tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61570212011-04-21T11:01:38.836-07:00Any Team Can Have A Bad Century (Minor League News) The section for minor league news, transactions, and reports.DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comBlogger1151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1094914323407331232004-09-11T07:32:00.000-07:002004-09-11T07:52:03.406-07:00Due to Hurricane Ivan, Daytona's season came to an end before last night's start of the championship series. Daytona and Tampa were named co-champions by the FSL! Congrats to the D-Cubs on a very tough rollercoaster season. DAYTONA CUBS 2004 CO-CHAMPIONS OF THE FSL! Speaking of champions, the 2003 MWL champions were knocked off last night, ending their quest for a repeat. Lansing lost 3-2, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1094827131447235302004-09-10T07:08:00.000-07:002004-09-10T07:38:51.446-07:00Boise finished off Vancouver for the 3-game sweep, to become NWL CHAMPIONS! Ryan Harvey played like a superstar all series, carrying his team to all 3 victories! In the clincher, Harvey went 1-3, with a walk, and blasted his 4th HR in the 3 games, a 2-run shot, to give him 6 RBIs in the series. Kyle Boyer went 1-4, with a 2-run single in the 7th to break a 3-3 tie. Bobby Deeb went 2-5, in theDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1094740213908596022004-09-09T07:04:00.000-07:002004-09-09T07:30:13.910-07:00Iowa won 2-1 last night to take a 1-0 lead in the best of 5 series. Jimmy Anderson pitched a gem. Anderson allowed just 4 hits and 1 ER over 7 strong innings to lead the Cubs to victory. Jason Szuminski picked up the hold with 2/3 scoreless. Jermaine Van Buren walked 2, but tossed 1 1/3 hitless innings to pick up the save. The offense put together 2 runs on just 3 singles in the 5th inning, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1094654316054614522004-09-08T07:16:00.000-07:002004-09-08T07:38:36.056-07:00Boise won 9-7 last night, to take a 2-0 lead in the NWL Championship Series. Ryan Harvey led the way again, going 2-3, with his 3rd HR in 2 games, a triple, walk, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. Kyle Boyer also did more than his share in a balanced attack. Boyer went 1-2, also with a HR, a RBI, 2 walks, and 2 runs scored. Ryan Norwood went 1-4, with his 2nd 2-RBI game of the series. Jose Rios DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1094565869958386662004-09-07T07:03:00.000-07:002004-09-07T07:04:29.956-07:00Boise won game 1 of their championship series, 7-4! Ryan Harvey had a monster game, going 2-3, with 2 solo HRs, and a HBP. Not to be outdone, Ryan Norwood went 1-3, also with a solo HR and a bases loaded walk. The light-hitting duo at the bottom of the order, Jose Rios and Alfredo Francisco, each went 2-4. Rios doubled and scored twice. Francisco had a RBI double. Bobby Deeb went 1-5, with a RBI DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1094478409744505602004-09-06T06:46:00.000-07:002004-09-06T06:46:49.746-07:00Iowa won 8-4 yesterday, to clinch the PCL Central division title! Russ Johnson had a huge game, going 2-4, with 2 HRs, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBIs. Gookie Dawkins did his share, going 3-4, with a pair of doubles, a run, and 3 RBIs. Bill Selby went 3-5, with 2 doubles and 2 runs scored. Trenidad Hubbard went 2-4, with a walk, double, and a run in the leadoff spot. Casey Kopitzke went 1-4, with a RBIDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1094215524607248482004-09-03T05:44:00.000-07:002004-09-03T05:45:24.606-07:00Iowa won 4-1 last night. Sergio Mitre put his teammates on his back and willed them to victory. Not only did Mitre allow just 1 run over 6 2/3 innings, but he also hit a big 2-run double to break the 1-1 tie in the 5th inning. Mitre only had 1 perfect inning, but continually got out of jams, as he scattered 11 hits. Jason Dubois did his part, going 2-4, with the first and last run driven in. He DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1094134877075166772004-09-02T07:20:00.000-07:002004-09-02T07:21:17.076-07:00Iowa won 6-3 last night to maintain its 1 game lead. Jason Dubois went 2-4, with a double, run and RBI to lead the offense. Casey Kopitzke also went 2-4, with 2 RBIs. Donny Leon went 1-4, with a run and a RBI. Trenidad Hubbard was 1-5, with a run scored in the leadoff spot. Calvin Murray went 1-4, with a double and a sac fly RBI. Bill Selby went 0-3, but walked and scored a run. Gookie Dawkins DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1094049213077823832004-09-01T07:31:00.000-07:002004-09-01T07:33:33.076-07:00Iowa lost their 10th straight, 4-3 last night. Gookie Dawkins led the way, going 1-3, with 2 walks and a solo HR, his 6th. Bill Selby went 3-5, with a pair of doubles and a RBI. Fernando Lunar went 1-3, with a HBP and a RBI single. Richard Lewis went 1-5, with a double and a run scored. Denny Hocking was 0-4, but walked and scored a run. Jason Dubois went 1-5, in the loss. Jon Koronka started, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1093961204423325132004-08-31T07:06:00.000-07:002004-08-31T07:06:44.423-07:00Iowa lost 11-4 last night. The I-Cubs actually took a 4-0 lead, after a 3-run HR by Denny Hocking and a Neifi Perez RBI single. They didn't get another hit until Hocking singled in the 9th! Hocking was 2-4, with his 3rd HR and the 3 RBIs. Perez was 1-4, with a RBI. David Kelton went 1-3, with a double and a run in the 1st. Trenidad Hubbard went 1-4, with a run. Jason Dubois went 0-3, but was HBP DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1093875040273649612004-08-30T07:09:00.000-07:002004-08-30T07:13:50.363-07:00Iowa lost 12-8 yesterday. Jason Dubois went 2-5, with his 28th HR, his 1st triple, a run, and 3 RBIs. Russ Johnson went 1-3, with his 12th HR, 2 walks, 2 runs, and 3 RBIs. Calvin Murray went 2-4, with a walk, 3 runs, and a RBI. Trenidad Hubbard went 2-5, with a pair of doubles and a run in the leadoff spot. Bill Selby and Richard Lewis each went 1-5, with doubles. Fernando Lunar was 1-3, with a DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1093617863656811282004-08-27T07:43:00.000-07:002004-08-27T07:44:23.656-07:00Iowa split a doubleheader last night. The Cubs won the first game 13-6 (9 innings). It was the completion of a July 2nd game, which was called with the I-Cubs up 4-0 in the 1st. Trenidad Hubbard went 3-4, with his 8th HR, a double, walk, 3 runs and a RBI. Jason Dubois went 2-5, with a double, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Calvin Murray went 2-5, with a double, RBI, and 3 runs scored. David Kelton was 1-4, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1093531012529463962004-08-26T07:35:00.000-07:002004-08-26T07:36:52.530-07:00Iowa lost 4-1 last night. The Cubs were held to just 3 singles. Trenidad Hubbard went 1-4, with his 35th steal and scored the lone run. Richard Lewis went 1-4, and stole his 3rd base for Iowa. Fernando Lunar had the other hit, going 1-3. Denny Hocking went 0-3, but walked with the bases loaded for the only RBI. Jason Dubois went 0-2, with a pair of walks in the loss. David Kelton went 0-3. Kevin DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1093446230922396522004-08-25T08:03:00.000-07:002004-08-25T08:03:50.923-07:00Iowa lost 4-2 last night. Gookie Dawkins was a bright spot, going 2-3, with his 5th HR, a double, walk, steal, run and RBI. Trenidad Hubbard also went 2-3, with a double, walk, steal, and a RBI. Bill Selby had the only other Cubs hit, going 1-4. Casey Kopitzke went 0-2, but walked and scored. Richard Lewis went 0-4 in the loss. Jason Dubois had his 16-game hit streak end with a pinch-hit DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1093355331085169782004-08-24T06:48:00.000-07:002004-08-24T06:48:51.086-07:00Iowa lost 9-6 last night. Jason Dubois extended his hit streak to 16-games, going 1-4, with a double, run, and RBI. Calvin Murray went 1-3, with a walk, run, and a 2-run triple. Trenidad Hubbard went 2-5, with a run and a RBI in the leadoff spot. Russ Johnson went 1-4, with a RBI single. Gookie Dawkins added a RBI fielder's choice. Richard Lewis went 1-5. David Kelton walked and scored in his DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1093269587363935952004-08-23T06:59:00.000-07:002004-08-23T06:59:47.363-07:00Iowa split a pair of games last night. The Cubs won the completion of the July 11th game, 7-3. Gookie Dawkins went 2-4, with a pair of doubles, a run, and his 2 RBIs highlighted the decisive 6-run 8th by the Cubs. Jason Dubois went 2-4, with a double, run, and a RBI. Russ Johnson went 1-3, with a double, walk, run, and 2 RBIs. Neifi Perez replaced Donny Leon and went 1-3, with a run scored. DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1093011762895898282004-08-20T07:21:00.000-07:002004-08-20T07:22:42.896-07:00Iowa won 4-1 last night. David Kelton went 2-4, with a double and a RBI. Jason Dubois also went 2-4, with a double and a run scored. Richard Lewis went 1-4, with a double and a run. Bill Selby went 1-2, with a double, 2 walks, a run, and a RBI. Gookie Dawkins went 1-4, with a RBI single. Denny Hocking came off the bench to hit a pinch-hit solo HR, his 1st as a Cub. Shawn Sedlacek picked up the DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1092926751870886822004-08-19T07:46:00.000-07:002004-08-19T07:45:51.870-07:00Iowa put up 6 in the 9th to win 8-7 last night. The Cubs batted around in the 9th, started by a Russ Johnson walk to lead it off. The walk-off run was scored on a Richard Lewis 2-run double. That game-winner was Lewis' only hit in 5 ABs in the game. Johnson was 0-3, with a walk and a run. Bill Selby went 1-2, after coming in the game late, with a big 2-run single and a run scored. Jason Dubois DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1092836381822056352004-08-18T06:34:00.000-07:002004-08-18T06:39:41.823-07:00Iowa lost 7-4 last night. Russ Johnson went 1-3, with a 3-run HR (11), a walk, and 2 runs for the sum of the Cubs scoring. Donny Leon went 3-4, with a RBI in the loss. Jason Dubois was back in the lineup at 1B, and went 1-5, with a run scored. Richard Lewis went 1-4, and also scored. Calvin Murray was 2-4, with a double and a walk in the leadoff spot, but didn't score. Jimmy Anderson was tagged DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1092751291489411162004-08-17T07:00:00.000-07:002004-08-17T07:01:31.490-07:00Iowa lost 9-6 last night. Bill Selby went 2-4, with a pair of solo HRs in the loss. Jason Dubois was out of the starting lineup for the 5th straight game, but blasted a pinch-hit 3-run HR, his 26th of the season. Calvin Murray went 2-3, with a double, walk, and a run scored. Trenidad Hubbard went 1-3, also with a double, walk, and run. Fernando Lunar also went 1-3, with a walk and a run for the DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1092666584168308242004-08-16T07:29:00.000-07:002004-08-16T07:29:45.316-07:00Iowa won 2-1 in 12 innings yesterday. Hitting for himself, Nate Bland started the game-winning rally with a 2-out single. Bill Selby singled home Bland with the walk-off run. Selby had a hand in both runs, going 2-4, with 2 walks, the Cubs first run, and the RBI to send Bland to his 8th relief win of the season. David Kelton went 0-4, but drove home the other run on a sac fly. Trenidad Hubbard DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1092234545140810602004-08-11T07:28:00.000-07:002004-08-11T07:29:05.140-07:00Iowa split a doubleheader last night. The I-Cubs won game 1, 10-4. Russ Johnson had a perfect night, 5-5, with a double, 2 runs, and 3 RBIs. Richard Lewis had his 3rd multi-hit game in his 6 at AAA, going 3-5, with a triple and 2 runs scored. Trenidad Hubbard also went 3-5, with a run and RBI. Jason Dubois went 2-4, with a double, walk, run, and 2 RBIs. Bill Selby, Calvin Murray, and Gookie DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1092148938295989122004-08-10T07:41:00.000-07:002004-08-10T07:45:33.560-07:00Iowa lost 7-6 last night. Jason Dubois went 2-4, with a walk and his 25th HR, a solo shot. Trenidad Hubbard went 2-5, with his 7th HR, 2 runs, a walk, and 2 RBIs. The bottom 1/3 of Donny Leon, David Kelton and Casey Kopitzke each went 2-5. Kopitzke scored and knocked home a run. Leon scored once. Kelton didn't figure into the scoring. Richard Lewis continues to enjoy the PCL, going 1-5, with a DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1092060305603433922004-08-09T07:03:00.000-07:002004-08-09T07:05:05.603-07:00Iowa won 8-2 yesterday. The I-Cubs put up a 6-spot in the 1st to put the game out of reach quickly. Gookie Dawkins went 1-4, with the big blow, a 3-run HR, his 4th of the season. Fernando Lunar went 2-4, with a RBI single in the 1st and a solo HR later, also his 4th. Bill Selby also went 2-4, with a double, run, and RBI. Trenidad Hubbard went 2-5, with a run and a RBI. In fact, every Cub starter DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1091806284688512962004-08-06T08:30:00.000-07:002004-08-06T08:31:24.686-07:00Iowa won a 4-0 shutout last night. John Koronka tossed the complete game 4-hitter, for his 9th victory. He walked 2 men and struck out 7. David Kelton went 2-3, with a solo HR, his 16th of the season. Denny Hocking went 1-3, with a 2-run double and a run scored in the 3-run 2nd inning. Jason Dubois and Bill Selby each went 1-3, with a single and run scored each. Richard Lewis made his AAA debut DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1091539637249485502004-08-03T06:26:00.000-07:002004-08-03T06:27:17.250-07:00Iowa lost 8-2 last night. The top 3 of the order were the only Cubs who came to play. Trenidad Hubbard went 1-3, with a walk, steal, and a run. Calvin Murray went 2-4, with a triple, run, and RBI. Jason Dubois rounded it out, going 2-3, with a walk, double, and RBI. Denny Hocking walked for the only Cub baserunner outside of the top 3. Shawn Sedlacek took the loss, giving up 5 ERs on 11 hits in 5DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1091455793984682412004-08-02T07:08:00.000-07:002004-08-02T07:09:53.983-07:00Iowa won 3-2 yesterday. The much maligned, David Kelton provided the heroics with a walk-off HR to lead off the 9th for the Cubs. Kelton was 1-3, with a walk and his 15th HR. Russ Johnson went 2-3, with a walk and a RBI. Bill Selby went 0-2, with a walk, and drove home the other run on a sac fly. Gookie Dawkins went 1-4, with a run scored. Trenidad Hubbard went 0-3, with a leadoff walk and a run.DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1091195763951589442004-07-30T06:55:00.000-07:002004-07-30T06:56:03.950-07:00Iowa lost 3-1 last night. Donny Leon went 1-3, with a double, walk, and the lone run scored. Gookie Dawkins went 1-4, with a RBI single. Brendan Harris and David Kelton each went 1-4 in the loss. Jason Dubois went 0-2, but walked twice. Newest Cubs signee, Kevin McGlinchy, took the loss but pitched well. He went 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 ERs, while striking out 5. West Tenn also lost 3-DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1091112967067459372004-07-29T07:47:00.000-07:002004-07-29T07:56:07.066-07:00Iowa won 9-2 last night. Brendan Harris had a perfect game, going 2-2, with 2 walks, 2 HRs, 2 RBIs, and 3 runs scored. The HRs were numbers 9 and 10 for Harris, who started at 2B. David Kelton went 2-4, with his 14th HR, and 3 RBIs. Gookie Dawkins chipped in with a pinch-hit 2-run blast, his 3rd of the year. Bill Selby went 2-4, with a pair of runs scored and a RBI. Casey McGehee and Russ JohnsonDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1091025812713754192004-07-28T07:42:00.000-07:002004-07-28T07:43:32.713-07:00Iowa lost 3-2 last night. Calvin Murray went 2-4, with a walk and a run scored. Trenidad Hubbard went 0-3, with 2 walks and a run. Brendan Harris and Jason Dubois went 1-5 and 1-4 respectively, each with RBI singles. Denny Hocking went 2-3, in the loss. Sergio Mitre took the loss for the Cubs. Mitre went 6 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 ERs, but struck out a season-high 13 men. Will Ohman struckDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1090933612201446202004-07-27T06:06:00.000-07:002004-07-27T06:06:52.200-07:00Iowa split a doubleheader last night. The Cubs won game 1, 5-2. Bill Selby went 1-2, with a walk, and the 3-run HR in the 6th to break the 2-2 tie. The HR was 13th for Selby. Russ Johnson went 1-2, with a solo HR (9), walk, and 2 runs scored. Jason Dubois went 1-4, with a RBI single in the win. Trenidad Hubbard went 1-4, with a double and a run. Brendan Harris went 1-3, and also scored. Jake DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1090853523850374572004-07-26T07:50:00.000-07:002004-07-26T07:52:03.850-07:00Iowa lost a pair yesterday. The Cubs lost game 1, 13-4. Russ Johnson went 1-4, with a solo HR, his 8th in the loss. Jason Dubois went 2-3, with a HBP and a run. Brendan Harris went 1-4, with a triple and a run scored, while getting the start at SS. Gookie Dawkins went 1-2 off the bench and also scored a run. Newest Cub, Denny Hocking had a pinch hit RBI double in his debut. David Kelton went 1-3,DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1090591728672233652004-07-23T07:08:00.000-07:002004-07-23T07:08:48.673-07:00Iowa won 12-7 last night. Down 7-1 after 5, the I-Cubs put up 11 in their final 4 ABs for the comeback. Jason Dubois refuses to stop hitting, as he went 3-5, with 2 HRs and 6 RBIs. He has 22 HRs on the season. Bill Selby went 2-5, with his 12th HR, a double, and 3 RBIs. Russ Johnson went 1-2, with a pair of walks and a solo HR, his 7th. The tablesetters did their part. Trenidad Hubbard and DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1090505991281767002004-07-22T07:19:00.000-07:002004-07-22T07:19:51.280-07:00Iowa lost big 16-3 last night. David Kelton was a bright spot on offense, going 1-4, with a 2-run HR, his 12th. Trenidad Hubbard went 3-5, with a double and a run. Jason Dubois went 2-4, with a run scored. Brendan Harris went 1-5, with a RBI. Calvin Murray went 1-4, with a walk. Casey Kopitzke also went 1-4. The defense for the I-Cubs was horrible, as they committed 6 errors, leading to 7 DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1090418254820899892004-07-21T06:56:00.000-07:002004-07-21T06:57:34.820-07:00Iowa won 11-3 last night. Five Cubs had multi-hit games, led by Jason Dubois who went 4-5, with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Trenidad Hubbard went 4-6, with 2 runs and 1 driven in. Bill Selby went 3-5, with his 11th HR, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Brendan Harris went 2-5, with a pair of doubles, a run, and a RBI. Donny Leon also went 2-5, with a run. Two other starters reached twice. Ricky Gutierrez went 1-5, with DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1090332719404695402004-07-20T07:10:00.000-07:002004-07-20T07:11:59.403-07:00Iowa lost 7-2 last night. Trenidad Hubbard was the majority of the offense, going 2-4, with a triple and a run. Brendan Harris went 1-4, with a double in the loss. Ricky Gutierrez had the lone RBI with a pinch-hit single. David Kelton went 0-4, but scored a run. Gookie Dawkins had the only other Iowa hit. Jason Dubois was not in the starting lineup, but struck out on a pinch-hit attempt. Newest DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1090245460023240562004-07-19T06:56:00.000-07:002004-07-19T06:57:40.023-07:00Farm Report 7/19 Iowa won 4-3 last night. Gookie Dawkins, who has patiently waited his time with Gonzalez rehabbing, got a start and went a perfect 4-4, with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, and a RBI to lead the I-Cubs. Trenidad Hubbard went 3-5, with a run and 2 RBIs in the leadoff spot. Brendan Harris returned to Iowa, and went 1-4, with a walk and a run scored while playing 2B. Calvin Murray DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1089987676186250492004-07-16T07:20:00.000-07:002004-07-16T07:21:16.186-07:00Iowa lost 6-5 last night to open up their 2nd half. Jason Dubois went 3-4, with a solo HR, his 19th, a walk, double and 2 runs scored. Donny Leon also went 3-4, with his 13th HR, a 3-run shot. David Kelton went 1-4, with a walk and a run scored in the loss. Russ Johnson was 1-5, with a run. Casey Kopitzke went 1-3, with a RBI double. Bill Selby went 1-5, also with a RBI. Calvin Murray went 2-5, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1089899691948521252004-07-15T06:53:00.000-07:002004-07-15T06:54:51.950-07:00Iowa and West Tenn were again off for their AS breaks. Both teams re-take the field tonight. Daytona won a 5-2 matinee yesterday. Brandon Sing 2-4, with his 26th and 27th HRs and 3 RBIs. Buck Coats went 3-4, with a RBI single and a run scored. Adam Greenberg went 2-3, with a double, walk, steal, and run scored. Casey McGehee went 1-4, with a double and a run. JJ Johnson went 1-3, with a DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1089813293758934112004-07-14T06:54:00.000-07:002004-07-14T06:54:53.756-07:00Iowa, West Tenn and Lansing were again off. Daytona lost their 4th in a row, 9-2. Buck Coats went 2-4, with a RBI double and RBI single for both Cub runs. Brandon Sing went 1-3, with a walk and a run scored. Casey McGehee went 1-4, with a double and run. Felix Pie made his return from the futures game, and reached 4 times, going 2-3, with a pair of walks. JJ Johnson went 3-4, with a steal DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1089727771036399192004-07-13T06:49:00.000-07:002004-07-13T07:09:31.036-07:00Only 2 games last night. Daytona lost 10-4. Keith Butler went 3-4, with his 3rd HR, a double, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBIs, but didn't get much help. Buck Coats went 1-4, with a RBI double, and a run scored. Adam Greenberg led off and went 1-4, with a walk and a run. Casey McGehee added a RBI single in 4 ABs. JJ Johnson and Lukas Mcknight also went 1-4, in the loss. Andy Sisco pitched DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1089639202722142802004-07-12T06:32:00.000-07:002004-07-12T06:52:55.620-07:00Farm Report 7/12 Iowa's game was suspended yesterday. It was their last game of the 1st half. The I-Cubs finished the first half with a system best, 52-36 record. Kevin Tolar and Trenidad Hubbard will represent the AAA Cubs in the All-Star game. West Tenn was too rained out. It was also their last game before the all-star break. 10 D'Jaxx are on the SL team, with Dwaine Bacon, Matt Craig, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1089380929192745322004-07-09T06:48:00.000-07:002004-07-09T06:48:49.193-07:00Iowa lost 3-1 last night. Donny Leon went 2-3, with a walk and a solo HR, his 11th, for the only I-Cubs scoring. Jason Dubois went 2-4. Ricky Gutierrez and Alex Gonzalez each went 1-4 in the loss. Trenidad Hubbard also went 1-4, but added a walk and a stolen base. David Kelton again went 0-3, but did reach via BB. The Cubs as a team were 0-11 with runners in scoring position. Shawn DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1089294175571110752004-07-08T06:42:00.000-07:002004-07-08T06:42:55.570-07:00Iowa won 6-5 last night. The I-Cubs played small ball, as they scored on 2 sac flies and 2 groundouts. Calvin Murray went 2-3, with a RBI triple, sac fly, and a run scored. Trenidad Hubbard was the perfect tablesetter, as he went 1-2, with 2 walks and 3 runs scored. Ricky Gutierrez went 3-4, with a RBI single. Donny Leon went 1-3, with a walk, run, and RBI groundout. David Kelton went 0-3, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1089207278470019822004-07-07T06:33:00.000-07:002004-07-07T06:34:38.470-07:00Iowa won 4-1 last night. Kerry Wood was absolutely masterful in what is hopefully his only rehab start. Wood went 5 scoreless innings, giving up just 2 hits and a walk, while striking out 4. He threw just 58 pitches. Sergio Mitre allowed just a solo HR in the final 4 innings, while striking out 5, to pick up what will likely be the only save he will ever record. Russ Johnson provided the keyDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1089121887301900562004-07-06T06:50:00.000-07:002004-07-06T06:51:27.303-07:00Iowa lost 7-5 last night. Jason Dubois again provided the majority of the I-Cubs offense. JD went 2-3, with 2 HRs (17,18), 4 RBIs, a walk and 3 runs scored. Calvin Murray went 1-3, with a walk and a pair of runs scored. Donny Leon, who went 2-4, with a double and RBI, and Fernando Lunar (3-4, with a double) were the only other Cubs to reach base. The rest of the team was 0-21, with 9 Ks. DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1089032808457330152004-07-05T06:05:00.000-07:002004-07-05T06:07:04.040-07:00Farm Report 7/5/04 Iowa lost 3-1 last night. The I-Cubs were held to 8 singles in the loss. Jason Dubois had 3 of those, going a perfect 3-3, with a HBP and the lone RBI. Starter, John Koronka went 1-2, with the lone run scored. Ricky Gutierrez went 1-3, with a BB in the loss. Casey Kopitzke and Bill Selby each went 1-4. Trenidad Hubbard added a pinch hit single. Koronka was solid on the DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1087997316018241422004-06-23T06:27:00.000-07:002004-06-23T06:28:36.016-07:00Iowa won 9-7 last night. David Kelton went 2-4, with his 10th HR, 2 runs and 3 RBIs. Gookie Dawkins also went 2-4, with a solo HR, his 1st. Fernando Lunar went 1-4, with a 2-run shot, his 3rd. Russ Johnson went 2-4, with a double, run, and 2 driven in. Calvin Murray went 2-4, with a walk and 2 runs scored. Trenidad Hubbard went 1-4, with a walk and run. Brendan Harris has now hit safely inDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1087909261654174292004-06-22T06:00:00.000-07:002004-06-22T06:01:01.653-07:00Iowa won 9-6 last night. The I-Cubs hit 5 solo HRs early, then played small ball for the final 4 runs. Jason Dubois led the way, going 2-4, with a pair of HRs, his 13th and 14th. David Kelton went 3-4, with his 9th HR, and 2 doubles. Bill Selby went 2-3, with his 7th HR, a walk, run, and 2 RBIs. Calvin Murray led off and hit the final HR for Iowa. He went 1-5, with his 6th blast, and 2 runsDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1087821892535376722004-06-21T05:44:00.000-07:002004-06-21T05:44:52.536-07:00Iowa was shutout 5-0 last night. Sergio Mitre took his 1st AAA loss. He only allowed 4 hits and 1 ER (2 total) while striking out 5. But he was wild, walking 5 men and hitting a batter only making it through 4 2/3 innings. Mitre also had 1 of the Cubs 5 hits on offense. Bill Selby, Brendan Harris, and Trenidad Hubbard each went 1-3, with singles in the loss. Donny Leon had the lone extra DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1087573160966807332004-06-18T07:13:00.000-07:002004-06-18T08:39:20.966-07:00Iowa won a 15-5 blowout last night. Believe it or not, the I-Cubs were actually down 4-1 after 6, before taking the lead with a 5-run 7th and putting up 9 insurance runs in the 9th. The Cubs played a lot of longball. Calvin Murray had the biggest game, going 4-6, with a grandslam HR (his 4th), 2 doubles, 2 runs and 6 RBIs. Mark Grudzielanek set the tone, going 2-4, with a HR to lead off the DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1087480896914630472004-06-17T06:19:00.000-07:002004-06-17T07:01:36.913-07:00Iowa lost 6-1 last night. The I-Cubs offense managed just 5 singles. Fernado Lunar and Brent Cookson each went 2-3, with Lunar scoring the lone run. Josh Arteaga had the other hit, going 1-2. Mark Grudzielanek went 0-4, but drove in the lone run on a groundout. In fact, the top of the Iowa order (Grudz, Trenidad Hubbard, Bill Selby, and Donny Leon) each went 0-4, followed by an 0-3 from 5th DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1087397954388338652004-06-16T07:32:00.000-07:002004-06-16T07:59:14.390-07:00Iowa made the most of 3 singles to win 3-2 last night. Much like the parent team, the I-Cubs got a game-winning, 2-run single in the top of the 9th from their light hitting SS. In this case, it was Gookie Dawkins, who went 1-3, with a walk and the 2 big RBIs. David Kelton reached base all 4 times, going 1-2, with 2 walks and he reached on an error. He scored 2 of the 3 runs, including the DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1087302479046497812004-06-15T05:27:00.000-07:002004-06-15T05:27:59.046-07:00Iowa lost 11-9 last night, ending a 7-game win streak. Brendan Harris stayed ablaze going 4-5, with 2 doubles, a run and 3 RBIs. Josh Arteaga and Fernando Lunar were the unexpected power sources in the loss. Arteaga went 2-5, with his 1st HR, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Lunar went 2-5, with a solo shot, his 5th. Mark Grudzielanek went 1-5, with a run, while playing 2B. Russ Johnson also went 1-5, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1087216598751037742004-06-14T05:35:00.000-07:002004-06-14T05:36:38.750-07:00Iowa won 2-1 yesterday, for their 7th straight victory. After scoring 17 in the previous 2 games, the I-Cubs played small ball to eek out the win. Trenidad Hubbard went 1-4, with a double and a run. He stole 3rd to get in position to score on a groundout. Calvin Murray went 1-4, with a triple and a run, but too stole himself in scoring position after reaching on an error. Bill Selby went 1-4DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086936862381822452004-06-10T23:53:00.000-07:002004-06-10T23:55:47.640-07:00Farm Report 6/11/04 Iowa won their 4th straight, 3-2 last night. Matt Creighton went 2-4, with the 2-run single to put his team on the board, and the run to put the Cubs in the win column. Josh Arteaga went 1-3, with the 9th inning sac fly to break the 2-2 tie. Donny Leon went 2-4, with a double and a run scored. Bill Selby went 1-4, with a run. Mark Grudzielanek got the start at 2B, and DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086877504113817172004-06-10T07:23:00.000-07:002004-06-10T07:25:04.113-07:00Iowa had Wednesday off. The I-Cubs are an orgnization best, 34-25, 1 1/2 games ahead of their division. West Tenn was shutout 2-0 last night. The Jaxx had just 5 hits, but blew 2 scoring chances with inning ending doubleplays, including getting a man thrown out at the plate. Matt Craig did his part, going 2-3, with 2 doubles and a walk. Mike Mallory also went 2-3, in the loss. Ronny Cedeno DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086786297718038662004-06-09T06:04:00.000-07:002004-06-09T06:04:57.716-07:00Iowa won 10-8 yesterday. Red hot, Brendan Harris went 3-4, with his 4th HR, a double, walk, a RBI, and 3 runs scored. With the recent tear, Harris has raised his average to .281, up 81 points in less than 2 weeks! Donny Leon went 2-4, with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 4 RBIs. Calvin Murray went 2-4, with a double, triple, walk, RBI and 3 runs scored. Matt Creighton went 1-3, with 2 RBIs in the winDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086697935110449042004-06-08T05:30:00.000-07:002004-06-08T05:32:15.110-07:00Iowa played longball to win 9-7 last night. Bill Selby went 3-4, with 2 HRs (6), 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Also playing longball was Brent Cookson, who got just his 2nd start as a Cub. Cookson started his Cub career off 0-11, before getting off the snide with 2 HRs and 3 RBIs. Fernando Lunar also went 2-4, with a solo HR, his 1st, and 2 runs scored. Trenidad Hubbard went 1-4, with a walk andDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086612982023934852004-06-07T05:55:00.000-07:002004-06-07T05:56:22.023-07:00Farm Report 6/7 Iowa won 4-3 yesterday. Bill Selby went 0-3, but his sac fly in the bottom of the 8th was the game-winner. Calvin Murray led off the 8th with a double and scored the winning run. Murray was 1-3, also with a walk. Russ Johnson went 1-4, with a 2-run double, and moved Murray to 3rd by fundamentally hitting the ball to the right side. Brendan Harris went 2-3, with a solo HR, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086359503118206332004-06-04T06:43:00.000-07:002004-06-04T07:31:43.116-07:00Iowa lost 8-5 last night. The I-Cubs put together a 16-hit attack, but stranded 11 men in the loss. Trenidad Hubbard led the way, going 4-5, with 3 doubles, and 2 runs scored. Bill Selby went 2-4, with a double, his 3rd HR, 2 runs and 2 batted in. Donny Leon went 3-5, with 2 RBIs. Fernando Lunar also went 3-5, but neither man crossed the plate. Calvin Murray went 2-5, with a run scored. DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086269399177476122004-06-03T06:29:00.000-07:002004-06-03T06:29:59.176-07:00Iowa lost 7-5 yesterday. Trenidad Hubbard went 2-5, with a 2-run HR (his 3rd) and 2 runs scored. Brendan Harris extended his hit streak to 7 games, going 2-4 with a double, run, and a RBI, hitting in the 2-spot. Casey Kopitzke went 2-4, with a run scored. Bill Selby went 2-5, and added a RBI single. Matt Creighton went 1-4, with a run in the loss. Starter, Ricky Nolasco helped his own causeDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086181334355948902004-06-02T06:00:00.000-07:002004-06-02T06:02:14.356-07:00Iowa won 3-2 in 10 innings last night. Donny Leon saved his only hit in 5 ABs for (ironically enough) a bases loaded situation in the 10th, picking up the game-winning RBI. Calvin Murray went 1-3, with a walk to lead off the 10th and scored the winning run. Russ Johnson went 1-5, and got the I-Cubs on the board with a solo HR, his 4th. Josh Arteaga went 2-4, with a walk and a RBI double. DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086095842822523452004-06-01T06:17:00.000-07:002004-06-01T06:17:22.823-07:00Iowa lost a wild one, 14-10 yesterday. For the 2nd straight game, every I-Cub had at least one hit. Donny Leon went 3-4, with 2 BBs, a double, run, and 2 RBIs to lead the way. Calvin Murray went 3-6, with a steal and 2 runs. Russ Johnson went 2-6, with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 3 batted in. Trenidad Hubbard also went 2-6, with 2 runs, 2 steals, and a RBI. Brendan Harris and Matt Creighton eachDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086011861071594082004-05-31T06:55:00.000-07:002004-05-31T06:57:41.070-07:00Who's Hot? -Richard Lewis- an amazing 7-game run of 19-31, 5 DB, 2 TR, 2 HR, 13 R, 12 RBI! The math works out to .613 BA/.636 OBP/1.097 SLG for the week! Lewis is 2nd in the SL in avg, SLG, hits, and runs. He leads the league in doubles (18), triples (6), and extra base hits (29). -Micah Hoffpauir- 10 game on base streak. 16 for 39, .410 BA, .477 OBP, .615 SLG, 13 RBIs. -Jake Fox- 8 for DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1086011687496213652004-05-31T06:53:00.000-07:002004-05-31T06:54:47.496-07:00Farm Report 5/31/04 Iowa won a 14-2 blowout yesterday. Despite the offensive outburst, the story was Mark Prior. In what is hopefully his last rehab start, Prior went 5 1/3 innings, giving up 2 ERs on 3 hits (2 solo HRs), while walking 1 and striking out 10. On offense, every Iowa starter had at least 1 hit. Calvin Murray went 3-4, with a double, walk, 2 runs, and 4 RBIs. Fernando Lunar DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1085730119457400882004-05-28T00:41:00.000-07:002004-05-28T00:41:59.456-07:00Iowa was rained out last night. That may have been the best thing for both teams, as Tacoma avoided the 4-game sweep, and Iowa didn't have to struggle to find a team after 3 players headed to the majors. The game will not be made up. West Tenn won big 15-6. Richard Lewis is now scorching hot, as he went 3-5, with a double, his 4th HR, 3 runs scored, and 2 RBIs to lead the Jaxx. In his last 4DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1085670434542868932004-05-27T08:06:00.000-07:002004-05-27T08:07:14.543-07:00Iowa swept a doubleheader last night. The I-Cubs won game 1, 6-4. Red hot Trenidad Hubbard and Calvin Murray went 3-4, with a BB and 2-5 respectively at the top of the order. Both also drove home a pair of runs. Bill Selby went 2-4, with a double, run and RBI. Fernando Lunar, also starting to heat up, went 2-4, with a double and a run scored. Rey Ordonez and Brendan Harris each went hitlessDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1085577993930765882004-05-26T06:26:00.000-07:002004-05-26T06:26:33.930-07:00Iowa's game was rained out last night. They will play 2 tonight in Tacoma. West Tenn lost 7-3 last night. Richard Lewis and Aron Weston had 7 of the 11 hits and scored 2 of the 3 runs for the Jaxx. The once again red hot, Lewis went 4-5, with 4 singles and a run. Aron Weston singled 3 times in 5 ABs and scored. Micah Hoffpauir went 1-5, with a run. Ronny Cedeno went 1-4, with a RBI. DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1085496434680031272004-05-25T07:00:00.000-07:002004-05-25T07:47:14.680-07:00Farm Report 5/25 Iowa won 6-3 last night. David Kelton stayed red hot, going 4-5, with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Bill Selby went 2-5, with a double and 2 runs batted in. Russ Johnson went 1-4, with a double, also 2 RBIs. Calvin Murray continues to hit, going 2-4, with a BB, double, steal, and 2 runs scored. Trenidad Hubbard went 1-4, with a stolen base and 2 runs. Brendan Harris DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1085404804028531242004-05-24T06:19:00.000-07:002004-05-24T06:20:04.026-07:00Iowa won 8-1 yesterday. Russ Johnson went 2-6, with a triple, run scored, and 3 RBIs to lead the way. David Kelton is starting to heat up (see below). He went 2-4, with a BB, 2 runs, and a RBI. Rey Ordonez went 2-5, with a double and 2 RBIs. Casey Kopitzke went 2-4, with a walk and a run scored. Trenidad Hubbard reached twice, going 1-5, with a BB and a run in the leadoff spot. Donny Leon DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1085150024635849882004-05-21T06:48:00.000-07:002004-05-21T07:33:44.636-07:00Farm Report 5/21/04 Iowa won 6-1 last night. Jimmy Anderson allowed a run in the 1st, but tossed the next 7 scoreless to pick up the win. In all he went 8 innings, giving up 5 hits and 1 ER. Anderson also had a nice game with the bat, knocking home 2 runs, 1 on a groundout, 1 on a perfectly executed squeeze play. Rey Ordonez made his Iowa debut, and avenged his release by going 3-4, with a DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1085062361310789402004-05-20T07:11:00.000-07:002004-05-20T07:12:41.310-07:00Farm Report 5/20/04 Iowa had Wednesday off. The I-Cubs are 22-18 and tied for 1st place in the PCL Central. West Tenn lost big, 11-2 last night. The big news of the night came from the other dugout, though, as Cardinals prospect, Brad Thompson set a minor league record with 57 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings! The Jaxx, however, did manage to end Thompson's streak with a 6th inning run. DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1084972553857976412004-05-19T06:14:00.000-07:002004-05-19T06:16:51.246-07:00Farm Report 5/19/04 Iowa split a doubleheader yesterday. The I-Cubs won game 1, 4-0. John Koronka threw his best game as a Cub, tossing a 2-hit, 7 inning shutout. Koronka struck out 3 and walked none. Brendan Harris had a big game with the bat, going 2-3, with his 2nd HR in as many games and 2 RBIs. Trinidad Hubbard went 2-4, and added a RBI single. Russ Johnson and Donny Leon each went 1-3DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1084890415826305012004-05-18T06:50:00.000-07:002004-05-18T07:26:55.826-07:00Iowa was rained out last night. The Cubbies will play 2 today, starting at 11am local Iowa time. West Tenn lost its 2nd straight, 4-3 last night. The Jaxx left 10 runners on base, not including the 2 innings ended on doubleplays. Dwaine Bacon was on base 5 times, going 3-3, with 2 BBs and a run. He stole his 25th base, but was erased twice on failed steal attempts. Josh Arteaga was also DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1084799304866598502004-05-17T06:07:00.000-07:002004-05-17T06:08:24.866-07:00Iowa was blown out 13-3 yesterday. Ricky Nolasco's AAA debut was an absolute disaster. He lasted just 1 1/3 innings, giving up 8 hits and 6 ERs. In fact, the I-Cubs staff allowed 21 hits in the defeat. Among those pitchers, was Mike Remlinger, making his season debut in relief. Remmy had a rough outing, giving up 3 hits and 3 ERs in 2/3 of an inning. There were bright spots for the Cubs, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1084543589681483692004-05-14T07:05:00.000-07:002004-05-14T07:06:29.680-07:00Iowa won 5-0 last night. Benji Gil led the offense, going 3-4, with 3 doubles and a run scored. Jason Dubois extended his hit streak to 10 games, with a 1-3 day, including a double and a pair of RBIs. Calvin Murray went 1-5, with a RBI double. Matt Creighton got his 1st AAA start, and made the most of it, going 1-2, with BB, sac bunt, double and a run scored. Fernando Lunar went 1-3, with a DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1084456604521170492004-05-13T06:54:00.000-07:002004-05-13T06:56:44.520-07:00Farm Report 5/13 Iowa won 5-2 last night. Donny Leon went 1-3, but contributed 3 RBIs on a sac fly and a 2-run single. Russ Johnson went 2-4, with a run scored and a RBI single. Jason Dubois added his customary 2-4, with a double and a run scored in the win. He now has hit in 9 straight games and 15 of the last 16. Trenidad Hubbard went 2-5, with a run in the leadoff spot. Casey Kopitzke DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1084365684843587822004-05-12T05:40:00.000-07:002004-05-12T05:41:24.843-07:00Farm Report 5/12/04 Iowa lost 9-8 last night. The machine that is Jason Dubois went 2-5, with another HR (12), 2 runs and 2 driven in. Donny Leon went 2-3, with a walk, his 4th HR, and 3 RBIs. David Kelton 3-5, with a pair of doubles and runs scored. Calvin Murray hit leadoff, and went 2-4, with a BB, double, RBI and a run. Brendan Harris went 0-2 in the loss, but contributed with a BB, 2 DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1084254327152576772004-05-10T22:44:00.000-07:002004-05-10T22:45:27.153-07:00Iowa came back from down 6-1 after 6, and put up 4 in the 9th to win 10-8 last night. Jason Dubois continued to lead the way, going 2-4, with 2 BBs, and 2 driven in. Russ Johnson went 2-6, with a double and 2 RBIs, including the game winner. Trinidad Hubbard went 0-3, but set the table with 2 BBs, a HBP, and 3 runs scored. Brendan Harris started at SS, and went 1-4, with a HBP and 2 runs DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1084201098698507942004-05-10T07:57:00.000-07:002004-05-10T07:58:18.700-07:00Farm Report 5/10 Iowa lost 6-1 yesterday. Calvin Murray hit a solo HR for the I-Cubs only scoring. Benji Gil had the lone multi-hit game, going 2-4 with a pair of singles. Jason Dubois continued his hot hitting, going 1-4, with a double hitting in the 3rd spot. Jimmy Anderson cruised thru 6, but ran into trouble in the 6th run 7th inning. Anderson finished with 6 1/3 IP, giving up 6 hits DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1084152680915082202004-05-09T18:29:00.000-07:002004-05-09T18:33:04.670-07:00Sorry about the week off. Something came up and I had to leave town. The farm report will be back tomorrow. As for now, here's "Who's Hot?" in the Cubs system. Jason Dubois 20 for his last 42 (.476 BA), 9 HRs, 20 RBIs Dwaine Bacon .300 BA, .425 OBP with 13 BBs in his last 19 games. Has reached base safely in all but 1 of those games. Matt Craig 12-29 (.414) 1.158 OPS since coming off the DL.DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1083335978114840942004-04-30T07:38:00.000-07:002004-04-30T07:43:56.233-07:00Iowa won 5-4 last night. The I-Cubs doubled their pleasure to comeback from a 4-1 lead in the final 2 innings. David Kelton went 3-5, with a 2 doubles, and 2 runs scored. He started the comeback with a double and a run in the 8th, and scored the winning run with the same in the 9th. Trinidad Hubbard led off the 3-run 9th with a pinch-hit double. He would score on a Damian Jackson double. DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1083245049188119852004-04-29T06:23:00.000-07:002004-04-29T06:28:26.153-07:00Iowa and the PCL had yesterday off to travel to New Mexico, where teammate, Brendan Harris will join them and be ready to make his season debut on Thursday. To make room for Harris, David Cash was placed on the DL. West Tenn won 4-2 yesterday. Dwaine Bacon reached 3 times atop the lineup, going 2-3, with a walk and a run scored. Aron Weston also went 2-3, with a pair of doubles and a run. DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1083163386819673762004-04-28T06:51:00.000-07:002004-04-28T07:47:22.140-07:00Iowa lost 9-5 last night. Jason Dubois was the biggest bright spot, going 3-3, with 2 HRs (3,4), a HBP, 2 runs and 3 RBI. Donny Leon went 1-4, with a pair of runs scored in the loss. Casey Kopitzke went 1-3, with a RBI double for the only other ICubs hit. Calvin Murray knocked in the other run with a pinch-hit sac fly. Benji Gil went 0-4, but scored the other run. David Kelton went 0-3, butDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1083080492451608732004-04-27T08:17:00.000-07:002004-04-27T08:45:46.466-07:00Iowa won 5-4 last night, to move into 1st place. Bill Selby led the offense, going 3-4, with his 1st HR, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Russ Johnson and Jason Dubois each went 1-3 (with a walk and HBP respectively) and a run scored. Casey Kopitzke went 1-4, with a RBI single. Damian Jackson walked and scored a run atop the order. David Kelton went 0-2, with 2 Ks, but also walked twice in the win.DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1082986976754958982004-04-26T06:37:00.000-07:002004-04-26T06:47:09.436-07:00Iowa split a doubleheader Sunday. The I-Cubs lost game 1, 6-4. The top of the Iowa order had all 6 hits, all 4 runs, and 2 of the RBIs. The 4-9 slots in the order went 0-15 in the loss. Damian Jackson went 1-3, with a BB, solo HR (2), and 2 runs scored in the leadoff spot. Russ Johnson went 3-4 with a run. Bill Selby went 2-4, with a run and a RBI. Jason Dubois and Calvin Murray each DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1082697347790978652004-04-22T22:13:00.000-07:002004-04-22T22:19:56.093-07:00Iowa lost 5-2 last night. Damian Jackson went 1-4, with a walk. He scored the 1st Iowa run and drove in the other with a RBI double. David Kelton went 2-4, and drove in Jackson for the first run. Calvin Murray also went 1-4, with a double and a run. Donny Leon had 3 singles in the loss. Jason Dubois went 0-4, with the hat trick in strikeouts, to end his 7-game hit streak. Andy Pratt DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1082641147564286632004-04-22T06:38:00.000-07:002004-04-22T06:43:54.280-07:004-22-04 Iowa won a wild 8-5 game in 11 innings. Damian Jackson, who replaced the injured Felix Martinez midway thru the game, went 1-3, with the game-winning 3-run HR in the top of the 11th. David Kelton went 2-4 in the win, with 2 doubles, a walk, a run, and a RBI. Fernando Lunar also went 2-4, with a RBI and a run scored. Jason Dubois, Russ Johnson, and Calvin Murray each went 1-5, with a DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1082559262636018412004-04-21T07:52:00.000-07:002004-04-21T07:58:28.200-07:004/21/04 Iowa had an offensive outburst in a 10-8 win last night. The 10 runs and 13 hits were both season highs. Donny Leon went 3-5, with a solo HR, his 2nd, a double, and 2 runs scored. Jason Dubois went 2-5, with a big 3-run HR, also his 2nd, and 2 runs scored. Dubois is 8-21, with a pair of HRs, doubles, and 5 RBI during his current 6-game hitting streak. Bill Selby went 2-3, with a runDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1082435037828250432004-04-19T21:23:00.000-07:002004-04-20T06:48:57.496-07:004/20/04 Iowa lost 7-5 last night. David Kelton had a big night, going 2-4, with a pair of solo HRs, his 2nd and 3rd of the season. Calvin Murray had a perfect day, going 2-2 with a walk, stolen base, and a run scored. Bill Selby went 1-4, with a double and a run scored in the loss. Donny Leon went 1-4, and added a RBI single. Jason Dubois came off the bench in the 8th inning to blast a DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1082385642590700602004-04-19T07:39:00.000-07:002004-04-19T07:45:11.060-07:004-19-04 Iowa won 6-1 yesterday. Damian Jackson went 1-5, and broke a 1-1 tie with an 8th inning, 2-out, 2 run triple. Calvin Murray went 2-3, with a walk, run, and a 2-run single to cap the I-Cubs scoring attack. Casey Kopitzke picked up his 1st 2 hits of the year, going 2-4, with a run scored. Jason Dubois went 1-3 for Iowa, with a RBI double, a walk, and a run scored. Trenidad Hubbard, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1082125101074629682004-04-16T07:16:00.000-07:002004-04-16T07:38:17.043-07:00Friday 4/16/04 Iowa won a 2-0 matinee yesterday. Glendon Rusch retired the first 16 men of the game, and faced the minimum 18 hitters in 6 outstanding innings. Rusch gave up just the single and struck out 5 men in 6 innings of work to get his 1st win. Giovanni Carrara, Nate Bland, and Bryan Corey each threw a scorless inning of relief, with Corey getting his 1st save of the season. On DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1082039668882302002004-04-15T07:33:00.000-07:002004-04-15T07:38:26.576-07:004/15/04 Iowa lost 5-3 last night. The I-Cubs notched a season high 9 hits, but all were singles. The Cubs just have 7 XBH in 6 games, just 4 since opening day. Calvin Murray broke an 0-13 start, going 2-3, with a HBP and a RBI. Russ Johnson went 2-4, with a run scored. David Kelton was 0-2, but chipped in with a walk, run, and a sac fly RBI. Fernando Lunar also picked up his 1st hit of theDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1081955482368274022004-04-14T07:20:00.000-07:002004-04-14T08:15:44.216-07:00Farm Report 4/14/04 Iowa lost a 4-3 matinee yesterday. Iowa's hitting woes continued as they managed just 3 singles through the first 8 innings. Russ Johnson had one of those singles, going 1-3, with a BB and 2 runs scored. Bill Selby went 1-4, with a RBI single. Felix Martinez added a 2-run HR in the 9th to cut the deficit to one, his only hit in 4 ABs. Jimmy Anderson pitched solidly, but DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1081872257017711692004-04-13T08:52:00.000-07:002004-04-13T09:08:12.326-07:00Iowa continued the standard of the parent club with a 12-0 blowout loss last night. The I-Cubs came into yesterday's game as the PCL's worst hitting team. A 5-31 day didn't help them. They were held to just 5 singles, and were shutout for the 2nd time in 3 days. Bill Selby had 2 of the singles, going 2-4 on the game. Russ Johnson, Benji Gil, and David Kelton had the other hits for Iowa. TheDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1081778654232179032004-04-12T06:58:00.000-07:002004-04-12T07:08:08.043-07:00Iowa played its 2nd consecutive 1-0 game, but on Sunday came out on the victorious side. Russ Johnson (who was the only I-Cub to reach base in Saturday's game) broke the scoreless tie in the 8th inning to give Iowa a 3-1 start. Johnson again reached base 3 times, going 1-2, with 2 BBs and the GW RBI. Jason Dubois went 1-3, and scored the game's lone run. Bill Selby and Felix Martinez each DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1081521615363236182004-04-09T06:48:00.000-07:002004-04-09T09:27:20.920-07:00The Farm Report is Back! For those who don't know, the "Farm Report" was a staple of the ESPN.com Cubs forum for a few years. This is where I take the time to summarize and highlight the previous night's games featuring the Cubs minor league affiliates. Hope you enjoy this and the many more reports throughout the season. Iowa opened the season with a 6-3 victory last night. The I-Cubs battedDeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1081352539965727722004-04-07T08:34:00.001-07:002004-04-07T09:43:37.780-07:00The minor league rosters are set. As I suspected, my roster predictions were a bit off. A lot of interesting choices by the Cubs. Iowa Roster P's-Jimmy Anderson*, Francis Beltran, Nate Bland*, Giovanni Carrarra, David Cash, Bryan Corey, Gary Glover, John Koronka*, Jon Leicester, Will Ohman*, Glendon Rusch*, Kevin Tolar* C's-Casey Kopitzke, Fernando Lunar IF's-Benji Gil, Brendan Harris, DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157021.post-1079379508993647902004-03-15T11:05:00.000-08:002004-03-15T11:41:44.186-08:00Projected Daytona Roster C-Jacob Fox/ Jose Reyes/ Lukas McKnight 1b-Brad Bouras/ Kevin Collins 2b-Ronny Cedeno ss-Buck Coats 3b-Milo Salas/ Matt Creighton lf-Mike Mallory/ Ryan Fitzgerald cf-Felix Pie rf-J.J. Johnson SP-Andy Sisco/ Justin Jones/ Richard Hill/ Anderson Tavarez/ Carlos Vazquez RP-Federico Baez/ Weston O'Brien/ Nick Martin/ Rocky Cherry/ Dan Foli/ Ben Christensen CL-Jason Wylie DeShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181922678666302476noreply@blogger.com