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Nearly End of Cactus League Cubs Roster Reset
Mar 20 · Rice CubeIn the midst of watching Clemson blow it as the better seed in the NCAA tournament, but the news from the comments in the last post showed that Jordan Wicks and Eli Morgan had been optioned to Iowa.
A Post-Tokyo Cubs Reset
Mar 19 · Rice CubeOK, so the Cubs didn’t do as hot as they could have in Tokyo.
Series Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles (0-0) “at” Chicago Cubs (0-0)
Mar 18 · berseliusBaseball! It’s back! At 4am (my time)!
A Post-Loss Haiku
Mar 18 · Rice CubeMostly to test stuff out, we needed a new thread anyway for tomorrow… Here we go!
2025 College Basketball Stuff
Mar 17 · Rice CubeJust figured we could talk about it here, or whichever new thread starts.
Cubs in Japan!
Mar 14 · Rice CubeWe have a busy week of action coming up in both spring training and games that matter, so consider this an all-purpose game thread.
Mr. Shaw Goes to Japan
Mar 11 · Rice CubeSome 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.
2025 Cubs Season Preview
Feb 26 · Rice CubeWe 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.
Pre-Cactus League Cubs Position Player Group
Feb 18 · Rice CubeIt wasn’t that long after I wrote this that a few names came off the scrap heap list, but then the Cubs decided to do something for their bench bat after all: The Cubs have agreed to a contract with 40-year-old free agent Justin Turner, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
Players:Cubs 2025 Promotional Schedule
Feb 11 · Rice CubeThe Cubs are making single game tickets available for purchase soon, on February 21 (which happens to be the day after the Cactus League opener), and there’s currently a presale lottery you can sign up for if you care about these things.
The Scrap Heap*
Feb 11 · Rice CubeThis requires an asterisk because there are certain players remaining on the free agent market that could still be quite useful, but given the proximity to spring league play and the Cubs own accelerated schedule in preparation for their little jaunt to Japan, it makes sense to get most of the critical additions in camp before full squad reporting on .
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