Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 04/23/13

Game Nineteen: Cubs (5-13) vs. Reds (12-8) Game Time – 6:10pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 185/844 Location – Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Carlos Villanueva (1-0, 1.29/0.81) vs. Tony Cingrani (1-0, 1.80/1.60) Weather permitting … The Cubs will look to bounce back after another rough loss [...]

Extra Disappointing – Cubs 4, Reds 5

Game Eighteen – Cubs 4, Reds 5 – 13 innings WP – Alfredo Simon (2-1) LP – Michael Bowden (0-1) Save – None The first game of the season between the Cubs and Reds went to extra innings … and the Cubs ended up losing after the Reds scored three runs in the bottom of [...]

Villanueva, Slugging Percentage and a Cubs Win – Cubs 6, Rangers 2

Game Fourteen – Cubs 6, Rangers 2 WP – Carlos Villanueva (1-0) LP – Alexi Ogando (2-1) Save – None The Cubs ended the rain-shortened homestand on a positive note with a convincing 6-2 victory over the Rangers on Thursday afternoon. Carlos Villanueva picked up his first win of the season with his third straight [...]

Cubs Blow a Wild One at Wrigley – Cubs 7, Giants 10

Game Twelve – Cubs 7, Giants 10 – 10 innings WP – George Kontos (1-1) LP – Shawn Camp (0-1, BS 1) Save – Sergio Romo (7) The Cubs handed the fourth and final game of the series to the Giants on Sunday afternoon. The Cubs made too many mistakes to a team that knows [...]

Cubs Place Fujikawa on the DL and Other News and Notes

The Cubs placed Kyuji Fujikawa on the 15-day DL prior to Saturday’s game with a muscle strain in his right forearm. The Cubs quickly clarified Fujikawa’s elbow is fine that the injury is to the muscle in his forearm. The Cubs recalled Rafael Dolis from Triple-A Iowa to fill Fujikawa’s spot in the bullpen. Dale [...]

Cubs Keep Coming Up Short to the Giants – Cubs 2, Giants 3

Game Eleven – Cubs 2, Giants 3 WP – Madison Bumgarner (3-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (1-2) Save – Santiago Casilla (1) The Cubs and Giants played another close game on a frigid day at Wrigley Field … and once again the Cubs came out on the losing end in a one-run game to San [...]

Rambling about the Cubs from Winter’s Edge

Opening week at Wrigley kicked off with the nicest weather anyone can remember for the event.  As Chicago would have it, as per the usual, it was a huge tease that found a cancellation and a few games played in frigid temperatures. The beginning of the season has brought bad pitching, bad hitting, bad defense [...]

Garza Could Return in a Month … and Other Cubs Bits

Matt Garza completed another step in his rehab process on Tuesday. While reports suggested that Garza threw what would have been his third bullpen session in a week, according to Comcast SportsNet, Garza did long toss and threw off flat ground. According to multiple reports, Dale Sveum said that Garza’s Spring Training is basically starting [...]

Cubs Manufacture a Come From Behind Win – Cubs 6, Brewers 3

Game Eight – Cubs 6, Brewers 3 WP – Carlos Marmol (1-1) LP – John Axford (0-2) Save – Kyuji Fujikawa (2) The Cubs battled back on Tuesday night from a 3-1 deficit in the seventh inning and ended their four-game losing streak. After an ugly start, the Cubs scored five of their season-high six [...]

The Boo-Birds and Other Cubs News and Notes

When the players were introduced prior to Monday’s home opener, Carlos Marmol was greeted by a chorus of boos. Marmol seemed to take the welcome in stride but his teammates were not that happy about the reception that Marmol received from the home crowd twice on Monday. According to a report from Carrie Muskat, Dale [...]