Right from the start, Shelby Miller and Kyle Schwarber gave the sellout crowd at Salt River Fields a regular-season type matchup with a nine-pitch battle that Miller won as the D-backs beat the Cubs, 3-1, on Thursday night. Schwarber, who started the game in left, popped out to shortstop on the ninth pitch.
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Cubs hope to meet with city to plan 2020 All-Star bid
The Chicago Cubs hope to meet with city officials in the next few months to plan a bid for the 2020 All-Star game. During a luncheon on Monday, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts reiterated the team’s desire to host the game at Wrigley Field.
Chicago Cubs: Six-man staff could help lessen staff workload
The Chicago Cubs could employ a six-man starting rotation this season, in an effort to keep both Brett Anderson and Mike Montgomery healthy all year long. The fact the Chicago Cubs like the idea of a six-man starting rotation isn’t a surprise to anyone.
Chicago Cubs extend Pedro Strop through 2018
Adding at least one year of team control, the Chicago Cubs extended Pedro Strop on Friday at a $5.5 million salary for the 2018 season. The deal also includes a team option for 2019 at $6.25 million with a $500,000 buyout.
Giants’ Johnny Cueto in jeopardy of missing WBC
San Francisco Giants’ Johnny Cueto warms up before facing Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago. IL, on Friday, October 7, 2016.
Cubs star Kris Bryant unfazed by constant fanfare, attention
… rare heavy rain in the desert. “You see certain players, certain people get a certain kind of attention in life, in sports, entertainment, baseball, whatever. He, being on the Chicago Cubs, coming up the first spring training he had big league camp …
Maddux dons beard for prank, fools Cubs’ Bryant with curve
In a video posted Thursday , the Hall of Fame pitcher donned a fake beard and posed as a sound guy throwing his trademark curveball during a round of batting practice with unsuspecting Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant.
Miguel Montero prepares for another season as Cubs backup
Miguel Montero produced one of the biggest hits of the Chicago Cubs’ championship run in the game that decided it all, and now he’s preparing again for life as a backup catcher. Montero figures to start behind the plate once or twice a week when second-year big leaguer Willson Contreras needs a break – not the veteran’s ideal role or what he envisioned when he joined the Cubs in a trade from Arizona ahead of the 2015 season.
Online Marketing News: Generational Video, Facebook Ups the Volume and Hiring an SEO
Infographic: How Gens X, Y and Z Consume Video Content A new infographic shows how content consumers across generations interact with video content – unsurprisingly, Gen Z consumes video at a higher frequency than their Gen Y and Gen X counterparts, but the platform and preferred format data may surprise you. AdWeek Facebook Videos Will Now Play With the Sound on by Default In contrast with a decision made last year to keep the sound from auto-playing on videos in the News Feed, Facebook has opted to turn the automatic sound back on for videos after rumored pressure from advertisers.
Online Marketing News: Generational Video, Facebook Ups the Volume and Hiring an SEO
Infographic: How Gens X, Y and Z Consume Video Content A new infographic shows how content consumers across generations interact with video content – unsurprisingly, Gen Z consumes video at a higher frequency than their Gen Y and Gen X counterparts, but the platform and preferred format data may surprise you. AdWeek Facebook Videos Will Now Play With the Sound on by Default In contrast with a decision made last year to keep the sound from auto-playing on videos in the News Feed, Facebook has opted to turn the automatic sound back on for videos after rumored pressure from advertisers.
Cubs will use restraint to ease Kyle Schwarber into limited catching role – Chicago Tribune
The current plan is for Willson Contreras to catch Jon Lester and start four or five times a week, with Miguel Montero serving as a backup. With Montero in the final year of his contract, Schwarber – who was drafted as a catcher – could move into Montero’s role in 2018 in addition to playing left.
Chicago Cubs News: Cubs catching situation; Travis Wood return?
The Chicago Cubs have an interesting situation behind the plate. While Willson Contreras established himself as the No.
The Cubs will start the season with a healthy Kyle
USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale and Jorge L. Ortiz break down the important story lines to play out under the skies in Arizona and Florida. Spring training story lines: From the Cubs to the World Baseball Classic USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale and Jorge L. Ortiz break down the important story lines to play out under the skies in Arizona and Florida.
Retooled Cardinals have sights set on postseason return
It was one thing for many people to predict St. Louis would finish behind the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central Division before last season. It’s another matter entirely for the Cardinals heading into this spring training, knowing they are indeed the team doing the chasing of the defending World Series champions.
How will the 25-man roster shape up?
The defending World Series champion Cubs don’t have any major roster decisions to make this spring, other than to figure out who will lead off and which relievers compose the bullpen. is a plus for manager Joe Maddon, who likes to move players around.
NL Central teams at the start of spring training
In this July 7, 2016, file photo, Chicago Cubs’ Kris Bryant scores on a single hit by Ben Zobrist during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, in Chicago.
Cubs’ Rizzo reaches out to boy who was attacked at school
Children at a suburban Chicago school are wearing Cubbie blue in support of a classmate who was severely beaten and Cubs star Anthony Rizzo is inviting the boy to Wrigley Field when he gets better.
Royals will report to spring training with new key additions
The Royals’ pitchers and catchers report to spring training in nearly one week, and the team is headed to Surprise, AZ with some new key additions. When the offseason began, Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore explained how the team would attempt to get better in 2017 while openly admitting the organization was in no way going to overspend.
Chicago Cubs: Jason Hammel signs two-year deal with Royals
The wait is finally over for former Chicago Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel. He’s signed a two-year deal with the Kansas City Royals.
Cubs Pitcher Jon Lester in OKC for Warren Spahn Award
Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is in Oklahoma City to accept the Warren Spahn Award as Major League Baseball’s top left-handed pitcher.
Did Jet Lag Cost Dodgers a World Series?
… changes. Per the report, athletes are equally affected as everyday travelers. The study is the first of its kind in sports, as Dr. Ravi Allada and his colleagues chose to focus their research on baseball, arguably the most grueling of all the major …
White Sox: Will Rick Renteria Be Around For Next Contending Team?
Will Rick Renteria lead White Sox back to postseason during his managerial tenure on the South Side? Renteria was fired by Cubs after one season. The Chicago White Sox are in the midst of a rebuild and have a new manager leading the team for the first time since 2012.
Red Sox: Looking back at Adrian Gonzalez trade with San Diego Padres
… in 2013. As Kelly seeks to salvage his once promising career, a report has surfaced from Tommy Stokke of FanRag Sports that the Chicago Cubs may be interested in the former prized pitching prospect. As #Cubs search for pitching depth, they’re among …
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What’s next when you have helped snap the two longest championship droughts in sports history and, at 43, have all but clinched clinched a place in baseball’s Hall of Fame? If you are Theo Epstein of the World Series champion Chicago Cubs, the answer is at some point you could own a baseball franchise and not just run one.
Arrieta skipping White House trip, cites family reasons
In this Oct. 26, 2016, file photo, Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta throws during the first inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Cleveland Indians, in Cleveland.
Fowler appearance scrubbed as first day of Winter Warm-Up canceled
Fredbird surprises Heidi Sexton of Chatham, Il. at the Cardinals WInter Warm-up on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown St. Louis.
Harper, Nationals avoid arbitration with $13.6M deal for ’17
In this May 6, 2015, file photo, Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper watches the ball after hitting a second home run against the Miami Marlins during the third inning of their baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington. Harper, Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta, New York Mets pitchers Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom, and Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado were among 146 players eligible to exchange salary arbitration figures with their teams, though most were expected to reach agreements.
Cubs won it all just in time for many long-time fans
In this Nov. 4, 2016 photo provided by the Strobel Family, Cubs fan Helen Weithman, celebrates the Chicago Cubs World Series victory at her home in Glen Ellyn, Ill. A lifelong Cubs fan Weithman, 98, who according to family was slipping away until the Cubs made it to The World Series, “She really came alive when it started and they had the Cubs games on,” said the daughter, Kathleen Strobel.
Chicago Cubs: Heyward and Russell’s role in vaunted lineup
The middle of the Chicago Cubs’ lineup will be a challenge for pitchers to get through. If Jason Heyward and Addison Russell hit, the offense could be one of baseball’s best.
Winter Baseball with BOB
The baseball winter meetings don’t seem to produce the number of trades that they used to. It used to be that almost every team made at least one trade.