The game-time temperature in Phoenix was 106 degrees. Pretty hot, for sure, but the Cubs’ bats have been even hotter against the Diamondbacks the past few days.
Archive for July 8th, 2010
In baseball, just as in life, there’s something to be said for being in the right place at the right time. Meet infielder Elliot Soto, the Cubs’ 15th-round draft choice this year out of Creighton University and Dundee-Crown High School.
The Cubs today recalled right-handed pitcher Mitch Atkins from Triple-A Iowa and placed right-handed pitcher Brian Schlitter on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder impingement (retroactive to July 3).
Both managers said they were trying to approach Wednesday night’s Midwest League game like any other.
The Cubs went to work with a rare leg up on a series when they took on the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field Tuesday night.
Williams-Gateway, downtown and the westside are some of the Mesa sites that could become the new spring training home for the Chicago Cubs over the next 30 years.
That’s nothing compared to the seismic activity that may be coming for
this Cub roster as they get closer to the July 31 non-waiver trade
deadline, with manager Lou Piniella suggesting the team will be
”sellers,” with outfielder Kosuke Fukudome firmly on the block and
with teams starting to line up for a shot at left-hander Ted Lilly.
PHOENIX — Count Greg Maddux among those who think Carlos Zambrano will be able to reconcile with the teammates he ripped in that public tirade on the South Side two weeks ago.
PHOENIX-Chicago Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano has left a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after being struck on the left elbow by a pitch.