Cub Tracks is in a holding pattern

There’s a surprising amount of information available still... most of it just repeating the same couple of phrases, but here and there people are digging into what’s said and examining what it all means. We’ll try to find all of that stuff that we can.

Here’s Cub Tracks News and Notes, the only links column that really matters. 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.

• Tim Stebbins (NBC Sports Chicago*): MLB The Show 20 simulation features not one, but three Cubs championships. Hah! Topical!
• Mark Feinsand (MLB.com*): Opening of regular season to be pushed back. “We’re not going to announce an alternate Opening Day at this point,” Manfred told Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ...until mid_may at the earliest. Seriously.
• Evan Altman (Cubs Insider*): MLB, Union in holding pattern on how to proceed once baseball resumes. “... this is something with far too many unknowns to really work out in full at this point.”
• Paul Sullivan (Chicago Tribune* {$}): The party must end in Wrigleyville, for everyone’s sake. “Social distancing? Not on our watch.”
• Michael Cerami (Bleacher Nation*): David Ross breaks down his Game 7 home run and proves why he’s the right guy to manage the Cubs. “... Ross’ bat came through in an enormous, game-changing way.”
• Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): 5 key takeaways from Cubs Spring Training. “There’s no standard for this or experience to pull from,” Ross said.
• Dan Santaromita (NBC Sports Chicago*): Jason Kipnis understands delays, but is anxious to play in front of ‘packed Wrigley’. “... it’s also possible that when play begins, teams could play in front of empty stadiums.”
• Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): Jason Heyward explains the baseball mindset now recognizing pandemic reality. “Because our season’s so long, because we deal with playing sick all the time, playing hurt with little stuff, it’s kind of the norm for us,” Heyward said Thursday morning.
• Cubs birthdays: Fred Pfeffer, Bill Gannon, Charlie Root, Hank Sauer, Jerry Tabb, Bill Mueller, Scott Downs.

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