Including split-squads, international scrimmages, and the Spring Breakout prospect showcase, the Cubs have 33 games scheduled for spring training. A total of 15 of those games will be broadcast by either Marquee or 104.3 The Score, with the former carrying 11 and the latter taking 10. Some of those obviously overlap, like when both networks cover both of the Cubs’ first two games.
From there, however, there’s a gap of more than a week before Marquee’s next game and two weeks before The Score is back on the scene. We’ve known for a while now that this would be the case, but it’s still disappointing that they’ve scaled the coverage back to this extent.