The Big Hoff to be recalled

by SackMan on Jul 18, 2008 10:05 AM CDT

Paul Sullivan is reporting that Micah Hoffpauir will be recalled from Iowa to take the vacated reserve outfielder spot that was left when Matt Murton was traded to Oakland in the Rich Harden deal.

Sullivan speculates that, obviously with 13 pitchers on the roster right now, either Kevin Hart or Neal Cotts will be sent down to Iowa to complete the roster move.

I'd opt to send down Hart, since Cotts has been pretty darn effective since his last call-up. Plus, Scott Eyre is currently on the DL.

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Agreed

Keep Cotts up here. He has looked really good lately.

by Kornchex on Jul 18, 2008 10:10 AM CDT 0 recs

+1

However, Hart has good stuff and should benefit from facing ML hitting.

One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.

by chilango2 on Jul 18, 2008 10:17 AM CDT 0 recs

Keep Cotts

Hoffpauier will only be here a few days until Soriano is back.

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by MDBNIU on Jul 18, 2008 10:23 AM CDT 0 recs

Who is Hoffpauier?

Did you just make him up?

by princefieldersdiet on Jul 18, 2008 10:24 AM CDT up 0 recs

There's so many things to get onto Mike about

that a typo hardly seems sporting, ya know?

by ScottT on Jul 18, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

I like that Hoffpauir is described as filling an outfielder spot.

Hoffpauir : outfielder :: sausage : not delicious

by HereComesASpecialBoy on Jul 18, 2008 10:25 AM CDT 0 recs

Yes

but he’s also described as replacing Matt Murton’s spot, and it’s not like Murton spent much time in the outfield when he was on the roster.

''Listen, losing Soriano is no box of chocolates.'' ~Lou Piniella

by JohnM on Jul 18, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up 0 recs

Hoffpauir hits lefthanded.

That’s about all Lou needs to hear.

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by Al on Jul 18, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up 0 recs

No surprise here.

Cotts has been capable, Hart not so much. The Cubs need two lefties (Sean Marshall the other) in the pen.

As noted, Hoffpauir will be up for one week, presuming Alfonso Soriano meets the current schedule and is activated next Thursday.

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by Al on Jul 18, 2008 10:28 AM CDT 0 recs

I agree.

I really want to like Kevin Hart, but he keeps giving up runs. Cotts hasn’t been entirely consistent either, but he’s shown the capacity to get the job done, and he’s a nice option against left-handed hitters. Let’s hope the Hoff can bring some of that Triple A pop to his second cup o’ joe.

Nanika Ga Okoru!

by dat cubfan daver on Jul 18, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up 0 recs

this is stupid.

Pie is an outfielder. He’s tearing up AAA pitching. Why is he not brought up?

"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08

by drewishdrewid on Jul 18, 2008 10:44 AM CDT 0 recs

because

you don’t bring up the guy just to ride pine for a few days. We’re bringing up Hoff to be a bat off the bench and maybe give an additional spot start, nothing more

When Pie is recalled the minor league season should either be over or we should be committed to playing him everyday against RH pitching

by DartmouthCubsFan on Jul 18, 2008 11:00 AM CDT up 0 recs

And he'll be sent back down when Soriano come back

Teams are more likely to do the AAA-majors shuffle with non-prospects.

by rlpete on Jul 18, 2008 11:03 AM CDT up 0 recs

forgot to mention

that explicitly but that’s what i was getting at with “ride pine for a few days”

by DartmouthCubsFan on Jul 18, 2008 11:15 AM CDT up 0 recs

get rid of Chad Fox

and let Pie have his spot on the roster.

"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08

by drewishdrewid on Jul 18, 2008 3:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

That's not the issue

Fox isn’t on the 25 man roster. Why bring up Pie to sit for a week or two until Soriano returns? He needs to play. Hoffpaiur isn’t a prospect so having him sit on the bench and occasionally pinch hit.

by rlpete on Jul 18, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up 0 recs

I thinK Pie should be back with the team.

Why put a non-out-fielder in LF when there’s a perfectly good player? Then, when Soriano comes back, put Reed, Edmonds and Pie into a platoon rotation, and use whoever’s not playing to pinch-hit/pinch-run.

"We expect to win. We go out to win. So we're just living up to our own expectations." Derrek Lee, 5/29/08

by drewishdrewid on Jul 18, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

That's different

You are implying that Lou should play him.

By the way, this is my last post here. I can’t stand seeing this picture right below this post.

by rlpete on Jul 18, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up 0 recs

But Drew is right anyway...

Why is Fox even in the dugout. The guy has been done, feel good story or not. This is no Josh Hamilton.

Calm down.

by Kinky Reggae on Jul 19, 2008 9:02 AM CDT up 0 recs

Welcome back Big Hoff!

"When I got to Chicago, fans came to Wrigley Field just to have fun, now they come to see us win. The expectations have changed, for the players and for the fans. It’s about winning." Kerry Wood, 7/14/08

by JB 23 on Jul 18, 2008 10:45 AM CDT 0 recs

Disgusted, repulsed, yet I can't look away

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by deepthoughtsbyjackhandey on Jul 18, 2008 10:54 AM CDT up 0 recs

Dude

That’s so sick and wrong. Poor dogs. Poor me.

One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.

by chilango2 on Jul 18, 2008 10:55 AM CDT up 0 recs

NSFW!!

geez.

by GoCubbies34 on Jul 18, 2008 11:04 AM CDT up 0 recs

OR ANYWHERE ELSE!

by Shanghai Badger on Jul 18, 2008 11:06 AM CDT up 0 recs

More like "not safe for the naked eye."

Heh…heh…I wrote “naked.”

Nanika Ga Okoru!

by dat cubfan daver on Jul 18, 2008 11:19 AM CDT up 0 recs

UGH!

I just threw up in my mouth.

by chicagodave on Jul 18, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up 0 recs

Yeah,

but the Germans LOVE IT!

Seriously.

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by Kegler on Jul 18, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up 0 recs

Pure Hoff!

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by Lou In Blue on Jul 18, 2008 12:01 PM CDT up 0 recs

Are you still mad OJ went for a drive?

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by Hammer on Jul 18, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

Doesn't make sense

Ward and Hoffpauir are exactly the same player, except that Ward has more experience. I guess that demonstrates how little depth we have in position players at AAA. Trade away Murton and Patterson and there’s not much left.

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by DeRoMyHero on Jul 18, 2008 12:09 PM CDT 0 recs