[adinserter block=”2″]After yesterday’s madness at Cubs camp, the beat marches on a little more normally today. Well, normally, plus Shane Victorino, whom the Cubs signed to a minor league deal, and who is now in camp.
There was more live batting practice today, including the Cy Young winner, himself, Jake Arrieta facing hitters.
Pitchers have an advantage at the start of the spring as it is, so this is really just unfair:
Cy gets his work in. #LetsGo pic.twitter.com/kw5poV6jt3
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 26, 2016
Jake lookin' good in practice: pic.twitter.com/SfiUFJMEEm
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) February 26, 2016
Here's Cy Young winner Arrieta. #Cubs pic.twitter.com/mlN4wZDTgB
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) February 26, 2016
Maddon was very impressed with Arrieta's first BP session with Cubs hitters. "Picking up where he left off."
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) February 26, 2016
@CarrieMuskat Just checked with Montero. He said Arrieta was in "midseason form." #Cubs
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) February 26, 2016
From the hitter side of things:
We lost some baseballs today.
¯_(ツ)_/¯ #LetsGo pic.twitter.com/R9nK4lyzrV
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 26, 2016
You can watch a little Jason Heyward BP:
Video: Jason Heyward takes batting practice (via @MDGonzales) https://t.co/Bonq9r6MLl pic.twitter.com/4MfQAYcEGg
— ChicagoSports (@ChicagoSports) February 26, 2016
New pitcher Aaron Brooks is in camp:
New guy Aaron Brooks fields a bunt pic.twitter.com/WfNKscNGY5
— John Arguello (@CubsDen) February 26, 2016
Meanwhile, just down the road in Mesa …
New guy Chris Coghlin watches Sean Manaea get to work: pic.twitter.com/gIiBf59BTj
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) February 26, 2016
And this is a very good ticket ad by the Cubs right here – everyone knows it’s an ad, but you still want to watch it several times, and it makes you chuckle:
We captured this totally normal conversation with #Bryzzo today. #LetsGo #Tickets https://t.co/ERZeK60kXV pic.twitter.com/4Zozy5SLjG
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 26, 2016
More stray fun from Jason Hammel and “big bear” Anthony Rizzo:
Hey @ARizzo44! @HammelTime39 misses you!! pic.twitter.com/rkMZvxFAPg
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) February 26, 2016
And then this. Holy crap this. If you get the reference, you will die laughing. If you do not get it, you might still kinda die:
https://twitter.com/JasonHeyward/status/703351830231691264