Wood’s Streak Ends … Cubs Drop Sixth Straight – Cubs 2, Reds 5
May 25, 2013 By Neil 3 Comments
Game Forty-Eight - Cubs 2, Reds 5 WP – Homer Bailey (3-3) LP – Travis Wood (4-3) Save – Aroldis Chapman (12) Travis Wood’s string of nine consecutive quality starts to begin the season … [Read More...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 05/25/13
May 25, 2013 By Neil 19 Comments
Game Forty-Eight: Cubs (18-29) vs. Reds (30-18) Game Time – 3:10pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 184/844 Location – Great American Ball Park, … [Read More...]
Are the Cubs Close to Shopping Players? And Other News and Notes
May 25, 2013 By Neil 54 Comments
With Friday night’s loss, the Cubs dropped to a season-low 11 games under .500 and while the players and the coaching staff would not like to see another July sell-off, the writing is on the wall … [Read More...]
Reds Drop the Hanigan on Feldman – Cubs 4, Reds 7
May 24, 2013 By Neil Leave a Comment
Game Forty-Seven - Cubs 4, Reds 7 WP – Bronson Arroyo (5-4) LP – Scott Feldman (4-4) Save – Aroldis Chapman (11) Scott Feldman’s string of very good outings came to a screeching halt in … [Read More...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 05/24/13
May 24, 2013 By Neil 89 Comments
Game Forty-Seven: Cubs (18-28) vs. Reds (29-18) Game Time – 6:10pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 184/844 Location – Great American Ball Park, … [Read More...]
Rambling About an Offensive Cubs Offense
May 24, 2013 By Brian McCabe 139 Comments
Hello again everybody. Can you hit a baseball? Do you know how to swing a bat? Can you bunt … go the other way (opposite field that is, not that there is anything wrong with that) … get it … [Read More...]
Report: Chang-Yong Lim Targeting a July Return
May 23, 2013 By Neil 2 Comments
According to a report from the Yonhap News Agency, Chang-Yong Lim is eyeing a return to action later this summer. Lim signed a two-year minor league contract with the Cubs last December and he has … [Read More...]
Cubs Swept Out of Pittsburgh – Cubs 2, Pirates 4
May 23, 2013 By Neil
Game Forty-Six - Cubs 2, Pirates 4 WP – Vin Mazzaro (3-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (1-7) Save – Jason Grilli (19) Rain just delayed the inevitable on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park as the Cubs … [Read More...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Pirates – 05/23/13
May 23, 2013 By Neil 48 Comments
Game Forty-Six: Cubs (18-27) vs. Pirates (28-18) Game Time – 11:35am CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – PNC Park, … [Read More...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/23/13
May 23, 2013 By Tom U. 9 Comments
Arrivals seem to be the big story to start this week as pitchers Jose Rosario and Kyler Burke returned to Kane County and Daytona respectively. Albert Almora made his Kane County debut on Wednesday … [Read More...]
Cubs News Bits and Notes
Garza and Almora Ready for Season Debuts … and Other Cubs News and Notes
May 21, 2013 By Neil 53 Comments
Cubs Rumors
Report: Chang-Yong Lim Targeting a July Return
May 23, 2013 By Neil 2 Comments
Game Recaps
Garza Good, Bullpen Bad, Cubs Lose – Cubs 4, Pirates 5
May 21, 2013 By Neil 5 Comments
Shoulda, Coulda, Wooda – Cubs 3, Mets 4
May 19, 2013 By Neil 4 Comments
News and Transactions
From the Wire … Cubs Place Camp on 15-Day DL, Recall Dolis from Triple-A Iowa
May 22, 2013 By Neil 29 Comments
Cubs on the Horizon – The CCO Minor League Bulletin
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/23/13
May 23, 2013 By Tom U. 9 Comments
Arrivals seem to be the big story to start this week as pitchers Jose Rosario and Kyler Burke returned to Kane County and Daytona respectively. Albert Almora made his Kane County debut on Wednesday night and went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored … [Read More...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/20/13
May 20, 2013 By Tom U. 30 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...]
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