NEWSLETTER
[Since these are your de facto Bullets for the morning, I’ll include this here: unfortunately, Luke and I had to cancel our trip to Iowa this weekend. The forecast as of last night was for significant rain all weekend, with the highest chances for storms precisely at game time on Saturday and Sunday. We didn’t want to risk making our one trip to Iowa for the year and not being able to see a single game. So we’re going to try again another time. We’re very sorry to folks who were going to come out, and, believe me, we’re just as bummed as you.]
Would you call Kris Bryant’s debut yesterday a success? There were the three strikeouts and a hard groundout, but there was also a lot of nice, steady defense at third base. Bryant wasn’t able to come through in some big situations, but that happens most of the time for the game’s best veteran players.
I think it was a fine, acceptable debut. They don’t always come with the easily-written, storybook tag lines. Kris Bryant’s debut was a baseball game that happened. He did some things well, struggled against a very good pitcher, and that was it. One game down.
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One of many reasons why #Cubs fans love this guy. pic.twitter.com/dKOhtZH7tR
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 17, 2015
Me and you, we’re gonna do wonderful things together. pic.twitter.com/ZSwtDNlnfE
— MLB (@MLB) April 17, 2015
YOU GUYS. HE'S HERE. IT STARTS. IT STARTS NOW. #KrisBryant #LetsGo #Cubs pic.twitter.com/VhPv96Ir9Q
— Randall J. Sanders (@RandallJSanders) April 17, 2015
#KrisBryantDay (in photos!) pic.twitter.com/Dvx7IYqCou
— Luis M. (@lcm1986) April 18, 2015
So, it didn't go as hoped, but here are some of my shots from @KrisBryant_23 MLB debut #Cubs @BleacherNation pic.twitter.com/KnKwj2BGLj
— MBDChicago (@MBDChicago) April 18, 2015
More of my shots from @KrisBryant_23 MLB debut #Cubs @BleacherNation @Cubskickass100 pic.twitter.com/2pxJA1fTLK
— MBDChicago (@MBDChicago) April 18, 2015
