Cactus League-Spring Training Archives

A Collective Victory in the Cactus League – Cubs 4, Rockies 2

February 26, 2013 By Neil 22 Comments

Spring Training Game Four – Cubs 4, Rockies 2 WP – Andrew Carpenter (1-0) LP – Jorge De La Rosa (0-1) Save – Nick Struck (1) The Cubs won for the third time in four Spring Training games on Tuesday afternoon behind an excellent start from Edwin Jackson, home runs by Christian Villanueva and Dave [...]

Filed Under: Cactus League-Spring Training, Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Andrew Carpenter, Anthony Rizzo, Brad Nelson, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Jackson, Chris Rusin, Christian Villanueva, Darnell McDonald, Dave Sappelt, David DeJesus, Dioner Navarro, Edwin Jackson, Edwin Maysonet, Javier Baez, Johermyn Chavez, Logan Watkins, Matthew Szczur, Nick Struck, Rafael Lopez, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo, Zach Putnam

Too Many Walks, Dontrelle Willis and a Spring Loss – Cubs 6, Dodgers 7

February 25, 2013 By Neil 5 Comments

Spring Training Game Three – Cubs 6, Dodgers 7 WP – Paco Rodriguez (1-0) LP – Dontrelle Willis (0-1) Save – Blake Johnson (1) The Cubs dropped their first game of the spring on a beautiful afternoon in Glendale to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs jumped on Chad Billingsley in the first inning and [...]

Filed Under: Cactus League-Spring Training, Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alberto Gonzalez, Barret Loux, Blake Parker, Brad Nelson, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Jackson, Brian Bogusevic, Brian Schlitter, Carlos Villanueva, Darnell McDonald, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, Dontrelle Willis, Edwin Maysonet, Jensen Lewis, Johermyn Chavez, Jorge Soler, Junior Lake, Logan Watkins, Luis Valbuena, Matthew Szczur, Michael Bowden, Nate Schierholtz, Rob Whitenack, Scott Hairston, Steve Clevenger, Welington Castillo

Video from Cubs Cactus League Game against the Giants

February 24, 2013 By Neil 1 Comment

Video from Cubs Cactus League Game against the Giants – 02/24/13 The Cubs played their final spring home opener at HoHoKam Park on Sunday afternoon, and walked away with a 4-3 victory over Matt Cain and the Giants. Jeff Samardzija put together two solid innings, and pitched better than his final line. Dioner Navarro hit [...]

Filed Under: Cactus League-Spring Training Tagged With: Cory Wade, HoHoKam, Jeff Samardzija, Kyuji Fujikawa, Rafael Lopez

Video from the Cubs First Cactus League Game of 2013

February 23, 2013 By Neil 6 Comments

The Cubs made the short trip from Mesa to Tempe on Saturday afternoon to face an Angels’ split squad team … and the Cubs came out on top in the Cactus League opener 11-2. There were plenty of positives for the Cubs in the exhibition game. Brett Jackson showed off his new swing and went [...]

Filed Under: Cactus League-Spring Training Tagged With: Anthony Rizzo, Brett Jackson, hector, Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, Junior Lake, Logan Watkins, luis valb, Trey McNutt

Samardzija Surprises in Spring Debut – Cubs 6, Royals 4

March 7, 2012 By Neil 24 Comments

Spring Game Four – Cubs 6, Royals 4 WP – Jeff Samardzija (1-0) LP – Jonathan Sanchez (0-1) Save – None Jeff Samardzija has been saying for several weeks that he wants to be a big league starting pitcher. Samardzija told everyone that was his goal and he has been working all off-season preparing to [...]

Filed Under: Cactus League-Spring Training Tagged With: Adrian Cardenas, Alfredo Amazega, Blake DeWitt, Blake Lalli, Bobby Scales, Brett Jackson, Bryan LaHair, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, Jae-Hoon Ha, Jay Jackson, Jeff Beliveau, Jeff Samardzija, Joe Mather, Josh Vitters, Matt Tolbert, Matthew Szczur, Rafael Dolis, Reed Johnson, Starlin Castro, Steve Clevenger, Tony Campana, Trey McNutt

Three Bombs and a Cubs Win – Cubs 11, Rockies 4

March 6, 2012 By Neil 11 Comments

Spring Game Three – Cubs 11, Rockies 4 WP – Matt Garza (1-0) LP – Guillermo Moscoso (0-1) Save – None Dale Sveum picked up his first ‘win‘ as a Cubs manager on Tuesday afternoon at HoHoKam Park behind big days at the plate from Alfonso Soriano (3-for-3 with two home runs, a double, two [...]

Filed Under: Cactus League-Spring Training Tagged With: Adrian Cardenas, Alberto Cabrera, Alfonso Soriano, Andy Sonnanstine, Anthony Rizzo, Blake DeWitt, Brett Jackson, Casey Coleman, Chris Rusin, Dale Sveum, Dave Sappelt, David DeJesus, Edgar Gonzalez, Ian Stewart, Jae-Hoon Ha, James Adduci, James Russell, Joe Mather, Jonathan Mota, Josh Vitters, Junior Lake, Marlon Byrd, Matt Garza, Michael Brenly, Welington Castillo

Carrillo and Corpas’ Command Costs the Cubs – Cubs 7, A’s 8

March 5, 2012 By Neil 8 Comments

Spring Game Two – Cubs 7, A’s (SS) 8 WP – Fabio Castro (1-0, BS 1) LP – Tony Zych (0-1) Save – Travis Banwart (1) For the second day in a row the Cubs had a lead early but could not hold on and win their first game of the spring. The Cubs jumped [...]

Filed Under: Cactus League-Spring Training Tagged With: Alfredo Amazega, Anthony Rizzo, Blake DeWitt, Blake Lalli, Blake Parker, Bobby Scales, Brett Jackson, Bryan LaHair, Casey Weathers, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, Edgar Gonzalez, Jeff Baker, Joe Mather, Josh Vitters, Kevin Rhoderick, Manny Corpas, Marco Carrillo, Matt Tolbert, Matthew Szczur, Reed Johnson, Ryan Dempster, Scott Maine, Starlin Castro, Steve Clevenger, Tony Campana, Tony Zych

Video from the First Cubs Game of the 2012 Cactus League

March 4, 2012 By Neil 6 Comments

Dale Sveum and the 2012 Chicago Cubs took the field for the first time Sunday afternoon at HoHoKam Park. Several players made their first appearance in a Cubs’ uniform in the exhibition game against the A’s including Ian Stewart, Jeff Beliveau, Dae-Eun Rhee, Trever Miller, Lendy Castillo, Adrian Cardenas and Anthony Rizzo. Here is original [...]

Filed Under: Cactus League-Spring Training Tagged With: Adrian Cardenas, Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Brett Jackson, Dae-Eun Rhee, Dale Sveum, Ian Stewart, Jeff Beliveau, Junior Lake, Lendy Castillo, Rafael Dolis, Starlin Castro, Trever Miller

Baseball is Back – Cubs 10, A’s 12

March 4, 2012 By Neil 2 Comments

Game One – Cubs 10, A’s 12 WP – Travis Schlichting (1-0, BS 1) LP – Marcos Mateo (0-1) Save – None After the off-season of change, the Chicago Cubs finally took the field Sunday afternoon at HoHoKam Park. The focus shifted from the front office and coaching staff to the field with mixed results. [...]

Filed Under: Cactus League-Spring Training Tagged With: Adrian Cardenas, Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Brett Jackson, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Dae-Eun Rhee, Dale Sveum, Darwin Barney, Dave Sappelt, David DeJesus, Ian Stewart, Jae-Hoon Ha, James Adduci, Jeff Baker, Jeff Beliveau, Jonathan Mota, Junior Lake, Lendy Castillo, Marcos Mateo, Marlon Byrd, Micah Gibbs, Rafael Dolis, Rodrigo Lopez, Starlin Castro, Trever Miller, Welington Castillo

The Meltdown in Maryvale – Cubs 5 Brewers 12

March 2, 2011 By Neil 17 Comments

Spring Training Game Four – Cubs 5 Brewers 12 WP – Yovani Gallardo (1-0) LP – Carlos Silva (0-1) Save – None Wednesday was a beautiful day for baseball that soon turned ugly for the Chicago Cubs … both on the field and in the dugout. The game started on a positive note. Kosuke Fukudome [...]