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Yu Darvish and David Ross are first in my book. A-Ram was a good batsman and worked hard on his D.
They’re in the news today.
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Congratulations to @faridyu, who finishes 2nd in NL Cy Young voting after an extraordinary 2020 campaign. pic.twitter.com/qWiitRmJUB
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) November 11, 2020
Yu us.#WallpaperWednesday @Benjamin_Moore pic.twitter.com/30nXLdvP0e
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) November 11, 2020
David Ross on Cubs 2021 expectations: "We want to continue to win championships as long as I'm here. That's always going to be the goal and those are gonna be my expectations going into every year."
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) November 11, 2020
More:https://t.co/uvwq2UEQE6
Former Cub @superSZCZ4 shared his thoughts on NL Manager of the Year finalist David Ross.
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) November 10, 2020
Listen to his full conversation with Len & JD in the most recent episode of Open Concessions, presented by @Toyota: https://t.co/fHM5XzZ1V8 pic.twitter.com/G5Zp9jcqUs
Chicago ❤️⚾️❤️ pic.twitter.com/twKUO8jPiT
— John Baker (@manbearwolf) November 10, 2020
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Darvish runner-up for NL Cy Young Award. “On this planet, I believe he’s the best pitcher,” Darvish said. Gordon Wittenmyer voted for Yu. Sahadev Sharma {$} quests for perfection.
- Russell Dorsey (Chicago Sun-Times*): Darvish’s top-2 NL Cy Young Award finish shows Cubs’ gamble paid off. “You can make the argument that even missing out on the NL Cy Young Award, Darvish was the league’s best pitcher.”
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): ‘Even-keeled’ Ross takes 3rd in NL MOY vote. He was great. He was great — really positive the whole season,” said Javier Báez. Rick Renteria shoulda won — he came in 3rd. Tony Andracki opines.
- Evan Altman (Cubs Insider*): Cubs SVP Jason McLeod among 5 finalists for Angels VP opening. According to Ken Rosenthal.
- Michael Cerami (Bleacher Nation*): The Nolan Arenado trade rumors are back. “... the Colorado Rockies may have shifted their focus from one infielder to the other.”
- Tim Stebbins (NBC Sports Chicago*): Aramis Ramirez elected to Dominican Sports Hall of Fame. “Ramirez was a formidable middle-of-the-order presence on the North Side from 2003-11 ...”
- Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): Will the Yankees try to make a play for Ian Happ? “If the Yankees took Craig Kimbrel’s $17 million, could they lower the return on Happ?”
- Rob Biertempfel (The Athletic {$}): New farm director John Baker sees shades of Cubs’ success in Pirates’ plan. “Absolutely, a lot of similarities,” Baker said.
- Maddie Lee (NBC Sports Chicago*): Justin Turner saga baffles me more now that I had COVID-19. “... Manfred essentially shrugged his shoulders at an obvious violation of policy.”
- Cubs birthdays: Harry DeMiller, Fred Raymer, Gene Lillard, Jody Davis, Jeff Reed, Dave Otto, Sammy Sosa, Aaron Heilman. Also notable: Moonlight Graham.
Food for thought:
It turns out the internet is changing our brains. https://t.co/3M1qWogAyr
— Futurism (@futurism) November 11, 2020
Some Zoo Monkeys Prefer Traffic Sounds to The Natural Noise of a Junglehttps://t.co/Ok6jxG86wY
— ScienceAlert (@ScienceAlert) November 7, 2020
Irony Man can tell ironic jokes but doesn't know when to stop. https://t.co/wtdmaTUn5g
— Futurism (@futurism) November 11, 2020
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