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Haha, if we thought yesterday was slim pickin’s, today is strictly Rip Torn. The Sun-Times’ last Cubs article was Monday. The Trib’s was Friday. I watched the game last night, but my beat is Cubs, and there was a gamethread anyway. Talk about whatever you want to, I guess...here’s some Leo:
So I threw in a bonus baseball history bit, ugly as that is, since that was a spinoff from here. Gotta have something to justify my existence, as I didn’t win the MegaMillions. Statistical analysis ain’t my thing, and y’all don’t want to read about the two books I have coming on Hallowe’en or thereabouts, so...this is good for your earhole:
As always * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome).
- With reference to ongoing commentary: Cub Tracks’ full 40-man as of 10/13. Feel free to guess who’s coming and going.
Cubs News and Notes:
Here's one for #Cubs fans: Nico Hoerner open and slow-mo pic.twitter.com/BIwoabCShd
— Josh Norris (@jnorris427) October 20, 2018
An appreciation of #Cubs left-hander Jon Lester, who's accomplishing that which is oh so difficult to do -- living up to a massive contracthttps://t.co/QX6VW77j2V via @EliHershkovich pic.twitter.com/61OMFkJZ4T
— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) October 20, 2018
Joe Buck actually gave credit where credit is due on that tag style @javy23baez #elmago #everybodyin #Cubs pic.twitter.com/Ab8qL9ZCN2
— MBDChicago (@MBDChicago) October 21, 2018
- NBC Sports Chicago: Theo Epstein loves Javier Báez’s ‘pure toughness’. [VIDEO].
- Bruce Miles (Daily Herald {$}): ‘Tapping’ into Cubs’ recent hitting-coach history. “Bring ‘em in and grind ‘em out.”
- Brendan Miller (Cubs Insider): Watch: Cubs top prospect Nico Hoerner talks Fall League, fast development, & pilates [VIDEO].
- Moshe Wilensky (Cubs Insider): Only 6 teams appear able to participate in Bryce Harper/Manny Machado sweepstakes. “...Dodgers, Yankees, Phillies, Twins, Giants, and Cubs.”
- Chris Kamka (NBC Sports Chicago*): Remember that guy? Former Cubs shortstop Ricky Gutiérrez. “Gutiérrez played in the Majors from 1993-2004.”
Today in Baseball History:
- 2015 - The Mets complete a sweep of the Cubs in the NLCS with an 8 - 3 win at Wrigley Field. They score 4 runs in the 1st and 2 in the 2nd to run away with the game, while Daniel Murphy, who is named MVP of the series, sets a new postseason record by homering in his sixth straight game.
- Cubs birthdays: Jack Hayden, Bill Lee, Johnny Goryl, George Bell. Also notable: Whitey Ford (HoF).
Food for thought:
The standard model of particle physics holds that the electron should keep its round shape almost perfectly. https://t.co/SirWeV0iXj
— Science News (@ScienceNews) October 20, 2018
Modern birds might have dinosaur lungs to thank for their existence https://t.co/LJKQ4vixeq pic.twitter.com/FgpJaf5zpH
— Popular Science (@PopSci) October 20, 2018
Hovering is much harder than flying forward. Here’s how nectar bats and hummingbirds do it. https://t.co/sPm75BWL2H
— Science News (@ScienceNews) October 20, 2018
Thanks for reading.