2022 Spring Training

[Brian]

2 games starting right now both on local TV. The Cubs/Marquee broadcast has a couple of interesting names playing today.

[jersey cubs fan]

I preferred the lockout

[Cubswin11]

[UMFan83]

Wait there's games going on already?

[Brian]

Pete Crow-Armstrong's mom was the mom in Little Big League.

[UMFan83]

Whats crappier than losing to the White Sox once? Losing to them twice at the same time lol

[Bertz]

I'm not a swing analysis guy but looks like Brett Gardner IMO

 

[Derwood]

Shortened spring training is still too long.

[CubinNY]

I saw Donny Dewees was in RF. I feel like he’s been in the Cubs organization since like 2010.

[Brian]

he was traded away and later came back in the middle though

[Bertz]

[UMFan83]

 

Man he’s gonna get a really nice haul for the Cubs in 5 years

[UMFan83]

Also I was only half listening to Pat and Ron while driving but i swear I heard Pat talk about Reggie Theus and how he will certainly be attending games at Wrigley to watch his son in the near future

[Cubswin11]

That swing/stance looks a ton like Jason Werth. And honestly that might not be a bad overall comps for Davis’s profile.

[Tim]

How is it possible that Javy Guerra is only 26? Is this a different Javy Guerra?

[UMFan83]

Any idea why Marquee isn't broadcasting this one? I know its on MLB Network but its the Dodgers broadcast. Unless there's some rule about both teams broadcasting a national game, I'm really wondering what my $4 a month is going towards because we know its not going towards payroll as promised. I figured a base level of expectation would be every single spring and regular-season game would be broadcast. We were promised lots of original programming too and have gotten 6-7 documentaries that get recycled for 3 years, occasionally a live show when some news happens but it seems sporadic and not something you can count on for every piece of major news.

 

The Ricketts family looks more and more like Lyle Lanley, hyping us up on this amazing Cubs network bringing in tons of revenue and what we got is a place to house (some) Cubs games while Tom is running through the airport to catch flight to London with money falling out of his briefcase.

 

I realize the bubble somewhat burst on networks before Marquee got off the ground but its indisputable that they are making more money now, and we're all paying more money now.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Any idea why Marquee isn't broadcasting this one?

 

Top of head guesses:

 

- are ST road broadcasts a thing? I don’t remember

- if yes, maybe Camelback specifically isn’t equipped for them

- too short notice for various logistics/schedules post-lockout

- spite

[UMFan83]

Any idea why Marquee isn't broadcasting this one?

 

Top of head guess:

 

- spite

 

^ what I read ^

[UMFan83]

Any idea why Marquee isn't broadcasting this one?

 

Top of head guess:

 

- spite

 

^ what I read ^

 

Based on this, every Dodgers spring game is being broadcast on their network. I would look at their network as a direct parallel to Marquee. I think they’re trying to save money by not broadcasting every game because people barely watch them anyways so the outrage is limited.

 

https://dodgerblue.com/2022-dodgers-spring-training-sportsnet-la-tv-schedule/2022/03/17/

 

I don’t even watch spring games. I just feel very jaded that we were sold on all this stuff and we have something that I watch slightly more than public access channels

[Andy]

Any idea why Marquee isn't broadcasting this one?

 

Top of head guesses:

 

- are ST road broadcasts a thing? I don’t remember

- if yes, maybe Camelback specifically isn’t equipped for them

- too short notice for various logistics/schedules post-lockout

- spite

Marquee broadcast the first road spring game this year, I'm guessing one of the middle 2.

[UMFan83]

Any idea why Marquee isn't broadcasting this one?

 

Top of head guesses:

 

- are ST road broadcasts a thing? I don’t remember

- if yes, maybe Camelback specifically isn’t equipped for them

- too short notice for various logistics/schedules post-lockout

- spite

Marquee broadcast the first road spring game this year, I'm guessing one of the middle 2.

 

Yeah I looked at their original spring broadcast schedule and there are about 7-8 games that they aren’t broadcasting. A couple are on MLB Network (with some of those on tape delay) but at least 5 of them are not broadcast anywhere.

 

Again I don’t care about watching every spring training game. It’s the principle of touting this new network that will cost everyone with cable 4 more dollars per month but it’s ok because you’re going to get better coverage of the team and the revenue will go back to the team. In reality they don’t even care enough to broadcast every spring training game. They suck so much.

 

They could have stayed with NBC Sports Chicago and my experience as a Cubs fan would be no different and I’d have $50 more to spend this year. And the payroll would still be ridiculously low

[Tim]

Anyone know why they pinch ran for Davis after he got plunked by Asshat?

 

(that's his name now after hitting Hermosillo and Davis back to back)

[Tim]

Here's the answer: https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2022/03/21/brennen-davis-came-out-of-the-game-after-being-hit-by-a-pitch/

 

he got hit in the knee, but stayed in the game for a while. They took him out when he was still hobbling after getting to 2B on a ground out.

[Bertz]

Here's the answer: https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2022/03/21/brennen-davis-came-out-of-the-game-after-being-hit-by-a-pitch/

 

he got hit in the knee, but stayed in the game for a while. They took him out when he was still hobbling after getting to 2B on a ground out.

 

I would think that's one of those that hurts like hell for a while but is very unlikely to actually injure you?

[Andy]

Here's the answer: https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2022/03/21/brennen-davis-came-out-of-the-game-after-being-hit-by-a-pitch/

 

he got hit in the knee, but stayed in the game for a while. They took him out when he was still hobbling after getting to 2B on a ground out.

 

I would think that's one of those that hurts like hell for a while but is very unlikely to actually injure you?

They say he's day-to-day with a contusion, so you're probably right on this.