Morel Morel Morel: Making Cubs and MLB History, Video Game Numbers, Leaving Folks Speechless, More

On the one hand, it seems a bit excessive to have a glowing post on Christopher Morel’s latest accomplishment every single day, but on the other hand, HE KEEPS DOING IT. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO BUT FAWN?!?!

So let’s just keep fawning …

  • Christopher Morel’s latest homer was his 9th in 12 games to start his season, which is QUITE rare:
  • As far as team history goes, hitting 9 homers in ANY 12-game stretch is quite rare:
  • And his five straight games with a homer ties a team record with some guy you might recognize from a season you might remember:
  • One more for the history books, though this one is more of an oddity than anything else:
  • This is just delightful:
  • Morel’s 9th homer – in TWELVE GAMES – has him tied for 35th in baseball with, among others, Paul Goldschmidt, Freddie Freeman, Juan Soto, JD Martinez, and Nolan Arenado.
  • Among players with at least 50 PAs, Christopher Morel’s 265 wRC+ leads baseball … BY 77 POINTS.
  • Christopher Morel is slugging .980. There are only 8 other players WITH AN OPS OVER .980.
  • David Ross is near speechless:
  • Stray thoughts on Morel playing time while I was mulling it this morning:
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    Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation and on LinkedIn here. Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chicago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.

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