Cubs Get a Pass Against the Rangers – Cubs 5, Rangers 4

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 [...]

Sappelt Powers Cubs Past the Padres in Peoria – Cubs 5, Padres 2

Spring Training Game Twenty-Six – Cubs 5, Padres 2 WP – Edwin Jackson (1-2) LP – Clayton Richard (1-1) Save – Hector Rondon (1) The Cubs began the final two weeks of Spring Training with an efficient, clean victory over the Padres in Peoria. A Cubs’ travel squad topped the Friars for the second time [...]

Samardzija Solid in Sin City – Cubs 5, Rangers 1

Spring Training Game Twenty-Two – Cubs (ss) 5, Rangers (ss) 1 WP – Jeff Samardzija (2-0) LP – Nick Tepesch (0-1) Save – None The Cubs started their annual trip to Las Vegas on a positive note with a victory over the Rangers behind an excellent outing from Jeff Samardzija. Jeff Samardzija put together his [...]

Sox Feast on Feldman and Cubs Pitching – Cubs 3, White Sox 15

Spring Training Game Twenty – Cubs (ss) 3, White Sox 15 WP – Gavin Floyd (1-1) LP – Scott Feldman (0-2) Save – Dylan Axelrod (1) The Cubs completed their spring slate with the White Sox on Friday afternoon in Glendale … and the Sox took batting practice against Cubs’ pitching for the second time [...]

Rusin Dazzles the Dodgers – Cubs 8, Dodgers 1

Spring Training Game Nineteen – Cubs 8, Dodgers 1 WP – Chris Rusin (2-0) LP – Chris Capuano (0-1) Save – None Chris Rusin has quietly put together a very good spring and in the process has put himself in the mix to break camp as the second lefty in the Cubs’ pen. Rusin continued [...]

The Cubs Offense Does the Talking at Salt River Fields – Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 5

Spring Training Game Seventeen – Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 5 WP – Hector Rondon (1-0) LP – David Holmberg (0-1, BS 1) Save – Blake Parker (1) The Cubs posted back-to-back wins for the second time this spring with Monday’s victory over Arizona. The Cubs battled back against the Diamondbacks’ bullpen and scored six of their [...]

Cubs Break Out the Bats … And Beat the Padres – Cubs 9, Padres 3

Spring Training Game Sixteen – Cubs 9, Padres 3 WP – Travis Wood (3-0) LP – Tim Stauffer (0-1) Save – None The Cubs snapped their five-game spring losing streak on Sunday afternoon at HoHoKam Park. The offense broke out their bats against the Padres’ pen, while Travis Wood was busy putting zeros up on [...]

Cubs Walk Away with Another Spring Loss – Cubs 2, Indians 9

Spring Training Game Fifteen – Cubs 2, Indians 9 WP – Zach McAllister (1-1) LP – Brooks Raley (0-1, BS 1) Save – None The Cubs dropped their fifth straight Cactus League game on Saturday afternoon. After starting the spring with wins in three of their first four games, the Cubs have dropped eight of [...]

Cubs Spring Game Cut Short and Other News Bits

The Cubs made the trip from Mesa to Goodyear on Friday afternoon to take on a Reds split squad. After a 16-minute delay, the teams took the field as it started to rain again. Scott Hairston gave the Cubs a brief one-run lead in the top of the first with what would have been his [...]

Rambling Four Weeks from Wrigley

“Hello again, everybody.” Those three words, while probably not as often said as, “I’ll have another,” were always on the tip of Harry Caray’s tongue. A week after what would have been the amazing broadcaster’s 99th birthday, I wanted to lead this edition of Ramblings with a shout-out to the man that made me fall [...]