Game Five – Cubs 5, Braves 6 WP – Eric O’Flaherty (1-0) LP – Carlos Marmol (0-1, BS 1) Save – None The Cubs gave one away on Saturday night in Atlanta and wasted an excellent outing from Carlos Villanueva in his Cubs’ debut. The Upton Brothers hit a pair of solo home runs off [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Braves – 04/06/13
April 6, 2013 By 141 Comments
Game Five: Cubs (2-2) vs. Braves (3-1) Game Time – 6:10pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 186/844 Location – Turner Field, Atlanta Carlos Villanueva (0-0, -.–/-.–) vs. Julio Teheran (0-0, -.–/-.–) The Cubs will try to get back in the win column tonight, and get the offense [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Braves – 04/05/13
April 5, 2013 By 51 Comments
Game Four: Cubs (2-1) vs. Braves (2-1) Game Time – 6:30pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet Plus – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 89/844 Location – Turner Field, Atlanta Scott Feldman (0-0, -.–/-.–) vs. Mike Minor (0-0, -.–/-.–) The Cubs open a three-game series tonight in Atlanta. The Cubs played good ball over [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/02/13
April 2, 2013 By 19 Comments
Minor League Predictions It’s like the Sports Illustrated cover jinx, only in reverse. Every season, I wildly grope to try and make some prescient comments concerning the approximately 300 players that will don a uniform in the Cubs’ minor league system. The season ahead appears to be an exciting one for fans of the minor [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Mariners – 03/28/13
March 28, 2013 By 9 Comments
Spring Training Game Thirty-Six: Cubs (16-17-1) vs. Mariners (20-11) Game Time – 2:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet/MLB Network (delay) – Radio: Cubs.com Location – HoHoKam Park, Mesa Carlos Villanueva (0-2, 4.08/1.53) vs. Hisashi Iwakuma (2-0, 3.60/1.00) Countdown to Opening Day in Pittsburgh: 4 Days Today marks the end of an era for the [...]
Barring Late Moves, Cubs Opening Day Roster All But Set
March 27, 2013 By 16 Comments
The Cubs basically announced the seventh round of spring roster cuts on Tuesday when Alberto Gonzalez and Zach Putnam were informed they would not be making the team out of camp. While the moves are not official, the Cubs have 32 players remaining on the Spring Training roster. The Cubs are watching the waiver wire, [...]
Only Two Spots Up for Grabs on the Cubs Opening Day Roster
March 23, 2013 By 23 Comments
With the fifth round of spring roster cuts in the rearview mirror, the Cubs have a couple of decisions to make over the next eight days. While the spring roster officially stands at 35 players, the Cubs really have only a handful of players to make a decision on. Matt Garza, Scott Baker, Ian Stewart [...]
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