The Good and the Bad: Week 1 of Spring Training

The Cubs have been competing in Cactus League games for a full week now. They finished off the first week at 2-5 with the win today to snap their skid. Let us take a look pack at some of the positives and negatives from the first week.

Positives

• It is only the first week of Spring Training.
• There were no major injuries.
• Matt Garza was okay after being hit with the line drive.
• Alfonso Soriano is off the a good start at the plate.
• The Cubs have only made to errors in the last three games.
• Tyler Colvin looked comfortable at first base.
• Both Colvin and Castro are having good springs at the plate.
• Big Z is lookin' good.
• Carlos Pena and Marlon Byrd called a team meeting and acted like leaders.

Negatives

• The confrontation between Silva and Ramirez.
• The sloppy defense.
• Starlin Castro's defense in particular.
• Pena is hitting .111.
• The loss of Ron Santo has made the radio broadcasts tough to listen to.
• Koyie Hill is 0-for-7.
• The Cubs blew four run leads two straight days.
• The team's record is 2-5.

All in all, this team had a rough first week... but once again it is just the start of Spring Training.