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Chicago Cubs Spring Training games begin Thursday, Feb. 20, when the Cubs face the mighty Dodgers in a Cactus League home and home series, the first at Camelback Ranch, the second Feb. 21 at Sloan Park.

Quite a few noted authorities insist that a successful Major League Baseball team must have, not five or even six quality arms capable of starting games, but a full seven or eight, given the vagaries of chance and the wishes of the gods of baseball, who are well-known to be an ass.

Mike Marshall, probably one of the most impressive relief pitchers of his age, and a bona fide Dr.