Cub Tracks’ gone fission

My internet was out all day, but it doesn’t look like I missed much. It’s a holiday weekend and not much is happening. However I thought you should have all of the parameters, in the true spirit of gonzo journalism. Sorry about breaking the fourth wall. Please feel free to send me a bill. Until then, we’re out to launch.

In any event, here’s Cub Tracks News and Notes. It’s da bomb. 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 on this page as sarcasm font. (In the comments section, use @ before and after your remarks @ to produce sarcasm font.)

• Sahadev Sharma (The Athletic {$}): Replacing Theo Epstein? Ben Cherington can relate to Jed Hoyer’s predicament. “I was thinking about it more in terms of, ‘Am I ready for this?’” Cherington said.
• Gordo Wittenmyer (NBC Sports Chicago*): Theo Epstein’s complicated Cubs legacy, from curse-busting to tanking. “That’s not just the stuff of Hall of Fames but also Hollywood.”
• Tim Stebbins (NBC Sports Chicago*): Why Alex Colomé is an ideal fit for Cubs bullpen. “There’s no such thing as having too many reliable high-leverage bullpen arms ...”
• Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): Don’t sleep on Cubs second base prospect Chase Strumpf, who turned heads this fall. “... Strumpf’s pedigree is such that he’s a guy you’d really WANT to hear great things about this year.”
• Todd Johnson (Cubs Insider*): Iowa Cubs, Myrtle Beach Pelicans could change leagues as ‘Wild West’ of MiLB restructure settles. It just keeps getting uglier, though this almost kinda sorta works from the I-Cubs’ logistical perspective. Todd also ‘pens’ the excellent Cubs Central, where he holds forth on a greater variety of Cubs subjects. Today he breaks down third base.
• Rob Demorsky (ESPN): Hope and healthy food: Athletes ‘create change’ with Chicago grocery store. Jason Heyward and Jason Kipnis from the Chicago Cubs are involved in this venture, an oasis in a food desert.
• Benjamin Sabin (Last Word On Sports*): John “the Jackrabbit” Dillinger and the Chicago Cubs. Hmm.

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Thanks for reading! Cazart!