Iowa has Answers

by columbusOHcubsfan on May 25, 2009 7:33 PM CDT Comment 55 comments

After reviewing the statistics of AAA Iowa I think that some callups need to be conducted. Jake Fox is so hot that you can't help but give the guy a look. He's hitting .423 with 63 hits in only 40 games. Other outfielders such as Doug Deeds, from Ohio State, and veteran Jason Dubious are tearing up the PCL. It's a short term solution for our slumping offense, but I think it could help to give these guys like Fox that we haven't seen a solid chance at the Major League level.

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Hmmm....

There’s a Fanpost topic that NEVER comes up around here ! Why not call up Jake Fox the DH !!!! Why didn’t we talk about this before !?!?!?

Awww, come on guys, it's so simple maybe you need a refresher course. It's all ball bearings ...

by BLou on May 25, 2009 7:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well we have a 30M dollar DH in Right Field, so whats one more?

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on May 25, 2009 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

One of these things is not like the other

by Wreckard on May 26, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Almond Joys got nuts, Mounds dont?

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on May 26, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

One of them can play defense

The other one is in store for a long career in AAA.

by Wreckard on May 26, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well the one can play defense for 3-4 week stretches before his leg explodes

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on May 27, 2009 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fox the left fielder or right fielder

by columbusOHcubsfan on May 25, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i agree with sending patton down

by columbusOHcubsfan on May 25, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

cant send him down

which has been explained unteen times. He is a Rule 5 draft.

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 26, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

BCB has the answers.

Really what we need to do is call up BLou to take over managing the Cubs. It’s obvious that Larry Rothschild is old and in decline. He’s the shadow of his former self. Mike Quade is overexposed at 3B, even with the batting helmet on. Gerald Perry is a guess-coaching hack, maddeningly inconsistent. Lou is fat. He looks like a former Starbucks addict who’s off the juice and on just bottled water now. I hate to say it, I really do. There’s just no other explanation. BLou needs to be called up to manage.

Derrek Lee is good.

by DGU on May 25, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

HA

by sue369 on May 26, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought you were sick of people being fan post police...

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on May 26, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

this has been talked about alot

but yes Fox does need to be brought up. especially given that patton doesnt pitch. I say no to deeds and dubois though.

by Glacier on May 25, 2009 7:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Didn't you get the memo?

Jason Dubious has been robbed of major league opportunity by the former Dusty Baker and current Lou Piniella. He needs to be given major league opportunity !!!

Awww, come on guys, it's so simple maybe you need a refresher course. It's all ball bearings ...

by BLou on May 25, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

im mainly talking about fox

by columbusOHcubsfan on May 25, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fox?

Never hoid of him

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on May 25, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fox?

Wasn’t he on a TV show in the 90’s?

The sun will shine in '69

by gaclaudy on May 25, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

nice newsies reference there

It's not about money. It's about winning and getting over the hump. We've had the appetizer now, but we left the main course on the table.
-rod beck

by laidbackliam on May 26, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ask Clevland if Dudois is ready for the bigs

I unfortanatly think Debious is another Steve Balboni

Adam M. Uhlhorn

by Adam Uhlhorn on May 25, 2009 10:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wait, Jason Dubouis still plays baseball???

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on May 25, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

If anyone's keeping track:

We’ve had:
Dubois*
Dubious
Dubouis
Debious

"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry

by EJThunder on May 25, 2009 10:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

you also missed Dudois above

Ha well I was correct though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Dubois

by Glacier on May 26, 2009 1:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey this is a serious question, no sarcasm here:

Has anyone thought about Vitters?

It came across my mind the other day, what about calling him up in Ramirez’s abscense? It beats Scales, Fontenot and Freel, doesn’t it?

I don’t know what to think of it, honestly. There could be positives and negatives. Could he bring some life to this team?

I don’t know what kind of 3B he plays, defensively but maybe this should be looked at.

"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry

by EJThunder on May 25, 2009 10:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Whoops. **absence,

"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry

by EJThunder on May 25, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

A 19-year-old kid thrown into...

… the pressure that is Wrigley Field during a pennant race? No way.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on May 26, 2009 3:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed, however...,

With the good showing he’s having at A, how long until he should be considered for promotion to AA?

I understood the intent was for him to play most of the season at A and possibly earn a promotion to AA at year end, but with the current need at 3rd base, should that timetable be stepped up a month or two if he continues to tear up A ball?

Not saying he should be in the majors, but is he given a chance at AA to see if he can continue to grow in the event help is still needed in September at third.

if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand

by N Oakley on May 26, 2009 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He should absolutely be at Daytona right now.

If he dominates that level, he could be in AA by the end of the year.

Under NO circumstances would I put him in the major leagues before September 2010.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on May 26, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The other side to this...

is his Options. It just makes no sense to start his options clock if he is only going to be used for a couple of months.

"When two Whales Fight, many Shrimp Die" - Korean Proverb

by TheRiot Police on May 26, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pennant race?

Did I miss something or is this the same Cubs team that has lost 8 straight and fallen behind the perennial contenders CIN?

Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?

by Kinky Reggae on May 26, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The closest thing....

Justin Upton at 19: .221 / .283 / .364.

That assumes he could even match those numbers. I don’t see it as the answer.

by rlpete on May 26, 2009 5:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Vitters is way too young and raw

But Tony Thomas should be looked at

by IllinoisCubs on May 26, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Possible.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on May 26, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jason Dubois and Doug Deeds...

… are Triple-A roster filler, nothing more.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on May 26, 2009 3:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

What ?!?!?

Jason Dubious is roster filler?!?!? When did THAT memo come out ?

Awww, come on guys, it's so simple maybe you need a refresher course. It's all ball bearings ...

by BLou on May 26, 2009 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

last Tuesday. You probably just missed it.

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by digitalbenjamin on May 26, 2009 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is Doug Deeds related to Longfellow Deeds

Get Peavy already! I want my #44 jersey!

by Cub Style on May 26, 2009 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is no cavalry.

There will be no rescue mission.

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by dat cubfan daver on May 26, 2009 10:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

lets just call up all of the Iowa roster

and DFA the entire MLB team.

wait, WHAT?

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 26, 2009 10:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well...

it would help the economy of Des Moines, I guess…

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on May 26, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Grass Is Always Greener

by Outshined_One on May 26, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

...in Iowa?

Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?

by Kinky Reggae on May 26, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No....but the pig crap is always deeper

Awww, come on guys, it's so simple maybe you need a refresher course. It's all ball bearings ...

by BLou on May 26, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe pig crap could help the Cubs at this point?

Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?

by Kinky Reggae on May 26, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not true.

It’s just as deep in Illinois as it is in Iowa.

by sue369 on May 26, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now now Sue

is that really the truth or are you just lashing out?

Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?

by Kinky Reggae on May 27, 2009 8:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

its a scientific fact

just go to www.swinepoo.com and it will have all the answers

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 27, 2009 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another example

of how poorly run this organization is. I mean come on, how many outfielders/first basemen who can’t play defense can we have on one team?

"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus

"Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack." - Sun Tzu

by propheteer on May 26, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hoffpauir is generally regarded as a decent defensive first baseman.

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by dat cubfan daver on May 26, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He hasn't been horrid in RF either

We lived for 12 years with Sosa in RF. I’m sure we can live with Hoff’s defense.

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by Worf on May 26, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Facts are such a messy thing.

They destroy a good rant.

by rlpete on May 26, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In case

You haven’t noticed, the league has figured out how to pitch to Hoffpauir. His average has been in a free fall and his strikeouts have been rising.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on May 26, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

along with his RBIs

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 27, 2009 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And that has what to do with his defense?

By the way, not that I give much of a rat’s ass about batting average, but his “free falling” BA went up 14 points last night.

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by dat cubfan daver on May 27, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs