Athletics 3, Cubs 1: Not much to talk about

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesPretty much everyone in this game was playing like they had a plane to catch, because the whole thing was over in one hour, 57 minutes. And as for the Cubs, they played it like it was that last game of Spring Training when the team DOES have a plane to catch, because a bunch of miscellaneous minor leaguers finished things off.

One of those minor leaguers, Ezequiel Pagan, who played most of last year at South Bend, accounted for the Cubs’ only hit, a solo home run, in a 3-1 loss to the A’s. At least it went quickly, one hour, 57 minutes.

The Cubs played this as a bullpen game, with eight relievers throwing one inning each. Seven of them: Mark Leiter Jr.,…