Cubs Spring Training 2013 Preparation and Game Thread

[Rice Cube]

Apparently a rare rain storm blasting AZ today, so everything is indoors before the MLB Cubs move from Fitch to HoHoKam.

So have a Sveum blog:

http://worldseriesdreaming.com/2013/02/20/dale-sveum-the-cubfather/

 

[Rice Cube]

A quick ESPN blog on Rizzo and EJax:

http://espn.go.com/blog/spring-training/post/_/id/506/anthony-rizzo-ready-to-play-for-team-italy

 

[Rice Cube]

Grain of salt, not a real game, small sample etc etc, but it's baseball:

http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2013/02/castro-soler-star-in-intrasquad-game/

 

[Jntg4]

One thing TheCubReporter is great for: box scores.

So for Blue:
1. Valbuena 0-3 (P-5. F-7, F-7)
2. Sappelt 0-3 (6-3, 6-3, 6-3)
3. Castillo 1-2 (K, 2B, R)
4. Nelson 0-1 (L-7, BB)
5. Soler 1-1 (HR, BB, R, RBI)
6. Baez 0-2 (K, 6-4 FC, RBI)
7. Lake 1-2 (3B, L-6 DP)
8. Jackson 0-2 (4-3, 4-3)
9. Bogusevic 1-2 (4-3, HR, R, RBI)

So for White:
1. DeJesus 1-3 (3-1, L-6 DP, 1B, R)
2. Castro 3-3 (2B, 1B, 1B, 3R)
3. Rizzo 1-1 (BB, 1B, BB, R)
4. Soriano 1-3 (1B, 6-4-3 DP, 6-3, R, 2 RBI)
5. Schierholtz 1-2 (P-6, HR, L-7, SF, R, 2 RBI)
6. Navarro 1-3 (1B, F-7, 4-3)
7a. Stewart 1-1 (2B, 2 RBI)
7b. Villanueva 0-1 (F-7)
8. Barney 0-1 (E2-CI, K)
9. Hairston 0-2 (K, P-5)

Pitchers, etc: http://www.thecubreporter.com/02212013/cubs-play-long-ball-themselves#more

 

[Rice Cube]

One more intrasquad, then Cubs at Angels on Saturday :fap:

 

[Rice Cube]

White wins 6-3:

‏@Cubs
Team White highlights: Maysonet hit a walk-off 3-R HR, while Valbuena hit a 2-R shot. Lillibridge was 1-for-2, BB, 2B, R, RBI.

@Cubs
Team Blue highlights: B. Jackson (2B, R, SB) and Sappelt (2 2B, R) went 3-for-3. McDonald was 2-for-3, RBI. Villanueva: 1-for-2, BB, 2B, RBI

Semi-real baseball tomorrow.

 

[daddies3angels]

So ready for game tomorrow. I have listen to 3 ball games today. excited to hear Cubs on the airway again.

 

[daddies3angels]

Game Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So happy to hear Cubs baseball again. Ready to watch it on TV but this will do

 

[daddies3angels]

2 quick outs. 4 Pitches lol

 

[daddies3angels]

Rizzo works the walk

 

[daddies3angels]

Hairston K's to end the inning. Atleast after only 4 pitches first 2 batters, Rizzo and Hairston worked some counts

 

[daddies3angels]

1-0 LAA already. Walk and Double

 

[waldo7239117]

Jackson with 2 3B... even tho the ball travels well in Ari. Still nice to see.

 

[Rice Cube]

He basically hit both balls into the gaps where even the speedy OFs had to run full speed to get the ball bouncing off their gloves. Those outfields are huge.

 

[Anno Catuli]

nice to see, and I hope he can keep it up in AAA when the season begins

 

[Rice Cube]

nice to see, and I hope he can keep it up in AAA when the season begins

Nice to listen to, anyway :cubstroll2:

The Cubs need to televise all their spring games when they set up their own network :fist:

 

[Anno Catuli]

Nice to listen to, anyway :cubstroll2:

The Cubs need to televise all their spring games when they set up their own network :fist:

by see... I mean see the stat line

 

[Rice Cube]

Buntfest update!

 

[Rice Cube]

Timeline for Scott Baker...mid-March for spring debut, then about mid-April for first MLB starts:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/cubs/2013/02/dale_sveum_scott_baker_to_join_Chicago_cubs_rotat.html

 

[Rice Cube]

:fap: video :fap:

http://chicagocubsonline.com/archiv...the-cubs-first-cactus-league-game-of-2013.php