Aug 25, 2008 | The Knoxville News-Sentinel
It's not all about next year just yet for the Tennessee Smokies. Mathematically, Tennessee hasn't been eliminated from the Southern League North Division second-half race.
Fox homers twice in Double-A slugfest
After getting a brief taste of life in the big leagues last year, Jake Fox is as determined as ever to turn a fantasy back into reality.
Saw Minor League Cubs Last Night
Last night we made a spur of the moment decision to drive the 28 miles to the city of Sevierville, Tennessee to see the Tennessee Smokies play the Carolina Mudcats.
What a relief! Avery to the rescue
Relief - middle and late - could well decide if the Tennessee Smokies win the Southern League North Division the second half.
Doug Deeds says it would be premature for the Tennessee Smokies to be talking about going from worst to first the second half of the season.
The Tennessee Smokies Professional Baseball Club, the Class AA Southern League Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, have added LHP Ed Campusano, LHP Casey Lambert, and INF Josh Lansford to the active roster.
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Like Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate earlier in the day, the Daytona Cubs and the Palm Beach Cardinals needed to work overtime to determine a winner Monday night.
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Josh Lansford, Darwin Barney and Yusuf Carter had two hits apiece as the Daytona Cubs thumped the Dunedin Blue Jays 6-2 Thursday night.
The White Sox selected Brent Morel, a third baseman from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, with their third-round pick in Thursday's draft.
Daytona second baseman Jonathan Mota celebrated his 21st birthday in style Sunday with three hits and two runs scored in the Cubs' 8-3 win over the visiting Jupiter Hammerheads at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.
The Daytona Cubs did all of the hammering, but it was the Jupiter Hammerheads who did enough right to pull out a victory Friday night.
Daytona Cubs Pummel Fort Myers Miracle 9-1 - Advanced A, Florida State League
Daytona Cubs Pummel Fort Myers Miracle 9-1 - Advanced A, Florida State League MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - FORT MYERS, Fla. via Minor League News
“The bright spot is the six runs we scored in the ninth”
The St. Lucie Mets probably didn't want to get on the bus and leave town Friday night. via Daytona Beach News Journal
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Major-leaguer leads Mets past Cubs
“It hasn't worked out that way. It's amazing to me that they can throw strikes with (a count of) two balls, but they can't throw a strike on the first pitch. You have to be able to pitch ahead. They're just trying to be too fine.”
Coming in with a 4-21 record -- including a three-game sweep by the Daytona Cubs last week -- the St. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
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“He's gone out there and thrown his pitches for strikes. We just need to get him some runs.”
It took a Ty to break a tie for the Daytona Cubs Monday night. Ty Wright broke a 2-2 tie with a two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning to lead the Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Jupiter Hammerheads before a ... via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online