Sveum’s Cubs Outpitch a Brewers Split Squad – Cubs 6, Brewers 1

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 [...]

Pitching, Longballs, and More Pitching – Cubs 5, White Sox 1

Spring Game Six – Cubs 5, White Sox 1 WP – Travis Wood (1-0) LP – Chris Sale (0-1) Save – None While the three home runs the Cubs hit against White Sox pitching Friday will make the headlines, the outings from Travis Wood, Randy Wells and the pitching staff were encouraging. Travis Wood and [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. White Sox – 03/09/12

Spring Training Game Six: Cubs (2-3) vs. White Sox (1-3) Game Time – 2:05pm CST Coverage – TV: WGN TV (White Sox Broadcast), MLB Network (Delay) – Radio: Cubs.com Location – Camelback Ranch, Glendale Travis Wood (0-0, -.–/-.–) vs. Chris Sale (0-0, -.–/-.–) It may only be Spring Training … but it is the Cubs [...]

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 [...]

Carrillo and Corpas’ Command Costs the Cubs – Cubs 7, A’s 8

Spring Game Two – Cubs 7, A’s (SS) 8 WP – Fabio Castro (1-0, BS 1) LP – Tony Zych (0-1) Save – Travis Banwart (1) For the second day in a row the Cubs had a lead early but could not hold on and win their first game of the spring. The Cubs jumped [...]

Intrasquad, Lead-Off Hitters, Bunt Tourney and Other Notes from Cubs Camp

The Cubs first intrasquad game took place Friday afternoon at HoHoKam Park … and Rick Sutcliffe’s Blue Team beat Dale Sveum’s White Team 10-4. Matt Szczur stole the show. The speedy outfielder drove in six of his team’s ten runs with the big blast of the day. Szczur hit a grand slam off Travis Wood [...]

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 [...]

Garza’s Arbitration Hearing Set … and Other Cubs News and Notes

Matt Garza is the only arbitration eligible player that remains unsigned for the upcoming season. Garza filed a $12.5 million figure and the Cubs countered with a $7.95 million salary for 2012 … and the sides appear to have two days to work out a deal to avoid an arbitration hearing. According to a report [...]

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 [...]