Welcome everyone to a new minor league season. This week, pitching seemed to be the word in Tennessee as their staff struck out 38 batters in the first three games. Daytona also received excellent pitching performances from Starling Peralta, Yao-Lin Wang, and Frank Del Valle. However, things are a struggle in the early going for Kane County and [...]
Iowa Cubs Announce 2013 Opening Day Roster
April 1, 2013 By 5 Comments
With the roster set, at least for the time being, with the big league team, the Iowa Cubs announced their 2013 Opening Day roster on Monday afternoon. The I-Cubs open the 2013 season on Thursday, April 4 (7:35pm CDT) at Albuquerque against the Isotopes. Marty Pevy will lead the I-Cubs in 2013 with Brian Harper [...]
Rusin and Bogusevic Among Fifth Round of Cubs Spring Roster Cuts
March 22, 2013 By 3 Comments
The Cubs announced the fifth round of spring roster cuts on Friday morning, and all but set the 25-man roster they will begin the season with on April 1 in Pittsburgh. Dave Sappelt has made the Opening Day roster and will begin the year as the Cubs’ fifth outfielder. Chris Rusin was optioned to Triple-A [...]
Samardzija Shaky on the Mound, Excellent at the Plate – Cubs 7, Mariners 4
March 22, 2013 By 3 Comments
Spring Training Game Twenty-Nine – Cubs (ss) 7, Mariners 4 WP – James Russell (1-0) LP – Erasmo Ramirez (2-1, BS 1) Save – Kyuji Fujikawa (1) After dropping game one to the Dodgers, the Cubs finished a long day of baseball with a victory over the Mariners in Peoria. The Cubs finished with a [...]
Cubs Get a Pass Against the Rangers – Cubs 5, Rangers 4
March 19, 2013 By 2 Comments
Spring Training Game Twenty-Seven – Cubs 5, Rangers 4 WP – Shawn Camp (1-0) LP – Johan Yan (0-1) Save – Blake Parker (2) The Cubs were able to squeak past the Rangers on Tuesday afternoon at HoHoKam Park, and ended up splitting their spring games against Texas with Tuesday’s win. The difference in the [...]
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