MESA, Ariz. — Baseball is finally back!
Who cares if it's exhibition — the Cubs have an actual game of baseball today in Arizona.
The Cubs are rolling with Jen-Ho Tseng as the starting pitcher in their Cactus League Opener Saturday and Tyler Chatwood will get the ball for Game 2 Sunday.
Intense rain and unseasonably low temperatures dampened the buzz around Cubs camp this week slightly, but ultimately, the first week-plus flew by compared to the typical "Groundhog's Day" formula.
The entire Cubs team has actually only spent one day together — a rain-soaked Friday morning/afternoon — as Ben Zobrist reported four days late due to an undisclosed personal matter.