The Cubs are about to play games that actually matter and that we can actually watch on TV, so here’s one final pod before the “real” Opening Day to prepare ourselves for the grind of 160, and hopefully more… You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. You can also use the sidebar to get …
Nearly End of Cactus League Cubs Roster Reset
In the midst of watching Clemson blow it as the better seed in the NCAA tournament, but the news from the comments in the last post showed that Jordan Wicks and Eli Morgan had been optioned to Iowa. We knew going in that the Cubs had an inordinate number of useful relief options, yet very few of them, ironically, were …
A Post-Loss Haiku
Mostly to test stuff out, we needed a new thread anyway for tomorrow… Here we go! Shota was badass Too many walks and errors And little offense
Dreamcast 104: The Tokyo Series
With the Cubs about to play games that matter and the NCAA Basketball Tournament on the horizon, the jabronis return to talk some shop… You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. You can also use the sidebar to get to our Apple Podcast pages and leave a nice review and rating if it pleases …
Cubs in Japan!
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 …
Mr. Shaw Goes to Japan
Some moderately surprising (but not really) news as the Cubs will bring top prospect Matt Shaw to Japan: “Matt Shaw’s going to Japan,” Counsell told reporters. “That’s probably the news — the big news.” Source: Marquee The news from the various beats also states that the Cubs will bring Jordan Wicks, Ben Brown, and Brad Keller. They’ll put off roster moves …
A Rainout Haiku
Rain in the desert A most inopportune time Boredom will ensue
2025 Cubs Season Preview
We sort of teased this in the last Dreamcast, but there’s still a couple weeks until the Cubs play in Tokyo, and maybe we should at least look at the schedule as it is now, pending rainouts, rescheduling, and other strange happenings. As it stands now, the Cubs will play their 162 games just like everyone else, and the PECOTA …
Dreamcast 103: Talking About Practice
As the Cubs remain undefeated in games that simply don’t matter besides making sure everyone stays healthy and gets ready for games that do matter, the jabronis talk about the action so far, the Cubs maybe being broke, the Alex Bregman mess (not the Cubs’ problem anymore), and our excitement for the upcoming season. You can check out the podcast page or …
Pre-Cactus League Cubs Position Player Group
It wasn’t that long after I wrote this that a few names came off the scrap heap list, but then the Cubs decided to do something for their bench bat after all: The Cubs have agreed to a contract with 40-year-old free agent Justin Turner, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Patrick Mooney of The Athletic notes that the deal is a …