Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Nationals – 05/10/13

Game Thirty-Five: Cubs (13-21) vs. Nationals (19-15) Game Time – 6:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – Nationals Park, Washington D.C. Jeff Samardzija (1-4, 3.09/1.17) vs. Ross Detwiler (1-3, 2.50/1.39) After a much-needed day off, Dale Sveum’s team hits the road for a brief three [...]

Rambling as Spring is About to Be Sprung

Hello again, everybody. It almost the middle of May, and if you are reading this, you know the Baseball season is well under way. The Cubs are starting to play a bit more competitively, and if starting pitching had anything to do with baseball, the Cubs would be right up there. Oh, starting pitching DOES [...]

Garza Successful in Second Rehab Start and Other Cubs News and Notes

Matt Garza completed his second rehab start on Monday and it went very well. Garza allowed one run (after he left the game) on four hits with three strikeouts and no walks in 3 1/3 innings. Garza threw 54 pitches, 37 strikes, and was consistently in the low-mid 90s (92-94) with his fastball. Garza had [...]

Marmol Spoils the Ending to the Soriano Show – Cubs 4, Reds 6

Game Thirty – Cubs 4, Reds 6 WP – Logan Ondrusek (2-0) LP – Carlos Marmol (2-2) Save – Aroldis Chapman (7) The Cubs played a good game against one of the better teams in the league for seven innings. While it wasn’t a clean game, the Cubs took a 4-2 lead into the eighth [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 05/04/13

Game Thirty: Cubs (11-18) vs. Reds (16-14) Game Time – 12:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Jeff Samardzija (1-4, 3.35/1.17) vs. Tony Cingrani (2-0, 1.50/0.89) After back-to-back tough losses, the Cubs will try to get back on track this afternoon behind [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 05/03/13

Game Twenty-Nine: Cubs (11-17) vs. Reds (15-14) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Villanueva (1-1, 2.29/0.82) vs. Mike Leake (1-1, 4.34/1.52) Weather permitting … The Cubs kickoff a three-game series this afternoon against a struggling Reds’ team. [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Padres – 04/30/13

Game Twenty-Six: Cubs (10-15) vs. Padres (9-16) Game Time – 7:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: WCIU, MLB Network – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 189/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Edwin Jackson (0-3, 4.76/1.41) vs. Edinson Volquez (1-3, 6.39/1.74) The Cubs wrap up the first month of the season with their second game against [...]

Baez Honored, Soler Sits, Almora Begins Rehab and Other Cubs Notes

The top prospect in the Cubs’ system was named player of the week in the Florida State League. After a slow start, Javier Baez has heated up. Baez was named the FSL’s Player of the Week after hitting .435 with two home runs, two doubles, six RBI and five runs scored. Baez is hitting .265/.299/.520/.819 [...]

The Bottom of the Lineup and Bullpen Deliver a Win – Cubs 5, Padres 3

Game Twenty-Five – Cubs 5, Padres 3 WP – Michael Bowden (1-1) LP – Clayton Richard (0-3) Save – Kevin Gregg (4) The Cubs kicked off the 10-game homestand on a positive note with a victory over the Padres on Monday night. The Cubs snapped a 3-3 tie in the sixth on a RBI single [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Padres – 04/29/13

Game Twenty-Five: Cubs (9-15) vs. Padres (9-15) Game Time – 7:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 189/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Jeff Samardzija (1-4, 3.03/1.10) vs. Clayton Richard (0-2, 7.94/2.00) The Cubs open a 10-game, four team homestand tonight with the first of four against the [...]