Last time through the turnstiles, Cub Tracks had just arrived at camp, along with the pitchers and catchers, moving the narrative focus from Chicago to Mesa, the early-spring home of the Chicago Cubs. The pitchers’ and catchers’ first workouts were Wednesday. The link takes you to Al’s account of the first day, with pictures and video.
We have a rare Morrissey appearance on this page. Not the mopey singer, the mopey columnist. And we have plenty of other content this time around the bend.
As noted below, today is the natal anniversary of The Penguin, Ron Cey, who helped the Cubs to a playoff appearance, and Nate Schierholtz, he of the one-pretty-good-year-as-a-Cub.