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Arg. This is a depressing weekend so far. I suppose if I’m looking for bright spots, some time is shortly to free up. But I would much rather spend that time on baseball, however batty that notion is.
RIP Bob Gibson, into the bargain.
Here’s Cub Tracks News and Notes. As always, * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used here as sarcasm font.
Cubs day after thought: If ever these hitters were going to find it again, it prob will be in ‘21. Contract years for Rizzo, Schwarber, Baez and Bryant. It shouldn’t come to that but you KNOW at least a couple will have big years. OR, they’re just bad.
— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) October 3, 2020
The Cubs’ golden age is over, ending the idea of a baseball foundation and a business empire with unlimited potential at Wrigley Field.
— Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) October 3, 2020
“Who knows where the game’s gonna go, where this country’s gonna go, where life’s gonna go?”https://t.co/xzi5mW6aL4
- R. J. Anderson (CBS Sports*): Cubs president Theo Epstein to discuss future with team; no extension expected, per report. “Epstein could be on the move again, having won the World Series with both the Cubs and the Red Sox.” David Kaplan started it.
- Tim Stebbins (NBC Sports Chicago*): Yu Darvish ‘sad’ he couldn’t win another start for Jon Lester. “... my focus today was to have Lester pitch one more start at Wrigley,” he said Friday. Lester has high hopes.
- Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): The Chicago Cubs roster entering the offseason: Free Agents, Team Options, Team Control. “... how the roster shakes out currently ...”
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): ‘Numb’: Cubs eliminated after bats go silent. “This was supposed to be the start of another deep October run for a core group craving more World Series glory.” Evan Altman discusses. Jon Greenberg {$} does also.
- Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): Exit interview? Kris Bryant’s thoughts as Cubs enter uncertain transition period. “It’s just the weirdest thing that I’ve experienced maybe in my whole life, definitely my baseball career.”
- Cubs birthdays: Ossie France, Jim Gardner, Bob Rhoads, Bob Kelly, Tony La Russa HOF, Lary Sorensen, Billy Hatcher, Mike Walker, Bobby Scales.
SimNews:
Art imitated life as the simCubs fell to the simNationals, 7-1. Stephen Strasburg was unhittable and even delivered the coupe de grace with a two-run double before exiting, having thrown 104 pitches in seven innings. Kyle Hendricks was unable to hold Washington down and the relief corps didn’t fare any better.
The simCubs scored first but Kyle Schwarber was thrown pout at second following hi clutch two-out knock, scoring Kris Bryant, who had singled and stolen second, and had moved over on an Anthony Rizzo groundout. That was all the highlights.
I’m remaining as positive as possible, but that National pitching is bad mojo. Patrick Corbin opposes Ryan Yarbrough today at 11 a.m. CT. We’ll adjust the lineup some. All game video and related material is available commercial-free, 24/7, at the BCB Media Center.
Food for Thought:
The prototype device doesn't use any fossil fuels to generate thrust. https://t.co/7HC3bBbzUS
— Futurism (@futurism) October 3, 2020
While the idea of using the moon for radio astronomy is decades old, the researchers make the case that technological advancements have finally made a lunar SETI observatory truly feasible. https://t.co/Hx2ufsgEb6
— Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 2, 2020
“Water is a very strange liquid. But everybody’s familiar with it, so we don’t really realize how weird it is.” https://t.co/oroF9Z41Gu
— Science News (@ScienceNews) October 3, 2020
Thanks for reading.