Spring Training Game 2: A’s @ Cubs

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A's Lineup Eric Sogard, SS Collin Cowgill, CF Seth Smith, LF Jonny Gomes, DH Josh Reddick, RF Brandon Allen, 1B Wes Timmons, 3B Landon Powell, C Josh Horton, 2B Pitcher: Bartolo Colon, RHP Cubs Lineup Tony Campana, CF Darwin Barney, 2B Starlin Castro, SS Bryan LaHair, 1B Jeff Baker, RF Reed Johnson, LF Steve Clevenger, C Blake DeWitt, DH Josh …

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Spring Training Game 1: A’s @ Cubs

In Game Threads by dmick89170 Comments

Rodrigo Lopez gets the first Cactus League start today at 2:05 pm. Starters generally pitch a couple innings their first start and then build up after that. You can click here to get Gameday. I wish I could write something about how important it is to get off to a good start, but I can't. Not only is it mostly …

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Cubs at Padres game thread

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It’s been a while since we had one of these (and I can’t even write more than that one sentence and will make mb21 do the rest). Although Carlos Zambrano is not with the team, it’s almost certainly his final game employed by the Chicago Cubs. In his honor and the complete crap that this current team is, I suggest …

First Half Mercifully Ends

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The first half of the Cubs’ season draws to an end today in Pittsburgh, thus leading us to wonder: It’s only the fucking All-Star break?! Starlin Castro has managed to play well enough at a thin enough position that he could be starting the All-Star game, and Aramis Ramirez has gotten serious buzz as a potential injury replacement at third …

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Team That Resembles Little League Team vs. Pitcher That Resembles Little League Pitcher from “Dazed & Confused”

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The suddenly Doug Davisless Cubs will take the field tonight to desperately try to hit the nasty stuff of Mitch Kramer’s double (and two-time Cy Young Award winner), Tim Lincecum. The Cubs will have Darwin Barney back, so they have that going for them. I can’t think of any other advantages they may have off the top of my head.  …

Cubs ARE Involved in Tightly Contested Battle in the Standings

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The Cubs and Royals square off in the rubber match of their series today.  The winner will feel good about themselves for the day until they lose their next game, which for these teams probably means tomorrow.  The loser will own sole possession of the #2 draft pick in the 2012 amateur draft. That is probably more valuable than a …