Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/20/13
May 20, 2013 By Tom U. 3 Comments
As we near the Memorial Day sign post, Kane County, Daytona, and Tennessee have improved their records to around .500, with only Iowa lagging behind. Rock Shoulders and Bijan Rademacher continue … [Read More...]
Report: Cubs to Designate Michael Bowden for Assignment
May 19, 2013 By Neil 45 Comments
According to a report from Bruce Miles following Sunday’s loss to the Mets, the Cubs will designate Michael Bowden for assignment on Tuesday to make room on the active roster for Matt Garza. Matt … [Read More...]
Shoulda, Coulda, Wooda – Cubs 3, Mets 4
May 19, 2013 By Neil 3 Comments
Game Forty-Three - Cubs 3, Mets 4 WP – Scott Rice (2-3) LP – Kyuji Fujikawa (1-1) Save – Bobby Parnell (6) Travis Wood notched his ninth straight quality start but it was not enough as the … [Read More...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Mets – 05/19/13
May 19, 2013 By Neil 41 Comments
Game Forty-Three: Cubs (18-24) vs. Mets (16-24) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 188/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Travis … [Read More...]
Garza Set to Return to Cubs Rotation, Villanueva Moved to the Bullpen
May 18, 2013 By Neil 34 Comments
The Cubs made it official on Saturday and as expected Matt Garza will make his 2013 debut on Tuesday when the Cubs open at a three-game series in Pittsburgh against the red-hot Pirates. The Cubs … [Read More...]
Feldman Stepped Right Up and Beat the Mets – Cubs 8, Mets 2
May 18, 2013 By Neil 3 Comments
Game Forty-Two - Cubs 8, Mets 2 WP – Scott Feldman (4-3) LP – Jeremy Hefner (0-5) Save – None The Cubs won for the seventh time in 11 games on Saturday afternoon behind another solid … [Read More...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Mets – 05/18/13
May 18, 2013 By Neil 38 Comments
Game Forty-Two: Cubs (17-24) vs. Mets (16-23) Game Time – 12:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – Wrigley Field, … [Read More...]
Harvey Happens – Cubs 2, Mets 3
May 17, 2013 By Neil 2 Comments
Game Forty-One - Cubs 2, Mets 3 WP – Matt Harvey (5-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (1-6) Save – Bobby Parnell (5) Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field turned out to be the Matt Harvey Show. After the … [Read More...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Mets – 05/17/13
May 17, 2013 By Neil 23 Comments
Game Forty-One: Cubs (17-23) vs. Mets (15-23) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Edwin … [Read More...]
Matt Garza Impressive in Fourth Rehab Start and Other Cubs News and Notes
May 17, 2013 By Neil 20 Comments
Matt Garza made his fourth rehab start on Thursday night in Des Moines and saved his best for what could have been his last minor league tune-up before joining the Cubs rotation. Garza tossed six … [Read More...]
Cubs News Bits and Notes
Matt Garza Impressive in Fourth Rehab Start and Other Cubs News and Notes
May 17, 2013 By Neil 20 Comments
Garza Completes Third Rehab Start, Next Up is Iowa
May 11, 2013 By Neil 31 Comments
Cubs Rumors
Cubs Considered Favorites to Sign Two of the Top International Prospects
May 14, 2013 By Neil 23 Comments
Game Recaps
Samardzija Does It All – Cubs 6, Rockies 3
May 15, 2013 By Neil 4 Comments
News and Transactions
Garza Set to Return to Cubs Rotation, Villanueva Moved to the Bullpen
May 18, 2013 By Neil 34 Comments
Cubs on the Horizon – The CCO Minor League Bulletin
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/20/13
May 20, 2013 By Tom U. 3 Comments
As we near the Memorial Day sign post, Kane County, Daytona, and Tennessee have improved their records to around .500, with only Iowa lagging behind. Rock Shoulders and Bijan Rademacher continue to be the compelling forces for the Cougars, while … [Read More...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/16/13
May 16, 2013 By Tom U. 40 Comments
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/16/13 The lows seemed to outnumber the highs to start the week, as both Kane County and Daytona could not manage a win between them. Iowa wasn’t much better, taking only one out of three from Reno. Tennessee … [Read More...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/13/13
May 13, 2013 By Tom U. 6 Comments
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/13/13 Signs that thing are starting to change in the minors arose at the end of the week as several players were promoted and traded. Kane County is starting to live up to some of their pre-season hype, due in … [Read More...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/09/13
May 9, 2013 By Tom U. 26 Comments
It was not a great start to the week as Daytona ran into a buzz-saw named the St. Lucie Mets and saw their winning streak come to an end. The seemingly orphaned Tennessee Smokies went 27 innings without scoring a run. And then, there is Iowa, who … [Read More...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/06/13
May 6, 2013 By Tom U. 22 Comments
Streaks are now the news in the minors as Daytona has won six straight thanks to the hot hitting of John Andreoli and Ben Carhart. Kane County has reeled off four straight wins on pitching gems by Pierce Johnson and Felix Pena, and a red-hot Bijan … [Read More...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/02/13
May 2, 2013 By Tom U. 17 Comments
Matt Garza completed his first rehab start Wednesday with the Smokies. While Tennessee lost the rain-shortened game, Garza threw 42 pitches, 25 strikes, in 2.2 IP. Garza walked two batters and gave up a hit and run in his first game action since … [Read More...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/29/13
April 29, 2013 By Tom U. 22 Comments
In what can be considered an inconsistent end to this past week, highlighting the consistencies seems to put a positive foot forward. Kane County has been able to rely on players like Rock Shoulders and Bijan Rademacher. Outfielder John Andreoli and … [Read More...]
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