Nothing Sweeter Than Seeing the W Fly in St. Louis and Other Bullets

July 30, 2018, by Brett Taylor Chicago Cubs

The Bullets every year are easily the hardest part of the Blogathon from a content perspective. There’s always so much to get into, so going over everything else as quickly and still thoughtfully as possible is really hard.

Thankfully, the Giants didn’t completely fall apart and yield a four-game sweep to the Brewers yesterday, so the Cubs’ win put them back 1.5 games up in the NL Central. Since the Cubs do not play today, that means they’re guaranteed to stay in first place for the duration of the Blogathon, and that makes me very happy.
Also, tonight, I’ll be a huge Dodgers fan.
As for last night, there’s nothing sweeter than seeing the W fly in St. Louis:

Darn straight it was:

That incredible @Cubs' comeback was the most tweeted-about @MLB moment on @TwitterSports this week. #PlaysoftheWeek pic.twitter.com/IIIK4RQDsj

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 30, 2018

With his 79th RBI last night, Javy Baez is just one behind Eugenio Suarez for tops in the National League. That’ll help when it comes time to discuss MVP merits.
With a hat tip to @FullCountTommy for sharing, I wasn’t aware that Rick Sutcliffe talked with Waddle and Silvy about Yu Darvish’s rehab on Friday, and he got into a lot of the same stuff that ARod did on last night’s broadcast. So, again, it’s not likely that ARod was totally making stuff up – he, and Sutcliffe, have heard some things. Listen for yourself. It sounds like Sutcliffe is relaying that Cubs players are wondering what is really up with Darvish, and why he can’t seem to be out there pitching if the medical reviews/treatment didn’t turn anything up. I don’t think this story is going to go away.
Speaking of stories that aren’t going away, the uptick in players being called out for terrible comments on social media won’t be going away, and I have to give Jon Lester a lot of credit for engaging with fans this morning on the topic:

Jon Lester is, right now, reading and replying to tweets about really important issues. He's actually hearing people, considering their feelings and perspective, and responding thoughtfully. In this era, that's pretty damn impressive. Read his replies: @JLester34

— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) July 30, 2018

thanks bro, appreciate the thoughtful conversation around some very serious issues. I don’t have all the answers or really any for that matter but enjoy learning about different opinions & perspectives. We (athletes) live in an alternate universe. Now back to those 7 scoreless!

— Jon Lester (@JLester34) July 30, 2018

Love the tie, Ryno:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl1FtgahV1G/?taken-by=rynesandberg23

Now that’s a close team:

Feeling stressed? Ozzie Albies has you covered: pic.twitter.com/FtBA08qW2y

— Baseball is Fun (@flippingbats) July 30, 2018

Your BN Bears Bullets, as their top pick is still not signed:

The Bears Play Thursday (With or Without Roquan Smith) and Other Bullets https://t.co/MZPcvTDrAc pic.twitter.com/LYPsxRdlOP

— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) July 30, 2018