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Here’s today’s Cubs News and Notes. As always * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome).
Here comes the Tony!
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) March 18, 2019
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#Cubs El Mago ready for the season https://t.co/t5KlegaBEt
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) March 18, 2019
- Duncan Wallis (msabr.com): 2019 Season Preview: Chicago Cubs. “An uncharacteristically quiet offseason resulted in a lot of upset fans, but maybe a more motivated team than ever.”
- Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): How Tommy Hottovy is making a seamless transition as the new Cubs pitching coach. “... Hottovy also might have been the only person uniquely qualified for this job.”
- Mark Gonzales (Chicago Tribune* {$}): ‘We want to carry the innings load’: Cubs starters vow to relieve brittle bullpen. “It could definitely help,” Kyle Hendricks said.
- Bruce Miles (Daily Herald {$}): Around the Horn: Cubs need Yu Darvish to return to form. “What Kris Bryant is to the Chicago Cubs offense, Darvish is to their starting-pitching staff.”
- Mark Gonzales (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Cubs reliever Brandon Morrow ‘in a good place’ after throwing his 1st bullpen session. “He threw only 20 pitches but did so with ease and a zip on his fastball ...”
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Anthony Iapoce: Today’s hitters need to be ‘hybrid hitter’. ‘You can’t just be one-sided or you’re going to miss stuff,’ Iapoce said.
- Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): With spring training ending, where are the Cubs at with Addison Russell? “This has always been very conditional,” general manager Jed Hoyer said Sunday. Brett Taylor also has thoughts.
- Madeleine Kenney (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): Cristhian Adames impresses Cubs manager Joe Maddon: ‘He’s had a hell of a spring’. “The fact he plays multiple defensive positions, he’s a switch hitter, he’s been a really good baserunner this camp, too,” Maddon said.
- Todd Johnson (Cubs Insider): Beyond obvious blue chips, these Cubs prospects are worth your investment. “If Nico Hoerner was a stock, investors would be bullish on his outlook. “
- Cubs Birthdays: Richie Ashburn (HoF), Paul Smith, Garry Jestadt, David Ross.
Food for thought:
Six animals having worse sex than you https://t.co/SXIpMgYW6H
— Popular Science (@PopSci) March 18, 2019
.@NASANewHorizons reveals that Ultima Thule’s history may be written in the sum of its parts. #LPSC2019 https://t.co/duCgyDyG3q
— Science News (@ScienceNews) March 18, 2019
A meteor exploded over the Bering Sea with the energy of 10 atomic bombs https://t.co/QsEJVicCun pic.twitter.com/w6UVjDRomC
— Popular Science (@PopSci) March 18, 2019
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