{"id":23841,"date":"2025-01-05T13:27:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T13:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=23841"},"modified":"2025-01-05T13:27:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T13:27:33","slug":"cub-tracks-slow-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=23841","title":{"rendered":"Cub Tracks\u2019 slow cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"vGUuFI\"><strong>WELCOME<\/strong> to today\u2019s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes\u2122, a greatest-hits collection of <strong>Chicago-style<\/strong> beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers\u2019 tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. No artificial intelligences were deployed, employed, entranced, or embalmed in the commission of this missive (apparently I might be training some though). <strong>Cub Tracks<\/strong> eagerly awaits the advent of robotic umpires and has already amended the three laws. The going is weird. <strong>Cub Tracks<\/strong> turned pro a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eEBkYH\"><strong>Cub Tracks<\/strong>. Where the great ones run<em> away.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"8y1RMH\">The rumor mills are still churning, and Luis Castillo, Jack Flaherty, and many of their brethren are reportedly headed to the airport to pick up Roki Sasaki and Alex Bregman. We\u2019ll see if they get lost on the way to the park like so many Pascual Perezes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"faUgfs\">C\u2019mon guys! Who\u2019s gonna be dubbed \u201cI-90\u201d?<\/p>\n<p id=\"SGcdGs\">*means <em>autoplay on<\/em>, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. <em>Italics <\/em>are often used on this page as<em> sarcasm font. <\/em>The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"5RiQ5E\">Evan Altman (Cubs Insider*): Understanding motor preference could help Cubs, other orgs improve player development. \u201c&#8230; we\u2019re talking about understanding nuances in how a person\u2019s body naturally wants to move.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"oz71KV\">Michael Cerami (Bleacher Nation*): How much better does the Cubs\u2019 2025 catching tandem project over last season? \u201c&#8230; a gigantic RELATIVE improvement behind the plate.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"dTuc4a\">Jake Misener (Cubbies Crib*): Former beloved Cubs superstar has his eyes set on redemption this season. \u201cIt\u2019s been nothing but frustration and disappointment since Kris Bryant left for Colorado.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"GC3RLS\"><strong>Food for Thought:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"uf0pXa\">Please be reminded that Cub Tracks and Bleed Cubbie Blue do not necessarily endorse the content of articles, podcasts, or videos that are linked to in this series. 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