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Looks like you made a good draft pick by drafting Mint at catcher.

I had nothing to do with it,it was all you,the fans.

7/31/08
"Today is the trade deadline Mark."Frank said.
"I know,trying to hammer out a last minute deal as we speak."Mark replies.
"Well,the game is about to start,you going to watch?"Frank asked.
"No,you go ahead."Mark said.
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Chicago Cubs [3rd] @ Milwaukee Brewers [1st]
Lineups
Cubs
1.Alfonso Soriano CF
2.Ryan Theriot SS
3.Derek Lee 1B
4,Aramis Ramirez 3B
5.Brad Hawpe LF
6.Eric Mint C
7.Ryan Doumit RF
8.Mark DeRosa 2B
9.Mark Prior P

Brewers
1.Rickie Weeks 2B
2.JJ Hardy SS
3.Ryan Braun LF
4.Prince Fielder 1B
5.Mike Cameron CF
6.Corey Hart RF
7.Bill Hall 3B
8.Jason Kendall C
9.Yovani Gallardo P

"Cubs Win on Deadline Day."
In the 7th Yovani Gallardo gets a RBI single 1-0 Brewers
In the 8th Alfonso Soriano double 1-1 tie
Derek Lee gets a 2-RBI double 3-1 Cubs
Aramis Ramirez gets a RBI single 4-1 Cubs
In the botton half,Prince Fielder leads off with a HR
4-2 Cubs Win
Win:Mark Prior
Loss:Yovani Gallardo
Save:Micheal Wuertz.
Skipped boxscore again.
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The Cubs and Reds struck a deal today.
The Cubs will receive 1B Joey Votto,and send Great Ross to the Reds

Nice trade!

SWEET!!!!!

8/9/08
Cubs (3rd) @ Cardinals (3rd)
Lineups
Cubs
1.Alfonso Soriano CF
2.Ryan Theriot SS
3.Derek Lee 1B
4,Aramis Ramirez 3B
5.Brad Hawpe LF
6.Eric Mint C
7.Ryan Doumit RF
8.Mark DeRosa 2B
9.Ted Lilly P

Cardinals.
1.Aaron Miles 2B
2.Chris Duncan LF
3.Albert Pujols 1B
4.Troy Glaus 3B
5.Juan Encarnacion RF
6.Brian Barton CF
7.Yadier Molina C
8.Brendan Ryan SS
9.Chris Carpenter P

In the 2nd Yadier Molina gets a RBI single. 1-0 Cards
After a Derek Lee Error, Albert Pujols gets a RBI single 2-0 Cards
Troy Glaus gets a RBI single 3-0 Cards
Alfonso Soriano doubles 3-1 Cards
Ryan Theriot gets a RBI single in the 3rd 3-2 Cards
With runners on 1st and 3rd,two outs Ted Lilly picks Aaron Miles off 1st,3-2 Cards
In the 4th Eric Mint hits a solo shot 3-3 Tie
Ryan Theriot gets a RBI single 4-3 Cubs
Troy Glaus Doubles 5-4 Cards
Aramis Ramriez hits a HR 5-5 tie
Mark DeRosa gets a Walk-Off single in the 11th, 6-5 Cubs
CUBS WIN
Win:Franklin Morales
Loss:Russ Springer
HR
Aramis Ramirez 26
Eric Mint 9


Cubs
1.Alfonso Soriano CF 1-5 2B RBI R K
2.Ryan Theriot SS 3-5 2-RBI
3.Derek Lee 1B 0-5 K
4,Aramis Ramirez 3B 1-5 HR RBI R
5.Brad Hawpe LF 1-5 R
6.Eric Mint C 2-5 HR RBI R
7.Ryan Doumit RF 2-5
8.Mark DeRosa 2B 2-4 RBI
9.Ted Lilly P 1-2 2-R
Reed Johnson 0-1
Franklin Morales 0-1
Cardinals.
1.Aaron Miles 2B 2-4 R 2K
Rick Ankiels 0-1
2.Chris Duncan LF 1-5 2R
3.Albert Pujols 1B 2-5 R 3K
4.Troy Glaus 3B 2-4 2B 3-RBI K
5.Juan Encarnacion RF 2-5 2B R
6.Brian Barton CF 1-5
7.Yadier Molina C 2-5 RBI 3K
8.Brendan Ryan SS 0-5 2K
9.Chris Carpenter P 0-2 K
Esteban German 0-2
Washington 0-1 K

Pitching
Cubs
Ted Lilly 6 2/3 IP 10H 8K 5R 4ER
Javier Lopez 1/3 IP 2H
Franklin Morales 4IP 0H 5K

Cardinals
Chris Carpenter 6IP 8H 2K 4R
Todd Wellemeyer 2IP H R
Russ Springer 2 1/3 IP 4H R

Wow, close game. It looks like Mint is doing a really good job.

8/14/08
Cubs (3rd) @ Braves (3rd
Lineups
Cubs
1.Alfonso Soriano CF
2.Ryan Theriot SS
3.Derek Lee 1B
4,Aramis Ramirez 3B
5.Brad Hawpe LF
6.Eric Mint C
7.Ryan Doumit RF
8.Mark DeRosa 2B
9.Carlos Zambrano P

Braves
1.Kelly Johnson 2B
2.Yunel Escobar SS
3.Chipper Jones 3B
4.Mark Teixeira 1B
5.Brian McCann C
6.Jeff Francoeur RF
7.Matt Diaz LF
8.Mark Kotsay CF
9.John Smoltz P

"Zambrano Hurls Near Perfecto!"
In the 8th Alfonso Soriano Homers 1-0 Cubs
Back in the 7th Chipper Jones got the 1st and only Braves base runner with a single
Win:Carlos Zambrano
Loss:John Smoltz
HR
Alfonso Soriano (30)

Cubs
1.Alfonso Soriano CF 2-4 HR RBI R
2.Ryan Theriot SS 0-4
3.Derek Lee 1B 0-4
4,Aramis Ramirez 3B 1-4 K
5.Brad Hawpe LF 1-4
6.Eric Mint C 2-4 2B
7.Ryan Doumit RF 0-3
8.Mark DeRosa 2B 0-3 K
9.Carlos Zambrano P 0-3

Braves
1.Kelly Johnson 2B 0-4 K
2.Yunel Escobar SS 0-3 K
3.Chipper Jones 3B 1-3
4.Mark Teixeira 1B 0-3 K
5.Brian McCann C 0-3 2K
6.Jeff Francoeur RF 0-3 2K
7.Matt Diaz LF 0-3 K
8.Mark Kotsay CF 0-3 K
9.John Smoltz P 0-2
Melky Cabrera 0-1 K

Cubs
Carlos Zambrano 9IP 10K 0R

Braves
John Smoltz 9IP 2K R

End Of August Leaders
AL East W-L GB
1.Yankees 80-57
2.Blue Jays 73-64 7
3.Red Sox 72-65 8
4.Rays 62-74 17.5
5.Orioles 58-79 22

After a Good start,the Blue Jays have faded as of late,but can still make the playoffs,as can the Red Sox

AL Central
1.Twins 72-65
2.Indians 69-67 2.5
3.Tigers 66-71 6
4.Royals 62-75 10
5.White Sox 59-77 12.5
The Twins are no surprise in this division,the big surprise is how terrible the White Sox have been.

AL West
1.Athletics 78-59
2.Mariners 72-64 5.5
3.Angels 68-68 9.5
4.Rangers 61-77 17.5

No real shock here,I expected the Mariners to win however.

AL Leaders
Wins:Roy Halladay (TOR) 15
IP:Roy Halladay 168.2
ERA:Joe Blanton (OAK) 3.05
Saves:Great Miller (KC) 28
Strikeouts Roy Halladay 192

Hitting
AVG:Alex Rodriguez (NYY) .368
Hits:David Eckstein (TOR) 180
HR: Alex Rodriguez (NYY) 36
SB:Johnny Damon (NYY) 37
NL East GB
1.Mets 75-62
2.Braves 72-65 3
3.Marlins 72-66 3.5
4.Nationals 70-67 5
5.Phillies 66-71 9

The Phillies have been a MAJOR disappointment this year,but the rest of the division is competitive.

NL West
1.D-Backs 75-61
2.Dodgers 75-62 .5
3.Rockies 72-66 4
4.Giants 63-73 12
5.Padres 51-75 14

NL Central
1.Brewers 72-64
2.Astros 71-66 1.5
3.CUBS 68-69 4.5
4.Cardinals 68-69 4.5
5.Red 65-73 8
6.Pirates 55-81 12 (Worst Record In MLB)

NL Leaders
Pitching
Win: Johan Santana (NYM) 18
IP: Johan Santana 175
ERA: Tom Glavine (ATL) 2.88
Saves:TIE
Francisco Rodriguez (SF)
Micheal Wuertz (CHC) 28
Strikeouts:TIE
Johan Santana
Chris Young (SD) 199

Hitting
AVG: Albert Pujols (STL) .393
Hits: Albert Pujols 183
HR:Dan Uggla (FLA) 39
Steals:TIE
Rafeal Furcal (LAD)
Jose Reyes (NYM) 34

Only 4.5 games back? You can still make it!

If not, just let the Brewers win.

I hope to know tomorrow if the Cubs make the playoffs (Hint,Hint)

Well we had a delay here,but here we go.
Cubs (3rd 3.5 back) Vs. Astros (2nd 1.5 back)
Cubs
1.Alfonso Soriano CF
2.Ryan Theriot SS
3.Derek Lee 1B
4,Aramis Ramirez 3B
5.Brad Hawpe LF
6.Eric Mint C
7.Ryan Doumit RF
8.Mark DeRosa 2B
9.Sean Marshall P

Astros
Astros
1.Sean Casey 1B
2.Mark Loretta 2B
3.Miguel Tejada SS
4.Carlos Lee LF
5.Ty Wigginton 3B
6.Darin Erstad CF
7.Brad Ausmus C
8.Jose Cruz Jr. RF
9.Felipe Paulino P