Cubs 12, Giants 6, Final - Feb. 28, 2008

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thecubreporter.com 2/28/2008 — Cubs baseball (Cactus League version) is back! Ryan Dempster begins his attempt to win a spot in the '08 rotation; Noah Lowry starts for the Giants. Neither starter is slated to go beyond the second inning. First pitch is at 2:05 Central Time. Pat ...

Fukudome reaches base 3 ways in Cubs win
msn.foxsports.com 2/29/2008 — Kosuke Fukudome got on base every which way in his first exhibition game for the Chicago Cubs. The Japanese newcomer was plunked on the first pitch he saw in the first inning, walked in his next turn and then hit an RBI single to help the Cubs beat ...

More fun in the sun with relaxed Kosuke
suntimes.com 2/29/2008 — Shortstop Ryan Theriot was on a roll about the feel-good afternoon the Cubs had against the San Francisco Giants in their spring-training opener when he saw the banana. Huh?

Cubs Kick Off Spring Schedule Today — Spring Training '08

Spring Training Game Thread: Cubs @ Giants; 2:05 p.m. CT/3:05 ET — A League of Her Own

Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Giants - 02/28/08 — ChicagoCubsOnline.com

Nice start to the spring — GoatRiders of the Apocalypse

A Low Bar For Cubs Starters — wrigleyville23

Cubs Inspire False Hope In Cactus League Opener — A League of Her Own

A Sweet, Completely Meaningless Victory — A Hundred Next Years

Good Start, but talk to me in a month — Yarbage Cub Review

Cubs-Giants: First Cactus League Game — Bleacher Report - MLB 2/28/2008
The Chicago Cubs begin their 2008 championship season today in a spring game against the Bonds-less San Francisco Giants. Ryan Dempster gets the starting nod in an attempt to make his way closer to the starting rotation.  Kosuke Fukudome also ...

Fukudome reaches base three times — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 2/28/2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – San Francisco pitcher Noah Lowry welcomed Kosuke Fukudome to the United States today with a breaking ball behind the right arm on the first pitch the former Japanese batting champ saw since signing as a free agent with the Cubs.

Fukudome plunked, gets RBI in debut — Major League Baseball News 2/28/2008
Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome received a rather rude welcome to the Cactus League on Thursday. In his first at-bat in the first inning, he was hit on the right arm by the first pitch he saw from San Francisco's Noah Lowry.

Theriot, Fontenot spark offense for Cubs — Major League Baseball News 2/28/2008
Ryan Theriot singled and scored in each of the first three innings, and Mike Fontenot added a three-run homer in a five-run third inning as the Cubs beat the Giants, 12-6, on Thursday.

Cubs 12, Giants 6 — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 2/29/2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Kosuke Fukudome got on base every which way in his first exhibition game f...

Notes: Solid first start for Dempster — Major League Baseball News 2/28/2008
If the rest of Ryan Dempster's starts are as smooth as his first, he could find a spot in the Cubs rotation. Dempster gave up one run on two hits, including a homer by Randy Winn, over two innings against the Giants on Thursday in the Cubs' 12-6 ...

San Francisco Giants: Omar Vizquel Out Four to Six Weeks — Bleacher Report - MLB 2/29/2008
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, you go and find something like this! It’s sad to say, but the San Francisco Giants won’t be fielding their starting shortstop come opening day. Omar Vizquel tore the medial ...

Cubs' Fukudome reaches base 3 times (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 2/29/2008
Kosuke Fukudome got on base every which way in his first exhibition game for the Chicago Cubs. The Japanese newcomer was plunked on the first pitch he saw in the first inning, walked in his next turn and then hit an RBI single to help the Cubs beat ...