Skip to content

Welcome to CubsNet.com

A home for Cubs news, commentary, blogs, video, and discussion, along with news and blog aggregation.

news feeds

Indians - DFAed Herges

Transaction Oracle - 0 sec ago
Cleveland Indians - Designated P Matt Herges for assignment.

It's not often that teams, especially ones already having problems, designate their reliever with the lowest ERA for assignment. One would think that it's an indication that the Indians are getting "over" 2009 and looking forward. The player they add, Winston Abreu, picked up in exchange for Meloan, is hardly a prospect at 32 (a Dominican 32, at that), but Abreu has very little service time, was quite good for Chiba Lotte last year and absolutely ridiculous for Durham (32 IP, 14 H, 10 BB, 49 K, 1.41 ERA) this season. That's good enough for a 2.93 translation, though he's unlikely to keep that up.

Herges will turn up elsewhere. The Indians won't get some great prospect for him, but they should probably get someone at least on the level of the guys in the Hinske trade.

Categories: Baseball Analysis

Howie Kendrick Recalled To Angels

MLB Fanhouse - 24 min 18 sec ago
by Matt Snyder

Filed under: , ,

While he doesn't have much power or a ton of base-stealing speed, one thing Howie Kendrick has always been able to do is hit the baseball. His career batting average in the minor leagues is an absurd .360 -- with a .972 OPS, which is even more impressive considering his lack of home run power. In the majors, he's generally been a .300 hitter as well. Thus, entering 2009 as a 25-year-old with a firm grasp of the everyday second base job, expectations were a bit high. Kendrick flopped.

He was demoted to the minors after hitting only .231 with an abominably low .636 OPS through 51 games. After about three weeks in Triple-A, though, the Angels feel confident Kendrick is ready to come back, as he's been recalled.

Howie Kendrick Recalled To Angels originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Categories: Baseball Blogs

Brewers 11, Cubs 2

Brew Crew Ball - 37 min 19 sec ago

W: Braden Looper (7-4)
L: Rich Harden (5-5)

MVP: Casey McGehee (+.180)
LVP: Jason Kendall (-.021)

Win Expectancy Graph
SB Nation Coverage

The Brewers came out swinging today, scoring five runs in the first inning. After Ryan Braun doubled to put runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out, Prince Fielder was intentionally walked to load the bases. Casey McGehee followed with a two-run single that bounced off the second base bag. Mike Hammerin' promptly made it 5-0 with a three-run shot to left center. It was the first time Rich Harden allowed five runs in an inning since August 9, 2005. The Brewers kept scoring, knocking Harden out in the 3rd with a 7-0 lead. It was Harden's shortest major league start.

Casey McGehee had four hits, falling a double short of the cycle. His home run in the sixth inning was a mammoth blast that traveled out of the park over left center. J.J. Hardy also homered. Corey Hart and Ryan Braun chipped in doubles while the team combined for fourteen hits and five walks.

Braden Looper was shaky to start and his defense didn't help. A Corey Hart error in the first led to a bases loaded situation that wound up scoreless after an Alfonso Soriano groundout. Double plays and conservative basecoaching by Cubs 3rd base coach Mike Quade kept the Cubs scoreless in the 2nd and 3rd innings. Milton Bradley hit a two-run homer in the fourth to put the Cubs on the board, but Looper then settled down and went six for his third straight quality start. Carlos Villanueva, Todd Coffey, and Chris Narveson each pitched a scoreless inning to finish the victory.

Have a happy rest of the Fourth, party safe, and enjoy fireworks tonight.


Categories: NL Central Blogs

Padres Set to Extend Bud Black

MLB Fanhouse - 54 min 19 sec ago
by Matt Snyder

Filed under: ,

It's not often you hear of a contract extension to a manager who is 11 games under .500 and 16 1/2 games out of first place on July 3. The San Diego Padres, however, aren't in position to complain about the job done by Bud Black up to this point. Thus, the Padres are planning to extend his contract in the coming weeks, though there is no word for how long.

Heading into the season, expectations were at a probable all-time low in San Diego. Under new ownership, management has been ordered to trim payroll, which led the expectation that ace pitcher Jake Peavy would be traded. The team, notably the back-end of the pitching rotation, seemed to be a patchwork group.

Padres Set to Extend Bud Black originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Categories: Baseball Blogs

Video: BBTN Web Gems, July 2

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Baseball Tonight reviews the top defensive plays from Thursday.
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Mark Reynolds hitting his stride?

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Mark Reynolds is one of the Diamondbacks' few bright spots this season -- along with Dan Haren, Max Scherzer, and Justin Upton -- and RotoSavants&...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Don't be fooled by Millwood's ERA

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Kevin Millwood: All-Star? Yeah, probably. Kevin Millwood: deserving All-Star? No, probably not. As FanGraphs' R.J. Anderson notes, Millwood has...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Thursday Throneberries

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Today's links may be capped but not traded, and publicly optioned but only if you're not happy with your current links ... • Was Marian...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Video: BBTN Web Gems, July 1

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Baseball Tonight reviews the top defensive plays from Wednesday.
Categories: Baseball Analysis

M's looking at 3B options?

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Adrian Beltre is out. Chris Woodward is in. Chris Woodward's not any sort of long- (or even medium-) term answer. So as long as the Mariners are h...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Nyjer Morgan = Adam Dunn (?)

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
How good is Nyjer Morgan? Dave Cameron thinks you might be really surprised ... When the Nationals signed Adam Dunn over the winter to a 2 year, $20 ...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Video: BBTN Web Gems, June 30

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Baseball Tonight reviews the top defensive plays from Tuesday.
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Marquis winning ground war

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Bugs & Cranks on last night's gem: Marquis In case you missed it, Jason Marquis was Bob Gibson, Orel Hershis...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Hughes looking, feeling good as RP

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Peter Abraham on the Yankees' newest and bestest middle reliever: Phil Hughes found something last week he thought he had lost a few years ago. I...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Royals' Aviles lost for season

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
The news in Kansas City just keeps getting better. Breaking, from Bob Dutton: Shortstop Mike Aviles is scheduled to undergo reconstructive-elbow surg...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Wednesday Wangdoodles

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Today's links should be wrapped in a bow with best wishes for a Happy Canada Day (and a moment of silence for les Expos) ... • Dave Cameron...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Phillies' SP solution at hand

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
I've been dismissing the Giants' postseason chances because they're 15th in the National League in scoring, and nobody's been saying I...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Hinske fortifies Bombers

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
River Avenue Blues' Mike Axisa on the deal that might save the Yankees' season (and yes, I'm joking, but not completely): ...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Still wondering about Boni

Rob Neyer Blog - 1 hour 17 min ago
Juan C. Rodriguez asks a question     Al Bello/Getty Images   Marlins third baseman Emilio Bonifacio is ...
Categories: Baseball Analysis

Open GameThread, Fourth of July

McCovey Chronicles - 1 hour 24 min ago

Lincecum!

Oswalt!

No television!

I predict that the Giants will score fewer than 13 runs. And is it bad that I'd rather they save their 13-runs-in-three-innings explosion for a game in which they're down 12 after six? Now that would be a game. (Kidding...last night was most welcome.)

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Tim Lincecum 8-2 16 16 3 2 0 0 114.0 94 34 30 4 28 132 2.37 1.07 W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Roy Oswalt 4-4 17 17 2 0 0 0 105.1 107 47 47 13 30 83 4.02 1.30


Categories: NL West Blogs
AdaptiveThemes