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Open Thread: Cubs vs. Mariners, Friday 3/28, 9:15 CT
Back in Chicago and back to work early tomorrow morning, I won't get to see much of this televised game, maybe the first couple of innings. Hope the rest of you can fill in the details. Afternoon notes (some of which have been discussed before): Matt Murton's headed to Iowa. Or a deal to...
Game Called On Account Of Irrelevance
MESA, Arizona -- In the longest, most ridiculous game of the entire spring, the Cubs and Brewers played to a 10-10 tie in front of another sellout, 12,782, and both the Cubs and Brewers traded blown leads, errors, wild pitches, walks with the bases loaded... And none of it means anything,...
Seeing Is Believing?
Z warming up before Wednesday's game at Tempe. Photo by Al TEMPE, Arizona -- This post would have been up a while ago except for the Tempe police. No, I'm not in trouble. But the police directing traffic out of the parking lots at Tempe Diablo Stadium have their share of it. They cannot figure...
A Tale Of Two Games
PEORIA, Arizona -- Today's first inning, which lasted 42 minutes, featured two walks, eight hits including a three-run homer, an error, and nine runs scored. (Based on that pace, we should have been there for six hours.) The other eight innings were played in a snappy two hours and eleven...
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