2024 Spring Training Game Thread

[chibears55]

45 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Cool to see but obviously means absolutely nothing.

Cactus League Champions isnt just nothing 😏😏

[Stratos]

Mastrobunoni is ripped this spring.  Not sure if he was this ripped last year.  Brennen Davis looks healthy.

[Stratos]

9 hours ago, BigbadB said:

first thing I noticed about the jersey's yesterday. My guess is they went small to try to make Crow-Armstrong fit better. Didn't work. When I pointed it out to my wife, she suggested they just do Crow-Armstrong all the way around the number. I guess that isn't much worse than a half circle. 

 

Lettering is league wide on jerseys.

[Stratos]

3 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

Would love to see Davis emerge. At this point no one is really counting on him to be anything so anything we get from him would be awesome. 

I still like him if he can stay healthy.

[JBears79]

8 hours ago, chibears55 said:

Any chance if Davis has a really good ST and they dont add Bellinger he could get a chance to start opening day ?

Counsell told him he's 100% not making the team out of spring training. Which is good imo. Let him relax since his outcome for ST is known and focus on hitting.

[chibears55]

Bellinger and Cubs

3 yrs 80 mil, opt out after first 2 years

Glad he's back, Hoyer won this standoff,  another short term deal with Cody likely opting out if he has another good season. 

Just very surprised no other team would at least offer more years 

[JBears79]

Looks like no Busch in the lineup again. Is there something going on with him? I'm not that concerned but I figured he would be getting as many reps as possible at 1B prior to the season starting.

[LBiittner]

13 minutes ago, JBears79 said:

Looks like no Busch in the lineup again. Is there something going on with him? I'm not that concerned but I figured he would be getting as many reps as possible at 1B prior to the season starting.

Busch dealing with arm problems according to Evan Altman

Edited February 25, 2024 by LBiittner

[Tryptamine]

Cubs not exactly flashing the leather here early 

[Tryptamine]

I'm not super knowledgeable about pitch mechanics ,  but I refuse to believe that Vazquez's arm stays attached if he throws 200 innings with the way his arm finishes.

[JBears79]

42 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

Busch dealing with arm problems according to Evan Altman

that doesnt sound too good. 

[Tryptamine]

This ump's zone is tiny. Assad getting squeezed hard.

[CubinNY]

4 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

This ump's zone is tiny. Assad getting squeezed hard.

Cost him a couple of runs

[CubinNY]

Madrigal with the clit shirt on. 
 

Morel flashing the leather

[Cubs420psd]

I've seen enough.

 

Keep Moral at 3rd.

[KCCub]

 

[Tryptamine]

The glove isn't the issue, it's the arm

[Tryptamine]

With the usual spring training caveat, this is one sloppy game the Cubs are playing.

[Tryptamine]

Mervis still swinging over the top of a lot of pitches

[Rob]

42 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

The glove isn't the issue, it's the arm

It's not even the arm that's the issue. He's got a 60, maybe even a 70 grade arm -- blasted thing is a cannon.

Rather, his problem is the mechanics and accuracy. It's like having yips-era Chuck Knoblauch firing across the diamond.

[Tryptamine]

Just now, Rob said:

It's not even the arm that's the issue. He's got a 60, maybe even a 70 grade arm -- blasted thing is a cannon.

Rather, his problem is the mechanics and accuracy. It's like having yips-era Chuck Knoblauch firing across the diamond.

Yeah, I should have been more specific. The tools are all there to be good, the throws just start going everywhere though.

[CubinNY]

Jimmy Fallon with a fake mustache and eyebrows is pitching for the Cubs. 

[profisme]

Glad to see Ballasteros slimmed down this offseason.

[Tryptamine]

This was not the game to watch. I'm not sure there's any positives to take from this one.

[CubinNY]

27 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

This was not the game to watch. I'm not sure there's any positives to take from this one.

Reps