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One of the results of having an odd number of teams (15) in the Cactus League is an increased number of split-squad dates. The Cubs had five of them on the original schedule (the March 7 dates vs. the White Sox and Dodgers were rained out).
Today is the fourth of those five; the last one will be on March 31.
The next time you complain about the Cubs' bullpen,
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Let's hope the Royals have gotten it all out of their system before this afternoon.
Other notes:
Randy Wells says he's going to ditch the glasses he was prescribed. He says they "fog up". Didn't seem to make a difference yesterday. Looks like Justin Berg has made the team. Bruce Miles has some notes on the Baseball Prospectus book signing that took place in Chicago on Thursday night. And, if you still don't have Opening Day tickets and want some,
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Before you head past the jump for game info, write a caption for the photo. What are Ozzie and Lou saying to each other?
Carlos Zambrano will go for the Cubs in Mesa vs. the Royals. He will face Edgar Osuna; among Royals relievers will be Robinson Tejeda, John Parish and Bryan Bullington. It's also a split-squad game for KC; the other half of their team is playing the Brewers today.
In Phoenix vs. the A's, Tom Gorzelanny gets the start. For those of you curious about how he's doing, Ben Sheets will start for the A's. It's a split-squad extravaganza today; Oakland sends half a team to Goodyear to play the Reds. They're expected to play most of their regulars against the Cubs, though.
Both of today's games are on MLB Audio and radio. The game vs. the Royals will be on WGN. The game vs. the Athletics will be on KTRB (Oakland). Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.
MLB.com Gameday for Cubs/Royals
MLB.com Gameday for Cubs/Athletics
SB Nation game preview for Cubs/Royals
SB Nation game preview for Cubs/Athletics
Since both games start at the same time, I'll just post the usual threads: first pitch thread will post at 3 pm CDT, and the overflow thread at 4:15 pm CDT. If you need more,
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Discuss amongst yourselves.