It’s been a very good thing that this week in the Cubs’ world has been so nuts and active, because otherwise I’m sure I would have lost myself down some political wormholes and Ohio State wormholes. Lot goin’ on out there. But there’s been plenty of Cubs to distract me …
#Cubs Maddon on Lester's look when he took the pitcher out: "If you can withstand John Lackey's stare, you can withstand almost any stare. It's like the different levels of laser beams."
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) August 23, 2018
#Cubs pitching last 6 games:
1.34 ERA, 53.2 IP, 48 Hits, 16 BB, 37 K, 1.193 WHIP— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) August 23, 2018
Most pickoff attempts by an #MLB catcher, 2018:
73 = Willson Contreras
28 = Martín Maldonado
23 = Manny Piña#Cubs' Contreras has attempted more than 2.5 times as many pickoffs as any other catcher in the majors this season.— Aidan Jackson-Evans (@ajacksonevans) August 22, 2018
#SummerOfSammy: With his family in the crowd, Sosa launched HRs #50 and #51 to keep pace with Mark McGwire in the '98 record race: https://t.co/xokEbaiSLa pic.twitter.com/oSDmkLLzfx
— Cubs Talk (@NBCSCubs) August 23, 2018
Tonight Jonny Venters recorded his first save with the @Braves in exactly seven years. pic.twitter.com/ssHL3aiUJ6
— MLB Stat of the Day (@MLBStatoftheDay) August 23, 2018
"I honestly look at the city of Chicago as a place that God brought into my life for a special reason."
White Sox phenom Eloy Jimenez can't wait to get started on the South Side.https://t.co/iOtjA1BQo6
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) August 23, 2018
Matt Nagy Promises the Bears Are Going Deep In 2018 and We Should Believe Him https://t.co/WeIqAj76uv pic.twitter.com/zzInYGZen7
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) August 23, 2018