Rubi (Nogues) Silva

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 25, 1989 in Artesima, CU

• 5/15 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 15, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – It was smooth sailing for the Smokies until the eighth inning when they saw their 4-2 lead...
• 5/14 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 13, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – Nice comeback win for the Cubs as they trailed for most of the game and really couldn’t generate...
• 5/14 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-13-13: Iowa Cubs 6 @ Reno Aces 4 Brett Jackson 2: The Second Part of the Tragedy went 0-4 with a walk. Logan Watkins had...
• 5/12 Obstructed View: JoT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-11-13: Iowa Cubs 4 @ Reno Aces 1 Logan Watkins had a very un-Watkins like day. He went 1-4 with no walks or strikeouts. He was also...
• 5/11 Obstructed View: JoT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-10-13: Iowa Cubs 1 @ Colorado Springs Sky Sox 11 Logan Watkins had an RBI double. It was the only run the Cubs scored. Brett Jackson...
• 5/9 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 9, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate -  Not a lot went right for Iowa in this one as they only managed one run on seven hits en route...
• 5/9 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 8, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – A roller coaster game for the Cubs in this one as they held a 4-0 lead only to lose it, then...
• 5/3 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 2, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate - The Smokies swarmed the Braves in this one as the pounded out fourteen hits and scored seven runs...
• 5/1 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 1, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate –   The Cubs couldn’t scratch out a run in this one as they could only manage four hits...
• 5/1 Obstructed View: Journeymen of Tomorrow: Minor League Leaders: Once a month, I'm going to take a look at the Cubs leaders at each level in various statistics and how they rank among the...

• 4/27 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 26, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Iowa fought back in this one scoring twice in the ninth inning to tie the game at four, only...
• 4/22 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 21, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Not much happening for the Cubs offense in this one as they lost a 1-0 heart breaker to...
• 4/21 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 20, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – The Cubs tried to stage a late rally but it wasn’t enough after they fell behind Memphis...
• 4/21 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-20-13: Iowa Cubs 5 @ Memphis Redbirds 8 Logan Watkins had a Logan Watkins-type day, going 1-4 with a double and a walk. He also...
• 4/17 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 16, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – You wouldn’t know it by the hit totals, but the I-Cubs won this one rather handily 4-3....
• 4/17 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-16-13: Cubs Minor League recap Nashville Sounds 1 @ Iowa Cubs 4 Brooks Raley was very good as he threw 6 innings, allowed 6 hits, no...
• 4/16 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 15, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – The Cubs built an early lead but once again had trouble holding it as they dropped to 3-9...
• 4/15 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 14, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Two wins in a row for Iowa, that says a lot considering they only have three total this year....
• 4/14 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 13, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate - Logan Watkins showed off his tremendous skill set once again last night.  Watkins was 1-for-3 with...
• 4/13 Obstructed View: Journeymen of Tomorrow: 4-12-13: Albuquerque Isotopes 15 @ Iowa Cubs 5 This game was ugly. I'll start with the only bright spot: Logan Watkins went 0-2 with...
• 4/13 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 12, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps):   Full Box Score At The Plate – The I-Cubs were looking pretty good through four innings, then the bottom fell out, and...
• 4/11 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 10, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Hey! A Win!  The I-Cubs got their first win of the 2013 season on Wednesday night.  Ryan...

• 10/9 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Arizona Fall League Starts Tonight!: I wrote up a piece about the AFL earlier, you can read it here, but it’s finally ready to start tonight!  I’m excited...

• 9/5 Full Spectrum Baseball: Down On The Farm: Arizona Fall League Part 1, Mesa Solar Sox: With Minor League seasons wrapping up, Down On The Farm turns its focus to the Arizona Fall League, in a multi-part series examining...
• 9/4 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 9/3: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Peoria and Tennessee were the only Cubs minor league teams with regular season games today.  Boise played game one, which we...

• 8/31 Seedlings to Stars: 2012 Arizona Fall League Delegates: Chicago Cubs: The Chicago Cubs season has all but come to a close, and the front office now has their sights set on Arizona.  It was announced...
• 8/29 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Announce Arizona Fall League Roster: I wish the Arizona Fall League was closer to Chicago, obviously there are reason’s why it’s not, I’m not a complete...

• 7/31 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/30: Around the Cubs Minor League System: July 30th Cubs minor league report. The AZL Cubs and the Boise Hawks were off on Monday. FULL BOX SCORE Beloit scored three in...
• 7/22 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/21: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Cubs minor league recap for July 21, 2012 The AZL Cubs were postponed. FULL BOX SCORE Boise jumped out on top of Eugene early...
• 7/18 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/17: Around the Cubs Minor League System: July 17, 2012 – Ready, go! Peoria was off FULL BOX SCORE The AZL Cubs scored three in the top of the ninth to beat the AZL...
• 7/16 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/15: Around the Cubs Minor League System: The Cubs minor league report on Sunday July, 15. FULL BOX SCORE  Boise gave up one run in the sixth and one in the seventh losing...
• 7/16 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Matt Joyce Begins Rehab in Hot Rods Nail-Biting Loss: As we see on all the TV shows, rehab is no guarantee. Even injury rehab. Setbacks happen and you just have to hope that your players...
• 7/5 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/4: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Happy 4th of July from the Cubs minor leagues. FULL BOX SCORE Boise lost to Tri-City on Wednesday 5-3.  Despite the loss there...
• 7/4 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 7/3: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Cubs minor league recaps for July 3. FULL BOX SCORE Trailing after the first by four the AZL Cubs came all the way back to tie...
• 7/4 Obstructed View: The Children Are The Future – Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Cookies Bar “B” “Q”: Iowa Cubs Brett Jackson was 1-4 and struckout twice. He has an astronomical 33.8% strikeout rate, but is still managing a wOBA...

• 6/30 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/29: Around the Cubs Minor Leagues: A trip around the minor leagues on Friday, June 29. FULL BOX SCORE Boise dropped the game on Friday 4-1.  Wellington Cruz pitched...
• 6/22 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/21: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Around the minor leagues on Thursday, June 21. FULL BOX SCORE Boise won  a thriller walking off in the bottom of the ninth. ...
• 6/21 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/21: Around the Cubs Minor League System: Still not a full slate of Minor League action because of all-star breaks, here is a recap from last night, June 20th. FULL BOX...
• 6/20 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/19: Around the Cubs Minor League System: A look at the minor leagues on June 19. FULL BOX SCORE After getting their first win of the season Boise dropped the game on Tuesday...
• 6/18 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Daytona Cubs First Half Recap:   The Daytona Cubs resume play tonight after four days off for the all-star break.  The D-Cubs had an up and down first half,...
• 6/15 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/14: Around the Cubs Minor League System: A look at the minor leagues on Thursday, June 14. FULL BOX SCORE  After falling behind early Peoria came back in the fourth...
• 6/12 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: 6/10: Around the Cubs Minor League System: FULL BOX SCORE Paul Hoilman hit a three-run home run to give the Peoria Chiefs their sixth straight win.  The Chiefs won the...