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Cubs Daily Clips April 19, 2017 CSNChicago.com, Cubs Look More Like Themselves in Snapping Four-Game Losing Streak With Comeback Win Over Brewers http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/cubs-look-more-themselves-snapping-four-game-losing-streak- comeback-win-over-brewers CSNChicago.com, A World Series Ring Controversy and a Hall Of Fame Dispute? That's Cub http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/world-series-ring-controversy-and-hall-fame-dispute-thats-cubs CSNChicago.com, World Series Game 7 Base Sold for a Completely Mind-Boggling Total http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/world-series-game-7-base-sold-completely-mind-boggling-total- rizzo-cubs-indians-progressive-field Chicago Tribune, GM Jed Hoyer not about to panic as Cubs rally to snap four-game skid http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-brewers-spt-0419-20170418-story.html Chicago Tribune, 'They’re both going to play:' Joe Maddon OK with both Albert Almora, Jon Jay in center http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-joe-maddon-albert-almora-jon-jay-20170418- story.html Chicago Tribune, Cubs address World Series ring agreements, Hall of Fame controversy http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-world-series-rings-cubs-sullivan-spt-0419-20170418- column.html Chicago Tribune, Brett Anderson maintains his humor after start in 'bipolar' Wrigley wind http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-brett-anderson-humor-20170418-story.html Chicago Tribune, Cubs' Hector Rondon on comeback trail http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-hector-rondon-20170418-story.html Chicago Tribune, Anthony Rizzo calls for more testing after Starling Marte's suspension http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-rizzo-marte-suspension-cubs-notes-spt-0419- 20170418-story.html Chicago Tribune, Kyle Schwarber’s surprising bunt: ‘I’ll take it’ http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-kyle-schwarber-surprising-bunt-20170418- story.html Chicago Tribune, Cubs' Anthony Rizzo nearly unnerved by bunting http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-anthony-rizzo-bunt-20170418-story.html Chicago Sun-Times, What makes PEDs unbearable to consider for Cubs’ Jake Arrieta http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/what-makes-peds-unbearable-to-consider-for-cubs-jake-arrieta/ Chicago Sun-Times, Rough patch for Cubs on and off the field in recent days http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/rough-patch-for-cubs-on-and-off-the-field-in-recent-days/ Daily Herald, Cubs back to .500 with win over Brewers http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170418/cubs-back-to-500-with-win-over-brewers Daily Herald, Cubs' Rizzo says he'd like to see more steroid testing http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170418/cubsx2019-rizzo-says-hex2019d-like-to-see-more-steroid- testing Cubs.com, Cubs storm past Brewers, halt 4-game skid http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/225073128/cubs-end-slide-with-comeback-win-over- brewers/?topicId=27118368 Cubs.com, After rough weekend, 'pen bears down http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/225180874/cubs-bullpen-bounces-back-to-contain- brewers/?topicId=27118368 Cubs.com, CF tandem of Almora, Jay invaluable http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/225179890/albert-almora-jr-and-jon-jay-vital-to- cubs/?topicId=27118368 Cubs.com, Slow start doesn't faze defending champs http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/225084640/early-issues-not-cause-for-concern-with- cubs/?topicId=27118368 Cubs.com, Maddon offers take on Marte suspension http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/225083784/joe-maddon-on-suspension-of-starling- marte/?topicId=27118368 ESPNChicago.com, It's no joke: Cubs reliever Hector Rondon is 'taking off' http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/43767/its-no-joke-cubs-reliever-hector-rondon-is-taking- off ESPNChicago.com, Cubs ask non-players to sign doc discouraging sale of World Series rings http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19189422/chicago-cubs-ask-non-players-sign-agreement-discouraging- sale-world-series-rings -- CSNChicago.com Cubs Look More Like Themselves in Snapping Four-Game Losing Streak With Comeback Win Over Brewers By Patrick Mooney The Cubs are back…to being a .500 team. Not that anyone in this clubhouse would ever show the signs of frustration this early into a World Series title defense, but this comeback win felt more like something out of that unforgettable 2016 season. "Some days you win, some days you lose, and some days the offense picks your sorry ass up!" Brett Anderson posted on his Twitter account after Tuesday's 9-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a four-game losing streak and reenergized Wrigley Field. Except for a bad Anderson start – and the scattered boos heard from the crowd of 39,026 – this looked more like the Cubs team you expected to see. "Tonight was a perfect example," new Cub Jon Jay said. "Guys didn't get down and kept on fighting, kept on fighting. The guys out here, they play all nine. They play hard." A relentless lineup erased a 5-0 deficit, scored in bunches with two two-run homers from Kyle Schwarber and Miguel Montero and ultimately wore out the Brewers (8-7) with role players like Jay and Albert Almora Jr. A bullpen still trying to define roles got its act together, with five relievers combining to limit the Brewers to one run across the final five-plus innings and slow down Korea Baseball Organization sensation Eric Thames (3-for-5, two doubles off Anderson). It didn't feel exactly like the playoffs, but the press box did shake a little bit in the sixth inning, when Almora smashed a pinch-hit, two-run single off third baseman Travis Shaw's glove to make it a 7-6 game. The crowd roared again when Jay hammered a Jared Hughes fastball off the right-center field wall for a game-tying triple – and then scored the go-ahead run on a Hughes wild pitch. "It's early in the season," Jay said. "We got guys with track records and guys who've had big years, so it's all about staying in that routine and continuing to play." The contributions from all over the roster bailed out Anderson, who had the reporters in the interview room cracking up after the Brewers hit him hard and knocked the injury-prone pitcher out in the fourth inning, though not because of the ball that drilled him "right in the fat part of my fat hamstring." "Yeah, it didn't feel great, but it didn't really affect me," Anderson said. "I tweaked a groin last start and got hit in the hamstring this start, so it wouldn't be a Brett Anderson start without some sort of athletic play. "I'd like to have a start where I don't have to deal with something, but it comes with the territory of being super- athletic." Can't relate, a beat writer said. "Not many people can," Anderson said in his deadpan voice. The 2016 Cubs didn't lose their seventh game until May 11, but this is still a new group trying to create a different identity, even if most of the names and faces are the same. "We set the bar really high last year," Montero said. "We had a really good start last year. Whatever we're at right now, that doesn't mean that it's a really slow start. We're playing .500 now. We just got to worry about one series at a time, one game at a time." -- CSNChicago.com A World Series Ring Controversy and a Hall Of Fame Dispute? That's Cub By Patrick Mooney A ring controversy and a petty dispute with the Hall of Fame? That's Cub. This is the franchise of the 108-year drought, a place where almost anything can go viral, from the constant turf battles with City Hall and neighborhood businesses, to the 400-pound "Cake Boss" creation for the Wrigley Field centennial that wound up in the garbage, to the Opening Night bathroom fiasco in 2015. But after finally winning the World Series, are you surprised this is still where the Cubs — and the media covering the team — are at now? "Um, can I get hit by a foul ball?" general manager Jed Hoyer said Tuesday, laughing during batting practice before a 9-7 comeback win over the Milwaukee Brewers. "I think it's just the nature (of it). There's a lot of focus and attention on us." To be honest, this isn't really Hoyer's fight. It's not like his job description involves formulating IRS defense strategies or authenticating Kris Bryant's Adidas cleats or shipping Anthony Rizzo's game-worn gear to upstate New York. But Hoyer is a good soldier and a good talker, a counterweight to baseball boss Theo Epstein and someone who can bring his two World Series rings from the Boston Red Sox into the conversation. Hoyer disputed one key element to a Chicago Sun-Times report that said all employees — in order to receive their championship bling — must sign a document that gives the Cubs the right to buy back the ring for $1 if they ever decide to sell the jewelry. Players are exempted from signing that agreement, Hoyer said, and the Cubs are willing to find ways to pay down the taxes on the gifts. "I signed that thing willingly," Hoyer said. "I know Theo did. Everyone except for the players signed it. I look at it like the Ricketts were so unbelievably generous in the cost of the ring and then the number (1,908) they gave out.
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