According to reports from the Sun-Times and Tribune, Chad Tracy received the Cubs' final roster spot on Tuesday ... over Kevin Millar. Jim Hendry said it was a "tough decision" to release Kevin Millar. The Cubs also optioned Sam Fuld and Micah Hoffpauir to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Decision Time … and Other Cubs Notes
According to multiple reports, the Cubs are expected to trim their roster to 25 players on Tuesday ... or early Wednesday. Who will take the final spot on the Cubs roster? Kevin Millar or Chad Tracy? According to a report from Bruce Levine, Millar and Tracy do not have long-term commitments to stay in the minor league deals they signed over the winter. Sam Fuld and Micah Hoffpauir will begin the year in Iowa with Ryne Sandberg. Lou Piniella announced the order of his starting rotation on … [Read more...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 03/29/10
Spring Training Game Twenty-Seven: Cubs (14-9-3) vs. Reds (9-12-2) Game Time - 3:05pm CDT Coverage - TV: None - Radio: XM Channel 184, MLB.com (Reds Feed) Location - HoHoKam Park, Mesa Randy Wells (2-0, 5.68/1.42) vs. Carlos Fisher (0-0, 6.75/2.63) Lou Piniella's crew opens the 2010 season one week from today in Atlanta. Spring Training is coming to an end and the last available roster spot is supposed to be announced on Tuesday or Wednesday ... Chad Tracy or Kevin Millar will break camp with … [Read more...]
Tyler Colvin and the Cubs Opening Day Roster
The Cubs have not officially made the announcement but Lou Piniella said on Sunday that Tyler Colvin has made the Cubs' Opening Day roster. With Colvin and James Russell in the fold, that leaves one spot on the Opening Day roster. The Cubs still have 31 players on their Spring Training roster. Angel Guzman will be placed on the DL this week, along with Ted Lilly. Chris Robinson has been told he will not make the team. That technically leaves Sam Fuld, Micah Hoffpauir, Chad Tracy and Kevin … [Read more...]
Dempster Wins Duel in the Desert – Cubs 1 Mariners 0
Game Twenty-Six - Cubs 1 Mariners 0 WP - Ryan Dempster (2-0) LP - Ryan Rowland-Smith (0-2) Save - John Grabow (1) Ryan Dempster out pitched Ryan Rowland-Smith in front of a record crowd of 13,629 and in a brisk one hour and 59 minutes. Dempster found a groove early and allowed only two hits in the first six innings. Dempster walked two batters in his longest outing of the spring and struck out nine while allowing four hits. The Mariners loaded the bases in the seventh with no outs. Casey … [Read more...]
Colvin Continues to Shine in the Cactus League – Cubs 2 Padres 2
Game Twenty-Five - Cubs 2 Padres (ss) 2 - 10 Innings WP - None LP - None Save - None In front of a record crowd of 13,462 at HoHoKam Park, Tyler Colvin continued making his case to break camp with the big league club. Colvin finished the game 4-for-5, drove in both Cubs' runs and finished a double short of a cycle. Colvin hit in the leadoff spot and tallied half of the Cubs eight hits against Padres' pitching. Tyler Colvin, a left-handed hitter, recorded two of his four hits off of Clayton … [Read more...]
Marmol Zhelled in Z Ninth – Cubs 2 A’s 5
Game Twenty-Four - Cubs 2 A's (ss) 5 WP - Brad Kilby (1-0) LP - Carlos Marmol (0-1) Save - Fernando Hernandez (1) Friday was a busy day for the Chicago Cubs. They reduced their spring roster by seven players. Carlos Silva and Tom Gorzelanny were named to the rotation. James Russell appears to be the Cubs' 12th pitcher to start the season. Ted Lilly pitched in his first game of the spring ... and then Lou Piniella's crew played a game at HoHoKam that featured the returns of Aramis Ramirez and … [Read more...]
A Big Day for Chad Tracy – Cubs 12 Rangers 1
Game Twenty-Two - Cubs 12 Rangers 1 WP - Sean Marshall (1-0) LP - Brandon McCarthy (1-3) Save - None Lou Piniella's crew won a Spring Training game for the first time since beating the Royals last Saturday. Sean Marshall put together another good outing in his last start before Lou Piniella announces his starting five on Friday. Marshall allowed one unearned run, a Chad Tracy fielding error in the first inning, on three hits with a walk and five strikeouts in four innings. Sean Marshall made … [Read more...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Rangers – 03/24/10
Spring Training Game Twenty-Two: Cubs (11-8-2) vs. Rangers (6-12) Game Time - 3:05pm CDT Coverage - TV: MLBTV.com (Rangers Feed) - Radio: MLB.com (Cubs Feed) Location - Surprise Stadium, Surprise Sean Marshall (0-0, 2.57/0.86) vs. Brandon McCarthy (1-2, 7.00/1.89) Spring Training is slowly but surely coming to an end. Counting this afternoon's contest against the Rangers, Lou Piniella's crew has only 12 exhibition games left. The Cubs will reportedly reduce their Spring Training roster from … [Read more...]
Surprise! Surprise! The Cubs Pen Can’t Hold a Lead – Cubs 5 Royals 5
Game Twenty-One - Cubs 5 Royals 5 - 9 Innings WP - None LP - None Save - None Lou Piniella's crew played to a tie for the second time in their last three Cactus League games. The Cubs bullpen blew three different leads on Tuesday afternoon against the Royals after Ryan Dempster departed in the sixth with a 3-1 lead. Aramis Ramirez returned to the lineup for the first time since March 13. Ramirez drove in the Cubs' first run with a two-out single in the fourth inning. Ramirez finished the game … [Read more...]