The Arizona Legislature adjourned this past week without passing legislation that would help fund a new Spring Training facility for the Cubs. The agreement with the City of Mesa and the Cubs gives the city until July 15, 2010 to put funding in place to pay for the facility. After July 15, the Cubs are [...]
Tag Archives: Spring Training
A Cuban, Advanced Statistics, And Childish Millionaires
March 5, 2010 – 5:23 am
The Cubs have “reached an agreement” with Cuban pitcher Juan Yasser Serrano, although the deal is not expected to be finalized for about a month. That, according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com. Serrano defected from Cuba in April 2009 after being arrested in Cuba in January 2009 for attempted illegal departure. At least we know he’s persistent. [...]
Litigation Could Drive Cubs Out Of Arizona
February 24, 2010 – 5:45 am
Players are in camp and the annual rite that is Spring Training is underway. Life is good, although news from camp has been slow. That doesn’t mean that things aren’t happening. Unfortunately for the Cubs, most of the news for them in Arizona has been off the field.
Pitchers and Catcher Report
February 17, 2010 – 8:57 am
Tomorrow is the official day when Cubs pitchers and catchers are supposed to report to the Spring Training facility in Mesa. It is the official start of the Spring Training season (games begin in March) and most Cubs pitchers and catchers are already in camp. According to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, Carlos Zambrano, Randy Wells, [...]
Cubs Decide To Stay In Mesa
January 29, 2010 – 8:49 am
The Cubs announced earlier this week that they will be keeping their Spring Training home in Mesa, Arizona. The announcement comes after several weeks of listening to proposals being made by both Mesa and Naples, FL. The proposal from the City of Mesa includes an $84 million, 15,000 seat stadium and state-of-the-art training facilities. It [...]
Ted Lilly Undergoes Shoulder Surgery
November 5, 2009 – 8:08 am
This was a bit unexpected. Ted Lilly had arthroscopic surgery and debridement yesterday on his left shoulder. The surgery was performed by Dr. Lewis Yokum in Chicago (others are saying Los Angeles, but I thought it was in Chicago). In a statement made following the surgery, Yokum indicated that the surgery consisted of a “washout [...]
Are The Cubs Leaving HoHoKam?
October 26, 2009 – 7:11 am
The Chicago Cubs have held Spring Training exclusively in Mesa, AZ since 1979 and have called HoHoKam Park in Mesa their Spring Training home since 1997. But it looks like the Cubs will be abandoning HoHoKam soon. Could Mesa be next? A report from SpringTrainingOnline.com indicates that the Cubs have rejected plans to renovate HoHoKam [...]
