Posted on March 19 2010 by Miriam Romain.

If you build it, they will come. And yesterday they came – all 13,391 fans, setting a new Cactus League record. And those fans saw the Cubs lose to the Dodgers 7-3. It’s not surprising that this game was so popular, the Cubs and Dodgers have the most draw in the Cactus League, with Cubs fans following their team to the different Arizona venues.
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Posted on March 12 2010 by Miriam Romain.

Some dreams do come to fruition. When asked when was the first time you said to yourself, “I want to own the Cubs?” Tom Ricketts, chairman and new owner of the Chicago Cubs, reminisced about that moment that came in 1990.
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Posted on March 12 2010 by Miriam Romain.

If he was nervous about pitching for the first time for the Washington Nationals, it didn’t show in Stephen Strasburg’s spring training debut against the Tigers on Tuesday.
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Posted on March 11 2010 by Drew Bastian.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Jason Heyward who is considered to be the No. 1 prospect in Major League Baseball for the 2010 season is making a big impression in the Atlanta Braves organization as well several vehicles parked in and around the Kissimmee stadium they call home during spring training.
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Posted on March 03 2010 by Miriam Romain.

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced in a press conference this afternoon that they have come to terms with Justin Upton to keep him in Arizona though 2015. The six-year deal is the second largest contract in Diamondback history.
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Posted on March 02 2010 by Tom Ferda.

LAKELAND, Fla. – Coming off a bad incident that occurred during the Detroit Tigers’ late season run for a playoff spot last year, power hitter Miguel Cabrera has been campaigning with the media to clear the air.
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Posted on February 25 2010 by Tom Ferda.

Jay McGwire and his brother Mark haven’t spoken since 2002 and with Jay spilling his guts in a book scheduled to hit bookstores Monday, don’t expect these two to exchange Christmas gifts any time soon.
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Posted on February 22 2010 by Miriam Romain.

LAKELAND, Fla. – Today, in a press conference held at the Tigers’ spring training facility in Lakeland, Florida, Damon was officially presented as the newest Tiger. The 36-year-old outfielder has an impressive resume that includes being a part of two World Series winning teams, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.
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Posted on February 18 2010 by Miriam Romain.

CHICAGO – If you haven’t been able to follow this morning’s Tweets on Twitter from Mesa Mayor Scott Smith or the group CubsWinInAZ, you’ve missed out on being part of the hearing where HB 2736 was presented to the Arizona House Commerce Committee. Despite some negativity, the bill was passed by the committee 6-2.
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Posted on February 02 2010 by Miriam Romain.

CHICAGO – Last week Andre Dawson found out, as the rest of us did, that he will not be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer wearing a Cubs cap – he will be enshrined as an Expo. Dawson was disappointed and expressed his feelings during an interview on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, saying he expected the HOF to confer with him more before making that decision.
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