Over the past two days, I started collecting particularly fun tweets from the #CubsTwitter world that I wanted to share, presumably in the Bullets. But then the number grew so large that it made sense to share them in their own post. So this is that. Also: follow BN on Twitter.
Dare I start with the most bizarrely awesome one of the entire set? Yes, I dare. I am mesmerized:
Sweeeeeeeep pic.twitter.com/ipZ3CjkH25
— Randall J. Sanders (@RandallJSanders) September 18, 2014
I like to imagine that that isn’t GIF-i-fied, and it’s just John Baker quickly making those faces in succession for no reason at all. In any case, I dare you to try and watch that fewer than five times.
You know who’s awesome? Jorge Soler:
this is pretty awesome, via the @baseball_ref Play Index
highest career SLG%, minimum 50 plate appearances: pic.twitter.com/9JLYIP4hFI
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) September 17, 2014
I totally approve of that sample size. Completely reasonable.
Kris Bryant and Jen-Ho Tseng were at Wrigley Field yesterday to receive their Player and Pitcher of the Year Awards, and I just thought this was a good shot:
#Cubs Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year @KrisBryant_23 & Jen-Ho Tseng were recognized before today's game. pic.twitter.com/LQyFmtJM5k
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 18, 2014
Jason McLeod is very tall. The funny thing is that Tom Ricketts and Theo Epstein are not short guys.
Speaking of not short guys, look at this:
Chicago Bulls center and two-time NBA All-Star @JoakimNoah threw the game’s ceremonial first pitch. pic.twitter.com/mhzbhypEs9
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 18, 2014
I mean, Anthony Rizzo is huge. And I know the angle of his lean distorts the picture a bit, but damn. It’s always crazy to see that perspective on the size of NBA players. Not human.
Speaking of NBA players, they are not baseball players:
Charles Barkley the pitcher isn't much better than Charles Barkley the golfer (@NBAonTNT) https://t.co/saZva7Eo6x #NBA #MLB #Cubs
— Matt Clapp (@TheBlogfines) September 17, 2014
Is “shot put” one word or two?
I got lunch with friends yesterday at a hot dog place in Columbus not unlike Hot Doug’s in Chicago, and it wound up being more like Hot Doug’s than I expected:
Unbeknownst to me, lunch with friends at Dirty Frank's – in Columbus – brought me to a Chicago spot. pic.twitter.com/DrZXQQ2vbN
— Brett Taylor (@BleacherNation) September 17, 2014
The place was loaded with Cubs stuff for some reason. And, yes, that is fan art of Rod Beck. Long live The Shooter.
Finally, a fun representation of the Cubs’ new High-A affiliation with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans:
The Carolina League today pic.twitter.com/pKQ10eSXfn
— Randall J. Sanders (@RandallJSanders) September 17, 2014
That requires a “look closely” to fully appreciate.