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Sunday, as you know, the Cubs made their first Spring Training roster cuts. There are now 53 players remaining in camp, and that number’s likely to remain fairly large until the World Baseball Classic ends. There are still eight members of the Cubs’ 40-man roster off at the WBC, as well as several minor leaguers. […]
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MESA, Arizona — The Cubs who played in this game who will actually be on the Opening Day roster did very well. They got five runs out of (most) of the starting lineup and three relievers who will be in the Opening Day bullpen threw scoreless innings (and so did Luke Little, which is a […]
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Go get ‘em, Hunter.
Happy Sunday A’s fans! For the second straight day, the Athletics will play a split-squad double header. Yesterday, the A’s dropped both games as the squad that remained in Arizona lost to the Chicago Cubs 4-3. The other half of the team made a bad first impression at the organization’s future home Las Vegas, losing […]
The Cubs today announced that they have reduced their Spring Training roster down from 62 to 53 with nine players having been reassigned elsewhere in the organization. Five players on the 40-man roster were reassigned. Right-handed pitchers Riley Martin and Jack Neely as well as infielders Ben Cowles and James Triantos were assigned to Triple-A […]
Giants 9, Cubs 5: A tale of two games Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Sunday 3/8, 3:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Giants, Sunday 3/8, 3:05 CT Cubs vs. Giants at Mesa preview, Sunday 3/8, 3:05 CT
MESA, Arizona — Sunday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Giants lineup: Caleb Thielbar will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Phil Maton, Hunter Harvey and Hoby Milner will also throw in what will be a bullpen game. Landon Roupp will start for the Giants. Other Giants pitchers scheduled today: Blade Tidwell […]
How nice that there was no available media coverage of the game on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. I was looking forward to cocking one eye at the game. But no. The faithful are taken for granted. Our only view is obstructed. We do not provide much in the way of profits, either short or long-term. […]
One day, two losses. The A’s split the team up and dropped both sides of Saturday’s double header, first falling to the Cubs in Arizona 4-3 and then seeing the other half lose to the Angels 3-0 in front of their future Las Vegas fans. Not a great day for scores but still exhibition! More […]
MESA, Arizona — The Cubs defeated the Athletics 4-3 on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon at Sloan Park, largely on the strength of home runs by Pedro Ramirez and Ian Happ. Those were good! Not so good was yet another home run allowed by Shōta Imanaga hit by A’s catcher Brian Serven. That homer accounted for […]
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Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Rise and shine A’s fans! We got two for one this fine Saturday afternoon with the A’s splitting up and taking on two separate squads. One half of the team will head on over to visit the Chicago Cubs for another exhibition game while the other half heads to Las Vegas to take on the […]
Saturday notes… Here are today’s particulars. The Cubs lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Cubs lineup. A’s lineup: Shōta Imanaga will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Gavin Hollowell, Riley Martin, Jack Neely, Jeff Brigham and Connor Schultz. Mason Barnett will start for the A’s. […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week I asked you the following question in the SB Nation Reacts survey: Which two of these […]
Cubs catcher Moisés Ballesteros made three ABS challenges in Friday night’s 3-0 Cubs loss to the Padres, and got all of them right. As you know, Ballesteros has previously been known as a catcher who’s probably better off as a DH. It appears, to me at least, that being good at ABS challenges is a […]
Ben Brown didn’t exactly put his best foot forward, allowing three runs in 2.1 innings against the Padres. He was a little wild. The Cubs had those special bats with ball-avoidance radar. One run would have been enough to defeat them. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are […]
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Go get ‘em, Ben.
Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres, March 6, 2026, 5:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV/MLB Network Location: Peoria Sports Complex – Peoria, AZ Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Padres, Friday 3/6, 7:10 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Padres, Friday 3/6, 7:10 CT Cubs vs. Padres at Peoria preview, Friday 3/6, 7:10 CT
Friday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Padres lineup: Ben Brown will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Ethan Roberts, Ryan Rolison. Jack Neely, Collin Snider and Grant Kipp. Germán Márquez will start for the Padres. Other Padres pitchers scheduled today: Marco Gonzales, Adrian Morejon, David Morgan and Jeremiah Estrada. Today’s game […]