OK, so the Cubs didn’t do as hot as they could have in Tokyo.

We have a busy week of action coming up in both spring training and games that matter, so consider this an all-purpose game thread.

Some moderately surprising (but not really) news as the Cubs will bring top prospect Matt Shaw to Japan: “Matt Shaw’s going to Japan,” Counsell told reporters.

Rain in the desert A most inopportune time Boredom will ensue.

We sort of teased this in the last Dreamcast, but there’s still a couple weeks until the Cubs play in Tokyo, and maybe we should at least look at the schedule as it is now, pending rainouts, rescheduling, and other strange happenings.