We have a busy week of action coming up in both spring training and games that matter, so consider this an all-purpose game thread. The Thursday Spring Breakout Game was canceled due to rain (!) in the desert, but there’s another one on tap so let’s see what we have to look forward to… Exhibitions Friday, March 14 On Pi …
Back In Action
I was at a weekend conference in Chicago where I couldn’t actually go to a Cubs game, but did see them win the series against the Brewers. I followed most of the tough opening loss to the Padres before I had to go on airplane mode, but it’s good to know that the Cubs are holding serve while continuing to …
Cubs Opening Day 2024 Game Day Thread
It’s Opening Day, y’all. Time will tell if we go 162-0 or 0-162 after tonight, but enjoy it, jabronis.
Mr. Cube Goes to Oakland
So hey everyone, I went to the getaway day game at the Oakland Coliseum (named after whatever sponsor they have these days, but like the Sears Tower I only know it by the generic name everyone else uses) and did not regret it. This was, as they say, a game time decision where I weighed how much I really wanted …
Random Cubs Practice Game Thread Until Further Notice
I would do one for every game, but that first game of spring training was special and the rest are just like whatever at this point as long as no one (else) gets hurt. It was just nice to have a “normal” spring training again after a pandemic (still going, technically), a lockout, and even with the World Baseball Classic …
Your Very First Cubs Game Thread of 2023: Giants @ Cubs, Saturday 2/25 2:05 PM CT (UPDATED: With Lineups)
Well, everyone, we’ve made it to the very first game of the Cubs (pre)season as your favorite squadron will host the Giants at Sloan Park on what I presume will be a lovely Saturday afternoon in Arizona, before it gets insufferably hot and the bulk of the attendees will get badly sunburned. Per the official Cubs schedule, the game will …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (21-17) at Barves (25-15)
TV: NBC Sports Chicago+ Radio: 670 the Score Time: 6:35 PM CDT Cubs Zobrist CF Bryant 3B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Baez 2B War Bear LF Almora CF Russell SS Darvish SP Barves Albies 2B Acuna LF Freeman 1B Markakis RF Suzuki C Inciarte CF Bats 3B Camargo SS Foltynewicz SP The Cubs missed Acuna the last time around but …
The Cubs’ Secret Prospect (+ Gameday, Cubs/Sox, 5/11/2018)
In the 2016 MLB Draft, the Cubs didn't draft a single player until pick 104 (and I'm not telling you who that was until the end of this article – trivia. yay!). With the possible exception of that 3rd round draft pick, there are exactly zero players that you would expect to rise to the level of "MLB-prospect," and you'd be …
Gameday: Marlins (13-22) vs. Cubs (18-15) (5/9/2018)
TV: WGN Radio: 670 the Score Time: 1:20 PM CST Cubs Almora Jr. CF Bryant RF Baez 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Bote 3B Happ LF Russell SS Jose Quintana SP Marlins Rojas SS Prado 3B Castro 2B Anderson RF Bour 1B Maybin LF Brinson CF Holaday C Wei-Yin Chen SP This game should probably not be played. It's going …
Gameday: Cubs at Cardinals
Time: 7:05 PM CT TV: ESPN Radio: 670 the Score Cubs C Contreras LF Schwarber 3B Bryant 1B Rizzo SS Russell CF Happ 2B Baez RF Heyward SP Lester Urinals CF Bader RF Fowler 1B Martinez LF Ozuna 3B Gyorko SS DeJong 2B Wong C Pena SP Wacha Just don't get swept.