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Today’s Reflections
Well, Nico Hoerner did do something I never saw Ryno do. That, and three singles, was all that there was to talk about after Saturday’s game. Better luck, and lineup, Sunday.
I had a little fun below, but I think Kevin Alcantara can provide a spark, a break, motivation — something — for this team. It was sad to see that Colin Rea’s fine quality start went to waste. I wouldn’t have believed this 10 days ago, but it’s not the starting pitching (for the most part) or the bullpen (for the most part) that is hurting the Cubs. It wasn’t runners LOB — almost no one was on base Saturday. It’s hard to believe after Saturday, but there IS something worse than leaving RISP.
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The Daily
- Justin Binkowski (Minor League Baseball On SI): Cubs Call Up Slugging Outfield Prospect Who Leads Triple-A in Homers. “He’s been mashing the ball this year.”
- Cory Sporks (North Side Baseball): Kevin Alcántara Promoted to Chicago Cubs Again With One Goal: Never Get Sent Back Down. “Can the Jaguar reel in his biggest drawbacks to earn a permanent future in Wrigleyville?”
- Ron Luce (OnTapSportsNet): Cubs Recall Kevin Alcantara to Boost Bench. “After recalling Pedro Ramirez on Friday, the Chicago Cubs are recalling another top prospect as Kevin Alcantara joins the MLB roster.”
- Michael Cerami (Bleacher Nation): A Spark Arrives at Wrigley Field? The Cubs Are Calling Up Kevin Alcantara (UPDATE: Nicky Lopez DFA). “Outfield prospect Kevin Alcantara (a.k.a. The Jaguar) is being called up to the Chicago Cubs.”
- Jake Misener (Cubbies Crib): Cubs hope promotion of another top prospect helps get a struggling offense going. “One of MiLB’s top power bats is back in Chicago.”
- Jeff Hawkins (Sporting News): Blanked by Astros’ Kai-Wei Teng, Cubs fail to score on starting pitcher for fourth straight game. “During their current seven-game losing streak, including five straight at Wrigley Field, the Cubs remain mired in a collective offensive funk. They have scored seven runs during their current six-game homestand, which ends Sunday.”
- Jordan Bastian (MLB): Lineup shuffle produces no results in Cubs’ seventh straight loss. “The lineup that Cubs manager Craig Counsell rolled out on Saturday afternoon had a much different look from what has been his typical alignment.”
- Kevin Altman (Cubs Insider): Watch: Nico Hoerner Makes Unreal Between-Legs Throw to First.
- Jake Misener (Cubbies Crib): This huge Cubs’ offseason regret looming larger with each passing day. “This move hasn’t panned out the way Jed Hoyer had hoped.
- Casey McAleer (Da Windy City): Cubs fans are starting to panic, but May may not define this team. “Chicago has fallen into third place during a brutal skid, but the season is far from over.”
Food For Thought:
Sam Myers, best known as a blues vocalist and harmonica player, had been with The Rockets as their featured vocalist since 1986. Myers, along with The Rockets, collectively won nine W.C. Handy awards, the blues community’s equivalent to the Grammy awards. The Laurel, Miss., native had performed since his late teens dating back to the early 1950s. Myers was a former drummer with blues great Elmore James from 1952 to 1963 and had performed with countless others.
Myers got started in music while living in Jackson. He became skilled enough at playing the trumpet and drums that he received a non-degree scholarship from the American Conservatory School of Music in Chicago. Myers attended school by day and at night frequented the nightclubs of Chicago’s South Side, meeting and sitting in with Jimmy Rogers, Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, and Little Walter.
An influencer known as the “Lawn Queen” broke a Guinness World Record in Kentucky by mowing a football field-sized area in under 15 minutes. Hali Rieman, a turf care influencer known as the “Lawn Queen,” drove a mower provided by power technology company Rehlko to mow the TurfMutt Great Lawn at Louisville’s Waterfront Park in 14 minutes and 51.06 seconds.
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