Hello again, everybody. Baseball games are being played, some with Will Ferrell in them, others without. While spring has begun on the diamond it will be one week before it officially begins. With more daylight, better weather and the NCAA tourney a week away, the winter doldrums have lifted just in time to celebrate a great holiday and go do some Ramblin’. And that with that, let’s get to it. • So I go out on a limb, and predict that Jacob Turner will be the fifth starter and before I can … [Read more...]
Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler Hit Big Flies Early, Cubs Lose Late – Angels 10, Cubs 9
Spring Training Game Nine – Cubs 9, Angels 10 WP – Greg Mahle (1-0) LP – Joseph Ortiz (0-1) Save – Alex Sanabia (1) Kris Bryant hit a pair of long home runs and Jorge Soler also went deep but Felix Doubront was rocked in the fifth inning and the Cubs lost another exhibition game in the late innings. Actor/comedian Will Ferrell played for both teams Thursday in Tempe. Ferrell lined up in center field for the Angels in the third inning before he was traded to the Cubs in the fourth … [Read more...]
The Daily CCO: The Schedule Makers Didn’t Do the Cubs Any Favors
The Cubs goal for the season is to win the National League Central Division and play in the post-season for the first time in seven years. And in order to do so, Joe Maddon’s team cannot stumble out of the gate. The Cubs must begin the season on a positive note and post their first winning April since 2008. Lou Piniella’s crew began the Two-Thousand Eight season 17-10, since then the Cubs have been 10-11, 11-13, 12-14, 8-15, 10-16 and 9-17 during the first month of the baseball … [Read more...]