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Erik is back on vacation, so Josh and I will be taking over Cub Tracks for a little bit. I'm sure you'll miss him dearly. (Doesn't it seem like Erik takes a lot of vacations?) Many thanks to Tim Shockley for the cool photo of the Pearl Jam concert at Wrigley last summer.
From Comcast SportsNet
- Speaking of Pearl Jam, Rolling Stone thinks Wrigley Field is the second-best rock stadium.
- The search for the team's next manager is taking the front office in many different directions.
From Cubs Den
- Notes part 1: The Cubs are Top 10 in three categories, draft news, and more on the team's value.
- Notes part 2: Some gloves could be gold, Jorge Soler returns, more Arizona scouting reports, and some encouraging reports on Dan Vogelbach.
From Cubs.com
- Teddy Cahill on a big day from Jorge Soler in the Arizona Fall League.
From ESPNChicago.com
- The team's rebuilding plan is showing progress.
- (Video) Jesse Rogers gives you a look at the Cubs' new spring-training facility.
From the Chicago Tribune
- Here's a bit more on the ranking from Rolling Stone.
From the Chicago Sun-Times
- Craig Newman reports on wacky choices for Cubs manager that swept across Twitter the other day using the hashtag #mysterycubsmanagerialcandidates
From Fox Phoenix
- (Video) Another video tour of the Cubs' new spring-training facility from a Phoenix TV station. (The complex still doesn't have a name, so we can't call it anything but "new spring-training facility" for now.)
Miscellaneous
- Former Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster headed to St. Louis from Boston for World Series Game 3 wearing a most unusual suit. (No word on whether he napped on the plane.)
Today's food for thought
- Look at all the species that have been discovered in the Amazon. That link is the article, here's one that takes you straight to the pictures. (Erik loves this stuff, so I let him have the "food for thought" for today.)