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Looking To Peoria
Tickets are on sale for the Cubs’ minor league affiliate the Peoria Chiefs. Anyone living within a reasonable drive should seriously consider heading down to their ballpark this season. Not only do you get the cheaper tickets, easier parking, and general entertainment of any minor league game, Peoria is likely to be the home to some very significant talent this season. Among...
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March 14, 2011
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Spring Training: Cubs (SS) vs Reds (SS)
On Saturday the Cubs split their squad, leaving half the team in Mesa while taking the other half on their annual trip to Las Vegas. The Cincinnati Reds were willing to split their squad as well. How did the Cubs fair in both games? I will start at HoHoKam Park first.
PITCHING
Carlos Silva was the starting pitcher for this game and the fact that he was stretched to five innings was...
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March 13, 2011
The Cubs Are Thinking Young
The Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers have had plenty of trade discussions this past winter. Most of their discussions together revolved around a possible trade that would have sent Robinson Chirinos and Rafael Dolis to the Rangers in exchange for Chris Davis and Darren O’Day. With Chirinos now a member of the Tampa Bay Rays, that potential deal has been off the deal for some...
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March 13, 2011
Yankees, Nationals Give Cubs A Silva Lining
While manager Mike Quade still has not made a decision on who the final two starters will be in the Cubs’ rotation, common sense would tell you that both Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner have a firm hold on each of those spots. Thus, leaving out veterans like Braden Looper and Todd Wellemyer, as well as the youngsters in Casey Coleman and James Russell. But one pitcher in particular...
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March 13, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs vs Sox
Yesterday afternoon the Cubs faced their South Side neighbors. Both teams made headline grabbing moves this off season locally, if not so much nationally. It is only Spring Training, so this game does not factor into the silly competition for the BP Cup, but who got the early bragging rights for one day?
PITCHING
Veteran pitchers for both sides were matched up on Friday, Ryan Dempster...
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March 12, 2011
Spring Cleaning Begins
There was a minor surprise today when manager Mike Quade and the Cubs made a couple of roster cuts today. Originally, it was not expected that Quade would make any roster decision until at least March 16th. However, today the Cubs cut Esmailin Caridad and John Gaub from their major league camp, and optioned the pair of relievers to Triple A-Iowa.
Neither were expected to be major...
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March 11, 2011
Nothing But East Coast Bias
Living in the Midwest and being a sports fan, there are three sacred words that are in the vocabularies of every fan who resides in the Midwest. Those words being…East Coast Bias. No matter what national outlet you affiliate with, there is always a form of a East Coast Bias. As you know, Fansided has been running a series of polls in recent weeks in order to determine the best...
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March 11, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs vs Indians
On Thursday the Cubs matched up with the Cleveland Indians. However much of the focus of the day centered around the Ron Santo, who of course passed over the off season. The Cubs organization held a ceremony to honor the Cub legend and fellow fan. A plaque for Santo was hung by the radio booth at HoHoKam. The Cubs players have been wearing a special number 10 patch on their jersey...
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March 11, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs vs Royals 3/9/11
On Wednesday the Cubs had a rematch with the Royals. Matt Garza was also facing the Royals for his second straight start (third appearance overall). How did he fair the second time around? On to the game notes.
PITCHING
Unfortunately Garza was wild with his control, walking three of the first five batters he faced. All three walks would later come in to score in a five run first...
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March 10, 2011
Pressure Building On Blake DeWitt and Tyler Colvin?
The Cubs’ defensive struggles in Spring Training have been widely noted by every reporter that is covering the team. Two players that are in the middle of the team’s defensive struggles are Blake DeWitt and Tyler Colvin. Both DeWitt and Colvin are entering an important season with the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs are hoping that Dewitt, 25, will be able to take over the second...
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March 09, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs vs Rockies (SS)
On Tuesday the Colorado Rockies decided to take on both the North and South Siders. The Cubs faced a split squad Rockies team at their Spring Training complex. The Cubs faced lefty Jorge de la Rosa, a name Jim Hendry was briefly rumored to be interested in early on this off season before the pitcher resigned with the Rockies. On to the game notes.
PITCHING
Carlos Zambrano went three...
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March 09, 2011
The Other Reserve Infield Job
Every day brings another story for the Cubs in spring training, and some stories are bigger than others. With all the hoopla around the errors, dugout fights, game winning home runs, late inning base steals, and other various heroics it is easy to loose track of some of the quieter stories, such as unlikely players who are demonstrating they just might deserve a job. Going into...
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March 09, 2011
Spring Training Notebook- 3/07/11
Despite manager Mike Quade being committed to taking his time deciding who should be the final two starting pitchers in the Cubs’ rotation, it is looking more and more likely that Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner will be in the rotation. Here is the latest from Spring Training as we near closer to the first batch of roster cuts on March 16th.
Shaky Silva
Chicago Cubs pitcher...
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March 08, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs vs Angels
On Monday the Cubs played the other team from Los Angeles. Although in my book the Angels should still have Anaheim in front of their name. It was the first game appearance of Carlos Silva since his dugout blow up that brought a little more attention to this Spring game than usual. After Sunday’s split squad games brought divided results, let us get on to the game notes of this...
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March 08, 2011
How About That, Rudy Jaramillo Is Worth The Hype
Remember the major difference Rudy Jaramillo was suppose to bring to the Cubs offense when he was hired last winter? When Jaramillo came to the Cubs last off-season, general manager Jim Hendry praised the former Rangers hitting coach for being the Cubs’ biggest addition that winter. Rightfully so, as Jaramillo has a reputation of being one of the best hitting coaches in the game...
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March 07, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs (SS) vs Dodgers, Cubs (SS) vs Reds
On Sunday the Cubs played a couple split squad games, one versus the division rival Reds and the other against the Dodgers. The game with Los Angeles was also the first televised Cubs game of the Spring. I am sure many of you enjoyed seeing Cubs baseball back on the tube as much as I did. I will go into the game notes separately for each game below starting with the match up against...
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March 07, 2011
FanGraphs Projects the Cubs
FanGraphs has written up their season preview of the Chicago Cubs, and while we can quibble with a few details of their analysis, their expectations for 2011 are relatively positive. They make a few assumptions that haven’t been born out yet, such as Wells and Silva in the starting rotation and DeWitt holding down an everyday job at second, but despite that they project 80-86...
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March 07, 2011
Update On The Starting Rotation Competition
For the most part, all of the starters in competition for the 4th and 5th rotation spots have gotten off to good starts in Spring Training. Here is a look at the stats of the pitchers involved in the competition, as well updating the current status of the competition itself.
Randy Wells: 5 innings pitched giving up 1 unearned run on 5 hits, with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk.
Andrew Cashner...
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March 06, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs vs Padres
On Saturday afternoon the Cubs faced the rebuilding Padres, who of course traded away superstar first baseman Adrian Gonzalez this off season. Unfortunately for the Cubs, it was to the Red Sox instead of the North Side of Chicago. On to the game notes.
PITCHING
Prospect Andrew Cashner made his second appearance this Spring, but his first official start. He had a bit of a shaky first...
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March 06, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs vs Royals
On Friday the Cubs faced the Royals. The match up provided a sneak peak of the interleague series we will see at Kansas City in June. The Royals may no longer have ace Zack Greinke, but they do have the top rated minor league system in all of MLB. On to the game notes.
PITCHING
Matt Garza made his second appearance this Spring, but his official start. Despite having to take the field...
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March 05, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs vs Royals
On Friday the Cubs faced the Royals. The match up provided a sneak peak of the interleague series we will see at Kansas City in June. The Royals may no longer have ace Zack Greinke, but they do have the top rated minor league system in all of MLB. On to the game notes.
PITCHING
Matt Garza made his second appearance this Spring, but his official start. Despite having to take the field...
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March 05, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs vs Royals
On Friday the Cubs faced the Royals. The match up provided a sneak peak of the interleague series we will see at Kansas City in June. The Royals may no longer have ace Zack Greinke, but they do have the top rated minor league system in all of MLB. On to the game notes.
PITCHING
Matt Garza made his second appearance this Spring, but his official start. Despite having to take the field...
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March 05, 2011
Spring Training: Cubs vs Royals
On Friday the Cubs faced the Royals. The match up provided a sneak peak of the interleague series we will see at Kansas City in June. The Royals may no longer have ace Zack Greinke, but they do have the top rated minor league system in all of MLB. On to the game notes.
PITCHING
Matt Garza made his second appearance this Spring, but his official start. Despite having to take the field...
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March 05, 2011
Spring Training Notebook- 3/05/11
Between the scuffle in the Cubs dugout between Carlos Silva and Aramis Ramirez, and the defensive mistakes that happened this week; it sure has been an interesting week for the Cubs in Arizona. Lets take at look at what else is making news as the Cubs conclude their first week of games with a pair of games this weekend.
Carlos Silva Speaks
After refusing to say anything about what...
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March 05, 2011
Spring Training Notebook- 3/05/11
Between the scuffle in the Cubs dugout between Carlos Silva and Aramis Ramirez, and the defensive mistakes that happened this week; it sure has been an interesting week for the Cubs in Arizona. Lets take at look at what else is making news as the Cubs conclude their first week of games with a pair of games this weekend.
Carlos Silva Speaks
After refusing to say anything about what...
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March 05, 2011
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