, just opinion.
Murakami? That's the thing where you fold paper into swans, right?
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- A series of gruesome
pictures depicting emaciated lung cancer patients, a dead body in a
morgue, a baby confined to a respirator (presumably the result of
secondhand smoke) and other consequences of smoking that will
appear on the outside of cigarette packages will hopefully shock
people into quitting the habit or not starting in the first place,
U.S. officials announced Wednesday.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said a new
"comprehensive tobacco control strategy" would include not only
these graphic photos but bold statements such as "Smoking Will Kill
"Today, FDA takes a crucial step toward reducing the tremendous toll of illness and death caused by tobacco use by proposing to dramatically change how cigarette packages and advertising look in this country. When the rule takes effect, the health consequences of smoking will be obvious every time someone picks up a pack of cigarettes," U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg said in a prepared statement. "This is a concrete example of how FDA's new responsibilities for tobacco product regulation can benefit the public's health."
Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital
in New York City, said: "We want people to look on the side of
cigarette packages and notice that cigarettes cause heart disease,
lung cancer, emphysema, COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease] and a host of other problems. We also want them to know
that light smoking is not acceptable. Even one to three cigarettes
a day triples the risk of heart disease."
The proposed new deterrents are part of a broader FDA
anti-tobacco strategy to combat the leading cause of premature and
preventable death in the United States, one that claims 1,200 lives
each day. The plan is also an outgrowth of a 2009 federal law that
gave the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products, including
marketing and labeling guidelines, ban certain products and limit
For the pictures-on-cigarette pack strategy, the FDA will chose
by June 22, 2011, nine "graphic and textual warning statements" to
appear prominently on cigarette packages. The warnings will also
have to appear in cigarette advertisements.
By Oct. 22, 2012, tobacco companies will be required to include
these warnings on all cigarette packages sold in the United
Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, applauded
the new proposals.
"With today's publication of the Food and Drug Administration's proposed rule to modify required warning labels on cigarette packages and advertisements, we hope more Americans will resist the temptations of tobacco use and participate in evidence-based smoking cessation programs that include counseling and pharmacotherapies," she said in a statement.
Reynolds American Inc., the parent company of the nation's
second-largest cigarette maker, R.J. Reynolds, is reviewing the
labeling plan. But spokesman David Howard said the legality of the
new labels is part of a lawsuit filed by the company, Lorillard
Inc. and other cigarette makers that is pending in federal appeals
court, the
Associated Press reported.
In their lawsuit, the tobacco makers contend that the warnings
would relegate the companies' brands to the bottom half of the
cigarette packaging, making it "difficult, if not impossible, to
see," the
AP reported.
Over the last decade, countries as varied as Canada, Australia,
Chile, Brazil, Iran and Singapore, among others, have adopted
graphic warnings on tobacco products. Some are downright
disturbing: in Brazil, cigarette packages come with pictures of
dead babies and a gangrened foot with blackened toes.
Currently, the United States has some of the weakest
requirements for cigarette package warnings in the world, David
Hammond, an assistant professor in the department of health studies
at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, told
HealthDay. The text-only warnings on packages have changed little since 1984.
Elsewhere, graphic warnings seem to be helping to drive down
smoking rates. In Canada, about 13 percent of the population smokes
daily, a 5 percent drop since graphic warnings were adopted in
2000, according to Hammond.
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