There wasn’t much to hold on to, but at least two good and fun things happened during the closing of baseball: (1) Ian Happ became an incredibly outspoken, thoughtful, and personable voice for the Cubs and baseball, and (2) Anthony Rizzo dropped a whopping 25 pounds. Those two good and …
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The Chicago Cubs are now in summer camp and the first practice is coming up. That also means it’s finally time for manager (still new!) David Ross to return to the microphone to discuss the Cubs’ daily comings and goings. His first media session has just ended, and he wanted …
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Every time a player falls with an injury, there are multiple layers of consequences. And in a weird season like this, that’s even truer. So, with José Quintana coming down after surgery to repair a nerve injury to his thumb, caused by a dishwashing accident, immediately, of course, we consider …
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Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein spoke today about Jose Quintana’s injury. That was a nuisance. However, Epstein got into a variety of other topics worth sharing here. Cubs players will undergo COVID-19 testing this week, as will players from all over baseball. And while teams are prohibited …
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The Minor League Baseball officially canceled its season this week. The fact that it was a move we all knew was coming made it no less painful. And the fact that we already knew massive financial challenges would come doesn’t make the situation any less dire. In fact, it is …
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