The Cubs ended their exhibition season on Saturday with a dramatic-ish come-from-behind victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jason Hammel pitched well in his final preseason tune-up, and Starlin Castro came back just in time for Opening Day: Yeah, he didn’t Continue reading
First things first…the big news out of Los Angeles of Anaheim re: Mike Trout: Confirmed: #Angels, Trout in agreement on six-year deal for more than $140M. First reported: @Alden_Gonzalez — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 29, 2014 trout deal Continue reading
On the last game of the Cactus League slate prior to two exhibition games at Chase Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Chicago Cubs eked out a victory over the Chicago White Sox in the 2014 farewell to new Cubs Continue reading
The Cubs got destroyed by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon because Chris Rusin decided to throw batting practice: It’s okay, because things happened in the land of roster moves. Maybe that means Rusin will go somewhere far away Continue reading
The Cubs hosted the Padres in a night game at Cubs Park in Mesa on Monday (they lost). I guess people have to work or something in Arizona so they can’t just drop everything and go to the ballpark in Continue reading
The Cubs used a power display to defeat the A’s on Sunday. I’m disappointed that Luis Valbuena didn’t really bat flip. And then there was this defensive masterpiece by Darnell McDonald… He’ll get to laugh it off because the Cubs Continue reading
The Cubs got blown out by the Reds late on Saturday, but there were some positives. Edwin Jackson pitched better than his line suggested. I really liked the way he hammered the strike zone and the movement and zip on Continue reading
The Cubs beat the White Sox on Friday by a touchdown. Luis Valbuena decided he didn’t like Sox pitching… As an added bonus, we get to hear Hawk Harrelson be sorta sad. Chris Rusin pitched well, and Mike Olt got Continue reading
So there was a late game on Wednesday. Highlights and crap when I can get to it. Here’s one with Emilio Bonifacio being fast and crafty: The Cubs ended up losing on a walkoff 3-run homer, but Carlos Villanueva pitched Continue reading
The Cubs made extra cuts on Tuesday, but that didn’t stop the guys who got cut from doing some damage. The Cubs optioned outfielders Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters, pitchers Arodys Vizcaino and Zac Rosscup, and infielder Christian Villanueva, to Continue reading