Former Cub Minor Leaguer Al Alburquerque Makes The Majors
... with the Tigers. He signed with them as a free agent after the Rockies let him go. (He got to Colorado in the Jeff Baker deal.)
He has struck out 16 in his first 8.1 MLB innings. I believe he is the first major leaguer with TWO q's in his last name.
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OH GREAT WE TRADED THE NEXT MARIANO RIVERA
Vote Koyie Hill for 2011 NL All-Star Team Starting First Basemen!
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They both (stats & bikinis) show a lot, but not everything. - Infielder Toby Harrah
Poster formerly known as Wrigster.
by bilbosbuttons on May 1, 2011 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
@ least we didn't cut him...
Bob Brenly on Leo Nunez "Dan Uggla just saved Nunez’ life because Koyie would break him into a million pieces"
I realized this last week...
… I was half listening to a Tigers game on XM and I said to myself "did the announcer just say “Al Alburquerque”?
We had to trade him...
…what the hell woulda we done with James Russell otherwise?
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen. ~Bob Lemon, 1981
And now you have Bibens-Dirkx
Your life would be way too easy if we didn’t have at least one unusual name in the minors.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
The funny thing is
they signed Bibens-Dirkx as a replacement for Alburquerque. And just to torment me.
McNutt is my personal favorite.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.
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