Marcos Mateo To Iowa; Scott Maine Recalled

Via tweet from Gordon Wittenmyer.

about 1 year ago Al Yellon 24 comments 0 recs |

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Other than one meltdown at high altitude

in Colorado Springs, Maine has been pitching very well lately.

He should have been here earlier. I suspect the only reason he wasn’t was that he’s left-handed and we’ve already got Marshall, Grabow and Russell throwing lefty. But I’d rather have a good left-hander facing a right-hander than a right-hander who is a bigger threat to hit the mascot than the catcher’s mitt.

by Josh Timmers on May 17, 2011 3:16 PM CDT reply actions

Well, that's.......something

So we now have 4 lefties in the pen?

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on May 17, 2011 3:16 PM CDT reply actions

In case anyones wondering

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=maine-001sco

by Madison Cub Fan on May 17, 2011 3:17 PM CDT reply actions

Can't say I'm very surprised

If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.

by carolinacub on May 17, 2011 3:18 PM CDT reply actions

I guess

Al’s rant earlier about Mateo was the MAINE reason for this transaction

Cubs 2011 81-81

by wild bill on May 17, 2011 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs

Booooooo

by cubman987 on May 17, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Good one, I was thinking the same thing.

We'll miss you Big Boy. #10 for Hall of Fame.

by mrcubsfan on May 17, 2011 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey Al

Ask, and you shall receive. Is Maine really the best pitcher available in AAA? Not sure if I want to throw up or just have a big ol’ cry.

"When I die, I hope they don't cremate me 'cuz I'll burn forever." Harry Caray

by Mikey Blue Eyes on May 17, 2011 3:26 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

He and Justin Berg

are the only Iowa pitchers with an ERA under 3, and Berg has only thrown seven innings.

by Josh Timmers on May 17, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions

And Berg isn't eligible to come back yet unless somebody goes on the DL

It's a simple question, Doctor: would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs??

by Invalid User on May 17, 2011 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I thought Maine should have made the team out of spring training instead of Mateo.

This transaction makes me happy.

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by Al Yellon on May 17, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Don't it make your brown eyes blue?

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by Clutch16 on May 17, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Maine has been pretty good ever since we aquired him.

by Dcr18 on May 17, 2011 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions

This is the spark we need!!!!

;)

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by Craig in South Bend on May 17, 2011 3:36 PM CDT reply actions

LMAO

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by Hammer on May 17, 2011 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Campana

Tony Campana was also called up to take the place of Tyler Colvin.

by Mosszilla84 on May 17, 2011 3:43 PM CDT reply actions

How is his speed? Noticed Baseball-Reference.com has him stealing quite a bit.

by ubercubsfan on May 17, 2011 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions

EASILY the fastest guy on the team now

by Dcr18 on May 17, 2011 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions

This news is something worth

sippin on a little Chivas Regal. Ah…. Smooth sippin Scotch Whiskey, and no more Mateo. What a combination!

by adam316 on May 17, 2011 3:51 PM CDT reply actions

So does this mean that our 39-man roster is still full?

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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on May 17, 2011 3:55 PM CDT reply actions

Granted it was against AAA batting

but Maine looked rather good in Reno on Sunday.

Hopefully the game is on TV here in northern Nevada tonight!

by Tat14 on May 17, 2011 4:46 PM CDT reply actions

Awwwwwwww.

Now which hopeless middle reliever am I going to waste time defending? I actually did like what I saw from Scott Maine at the end of last season.

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by daver on May 17, 2011 4:57 PM CDT reply actions

Shark, when the clock hits midnight?

by Danwood on May 17, 2011 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions

I won a bet

A friend of mine was complaining during the first week of the season how bad Russell was. I insisted that Mateo was a worse as a reliever, thus was born a bet. He got Russell, I got Mateo, and the first one to get sent down won lunch.

by dmlichte on May 17, 2011 8:54 PM CDT reply actions