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1977-Mar-19 • CHC/SEA • Chicago Cubs vs Seattle Mariners - Radio · Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

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  This is Retro Sports Radio. Visit RetroSeasons.com for more sports history.
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  Chicago Cubs faced the Seattle Mariners for a spring training game on March 19, 1977.
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  Chicago was managed by Herman Franks, who had previously led the Giants to several successful 90-win seasons in the late 1960s.
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  Franks was replacing the Cubs' previous manager, Jim Marshall, who had very little success in his three years as skipper.
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  The Mariners were in their first ever season as a franchise and were led by manager Darryl Johnson.
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  This audio recording is from the Chicago Radio broadcast featuring announcers Lou Boudreaux and Vince Lloyd.
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  How are you doing everybody? Lou Boudreaux with the Lead Off Band brought to you by Beacons. Look up your local Beacons agent and your Yellow Pages. I will be talking to our guest, the manager of the Seattle Mariners, Darryl Johnson in just one minute.
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  After managing a team that so-called veterans were sprinkled with a few rookies such as the Red Sox were in 75 when that great World Series was between the Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds.
• 1:16
  And now coming along here to an expansion ball club, have you changed any philosophy of managing?
• 1:23
  Well Lou, I think you did what I'm doing right now enough to know that certainly when you're dealing with many young people and inexperienced people as we are dealing with here in this camp compared to the Red Sox, you have to change a few things.
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  I think that you have to double up and almost triple up your fundamentals. We have a lot more decisions to make on a ball club like this.
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  And again dealing with young people, I think patience comes into it a little bit more than what would be considered normal because you certainly have to give these young people time to get over the jitters on top of getting them in shape.
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  And I really haven't started judging the people here as fast as I might in an ordinary camp just giving everybody a chance to play an equal amount of time on a baseball field.
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  And from looking over the box scores I would say you're very happy with your hitting.
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  Well Lou, as we come into this thing the news media asked me about this and this before we ever started and the power would be our biggest weakness.
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  Hitting would be our second weakness and you know what they're all calling me something funny names Lou as you would well know because actually when you come down to it our hitting has been the strongest part of our ball club at this point.
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  But yet that may happen in the spring but once that bell rings it could be different and you could be right.
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  Lou when you cross that white stripe for real things do change as you well know and certainly I'm not getting over enthusiastic about these guys but it is nice to see these young kids swing the bat the way they have at this point.
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  I know that in the drafting of the Seattle ball club you did not go to your infield quickly.
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  You went to pitching and outfield. Was that because those were the young fellows available?
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  Well basically so Lou and on top of this you know we drafted Grant Jackson from the Yankee ball club. We knew that he was going to be a wanted man by contending ball clubs and we drafted him with the full thought of getting two young infielders which we eventually did in the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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  Yes you did and that solidifies that infield with Reynolds who is a very fine glove man.
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  They tell me in the reports on him are outstanding Lou. His prospects are being a darn good shortstop and he's certainly starting to show it to us right now.
• 3:24
  What about your pitching? What will be your rotation?
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  Well Lou as far as names I can't give you names at this particular time but I will say this when I spoke about hitting and power being our weaknesses I think when we come out of this camp that our pitching will be the strongest part of our ball club.
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  And that of course means a great deal that you can be in ball games practically all year if it holds up.
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  Well we are playing in a big park Lou to where power is going to be nullified and the ball doesn't carry in the dome so I don't think the home run ball for either side is going to enter into it quite as much as the pitching will and again hopefully and the way it looks to me the pitching should keep us in the ball games a big percent of the time.
• 3:59
  Actually then you and your coaching staff and the organization they have perhaps divided this year into two seasons. This spring workout is actually a season for fellows trying to make your ball club.
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  Lou you are exactly right. Our basic part of what we are doing right now is looking at the people to cut us down to 25 people and it's a competition at every job on this ball field and we couldn't say for sure right now that any one man has a position sewed up.
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  And competition means so much as you know in your major league career as a catcher and also as a manager and coach.
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  Well Lou you and I would both love to have a situation exist where you've got competition at every job because these people are hauling their cans and they are playing the game as hard as it can be played and I know as a manager that's always a joy to behold and they are really going hard at it.
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  I understand that you have a great following and backing in Seattle when you open up there in the dome that you perhaps will have a sellout.
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  Well again I don't know that much Lou about ticket sales although the people that I have talked to from the front office are very enthusiastic so I know things are going well for us in our opening game up there.
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  And you mentioned to me earlier that you have 19 out of the first 21 or 22 games at home. Is this an advantage to you?
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  Well Lou I think with our young people and a big percent of never playing on an artificial surface it will be a decided advantage. Not only do we have two workout days when we get through a spring training but we play again 19 out of 22 games at home and I like that because we can fundamental our guys in our own park.
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  Mornings for night games and really we're going to be still doing fundamentals as we go into our year and it really is much better to be home to do those things than it is to be on the road.
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  Do you have no goals? How can you set goals?
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  I'll tell you what I have a goal but it doesn't have anything to do with numbers. Every month that we go out to play the game of baseball I expect us to play better in June than we did in May. I expect us to play better in August than we did in July and the wins and losses will follow accordingly in my opinion.
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  And if I know one Darryl Johnson that's exactly how it's going to happen. You may be able to make the mistake once but don't do it again.
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  Lou I'll tell you what if it don't go the way I'm talking about I'll find myself a nice golf course and go take a look at that.
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  No you won't do that because starting out with this great expansion ball club and we keep saying that there should not be any more expansion because of the qualified ball players we haven't had enough at major league level.
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  But if you've got hard working individuals working hard a youngster can just put out the best of his ability and put on a good show for you.
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  Lou you know it's so amazing how if you relieve the pressure of a better player in front of you at a position at the big league level and you're a young man and let's say that you were playing as a young man center field for the Boston Red Sox at AAA and you were a good player but still you can't beat out a Freddie Lynn and I'm using those names because they come to my mind quickly.
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  You remove that pressure and it's amazing the way some of these people can walk out there and show you how they can play the game without that pressure and there's going to be some of these boys that are going to be darn good baseball players.
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  Well we want to wish you a lot of luck and I hope you remain in this uniform for as long as you desire.
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  I feel the same way about it and I think I might do that Lou.
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  Thank you.
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  Sal Johnson, fine young manager with the Seattle Mariners with our guest.
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  We'll be right back after this message.
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  When we were moving on I had to say we have to be there on Wednesday.
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  So I looked around at the ten biggest interstate movers and found that Beacon's Van Lines has the best record in the business for being on time.
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  I know George, a Beacon's Van pulled up to our house right on time and we were packed and loaded before I knew it.
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  We have to be there on Wednesday.
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  So I double checked everything and sure enough on Wednesday there was Beacon's right on time.
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  What's this the game was changed to Tuesday?
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  Be sure to remember Beacon's Van Lines if your husband's on a schedule and buy him a couple of tickets and send him off to the game.
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  Just remember Beacon's and forget your rules.
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  This has been the leadoff man brought to you by Beacon's.
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  Now stay tuned for Vince Floyd and today's ballgame between the Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners.
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  This is Lou Boudreaux. This has been a presentation of WGN Sports.
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  This is WGN Radio Chicago.
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  How much your dollar buys today depends on where you spend it.
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  Take automotive electronics.
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  It's a beautiful day for a ballgame, for a ballgame today. The fans are off to get a ticket or two.
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  Come on, on, on, Washington, get down on your two. It's a beautiful day for a home run, but even a triple home game.
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  We're gonna cheer and boo and raise all of our youth at the ballgame today.
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  The Chicago Cubs are on the air.
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  Good evening everybody. Vince Floyd and Lou Boudreaux reporting to you today.
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  The Cubs taking on one of the new expansion teams of the American League, the Mariners from Seattle.
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  And the ballgame being played over in the spring exhibition camp of Seattle at Tempe, Arizona.
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  A little bit south and west of the home base of the Chicago Cubs.
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  And the Cubs have been having a rather rough go of it.
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  Remember the very first game that we saw in broadcast back to you in their opening day that they beat at Milwaukee.
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  It's a very fine pitching and a close ballgame, but since then it's not been too good insofar as the Cubs are concerned.
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  After that 2-1 victory over Milwaukee, they then dropped a 6-3 decision to them.
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  And our next broadcast, the Cubs losing to the Giants 10-8, then to the Giants 6-2.
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  They beat the, or lost to the Mariners over here at Tempe earlier in spring training by a score of 10-5.
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  They've given up 14 runs to the Indians, got beat by the Padres a couple of days to go.
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  Elgo 5-4 at the Cubs camp in Scottsdale.
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  And yesterday they were pummeled by the Oakland A's giving up 17 runs.
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  So the pitching has been a problem.
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  And Ray Burr since his first two outings has been hit pretty hard.
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  He has not been getting that ball down.
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  Today, a young man who is hopeful of making the Cubs a starting rotation this year, Mike Kruko, is getting the starting assignment against Seattle.
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  And we are going to have the use of the designated hitter today because we are at the home of this American League ball club.
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  And both teams will be using the D.H.
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  Frank McCormick, who last year pitched in the Miners at Evansville, a big right-hander, is going to be the starting pitcher for the Mariners.
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  By the way, while this game is delayed, and you're hearing it a little bit later than it was played out in Arizona today,
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  tomorrow afternoon we will be back at Scottsdale in a live broadcast as the Cubs take on this same ball club,
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  so they have back-to-back engagements against one another.
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  The national anthem has already been sung and played here for this game.
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  And they had some special ceremonies prior to the start of the game.
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  They have announced the starting lineups, and we're going to give you those lineups as time permits.
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  The umpiring crew is out in the field right now.
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  Larry Barnett from the American League will be working behind the plate.
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  Ed Montague from the National League on the bases.
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  Ron Luciano, the big, colorful American League umpire, also on the bases.
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  And the veteran Johnny Kibler from the National League, working the bases.
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  And we'll be back with the starting lineups for the ball game right after this message.
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  On behalf of the American Red Cross, the President of the United States.
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  March is Red Cross Month.
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  And one of us knows the important work the Red Cross does, disaster relief,
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  the distribution of blood, service to the armed forces,
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  first aid and water safety instruction, and a wide variety of community health programs.
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  support your local chapter's membership enrollment drive,
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  And I'm giving another pint this month.
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  For nearly 100 years, America has been counting on the Red Cross.
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  Here's the way the Cubs are to come to the plate in this ball game.
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  John DeJesus will be leading off at shortstop,
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  and that seems to be the spot where you'll see him at Wrigley Field
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  on opening day at leadoff position.
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  Steve Onabaris at third base, Onabaris batting second.
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  Greg Gross in right field, Gross hitting third.
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  Bobby Mercer in the cleanup position, and Mercer is the designated hitter today.
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  He still has a little bit of a leg muscle pull.
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  Larry Bittner will be at first base in Bittner batting fifth
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  with Tarzan Joe Wallace in center field, Wallace hitting sixth.
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  Gene Clines in left field, Cardinal by the way is still out with a bad knee.
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  That's the knee that you may recall, Cardinal injured last September
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  in a game against Philadelphia.
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  Knocked him out of the last three weeks or so of the 76 campaign.
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  So he is still recovering from that sore knee.
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  And Clines in left field today with George Middlewald again doing the catching, batting eighth.
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  And Davey Rosello at second base, Rosello batting ninth.
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  Manny Treo had a tooth pulled a couple of days ago,
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  says he figures he will be able to start perhaps on Monday,
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  but he has not yet started an exhibition game.
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  For the Seattle Mariners, Manny by Darryl Johnson,
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  Louis Delgado will be leading off, Delgado in center field.
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  Tommy Smith in left field, Smith batting second.
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  Juan Bernhardt at third base, Bernhardt hitting third.
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  Lee Stanton in right field and Stanton batting clean up
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  with Danny Meyer at first base, Meyer batting fifth.
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  Joe Liss, the designated hitter, LIS, and Liss is batting sixth.
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  Kurt Bavacqua at short stop, Bavacqua batting seventh.
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  Jimmy Sexton at second base hitting eighth.
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  And the catcher, Skip Jutzi, Jutzi batting ninth.
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  And their starting pitcher as we said, Frank McCormick,
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  last year toiled with Evansville in the minors.
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  Phoenix Lowry coaching at third base, and Alvin Dark in the
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  coach's box at first for the Cubs, stepping into the
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  batter's box, Ivan DeJesus, the right-handed hitting short stop.
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  So far this spring, he's hitting 286 with eight hits
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  and a couple of runs batted in, and he is perfect record
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  when he gets on base and steals, wind up in the first pitch
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  by the right-hander McCormick, and it's a little bit high,
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  ball one, and this game is underway.
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  Straightaway center fielder, Louis Delgado.
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  Good complex here.
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  It looks like it could use a little rain, but other than that,
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  it's a pretty good ballpark.
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  And to wind up in the pitch a little low, ball two, no strike.
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  Down the line it's 360 feet to the dark green fence.
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  Now rally in left center about 390, maybe 395.
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  Here's the pitch, a fastball low and outside, and McCormick
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  has gotten himself in the hole.
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  Ball three, no strikes, and Ivan DeJesus.
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  McCormick has worked six innings so far this spring,
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  picked up a victory.
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  Big right-hander, he's only about one hit.
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  Walk three, struck out two.
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  Fires a fastball, in for a strike called, Larry Barnett,
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  and the count on Ivan goes to three and oh.
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  At first base is Danny Meyer.
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  Jimmy Sexton at second, Babak with short, and Bernhardt.
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  At third, the wide-up three-one delivery, Jesus almost is hit
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  by the pitch.
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  It gets off the catcher's mitt, rolls back to the screen.
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  Ivan, who had gone to the deck down there, gets up and crotch
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  down to first base.
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  He is issued a base on balls to lead off the ballgame.
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  Straightaway center field, it's about 430, 35 feet.
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  And I say about because they don't give the distance here
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  in straightaway center, but out near the straightaway center,
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  it's 425 feet.
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  And they have a dark, high green wall that serves as a fine
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  background for the hitters.
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  DeJesus, as I mentioned, has done exceptionally well on the
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  bases so far this year with five stolen bases in five attempts.
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  Stepping in is Steve Otterbaris batting left-handed, and he has
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  looked better hitting lefty than he has righty.
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  At a home run the other day, the runner goes, a swing and a foul,
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  and he hit it sharply, and it rolls over in the line of the plate
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  and third, so the hit and run was on.
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  And DeJesus had a good jump.
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  Otterbaris hitting for this spring training, just 182.
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  As a left-hander, he's hitting 267.
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  All four of his hits this spring have come from the left side of
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  the plate, and one of the four homers.
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  Also one of them a double and one a triple.
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  He's shown good power from the left side.
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  Throw to first, and a hit long foul back under the bag in plenty
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  of time by Ivan DeJesus, Danny Meyer, first baseman over there.
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  No score, top of the first inning.
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  Nobody outrunnered first the stretch by McCormick.
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  DeJesus, a good lead, does not go.
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  A swing and a breaking ball, and he fouls it back up against the
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  high backstop behind the plate.
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  And so Otterbaris steps out of the batter's box, grabs a little
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  dirt on his hands, and he finds himself in the hole with a
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  nothing-in-two count.
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  You know, that old saying in the spring, a young man's fancy
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  turns to love and baseball.
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  More about that in a moment.
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  Here's the stretch and the pitch way outside of the fastball.
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  Well, how about taking your girl to a ballgame, huh?
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  Make it Sunday, April the 10th, because that day is ladies
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  bonded day at Wrigley Field.
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  The first 15,000 gals accompanied by a fully-painted
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  adult receive a blue wide-brim foldable hat as the Cubs see
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  on front of McCormick's fastball outside.
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  It's like he doesn't want Otterbaris to pull this ball
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  very much, Lou.
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  Not with a man on first base.
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  He's keeping the ball away from him.
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  Aces the lead and a throw, and he barely is back in there
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  safely in front of the tag.
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  You ought to be sure to take in that ladies-botted day at
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  Wrigley Field in the tent with the New York Mets in town.
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  Get on that phone and make a date, huh?
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  Sunday, April 10th, ladies-botted day at Wrigley Field.
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  That will wind up the very, very brief Cubs' first
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  home stand of the year.
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  They open the season, you know, on Thursday the 7th
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  against the Mets.
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  Here's a stretch by McCormick.
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  DeJesus goes, a pitch outside.
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  Judgey Wurl throws into the dirt.
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  He's in there safely.
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  Had to beat very, very easily, and Yvonne DeJesus is
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  6-for-6 in Stilton bases, and he got an excellent jump
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  that time.
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  And Judgey just had to whirl right around after getting
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  the ball, which was into the dirt, to the outside of the
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  plate.
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  Otterbaris has stepped out now.
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  He's rubbing hands with that towel and, meanwhile,
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  having a quick word of conversation with Greg Gross,
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  who's in the on-deck circle.
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  Out of 3-2.
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  After being out in front of this hitter, nothing in 2.
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  McCormick now into the stretch.
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  Long look at second base.
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  Here's the pitch.
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  Otterbaris swings, and it drives down the left field
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  line.
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  It's going to be in there for extra bases.
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  Here comes the first run of the day.
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  DeJesus speeding around third, and the runner going
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  into second base, the Cubs lead 1-0.
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  Otterbaris has just driven in his sixth run of the year,
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  and that's his second double.
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  This one to the opposite side, down the line.
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  Go walk in the Stoneman base, and now a double.
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  And the Cubs grab the lead from the Seattle Mariners.
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  The runner in scoring position.
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  Let's see if Greg Gross can pick him up.
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  Gross, the left-hander, playing in right field.
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  Gross hitting.364 this spring, has pounded out eight hits,
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  one of them a home run right here at this ballpark
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  over the right field wall.
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  He's 390 feet away.
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  He's driven in three runs.
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  McCormick again, working from the stretch in the
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  right-hander's first pitch.
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  Strike calls right down the middle.
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  McCormick a native of the state of New Jersey.
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  Evansville, last year was 4-4, then up to Detroit,
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  where his own 5-a-curve ball swung on.
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  He gets under it.
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  It's a high foul, playable.
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  Ketcher, shedding his eyes.
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  It's Skip Judsey grabbing the ball in front of Bobby Mercer.
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  The on-deck circle over the first base side.
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  There's the first out of the ball game.
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  High pop-up to the Ketcher.
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  Bobby Mercer, the designated hitter.
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  Hill nursing a bit of a muscle pull.
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  The dive is left-play.
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  In a battle, they 12 times this spring, has four base hits.
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  No runs, batted in.
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  Left-hander has walked once, has not yet struck out.
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  Cubs with a 1-0 lead, and a runner at second with one
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  gone in the top of the first inning.
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  Here's the pitch of fastball low and inside.
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  The primary really.
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  In the on-deck circle now is left-handed hitting first baseman
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  Larry Bittner.
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  And these will be followed by Joe Wallace.
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  Let's see how many more can come to bat in the first inning.
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  Stretched by McCormick in the pitch, swung on, and he fouled it sharply
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  off the foot of the plate umpire Larry Barnett.
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  Ball game open with Ivan DeJesus drawing a base on balls, then stole
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  second base and came in on Steve Otavaris's opposite field double.
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  Otavaris now at second base with one away, gross foul after the catcher.
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  And McCormick working now on Mercer.
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  Here's the delivery, and he takes the ball outside.
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  Ball two, strike one.
• 23:12
  Zaykart now not quite sure when his tender knee is going to permit him
• 23:16
  to get back into action.
• 23:17
  He thinks in a couple of days.
• 23:19
  Long-looking second, here's the pitch.
• 23:21
  Strike call to get fastball, and it moved.
• 23:24
  Ball two, strike two on the veteran Mercer.
• 23:27
  Billy Buckner does not appear.
• 23:29
  Will be able to play for perhaps a couple of weeks.
• 23:32
  He's still nursing that sore ankle.
• 23:38
  Out of two-two, here's the pitch.
• 23:40
  Swung on and missed it.
• 23:41
  Good fastball, and he just blazed it by him right in his eyes.
• 23:45
  So McCormick really bored out on that one, and he is retired.
• 23:49
  The veteran Mercer, two gone here in the first inning.
• 23:52
  Still at second base, he is Otavaris.
• 23:55
  And now let's see if Larry Bittner can pick him up.
• 23:58
  Bittner so far this spring has been about 27 hits, or 27 times,
• 24:04
  and he has only five hits.
• 24:06
  That's a 185 average, driven in three runs.
• 24:10
  Slightly closed stance for Bittner.
• 24:12
  Pitched by McCormick, fastball, and it misses outside.
• 24:17
  Louis DiIvgato is shading Bittner to pull just a little bit in right center field.
• 24:23
  Bright, sunshiny day.
• 24:25
  And a little bit of a breeze blowing. Here's the delivery.
• 24:28
  Streck on the inside corner, and he took it.
• 24:33
  Ball one, strike one.
• 24:38
  Greg McCormick hoping to be in that starting rotation for manager Daryl Johnson
• 24:44
  in the expansion Seattle Rainiers.
• 24:47
  Here's a swing, and he pulls a foul ball down the first baseline.
• 24:51
  Mariners it is, Vince.
• 24:53
  The trainer is the former cup trainer, Gary Nicholson.
• 24:59
  Gary rather delighted, of course, to get the call last summer
• 25:05
  to be the trainer for this ball club because Seattle is Gary's home.
• 25:12
  Bittner leveling the bat.
• 25:15
  Renner at second base, top of the first inning here to deliver.
• 25:18
  Way inside, just below the belt.
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  Ball two, strike two.
• 25:25
  Two gone, and the baserunner is Steve Audubaris, who doubled down the left field line,
• 25:29
  bringing in Yvonne DeJesus and McCormick working quickly into the stretch.
• 25:32
  Right-hander's delivery.
• 25:34
  Takes the fastball, it misses outside of the letters.
• 25:37
  Now the count is three and two.
• 25:39
  In the on-deck circle is Tarzan Joe Wallace.
• 25:43
  McCormick, the list is six-four, two-ten.
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  Twenty-two years of age.
• 25:49
  Could have a bright future.
• 25:52
  Pitching coast west-stock, pretty high on him.
• 25:55
  Three-two delivery. Bittner swings and a runner into the glove of the second baseman, Jimmy Sexton,
• 25:59
  and that retires the Cubs in the first inning.
• 26:02
  Well, they get on the board with a walk, and Steve Audubaris is single,
• 26:06
  the only hit of the inning, and one man left in the bases.
• 26:11
  Now out to the mound goes young Mike Kruko, and he'll be facing Delgado, Tommy Smith, and Juan Bernhardt.
• 26:16
  After half-inning, the Cubs lead Seattle 1-0.
• 26:19
  General Finance, Bob Adams speaking.
• 26:24
  Friendly Bob Adams.
• 26:25
  Right, who's this?
• 26:26
  Oh, Bob, Bob, Bob.
• 26:27
  Yeah?
• 26:28
  What's my secret?
• 26:29
  Well, I don't know.
• 26:30
  Bob, we've got ourselves a teeny-tiny.
• 26:32
  What?
• 26:33
  Little feet going pitter-patter.
• 26:34
  Oh, well, congratulations for your girl.
• 26:36
  Hey, girl, all girl, Bob.
• 26:37
  Great. Have you named her?
• 26:38
  Yeah, I think we're going to call her Spot.
• 26:40
  Spot?
• 26:41
  Oh, I know it's not an original name, but she's got this big black spot right between her eyes.
• 26:44
  Oh, why not?
• 26:45
  So you've got a little puppy dog right there.
• 26:46
  Right, right.
• 26:47
  Look, I want to refinish the whole basement for paneling, recess, leg room.
• 26:50
  Isn't that a little much for a puppy?
• 26:52
  Bob, for my mother-in-law, not the puppy.
• 26:54
  Oh, sorry.
• 26:55
  I thought you meant, doesn't your mother-in-law have a room upstairs?
• 26:58
  That's where the puppy is going, Bob.
• 27:00
  I see.
• 27:01
  She's allergic to dogs.
• 27:02
  Well, you can always get a little help from a friend at General Finance.
• 27:04
  Now I know, Bob, but what I need right now is a loan.
• 27:08
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• 27:12
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• 27:15
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• 27:18
  This is WGN Radio, Chicago.
• 27:21
  Louis Delgado, a switch hitter, playing in center field, is going to be stepping into the batter's box here.
• 27:26
  Native of Puerto Rico, Delgado, just 23 years of age.
• 27:30
  He's off to a very, very fast start, and obviously has made a good impression.
• 27:35
  Manager Darrell Johnson and his coaching staff with 11 hits.
• 27:40
  With 11 hits, he's batting 458, one of his 11 homers.
• 27:43
  Trucco's first delivery of fastball for a strike call.
• 27:47
  Louis Delgado.
• 27:51
  Ada Fenson coaching down at first base.
• 27:55
  Trucco, big young kid, delivers, comes right over the top with a good curve, swung on a miss.
• 28:03
  He's batting right-handed.
• 28:06
  And they've listed him as a switch hitter.
• 28:10
  I'd have to say that it's stiff on that one.
• 28:14
  Here's the windup and the delivery.
• 28:17
  Fastball strike, three call.
• 28:19
  Trucco, nipping the outside corner, caught Delgado looking.
• 28:24
  That is strikeout number five, the spring for Mike, and he has now worked seven and two-thirds innings, given up only one earned run.
• 28:31
  He's been impressive.
• 28:33
  Tommy Smith, left-handed hitting outfielder.
• 28:36
  Thick kids, 6'3", 2'10", steps in out of the Cleveland organization.
• 28:41
  And he's having a good start of it.
• 28:44
  11 hits and 20 at bats and nine runs batted in.
• 28:47
  Fastball, it's off the middle of Middle Wall, high and outside to Tommy Smith, the left-hander.
• 28:59
  Mike Trucco, making a bid for a starting spot with the Cubs this year.
• 29:03
  Over the top, a one-opper right back to the pitcher.
• 29:05
  Mike's got it easily, tosses over to Bittner at first base.
• 29:08
  And they're two-gone, the bases are empty.
• 29:11
  Juan Bernhardt, slated to be the third pitcher now.
• 29:16
  DERN, H-A-R-D-T, Juan from the Dominican Republic.
• 29:22
  Syracuse last year in the minors, he hit 3-0-3 with eight homers, 57 runs batted in.
• 29:28
  Got a brief look with the Yankees, came to bat only 21 times and had four hits for the Yanks.
• 29:33
  Right-hander takes it, it's a strike call.
• 29:37
  Up out of the middle of Middle Wall.
• 29:41
  Cubs with a 1-0 lead, bottom of the first inning.
• 29:51
  Tricking still looks like a major problem for the Cubs for this year.
• 29:56
  Of course, during the week since we last talked to you, the Cubs made that deal with Oakland.
• 30:01
  Getting back, relieving pitcher Jimmy Todd.
• 30:04
  There's a swing and a curveball, then he fouls it back.
• 30:07
  And they just announced a few minutes ago that Jimmy Todd has come to terms with the Cubs.
• 30:12
  General Manager Bob Kennedy, Todd says he has a two-year contract.
• 30:16
  Here's the pitch, a little high with the fastball.
• 30:19
  Ball one, strike two, so all of the Cubs are in the fold.
• 30:24
  Gil Coleman went over to Oakland in that deal.
• 30:30
  One-two pitch, comes back with a curve right over the top of it that time.
• 30:34
  It's bounced sharply over to the dugout of Seattle over in the third base side.
• 30:40
  A lot of folks don't even have to pay admission to see this game.
• 30:43
  They can park their cars up on the hill beyond the left field fence.
• 30:47
  They get a good view.
• 30:48
  Group called drivers, here's a swing and a drive at the right field.
• 30:51
  Rick Gross is there, he reaches up and he hauls it in, and Seattle in the first inning goes down in order.
• 30:57
  Good start, the end of one. Cubs one and Seattle nothing.
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• 31:13
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• 31:17
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• 31:20
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• 31:24
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• 31:41
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• 31:43
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• 31:47
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• 31:57
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• 32:05
  Well, with the questionable pitching the Cubs had last year, and certainly it's been questionable so far this spring.
• 32:11
  A fellow like Mike Kruco, bearing as he has when we have had a chance to see him,
• 32:15
  he looks like he's got a good shot at making it.
• 32:17
  Well, this is one of the two youngsters that I mentioned earlier has an opportunity to be a surprise
• 32:23
  and be a youngster that can pitch Major League Baseball. Kruco and Jeff Albert.
• 32:29
  Albert is a little farther away from Major League than Kruco, but I'm quite sure if Kruco does well today,
• 32:36
  he may be on that starting rotation.
• 32:41
  Tarsen Joe Wallace, batting left he steps in and the first pitch to him is a little high for ball one.
• 32:47
  Tars, five hits and 20 at bats this spring, one run batted in, makes him a 250 hitter.
• 32:55
  Larry Barnett from the American League calling the balls and strikes.
• 33:01
  Wind up by McCormick, tries to throw the curve, it didn't break, hung very high.
• 33:07
  3.3, no strikes now in Tarsen.
• 33:12
  The strange thing about Mike Kruco, at Wichita in the minors last year, he was 7 and 9,
• 33:16
  had a pretty good earned run average though, 3.3.
• 33:20
  Here's a pitch, too high, ball four.
• 33:22
  Well, he started out the ball game by walking Ivan DeJesus, who promptly stole second base
• 33:27
  and tallied on the only hit of the ball game so far by anybody, an opposite field double by Steve Anabaris.
• 33:33
  And now, Tarsen leads off the second inning by drawing a walk.
• 33:39
  Gene Clines, it has been impressive out here in spring training this year, he's played in the outfield,
• 33:44
  he's been working out a lot at third base, he looks like he can handle that position okay.
• 33:49
  Clines, inning 421, right-handed hitter.
• 33:53
  And he's starting the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cubs got him from Texas,
• 33:56
  here's the pitch, way outside of the breaking ball, and I mean it was way outside.
• 34:01
  And Skip Jutzi, caught last year for the Houston Astros, it's call time, he wants to try to settle down.
• 34:08
  Frank McCormick, Cub fans out here today include Mike Mancuato from Hammond, Indiana,
• 34:14
  Larry Glick from Glenview, and Jesse Barron from Milwaukee.
• 34:21
  He says, hey, what's going on here, you've seen six games with the Cubs so far this spring,
• 34:26
  and he's picked losers all the time.
• 34:28
  Well, maybe here at Tempe against Seattle, Jesse Barron will see the Cubs come up with a victory.
• 34:34
  Throw it to first and run her back safely.
• 34:42
  Just Barron's frustrations, a Cub fan, he says, stem back to the Hank Sour days, fastball,
• 34:47
  and the big run and your misses low and away.
• 34:51
  So he's gotten behind on Gene Clines, the count is 2-0.
• 34:55
  Larry, coaching a third, flashes a hit or a sign as he steps out of the batter's box.
• 34:59
  Fairly deep and straightaway center field is Louis Delgado.
• 35:05
  Barney Sterling, they start to warm up any moment, here's the pitch, look out,
• 35:09
  he almost got hit by that one, he took a little off of the pitch, but he's way off.
• 35:13
  Our stock is now out of the dugout, and the veteran pitching coach is going out to see if he can settle him down.
• 35:21
  But we've heard about McCormick Lowe, he did not appear to be the kind of a guy who would have control problems.
• 35:26
  Well, he's firing now, and I guess Jetski has just eliminated any breaking pitch or let up,
• 35:33
  and he's having trouble, of course.
• 35:35
  I see that Glenn Abbott starting to warm up for Seattle, he wasn't due to pitch until the fifth inning.
• 35:42
  So this kid out here so far in the first inning into one batter who walked in this inning, Wallace,
• 35:50
  and also the clients, he must have thrown 50-some pitches already.
• 35:53
  I wonder if there might be anything wrong with him, they're going to take him out of the ballgame.
• 36:01
  Stock has been out here talking to him, and big Frank McCormick.
• 36:05
  Something must be wrong with his shoulder.
• 36:07
  Yeah, the way he's holding his right arm right close to the side as he trots off into the dugout behind third base,
• 36:13
  and Gary Nicholson, the trainer now for Seattle, is disappearing in that runway leading to their clubhouse
• 36:19
  behind third base, and Glenn Abbott coming on to work in relief.
• 36:24
  And while we have this delay in the action, let's take time out for this message.
• 36:28
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• 36:39
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• 36:42
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• 36:45
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• 36:49
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• 36:56
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• 37:23
  G Holloman Brewing Company across Wisconsin.
• 37:29
  Glenn Abbott, of course, out of the Oakland A's organization.
• 37:32
  And there are an awful lot of ballplayers around the majors this year who can say that, out of the Oakland organization.
• 37:39
  Glenn is a big kid, 6'6", 200, a veteran now.
• 37:43
  Like he just recently celebrated his 26th birthday.
• 37:47
  Oakland last year, he was 2 and 4. He's been in the majors a little over two years.
• 37:53
  He turned when average was no bargain with Oakland a year ago, over 5.
• 37:58
  Worked 62 innings and he was hit hard, gave up 86 or 87 hits.
• 38:04
  Spring to springin', no doubt about it, even though I know you have some snow forecast in the Chicago area for tomorrow.
• 38:11
  You just know that spring is on its way.
• 38:14
  The Cubs will be swingin' into Wrigley Field to begin their first home stand of the season, a biggie.
• 38:20
  The Cubs will go three in a row with the New York Mets, Thursday, April 7th.
• 38:25
  Then on Good Friday, they will be off.
• 38:28
  They'll resume action with the Mets at Wrigley Field on Saturday and Sunday, April 9th and 10th.
• 38:35
  They'll be there for the season opener, April 7th.
• 38:38
  All-of-fame selectee Ernie Banks is slated to throw out the first ball.
• 38:42
  And if he's fast enough, he may run to home plate and hit it also.
• 38:46
  Blanky right-hander Rabbit with the Cormac obviously here.
• 39:11
  The principal owners of the ball club has been out here, not only takes part a lot in the workouts,
• 39:18
  but he is down in the dugouts before the game.
• 39:21
  And I don't know if he had a chance to talk to him today a little before the ball game or not,
• 39:26
  but he is really spirited about this ball club.
• 39:30
  Just merely to say hello and welcome him into Major League Baseball.
• 39:34
  Been a long-time baseball fan. He goes back, he says, to the days of Van Lingo Mungo.
• 39:40
  That's almost before your time.
• 39:44
  Almost. Anytime is before my time.
• 39:48
  Oh, you dreamer.
• 39:51
  Ready to go, he inherited a count of three and all.
• 39:54
  Fires and it's a strike call to fastball to Gene Klein.
• 39:58
  A good fastball by the big lanky Glenn Abbott.
• 40:01
  If he walks us better, of course, the walk would be charged to Frank McCormick.
• 40:05
  Now the count is three and one.
• 40:07
  Runner at first base, nobody out, one to nothing cups, runner goes,
• 40:10
  it runs, swung on and a high fly ball, channel right field.
• 40:13
  Digging in, Lee Stanton, he's there, makes the catch about 30 feet out in the grass.
• 40:18
  So Gene Klein is retired.
• 40:25
  Cut underneath on the hit and run. Wallace back at first base and here's George Midderwald.
• 40:30
  Been pretty consistent at the plate this frame.
• 40:33
  Letter and right hander, six hits and 18 at bats. Betted in only one run.
• 40:40
  But he's been coming up with those one for three days.
• 40:43
  Steve Swisher still with a bit of a sore shoulder.
• 40:47
  Although manager, him and Frank says there's nothing physically wrong with Swisher.
• 40:52
  Just doesn't like the way he's been swinging the bat or catching.
• 40:56
  But understanding is that Steve is still having a little bit of a problem with his shoulders.
• 41:02
  Pitch was a fast ball though and a throw to first base.
• 41:04
  Tires, Wallace barely got back in time.
• 41:07
  Colorful Ryan Luciano.
• 41:10
  The American League umpiring at first.
• 41:13
  Stretched by Abbott, here's the delivery.
• 41:15
  Midderwald swings and he fouls that one into the stands over to the first base side near the cup dugout.
• 41:23
  First time these two clubs met over here at Tempe.
• 41:26
  They drew only a little over 400 people.
• 41:28
  There are not a lot of Seattle fans down here in Arizona.
• 41:32
  Watch their expansion team. Abbott's pitch is high.
• 41:37
  Ball one, strike two on Midderwald.
• 41:39
  But there's certainly an awful lot of cup fans.
• 41:41
  And a lot of them journeyed over here to Tempe today to watch the Cuppies in action.
• 41:45
  Throw to first. Wallace back in standing this time.
• 41:53
  Went away. Cubs batting in the second inning.
• 41:55
  They lead one to nothing.
• 41:56
  There's a swing. Midderwald pulls a pace hit through the hole on the left side.
• 42:00
  Wallace will have to stop at second base.
• 42:02
  Midderwald coming through with his seventh hit of spring training.
• 42:07
  Cubs with runners at first and second.
• 42:09
  And Davey Rosello as the Cubs are employing the designated hitter today.
• 42:14
  Steps in. He is hitting 313 this spring with five hits in 16 at bat.
• 42:19
  He has a chance to drive in his second or third run of the spring season.
• 42:24
  Has one RBI so far this spring.
• 42:27
  Heading in the number nine spot.
• 42:30
  Went away. Here's the delivery.
• 42:32
  Abbott swung out. A base hit into left field.
• 42:34
  Dropping in front of the left fielder. Here's Wallace coming around third.
• 42:37
  Here's the throw from Tommy Smith. Cut off.
• 42:39
  And Midderwald gets back into second safely.
• 42:41
  The Cubs lead two to nothing as Davey Rosello finds a single.
• 42:46
  Here's six near the spring training and his second run batted in this spring.
• 42:50
  The Cubs have a two-nothing lead.
• 42:51
  Runners at first and second. And now it's Yvonne DeJesus at the top of the batting order up.
• 43:03
  Cubs with three hits for the day. Two off of Glenn Abbott.
• 43:06
  DeJesus walked, stole second, and he is six for six in stolen bases out here this spring.
• 43:14
  He scored on Steve Andoveris' opposite field double.
• 43:17
  Right hander in the bond. Delivers a strike right at the knees of Yvonne.
• 43:22
  Yvonne about five-ten.
• 43:24
  Pretty solidly built. Very compact.
• 43:30
  Was not exactly enthralled with Larry Barnett's call on that last pitch.
• 43:34
  He thought perhaps it was a little low on inside.
• 43:38
  Drilling holds. Strike one count on him with Midderwald at second base and Davey Rosello at first.
• 43:45
  DeJesus hitting with a closed stance.
• 43:47
  Here's the pitch. The right hander swings. A little fly ball in left field. Tommy Smith coming on.
• 43:52
  And he's there to make the bell tie catch. The runners get back to their bases.
• 43:56
  Cugon. He just missed. Dumping a little Texas Leaguer out there.
• 44:02
  With Cugon, Steve Andoveris. He doubled down the left field line. Steps in left-handed batter.
• 44:09
  Switch hitter, of course, but he'll back lefty against Abbott.
• 44:13
  Danny Kaye just walked by.
• 44:16
  He is completely caught up. Fascination of being an owner. One of the owners of Major League Ball Club.
• 44:24
  Looks at second. Fires outside. Turned the fastball over and it missed.
• 44:29
  Away from Andoveris.
• 44:32
  Danny Kaye is under no illusions about where this ball club is going to wind up in the standings this year,
• 44:37
  but he thinks that they have drafted well. They have a lot of young talent on the ball club.
• 44:42
  Swing and a ball at his bat. He didn't want to go after that one.
• 44:45
  He says rather than trying to go after a lot of rejects and veterans who are over the hill,
• 44:49
  he says we're trying to get as many young players as we can in the organization,
• 44:54
  which they can build a solid base for the future.
• 44:57
  And there's nothing wrong with that philosophy.
• 45:01
  Ball one. Strike one pitch. Swung out it. Drive over the third baseman's head. Another opposite field base hit.
• 45:07
  Here's a run scoring. Middler-Walk coming around third. It's going to be another double for Andoveris.
• 45:11
  Rosetto being waved to the plate. Five-penis lobbery. No play on him.
• 45:14
  And the Cubs lead 4-0. Back-to-back. Opposite field doubles by Steve Andoveris,
• 45:20
  who has now batted in three runs for the afternoon and eight for this spring training.
• 45:28
  Not too bad. Goes with that pitch beautifully.
• 45:32
  That's hit number three off Abbott in relief.
• 45:38
  And two of these runs charged against him.
• 45:46
  The Cubs with a 4-0 lead. A runner at second and stepping in is Greg Gross, a left-handed hitting outfielder.
• 45:52
  He looks at the ball going away.
• 45:56
  I'm sorry. It's a strike call.
• 46:01
  Abbott looks at Andoveris. There's a curve swing out and he drives it into center field. It's in there for a base hit.
• 46:07
  The runner goes. Here's the throw. A little late. Slides and he is in there safely. Gross with a stolen base.
• 46:17
  Well, one thing about the Cubs this spring, while their one lost record is certainly no bargain,
• 46:22
  there is a tremendous improvement in their stolen base department.
• 46:25
  They are now 12 for 12 in stolen bases this spring.
• 46:29
  And that's four more stolen bases than they had out here last spring.
• 46:34
  Of course, that was an abbreviated spring training period because of the lockout.
• 46:38
  As a swing by Mercer, he gets under the pitch and fouls it back. It's out of play into the crowd.
• 46:43
  So at the count is ball one, strike one on Bobby.
• 46:48
  Gross in scoring position with two gone.
• 46:55
  And the Cubs out in front, five to nothing. They have five hits.
• 46:58
  We're only in the second inning. The pitch by Abbott. Curve ball swung out. He drives a fly ball to left field.
• 47:03
  It should be caught. Tommy Smith is there in the sunshine and he grabs it to retire the side.
• 47:08
  Mercer is a D.H. is 0 for 2 today. But a big second inning for the Cubs.
• 47:13
  Four runs in the inning. One walk, four base hits.
• 47:18
  One man left on at the end of one and a half innings of play.
• 47:21
  At Tempe, Arizona, the Cubs lead Seattle, five to nothing.
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• 48:06
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• 48:11
  The Seattle acquired last November in the expansion draft from California.
• 48:20
  It's going to be leading off.
• 48:21
  He had a very disappointing season last year after having a pretty fine season in 75.
• 48:31
  75 is his best year in the majors, setting career highs and leading the Angels with 14 homers
• 48:37
  and 82 runs batted in, snapping the right enter, checks his swing, crew goes, pitch hits his bat and goes foul.
• 48:43
  Jim Busby, familiar name, Chicago, played with the White Sox back in the 50s, coaching at third base.
• 48:49
  And Vada Pinson, another fine former Major League outfielder, coaching at first.
• 48:53
  Crew goes delivery, fastball, the right enter misses outside.
• 48:57
  Ball one, strike one on Lee Stanton.
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  Went to California, the Mets in 72.
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  Played five years with the Angels.
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  Swings and he gets under it.
• 49:10
  It's a high foul.
• 49:11
  It is back out of play, right over our heads.
• 49:14
  Five-nothing Cubbies.
• 49:16
  With Seattle batting in the second inning, Stanton is to be followed by the first baseman, Danny Meyer, and then Joe Liss.
• 49:23
  Who hopes to make it in the majors this year, he has been a tremendous power hitter in the minor leagues.
• 49:28
  Liss has.
• 49:30
  Driscoll winds, right enter's pitch, curve, and he just missed the inside corner.
• 49:35
  Ball two, strike one on right-handed hitting Lee Stanton.
• 49:38
  He is seven for 21 this spring, Stanton is.
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  Two-two delivery.
• 49:45
  Jamsey with it, he swings, fouls it back out of play.
• 49:49
  Driscoll with a good live arm.
• 50:00
  Faces are empty, Angels batting in the second.
• 50:03
  Mike Driscoll's next pitch, fastball, just missed the outside corner.
• 50:08
  To run the cap to three and two, Middlewall thought they had the batter looking at strike three.
• 50:12
  Larry Barnett, America League play dump fire, said uh-huh.
• 50:17
  Cubs with five runs and five hits.
• 50:20
  Angels went down in order against Grouko in the first inning.
• 50:22
  Here's Mike's next delivery, swung on and a drive over the second baseman's head.
• 50:25
  It's going to split the gap between right and center field and rolling all the way out there near the fence.
• 50:30
  Picked up drop for the center fielder, dropped again, and that will permit the runner to go to third base.
• 50:35
  As Tarsen and Joe Wallace could not find a handle on the ball.
• 50:40
  Pick it up once, dropped it.
• 50:43
  Pick it up again, dropped it.
• 50:46
  I'd give them a double and an error, but let's see what they're going to call it.
• 50:54
  Right between Wallace and Grouse, no error has been posted yet.
• 50:58
  They have a runner at third base.
• 51:00
  With nobody out, left-handed hitting and Danny Meyer steps in.
• 51:05
  It's 2.52 with Detroit a year ago. He swings, pulls the pitch foul, goes over in front of the cup dugout behind first base.
• 51:13
  This spring, Meyer hitting the 2.67 with three runs batted in, four hits for him.
• 51:22
  Runner at third, five-nothing, Cubs lead. Angels batting in the second inning.
• 51:30
  Wind up by Mike Krugel. Here's the pitch, fastball low and inside. Struck at left, held up in time.
• 51:38
  With Detroit last year, Meyer got into 105 ballgames.
• 51:46
  2.52, he's batting average, hit only two homers, 16 runs batted in.
• 51:51
  Here's the pitch, and the left-hander swings, a drive in the left field. Going back forward, it seems quiet, and it's well hit.
• 51:56
  Obrey's head bounces over that high, dark green wall for a ground-rule double.
• 52:01
  And the Angels are on the board, it's five to one Cubs.
• 52:11
  Opposite field, ground-rule double. Off the bat is Danny Meyer.
• 52:22
  So Krugel, after putting the side down in order in the first inning, in this inning, has been greeted by two extra base hits and given up for one.
• 52:31
  Mind's full by that ball. He didn't think it was going to carry that far out in left field.
• 52:35
  And here's Joe Liss, who with Toledo in the minors last year, hit 30 with home runs. Slightly close stance for Liss.
• 52:43
  He's three for eight this spring for Seattle. The right-hander checks his swing, and Krugel misses down low, ball one.
• 52:51
  Liss has had a couple of shots. The majors never quite reached the potential a lot of people think he has.
• 53:00
  He goes after a fast ball that's down and in on him, and he fouls it out of play.
• 53:07
  He is 30 years old, drafted from the Cleveland organization, married, has three children.
• 53:20
  Krugel looking at the runner at second. Nobody out. Here's the pitch.
• 53:23
  Joe Liss swings, and there's a drive. Klein's coming out of left field. He reaches down, gets that ball just before it hits the grass.
• 53:30
  Wheels are thrown into second base, not quite in time.
• 53:32
  To nail the runner, Danny Meyer is getting back there, sinking the liner.
• 53:36
  To Gene Klein in left field for the first out of the second inning.
• 53:42
  And that brings up Kurt Bavacqua. He was with the Pittsburgh Pirates a few years ago.
• 53:49
  Bavacqua, three for six this spring.
• 53:54
  And he remembers playing in Wrigley Field for the Pittsburgh Pirates, coming up with one hit in three at-bats that day.
• 54:02
  Right-hander swings widely, almost went to his knees, and he chopped the foul back out of play.
• 54:09
  Five to one. The score and the Cubs out in front. Up Seattle, we're in the bottom of the second inning at Tempe, Arizona.
• 54:18
  Bavacqua broke into professional ball, the Miners, in 1967, ten years ago.
• 54:26
  Krukel in the stretch with a runner at second base.
• 54:29
  And he gets him back there as he fakes making a throw at a second, with the shortstop DeJesus taking a couple of steps toward the bag.
• 54:39
  Bavacqua played a little bit with Milwaukee last year, but very little. He spent most of that season at Spokane, where he hit.337.
• 54:45
  Pitch, the right-hander swings, chops a foul ball, bounces up and hits him before rolling over to the first base side of the plate.
• 54:51
  And the count on Bavacqua goes to.02.
• 54:58
  This is a guy you may recall who won the National League Bubble Gum Blowing Contest a couple of years ago.
• 55:08
  Great performance.
• 55:10
  Here's the pitch. Fastball. It's too high.
• 55:14
  All one, strike two, one gone. A runner at second base.
• 55:22
  Seattle batting in the bottom of the second inning against young Mike Krukel.
• 55:26
  Looks the runner back to second, comes to the plate, a fastball swing on the ground ball to DeJesus, gets it on a nice hop, straightens up at the back, dug out of the dirt by Larry Bittner.
• 55:36
  DeJesus, throwing that ball about three feet in front of the dirt over to Bittner.
• 55:42
  He's got a strong enough arm.
• 55:46
  That was not one of his better throws, but Bittner scooped it up cleanly. The runner holding at second base, they're two gone.
• 55:53
  Jimmy Sexton, who spent last year in the minors, hopes to make it to the majors this year, steps in. The right-hander takes a ball in too close.
• 56:00
  And Mike Krukel wants another baseball.
• 56:03
  A spring, Sexton, two for 11 for Seattle.
• 56:06
  You know, whether it's your mom, your wife, your sweetheart, or the gal next door,
• 56:10
  get your best gal and take her out to the ball game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 10th, Ladies' Bout of Day.
• 56:16
  The first 15,000 ladies to come to Wrigley Field accompanied by a fully-paid adult male receive a blue-white-brim foldable hat at the Cubs' C on front.
• 56:25
  There's a pitch, breaking ball, missed inside.
• 56:29
  And he finds himself behind two and 0.
• 56:32
  That's Ladies' Bout of Day Sunday at Wrigley Field, March 3rd or April 10th.
• 56:36
  The Cubs will be taking on the New York Mets.
• 56:40
  He misses inside, ball three.
• 56:44
  First home stand of the season.
• 56:46
  Thursday, April 7th, will be the lift lifter at Wrigley Field against the Mets.
• 56:52
  Pitching matchups, May 5, Ray Burris going against Tom Seaver, who seems to be disenchanted with the Mets front office again.
• 57:01
  Trio delivery, fastball, he pumped that one right in.
• 57:05
  The batter was taking all the way.
• 57:09
  Five-one the score here at Tempe, Arizona this afternoon.
• 57:12
  The Cubs with the lead.
• 57:14
  Two gone, a runner at second base.
• 57:16
  Skip Judgy the catcher in the on-deck circle.
• 57:19
  Fastball, strike call.
• 57:21
  Boy, that Kruko loop shows some blazing speed when he has to, doesn't he?
• 57:24
  Oh, yes. He's got it. He can rear back and fire.
• 57:27
  He's been working on a let-up and a curveball here in this inning,
• 57:31
  staying away from that fastball because the first two hitters stayed back and was waiting for the fastball.
• 57:36
  They got it. The results were base hits.
• 57:38
  Three-two pitch.
• 57:39
  Threw it right by him, swung on a miss for strike three.
• 57:42
  Well, he opened the ball game, the first inning, with a strikeout, and he ends the second inning with a strikeout.
• 57:46
  So after the first two batters got on with extra base hits, they managed only one run, and one man is left out, and at the end of two.
• 57:53
  Cubs come to bat. Leading off will be Larry Bittner, and the Cubs lead Seattle 5-1.
• 57:58
  General Finance, Bob Adams speaking.
• 58:02
  Bob, you've got to talk him out of it.
• 58:04
  Talk who out of what?
• 58:05
  It's on its way now.
• 58:06
  Who is this?
• 58:07
  Iris Bluestain.
• 58:08
  Iris?
• 58:09
  Fly from that well-known athlete and adventurer, Bernie Bluestain.
• 58:11
  Oh, Bernie Bluestain.
• 58:12
  You don't remember, do you?
• 58:13
  No, I don't.
• 58:14
  Bob, whose mountain climbing expedition to Mount LaRue during the rock slide season did you finance two years ago?
• 58:18
  It's coming back to me.
• 58:19
  And whose balloon ascension over Lake Tanawanda in an electrical storm did you make possible last September?
• 58:23
  Got you.
• 58:24
  Last week he discovered that the 1947 record for water skiing in the entire length of the Mississippi has never been broken.
• 58:29
  You don't mean?
• 58:30
  All the way from St. Louis to Carow on his left leg.
• 58:33
  He broke the record.
• 58:34
  Oh, his left leg. Bob, whatever he's got in mind next, you've got to talk him out of it.
• 58:39
  Well, I'll do what I can, Mrs. Dumb.
• 58:40
  Thank you, Bob. Thank you.
• 58:42
  Well, you can always get a little help from a friend at General Finance.
• 58:44
  I mean, our medical bills have been astronomical.
• 58:46
  You can also get a loan.
• 58:48
  There are 60 General Finance offices in Chicagoland. Call friendly Bob Adams to borrow up to $10,000. Call and over 32020.
• 58:59
  Larry Bittner is to lead off against Glen Appet as this ballgame now goes into the third inning.
• 59:10
  Bittner lined out to the second baseman to retire the Cubs in the first inning.
• 59:14
  Not off to a very fast start this spring. Five for 28.
• 59:20
  Well below the 200 mark, he'll be followed by Tarzan Joe Wallace and then Gene Clines, and we hope for a few more.
• 59:27
  Abbott, the big veteran right-hander, came on when in the second inning, starting pitcher Frank McCormick came up with an injury that has not yet been a knot, probably to his shoulder.
• 59:39
  Lined up first pitch of all. Fastball swung down, and there's a drive. It's out in the left field.
• 59:44
  Larry Bittner is on with an opposite field liner over the shortstop's head.
• 59:50
  So he's one for two today. That for the Cubs is their fifth hit off of Abbott.
• 59:57
  They've given up five hits in five innings in previous work for Seattle this spring.
• 1:00:03
  Wallace walked leading off the second inning, still second base.
• 1:00:14
  Came in on Rosello's base hit, and he takes the curve too low.
• 1:00:19
  Vince Lloyd, Muboudro, reporting here at Tempe with bright sunshine.
• 1:00:24
  As usual out here in the valley of the sun.
• 1:00:31
  Abbott in the stretch. Runner doesn't go, and a ball outside.
• 1:00:36
  2-0. Rick Ruschel is slated to start tomorrow in our broadcast of Leon, starting with Lowe in the leadoff man at 1.40 tomorrow afternoon.
• 1:00:50
  Chicago time, a ball too low.
• 1:00:54
  Lap Galasso, a young man who's, tell us there's a pretty good curve ball that's scheduled to start that one for Seattle.
• 1:01:02
  Look at first base. Bittner's short lead to pitch a fastball, taking the first strike.
• 1:01:06
  Ball three, strike one. Wallace taking 3-0.
• 1:01:10
  Now let's see if they give him the green light on 3-1.
• 1:01:18
  But they're still a fairly short lead. There he goes on. Pitch is high and outside, a run and hit that time.
• 1:01:26
  Ball four puts runners at first and second.
• 1:01:29
  That's the first walk issued by Abbott, and only his second this frame.
• 1:01:36
  With nobody out, Cub runners at first and second.
• 1:01:39
  Cubbies leading 5-1. Gene Clines was in the batter's box when McCormick had to leave the ballgame.
• 1:01:45
  And Abbott came on, inherited a 3-0 comp, but he got Clines.
• 1:01:53
  They have to run a little fly ball to right field. Gene takes it. High, ball one.
• 1:02:03
  Runner at second is Bittner. The runner at first base is Joe Wallace.
• 1:02:08
  Glenn Abbott, Glenn Abbott, out of the Oakland organization on the hill.
• 1:02:13
  Look at second to pitch. Fast ball, misses inside. De Quine's a right-hander.
• 1:02:21
  Peanut Lowry, coaching at third, was doing some special tutoring the other day over at the Cubs training camp at Scottsdale
• 1:02:28
  on base runners with their leads, particularly at second base.
• 1:02:39
  Abbott has his side. Here's the pitch De Quine swung on. Ground ball back up the middle, and it's in there for a base hit.
• 1:02:44
  Here comes Bittner flying around third. He was scoring recently, but Wallace will have to stop at second base.
• 1:02:49
  Gene Clines hit one just in the third base side of the mound, out of the reach of the short staff of Vauqua
• 1:02:54
  and the second baseman Jimmy Sexton. Still nobody out. The Cubs have a 6-1 lead.
• 1:02:59
  Runners at first and second, and George Bitterwald will be the batter. He's singled in the second inning and scored.
• 1:03:08
  The Cubs having a little fun this afternoon. That's hit number six off of Abbott.
• 1:03:12
  And for the Cubs, their seventh hit of the afternoon. Third inning.
• 1:03:18
  Betch to Bitterwald, and he takes a strike over the outside corner. Good fast ball.
• 1:03:30
  Cards in a pretty good lead at second base. Clines, good speed at first. Here's the pitch.
• 1:03:35
  Bitterwald that's way into the dirt, and Skip Jutty does a nice job blocking the ball, preventing it from going by him.
• 1:03:45
  Stars and stripes in the flagpole behind the 425-foot mark. Hanging pretty limp right now.
• 1:03:50
  The breeze has died down completely. Here's the pitch. Swung on. Pulls the ground ball base hit through the left side.
• 1:03:55
  Here's Wallace, probably waving him to the plate. Here is the throw to the plate. It is cut off, and the Cubs pick up another run.
• 1:04:02
  Betch to Bitterwald drives into his second run this spring with his second straight hit of the afternoon.
• 1:04:09
  Three hits in this inning with a walk in between. And when Abbott came out in the second inning, they got four base hits off of him.
• 1:04:16
  Three singles and a double by Anabaris. And now Davey Rosello, who's singled, and drove it around in the second inning, steps into the batter's box.
• 1:04:23
  There is still nobody out.
• 1:04:28
  7-1, Cubbies. Sounds good. Curveball. He misses inside. Very little break to it.
• 1:04:38
  Bitterwald is two for two today, and Anabaris is two for two with two doubles and three runs batted in for Anabaris.
• 1:04:46
  7-1 score, Cubs. Finds a runner at second. That checks him. Drows another curve, and it misses high.
• 1:04:54
  Missed with two breaking pitches to Davey. He's heading well this spring. Way over the 300 mark.
• 1:05:07
  Two runs here in the third. Ford the second, one in the first inning. Abbott looks again at second.
• 1:05:12
  Fastball swung on. He pulls the ground ball past the third base, but off his glove. Shortstop picks it up on the seat of his pants, and he has no play anywhere.
• 1:05:19
  That'll be an infield single to load the bases. Juan Bernac moved quickly to his left, but all he could do was deflect the ball.
• 1:05:27
  And Bavac with the shortstop got it, but he was sitting down when he finally fielded the ball.
• 1:05:33
  Four hits in the inning. Nobody out. Bases loaded, and here is Ivan DeJesus, who has walked and flied out to left field.
• 1:05:41
  Let's see if he can get his first hit of the day.
• 1:05:50
  Nine hits so far for the Cubs today. Curveball right over the top, and it's way off the mark.
• 1:05:57
  Nowhere near the strike zone, low and outside. Abbott tried a couple of curveballs, first two pitches.
• 1:06:03
  DeRosello couldn't find the strike zone. There's a curve here, and he's way low and outside with it.
• 1:06:08
  Bases are jammed. Let's see if he's going to challenge this hitter.
• 1:06:12
  Ivan DeJesus. Fastball, it's high and tight, backed him away from the plate with that one.
• 1:06:18
  And he now finds himself in a hole, 2-0, with the bases jammed and nobody out.
• 1:06:25
  Tough inning for Mr. Abbott. So was the second inning when he came on earlier than scheduled.
• 1:06:30
  Fastball swung on. DeJesus hits a little foul ball off his body, winds up in front of the plate.
• 1:06:36
  Ball two, strike one on Ivan. Cup fans, I think, are going to like Mr. DeJesus.
• 1:06:49
  It's good speed, good glove, and here this spring he's hit pretty well.
• 1:06:54
  Here's the pitch to him. Foul as Abbott came down and in on him.
• 1:06:59
  Looks like the pitch might have been out of the strike zone. But to count those, tip two and two.
• 1:07:06
  He took a rip at it.
• 1:07:08
  Quines, the baserunner at third. Mitterwald at second base, and Davy Rezello, the baserunner at first.
• 1:07:14
  They're playing fairly much straight away.
• 1:07:17
  Abbott from the stretch. Fastball swung on. Bouncing ball past the third baseman, base hit into left field.
• 1:07:21
  Here's Quines coming around to score. Here's Mitterwald coming in.
• 1:07:25
  And the Cubs increase the lead. It is now nine to one.
• 1:07:30
  As DeJesus comes through with two runs batted in, giving him four for the spring.
• 1:07:36
  And this one is really turning into a rough.
• 1:07:39
  Stopping at second base was Davy Rezello.
• 1:07:46
  That's the fifth hit in this inning off Abbott.
• 1:07:51
  The pitching coach going out to talk to him. He's got nobody throwing in that bullpen.
• 1:07:56
  He's just having trouble with all kinds of pitches, isn't he?
• 1:07:59
  Yes, he's hit the bat quite frequently.
• 1:08:02
  You can say that he's had a tough inning, but the guy that actually has had a tougher goal of it than pitchers right here is that fur catcher, Jetski.
• 1:08:11
  He's been jumping around behind that plate for the first three innings here.
• 1:08:17
  He's caught a cold with the wind of the runners coming in and passing him up touching on plate.
• 1:08:22
  Well, it's only nine to one right now.
• 1:08:25
  Hello, Blake. Blake Cullen, formerly traveling secretary of the Cubs and now director of public relations for the National League.
• 1:08:34
  Stopping by. We're ready to go. The pitch down to Maris. He swings and he smashes the base hit into right field.
• 1:08:40
  Here comes Rezello around third. He's being waved to the plate.
• 1:08:43
  It is now ten to one Cubs and Onoverus has batted in his fourth run of the ballgame.
• 1:08:49
  He had two opposite field doubles. They hold him to a single this time and he pulled it sharply past the first baseman out to the right fielder, Lee Steff.
• 1:08:58
  So Onoverus, who started the day hitting 182, now is three for three with seven hits in his first 25 at bats this break.
• 1:09:07
  You just have to envy Blake. He's going to be a native New Yorker in just a couple of months.
• 1:09:12
  He's really going to stay there looking forward to all those nice Broadway plays.
• 1:09:17
  Yeah.
• 1:09:18
  You're that type, good kid.
• 1:09:20
  I mean, huh?
• 1:09:22
  You don't.
• 1:09:23
  That's true. Your heart's still in Chicago.
• 1:09:25
  Beautiful San Francisco.
• 1:09:27
  Where's my car?
• 1:09:28
  Your car's where?
• 1:09:30
  A lot of gets too, probably.
• 1:09:32
  Good place. Keep it right by Wrigley Field. We may have to borrow it from time to time, Blake.
• 1:09:39
  Runners at first and third and Greg Gross in there, takes the ball.
• 1:09:42
  He is singled and fouled out today, batted in a run, still on the base, and he takes it too low.
• 1:09:52
  Yeah, there's still nobody out in this inning.
• 1:09:56
  Runners at first and third.
• 1:09:59
  Six hits and a walk so far off habit in this inning. There's a strike for the outside corner.
• 1:10:05
  Want to read about Greg Gross, Bobby Mercer, Gene Fines, Yvonne De Heisus, all newcomers to the Cubs.
• 1:10:13
  Here's a swing and he taps one to the shortstop. He's got it possibly to second for one.
• 1:10:16
  The relay, long stretch by Meyer for the up.
• 1:10:19
  Double play. What a run scores on it to make it 11 to 1 Cubs.
• 1:10:27
  Joe, for a change, Abbott is going to work from a windup.
• 1:10:33
  Let's see how he handles that.
• 1:10:35
  Bobby Mercer, the ninth Cub to step in in this inning.
• 1:10:39
  In the batter's box with nobody on base.
• 1:10:48
  He has to jump back out of the way of a pitch low and inside. Ball one on him.
• 1:10:54
  Six runs in this inning.
• 1:10:58
  Six hits so far and a walk. There's a ball, fastball, missing inside.
• 1:11:03
  Want to read about Bobby Mercer and all the rest of the new Cubs.
• 1:11:06
  About 50 pages of biographies, statistics, and all the players.
• 1:11:09
  Here's a swing and he bounces one to second baseman.
• 1:11:12
  Jimmy Sexton has it and Bobby Mercer in the Cubs.
• 1:11:14
  Finally Abbott in the third. They bat a round.
• 1:11:17
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• 1:11:23
  Roster book, Wrigley Field, Chicago, 60613.
• 1:11:27
  Six runs, six hits, and nobody left on the bases.
• 1:11:30
  It is now the Cubs 11, Seattle 1.
• 1:11:37
  You know Lou, I think Al Gaines travels almost as much as we do
• 1:11:40
  with those car buying trips that he takes to Detroit every other week.
• 1:11:43
  Well you know Al logs a lot of air miles, that's right.
• 1:11:45
  But we should tell the fans we're talking about Al Gaines, president of the fireside Chrysler Plymouth.
• 1:11:50
  Yeah, I guess we should also tell them that when it comes to one of a kind, executive driven cars,
• 1:11:54
  there's no doubt about it, Al Gaines keeps fireside ahead.
• 1:11:56
  Vince is right fans, Al flies to Detroit every other week to purchase luxurious autos
• 1:12:01
  pre-driven by Chrysler Corporation executives.
• 1:12:04
  These cars have really been babied. In some cases they're barely broken in.
• 1:12:08
  And in most cases they're loaded with expensive options and it costs you thousands of dollars
• 1:12:12
  to order a new car with all the elegant, convenience equipment that these cars have.
• 1:12:16
  But because these autos have been driven and because Al buys volume, saves bundles, you do too.
• 1:12:22
  Save on Chrysler Imperials, down and country wagons, New Yorkers, Newports, Cordovas,
• 1:12:27
  or pick a Dodge Monaco, or a Plymouth Duster, Satellite, Fury.
• 1:12:31
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  Fireside on Golf Road just west of the Woodfield shopping center out in Schaumburg.
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• 1:12:47
  Skip Judgy, ninth man in the batting order, steps in on the first pitch, a fastball high to the right-hander.
• 1:12:54
  Takes that one. It misses inside at the letters.
• 1:12:57
  Letterin Judgy, the Houston organization last year.
• 1:13:01
  Counted him, 2-0.
• 1:13:04
  Getting only 188 this spring for Darryl Johnson's Seattle Ball Club.
• 1:13:08
  There's a fastball. Kruko misses low with that one. 3-0 now.
• 1:13:13
  Mike gave up extra base hits to Stanton and Meyer leading off the second inning.
• 1:13:19
  That's a lot. One run, two hits. Struck out two men.
• 1:13:22
  No walks up until that pitch, which missed inside for ball four.
• 1:13:28
  It's only the third walk that Mike has issued out here this spring,
• 1:13:33
  and he's now worth nine in the third inning.
• 1:13:35
  So control has not been his problem, at least up to now.
• 1:13:39
  Louis Delgado is struck out, leading off the first inning, steps in.
• 1:13:44
  From Puerto Rico, started the day hitting.458 for Seattle this spring.
• 1:13:49
  Strike called in a good curve, had him backing away from the plate, and it broke over the inside corner.
• 1:13:57
  Strike one count.
• 1:13:59
  Rudder at first. Let's see if the Cubs can come up with a double play.
• 1:14:02
  Fastball this time, swung on. He lifts the fly ball to the right fielder, Greg Gross, who parks under it.
• 1:14:07
  Playing him almost perfectly, moved about one step.
• 1:14:11
  Opposite field fly ball, retires Delgado, and brings up the left-handed hitting young Tommy Smith.
• 1:14:23
  Cincinnati and San Diego have the honor of opening the National League season this year.
• 1:14:29
  At Cincinnati, of course, that's where they open traditionally.
• 1:14:34
  That'll be a couple of days before the Cubs take on the Mets in Chicago.
• 1:14:37
  Here's the pitch.
• 1:14:39
  Fastball lead inside. Tommy Smith, leaned back away, lost his balance, and staggered out of the batter's box.
• 1:14:46
  Eleven to one score, Cubs leading.
• 1:14:51
  We're not going to be too relaxed with that lead.
• 1:14:56
  Blake Shuckle. He went to Reggie Field last year when we had him at Philadelphia, I think, 16 to nothing.
• 1:15:02
  This is a good young pitcher.
• 1:15:04
  Trucco? Yeah, yeah. Really good. I think he's going to make it.
• 1:15:09
  Sure hope so.
• 1:15:11
  Your heart's still with the Cubs, huh?
• 1:15:13
  All the way.
• 1:15:14
  I don't believe it.
• 1:15:17
  Like into the stretch. Strike. Had him take an outlet.
• 1:15:22
  Ball one, strike one.
• 1:15:25
  Kind of anxious, blue, to get a look at Rick Ruschel tomorrow.
• 1:15:28
  Hope he's going to be in the groove.
• 1:15:30
  Yes, this is the second time around for most of these pitchers, and they should be improving in so far as strength in the arm.
• 1:15:36
  That's a swing.
• 1:15:37
  Foul ball. Chopped right at the plate.
• 1:15:38
  Can't say that about Burr's his second time around or third time around.
• 1:15:41
  Second and third time.
• 1:15:42
  I don't know what happened to him because the first time out he looked perfect.
• 1:15:46
  Of course it might be a good sign also, which means that he can't sit back on his laurels.
• 1:15:51
  He'll have to work a little bit now.
• 1:15:53
  That first outing perhaps gave him too much of an idea that he's ready.
• 1:15:58
  One-two delivery with one out of man on.
• 1:16:00
  It takes the fast ball a little bit low.
• 1:16:02
  Burr has been getting his stuff up high.
• 1:16:06
  And it has been sailing out of the ballpark with great frequency.
• 1:16:11
  His last two starts.
• 1:16:17
  One gone around Rick first. Skip Dutsey does not have good speed, doesn't go.
• 1:16:21
  Three-two pitch swung on. He loops a little fly ball out to the left of the other Gene Clines.
• 1:16:25
  Moves to his left. Wind carries it a little bit and he hauls it in easily.
• 1:16:28
  They're two gone. Dutsey still at first base.
• 1:16:31
  That'll bring up one Bernhardt.
• 1:16:34
  Right hander.
• 1:16:45
  I did not see Bonham work the other day in the B-squad game where they just split the squad.
• 1:16:51
  Curveball by Mike is in for a strike call, but they say that Monom is throwing pretty well.
• 1:17:00
  Strike one count and the right-hander hitting one Bernhardt.
• 1:17:04
  Runner at first is Dutsey. They're not holding him on.
• 1:17:06
  Fast ball did not hold up in time.
• 1:17:08
  The pitch looked like it was out of the strike zone, down and away to him.
• 1:17:12
  He started to go after it. He wanted to hold up, but he'd committed himself.
• 1:17:15
  So Mike is out in front of this hitter, nothing and two.
• 1:17:19
  With two gone, Cubs romping 11-1 the pitch.
• 1:17:22
  Fast ball swung on, ground ball to DeJesus, the shortstop has it.
• 1:17:25
  Quick throw to Rosetto. He feels it for the 4-South that retires, Seattle in the third.
• 1:17:29
  No runs, no hits, and they leave one man on.
• 1:17:32
  So at the end of three, Cubbies lead 11-1.
• 1:17:37
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• 1:18:21
  We finished three, and so far good news. Cubs with a 10-run lead.
• 1:18:26
  We finished three, and so far looks great. Cubs with 11 runs on 11 hits, and Seattle with one run on two hits.
• 1:18:31
  Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreau. Lou, come on in. Let's keep it going, huh?
• 1:18:35
  Thank you, Vince. Cubs batted a round in the third inning to score six runs after scoring four in the second and third.
• 1:18:43
  And we're going to have a great game.
• 1:18:45
  We're going to have a great game.
• 1:18:47
  We're going to have a great game.
• 1:18:49
  Thank you, Vince. Cubs batted a round in the third inning to score six runs after scoring four in the second and one in the first.
• 1:18:58
  Abbott has been no puzzle whatsoever to the Cubs. He's allowed the Cubs nine hits, nine runs.
• 1:19:06
  Number 26, Larry Stenberg, in third base.
• 1:19:15
  Now here's Bittner at bat. He started the six-run inning. He swings and pops one foul down the left field line.
• 1:19:21
  The hitting star thus far, Ontiveros, who has two doubles and a single four RBIs, and he knows that he can hit.
• 1:19:30
  It's just the problem of whether he can field in the position of third base.
• 1:19:34
  Here's a swing of the line drive fair ball. Down the left field line, another extra base hit.
• 1:19:39
  Bittner rounds first, will go into second, rounds second, but holds up as Smith gets that ball in quickly and holds Bittner to a double.
• 1:19:47
  Now Bittner has two for three, and that's the third double of the game thus far for Cubs.
• 1:19:54
  Ontiveros with two, Bittner here with one.
• 1:19:58
  So he's on second, nobody out. Here's Wallace, who has walked twice.
• 1:20:07
  The Cubs having a little fun, swinging the bats, making contact.
• 1:20:11
  Now with 11 hits to their credit. First pitch by Abbott, curveball strike call.
• 1:20:19
  Abbott has allowed 10 hits in eight months in his stint when he relieved McCormick in the second inning.
• 1:20:28
  Wallace takes that pitch inside as he jumps away from that curveball.
• 1:20:33
  One and one, the count.
• 1:20:38
  Abbott, tall right-hander, formerly with Oakland, checks Bittner at second, the pitch to Wallace on its way.
• 1:20:46
  Check his swing as the ball is high. Ball two, strike one.
• 1:21:00
  The stretch, the pitch, outside the ball three. Three and one now.
• 1:21:07
  Well the Cubs having some fun today with hits and runs.
• 1:21:11
  We understand the White Sox scored 12 runs in one inning today.
• 1:21:16
  Here's a swing and a foul. Full count now on Wallace, three and two.
• 1:21:24
  The Asus has one for three, Ontiveros three for three, Gross one for three.
• 1:21:30
  Mercer, the designated hitter, hasn't had a hit thus far.
• 1:21:34
  Bittner has two for three. Wallace, oh, because he has walked twice.
• 1:21:40
  He swings, it's a ground ball-based hit on the right field.
• 1:21:43
  So he adds his name to the hitting contest here.
• 1:21:46
  Here's a throw and Bittner scores. The throw is off of the glove of Jutzi, the catcher.
• 1:21:52
  And there's Wallace going to third. He goes to second on the throw.
• 1:21:56
  And I would say an error on the catcher which allows Wallace to go to third.
• 1:22:01
  Wallace, singles to right, driving in his first run of the day.
• 1:22:05
  The score is now 12 to one, Cubs. Charged Jutzi, the catcher, with an air.
• 1:22:15
  So everyone in the Cubs lineup except the designated hitter, Mercer, with at least one hit.
• 1:22:23
  Now here's Klein at bat. He has one for two.
• 1:22:26
  WGN Chicago in. The pitch, swing and a miss. Strike one on Klein.
• 1:22:33
  Mubaka at short. Sexton at second.
• 1:22:38
  Therein, one step from the field grass, which is natural turf here.
• 1:22:44
  Here's the pitch. Curve ball outside. Jutzi moves out quickly, gloves it. It's now one and one.
• 1:22:50
  Bernheit at third, even with the bag.
• 1:22:54
  And the first baseman, Meyer, even with the bag at first.
• 1:22:58
  One and one pitch by Abbott. Curve ball outside once again. Ball two, strike one.
• 1:23:08
  Jutzi has caught a double hitter already, and we're just in the fourth inning.
• 1:23:12
  Abbott feels like he's pitched a double hitter.
• 1:23:15
  Here's a swing and ground ball, and a third baseman.
• 1:23:18
  Grabs that ball backhanded, tags the runner sliding back into third.
• 1:23:22
  He's safe at third, a long throw to first, and Klein beats it out for a base hit.
• 1:23:28
  But let me tell you, Bernheit made a great play, moving over the bag in fair territory, backhanging the ball.
• 1:23:34
  And fortunately for Wallace, he retreated and slid into the third base ahead of the tag by Bernheit.
• 1:23:42
  By the time Bernheit straightened up and threw to first, Klein beat it out for a base hit.
• 1:23:47
  So that's Klein's second hit of the day, the twelfth hit for the Cubs.
• 1:23:54
  And now here's Middlerwall at bat, runners on first and third. Curve ball, strike called.
• 1:24:01
  One run in. Wallace at third, Klein's at first. Nobody out.
• 1:24:08
  Here's the pitch. Inside, ball two.
• 1:24:12
  Correction on that count, it's one and one. The first pitch was a called strike to Middlerwall.
• 1:24:21
  The pitch, swing and a miss on a good inside fastball, strike two.
• 1:24:26
  No action in the Seattle bullpen.
• 1:24:30
  There he is, infielers now at double plate dip. Curve ball, swing and a high, long foul ball down the left field line.
• 1:24:49
  So Middlerwall gets another opportunity. He's seen a lot of action this spring behind the plate.
• 1:24:55
  Fighting for a job, hoping to beat out Swisher.
• 1:25:01
  He has two hits and two appearances at the plate today, one RBI.
• 1:25:06
  The pitch by Abbott, swing and a line drive base hit to left field.
• 1:25:10
  Wallace will score as Smith takes that ball on the first bounce, throws in the second base to hold Klein's to second.
• 1:25:17
  Cubs continue to get base hits. That's their 13th hit of the day, or 15th I should say.
• 1:25:26
  McCormick allowed one hit before he left with a sore arm in the second inning.
• 1:25:37
  It's now 13 to 1, Cubs, and here's Rosello who has two for two.
• 1:25:46
  I wonder how Mercer feels, sitting on the bench as the designated hitter and he's 0 for 3.
• 1:25:52
  There's a swing and a pop foul out of play.
• 1:25:57
  Rosello levels that bat over the play. Here's the pitch.
• 1:26:15
  It's a strike call.
• 1:26:20
  Abbott into the stretch. Nobody out. Runners on first and second. Curve ball high.
• 1:26:32
  Ball one.
• 1:26:37
  Here's a stretch by Abbott. Curve ball and he swings and fouls that ball and throwing the bat clear down to the third base coach.
• 1:26:55
  He's still alive though, 0 and 2.
• 1:27:12
  Abbott looks in, gets a sign from Judsey. The stretch, here's the pitch to Rosello. Inside, ball one.
• 1:27:25
  Cubs having a little fun here. The score is now 13 to 1 in favor of the Cubs.
• 1:27:33
  And we're in the fourth inning. Here's a ball high and inside.
• 1:27:40
  Full count now, 3 and 2 on Davie Rosello who was hitting in the ninth spot.
• 1:27:46
  Cubs and Seattle using the designated hitter.
• 1:27:53
  The pitch. Strike three called over the inside corner. Rosello thought the ball was inside.
• 1:28:01
  And that's the first strike out for Abbott.
• 1:28:06
  Now here's the top of the order, DeJesus. Yvonne DeJesus walked in the first inning, scored the first run on Antavarus's double to left.
• 1:28:16
  Then flied out to left and then singled in the third inning.
• 1:28:25
  Abbott, still on that mound, he came in when McCormick hurt his arm in the second inning pitching the clients.
• 1:28:34
  The stretch and the pitch, curve ball, swing and a line drive foul down the left field line.
• 1:28:41
  Cubs with 13 runs, 15 hits. Everyone in the Cub lineup except Mercer.
• 1:28:48
  They're taking the hit away from clients giving them a fielder's choice so we only have 14 hits.
• 1:28:55
  In this inning? Yeah.
• 1:28:59
  Here's the pitch. Inside, ball one.
• 1:29:05
  That's a very tough one to take it away from them because had there been no runner on third, I doubted whether Bernhard would have been able to throw them out.
• 1:29:14
  He made a great play even to catch the ball.
• 1:29:17
  Swing a foul out of the glove of the catcher Jetsy.
• 1:29:26
  Cubs with one run in the first, four in the second, six in the third, already two in the fourth.
• 1:29:33
  And runners on first and third with one out.
• 1:29:38
  DeJesus, the bat, levels the bat over the plate.
• 1:29:42
  Big tall right-hander Abbott gets his sign for Jetsy.
• 1:29:49
  The stretch. Here's the pitch. Strike call over the outside corner.
• 1:29:55
  So now, after Bittner doubled, Wallace singled, Klienz was safe on that fielder's choice.
• 1:30:02
  Mittelwald singled. Abbott has struck out Rosello and DeJesus.
• 1:30:09
  Now here's Antavarice. Two doubles to the opposite field and then singled sharply to right.
• 1:30:15
  Adding left-handed against Abbott. The pitch led up high.
• 1:30:21
  Well he's hit two fastballs on the outside of the plate to left field.
• 1:30:26
  Hit a curveball in the right field so Jetsy decided to throw him a lead up but it was high, ball one.
• 1:30:32
  The pitch. There's a strike, a fastball over the outside corner.
• 1:30:36
  Two outs now here in the top of the fourth inning.
• 1:30:44
  Klienz is on second base. Mittelwald is on first.
• 1:30:47
  The one-and-one pitch on its way. Curveball, tap foul against the screen in front of the comes dug out.
• 1:30:54
  Montague, John Montague warming up now in the Seattle bullpen.
• 1:31:03
  Montague with Oklahoma City, 114 and lost six. So he'll probably see action in the next inning.
• 1:31:12
  Antavarice. Levels of battle with the play.
• 1:31:16
  The pitch. Takes the pitch into the dirt. Blocked by Jetsy and it's now ball one, strike two.
• 1:31:28
  Antavarice with four RBIs hitting in the second spot.
• 1:31:36
  Steps it back into the batter's box. Levels of battle with the play.
• 1:31:43
  Abbott into the stretch, looks back at Klienz at second.
• 1:31:47
  The pitch is low inside. Three and one. Two outs in the inning.
• 1:31:58
  The runner is off. Here's the pitch. Low. Ball four. The bases are loaded for Gross.
• 1:32:05
  That's the second walk issued by Abbott.
• 1:32:08
  Now Gross, who has one for three with one RBI, steps in the batter's box.
• 1:32:18
  In today's lineup, Herman Franks has sent five left-headed hitters in a row here against Abbott.
• 1:32:30
  There's the first pitch of strike. Jesus, Antavarice is a switch hitter.
• 1:32:34
  Here's one for Gross, Mercer, Bittner, Wallace.
• 1:32:39
  Bases loaded, two outs. The pitch by Abbott, low. One and one to count.
• 1:32:48
  Cubs lead 13 to one. We're in the fourth inning.
• 1:32:55
  Gross swings on that curveball, hits it to the left field. It's a base hit in front of Smith.
• 1:32:59
  One run will score. Here comes Bittner to score the second run on Gross' single to left field.
• 1:33:05
  So he has three RBIs now, and the score now becomes 15 to one.
• 1:33:12
  That is the Cubs' 15th hit, and it's 15 to one in favor of the Cubs.
• 1:33:24
  Now here's Mercer, and once again, here in the fourth, as the Cubs did in the third, they have batted around.
• 1:33:32
  Mercer is the ninth man to bat in the inning. First pitch is a strike call.
• 1:33:45
  Antavarice at second, Gross at first. The pitch to Mercer. He swings and lines the base hit into right field.
• 1:33:51
  Antavarice rounds third. He will score. Gross will go to third.
• 1:33:56
  So Mercer joins the hit parade with his first hit of the day and his first RBI in a Cub uniform.
• 1:34:06
  And it's now 16 to one. And here's Bittner, who started the inning, and out of the dugout comes West Dock.
• 1:34:15
  So it looks like we might have a change here. As he reaches the mound, he points to the bullpen, and John Montague will come in and relief.
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• 1:35:33
  This is Montague's third game.
• 1:35:38
  There's been a lot of base hits around this ballpark. A lot of ballplayers and an engineer, two announcers.
• 1:35:48
  Montague has pitched six innings. He's only allowed three hits. He's had quite a few.
• 1:35:53
  He's a right-hander, as we mentioned earlier. Last year he was with Oklahoma City where he won 14 and lost six.
• 1:36:04
  He struck out 120 men while only walking 51.
• 1:36:10
  So he will face Bittner here who let off the inning about a half hour ago with a double.
• 1:36:20
  So now let's see what Bittner will do against Montague.
• 1:36:24
  The first pitch, fastball first strike. Cubs have Gross on third and Mercer on first.
• 1:36:35
  Five runs have scored here in the fourth inning. The Cubs now lead 16 to 1.
• 1:36:45
  Bittner has two for three thus far.
• 1:36:49
  And is the only hitter without an RBI. Here's a swing and a pop foul out of play.
• 1:37:02
  Two strikes to Bittner as Montague looks in and gets his sign.
• 1:37:10
  The pitch on its way. Swing and a line drive and it's foul down the right field line.
• 1:37:15
  Bittner really got out in front of that one and fouled it down the right field line.
• 1:37:23
  Mariners managed by Darrell Johnson who earlier on the leadoff man show just didn't know what his ball club would do.
• 1:37:33
  They've had a great spring thus far winning five and losing four.
• 1:37:38
  Here's a swing and a foul of the screen. Remains two strikes.
• 1:37:42
  They've scored quite a few runs but the main thing and he says is a plus is his speed.
• 1:37:49
  He has a lot of speed on his ball club. He's doubtful of what his pitching can do in the major leagues.
• 1:37:55
  Inside one and two on Bittner. Cubs with runners on first and third.
• 1:38:06
  Five runs in. The pitch inside to and to the count now to Bittner.
• 1:38:12
  Bittner started this inning. The Cubs have batted around. He's the tenth man to hit.
• 1:38:20
  Bittner playing of course at first base in place of the injured Buckner.
• 1:38:25
  The pitch. Swing and a ground ball to second baseman and Sexton has it.
• 1:38:29
  Straightens up, throws the first three outs.
• 1:38:32
  But in the fourth inning the Cubs come up with five runs.
• 1:38:38
  Five hits. Two men. One air in the inning and two men left on the bases.
• 1:38:45
  So now with the Seattle Mariners coming to bat in the fourth inning it's Cubs 16, Seattle 1.
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• 1:38:55
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• 1:39:00
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• 1:39:50
  Kruko on the mound here at Tempe Stadium comes against the expansion club, the Seattle Mariners.
• 1:39:58
  Kruko should be relaxed somewhat. But as the youngster trying to make this major league roster as one of the starting pitchers, he'll be bearing down, working hard.
• 1:40:10
  He's allowed one run, two hits. And here's Stanton who tripled off Kruko in the second inning.
• 1:40:17
  First pitch inside fastball, ball one.
• 1:40:20
  Lee Stanton tripled in the second inning, scored as Dan Meyer, who's in the on deck circle, doubled.
• 1:40:27
  Those were the only hits thus far off Kruko. There's a let up for a strike. Very fine pitch.
• 1:40:34
  Comes with one in the first, four in the second, six in the third, five in the fourth. What will it be in the fifth?
• 1:40:44
  Kruko ready. Into the windup, the pitch. Fastball tap foul. Right at the plate. One ball, two strikes.
• 1:40:58
  Kruko has walked one man. He has struck out two. Cubs play Lee Stanton straight away.
• 1:41:07
  The pitch from Kruko. Curveball for a strike, a beauty. That's the pitch that Kruko has been working on and did not have last year.
• 1:41:15
  There was no doubt that he had a major league fastball. But he had to have another pitch to go with that fastball.
• 1:41:21
  And he's developed a curveball with fine control, as proven on that pitch, as it fooled Stanton.
• 1:41:28
  That's the third strikeout for Kruko. And now with one out, here's Dan Meyer. Left hander hit a let up.
• 1:41:35
  High, ball one. Meyer doubled in the second inning.
• 1:41:45
  There's a fastball inside and it's ball two.
• 1:41:50
  Cubs will take on this expansion club tomorrow in Scottsdale.
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  Swing and a line drive into left center. Wallace moves quickly over, gloves it onto one hop, gets it in.
• 1:42:02
  As Meyer lined that ball to left center for a single.
• 1:42:07
  That's the third hit of Kruko, but played very nicely by Wallace to only hold it to a single.
• 1:42:17
  Now here's Joe Liss. And this is the fellow that Johnson and the Mariners are depending upon for some power from the left side of the plate.
• 1:42:29
  As we look at it, he's a right handed hitter.
• 1:42:34
  The pitch outside, the ball one. Meyer on first, one out.
• 1:42:41
  Bittner playing behind the runner with a huge lead that the Cubs enjoy right now. 16 to one.
• 1:42:48
  The pitch, there's a let up low.
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  As Midderwall is just using this game right now as a so-called practice session for Kruko as he's using all types of pitches.
• 1:43:01
  The pitch, a swing and a foul down the left field line past Busby, third base coach.
• 1:43:07
  And now the count is two and one.
• 1:43:13
  Liss, designated hitter in the lineup. As Kruko is ready, he sets pitches. A curve ball and a swing and a miss.
• 1:43:22
  Joe Liss was going for the distance on that one, but he missed.
• 1:43:29
  Hontavarous at third, DeJesus at short, Rosello at second, Bittner at first.
• 1:43:35
  The pitch, a swing and there's a long foul fly ball down the left field line.
• 1:43:42
  In left field is Gene Clines in place of the injured Cardinal. Wallace is in center field.
• 1:43:50
  As Franks, the skipper of the Cubs, giving Morales a rest.
• 1:43:55
  And we have Gross in right as Mercer is the designated hitter today.
• 1:44:01
  The pitch inside, packed away from the plate.
• 1:44:07
  Full count now on Joe Liss.
• 1:44:13
  Meyer at first takes his lead. Kruko checks him. Here's the pitch.
• 1:44:20
  He went around and didn't hold back. He's called out on strikes.
• 1:44:26
  Joe, I don't believe it, but that's his call behind the plate, Barnett.
• 1:44:31
  And he called it for a strikeout. Four strikeouts now for Kruko.
• 1:44:35
  Two outs and now here's Bavacqua, the young shortstop.
• 1:44:43
  The Mariners drafted Grant Jackson, the veteran left-handed pitcher,
• 1:44:49
  and then traded him to Pittsburgh for two infielders, Sexton, who's playing today,
• 1:44:55
  and a boy by the name of Reynolds.
• 1:45:00
  Craig Reynolds played at Charleston and hit 290 last year with 47 RBIs,
• 1:45:08
  but they say he's quite a glove man, and Johnson likes him tremendously at that shortstop position.
• 1:45:17
  Here's Bavacqua, and the first pitch is a lead-up into the dirt taken by Middowall, ball one.
• 1:45:24
  Cubs lead 16-1. Now time has called as Middowall trots out to his pitcher
• 1:45:31
  and gives him some instructions as to what he's doing wrong, if he's doing anything wrong, without let-up.
• 1:45:37
  And talking to young Kruko, of course, just telling him what he's trying to do behind the plate
• 1:45:42
  and calling for particular type of pitches with a 16-1 lead.
• 1:45:48
  This, perhaps, will, Kruko may go five innings today.
• 1:45:54
  He's had an easy game thus far. Here's a fastball, swing and a miss by Bavacqua.
• 1:46:03
  One-on-one, the count.
• 1:46:08
  And Meyer with the lead at first. Here's the pitch. There's another let-up, but it's inside.
• 1:46:13
  And it's ball two, strike one. Two outs here in the fourth inning.
• 1:46:21
  Kruko looks over his left shoulder at Meyer at first, bitten her behind him.
• 1:46:27
  The pitch, fastball, swing and a five-ball deep to center field. That's well tagged.
• 1:46:31
  Wallace going back near the wall. It's against the wall, right next to the 425-foot marker.
• 1:46:36
  There goes Bavacqua to third, and the relay gets past the shortstop and second baseman.
• 1:46:43
  And Kurt Bavacqua, really tag-one, hit one against the wall, right at the 425-foot marker
• 1:46:51
  that scores Meyer from first base, and it's a triple for Bavacqua.
• 1:47:01
  Well now, at 16-2, had Jim Sexton, the hitter.
• 1:47:10
  Bavacqua, this spring, has hit in 500. He has one for two right here, even though he's only been to bat eight times.
• 1:47:22
  He has four for eight. Two RBI. First pitch to Sexton is a curveball for a strike.
• 1:47:31
  Two hits in the innings for Seattle. Two strikeouts for Kruko.
• 1:47:38
  Now he's ready. He takes his windup. The pitch to Sexton. Fastball swing, a one-half, a right to Rosello.
• 1:47:44
  At second he has it, throws the first three outs. Ball was hit well, the right to Rosello.
• 1:47:49
  In the fourth inning for Seattle, one run, two hits, one man left on base.
• 1:47:54
  At the end of four, it's Cubs 16, Seattle 2.
• 1:48:00
  Fans, when you think about it, signs are important to the ebb and flow of any baseball game.
• 1:48:04
  There's a sign for hit and run, signs to steal, but no lot more to remember.
• 1:48:08
  Now when it comes to the ebb and flow of beer drinking, there's only one sign that you have to remember,
• 1:48:14
  and that's the sign on bottles or cans of Heimann's Old Style.
• 1:48:18
  What gives this beer its great light flavor?
• 1:48:21
  Well, Old Style is brewed in God's country where the skies are clear, the air is clean and crisp,
• 1:48:27
  and the sparkling beer of Wisconsin spring water flows from deep beneath the ground.
• 1:48:31
  Some folks say all the way from Canada.
• 1:48:34
  With water like this, when you brew a beer once, you've got a good beer.
• 1:48:38
  But when you brew a beer twice, you've got a great light beer.
• 1:48:42
  This double-brewing, pure-brewing process is called poisoning,
• 1:48:45
  and Heimann's Old Style is what American premium beer that is still fully-christened,
• 1:48:50
  naturally carbonated in the old world way.
• 1:48:53
  Old Style, beer brewed in God's country.
• 1:49:03
  Well, the Cubs batting around in the third and fourth inning,
• 1:49:06
  in the third putting six runs on the board, and in the fourth putting five,
• 1:49:11
  put this one away, it's 16 to 2 now, and we're moving along to the top of the fifth inning.
• 1:49:20
  The Cubs will send Wallace, Klein, and Mitterwald to the plate.
• 1:49:25
  No action in the Cubs bullpen, so Kuko will go on for another inning.
• 1:49:32
  Well, we see young Bill Wrigley here, Bob Kennedy sitting behind the screen,
• 1:49:37
  Joe Brown, formerly General Manager of the Pirates, is here,
• 1:49:42
  and several scouts are taking this one in.
• 1:49:46
  First pitch to Wallace inside, ball one.
• 1:49:49
  The next pitch is a strike call.
• 1:49:56
  One-and-one to count now on Joe. He has one for one. He's walked twice.
• 1:50:01
  The pitch is inside, ball two.
• 1:50:08
  John Montague at the plate.
• 1:50:13
  Here's the pitch, swinging a miss on a good let-up.
• 1:50:19
  Count down, ball one, strike two to Joe.
• 1:50:25
  Montague in to wind up the pitch, swinging a ground ball,
• 1:50:27
  second baseman's left. It's through in the right field as Sexton did not move too quickly to his left,
• 1:50:33
  and that ball did come up at the last minute for him,
• 1:50:37
  but it just skidded under his glove for a base hit.
• 1:50:42
  So Wallace has two for two, and that's the first hit off Montague
• 1:50:50
  and the 17th for the Cubs today.
• 1:50:54
  Now here's Kline's at bat, one for three, one RBI.
• 1:51:00
  The pitch, fastball outside, and once again, Jetsy has to jump out to the right to glove the baseball.
• 1:51:08
  Ball one.
• 1:51:11
  Meyer holding Wallace on at first.
• 1:51:14
  Here's a swing and another base hit to right field. Wallace, round second base.
• 1:51:18
  He's got to go to third. Here is Stanton's throw to third, cut off by the shortstop,
• 1:51:23
  so Wallace slides in the third safely.
• 1:51:25
  Kline's just barely reached out and poked that one to right field, sending Wallace to third.
• 1:51:31
  Eighteen hits for the Cubs here in this ball game,
• 1:51:36
  and now here is Minterwald who has three for three to RBI.
• 1:51:44
  Sixteen to two, Cubs fifth inning.
• 1:51:48
  Cubs have their hitting clothes on today, using the right bats also,
• 1:51:53
  and finding the spots, the empty spots in that outfield.
• 1:51:58
  First pitch, the Minterwald is a fastball for a strike as he was backing away from that pitch.
• 1:52:04
  Strike one.
• 1:52:06
  Cubs with runners on first and third, nobody out.
• 1:52:10
  The stretch, the pitch by Montague, a swing and a tap foul.
• 1:52:14
  Now we see Kelleher warming up with Putman down the right field line.
• 1:52:23
  Adams hollers down there for another youngster to start warming up.
• 1:52:29
  Pitch into the dirt box by Jetski, and the count now is ball two, strike one.
• 1:52:41
  Montague, the third Seattle pitcher on the mound.
• 1:52:49
  Looks in, gets a sign, checks the runners.
• 1:52:51
  Wallace is at third.
• 1:52:52
  Kline is at first.
• 1:52:53
  Here's the pitch, swing and a miss.
• 1:52:56
  And Minterwald strikes out on a high inside fastball.
• 1:53:00
  That is the first strikeout for Montague.
• 1:53:03
  Now here is Davie Rosello at bat.
• 1:53:18
  Rosello has two for three, one RBI today.
• 1:53:24
  The stretch by Montague, the pitch, swing and a line drive to left field.
• 1:53:28
  Smith is there, Wallace tagging up.
• 1:53:30
  Here Smith, so it goes to third base and Wallace scores standing up.
• 1:53:35
  So the Cubs score their 17th run of this ball game, and that is the first off of Montague.
• 1:53:43
  And Rosello lined that ball very sharply to Smith in left field.
• 1:53:48
  So Rosello gets another RBI, his second of the day.
• 1:53:53
  Here's the shortstop, DeJesus.
• 1:53:56
  He has one for three, two RBIs.
• 1:54:02
  Kline's remained at first base.
• 1:54:04
  First pitch, lead up low, blocked by Jutzi, ball one.
• 1:54:17
  Kline takes the lead at first base.
• 1:54:22
  As Montague went into the stretch, the pitch strike call, a fastball over the outside corner.
• 1:54:30
  One run in, Cubs now enjoying a 17 to two lead.
• 1:54:38
  There's a swinging, no, he holds back in time.
• 1:54:41
  DeJesus almost was biting after that curve ball and worked outside, but he held back just in time.
• 1:54:48
  Ball two, strike one now on the count, two outs, fifth inning.
• 1:54:54
  The stretch and the pitch, there's a strike call over the outside corner, just nipping the corner, and it's two and two.
• 1:55:05
  Meyer holding Kline's on it at first as Montague gets his sign.
• 1:55:10
  The pitch, swing and a ground ball right back to the pitcher.
• 1:55:13
  Turns, throws to first, and DeJesus closes out the fifth inning with only one run scoring, two hits, one man left on base.
• 1:55:22
  Now with the Seattle Marriors coming to bat in the bottom of the fifth inning, it's Cubs 17, Seattle 2.
• 1:55:32
  We have several changes in the Cubs lineup, a new second base shortstop combination.
• 1:55:39
  We have Thompson, young Thompson at first base.
• 1:55:45
  Kline's has moved in from left field to third base.
• 1:55:50
  Pittner's, no, Gross is in right.
• 1:55:55
  Here's the pitch by Kruko.
• 1:55:58
  To Jepsey, we have a new left fielder and a new shortstop.
• 1:56:07
  Here's the pitch by Kruko, it's swinging a ground ball base hit in the left field.
• 1:56:15
  So Jepsey opens up the fifth inning with a base hit.
• 1:56:25
  That is the fourth hit, fifth hit I should say, of Kruko.
• 1:56:33
  Jim Dwyer is in left field.
• 1:56:36
  The pitch is swinging a miss by number 44 Delgado, the hitter.
• 1:56:46
  Right-handed here, closed stance.
• 1:56:51
  Kruko into the stretch, here's the pitch, it's low, it gets away from Putman, the catcher,
• 1:56:55
  and Jepsey will advance to second base.
• 1:56:59
  That will be a pass ball as the Cubs making quite a few changes here.
• 1:57:05
  Dwyer in left, Sember is at short, Kelleher at second, and Kline's has moved in from left field to third base.
• 1:57:18
  Thompson is the new first baseman.
• 1:57:23
  The pitch, curve ball for a strike call to Beauty.
• 1:57:29
  This will be Kruko's last inning of work.
• 1:57:32
  And he's done a fine job thus far allowing only two runs and five hits.
• 1:57:39
  Here's the stretch, the pitch, curve ball, swing and a miss.
• 1:57:44
  And that is the fifth strikeout for Kruko.
• 1:57:48
  And here's Tommy Smith, the left fielder, stepping into the battle.
• 1:57:54
  One out, Jepsey at second base.
• 1:57:59
  Cubs lead 17-2 if you've just joined us.
• 1:58:03
  Scoring one in the first, four in the second, six in the third, five in the fourth, and one in the fifth.
• 1:58:10
  First pitch to Smith, swing and a foul right into the glove of Putman.
• 1:58:17
  Strike one.
• 1:58:25
  Smith, left-handed hitter, 0 for 2 thus far.
• 1:58:29
  Kruko into the stretch, checks the runner at second.
• 1:58:32
  Here's the pitch out, it's way a fastball inside.
• 1:58:43
  Looks like Joe Decker warming up in the Cubs' bullpen.
• 1:58:50
  Here's the pitch, curve ball low.
• 1:58:57
  Smith is batting here with one out in the fifth inning.
• 1:59:00
  Jepsey at second base, it's ball two, strike one to Tommy Smith.
• 1:59:06
  Joe Decker will be the next Cub pitcher.
• 1:59:10
  Kruko looks in, shakes his head yes on the sign.
• 1:59:15
  And now here's the pitch, a let-up, a swing and a ground ball
• 1:59:18
  past the second baseman into right field for a base hit.
• 1:59:21
  Jepsey will score, and Smith drives in his first RBI of this game.
• 1:59:30
  And it's now 17 to 3.
• 1:59:37
  That is the sixth hit of Kruko.
• 1:59:42
  Here's Bernhard, young third baseman for Seattle, he's 0 for 2.
• 1:59:49
  He takes the first pitch curve ball, strike called.
• 1:59:52
  Kruko has been getting the curve ball over today.
• 1:59:58
  And with that curve ball, if he continues to improve and develop,
• 2:00:01
  he could be the surprise of the Cubs' spring training camp.
• 2:00:07
  Fastball for a strike over the outside corner.
• 2:00:11
  0-2 now to Cow.
• 2:00:17
  Cubs with Kline's at third.
• 2:00:22
  Moving in from left field.
• 2:00:24
  There's a pitch that gets far outside away from Putman,
• 2:00:27
  the wild pitch, Thins and Smith to second base.
• 2:00:38
  Kruko, of course, at this stage of the game might be getting tired.
• 2:00:43
  This is the father that he has gone thus far.
• 2:00:50
  Here's the pitch on its way now to Bernhard.
• 2:00:53
  Curve ball, tap foul.
• 2:00:55
  One ball, two strikes now.
• 2:01:08
  Smith with a lead at second base.
• 2:01:11
  Kruko sets the pitch.
• 2:01:13
  High fastball.
• 2:01:17
  Bernhard will be followed by Lee Stanton.
• 2:01:20
  And then Dan Meyer.
• 2:01:22
  We're in the fifth inning, one out, one run in for Seattle.
• 2:01:26
  Cubs lead 17-2.
• 2:01:32
  The pitch inside.
• 2:01:35
  Full count now as Kruko shows a little tiredness on the mound.
• 2:01:40
  But with this lead, of course, Herman Franks, Marnie Schultz,
• 2:01:47
  will hopefully say that he has done a great job.
• 2:01:52
  Here's a curve ball, a swing, a foul ball on left field,
• 2:01:54
  wires coming in, he gloves it for the out.
• 2:01:58
  Two outs here in the fifth inning.
• 2:02:00
  And now Lee Stanton will bat.
• 2:02:02
  Stanton tripled to open up the second inning,
• 2:02:05
  scored the first Seattle run.
• 2:02:07
  Then he was called out on strikes in the fourth.
• 2:02:16
  Tommy Smith is still on second base now.
• 2:02:23
  Of the six hits given up by Kruko,
• 2:02:26
  there has been two triples and one double.
• 2:02:33
  Now the right-handed hitter Stanton into the batter's box.
• 2:02:37
  First pitch by Kruko.
• 2:02:42
  Instead he steps back off of the mound.
• 2:02:48
  The pitch inside, ball one.
• 2:02:59
  Stanton, the right-handed hitter, good power, and he'll hit to all fields.
• 2:03:04
  He checks his swing, the ball hits the batter,
• 2:03:06
  it's a little pop-up drop on the shortstop.
• 2:03:08
  The client picks it up, throws very poorly at first base, it goes against the wall.
• 2:03:12
  The runner will score, there could be two errors on that play.
• 2:03:18
  Sember came in to glove the ball on the fly,
• 2:03:23
  and he dropped it as it hit the tip of the glove.
• 2:03:27
  And as it went beyond the shortstop, the client picked it up and fired to first base.
• 2:03:34
  There on the shortstop, but the man on first, Stanton, did not advance to second,
• 2:03:40
  as the ball rebounded right back to Thompson, so there'll only be one error on the play.
• 2:03:45
  But the run scores 17-4 now.
• 2:03:49
  It comes in the lead.
• 2:03:50
  Here's a swing and a pop foul back to the plate by Meyer.
• 2:03:59
  Meyer has two for two, left-handed hitter with one RBI.
• 2:04:09
  The stretch by Kruko, here's the pitch, a fastball inside, just missing one and one to count.
• 2:04:17
  The score, Cubs 17, Seattle 4.
• 2:04:25
  The pitch on its way, curveball, a swing, a line drive to center field.
• 2:04:28
  In comes Wallace. He gloves it.
• 2:04:30
  Knee high for the out end on the run.
• 2:04:33
  In the fifth inning for Seattle, two runs, two hits, one error, one man left on base.
• 2:04:39
  At the end of five, Cubs 17, Seattle 4-2-0.
• 2:04:46
  Let's fly the mooboo draw from Tempe, Arizona.
• 2:04:50
  And this is one of those that has some of the fans out here almost lulled asleep.
• 2:04:55
  Bright sunshine and a lopsided score.
• 2:04:58
  There have been a lot of lopsided scores out here in many of the spring training games,
• 2:05:02
  not only those involving the Cubs, but a lot of the teams out here.
• 2:05:06
  And they may have wind up setting a record for total runs scored out here in the games this year
• 2:05:10
  before it's all over with.
• 2:05:12
  Of course, that won't be for the Cubbies until the 5th of April.
• 2:05:15
  That'll be a game we'll be broadcasting to you.
• 2:05:22
  Jimmy Dwyer came in to play left field in the fifth inning.
• 2:05:27
  He's now coming to bat for the first time today.
• 2:05:31
  Left-handed batter.
• 2:05:33
  John Montague in the mob, the third Seattle pitcher of the afternoon.
• 2:05:36
  Wines delivers. Dwyer takes a strike.
• 2:05:38
  Fastball right at the knees to it.
• 2:05:42
  They're out of the air tomorrow afternoon, of course.
• 2:05:45
  A regular time on most of our broadcasts out here.
• 2:05:50
  Curball swung out of his.
• 2:05:53
  Dwyer finds himself in the hole. Strike two count.
• 2:05:57
  And prior to our broadcast tomorrow, Mike Pyle is going to have
• 2:06:02
  Jack Maron from the Chicago Bulls on as his guest on Sports Sunday.
• 2:06:11
  Dwyer, three for nine, does brain swings and a little looper over the shortstop's head,
• 2:06:15
  but it's out to Tommy Smith, the left fielder, who hauls it in easily.
• 2:06:18
  And there's one gone in the sixth inning.
• 2:06:21
  Cubs have scored in each of the first five this afternoon.
• 2:06:26
  Greg Gross has got a couple of hits in four at bats, and has batted in three runs today.
• 2:06:31
  Steps into the batter's box.
• 2:06:34
  Playing in right field.
• 2:06:42
  Montague, a big right-hander.
• 2:06:44
  Some years with Montreal. Fastball in for a strike call.
• 2:06:50
  For opening day when the Cubs take on the Mets at Wrigley Field,
• 2:06:55
  stop by the ticket office to be sure you've got good tickets.
• 2:06:57
  A curve swung out of one hopper, back to Montague.
• 2:06:59
  The pitcher has it. Turns, throws. Two gone.
• 2:07:04
  Bobby Mercer, who failed to get a base hit his first three times up today as a designated hitter,
• 2:07:11
  finally singled and drove in his first run of spring training in the fourth.
• 2:07:15
  He's won for four today.
• 2:07:18
  Five for 16 for the spring.
• 2:07:22
  Wrigley Field box office will be open Monday through Friday from 9 o'clock in the morning until 5 in the afternoon.
• 2:07:28
  Fastball. Bobby takes it inside.
• 2:07:31
  Saturdays, they'll be open from 9 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon.
• 2:07:38
  Stop by and get your good tickets. Wind up the pitch.
• 2:07:42
  Breaks a little too low. All one, strike two.
• 2:07:48
  Two gone and the bases are empty.
• 2:07:53
  It's a joy to see Michigan knocked out in that NCAA basketball tournament.
• 2:08:00
  Fastball. It's too low.
• 2:08:05
  It's been a wide open affair this year.
• 2:08:11
  Wind up the pitch. He swings it a ground ball to the second baseman.
• 2:08:14
  Sexton has it. Up with the peg over to the first baseman, Danny Meyer, and what do you know?
• 2:08:18
  The Cubs go down in order. And it's the first time today that's happened.
• 2:08:22
  It's also the first time they have not been able to score.
• 2:08:26
  So we move swiftly along to the bottom of inning number six with Seattle coming to bat.
• 2:08:31
  And the score, the Cubs, 17-Seattle-4.
• 2:08:35
  Train mechanics touchin' Otto. Before that, they put it through their sophisticated data processing machine,
• 2:08:40
  and out comes all the information on the previous repairs.
• 2:08:42
  Well, now that you've whet everyone's appetite, you better give them the address.
• 2:08:46
  Yeah, let's see. Fireside Chrysler Plymouth. They're out out there on Golf Road,
• 2:08:50
  just west of that fabulous Woodfield Shopping Center in Schaumburg.
• 2:08:54
  And there's no doubt about it, fans. From sale to service, Fireside really takes care of its customers.
• 2:09:00
  The way this one is going, the Cubs are going to have to keep Bill Wrigley out here.
• 2:09:05
  That's a good look, Ullman.
• 2:09:08
  I think this is the first game that he's seen the Cubbies play out in Arizona this spring.
• 2:09:13
  Probably can't believe his eyes. 17-4.
• 2:09:17
  Joe Decker, at the beginning of last year, was with the Minnesota Twins,
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  and then he wound up pitching to the Miners at Evansville, I believe it was,
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  and that's where Bob Kennedy, who is now, of course, the Cub's general manager, saw Decker pitch.
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  And with the obvious shortage of good pitching talent in the ball club this year,
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  Kennedy invited Decker to training camp out here to see whether or not he can make it.
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  He'll be facing the right-hander, Joe List, the designated hitter.
• 2:09:54
  So far today, he has hit one solidly in the nose, but it was a liner to the left fielder.
• 2:09:58
  At that time, it was Klien.
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  Then in the fourth inning, he struck out.
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  So Mike Kruko worked five good innings today.
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  Gave up a half a dozen hits. Four runs, struck out four, walked one.
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  One run coming in an air. First pitch by Decker, and the right-hander gets a strike.
• 2:10:20
  Broadcast tomorrow, Rick Ruschel is scheduled to be the starting pitcher for the Cubs.
• 2:10:24
  Wind up in Decker's pitch. List takes a strike on the outside corner.
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  So he's jumped out in front.
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  This is Joe's third appearance for the Cubs on the hill this spring.
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  He has won one and lost one.
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  Winds, delivers, strike, three called.
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  Pitch is dropped by the catcher, Plutman. He picks it up, steps well out in front of the plate,
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  throws down to the first baseman, Scott Thompson, for the out.
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  To go less, a strikeout victim.
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  And with one gone, Kirk Bavacqua will be the hitter.
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  Crippled in the fourth inning after grounding out for a shortstop his first time up.
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  Right-handed batter. Boy, there have been some wild scores.
• 2:11:11
  Not only involving the Cubs.
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  Joe Decker's fastball misses low and outside to the right-handed hitter.
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  Beautiful, sunshiny day once more here in Arizona.
• 2:11:27
  They've had four tenths of an inch of rain since the 1st of January.
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  Wanted to butt that ball, but he missed.
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  Ball one, strike one.
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  Gene Clines is now over at the third base. Mike Sember, a rookie, is at short.
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  Nick Kelleher is at second base. Scott Thompson, a rookie at first. Ed Plutman doing the catching now.
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  Jimmy Dwyer out in left field. Joe Wallace in center. Greg Gross in right.
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  And Decker's pitch. Swung out, pulls the ground ball to the shortstop, off his chest.
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  Goes over to his left side, and Mike Sember cannot make the play on that one,
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  so Bavacqua is going to be on what should be an error.
• 2:12:10
  He had a little trouble catching a pop-up in the fifth inning.
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  As a matter of fact, he dropped it.
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  Here's Jimmy Sexton, who was in the minors last year.
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  He's old for two today and has not showed much of a bat for Seattle so far this spring with two hits in 13 trips.
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  Runner at first. Decker misses. Ball one.
• 2:12:37
  Decker's looked pretty good so far this spring. Boy, how he'd like to make a comeback.
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  Used to be with the Cubs, you will recall.
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  As he's signed, here's a stretch. They're not holding the run around.
• 2:12:50
  There's a swing and a bouncing foul. Skips into the dugout of Seattle over behind third base.
• 2:12:58
  And the count on Jimmy Sexton, the right-handed hitter. Ball one, strike one.
• 2:13:07
  You going to wear that bonnet on ladies' bonnet day?
• 2:13:09
  Yes, sir. With another about 10,000 young ladies and elderly women wearing them.
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  They're great. Playing in a foul. Back out of play. They are similar to what you're wearing.
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  Good luck. They're good luck bonnets.
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  That gals could even sit on them.
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  Seventeen to four. Oh, this should happen so often during the season, huh?
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  And a one-two-fit swung-out. High fly ball coming over forward to Jimmy Dwyer near the foul line.
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  It drops in front of him. Bounces over his love. He picks it up.
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  Here's the runner going from first to third.
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  And lifting into second base is Jimmy Sexton.
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  They give him a double. There they have runners at second and third with one away.
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  Mr. Danny Kaye, your ball club is coming back.
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  Hello, Danny.
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  We are lifting ourselves from the ground and we will go down to glorious defeat.
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  Talk about being thrilled to be in the major leagues as one of the principal owners of this ball club.
• 2:14:28
  I've heard so much about his cooking but never get invited over to his apartment or place.
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  He doesn't really cook it. He goes out there to Guadalajara.
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  Let's talk a little about cooking.
• 2:14:40
  He goes out to Guadalajara. He picks up their Mexican food and then he takes it back and he says he did it.
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  Not Danny. Bye Danny. Glad to see you. Good luck to you. Be all right. Be all right. That's right.
• 2:14:52
  Oh, did you? Fine. Hope you include the World Series.
• 2:14:55
  Got the World Series rings already?
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  Or the only day ring.
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  He's ordered the ring.
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  I would handle it.
• 2:15:07
  I like their theory of getting as many young kids as they can and building.
• 2:15:13
  Hey, the swing and a grand ball going to the second baseman.
• 2:15:15
  Renner's going to score on this one and that makes it a 17 to 5 ball game.
• 2:15:19
  But they get the out at first base and skip Jesse, slaps an easy grounder to McKellar.
• 2:15:24
  That brings in Bivakwa who had reached on the air and Sexton goes over to third.
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  We have Louis Delgado the hitter.
• 2:15:30
  I would have to say that before the season is finished in Seattle,
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  the Seattle fans will see Danny Kay in uniform and out on that field in one way, shape or another.
• 2:15:41
  There's no doubt about it that he's going to be on that field.
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  Loves it. Oh, he loves it.
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  Delgado in the batter's box in the first pitch.
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  The right hander is a strike.
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  Van Lingo Mungo.
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  And then he will be suspended by the commissioner and he will appeal.
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  And win. And win. And win.
• 2:16:04
  A fast ball for a strike. Nothing in two.
• 2:16:11
  Their branch ticket sales up there in Seattle are going well and their season ticket sales.
• 2:16:16
  That's the Dome Stadium up in Seattle, Washington.
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  They'll probably draw very well this year.
• 2:16:24
  Decker from the windup of the man in third.
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  A swing and a bouncing ball over his head, speared by the shortstop behind second.
• 2:16:29
  Here's the peg over the first.
• 2:16:31
  The Cibbers tosses in time to Scott Thompson to retire Seattle in the sixth.
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  They pick up a run. It is not earned.
• 2:16:38
  One hit, one error. And a man left on the bases.
• 2:16:41
  So at the end of six innings of play, it is still a very comfortable and fast lead for the Chicago Cubs.
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  17 to five.
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  Chicago.
• 2:16:57
  Scott Thompson, must be the young man who had trouble signing this year to a minor league contract.
• 2:17:05
  He had himself an agent, the whole ball of wax.
• 2:17:08
  But they finally got his name. Very likely he's going to be assigned to Wichita.
• 2:17:12
  Left-handed hitter, swings. He got under that ball. Hits a very high pop up to the shortstop.
• 2:17:17
  He's got it.
• 2:17:20
  Tipped that shoulder about two feet.
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  Trying to crank one out.
• 2:17:24
  With all of the hits today, there has not been a home run.
• 2:17:31
  He's gone to the seventh inning.
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  Clines will be the hitter.
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  Now playing over at third base.
• 2:17:36
  He has a couple of hits today in fourth batch.
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  He's batted in a run and scored two.
• 2:17:45
  Cubs got single runs in the first and fifth inning.
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  Got four in the second.
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  Six in the third.
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  And five in the fourth.
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  He reaches out.
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  Hits a fly ball to the right fielder.
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  Should be easy. Stanton is there. He's got it.
• 2:17:59
  Well, it's three up and three down.
• 2:18:01
  Montague is retired.
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  The last nine, Cubs at East Base.
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  Looks tough.
• 2:18:07
  Seattle fans will stand for the seventh inning stretch.
• 2:18:09
  The Cubs fans already have theirs.
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  And at the end of six and a half here in Dempsey, Arizona, it's the Cubs 17, Seattle 5.
• 2:18:18
  You know, Lou, I think Al Gaines travels about as much as we do.
• 2:18:20
  But with those carbine trips he takes to Detroit every other week,
• 2:18:23
  Bay Smith has to be the first man up.
• 2:18:26
  He's the number two man in the batting order.
• 2:18:29
  It'll be followed by Juan Bernhardt and Lee Stanton.
• 2:18:34
  Joe Decker finishing his warm-up tosses.
• 2:18:37
  He came out at the start of the sixth inning.
• 2:18:39
  Got a strikeout, a couple of ground outs.
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  Gave up one hit.
• 2:18:43
  And the Cubs were guilty of an error behind him.
• 2:18:45
  And that led to a run, not earned.
• 2:18:47
  And the Cubs have a fair share of the game.
• 2:18:53
  Well, let's see what Joseph can do.
• 2:18:57
  Ami Smith.
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  Big guy, 6'3", left-handed hitter.
• 2:19:02
  Singled and scored in the fifth inning.
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  Drove in a run.
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  He's one for three for the day.
• 2:19:08
  I got a couple of hits off Mike Kruegel in the second inning.
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  There's a swing and a ground ball.
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  Cutter hurt quickly to the first base side.
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  And the toss is in plenty of time to retire Ami Smith.
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  One gone, nobody on.
• 2:19:20
  Juan Bernhardt will be the hitter.
• 2:19:22
  The Cubs got a run in the first on one hit.
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  A walk, a stolen base.
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  They got four runs in the second on four hits.
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  Three runs in the, or six runs in the third on six hits.
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  They batted around.
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  Five runs on five hits in the fourth.
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  And they batted around.
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  And the windup in the pitch.
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  A curve, broke, but not enough.
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  It missed the inside corner.
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  Ball, one count on.
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  Young man from Puerto Rico, Juan Bernhardt, right-handed hitter.
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  Stance squared away.
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  Decker kicks.
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  Fast ball swung on.
• 2:19:55
  And a little soft line that's going to drop out in the right center field for a base hit.
• 2:20:01
  Hit number two off of Gill.
• 2:20:08
  Eight hits for the day for Seattle and Lee Stanton, a right-hander who tripled leading off the second inning
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  and scored on the double by Danny Meyer steps in.
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  He is one for three.
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  Lee Stanton.
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  Spent a little bit of time a few years ago with the Mets.
• 2:20:27
  Decker in the stretch.
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  Fast ball.
• 2:20:30
  Low and outside, ball one.
• 2:20:33
  There's still a lot of talk out here as to whether or not the Cubs are going to be making any more deals,
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  particularly for help in the pitching department before they get back to Wrigley Field.
• 2:20:44
  Decker's curve ball swung on and popped up into shallow center field, coming way in forward as Tars Wallace.
• 2:20:50
  And he loses the ball in the sun.
• 2:20:53
  So I flipped those glasses down, and that is when I think he lost it.
• 2:20:57
  Gell-er had started out, but the ball was, he thought, way out of his range.
• 2:21:04
  Chargson was there, but he lost it in the bright Arizona sunshine.
• 2:21:15
  The B's have been charged with their fourth error of the day.
• 2:21:20
  And Stanton has reached twice as a result of them.
• 2:21:23
  Runners at first and second with one out, left-hander young Danny Meyer into the batter's box.
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  Used to be with Detroit.
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  Takes the fast ball low and inside for ball one.
• 2:21:35
  And Ed Putman is doing the catching.
• 2:21:38
  Herman Franks will repeat, says there's nothing wrong physically with Swisher.
• 2:21:42
  We hear otherwise, that he's still being bothered with the sore shoulder.
• 2:21:47
  Runners at first and second here as a stretch in the pitch.
• 2:21:50
  Low and inside, way off the mark with that one, and he's dropped behind, 2-0.
• 2:21:57
  Let's see if Joe can successfully pitch from behind.
• 2:22:13
  One out, runners at first and second, 17-5 score.
• 2:22:16
  Here's the pitch.
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  Took a little off the curve, but he missed it outside.
• 2:22:20
  So he's got himself a bag of trouble out there, 3-0 the count.
• 2:22:28
  Let's see if they might give this kid the green light on 3-0 with runners at first and second.
• 2:22:32
  Although they are, of course, way behind in the ballgame, they need a flock of baserunners.
• 2:22:36
  He takes, hits a strike.
• 2:22:40
  1144, the paid attendance this afternoon,
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  which is about 700 more than these two clubs drew the first time they played here at Tempe.
• 2:22:52
  Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreau here at WDN Radio Chicago.
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  Jack Minovitch, our producer.
• 2:22:58
  Don Michelson, our engineer.
• 2:23:00
  And we hope you're enjoying it.
• 2:23:02
  If you're a cup fan, you've got to be happy with the score.
• 2:23:04
  Here's a swing and a little looper that's going to drop on the left center field.
• 2:23:07
  It's in there for a base hit.
• 2:23:09
  Here's a man coming to the plate, and the throw will be too late.
• 2:23:12
  They have runners at first and second, and it's 17 to 6.
• 2:23:20
  Danny Meyer rides in his second run of the afternoon with his third hit of the day.
• 2:23:27
  Runners at first and second.
• 2:23:32
  Second hit of the inning, and the third off of Joe Decker.
• 2:23:37
  Well, now let's stop this nonsense and get them out.
• 2:23:41
  Designated hitter, right-hander, Joe Liss.
• 2:23:44
  0 for 3 today.
• 2:23:46
  His fan twice.
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  Once against Decker.
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  He swings and misses.
• 2:23:50
  Joe came over the top with that one, and it looked down in the way to the right-hander.
• 2:23:55
  It has shown great power in the minors.
• 2:23:57
  Had 30 home runs last year for Toledo.
• 2:24:04
  The stands have closed.
• 2:24:06
  Seattle runners at first and second.
• 2:24:08
  They're batting in the seventh inning.
• 2:24:09
  Decker's pitch low and outside.
• 2:24:12
  That ball broke away from him, and he wouldn't chase it this time.
• 2:24:16
  So the count goes to 1-1.
• 2:24:24
  Mike Pyle with Jack Merritt on Sports Sunday to Mile at 1230 in Chicago and WGM.
• 2:24:29
  Following our broadcast of the game, he's at Sports Writer's Show.
• 2:24:33
  Curve.
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  Didn't break enough.
• 2:24:35
  It was high and tight.
• 2:24:37
  Ball to strike two.
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  One gone.
• 2:24:47
  Seattle runners at first and second in the bottom of the seventh inning.
• 2:24:52
  Here's a stretch of the pitch.
• 2:24:54
  Went after it, fouled it back against the backstop, and then it caromed off of that wire fence
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  over to the box seats near the cup dugout on the first base side.
• 2:25:04
  Ball to strike two on Joe Liss.
• 2:25:10
  Drumming in three runs this spring, but he has only three hits in 11th offense.
• 2:25:14
  There's a swing at a drive that's fouled on the left field side.
• 2:25:20
  Pulled the string on him a bit.
• 2:25:21
  He was still way out in front of it and lined to foul.
• 2:25:28
  So it's ball to strike two.
• 2:25:33
  Joe Liss against the right-handed pitcher, Joe Decker.
• 2:25:42
  Good time for a double play.
• 2:25:47
  Ed Putnam, the young catcher, gives the side to Decker.
• 2:25:51
  They take a little bit too much time, and Joe Liss steps out of the batter's box.
• 2:26:00
  Now we're ready to go.
• 2:26:02
  And the pitch swung on.
• 2:26:04
  He lets a high deep fly ball to left field.
• 2:26:06
  Back goes Jimmy Dwyer.
• 2:26:08
  Back to the wall.
• 2:26:09
  It is over the wall of three-run homer.
• 2:26:13
  Joe Decker came inside.
• 2:26:15
  And Joe Liss, who hit 30 home runs for Toledo last year, has just hit his first one for the Seattle Mariners
• 2:26:23
  with two meets to board.
• 2:26:29
  He's about 380 feet away.
• 2:26:35
  Enough is enough.
• 2:26:38
  He did what a designated hitter is supposed to do.
• 2:26:42
  He's suddenly gone from three runs batted in this spring to six.
• 2:26:50
  Four runs at the inning.
• 2:26:51
  It is now 17-9.
• 2:26:53
  Kappa Bacla swings and fouls it back for strike one.
• 2:27:09
  Decker winds.
• 2:27:10
  Curve.
• 2:27:11
  Strike call.
• 2:27:17
  He'd count the hitters to figure the totals on this one, and we're only in the seventh.
• 2:27:25
  Look up at the scoreboard where they wanted to hold up on that swing, and they couldn't do it.
• 2:27:32
  The ball was breaking sharply away from him, and he fouled it back out of play.
• 2:27:35
  And the lights on, and the scoreboard who show the scores in the inning and the runs and the hits,
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  and with that bright sun flashing on them from our angle,
• 2:27:45
  sometimes very tough to pick up those numbers.
• 2:27:49
  Like they had that same trouble over at Mesa when the Cubs were training over there several years ago.
• 2:27:55
  Here's a swing and a ground ball past the pitcher, but the second baseman Kappa Hur is up with it.
• 2:27:59
  Long stretch by the first baseman.
• 2:28:01
  Holes his foot off the bag, and the runner is safe.
• 2:28:04
  The throw was a little soft and a bit up the line towards home plate.
• 2:28:08
  Big Scott Thompson, the rookie, tried to glove the ball,
• 2:28:12
  tried to make the long stretch and keep the foot in the bag, but he just couldn't quite come off with it.
• 2:28:19
  So there's still only one out, and they have a man at first base.
• 2:28:26
  It's going to be another error.
• 2:28:30
  The fifth boot of the day by the Cubs, officially.
• 2:28:34
  Here's Jimmy Sexton, the eighth man in the batting order.
• 2:28:37
  If you're going, it was his first few times up, the skid doubled.
• 2:28:41
  And Decker throws a curve that misses inside for ball one.
• 2:28:45
  In case he missed it, we announced earlier Jimmy Todd,
• 2:28:49
  newest acquisition by the Cubs from Oakland this week for Joe Coleman,
• 2:28:53
  agreed to terms a two-year contract for right-ended relief pitcher Jimmy Todd.
• 2:28:58
  Decker's pitch, strike called, fastball on the inside corner.
• 2:29:05
  But the pitching has been very spotty.
• 2:29:11
  And I think I'm giving the Cubs the best of it when I say it's been spotty.
• 2:29:18
  There's a swing and a foul that dumps off the catcher Eddie Putnam.
• 2:29:25
  Ball one, strike two.
• 2:29:29
  Sexton, three for 14 this spring for Seattle.
• 2:29:35
  He's playing at second base in this ballgame.
• 2:29:40
  A boxcar score on the board, 70 to nine.
• 2:29:44
  Here's a pitch and he looks at his strike and he can't believe it.
• 2:29:46
  He's really hot.
• 2:29:47
  And I've got to say from here, that pitch looked like it was way low and way out.
• 2:29:52
  Yes, it was.
• 2:29:54
  There's no doubt about it.
• 2:29:55
  We're right directly behind the plate.
• 2:29:58
  I think Barnett really missed that one.
• 2:30:01
  Well, maybe he's getting tired of standing down here all the time.
• 2:30:06
  Two-gone, skip Jutzi.
• 2:30:08
  Moustache would right-ended hitting catcher, steps into the batter's box.
• 2:30:12
  He's locked, double, grounded out so far today, score to run.
• 2:30:16
  Here's the pitch, strike, a fastball.
• 2:30:23
  Runners still on at first base, Veda Pinson, former refined outfielder coaching down there,
• 2:30:28
  and a great outfielder many years in the majors, Jim Busby coaching at third.
• 2:30:34
  Here's the pitch, swung on, a line drive over Decker's head in the center field.
• 2:30:40
  And runners at first and second, skip Jutzi, line's a single.
• 2:30:49
  Well, they keep it going with a score 17 to nine, Q-out.
• 2:30:52
  It's now the top of the batting order, and this young man, Louis Delgado,
• 2:30:55
  is still looking for his first hit of the day.
• 2:30:57
  He's all for four and has fanned twice.
• 2:31:02
  He started the day with 11 hits and a.458 spring training average.
• 2:31:06
  They've cut him off so far, looks at a strike at curveball.
• 2:31:12
  Four hits so far in this inning for Seattle, including Joe Liss's three-run homer.
• 2:31:24
  Nothing like 30 hits so far in the game.
• 2:31:26
  He reaches out after that pitch and taps a foul ball back to the third base side of the screen behind the plate.
• 2:31:34
  We mentioned Rick Ruschel has slated to start tomorrow's ball game,
• 2:31:37
  and Rick earned run average is six for the season so far with six innings of work, nine hits, four runs.
• 2:31:45
  We know he can do better than that.
• 2:31:48
  There's a swing and a high foul out of play with right side.
• 2:31:52
  Ray Burr has really been hit hard his last two starts after looking just great in the first game of the exhibition season,
• 2:32:02
  which we broadcast.
• 2:32:03
  It was perfect since then.
• 2:32:09
  Decker's stretch and pitch swung on.
• 2:32:10
  He throws his bat at that lead-up pitch, taps one to the shortstop,
• 2:32:14
  and it's an easy force play on Jutzi at second base to retire the side.
• 2:32:18
  But they send seven men to the plate, or nine men to the plate in the seventh inning and come up with four runs on four hits.
• 2:32:28
  A couple of errors in the inning by the Cubs, two men left on.
• 2:32:31
  And so at the end of seven, it is the Cubs 17 and Seattle 9.
• 2:32:48
  Ed Buttman, led most of last year at Wichita, caught, played first base. He's replaced Meadowall behind the plate today.
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  He's a rookie kid, a native of Los Angeles. He's always been cup property.
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  He takes the first pitch from Montague for a strike.
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  Wichita last year, he hit 273.
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  Earlier in the season, he was at Midland, hit 293.
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  Three for seven and a brief stint with the Cubs.
• 2:33:32
  Montague's next pitch is a curve that's low and away, ball one, strike one.
• 2:33:39
  The Cubs selected Buttman in the January free agent draft.
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  There's a slow curve for a strike call.
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  The recommendation of Gene Hanley, who does his job of scouting on the West Coast for the Cubs.
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  Ball one, strike two, 17 to 9 ball game.
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  Cubs are leading, fastball low and away.
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  Two and two now on the right end of hitting Buttman.
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  First trip up the plate this afternoon.
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  Meadowall did all right. He was three for four.
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  Robe in a couple of runs. There's a swing and a miss. He got him.
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  What Montague now has retired.
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  Three, six, nine, ten, cup batters in succession.
• 2:34:32
  He came on a relief. In the fourth inning when the Cubs had ten men come to the plate.
• 2:34:39
  Mickey Gellerhurst steps into the batter's box.
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  His first trip up today.
• 2:34:45
  Micah Gorse has played some short stops, second, and he can play some third.
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  Wand up as the Cubs with a short stop last year.
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  He has not carried a magic wand to the plate this spring.
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  He has one hit in 13 at bats.
• 2:35:02
  There's a strike called fast curveball.
• 2:35:10
  Wind up on Montague, the delivery.
• 2:35:12
  Fastball misses inside to him.
• 2:35:18
  In the on deck circle of the young shortstop, Mike Sember will be making his first trip to the plate this afternoon.
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  The wind up in Montague's next pitch.
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  Gellerhurst, ball a little bit low.
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  He's a little bit behind on the hitter.
• 2:35:32
  17 to 9 score. Cubs out in front.
• 2:35:36
  About 30 hits so far in the game.
• 2:35:38
  One of them a homer, a three run shot by Seattle's Joe Liss.
• 2:35:41
  Fastball strike called on him.
• 2:35:44
  Caught the outside corner to Larry Barnett.
• 2:35:50
  Johnny Kebler and Ed Montague from the National League working on the bases along with big colorful Ron Luciano.
• 2:35:56
  Here's a swing and a ground ball.
• 2:35:58
  The shortstop is over there and it goes right at his club between his legs to center field.
• 2:36:02
  That's a whoops.
• 2:36:09
  Rick Babocla charged with an error.
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  And it'll bring up young Mike Sember.
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  First time today.
• 2:36:19
  Mike is one for five so obviously he has not had much work this spring.
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  But chances are he's going to wind up with Wichita during the 77 season.
• 2:36:27
  Right-handed hitter and he looks at his strike.
• 2:36:32
  This has not been one of those truly great artistic performances by either Bocla today.
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  A batch of errors, bigger batch of base hits, and a slow curve outside.
• 2:36:46
  Mike comes from outside Chicago at Hammond, Indiana.
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  Stretch the pitch. Strike right at the knees to him.
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  And he has always been the property of the Cubs.
• 2:37:02
  Graduated from Bishop Noel Institute at Hammond and majored in broadcasting at the University of Tulsa.
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  Here's a strike called.
• 2:37:11
  If he takes too many pitches like that he's going to be in broadcasting in a hurry, faster than he wanted to be.
• 2:37:18
  The error that permitted Kelleher to reach ended that string of John Monaghan's where he had retired ten in succession.
• 2:37:29
  That strikeout is the third that he has posted here in relief today.
• 2:37:34
  Jimmy Dwyer stepping into the batter's box left-hander playing now in left field came into play in the fifth inning and he's flied out to left field his first time up.
• 2:37:44
  Takes the ball. It's outside and the count on Jimmy Dwyer.
• 2:37:49
  Paul won those strikes.
• 2:37:51
  The Chicago native led up on that one. It's a little bit high.
• 2:38:02
  Dwyer three for nine this spring with two runs batted in.
• 2:38:06
  Walked three times. He struck out twice in ten at-fats now including today.
• 2:38:13
  Right-hander, John Montague on the hill. Cup runner at first base. Here's the pitch.
• 2:38:17
  Dwyer takes a fast ball low and inside.
• 2:38:22
  Jose Cardenel still suffering from a sore knee and that is the knee that Jose injured late in the 1976 season.
• 2:38:32
  A little ligament damage. It's a strike call.
• 2:38:35
  And he may be bothered with that off and on throughout this season.
• 2:38:41
  Bill Buckner, not sure when he's going to be in action.
• 2:38:44
  He's been doing a little bit of running the last couple of days.
• 2:38:47
  Strotter first. Runner is back safely standing.
• 2:38:56
  One of these days we expect to see a lineup on that field that would resemble the one you expect to see opening day.
• 2:39:01
  There's a swing and a miss.
• 2:39:04
  Drilled himself a little hole in the ground, spinning around trying to get a hold of that one.
• 2:39:11
  And he came up with fresh Arizona air.
• 2:39:16
  Now the count is full at three and two.
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  Two go and the runner will go.
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  He does. Pitch inside. He checks his swing. The ball gets by the catcher and goes to the backstop.
• 2:39:28
  The count I heard was just jogging to second base and he pulls up there.
• 2:39:33
  It's a walk to Dwyer, putting runners at first and second.
• 2:39:39
  Greg Gross will be the hitter. Get into a double play in the third inning.
• 2:39:43
  But he has also batted in three runs. He's got a couple of hits. He's two for five.
• 2:39:54
  The Cubs have been kind of coasting the last couple of innings, but they could afford to.
• 2:40:01
  They still have 17 runs, while Seattle has nine. It's been that kind of a day.
• 2:40:07
  Greg steps out of the batter's box for a moment.
• 2:40:09
  The Cubs got him, of course, from Houston, and he figures to be a very consistent hitter.
• 2:40:17
  There's the pitch to him. He takes a strike at the knees, a good fastball.
• 2:40:22
  The Cubs send a rookie infielder, Udio Gonzalez, to the Houston Astros for Gross.
• 2:40:31
  Hugh Gaugh, runners at first and second, strength one pitch, swung out.
• 2:40:34
  He pulls one down to the first baseman. Should have it. He does.
• 2:40:37
  And that will retire the Cubs in the eighth with no runs, no hits, one error, and two men left in the bases.
• 2:40:44
  So Seattle comes to bat here at Tempe, Arizona, bottom of the eighth inning.
• 2:40:48
  It is still the Cubs 17, Seattle nine.
• 2:40:54
  It's the kind of a game, of course, that the kids really love.
• 2:40:57
  Lots of base runners, lots of hits, lots of action all the time.
• 2:41:02
  The purists will say, hey, that's no ballgame.
• 2:41:10
  Jimmy Todd, down on the hill for the Cubs.
• 2:41:16
  First pitch, swung on at a ground ball to the second baseman, Cabo here.
• 2:41:19
  He's up with it, and Jami Smith, retired in the first pitch in the eighth inning.
• 2:41:31
  This is Jimmy's first appearance with the Cubs since they got him earlier this week from Oakland for Joe Coleman.
• 2:41:39
  And he agreed to terms before the game today. He says it was a two-year contract.
• 2:41:45
  Right-hander stepping into the batter's box is one Bernhardt, and he takes a little high, ball one.
• 2:41:53
  Todd Wines, the big right-hander, his next pitch, a swing and a miss.
• 2:41:57
  He'll throw a sinker. Those with a cue, Jimmy, are throwing a spitball.
• 2:42:03
  He may have in the pass, but now that he's wearing a Cub uniform, you can be sure he will not throw it.
• 2:42:10
  Wind up in the pitch. It was after one.
• 2:42:12
  Prowse it back out of play. That ball was rising on the hitter.
• 2:42:19
  There was some speculation as to whether or not Jimmy Todd had been held out of action the last part of the 76 season
• 2:42:25
  when he was with Oakland because he might have arm trouble.
• 2:42:28
  He says, no, that was not at all. He just didn't let him work.
• 2:42:33
  He says he's perfectly healthy.
• 2:42:37
  Here's the wind up, and the both two pitch swung on.
• 2:42:39
  Ground ball, and right under the glove of Todd, bubbled by the shortstop.
• 2:42:44
  Simber, who is not finding this field exactly to his liking.
• 2:42:49
  He's wrapped pop-ups.
• 2:42:53
  Another ball got away from him, and here after this one went right between Jimmy Todd's legs and under his glove,
• 2:42:59
  Simber appeared to be Johnny on the spot. He was.
• 2:43:02
  But he couldn't pick up the ball either.
• 2:43:07
  So Bernard is on.
• 2:43:09
  There's two of the Cubbies take a stab at the ball, but can't come up with it. That'll be a dare.
• 2:43:13
  Lee Stanton steps in.
• 2:43:16
  Right hander, takes, it's a strike.
• 2:43:23
  Stanton has been on twice as a result of errors, and once with a triple.
• 2:43:32
  A veteran should help this ball club.
• 2:43:38
  Todd was taking almost too much time for it. Now we're ready to go.
• 2:43:41
  Here's the stretch of the pitch.
• 2:43:42
  Fast ball, sunk sharply and missed the strike zone, blown away.
• 2:43:57
  Todd looks over it first, delivers, there's a swing and a miss.
• 2:44:01
  Ball sunk pretty sharply.
• 2:44:11
  17-9 is the score, in case you just joined us.
• 2:44:15
  Yes, the Cubs are leading, of course.
• 2:44:21
  Now Todd is ready.
• 2:44:23
  Stanton swings and a bouncing ball to the shortstop.
• 2:44:25
  How will he do this time?
• 2:44:26
  Okay so far, over to second for one, the relay, double play.
• 2:44:31
  See how easy it is?
• 2:44:36
  There's no hits in there, wiped out with a double play.
• 2:44:41
  So we go into the ninth inning and the Cubbies coming to back are still out in front of Seattle, 17-9.
• 2:44:49
  There are over 60 general offices in Chicagoland.
• 2:44:52
  Call friendly Bob Adams to borrow up to $10,000. Call that over 3-2-0-2-0.
• 2:45:07
  Well, in the ninth inning, the Cubs are going to face a new pitcher, Roy Thomas.
• 2:45:16
  Tall, and I mean tall, he's 6'5", lists him at 2'15", he looks even way less than that.
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  23 years old, born at Quantico, Virginia, just down a little ways from Washington, D.C.
• 2:45:33
  and of course it's been the headquarters for the United States Marine Corps, as long as man can remember, Quantico.
• 2:45:41
  Makes his home now on the other coast out of San Jose, California.
• 2:45:45
  Fits last year in the minors in Iowa.
• 2:45:48
  Roy Thomas, Bobby Mercer, the designated hitter today for the Cubs in the batter's box.
• 2:45:55
  Montague did an excellent job.
• 2:45:59
  Fits to four in the third inning.
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  He gave up no runs.
• 2:46:11
  Thomas, big wind-up, and a swing and a miss by Mercer on the first pitch.
• 2:46:20
  As a D.H. today, Mercer's batted in a run with a single in the fourth inning.
• 2:46:25
  He's one for five.
• 2:46:27
  Here's a pitch to Bobby. Swung on, ground ball to the third baseman, he should get it.
• 2:46:31
  Up with the peg is Burdock, almost right away.
• 2:46:34
  What a stab by Danny Meyer for up, number one in the top of the ninth inning. And Scott Thompson will be the hitter.
• 2:46:46
  Remember opening day at Wrigley Field?
• 2:46:50
  Thursday, April the 7th, against the New York Mets.
• 2:46:53
  And they'll be there on Saturday and Sunday. And Sunday, the 10th of April, will be Monad Day for the ladies at Wrigley Field.
• 2:47:02
  First there's several promotions the Cubs will have this year.
• 2:47:05
  Thompson swings, the left-hander drives a five-ball into right-center field for a base hit, a single.
• 2:47:10
  Oh, bubble, now picked up, thrown too late to second base. It'll be a single and an error.
• 2:47:16
  Dumped it out into right-center field.
• 2:47:23
  Five. With one out.
• 2:47:28
  What are the nine errors today?
• 2:47:30
  Close to it. There's been a few other middle errors, too, that we won't want to add to it.
• 2:47:35
  You don't think this is the best ball game you ever saw?
• 2:47:37
  Not yet. But we've got to, let's see, five more outs to go.
• 2:47:47
  Aydin Wallace takes the fast ball and it does miss.
• 2:47:51
  Let's see, Tars today, reached his first four times up with a pair of walks and a pair of singles, and he scored four runs.
• 2:47:59
  And he finally rounded out in the seventh inning, the pitch.
• 2:48:03
  That's the day that hit her, and he takes it low.
• 2:48:09
  How about having your group out to Wrigley Field this year?
• 2:48:12
  Maybe your employees, huh?
• 2:48:14
  Low cost per person, group outing at Wrigley Field.
• 2:48:17
  During the first home stand of the season would be a good time to do it against the Mets.
• 2:48:21
  Distracts the pitch.
• 2:48:23
  Boy, this kid rears back and he's got that ball way behind his right ear, and then he suddenly unleashes it.
• 2:48:31
  Kind of a buggy with motion to that delivery of his.
• 2:48:39
  Leonard at second base with one out in the ninth.
• 2:48:42
  That's too high and tight, and that will put Joe Wallace on base.
• 2:48:45
  He draws his third walk today.
• 2:48:50
  Pines will be the hitter now. He started the ball game in Luckfield, and Genus moved over to play third base.
• 2:48:55
  He has a couple of hits, a couple of runs scored, and a run batted in.
• 2:49:00
  So your group outing at Wrigley Field.
• 2:49:04
  Don't you worry at all about details. The guy to call is Ernie Banks, manager at group sales now at Wrigley Field.
• 2:49:10
  You can get him at EB7-1919.
• 2:49:13
  And that's for the Ernie Banks Special Group Package.
• 2:49:18
  Curve ball thrown wide, ball one.
• 2:49:21
  That group sales staff will arrange for charter bus service.
• 2:49:23
  They'll see to it you all sit together at Wrigley Field in good, comfortable box seats.
• 2:49:28
  And have yourself some fun.
• 2:49:31
  There's a pitch swung on, ground ball right past the pitcher.
• 2:49:33
  Spins off the dirt into center field.
• 2:49:35
  Runner coming around third. He's going to score.
• 2:49:37
  Shouldn't be a play on him.
• 2:49:40
  Tried to cut it off at the mound, and the throw was off target.
• 2:49:44
  Got away, first baseman, but the catcher's there to pick it up.
• 2:49:48
  And Clines has himself another run batted in, his second today, and his third hit today.
• 2:49:53
  That only makes it 18-9.
• 2:49:59
  Runners at first and second.
• 2:50:02
  Second hit of the inning off of the rookie, right-hander Roy Thomas.
• 2:50:06
  And that brings up Ed Putman, struck out of the eighth inning against Montague.
• 2:50:15
  That is now with 20 base hits for the day.
• 2:50:19
  And an 18-9 lead.
• 2:50:24
  Couldn't get a single extra point.
• 2:50:30
  Up to now.
• 2:50:34
  Better hurry it up, or the sun is going to be setting.
• 2:50:37
  And they'll have to turn on the lights, which they have here.
• 2:50:41
  And it's comforting to know that they can turn on the lights, in case they need them.
• 2:50:51
  Roy Thomas delivers.
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  Strike in the outside corner, Ed Putman.
• 2:50:59
  Lewis, maybe you should call Ernie Banks and see if he can get a special for your bowling group.
• 2:51:04
  They'd love to come out, I know.
• 2:51:06
  Would they let them all in the park the same day?
• 2:51:09
  Well, they wouldn't be sober. That'd be the only trouble, I think.
• 2:51:16
  I know that it's necessary for them to bowl at their peak efficiency.
• 2:51:20
  They have a little bit in them, but you know, to go to the ballgame, they could go without that.
• 2:51:25
  They could, but they wouldn't.
• 2:51:27
  That's strange, I know that.
• 2:51:30
  There's a swing and a miss.
• 2:51:32
  I know they'd bring their bowling balls to the ballgame.
• 2:51:41
  Out on Putman is Tillam Two.
• 2:51:44
  And they're two men on, with one away tonight.
• 2:51:48
  An historic battle, 18-9.
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  Curve very high.
• 2:51:54
  He started about three feet over Putman's head, and it broke and was still over his head.
• 2:52:02
  So a full count.
• 2:52:05
  And cover hunters at first and second.
• 2:52:09
  Let's see if they might go with this.
• 2:52:13
  A look at second base.
• 2:52:15
  Right handers pitch, they don't go, and a swing and a miss.
• 2:52:20
  So that is strike three, and they're two gone in the ninth.
• 2:52:26
  And stepping into the batter's box now for the Cubs is Mick Keller.
• 2:52:30
  Mick reached down an error in the eighth inning.
• 2:52:33
  His only time up so far today.
• 2:52:39
  Kentucky got knocked out of that NCAA tournament.
• 2:52:42
  Michigan knocked out of their wake force.
• 2:52:48
  North Carolina winner, North Carolina Charlotte a winner over Michigan.
• 2:52:54
  And a swing and a very high foul ball that's going to be out of play to the right side.
• 2:52:58
  Now we have to pull for Marquette to go all the way.
• 2:53:00
  That'll be something.
• 2:53:01
  It'll be great.
• 2:53:02
  Al McGuire has always had tough tournament teams.
• 2:53:05
  And in this, his last year as head coach for the Warriors, it would be quite a way to go on.
• 2:53:16
  We saw the story out here a few days ago that Bobby Orr, or not Bobby Orr, Johnny Orr,
• 2:53:22
  the coach of the Michigan Wolverines were knocked out of that tournament.
• 2:53:27
  Upset by North Carolina Charlotte.
• 2:53:32
  Johnny's thinking that he may have to give up the coaching job for Michigan.
• 2:53:37
  Ulcers and pressure and everything else getting to him.
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  That's too high. Ball one.
• 2:53:51
  There are runners at first and second.
• 2:53:52
  We're in the ninth inning with two up.
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  Here's a pitch.
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  Swung on foul.
• 2:53:58
  Back out of play against the backstop.
• 2:54:00
  And this crowd is so silent here you begin to wonder whether or not you're attending a funeral service.
• 2:54:07
  Of course it's 18 to 9.
• 2:54:13
  A lot of them are Seattle fans and they really don't have all that much to cheer about.
• 2:54:17
  There's a Dodger fan.
• 2:54:20
  I thought they were down in Florida.
• 2:54:23
  Here's a pitch.
• 2:54:24
  Goes after the fastball.
• 2:54:26
  Got it off the end of the bat and fouled it.
• 2:54:28
  Back up out of play.
• 2:54:33
  I got a hunch Lewis at this ballpark along about the middle of July when it gets a little warm shot here.
• 2:54:39
  Those seats could be just a little bit hot couldn't they?
• 2:54:42
  Won't be too many in the stands.
• 2:54:44
  They play mostly at night under these fine lights.
• 2:54:50
  One of the problems the Phoenix Giants have even though they've had some good teams,
• 2:54:54
  is after that next pitch it's high and he hits a foul ball.
• 2:54:57
  That's going to be back into the seats over near the cup.
• 2:55:00
  One of the problems they have is in that real heat of the midsummer here,
• 2:55:05
  even at night where they play all of their ball games over at the Phoenix park at Dandy,
• 2:55:09
  it still is too high.
• 2:55:11
  John Mickelson, our engineer, like most engineers, is the kind that you really can't rely on.
• 2:55:17
  He says, oh no, no, it's never too hot.
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  He's working for the Chamber of Commerce.
• 2:55:28
  Now the pitch and a flat ball going out to the left fielder.
• 2:55:32
  He's coming in for it.
• 2:55:33
  Tommy Smith is under it, makes the catch and shallow left.
• 2:55:37
  Keva Herr is retired and the Cubbies in the ninth inning come up with one run.
• 2:55:41
  Couple of hits in the inning, a walk and an error, nearly two men on.
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  And we are now going into the bottom of the ninth.
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  Here at Tempe, Arizona it is the Cubs 18, Seattle 9.
• 2:55:54
  The first pitch, the bottom of the ninth is a ball, low and inside.
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  Left-handed hitter, Danny Meyer, swings and misses.
• 2:56:00
  Ball one, strike one on him.
• 2:56:04
  Fuzzy Bavesi, top man of the San Diego Padres.
• 2:56:08
  Right under Ray Kroc, the chairman of the board of the ball club, is here taking in the game again today.
• 2:56:15
  There's a strike, ball one, strike two.
• 2:56:19
  You know, you can charge your tickets on MasterCharge or Bank of Maricarg
• 2:56:24
  for Cub games this year, first time ever.
• 2:56:27
  Here's the pitch, Jimmy Todd fires one and it's tap foul over by the Cub dugout.
• 2:56:34
  Thursday, April 7th is the opener.
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  Then Cubs and the Mets are scheduled to play again on Saturday, the 9th of April,
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  and Sunday, the 10th of April, with the 10th being Ladies' Botted Day.
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  Swing and an inside delivery, pulled foul down the third base side, or first base side.
• 2:56:51
  But tickets go on sale, of course, at the ballpark the morning of each game,
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  and advance sales now at the box office.
• 2:56:58
  And remember, you can charge it if you have MasterCharge or Bank of Maricarg.
• 2:57:04
  The number to call for tickets at Wrigley Field is 281-5050.
• 2:57:08
  Give them a call, Bundy, huh?
• 2:57:11
  Here's the windup, one-two delivery, swung on, a shot down the first base side.
• 2:57:15
  It is inside the line, going down into the corner.
• 2:57:18
  And here's the runner, Danny Meyer, rounding second.
• 2:57:20
  He is going to go into third, and there will be no play on him, a standup dribble.
• 2:57:24
  A blistering shot right past the colorful first base up fire, big run, there's the anto.
• 2:57:33
  Well, he's having himself quite a day.
• 2:57:35
  Two singles, a double, and a triple.
• 2:57:37
  A couple of runs batted in, two runs scored, with a chance to make a three.
• 2:57:43
  Danny Meyer, who started today, hitting 267 in spring training,
• 2:57:47
  has put umpteen points on his batting average.
• 2:57:50
  He started today with four hits.
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  This spring he now has eight.
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  And he's four for five.
• 2:58:03
  Now the batter's box is Joe List, who hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning off Joe Decker.
• 2:58:09
  He's now facing Jimmy Todd, and he looks, hits the ball a little low.
• 2:58:13
  Jimmy from the windup, here's the delivery.
• 2:58:16
  Whoa, good curve, taken for a strike.
• 2:58:22
  Throws a fast curve ball.
• 2:58:25
  Ball one, strike one.
• 2:58:28
  Windup by the big guy, and the curve this time is way off the mark, low and outside, ball two, strike one.
• 2:58:34
  Jimmy was really surprised when he got the news the other night that he had been traded to the Cubs from Oakland.
• 2:58:41
  He thought he would never again get a chance to wear a Cub uniform.
• 2:58:45
  Swing and a high foul, it's back out of play.
• 2:58:47
  Changed speeds on that curve a little bit.
• 2:58:52
  He was sent to Oakland a couple of years ago for champ summers.
• 2:58:56
  Now back with the Cubbies.
• 2:59:03
  Rudder at third base.
• 2:59:05
  The windup in the pitch lists swings and foul tips that it hit, but one's meant for a strikeout.
• 2:59:13
  One away here in the ninth.
• 2:59:16
  We have had 33 hits in this game, 20 by the Cubbies.
• 2:59:22
  I have 13, yeah, or 13 by them.
• 2:59:29
  The Vauqua has one of them at triple.
• 2:59:31
  He's stepping in now.
• 2:59:32
  He's been on errors too, scored a run, batted in one.
• 2:59:36
  Right hander takes, Todd misses outside.
• 2:59:42
  And the score, the Chicago Cubs, 19 Seattle, 8.
• 2:59:48
  Here's the windup.
• 2:59:49
  There's a swing and a tap past the pitcher.
• 2:59:51
  Shortstop charging in and he fumbles the ball.
• 2:59:53
  Holy mackerel.
• 2:59:57
  Well, Cember just couldn't make the pick up on that slow ball.
• 3:00:02
  Top pass to pitcher Jimmy Todd.
• 3:00:05
  It is now 18 to 10.
• 3:00:11
  Credit to Vauqua with a run batted in on it because they would not have been able to get the runner from third.
• 3:00:17
  And that is error number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, would you believe, 7 by the Cubs today.
• 3:00:26
  Jimmy Sexton steps in.
• 3:00:27
  Fouls, one back out of play.
• 3:00:31
  Manager Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians has been very upset with his ball clubs miscues in the field.
• 3:00:37
  5 errors, 6 errors, 5 errors, 4 errors.
• 3:00:41
  But he still thinks they've got a real good shot at the Yankees this year in that American League Eastern Division.
• 3:00:46
  If they can forget their fumble-itis.
• 3:00:52
  On paper, of course, the Yankees look so loaded that it could be a shoe-in.
• 3:00:57
  But you don't play them on paper.
• 3:00:59
  There's a swing.
• 3:01:00
  He slaps the ground ball to the shortstop.
• 3:01:01
  Up to second for one, the relay.
• 3:01:03
  Whoops.
• 3:01:04
  Don't get the double play.
• 3:01:06
  The Seattle, perfect position to call it.
• 3:01:08
  Fielder's choice, keeps the inning alive.
• 3:01:12
  The Backwell forced at second base.
• 3:01:15
  And they're 2-gon to the ninth.
• 3:01:22
  Seattle has been charged with 3 errors today, so we've had a total of 10 in the ballgame.
• 3:01:28
  Here's Skip Jutzi, hitting in the ninth spot of the batting order.
• 3:01:32
  Here's a swing and a ground ball to the shortstop.
• 3:01:33
  He's got it.
• 3:01:34
  Nice going.
• 3:01:35
  Mike Simber feeds Kelleher perfectly.
• 3:01:38
  And to the ninth.
• 3:01:40
  One run, leadoff triple.
• 3:01:42
  One error, one man left down.
• 3:01:44
  And the Cubbies beat Seattle in this one at Tempe, Arizona.
• 3:01:50
  The final score of the Cubs, 18, and Seattle, 10.