Five to Go

Five more make-believe games before Opening Day. The Cubs hit the road for two straight. Tuesday it's Scottsdale where Rich Hill goes up against fellow lefty Jonathon Sanchez. I previewed Sanchez last night. The "road trip" wraps up against the Angels.

In Tuesday's game against the Halos, Carlos Zambrano squares off against Jered Weaver. It will be a short outing for Carlos, he'll get plenty of rest for the start on the 31st. We've seen Weaver in the Cactus League already. You can see his pitch arsenal here.

The last 2008 game at HoHoKam will be Thursday. The Brewers will be visiting, so the Cubs won't show much in terms of regular season pitching talent.

The final two games will be in Las Vegas against the Mariners. The Cubs will be the "visitor" on Friday before getting last-licks in the finale. After the that, the Cubs get a day off. After that, I take one off while they get their first real working day of 2008.