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 [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Indians – 03/09/13
March 9, 2013 By 16 Comments
Spring Training Game Fifteen: Cubs (5-9) vs. Indians (10-5) Game Time – 2:05pm CST Coverage – TV: None – Radio: 720 WGN Location – HoHoKam Park, Mesa Chris Rusin (1-0, 1.80/0.80) vs. Zach McAllister (0-1, 6.43/1.43) Field conditions permitting, the Cubs will try to resume their Cactus League schedule this afternoon. The Cubs and Reds game [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 03/08/13
March 8, 2013 By 6 Comments
Spring Training Game Fifteen: Cubs (5-9) vs. Reds (ss) (2-11) Game Time – 8:05pm CST Coverage – TV: None – Radio: Cubs.com Location – Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear Nick Struck (0-0, 1.80/0.80) vs. Tony Cingrani (0-1, 9.00/1.50) Updated 8:58pm CST – Tonight’s Cubs-Reds Spring Training Game was called after the top of the second inning due [...]
Cubs Name Samardzija Opening Day Starter, Garza to Begin Season on DL and Other News Bits
March 4, 2013 By 8 Comments
The Cubs made two big announcements on Sunday morning prior to the split squad games against the Angels and the Brewers. Shortly after the news hit the wire that Matt Garza had been shut down and will begin the season on the disabled list, Dale Sveum officially named Jeff Samardzija his Opening Day starter. The [...]
Nothing Bogus About the Cubs Performance – Cubs 4, Angels 2
March 3, 2013 By 1 Comment
Spring Training Game Nine – Cubs (ss) 4, Angels 2 WP – Chris Rusin (1-0) LP – Brandon Sisk (0-1) Save – Jensen Lewis (2) The Cubs ended their two-game spring losing streak on Sunday afternoon in Tempe. Cubs’ pitching held an Angels lineup that included Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton and Mark Trumbo early on [...]
A Collective Victory in the Cactus League – Cubs 4, Rockies 2
February 26, 2013 By 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 [...]
Day Twelve of Cubs Camp: The White Team Tops The Blue Team in Intrasquad Action
February 21, 2013 By 5 Comments
The Cubs beat the Cubs on Thursday afternoon at HoHoKam Park in the first of two five-inning intrasquad matchups. The White Team, full of mostly veteran players, beat the Blue Team, that consisted of mostly minor leaguers, 7-3 in five innings. Jorge Soler stole the show on Thursday at HoHoKam Park. Soler hit a mammoth [...]
Day Eleven of Cubs Camp: Rainy Days and Spring Training
February 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Cubs received a little breathier on Wednesday when rain and bad weather in the Phoenix area shortened practice. Wednesday was the big league team’s last full day of Spring Training at Fitch Park. The Cubs moved down the street to HoHoKam Park to prepare for the start of the Cactus League schedule. The organization [...]
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