Bee-gate and other stories"Baseball history marches forth ...
as always on
Mondays
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Wednesdays, and Fridays, I bring a wildly popular Cubs-centric look at
baseball’s past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along as we
review select scenes from the rich tapestry of Chicago Cubs and Major League
Baseball history. The embedded links often point to articles that I’ve chosen as
illustrative of the scenes, from The Society for American Baseball Research,
reproductions of period newspapers, images, and other such material. It’s all
lightly unpacked and folded neatly, just for you.You might learn something, but
mostly, it’s for fun!Today in baseball history:1884 - National League owners
agree to provide two separate team benches to minimize fraternizing among
opposing players during games. (3)1886 - The National League meets and adopts
the stolen base and the four foot by seven foot pitcher’s box. But the NL
retains seven balls for a walk and rejects the American Association’s rule
giving a batter first base on a hit by pitch. (3)1912 - Ground is broken on a
new ballpark in Brooklyn, New York. The
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but will be renamed for Brooklyn Dodgers president Charles Ebbets. Ebbets Field
will open officially on April 9, 1913 and will serve as the Dodgers’ home until
1957. (3)2004 - Commissioner Bud Selig announces major league baseball will
celebrate “Jackie Robinson Day” in every ballpark on April 15, the anniversary
of the debut of the first black player in the major leagues. Jackie’s number
(42) was retired for all time in a ceremony at Shea Stadium in April of 1997 to
mark the 50th anniversary of Robinson’s achievement. (1)2012 - A swarm of bees,
that moved down the right field line and settled near the Giants’ dugout behind
first base, causes two sections of fans to be evacuated, resulting in a
41-minute delay of the Giants’ split squad game against the Diamondbacks. The
Salt River Fields grounds crew uses a combination of lemonade and cotton candy
obtained from the concession stand to lure the buzzing insects away from fans
and players. (1)Cubs birthdays: Jim Korwan, Red Murray, Earl Tyree, Clyde
McCullough, Dave Stevens. Also notable: Dazzy Vance (HoF)Sources
1) — The
National Pastime.(2) — Today in Baseball History.(3) — Baseball Reference.(4) —
Society for American Baseball Research.(5) — Baseball Hall of Fame.Thanks for
reading. #Cubsnews ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Minor will now do for the
Rangers what Cole Hamels and Yu Darvish did the past three seasons in Texas.With
those former Rangers aces in the visitors’
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Chicago Cubs on Thursday. The left-hander’s first career opening day start comes
only a year after his return to a rotation following shoulder surgery that led
to him missing two entire seasons and then being a full-time reliever.“From
being hurt for two years and not thinking I was ever going to throw again, pitch
again in the big leagues, or pitch at all, to being the opening day starter,
yeah it feels pretty good,” Minor said. “I even doubted myself because of the
way I felt, and then once I was healthy, I didn’t doubt myself.”The opener also
marks the managerial debut for new Rangers skipper Chris Woodward, the
42-year-old former utility infielder who spent the past three seasons — and the
last two World Series — as third base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.It will
be the final opener at the Rangers’ current ballpark, which is going into its
26th season. A new retractable roof stadium is being built across the street.Joe
Maddon starts his fifth season with the Cubs. The 65-year-old manager enters the
final year of his contract after four consecutive playoff appearances and the
2016 World Series title.Jon Lester makes his third consecutive opening day start
for the Cubs, followed by Darvish and Hamels in the other two games of the
opening series.Darvish, who began his big league career with the Rangers after
coming from
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started their 2017 opener before getting traded later that season to the Dodgers
and then going to the Cubs in free agency last year. Hamels was the opening day
starter for Texas in 2016 and 2018 before getting traded to the Cubs last
summer.“Now it’s go time, get in front of the big crowds and big stadiums and
everything starts to matter,” said Hamels, 38-21 with a 3.90 ERA in 88 starts
for the Rangers, who acquired the lefty from Philadelphia during the 2015
season.Minor is the only rotation holdover from last season for the
Rangers.Edinson Volquez, who made his big league debut for Texas in 2005 and
returned as a free agent last year while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, will
start the second game Saturday. Right-hander Lance Lynn, who signed a three-year
deal as a free agent during the offseason, goes Sunday.The 31-year-old Minor was
the seventh overall pick by Atlanta in the 2009 amateur draft, and started for
the Braves from 2010-14 before surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left
shoulder. He missed all of 2015 and 2016 and then made 65 relief appearances for
Kansas City in 2017 before turning down a $10 million player option because he
wanted the chance to start again.The Rangers offered that opportunity with a $28
million, three-year contract and he led them last season with 12 wins and 157
innings, even while the team was cautious with him in his return to starting. He
made 22 of his team-high 28 starts on extended
rest
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games.“There were some games last year I thought they were overly cautious.
Maybe it worked out, maybe it paid off,” Minor said.After adjusting last spring
to starting again, and then making it through the entire season, Minor said this
spring felt normal.“I knew what to expect again. Last year was a new team … I
had to learn all new coaches, all new teammates, had to be comfortable with
myself, being around the team and everything,” he said. “This year feels a lot
different. I feel way more prepared and know exactly what to expect out of my
arm and what I used to feel really being a starter in Atlanta.”
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