NEWSLETTER
I’ll listen to the updated Taylor Swift stuff, and I will apologize to no one. Luis will be with me on that.
•  Hey, not only is our top ten Cubs prospect list coming out today, but Bryan has a special surprise this afternoon for folks – he’ll be on our Instagram live chatting with Brennen Davis:
HELLO.
So maybe you want to follow us on Instagram: https://t.co/LlGdd2fZqM https://t.co/XCvwqNYFSR
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) February 10, 2021
•  This gent describing his impression of baseball is, without question, the funniest thing I’ve seen so far this year. Stay with it:
•  The Cubs then popped their own version on TikTok, going above and beyond:
@cubsBaseball 101. #baseball #flula #cubs♬ original sound – Cubs
•  The video farewell to Albert Almora, Jr., who is officially off to the Mets:
Wishing all the best to @albertalmora.
Thank you for helping write history. pic.twitter.com/dP6VZE2fTd
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 11, 2021
•  The South Bend Cubs have officially signed their PDL and are sticking with the Cubs – they put out a video to celebrate:
https://twitter.com/SBCubs/status/1359880426886750212
•  On this day 17 years ago, Wrigley Field got a local landmark designation as part of a deal to allow them to host more night games, but it came with limitations on what they could do when altering the ballpark in the future (which obviously came to a head about 10 years later):
https://twitter.com/BaseballandLaw/status/1359838994503196675
•  Jordan Zimmermann was so good for a while with the Nationals, and then he joined the Tigers, and boom, he was not. He’s still trying to make a go of it, though, signing a minor league deal with the Brewers.
•  It appears the answer is no, though I would add that some of these fastballs have great movement or spin or come from a funky angle/delivery:
Do MLB hitters destroy 100+mph Fastballs down the dick?
Here are all of them from 2020.
Answer it for yourself. pic.twitter.com/BdUNiPUAsJ— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) February 10, 2021
•  Imagine what he could be throwing when he’s deeper into the season and as he physically matures:
Max Bain looked very good in his bullpen session today 👀🔥
(📸: @mbain_38) @X2Athletics pic.twitter.com/C1B6RCB0VM
— Cubs Zone (@CubsZone) February 9, 2021
•  The solution isn’t “just make the pitchers get better at hitting”:
Quick reminder of how pitchers hitting has gone since the inception of the game. Goes to show how much the group has improved at the job they are paid to do. Let them go do more of that. Implement universal DH without restriction. pic.twitter.com/QZdb3CXIh0
— Dr. Senator America (@SandyKazmir) February 9, 2021
•  I mean, heck, really absorb that graph for a moment. Pitchers were way below league average hitters IN THE EIGHTEEN FREAKING HUNDREDS. And they’ve only gotten MUCH WORSE SINCE THEN.
•  The Bulls had a great one last night, and you should be following (hit those like and follow buttons my friends!):
Zach LaVine: 46pts (9-14 3PT)
Coby White: 30pts (8-17 3PT)First teammates ever to each hit 8+ 3’s in a game.
The Bulls have two special talents on their hands. pic.twitter.com/ABZ53dyrso
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) February 11, 2021
