The Chicago Cubs recently announced their Spring Training broadcast schedule, with Tennessee Smokies Director of Broadcasting Mick Gillispie once again joining Cubs broadcaster Len Kasper to call 23 contests on Cubs.com. The broadcasts will be available for free on the site, with the first broadcast and Cactus League game on February 27 in the Cubs’ brand-new complex in Mesa, Arizona.
2014 marks the fourth consecutive year Gillispie, who has called Smokies games since the 2007 campaign, will broadcast Cubs Spring Training contests.
“On a snowy and cold day like this, it’s great to know baseball is so close to starting,” said Gillispie.
Games from Feburary 27 through March 8 begin at 3:05 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted, while contests from March 9 will start at 4:05 p.m. ET, unless otherwise noted. Below is the entire broadcast schedule:
| Date | Opponent | Site | Broadcast |
| Thursday, February 27 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Mesa | WGN TV, CUBS.COM |
| Friday, February 28 | Los Angeles Angels | Tempe | WGN Radio |
| Saturday, March 1 | San Francisco Giants (ss) | Mesa | CUBS.COM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks (ss) | Scottsdale (7:10 p.m.) | CUBS.COM | |
| Sunday, March 2 | Kansas City Royals | Mesa | WGN Radio |
| Monday, March 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | Maryvale | WGN Radio |
| Tuesday, March 4 | Oakland Athletics | Mesa | CUBS.COM |
| Wednesday, March 5 | Colorado Rockies | Mesa | CUBS.COM |
| Thursday, March 6 | Cleveland Indians | Goodyear | CUBS.COM |
| Friday, March 7 | Cleveland Indians | Mesa | CUBS.COM |
| Los Angeles Angels | Tempe | ||
| Saturday, March 8 | Cincinnati Reds | Goodyear | CUBS.COM |
| Sunday, March 9 | Milwaukee Brewers | Mesa | CUBS.COM |
| Monday, March 10 | San Francisco Giants | Scottsdale | CUBS.COM |
| Tuesday, March 11 | Colorado Rockies | Mesa | CUBS.COM |
| Wednesday, March 12 | Seattle Mariners | Peoria (7:05 p.m.) | CUBS.COM |
| Thursday, March 13 | Off Day | ||
| Friday, March 14 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Mesa | CUBS.COM |
| Saturday, March 15 | Kansas City Royals (ss) | Surprise | WGN Radio |
| New York Mets (ss) | Las Vegas | WGN TV | |
| Sunday, March 16 | Cleveland Indians (ss) | Mesa | CSN, CUBS.COM |
| New York Mets (ss) | Las Vegas | ||
| Monday, March 17 | Los Angeles Angels (ss) | Mesa | CSN, CUBS.COM |
| Oakland Athletics (ss) | Phoenix | ||
| Tuesday, March 18 | Texas Rangers | Surprise (7:05 p.m.) | CUBS.COM |
| Wednesday, March 19 | Colorado Rockies | Scottsdale (6:40 p.m.) | CUBS.COM |
| Thursday, March 20 | Seattle Mariners | Mesa | CSN, CUBS.COM |
| Friday, March 21 | Chicago White Sox | Glendale | CUBS.COM |
| Saturday, March 22 | Cincinnati Reds | Mesa | WGN TV, WGN Radio |
| Sunday, March 23 | Oakland Athletics | Phoenix | WGN TV, CUBS.COM |
| Monday, March 24 | San Diego Padres | Mesa (7:05 p.m.) | WGN Radio |
| Tuesday, March 25 | Los Angeles Angels (ss) | Mesa | CSN, CUBS.COM |
| San Diego Padres (ss) | Peoria (7:05 p.m.) | ||
| Wednesday, March 26 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Scottsdale | CUBS.COM |
| Thursday, March 27 | Chicago White Sox | Mesa (12:05 p.m.) | WGN Radio |
| Friday, March 28 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Chase Field (6:40 p.m.) | CSN, CUBS.COM |
| Saturday, March 29 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Chase Field (1:10 p.m.) | CSN, WGN Radio |
“The broadcasts are going to be so much fun this year because of all the Cubs prospects with MLB camp invites,” added Gillispie. “So many former, future and current Smokies are on the roster. Tennessee will be well represented.”
Among those former Smokies are seven members of the 2013 Smokies who received invites from the Cubs as non-roster invitees. Right-handed pitchers Marcus Hatley, Kyle Hendricks, Armando Rivero and Brian Schlitter, left-handed hurler Eric Jokisch, catcher Rafael Lopez and infielder Javier Baez were among 24 total non-roster players that have been invited to the Cubs’ Big League camp.
James Rowe
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