Cubs Issue Two More Non Roster ST Invitations

From Bruce Miles' blog: Mark Johnson, who was in camp last spring and caught at Iowa, will be back... and so will Scott McClain, who had one of the greatest spring trainings I ever saw, back in 2005. He played in Japan last year.

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Anyone know how McClain did in Japan?

I remember his great spring training.

This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).

by mrcubsfan on Jan 21, 2010 8:07 PM CST reply actions

NPB

Now has an official English Language site!

Here are the stats for the 2009 Hiroshima Carp.

.244/.320/.424 Nothing to get excited about. Well, except for NPB now having an official English Language site.

by Josh Timmers on Jan 21, 2010 8:20 PM CST up reply actions

eh...he actually might not make the Iowa Cubs with those stats

Start Sean Marshall!!

by Chanman25 on Jan 21, 2010 8:21 PM CST up reply actions

Except

the Cubs are probably more concerned with how good a teammate he is and how many positions he can play rather than how good he is for the I-Cubs.

The sad truth is that minor league teams aren’t constructed to win.

by Josh Timmers on Jan 21, 2010 9:59 PM CST up reply actions

How old is McClain?

I mean, maybe he could make it as a backup..

Start Sean Marshall!!

by Chanman25 on Jan 21, 2010 8:09 PM CST reply actions

37

by jesus christos on Jan 21, 2010 8:10 PM CST up reply actions

well nvm to my theory

Start Sean Marshall!!

by Chanman25 on Jan 21, 2010 8:16 PM CST up reply actions

hes just a wee bit old

by jesus christos on Jan 21, 2010 8:21 PM CST up reply actions

eh for me...

I’m a tad bit over half of his age :D

Start Sean Marshall!!

by Chanman25 on Jan 21, 2010 8:24 PM CST up reply actions

He's a tad bit over half my age.

by Cubbiegoon on Jan 21, 2010 9:34 PM CST up reply actions

i turn 34 this weekend

so I am in my prime, right?

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by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 21, 2010 9:47 PM CST up reply actions

tim i thought youd be interested to know that

matt stairs is also steroids

Matt Stairs, who is still hoping to land a job at the age of 41, has dropped 31 pounds in order to get himself in game shape, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com. In 129 plate appearances last season, Stairs posted .194/.357/.379 with 5 HRs.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/01/odds-ends-gagne.html

by jesus christos on Jan 21, 2010 9:56 PM CST up reply actions

also on

by jesus christos on Jan 21, 2010 9:56 PM CST up reply actions

I am not the one who accuses weight loss to being on roids

but I wish Stairs luck

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by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 21, 2010 10:04 PM CST up reply actions

Have a happy birthday and stop making me feel old

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by eths on Jan 22, 2010 7:39 AM CST up reply actions

I turned 21 on Sunday

"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher

by Musicdude10 on Jan 22, 2010 10:33 AM CST up reply actions

Are you a left-handed relief pitcher?

If you are, the answer is “yes.”

by ClarkFan on Jan 22, 2010 11:43 AM CST up reply actions

i can try, does that count?

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by Cubbie-Tim on Jan 22, 2010 5:07 PM CST up reply actions

$1.5M/year, tops

;-)

by ClarkFan on Jan 22, 2010 5:55 PM CST up reply actions

If he makes the Cubs

it will be the Iowa Cubs, not the Chicago Cubs.

Sometimes you need quality bodies to fill out minor league rosters.

by Josh Timmers on Jan 21, 2010 8:18 PM CST up reply actions

that's what I was thinking

Start Sean Marshall!!

by Chanman25 on Jan 21, 2010 8:20 PM CST up reply actions

that rules me out. damn....

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jan 21, 2010 8:39 PM CST up reply actions

If I read this correctly,

they are not NRI to the Cubs camp, but they will be in the minor league camp. Or am I mistaken?

The Cubs have signed a couple of familiar faces to minor-league deals and invited them to spring training but without invites to big-league camp. Catcher Mark Johnson was in big-league camp last year as nonroster guy, and he played 22 games at Class AAA Iowa.

See the Cubs 2010 schedule at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2010.html
Also see what old Cubs Scorecards looked like at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/scorecards.html

by kaseyi on Jan 21, 2010 8:53 PM CST reply actions