Ben Pflederer

Physician, educator, avid Cub fan, and luckiest husband and father around

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@thekapman @YouTube Sign velocity in volume and advance strike throwers

[Jennifer Griffin @JenGriffinFNC]

From the Navy SEAL officer who planned and executed the Bin Laden raid: “In recent months, President Trump, upon advice from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, has relieved or forced the retirement of some of the finest officers that have ever served this nation. I have personally worked with most of them in combat….And this week, in an egregious decision, the president forced General Chris Donahue to step down from his position in command of U.S. Army Europe. Donahue is without question one of the most brilliant officers I know. He is strategically focused, tactically aggressive, personally courageous, exceptionally thoughtful in his planning and execution, and compassionate with his troops. He has the respect of every man and woman who ever served with him—and you can put me at the top of that list.”

[Jonathan Martin @jmart]

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following statement on the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Mullin v. Doe, regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS):

"Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling allowing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to be canceled or expire.   

"Today’s decision is a legal decision.  As I have stated in the past, the policy to remove these individuals from this country is a mistake.

"As a result of today’s ruling, the over 10,000 Haitians who have been living in Ohio (mostly in the Springfield area) legally through TPS will now be here illegally and will be subject to immediate deportation. This also means that while these Haitians were working and contributing to our community and economy yesterday, today it is now illegal to employ them.

"The situation in Haiti could hardly be much worse.  The violent gangs run most of the country.  The government barely functions.  And, the economy is in shambles.
"Further, our federal government has an advisory against traveling to Haiti, and our Federal Aviation Administration prohibits U.S. carriers from flying there because of the danger to planes of being shot at by the gangs. 

"But, more importantly, changing the immigration status of these individuals is not in the best interest of the United States nor Ohio."

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@sahadevsharma This is absolutely ridiculous. Pitch lab is looking like Wuhan lab.

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@BleacherNation Sell sell sell

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@cnnbrk Of course

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@BleacherNation What a waste of talent that would be.

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@ctsbulls Do you think Graham reached out to Dusty?

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@ktausk13 Bryson Graham— thoughts?

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@PJ_Mooney WBC is the gift that keeps on giving.

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@dmillerabc7 Quickly fulfilling the well worn Cubs trope of a star player on a losing team.

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@JesseRogersESPN Of course they do.

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@PJ_Mooney Yes. Always. It’s a difference between them and Milwaukee that is seldom discussed.

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@brendan_cubs Yep, he’ll be the scapegoat. But he’s not the main problem.

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@JesseRogersESPN @xfit2020 @WaddleandSilvy And they hit! Pretty good replacement last night with Assad (who they ignored in Iowa for two months)

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@JesseRogersESPN At least he’s honest.

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@jayhaykid @CubsZone Maybe finding hitters who can actually hit a major league curveball should be a priority? I’ll bet the Brewers have figured that out.

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@PJ_Mooney The forgotten man— wondered how long it would take for Jed to recall him.

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@PJ_Mooney Please trade some of these guys away!

[Ben Pflederer @drbenpf]

@ktausk13 When does hoops season start?