Tony Andracki
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Jose Quintana took LSD into work today and said he wasn't even sure where the players' entrance was to Wrigley.
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Do Cubs have a celebration planned tonight if they clinch a playoff spot (but not the division)?
Maddon: "I don't know. I'm not a part of any planning committee. That's up to Angela, Phyllis, Pam and Oscar."
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Yu Darvish on the Astros:
"Olympics, when players cheat, they can't have a gold medal, right? But [the Astros] still have a World Series title. That makes me feel weird."
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Maddon's message to Cubs fans: "I love 'em. Thanks for letting me in."
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Ben Zobrist strikes out Yadi Molina on a 70 mph pitch in the dirt.
That will be the final pitching out recorded in the 2019 Cubs season and in the Joe Maddon era.
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2 yrs ago today, David Bote delivered one of the greatest moments in Cubs history:
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After Morel got down 0-2 in the final AB, he looked back at Contreras, who reminded him to take a deep breath.
Morel said that helped him refocus and ultimately led to the walk-off sac fly.
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Strop said Javy was super frustrated in dugout after the first strikeout because deGrom wasn't throwing him any fastballs, just sliders.
"I told him, 'That's good you know that. Go up there with another plan - do your thing. You're gonna win this ballgame.'"
And then he did.
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The Bears have the following players under contract thru at least 2020:
Trubisky
Cohen
Robinson
Gabriel
Miller
Burton
Long
Leno
Daniels
Hicks
Goldman
Nichols
Mack
Smith
Amukamara
Fuller
Jackson
Yes, NFL windows can slam shut in a hurry, but that's a damn good multi-year core.
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Bote finds out his third kid will be born tonight, watches the Cubs' quickest game of the year get extended by a blown save, takes it upon himself to end the game and bolts immediately for the airport to join his wife in Colorado.
His story just keeps getting better and better.
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Anthony Rizzo sat in the stands today as the Cubs had their socially distanced team meeting and he said he wants to buy season tickets where those seats were.
"That view of Wrigley Field - I've never seen a view from that angle before. I was just blown away."
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Does Nicholas Castellanos consider himself a home run hitter?
"I don't consider myself anything other than just somebody who loves to hit - kick high, swing hard, ya know?"
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Cubs hitters with more walks than strikeouts in 2019:
Jason Heyward
Ben Zobrist
Jon Lester
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Javy just hit back-to-back HRs left handed during BP.
And these weren't cheap shots. Both blasts went about 10-15 rows up the right-center field bleachers.
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Hamels on first taste of Cubs-Brewers at Miller Park:
"When you have a majority Cubs fans in the stands, I don't know if that's a rivalry yet. I've been in rivalries. They're not gonna like me for the comment but you can look at the ticket sales."
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Arrieta on being reunited with Contreras:
"I can see the look in his eyes - he’s focused. It’s nice to see him smile. He gave me a big hug, he almost hurt me a little bit. Same thing with Rizzo. It was nice to hug that guy this morning. It was good to see him again."
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Javy Báez: "I'm not gonna let anybody disrespect my teammates or my team."
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Dansby Swanson said he walked on Wrigley Field this morning and turned to his wife, Mallory, and said, "This is where we're supposed to be."
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Ian Happ said the fans in the left field bleachers signed a ball and gave it to him today.
"All the fans, they’re there every day no matter what. No matter the weather - April until now - they’re there every single day and they care so much. That was really meaningful."
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Cubs rotation this season thru 12 games:
Hendricks - 3.54 ERA, 0.93 WHIP
Darvish - 2.12 ERA, 0.88 WHIP
Chatwood - 0.71 ERA, 0.79 WHIP
Jon Lester - 0.82 ERA, 0.55 WHIP
Alec Mills - 1.38 ERA, 0.77 WHIP
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Javy: "We're already champs. We won in '16. Our fans waited 108 years and this is only the third [year since]. We got a few more years to make it happen before 108."
Reporter: "Actually it's only the second [year]."
Javy: "The second. So we got even longer!"
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Sciambi: "I wanna be where baseball matters. And baseball matters on the North Side of Chicago."
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Anthony Rizzo on the return of fans at Wrigley:
“That was incredible. I took an extra moment when I took the field to appreciate them being here and their cheers and being able to play in front of them. It was definitely something I’ll never forget - taking the field today."
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Jake Arrieta is now 3-1 with a 2.86 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in his first 4 starts back with the Cubs.
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For everybody complaining about Kris Bryant's RBI total last year, you should know he's on pace for 216 RBI in 2018.
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Yu Darvish said he got a warm welcome from Cubs fans, who tell him to come back to Chicago.
His response?
"It's hard to express the feelings in words so I just get these smiles. The fact that after 4 years, they're still sending me warm words, that just makes me happy."
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Javy on Cubs; 6-game winning streak:
"It feels great to hear that. First 10 games of the season, everybody was talking about us. Now where's everybody?"
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Kris Bryant:
"There's something about playing a night game under the lights in October. We're gonna embrace the challenge tomorrow and come out ready to go. It's a different path to get to where we want to be, but hopefully we're the ones writing it."
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I cannot even process this right now. David Bote has singlehandedly given Cubs 2 Ws in games they should've lost with 2-strike/2-out homers in bottom of the 9th.
If somebody wrote a Hollywood movie about David Bote, it wouldn't even get made because it's so unbelievable.
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It's official: The Cubs will host the Miami Marlins in the Wild-Card round at Wrigley Field beginning Wednesday.
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Craig Kimbrel has faced 14 batters this season and retired all 14, including 9 by strikeout.
He has a -0.63 FIP.
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David Ross on seeing Kris Bryant today:
"When you see the All-Stars walk in the room, especially when they're like 6-6 with beautiful blue eyes, it makes you smile. And the great haircut that he has. I was telling him, too, he's got a tan this year."
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Marcus Stroman: "I truly believe Hendricks should be the Opening Day [starter] just because of his career, how unbelievable he’s been in the playoffs. His resume speaks for itself. He’s the guy who should be handed the ball each and every Opening Day as long as he’s here.”
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Mills on final out: "Javy actually caught the groundball and screamed before he threw it. Talk about confidence."
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Hoerner on 1st Wrigley game:
"It was amazing. It felt like I had always hoped it would. It definitely lived up to the hype. I had hyped it up to my family a lot just from seeing one game here last year - I said it was unlike anything I had ever seen before and they agreed."
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"How did he make that catch?!"
#OTD
in 2017, Javy Baez made not one, but TWO amazing catches as the Cubs beat the Nationals 5-4 in D.C.
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#OTD
in 2003, the Cubs clinched the NL Central with a 7-2 victory over the Pirates and had an epic celebration in the Wrigley outfield.
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I'm blown away by the impact David Ross *still* has on this Cubs team nearly 3 years after he last played.
When asked about his 5 yrs in MLB, Javy Baez brought up Ross unprompted and how the former catcher told him to just play and let the game teach him what he needed to know.
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Cubs hitting coach Anthony Iapoce met with the media this afternoon wearing an "Anthony Rizzo is my captain" T-shirt.
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Jake Arrieta said he spent the last couple days driving about 12 mph on his little scooter around Wrigleyville, interacting with Cubs fans when he could:
"I look forward to more scooter rides and meeting more people."
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Maddon: "It's crazy that it takes 162 games to decide nothing."
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Swing at the only pitch you see, get 3 RBI, head back to the bench to chill with your friends.
Pretty chill afternoon for KB.
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I cannot remember ever seeing a player rip his own jersey off completely before even crossing home plate haha.
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Cubs gift Kris Bryant a No. 17 from the scoreboard as well as a 2016 blue flag. Enormous ovation from the Wrigley faithful in his return to Chicago.
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"Cubs fans are just different. ... It's just different [in Chicago]. They travel. Yankees fans travel too, but it's a different kind of feeling you get. They don't quit on you."
Kerry Wood on Cubs fans, 2016 memories and more:
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#OTD
in 2015, the right field video board at Wrigley was officially renamed The Schwarboard.
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Darvish petitioned to start the 1st game of 2nd half. Why?
"Last year, I didn't do anything. I want to pitch a lot of games this year. I know the first game after the All-Star Break is tough for the pitcher and everybody, but I believe I can do it, so I told him I can pitch."
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Cubs gift Lester a set of seats from Wrigley and a giant W flag with messages scrawled on it.
Ross, Rizzo and Happ out there to present Lester with the gifts.
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Who predicted Tyler Chatwood would have a quality start before Yu Darvish in 2019?
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I didn't realize this initially, but Rizzo joked postgame about how David Bote's third kid being born tonight is a "grand slam baby."
It's exactly 36 weeks (and a little over 8 months) since Bote's ultimate grand slam.
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The Cubs officially finished November with more wins than the Bears.
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MLB's best starting pitcher over the last 2 months?
That would be Justin Steele.
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Kyle Schwarber this weekend vs. Brewers:
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1B
BB
BB
BB
1B
HR
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How did Cubs bullpen find out that the team signed Kimbrel?
Right after the news broke, Schwarber went out to LF and was doing the Kimbrel arm dangle as he played catch with bullpen catcher Chad Noble to warm up for the inning.
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Javy Baez full-season pace update:
34 HR, 118 RBI, 95 R, 27 SBs, 34 2Bs, 13 3Bs
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David Ross on competing in a shortened season: "If they're passing out a trophy, I want it."
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Cubs relievers this season:
Craig Kimbrel - 0.69 ERA, 0.69 WHIP, 16 SVs
Andrew Chafin - 1.98 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 15 HLDs
Ryan Tepera - 2.08 ERA, 0.69 WHIP, 12 HLDs, 1 SV
Dan Winkler - 0.83 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 6 HLDs
Tommy Nance - 0.00 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 4 HLDs
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The Cubs have a +111 run differential but only an 82-74 record.
The Braves have a +113 run differential and a 96-61 record.
The Brewers have a -2 run differential and an 86-70 record.
You can't predict ball.
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Cubs confirm Craig Kimbrel is on his way to Chicago. Roster move expected Thursday
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Young fan asks Daniel Descalso which fan convention is better: Cubs or Cardinals?
Descalso didn't even let him finish the question before he said: "This one."
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Cubs' Miles Mastrobuoni in 2024:
Against Paul Skenes: 2-for-2
Against everybody else: 0-for-14
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Fun fact: Mark Grace spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball.
He finished with more walks than strikeouts in all 16 seasons.
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Fans from a rooftop in LF chanting each Cubs player by name until they get a nod or wave.
Chanted Happ first, then Heyward, then Schwarber, then Javy, Nico, Bote, Rizzo. Every player acknowledged
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The Cubs now have more runs and hits than outs on Friday:
17 runs
16 hits
15 outs
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Apparently Rizzo - aka the Greatest Leadoff Hitter of All Time - guaranteed his starting pitcher Cole Hamels at least 1 run in the first inning today.
The Cubs actually staked Hamels to a 2-0 lead after the 1st inning today.
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Patrick Wisdom has played in 81 games this season.
That puts him on pace for 46 HR, 96 RBI over 162 games.
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#OTD
in 2006, the Cubs signed one Alfonso Guilleard Soriano.
He went on to play 889 games in a Cubs uniform, hitting 181 HRs and making a pair of NL All-Star teams.
@WatchMarquee
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#OTD
in 2016, Ben Zobrist laid down a perfect bunt to jumpstart the Cubs offense and Anthony Rizzo borrowed Matt Szczur's bat to break out of his slump as the Cubs won Game 4 of the NLCS
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Castellanos talked a lot today about his emotion on the field and wore his heart on his sleeve as he played in the pennant race with Cubs.
"I enjoyed the shit out it," he said.
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Ben Zobrist has just arrived at Cubs camp.
Everybody is now accounted for in Mesa.
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Cole Hamels on Zobrist's return to Cubs clubhouse Sunday:
"Thank God I won't be the oldest anymore. That will be nice."
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Arrieta: "Being able to put that uniform on, wearing 49 again in Wrigley Field is gonna be pretty special.”
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Marcus Stroman NL ranks:
Wins - 9 (1)
ERA - 2.28 (1)
QS - 14 (1)
IP - 98.2 (1)
WHIP - 1.02 (1)
bWAR - 4.0 (1)
Looks like he's on a collision course with starting the All-Star Game for the NL squad.
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Willson Contreras had his family at Wrigley for Opening Day and took a moment to soak it all in:
"I told my wife I get chills every time I think of Opening Day. Once I stepped out there, I was almost tearing up. This place is so special to me. I will always keep it in my heart.”
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Cole Hamels in a Cubs uniform: 7-3, 2.46 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 8.5 K/9.
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A story in 4 parts:
Javy chases ball in the gap during BP
Javy falls
Javy waves that he's OK
Heyward laughs at Javy
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How excited was Anthony Rizzo to report to Cubs camp Monday?
"I picked out my outfit last night like it was the first day of school."
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Blue Angels flyover: A time-honored tradition at Wrigley Field.
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OK now THAT was the most El Mago play of all time
Just next level baseball IQ
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Bryant facing Lester in live BP. Lester jammed him with an inside cutter, breaking Bryant's bat, to which KB muttered: "dangit"
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The Cubs slashed .342/.430/.570 in the 3 games in Texas, scoring 28 runs on 39 hits with almost as many walks (18) as strikeouts (21).
That's a 1.000 OPS *as a team* and only 1 victory to show for it.
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Zobrist on his experience playing at Wrigley Field over the last 4 years:
"It's the big leagues of the big leagues. That's the way the fans make you feel. ... It's hard to beat the experience of being a Chicago Cubs player, especially when you walk out on that field."
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Maddon on Jason Heyward:
"Right now, he's leading us. He's absolutely leading the offense right now. And even what he's done on defense, he's very much take charge out there. He's always interacting with people. Give the guy a lot of credit."
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Cody Bellinger has been the best hitter on the planet this month.
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That's 3 hits, a walk and an RBI for Nico Hoerner in his first start of 2021.
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#OTD
in 2016, Kris Bryant hit a homer and ignited the Cubs offense as they began their comeback from down 3-1 in the World Series:
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🔥100 MPH🔥
Hunter Bigge recorded his first MLB strikeout Tues night in Baltimore and his family was hyped.
More on the Cubs rookie's emotional path to the majors:
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Hardest throws this season by non-pitchers.
Christopher Morel has a cannon.
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Craig Kimbrel gave up 2 ER in 36.1 IP with the Cubs this season.
He just gave up 3 ER on a single swing of the bat against his former team in the 8th inning here at Wrigley.
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Javy Báez rips a single up the middle for the Cubs' first hit of the 2021 Cactus League season.
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10 yrs ago today, 20-year-old Starlin Castro set a record with 6 RBI in his MLB debut.
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