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Cubs Daily Clips September 26, 2017 Chicago Tribune, Cubs fun includes eliminating Cardinals, winning over Nacho Man http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-addison-russell-delivers-nachos-to-thankful- cardinals-fan-20170925-column.html Chicago Tribune, Cubs one step from NL Central title, eliminate Cardinals from division race http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-cardinals-spt-0926-20170925-story.html Chicago Tribune, Javier Baez escapes with bruise after fouling ball off leg http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-javier-baez-20170925-story.html Chicago Tribune, Jason Heyward believes Cubs, Indians share second-half similarities http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-similar-to-indians-notes-spt-0926-20170925- story.html Chicago Tribune, Cubs, Indians records share parallel in second-half of season http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-second-half-20170925-story.html Chicago Sun-Times, Jon Lester nacho problem for Cubs on night of good news, better vibe http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/jon-lester-nacho-problem-for-cubs-on-night-of-good-news-better-vibe/ Chicago Sun-Times, Jake Arrieta seeks clincher, soaks in personal countdown with Cubs http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/arrieta-seeks-to-clinch-as-he-soaks-in-personal-countdown-with-cubs/ Chicago Sun-Times, Clinch-mode Cubs shove rival Cardinals to the precipice of 2017 abyss http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/clinch-mode-cubs-shove-rival-cardinals-to-the-precipice-of-2016-abyss/ Daily Herald, How will Chicago Cubs decide postseason pitching rotation? It starts with health, Maddon says http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170925/how-will-chicago-cubs-decide-postseason-pitching-rotation-it- starts-with-health-maddon-says Daily Herald, Wayne Messmer: What the national anthem means to me http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170925/wayne-messmer-what-the-national-anthem-means-to-me Daily Herald, Wayne Messmer: National anthem, protesters deserve respect http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170925/wayne-messmer-national-anthem-protesters-deserve-respect Cubs.com, Cubs' fast start helps magic number drop to 1 http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/255964168/cubs-beat-cardinals-trim-magic-number-to-1/ Cubs.com, Lester, Maddon encouraged by lefty's outing http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/256073132/jon-lester-maddon-on-leftys-win-vs-cards/ Cubs.com, Maddon, Heyward talk Cubs-Cards rivalry http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/256073126/joe-maddon-on-cubs-cardinals-rivary/ Cubs.com, Cubs face Cards on cusp of NL Central clinch http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/255963320/cubs-face-cards-on-cusp-of-nl-central-clinch ESPNChicago.com, What you need to know as Cubs' potential clinching day arrives http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/45881/what-you-need-to-know-as-cubs-potential- clinching-day-arrives ESPNChicago.com, Jon Lester shows the Cubs something they needed to see http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/45891/jon-lester-shows-the-cubs-something-they- needed-to-see CSNChicago.com, With no more drama left in division race, Cubs-Cardinals turns into Addison Russell vs. Nacho Man http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/no-more-drama-left-division-race-cubs-cardinals-turns-addison- russell-vs-nacho-man CSNChicago.com, Get off my lawn: Jon Lester breaks down big Cubs win http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/get-my-lawn-jon-lester-breaks-down-big-cubs-win CSNChicago.com, Jason Heyward knows how sweet it will be for Cubs to clinch in front of Cardinals http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/jason-heyward-knows-how-sweet-it-will-be-cubs-clinch-front- cardinals CSNChicago.com, The Cardinals set off fireworks for a Kris Bryant home run http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/cardinals-set-fireworks-kris-bryant-home-run CSNChicago.com, Say cheese: Addison Russell smothered in nachos, delivers new batch to fan http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/say-cheese-addison-russell-smothered-nachos-delivers-new-batch- fan -- Chicago Tribune Cubs fun includes eliminating Cardinals, winning over Nacho Man By Paul Sullivan It was a little over two years ago that Cubs manager Joe Maddon declared war on the Cardinals in a classic rant after they allegedly threw at Anthony Rizzo in a game at Wrigley Field. "We don't start stuff, but we will stop stuff," Maddon said. That was the beginning of the new era of the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry, one that has seen the Cubs turn from punching bag to aggressors in the blink of an eye. That's why it was so strange to hear Maddon try to downplay the rivalry before Monday night's game, pretending that clinching on the Cardinals' turf would be no different than doing it anywhere else. Reminded how much Cubs fans would enjoy watching it happen in St. Louis against a team they thoroughly dislike, Maddon put it on auto-Maddon, insisting the venue was irrelevant. "I just really want to win, honestly," Maddon said before the Cubs' 10-2 win. "I understand all that, but I'm so contrary to attempting to enforce those kinds of thoughts into my method. It's about tonight's game, and whenever we have this first chance to get there let's get there. "You never want it to drag out. … So it doesn't matter to me. You can also say you'd love to do in front of the hometown group. There's always that." That would mean losing four straight games in St. Louis, which would've led to a recurrence of those Cub-induced ulcers you assumed went away for good after the 2016 championship. The Cubs made sure that wouldn't happen, scoring four runs off Luke Weaver in the first inning, including Addison Russell's bases-loaded double, to take control early. With the Cardinals eliminated from the division race and the magic number reduced to one over the Brewers, look for Busch Stadium to be flooded with Cubs fans Tuesday night. It will be hard to top the strangeness of Monday's game, in which Jon Lester re-established himself and Russell spilled nachos on an unsuspecting fan before rewarding him with a new tray of nachos and a selfie. Russell's adventures began in the bottom of the second when he went flying headfirst into the stands down the third-base line and spilled a Cardinals fan's nachos all over him and his girlfriend, getting some on himself as well. "Looked like (Ben Zobrist) wasn't anywhere close, so I took it upon myself to track the ball and I didn't see the fence and collided with it and got all nacho'd up," Russell said. It was the second nacho-related incident this year after former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, nachos in hand, berated a Cubs fan who had been harassing the politician at Miller Park. The replay on the Busch Stadium video board would soon make Andrew Gudermuth, a 21-year-old manager of Solstice Sunglasses in Chesterfield, Mo., a viral sensation. Russell got up and apologized and went back to his position with nacho cheese dripping from his uniform as his teammates laughed. A Cardinals official came down to deliver some new nachos and shirts to Gudermuth and his girlfriend, Hannah Lucas. Just when Gudermuth thought his 15 minutes of fame were up, Russell came out between innings with a new tray of nachos. Maddon suggested Russell go down to the clubhouse and bring Gudermuth a new plate of nachos. "Pretty entertaining," Maddon said. "We sent him some nachos to replace the broken nachos." The two shook hands, Russell apologized again and took a selfie with Gudermuth. "Normally I don't do that, but being the case of me being nacho'd all over, my cleats even, I was like, you know what, why not?" Russell said. "A once in a lifetime experience." Gudermuth, from Sikeston, Mo., promptly changed his Twitter name from "Big Furly" to "Nacho Man," befitting his new nickname. So what did he think of Russell's gesture? "That gives me a lot more respect for the Cubs team," he said. "I don't really bash people or anything like that, but ... " But you hate the Cubs? "Yes, Cardinals all the way," he said. "But it definitely gave me a lot more respect for the team. They're not all about fame." Everyone got a kick out of it, though Lester wondered what all the fuss was about. "I'm laughing more at the fact that the guy is taking pictures and signing autographs," Lester said. "I really don't know what he did. A guy fell into him and he got nacho cheese on his arm and now he's taking pictures and signing autographs. "I guess that shows you where our society is right now with all that stuff." Just another day in the pennant race. -- Chicago Tribune Cubs one step from NL Central title, eliminate Cardinals from division race By Mark Gonzales There will be greater challenges for the Cubs next month, but they wasted little time establishing their desire to reach the next stage. "We like the bigger moment," manager Joe Maddon said two hours before the Cubs scored four runs in the top of the first inning and saw left-hander Jon Lester rebound with six innings of one-run pitching in a 10-2 win over the Cardinals. "There's a lot of confidence." The Cubs' victory, their 11th in their last 13 games, assured them of no worse than a tie for the National League Central title while eliminating the Cardinals from the division race.
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