Pitchers and catchers report to Fitch Park in four days … The on the field work begins for the Chicago Cubs on Sunday … pitchers and catchers report on February 13, position players on February 18 with the first full squad workout scheduled for February 19. Mike Quade said he’s going to “stress fundamentals like [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 11/29/10
Ty Wright, Bryan LaHair and Matt Camp all join winter league teams. Ryan Searle is handed another loss in Australia. One Cubs prospect goes deep off another. A full update on all the Cubs playing in the Caribbean Winter Leagues as the second half of the season begins. All that and more in today’s Down [...]
A Day of Meetings, Prospects and Rumors
Baseball’s off-season kicked into gear on Tuesday … and there was plenty of Cubs news, and of course rumors to go around. The Cubs organizational meetings are underway in Arizona and the team received both good and bad news concerning three of their top prospects. According to a report from Cubs.com, Brett Jackson’s season is [...]
Back to the Cubs Rumor Mill
With the hiring of Mike Quade officially out of the way, the Cubs will begin focusing on 2011, and beyond. Quade and the front office are expected to meet on Wednesday to discuss the coaching staff for next season … as well as possible personnel moves. From Andrew Cashner to Adam Dunn to Lance Berkman [...]
Cubs Blanked Again – Cubs 0 Padres 3
Game One Hundred Fifty-Eight – Cubs 0 Padres 3 WP – Chris Young (2-0) LP – Randy Wells (8-14) Save – Heath Bell (45) Randy Wells made his 32nd and final start of the year on Wednesday night and lost for the 14th time in Twenty-Ten. Wells received no run support, in large part due [...]
Soriano Swings, Dempster Pitches … Cubs Win! – Cubs 5 Padres 2
Game One Hundred Fifty-Seven – Cubs 5 Padres 2 WP – Ryan Dempster (15-11) LP – Mat Latos (14-9) Save – Carlos Marmol (36) The Cubs continued being a thorn in the Padres side on Tuesday night. Q’s crew won for the second night in a row and put the Padres hope for the post-season [...]
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