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Players line up before the Brewers game

Any time we beat a NL Central opponent i get a good feeling, yes i know its spring training before you all start mentioning that it is pointless. We saw our first glance of Milton Bradley, even if it was a fleeting one, Milton worked a walk in his first and only AB and then was lifted as a precautionary measure after feeling some tightness in his quad.

Jake Fox who is trying to find a position with the Cubs helped his cause by belting a 3 run shot in the third inning, Joey Gathright had 3 singles, a RBI, a run scored and a stolen base.

Sean Marshall who is battling for the 5th starters role gave up 1 run on 4 hits over 2 innings of work. Chad Gaudin hit a double while pitching one inning. Carlos Marmol gave up one run in one inning of work, and Angel Guzman picked up the save.

The Cubs move to 2-0 this spring. We now head to face the Texas Rangers with Ted Lilly getting the start.

ST Game #1, A’s/Brewers: 3-3

Yes, a tie in the desert. In 10 innings the Brew-Crew tied with the A’s. Its like kissing your sister. Travis Buck and Bobby Crosby both had good showings today, both hitting home runs, Buck a two run HR, and Crosby a solo-shot. Outman looked good in two inning of work, 2 innings, 1 hit, 1 K. Out of all pitchers, Schorder made the best showing, by striking out 2 batters in one inning.

Notables: Holliday, 1 for 3 , Giambi, 0 for 3

Box Score

The A’s will be taking on the Angels tomorrow at 12:05

That is it for today, more updates tomorrow!

Bill Hall will be expecting at least another 4 to 6 weeks until he recovers from his left calf injury, but the Brewers infielder believes it will be much quicker.
“I think two weeks,” Hall said. “It’s definitely not going to be 4-6 weeks.”

The incident happened last Thursday, when Hall had a partial tear on his left calf muscle during a conditioning session. During sprint drills, he was strapped with resistance bands which he thought had snapped and hit the back of his leg.

An MRI scan last Friday assured that it was indeed an injury, but Hall said that it was not that serious. He met with athletic trainer Roger Caplinger to future rehabilitation programs.

“Once the muscle released and stopped being tense, it was [much better],” Hall said. “I’m walking on my own now with no trouble. Two days ago, I felt like I needed crutches.”

Although feeling much better, Hall would still be cautious. Last 2007, he was also injured, spraining his right ankle as a center field at Pittsburgh, and was thought to miss a good six weeks. Hall returned 2 1/2 weeks after his injury, but went down to a .185 average in August with only 5 home runs in the final two months.

Attempting a comeback this time is not an option for Hall until his doctors gives him the go signal.
“Spring Training is longer this year and even though I’m feeling good, there’s no reason to be pressing things,” he said. “I’ve talked to football players I know, and they say this can be a one of those bad things if you don’t let it heal all the way.”