Spring Training Game Twenty-Seven – Cubs 3 A’s 1 WP – Carlos Silva (1-2) LP – Gio Gonzalez (1-1) Save – Kerry Wood (1) Nearly six weeks after pitchers and catchers reported to Fitch Park, Carlos Silva finally showed up to camp. Silva, by far, put together his best outing of the spring Wednesday against [...]
A Dandy for Randy – Cubs 3 Giants 2
Spring Training Game Twenty-Five – Cubs 3 Giants (ss) 2 – 10 innings WP – Marcos Mateo (1-0) LP – Josh Banks (0-1) Save – None Q’s crew finally posted a win, the 10th of the spring, in front of a record crowd at HoHoKam Park. 13,465 packed into the Cubs spring home and were [...]
Cubs Win One, Lose One and Throw the Ball All Over the Place – Cubs 8 A’s 1, Cubs 2 Rockies 4
Spring Training Game Twenty – Cubs (ss) 8 A’s (ss) 1 WP – Trey McNutt (1-0) LP – Brett Anderson (1-2) Save – None Spring Training Game Twenty-One – Cubs (ss) 2 Rockies 4 WP – Esmil Rogers (1-0) LP – Randy Wells (1-1) Save – None Q’s crew played their fourth and final split [...]
Catching Up on Cubs Spring Training News and Notes
The Cubs 2011 exhibition season has hit the home stretch. Opening Day at Wrigley is two weeks from Friday and Q’s crew still has work to do … and decisions to make. Jim Hendry and company are expected to announce the second round of roster cuts following Tuesday’s split squad games against the Rockies and [...]
The North Side Beat the South Side … in the Desert – Cubs 4 White Sox 3
Spring Training Game Fourteen – Cubs 4 White Sox 3 WP – Ryan Dempster (1-0) LP – Mark Buehrle (0-2) Save – None Ryan Dempster became the first Cubs’ starter to complete five innings of work this spring. Dempster set the bar Friday afternoon in Glendale for the pitchers that followed. Dempster tossed five innings [...]
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