10 YEARS AGO TODAY: The Cubs had their entire infield start in an All-Star game!
⭐️ 1B Anthony Rizzo
⭐️ 2B Ben Zobrist
⭐️ SS Addison Russell
⭐️ 3B Kris Bryant
Ben Simmons casts right and retrieves left, a technique that allows right-handed anglers to keep their dominant hand on the rod for maximum control.
The evidence is overwhelming that he shot the basketball with the wrong hand.
A quick post about five-star catches...
A 5-star outfield play is one deemed by Statcast to be caught by 25% of MLB outfielders or fewer.
There were 2,688 5-star catch opportunities in the league in 2025. Only 192 of them were caught (7.1%).
Pete Crow-Armstrong caught NINETEEN five-star plays:
-He caught 59.4% of his opportunities (19-32)
-It's a Statcast record, the previous record was 12
-He made 10% of all the 5-star catches in the league
-No other OF has exceeded ten 5-star plays since 2017-
-With eight more, PCA will be the all-time leader (2016-)
It was #OTD in 2016 that the #Cubs beat the Dodgers 8-4 in one of the greatest games I’ve ever attended. The defense was phenomenal, Javy Baéz stole home, and the Cubs were leading 3-1 in the 8th. The Dodgers scored two to tie in the 8th, but the Cubs loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning, and pinch hitter Miguel Montero hit a grand slam that caused Wrigley Field to shake! Dexter Fowler hit a forgotten solo home run right after that and the Cubs won this one 8-4