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Steals by Cubs first basemen and pitchers By JohnW53 on May 6, 2021, 7:20am CDT + A previous post documented the 10 steals of home by Cubs catchers since 1920. That post also noted that the Cubs have had exactly 500 steals of any base by their catchers during the entire Modern Era, which began in 1901. That got me thinking about 2 other positions not usually associated with stolen bases: first base and pitcher. .......... MISSING SPLITS Finding the number of steals at a specific fie...

Until a video review overturned the umpire's call of safe, Tony Wolters appeared on Sunday to have become the first Cubs catcher to steal home in nearly 55 years. It would have been only the Cubs'...

April 11, 2021 Joe Musgrove came into the season viewed by many as a breakout candidate, and it’s easy to see why. The 28-year-old Pirate-turned-Padre possesses plus stuff, and the change of scenery — from Pittsburgh to his hometown of San Diego, no less — portends more success…. particularly in the won-loss column. Musgrove went a paltry 1-5 with the N.L. Central cellar-dwellers in 2020, while his new club is poised to win, per our projections, 94 games in the current campaign. By and ...

25 For 25: Chicago Cubs 1920-1944 By Solanus on Mar 12, 2021, 8:27am CST 1 I am back with another set of 25 For 25 teams, this time for the years 1920-1944. This is the fourth set that I have published this cycle, starting with 1995-2019 and continuing through 1970-1994 & 1945-1969 (I will post squads for 1895-1919 after I get done with these); if you are interested in those, you can view them here. Basically the same rules as before: 25 players, 25 seasons, one player from each sea...

Clarksville Now CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Judge Ross H. Hicks announced Wednesday that he will retire from his position on the Circuit Court for the 19th Judicial District, effective June 30, 2021. “I have been truly blessed to have had the opportunity to work with so many wonderful people in the court system,” Hicks said. “I have been truly blessed to have had the opportunity to work with so many wonderful people in the court system.” Judge Ross H. Hicks (TNCourts.gov) The ...

Josh Gibsons record average, in just 78 games By JohnW53 on Feb 15, 2021, 5:48am CST + Late last year, Major League Baseball announced its intention to declare several Negro Leagues as official big leagues. Last week, a committee of the Society for American Baseball Research recommended that 7 leagues be recognized: the Negro National League I (1920-31), Negro National League II (1933-48), Negro American League (1937-48), Eastern Colored League (1923-28), American Negro League (1929...

Nashville Tennessean A firefighter in Memphis. A nurse in Nashville. A trucker in Knoxville. A judge in Clarksville. More than 2,300 older folks in nursing homes and care facilities across the state. And a 6-year-old girl in Jackson, who fought to survive so much already, but could not survive this nightmare. More than 10,000 Tennesseans have died from the coronavirus pandemic as of Wednesday, the latest grim milestone as the relentless virus stacks tragedy on tragedy amid the cruelest winter ...

February 23, 2021 at 10:15 PM Shares4 (Image via Getty) Ed. note: This column originally appeared on Original Jurisdiction, the new Substack publication from David Lat, but various updates have been made, including an updated death toll and additions to the list of the deceased at the end. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction on its About page, and you can register to receive updates through this signup page. Take it from me: COVID-19 is not a hoax. As many of you may know, last March...

Cubs milestone wins on road By JohnW53 on Jan 9, 2021, 3:43am CST + 11,000 games in the National League. They ended the season with 11,016. 4,971 on the road. So, the Cubs need 29 more wins to reach 5,000 on the road. They have won at least 30 road games in every full season but one beginning in 2001, and from 2015-19 they averaged 43. They were 15-12 on the road in the shortened 2020 season. ... Two Major League teams already have won 5,000 times on the road: the Giants (5,105) ...

• Dennis W. Stanford The Leaf-Chronicle was supplied the applicants names Thursday after submitting a public records request to Montgomery County Government. The County Commission will be tasked Monday night with selecting someone from the applicant pool to replace Grimes. The commission meets in monthly formal session at 6 p.m. Whoever is selected will fill out the remainder of Grimes unexpired term. The next general election for all county judges is to be held in August 2022, according to ...