in which we attempt to form a narrative from the mold of the prevailing zeitgeist http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , and other bullets"It’s Saturday. Do you know where your baseball team is? Repeatedly. Yes, it’s still way early, and the eternal questions still hang suspended in mid-air, like Mary Richards’ hat with a big red ‘C’ on it, but I ask who of you hasn’t already considered the dreaded fire sale? But... dreams can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile. Isn’t that right, David Bote? Argh. Maybe I’ll start tweeting @Brandon Kintzler’s brother again. “I’m sorry,” I’ll say. “I was wrong all along Chipper Jones Jersey , and so was everyone else.” Does that come off as insincere? Heavens forfend. I try to say what I mean... okay, I’ve gotten the window completely open and I’m sitting on the sill. Stop crowding.I have recently detected an increase in the number of tweeters that mean not to praise Theo, but to bury him. Imagine how they’ll feel when the replacements start arriving. Cuz there are gonna be replacements... a team that scores 6+ runs daily should be doing better than this.Oh.But hey, Daniel DeScalso has two three-hit games this year, already. Play it, Sam.Here’s to plain speaking and clear understanding, Kaspar Gutman, and here’s today’s Cubs News and Notes. As always * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome).Michael Baumann (The Ringer): MLB Panic Meter: Are the Red Sox and Cubs really this bad? “We’re a week into the season and a handful of the expected contenders have already dug themselves into holes.” Jon Tayler of SI has similar thoughts.Tony Andracki (NBC Sports Chicago*): Everybody is trying to be the hero: One explanation for Cubs’ early-season struggles. “It snowballs in a bad way John Smoltz Jersey ,” Joe Maddon said.Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): Questions about Yu Darvish and the Cubs bullpen aren’t going away. “It took only one week into the season for the Cubs to have their first five-game losing streak, incite panic on Twitter and admit that maybe all that intense focus on a good start got in their heads.”Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Hottovy works with Cubs pitchers to reduce BBs. It’s the gopher balls I’m suddenly worried about. But yeah, more men on base...Mark Gonzales (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Struggling Carl Edwards Jr. vows to silence critics: ‘I’m a great baseball player. I’m just in a rough patch right now’. You gotta love his spunk. But remember, Lou Grant hated spunk. There are times I feel similarly.Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation): The Iowa Cubs are firm but funny when it comes to Ian Happ. “... it was only natural that various iterations of the same joke would pop up in the replies when the Iowa Cubs posted about his season debut.”Laura Messer (Cubs Insider): If Cubs really value production over talent, it may be time to demote more players. “... the least productive and most inconsistent young members of the Cubs roster are still seeing time in the Show.”Barry M. Bloom (Forbes*): Ernie Banks was never paid well by the Chicago Cubs, even in his own era, new book reveals. “Players back then negotiated their own deals.”Tim Bannon (Chicago Tribune* {$}): A Milwaukee distillery made ‘L Flag Bourbon’ after Game No. 163 — and a ‘snub’ by the Cubs. “It’s all in good fun,” said Pat McQuillan, co-owner of Central Standard Craft Distillery.Cubs birthdays: Rudy Schwenck, Don Elston Matt Kemp Jersey , Phil Regan, Thomas Diamond. Also notable: Mickey Cochrane (HoF), Ernie Lombardi (HoF), Bert Blyleven (HoF).Food for Thought: Superstar free-agent infielder Manny Machado remains unsigned with pitchers and catchers reporting in a few weeks.The San Diego Padres could potentially be in the mix, however, per a Saturday report from Dennis Lin of The Athletic.Sources spoke with Lin who then tweeted that "the Padres have expressed interest in arranging a meeting with [Machado], possibly in Miami. SD would like to get some face time before becoming more involved with the free agent."The 26-year-old had 37 home runs and 107 RBI for the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers last season.The hot-stove campaign has been unusually frigid this year, with numerous All-Stars unsigned as spring training rapidly approaches.The interest level for Machado's services seems high at least, with the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies all hosting him on visits Hank Aaron Jersey , according to Mike Rosenstein of NJ.com.Although those three ballclubs looked like the front-runners for Machado's services, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote on Friday that the Padres were "pursuing the 26-year-old superstar with the intention of playing him at third base."Fancred's Jon Heyman previously tweeted that the Padres were checking in on some other big names such as free-agent outfielder Bryce Harper, so San Diego could be going for it all here, especially with a stacked farm system waiting in the wings.The Padres open the 2019 season on Thursday, March 28, against the San Francisco Giants at home.
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