NEWSLETTER
The weather is not looking good for trick-or-treat tomorrow night, and I am bummed. I love taking the kids out and around, seeing all the other kiddos dressed up, running wild. Seeing all the decorations. Sorting the kids’ candy with them. Stealing their best bars. All that good stuff. Please chill, rain.
This position is both advantageous and dangerous at the same time.
This thread will open your eyes to the importance of your weight room work, outside of your skill work … pic.twitter.com/D0VKUOZnCU
— Justin Stone (@elite_baseball) October 30, 2019
Tom Ricketts said he wasn't at David Ross' introductory press conference with #Cubs on Monday because he was in Washington D.C. for a "discussion between the Tribune Corp. and the IRS" and he was requested to be there to share details of Tribune's sale of #Cubs to his family.
— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) October 30, 2019
Okay the rule book says you need to be in the base path in foul ground for 45 feet before you step back into fair ground at the bag. Here’s what a righty would do in order to be by the rule book. Have you seen a righty run like this because if you had I would like video pic.twitter.com/llvnY4xWsV
— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) October 30, 2019
Alex Bregman issued an apology after carrying his bat with him to first base following his first-inning home run ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/8ZHY7NtIq3
— ESPN (@espn) October 30, 2019
Juan Soto, on why he carried his bat to first base, after Alex Bregman did the same: "I just thought it looked pretty cool. I wanted to do it."
— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) October 30, 2019
Tom Verducci asked Stephen Strasburg what adjustment he made after the first inning. "I started shaking my glove so they didn't know what I was throwing," Strasburg said. Correcting pitch-tipping midgame isn't usually that easy!
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) October 30, 2019
After a slow start, Robel Garcia has homered in his last two games in the Dominican Winter League. He’s hitting 179/289/385 in 12 contests. Strikeouts have slowed recently after a ton early on.
— Cubs Prospects – Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) October 28, 2019
Huge thank you to Basha Baseball Alumni and Chicago Cubs Organiztional Player of the Year Brennen Davis for the team cleats! We are so grateful and very proud of all you’ve accomplished! @cubs @BrennenDavis__ pic.twitter.com/EZDXzFlAzU
— Basha Baseball (@BashaBaseball) October 29, 2019
