Spring Game Seven – Cubs 6, Brewers 1 WP – Ryan Dempster (1-0) LP – Chris Narveson (0-1) Save – None A day after holding the White Sox to one run on four hits, Dale Sveum’s pitching staff held a Brewers’ split squad team to one run on six hits. Ryan Dempster made his second [...]
Cubs Get No Relief Against the Mariners – Cubs 3, Mariners 10
Spring Game Five – Cubs 3, Mariners 10 WP – Brandon League (1-0) LP – Carlos Marmol (0-1, BS 1) Save – None Chris Volstad made his Cubs’ debut Thursday in Mesa and became the second Cubs’ pitcher to throw three innings in as many days. Volstad was very solid against the Mariners and allowed [...]
Three Bombs and a Cubs Win – Cubs 11, Rockies 4
Spring Game Three – Cubs 11, Rockies 4 WP – Matt Garza (1-0) LP – Guillermo Moscoso (0-1) Save – None Dale Sveum picked up his first ‘win‘ as a Cubs manager on Tuesday afternoon at HoHoKam Park behind big days at the plate from Alfonso Soriano (3-for-3 with two home runs, a double, two [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 02/13/12
Greetings to everyone at the CCO … With the Winter League seasons over and Opening Day for the Minor Leagues weeks away, it’s time to step away from reporting and move to more feature articles. As a preview to Spring Training, the Down on the Farm Reports returns to a feature entitled … Bubble Players [...]
Cubs Invite 21 Non-Roster Players to Camp
The Cubs released the full list of non-roster invitees to camp Monday afternoon. Dale Sveum will have a total of 61 players (40-man big league roster and 21 non-roster invitees) in big league camp when it begins in 19 days. Pitchers and catchers report to Fitch Park on February 18, position players report on February [...]
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