Regular season baseball is finally here! The Cubs will open the season at home against Pittsburgh, a team that is not known to rack up the wins, but a team that the Cubs struggled mightily against last season. They were even swept by the Pirates more than once.
But last year is behind us. The Cubs are coming in with a new manager, Mike Quade, who has been working with the team for a while and a guy the players know well. Quade took over after Lou Pinella's retirement last year with 30 games to go, and the Cubs won more games in that last month than any other team.
The Cubs named their 5th starter to the rotation, Andrew Cashner, on Friday. Ryan Dempster is to start on Friday, opening day for Chicago's NL ballclub, followed by Zambrano and then Matt Garza, a new addition to the team.
I am really looking forward to this baseball season. Lindy's Baseball Report called the Cubbies a "dark horse," saying that they have enough talent to do some damage as long as their pitching does what it is supposed to.
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