Bleed Cubbie Blue · Feb 14, 2025
The Cubs hold their first full-squad Spring Training workout
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MESA, Arizona — Just as I pulled into the parking lot at the back fields at the Sloan Park complex Friday morning, it started pouring rain.
This is an unusual thing. The Phoenix area has had measurable rain only twice since last August, and while yes, this is a desert, that’s still pretty unusual (they should have had two or three inches of rain in that time frame).
Just as quickly as the heavy shower started, though, it ended and I headed into the fields to see what was going on.