Results tagged ‘ Steve Clevenger ’
Maholm and Cubs Back in the Win Column
I’m sure that’s a huge relief for Paul Maholm, probably for the Cubs too. After two rough, well, bad outings the newly acquired Paul Maholm showed his employer and fans that he isn’t a complete disaster by going a strong six innings to tally his first win of the year and put a halt to the Cubs six game losing streak. The Cubs got to Reds starter Mike Leake early as they put up five runs in the first two innings, and that was all that Maholm and the Cubs needed for the victory. Full Recap and box score after the jump.
Cubs Make Major Roster Decisions
As promised, Dale Sveum, Theo Epstein, and Jed Hoyer sat down after yesterday’s 2-0 victory over the Indians and hammered out the Cubs 25 man roster, or at least most of it.
Backup Catcher Battle Heating Up
Spring training is always a great stage for a competitive hard fought position battle, this year is no exception. Enter Steve Clevenger and Welington Castillo, the two men fighting tooth and nail for the backup catcher position. Coming into the spring I knew that Geovany Soto’s backup was a position to be had for a number of candidates, I just didn’t think more than one guy would stand out. Let’s meet the two men vying for the position.
