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Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™. Here we have material from current beat writers, bloggers, and the occasional in-house habitué, moonlighting. These pieces center around #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball.
There’s some thing called the World Series going around, and because of that, there’s very little Cubs news. But we’ll take a trip on the blue train anyway.
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A Hall of Fame broadcaster and person. Congratulations to Pat Hughes on his induction tonight into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/sYdDiJIPVa
— Pat and Ron (@PatandRon670) October 29, 2021
LHP Burl Carraway - Cubs (Instructional League)
— Prospects Worldwide (@ProspectsWorldW) October 29, 2021
After a down 2021 season for the #Cubs LHP prospect. Burl Carraway brought his strikeout stuff to Arizona.
Check out some video of him below https://t.co/TWBbebIMKn
Reflections on the time I played for Dusty Baker in 2003. A time that was not long after I had lost my father. #MLB #Astros @MLB #Cubs @espn https://t.co/g6EU09O7E2
— Doug Glanville (@dougglanville) October 29, 2021
- Jake Misener (Cubbies Crib*): Chicago Cubs hoping new ideas, fresh takes reinvigorate the front office. “Hoyer and his new-look front office are going to have to hit on some high-impact moves this offseason.”
- Tim Stebbins (NBC Sports Chicago*): Matt Duffy, Zach Davies among 6 Cubs Free Agents in 2021. “In any case, the Cubs have their share of players set to hit the open market this winter...”
- Thomas Erbe (Cubbies Crib*): Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves looked very similar … until they didn’t. “The Atlanta Braves chose to be buyers and make key additions to go for it, and they are now in the World Series.”
- Tim Stebbins (NBC Sports Chicago*): Plugging holes: Leaky Cubs roster needs more than pitching. “The Cubs need to add at least one big league outfielder this winter.”
- Evan Altman (Cubs Insider*): Promising AFL performances by pitching prospects Ryan Jensen, Caleb Kilian underscore Cubs’ evolving development philosophy. “While these impressive individual performances are really too small to be taken too seriously in and of themselves, they are examples of how the Cubs are evolving...”
- Bryan Smith (Bleacher Nation*): The 2021 BN Cubs all-system prospect team. “This year’s minor league season felt more like an endurance contest than a baseball season, with the sheer number of injuries always at a completely staggering volume.”
- Jeff Agrest (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): Jon Sciambi reflects on first season as Cubs’ TV voice on Marquee Sports Network. “For his part, Sciambi feels he can be better.”
- Gordon Wittenmyer (NBC Sports Chicago*): Why Dusty Baker belongs in Hall regardless of World Series. “Like I tell these guys, you don’t have anything to prove or show anybody,” Baker said.
- James Best (NBC Sports Chicago*): PETA urges MLB to change ‘bullpen’ term over insensitivity to cows. “arm barn.”
Food for Thought:
Powerful Eruption From The Sun Is Due To Hit Earth On Halloween Weekendhttps://t.co/zacKywlqKZ pic.twitter.com/rUopIzJ46z
— IFLScience (@IFLScience) October 29, 2021
Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas? https://t.co/oH25Pdg44d pic.twitter.com/tnBkVlywPz
— Popular Science (@PopSci) October 29, 2021
Meet The Pumpkin Spider: The Plumpest Jack O' Lantern You'll See This Halloweenhttps://t.co/E1Vmnowelf pic.twitter.com/A8GzEOik0B
— IFLScience (@IFLScience) October 29, 2021
Thanks for reading.