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4/12 Minor League report
Casey Coleman gave up one run on three hits over five innings in Iowa’s 5-1 win over Albuquerque on Wednesday. Welington Castillo had three hits, including a home run, and drove in a run. Josh Vitters extended his season-opening hitting streak to six games. Coleman helped himself with two hits and one RBIs. Chris Rusin is slated to pitch today.
Trey McNutt threw four shutout innings, giving up two hits, in Tennessee’s 2-1 loss to Jackson. McNutt struck out five. Dallas Beeker is scheduled to start today.
Eric Jokisch gave up four earned runs on seven hits over six innings in Daytona’s 7-1 loss to Dunedin. Daytona committed four errors in the game. Rubi Silva had three hits.
Michael Jensen gave up three runs on five hits over six innings in Peoria’s 5-3 win over Quad Cities. Ryan Cuneo had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs.
– Carrie Muskat
3/29 Coleman headed to Iowa
Casey Coleman’s name was not on the list of players sent down on Thursday but he did meet with manager Dale Sveum and is aware he’s not going to be in Chicago on Opening Day.
“I didn’t know what to expect,” Coleman said. “I know I put myself in position to make the team but in the end, they need me more as a starter. I can’t argue with them about that. They’re the ones making the decisions. Wherever they need me, I’ll try my best.”
So, Coleman will join Randy Wells and Travis Wood in the Triple-A Iowa rotation. Last year, Coleman filled in as the Cubs scrambled to replace Andrew Cashner and Wells after they were sidelined with injuries.
“It’s a good thing that we have more pitching, more depth,” Coleman said. “I hope this spring showed guys I can do both. I can go up there in the bullpen as well. That was the opportunity they gave me and I hope I proved I could do it.”
He appeared in eight Cactus League games and made one start. Coleman served up runs in only one outing, March 14, against the Brewers. Take out that one game, and he has given up zero runs on seven hits over 11 innings.
– Carrie Muskat
3/16 DeJesus wins Cubs bunt tourney
David DeJesus beat Casey Coleman to win the Cubs first bunting tournament, held Friday on a back field at HoHoKam Park. DeJesus topped Welington Castillo in the semifinals and Coleman beat Paul Maholm to advance.
“There was a little pressure there — everyone’s watching, everyone’s rooting for their guy,” DeJesus said. “I was able to stay relaxed and get points on every bunt.”
Coleman had to try for the 100-point mark on the field to try and catch DeJesus. In the early rounds, the players each had three rounds of eight bunts, four to each side. In the final, they had five rounds.
“It was definitely a good time,” DeJesus said.
– Carrie Muskat
3/8 Cubs bunt tourney update
Welington Castillo, Paul Maholm and Casey Coleman advanced to the final four with wins on Thursday in the Cubs bunting tournament. Maholm will face Coleman, and Castillo will face the winner of the match between Starlin Castro and David DeJesus. No date set for the Castro-DeJesus showdown.
– Carrie Muskat
3/1 Bunt tourney bracket – UPDATE
For those of you following the Cubs bunting tournament, here are Thursday’s second round matches:
Mather vs. Barney
Castro vs. Stewart
T. Wood vs. Samardzija
Wells vs. Sonnanstine
* Other second round matches to be played:
Soto vs. Baker
Byrd vs. DeJesus
Marmol vs. Maholm
Dempster vs. Sveum
* Looking ahead to the Sweet 16 pairings, we have:
Beliveau vs. Mcnutt
Rusin vs. Coleman
Cardenas vs. Lalli
W. Castillo vs. Clevenger
– Carrie Muskat
2/29 Cubs Wednesday notebook
Travis Wood and Randy Wells will start Friday in the Cubs’ intrasquad game at HoHoKam Park, and be followed by Andy Sonnanstine and Casey Coleman. On Saturday, Jay Jackson and Chris Rusin will start, and Trey McNutt and Alberto Cabrera will also pitch in a second intrasquad game. The Cubs shift from Fitch Park to the stadium after Thursday’s workout. The intrasquad games will begin at 1 p.m. MT, be open to the public and are expected to last five to six innings.
* The Cubs continue to sort out the backup catcher situation this spring. Does Cubs manager Dale Sveum have a preference for a left-handed hitter or a switch hitter?
“It matters, but it’s not the final piece of the puzzle,” Sveum said. “The guy who will work and be able to handle pitchers is the biggest thing when it comes down to it.”
* The Cubs have a team psychologist, Dr. Marc Strickland, in camp. Did Sveum have one when he played?
“We had one, probably one of the first, back in ’87,” he said of his days with the Brewers. “We used Jack Curtis and I thought it really helped our team at the time. When we saw him, we were two games under .500 and after we saw him for a couple hours, we finished the season winning 91 games so we were about 25 games over .500. I think it helped a lot. We were a very young team at the time and he helped a lot of us out.”
What was the message? Think positive.
* On Opening Day of the Cactus League season, all of the teams will take part in a tribute to Robert Brinton, who died in October. Brinton was a driving force in the Cactus League and in keeping the Cubs in Mesa, Ariz. A past Cactus League Association president, he also was executive director of the Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau and past president of the Mesa HoHoKams. Commemorative baseballs with a gold Cactus League logo will be used for the ceremonial first pitch at each of the home parks. The balls also are marked with Brinton’s name. A tribute will be read at each of the ballparks and there will be a moment of silence.
* Ryan Dempster, Paul Maholm, Casey Coleman and Blake Parker were among the pitchers to throw live batting practice on Wednesday. For Maholm, it was his first session since coming back from the flu.
* Rusin, Coleman and catchers Welington Castillo and Steve Clevenger advanced to the sweet 16 of the Cubs bunting tournament on Wednesday. Castillo and Clevenger join another catcher, Blake Lalli, who also advanced. It was a tough day for Bryan LaHair, who faced Clevenger. LaHair was hit by a pitch by bullpen catcher Andy Lane, who was throwing to the two hitters. Brett Jackson lost his match with Castillo but did score the first 100 of the tournament. There are two red dots on either side of the pitcher’s mound, and players must call the “100″ before aiming for it.
– Carrie Muskat
2/29 Cubs early bunt update
There’s more second round action in the Cubs bunting tournament on Wednesday with some big matchups. Scott Maine will face Casey Coleman in the marquee matchup. Other action includes Brett Jackson vs. Welington Castillo, Steve Clevenger vs. Bryan LaHair and Dae-Eun Rhee vs. Chris Rusin. Clevenger upset Tony Campana in the first round.
– Carrie Muskat
2/23 First round action
The Cubs bunting tournament got underway Thursday among the pitchers. Winners who advance to the next round include Jeff Beliveau, Lendy Castillo, Trey McNutt, Rafael Dolis, Dae-Eun Rhee, Chris Rusin, Scott Maine, and Casey Coleman. Maine won his round against Blake Parker on his last bunt, hitting the 40-point block on the third base side. The competition is being held on a half field at Fitch Park with spaces designated with different points, ranging from 10 to 40. Rusin can relax. He was matched up with strength coach Tim Buss, and had no problems beating him. The winner of the pitchers division will face the winner of the position players division.
Think this is all fun and games? Matt Garza was practicing on Thursday after the first round ended.
– Carrie Muskat
1/4 Cubs Caravan stop in Peoria Jan. 12
The Cubs Caravan will stop Jan. 12 in Peoria, Ill., and Brett Jackson, Josh Vitters, Matt Sczcur, Tony Campana, Chris Carpenter and Casey Coleman were expected to take part. New Cubs pitching coach Chris Bosio, bench coach Jamie Quirk, first base coach Dave McKay, scouting director Joe Bohringer and assistant GM Shiraz Rehman also were scheduled to attend. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m., and an autograph and photo session will run from 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Peoria RiverPlex. Tickets are $15 and include the autograph/photo session, beer, soda, hot dogs, chips and cookies. Tickets will not be sold at the door. You can purchase them at the Peoria Chiefs’ offices at O’Brien Field.
– Carrie Muskat
9/26 Cubs lineup
It’s Kids Day for the Cubs as Mike Quade starts young players, although he’s keeping Carlos Pena in the mix. Pena has a chance at 30 homers this season, and with a lefty in the season finale, Monday and Tuesday may be his best chances. Starlin Castro is batting third — a preview of things to come? Steve Clevenger will be making his Major League debut, catching Casey Coleman. Here’s the lineup:
CF Campana
2B Barney
SS Castro
1B Pena
LF LaHair
C Clevenger
3B LeMahieu
RF Colvin
P Coleman
– Carrie Muskat
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