Cactus League: 3/1 Cubs (Marquis) @ Angels 2:05 PM CT (CSN)

[Outshined_One]

Cubs baseball is on the air!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fontenot grounded to second base , safe at first on a fielding error, E4

[Outshined_One]

One of the most annoying things about Spring Training baseball is how the announcers talk non-stop about how wonderful the weather is in Arizona and how bad the weather is in Chicago.

 

I'm looking at you, Len and Dan.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Pie grounded out to the pitcher 1-3

Fontenot grounded to second base , safe at first on a fielding error, E4

Fox grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Fontenot out at second

0 runs 0 hits 1 errors 0 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0                              0  0  0
Anaheim                                        0  0  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Anaheim: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Marquis       0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0

 

Anaheim        IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Weaver        1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

That wasn't a really good at bat for Fox.

[anabiono]

That wasn't a really good at bat for Fox.

 

yeah, it was pretty terrible

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'd forgotten how much I hate listening to Dan. Where's Bob?

[Rob]

Am i out of my mind, or has Marquis had his velocity drop a couple ticks?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Figggins singled to left field

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Figgins had a really nice AB there. I'd rather have him than Roberts.

[Rob]

Soto with a perfect throw... Figgins out at 2b.

[David]

GEOVANY SOTO!

[bcruise]

Hoffpauir? Are him and the guy on the Cardinals (Jarrett, I believe) related?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Figggins caught stealing, 2-6

[Outshined_One]

Geovany Soto

[anabiono]

SOTO

[Outshined_One]

Hoffpauir? Are him and the guy on the Cardinals (Jarrett, I believe) related?

 

I believe they're brothers.

[laurens]

Haha, another comment on the Chicago weather...

[genbar]

Geovany Soto

[Fred Hornkohl]

Matthews popped out to shortstop

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Soto's throwing is going to be such an improvement over Barrett/Bowen/kendall et al.

[laurens]

Geovany Soto

[Rob]

Ha... they only had Vlad half in the frame.

 

It's spring training for the camera crews too, apparently.

[Outshined_One]

Am i out of my mind, or has Marquis had his velocity drop a couple ticks?

 

I wouldn't worry about it until opening day. Few guys are going to be putting 100% effort into these games.

[PrimeTime]

That would have been gone in almsot any other ballpark