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Bobby Scales has been in the minor leagues since 1999, and he has never played in the majors. Until today. When the 31-year-old right-hander faces off against Tim Lincecum (gulp!) Tuesday afternoon, it will mark his first time in a major league batter's box after nearly 4,000 plate appearances in the minor leagues. Scales joined the Cubs roster as a replacement for Carlos Zambrano, so it looks like his stay may be short. Zambrano's rotation spot comes up Friday, and the Cubs will then be activating Randy Wells to fill-in. Assuming no one falls injured in the meantime -- or Scales doesn't start tearing the cover off the ball -- he's the logical candidate to be sent back down.
Not that it matters any more than the feel-good story at this point, but Scales hit .320 with 15 homers and 20 doubles last season in 121 triple-A games. He sports a .303 average and .885 OPS this season for the Iowa Cubs. We'll see how he fares against the reigning Cy Young winner Tuesday afternoon. I know I'll be pulling for him (obvious, yes).
UPDATE: According to Cubs' play-by-play announcer Len Kasper, Scales is a substitute teacher in the offseason.
Scales struck out in his first at-bat.
UPDATE 2: Scales collected his first big league hit on a line drive down the left-field line -- and, yes, it was off Lincecum. He ended up scoring his first major league run when Cubs pitcher Sean Marshall singled.
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