The Iowa Cubs had one of their wildest games of the year, while the Peoria Chiefs have gone into a slump. The 2010 "Road to Wrigley" game has been announced, as has a number retirement for one Cubs' legend. Plus, Andrew Cashner made his Triple-A debut Wednesday in Las Vegas. All that and more in today's Down on the Farm Report. … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/09/10
Last night was Opening Day for the four full-season Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates. The AAA Iowa Cubs opened up with a home game at Principal Park, while the Smokies, Daytona Cubs, and Chiefs all started out the year on the road. … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 03/17/10
For those of us that enjoy keeping tabs on the minor league system, the 2010 Cubs Spring Training season has been a fun one. We've finally starting to see some progress with developing homegrown talent in the Cubs' organization. With a mostly veteran starting eight at the big league level, it's important to know that there are some young guys on the way. Let's jump right into the first "Down on the Farm" report of 2010. … [Read more...]
Same Ole Samardzija – Cubs 3 Brewers 12
Game Eight - Cubs (ss) 3 Brewers 12 WP - Doug Davis (1-0) LP - Jeff Samardzija (0-1) Save - None The Cubs long weekend of exhibition games got off to a bad start on Friday afternoon. The Brewers lit up Jeff Samardzija in the first inning and Doug Davis continued his domination of a team in blue pinstripes. Granted it is "just Spring Training" but the performance from Jeff Samardzija on Friday was very similar to his outings from a year ago. Samardzija gave up four runs, all earned despite an … [Read more...]