The Cubs are making single game tickets available for purchase soon, on February 21 (which happens to be the day after the Cactus League opener), and there’s currently a presale lottery you can sign up for if you care about these things. My usual plan is to decide which game(s) I attend based on available funds and also the promotional schedule, which was actually just released. The Cubs opener happens to be on April 4 against the Padres, so there’s some time to plan and you can check out the rest of the schedule here. You can also peruse the promo schedule but I thought I’d look at some stuff I personally think are fun…
APRIL
- Saturday, April 19 — Against the Diamondbacks, you might snag a PCA bobblehead where his helmet can fly off (I am unsure if it fits on his head, but then again it’s not like the on-field helmet he wears is the best fit either since it never stays on anyway)!
- Saturday, April 26 — Hosting the Phillies, you can get a Clark the Cub bobblehead where he’s a giant bear on top of the Wrigley scoreboard.
MAY
- Throughout this month, which I think is interesting given the whole “anti-DEI” thing going around, the Cubs have a few heritage items, though I think May is only Asian Heritage Month as the Hispanic Heritage Month is in September.
- Friday, May 30 — There’s a cool quarter zip that only the folks in the bleachers will get.
- Saturday, May 31 — Then the next day, also in the series against the Reds, there’s a funny Dansby Swanson flow headband that looks like an unruly toupee.
JUNE
- Sunday, June 1 — This does mean we get a Friday the 13th this month, and this giveaway to end the Reds series (lots of fun things this series!) is a Shota Imanaga at his locker bobblehead!
- Friday, June 13 — Speaking of Friday the 13th, against the Pirates, the bleacher bums get an umbrella hat.
- Friday, June 20 — If you are a fan of the new alternate baby blue Cubs uniforms, they’re giving those away in this game against the Mariners.
- Sunday, June 22 — Another bobblehead, this time of Michael Busch.
JULY
- Thursday, July 3 — This one against Cleveland has a Bluetooth speaker that will probably break in a week, but it’s a nice thought.
- Monday, July 21 — Against the Royals, and ironic since I have never seen a pet day at Wrigley Field, like, ever, they’re giving away Cubs themed pet toys.
AUGUST
- Sunday, August 3 — Hosting the Orioles, which I may actually try to go to since my friend in the area is an O’s fan, there is a Greg Maddux slip-n-slide bobblehead.
- Tuesday, August 5 — The Reds are back in town, and this close to the start of the school year, they’re giving away back to school backpacks if you happen to have the special event ticket offer.
SEPTEMBER
- They’ve been showing all kind of special ticket offer and theme game caps and T-shirts, and there’s another heritage item, this time for Greek heritage. I guess the Ricketts aren’t as gung ho against DEI as their leader, eh?
- Tuesday, September 23 — If you do have this ticket offer for Oktoberfest, you can get a pretty cool beer stein as the Cubs battle the Mets.
Now to actually get a job so I can actually afford to go to a game or two.
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Got a weird 502 error (bad gateway) when sharing this via FB, maybe it’s FB’s fault for sucking though
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Welp, not MAT for the Cubs then
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(dying laughing)
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Gabby Hartnett was the landmine at 2%
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Not that tough
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Ah Juan Pierre
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Barely any Royals with sustained power boo
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Wow when the hell was Juan Pierre in Philly (dying laughing)
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Rice Cube,
I used Tejada for KCx300HR
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Matt Patricia —–> new aOSU defensive coordinator
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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43811570/angels-anthony-rendon-hip-surgery-miss-extended
now entering the 6th year of his 7/245 contract 😬
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berselius,
Thinking about Rendon, Arenado really fumbled the bag staying in St Louis instead of opting out when he had the chance.
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berselius,
They’re almost done! (dying laughing)
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Perkins,
Sounds like the Red Sox are gonna try again…and the Bregman sweepstakes may also be coming to a head.
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I’d love the Cubs to get Bregman. I also don’t want them to be constrained on extending Tucker, who would be better to have over the long term.
Mostly I want them to stop pinching pennies like a small market team, though.
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Perkins,
Let’s not put the Ricketts in the same bin as Bob Nutting, this team is pinching nickels.
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Cubs gonna give Canario some 1B reps, which is probably way less stupid than my idea to have Seiya do it /Moneyball’d
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Does Bregman to the Red Sox make sense? Oh well. I guess I’m glad that ride on the hope monster rodeo is over.
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andcounting,
Sure, keeps him away from everyone else and the Cubs only have to deal with him 3x (dying laughing)
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/red-sox-to-sign-alex-bregman.html
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This means they get to keep Nico, and still have money to play with to maybe sign David Robertson if they wanted to and/or Yukon Cornelius
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This Nick Pivetta deal is stupider (dying laughing)
https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/02/12/nick-pivetta-signing-four-year-deal-with-the-padres/
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Rice Cube,
sign turner to platoon with Busch imo
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So are the Padres desperate to shed payroll? Because signing Nick Pivetta would say otherwise.
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Perkins,
That contract is incredibly stupid, I think they’re not against going over the luxury tax threshold but their 2025 cash flow is rough so they’ll try to dump some
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So if the news guys are right…
Cubs offered 4 years, $120MM
Bregman took Red Sox offer of 3 years, same money, but with some funky maneuvering and deferrals
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Cubs made a fair offer, Red Sox just went a bit more nuts
https://bsky.app/profile/bastianmlb.bsky.social/post/3lhzvixto3s2w
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Sawx are going to stick Bregman at 2B? That’s a head scratcher when Devers is a statue at 3B.
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Perkins,
There is still a nonzero chance they trade for Arenado 😜
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Ha!
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Wild ass guesses woot
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Vogelbach —-> Pirates coaching staff
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berselius,
Coach Vogey!
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One of those things where you wonder if the Cubs are broke
https://bsky.app/profile/chifanpatt.bsky.social/post/3li3hwgonik2r
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It’s possible, though I would also ask whether the Ricketts family is considering selling the team or just taking fewer risks on contracts until the next CBA.
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Perkins,
Whether they actually can retain Tucker would be a gigantic litmus test, but that could also be the precursor to a sale
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They haven’t updated this for Bregman and Pivetta yet (notes are in the compensation sections) but at least the Cubs didn’t have to give up any picks, right?
https://www.mlb.com/draft/2025/order
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Hecking Mariners
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Yay
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Mariners hurt, but at least I got to use Ronny Cedeno.
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Huzzah
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30/30 row was tough for rarity.
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Wow that was tough but I got some wild ass guesses to work
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I guess today I learned that Andre Dawson was good enough defensively to warrant some hardware in his Cubs years
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Liked the setup of this one.
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Matt Stairs is legend
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Bah!
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Derrek Lee was my landmine at 2%.
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Boo.
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Pharmacy benefit managers can suck an egg
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I’m glad to see the Ricketts Cheap take has broken contain from Cubs fandom. I feel like I’ve seen multiple national writers talking about this in the past week or so.
That said I’m still kind of confused as to why Bregman was a fit for the Cubs, when they could have thrown some money at a SP instead.
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Jeebus, just saw this in Calcaterra’s newsletter. Fuck cancer.
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Teams I generally don’t care as much about
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That he’s survived through all that is amazing…cancer is rough though for his current battle
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Bleah
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The plot thickens…
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/devers-my-position-is-third-base.html
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andcounting,
I don’t know who would trade for Devers while feeling handcuffed to having him as their third baseman for a decade. It certainly doesn’t give Boston any leverage should a trade become necessary. I can see him making sense for the Cubs if and only if he learns to play 1B.
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andcounting,
I don’t really know what leverage the player has here…if he doesn’t play he gets benched and that also exposes him to those clauses in the uniform player contract about conduct detrimental to the team, he’d get restricted listed and not get paid then. The guarantee is that he gets paid, not how much or where he plays. So I don’t think he has any legs to stand on here 🤷🏻♂️
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andcounting,
If the Red Sox eat the bulk of the money I see this trade working but I think they’d prefer to spend their money (however much exists anyway) on extending Tucker if they’re trying to be a serious baseball club
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This isn’t to say I’m not on Devers’ side, but leadership did change despite the promise given to him and his own performance suggests the team could do better with a different 3B even if his bat is good.
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Fun re: Taillon prepping for the year and trying to find some extra velocity again
https://www.mlb.com/news/jameson-taillon-has-high-hopes-for-2025-season
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Wicks gets the “most to prove” vote
https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/players-most-to-prove-2025-spring-training
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Well here’s a fun name
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/cubs-chris-flexen-agree-to-minor-league-deal.html
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Cleveland always gives me trouble on rarity when I can’t use Mark DeRosa or Joe Borowski.
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Troy O’Leary is a name I’ve not heard in a long time.
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Rice Cube,
Cubs grab the mid-boss!
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Bleah
Wins
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Tougher than usual
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Yukon Cornelius –> Cubs
https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/02/18/justin-turner-cubs-sign/
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One year, $6MM
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/cubs-close-to-signing-justin-turner.html
Not too bad
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I like it, hopefully he mostly just spells Busch against LHP, and is a good bench bat.
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He can theoretically stand at 3b but hopefully the Cubs won’t need him to do it on a regular basis.
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Oddly he’s actually *slightly* better over his career vs RHP than LHP
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Rice Cube,
He has a ton of leverage. Simply not being happy about the team reneging on a promise that persuaded you to sign a TEN YEAR CONTRACT extension can have a pretty huge negative impact on the team.
Boston can feel free to play the “change in management” card, but if they want to turn the guy you just wrapped up for a decade into Anthony “just cashing checks” Rendon, go ahead and roll those dice.
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Yeah, I’d much prefer the accomplished veteran bat watching the sun set on his career over the scrappy utility sprite with an 80 slap grade.
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andcounting,
I accept your perspective and I think we can agree that the Red Sox fucked this up (dying laughing)
I think he’ll begrudgingly play where they ask but that’s gonna be a tough trade chip to offload.
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It’s true but still oof on this fangraphs subhed
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Cubs/Dodgers Tokyo series —> national broadcast on FOX
Rare time where I’m looking forward to waking up at 4am for two straight days.
Speaking of things I didn’t think I’d say, but I like that Joe Buck is calling the game. Though I’ll probably be listening to Pat and Ron anyway (dying laughing)
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berselius,
It’s pretty awesome. That will be a fun gimmick start to the year. If it goes well, I’ll be psyched for the rest of the regular season. If they get embarrassed, I’ll forget it like it was an exhibition series. (dying laughing)
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Blue Jays probably in trouble long term
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andcounting,
(dying laughing)
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Just spitballing a position player group and lineup here –> https://www.obstructedview.net/pre-cactus-league-cubs-position-player-groupmakeup/
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