Winds of change? Company looks at weather’s effect on ball
CHICAGO (AP) — The wind blowing out at Wrigley Field. The tricky breeze in San Francisco. The heat in Los Angeles. The weather is important business in baseball. But what kind of business is still being decided. Weather Applied Metrics has a contract with Marquee Sports Network to develop graphics that show the effect of […]
Cubs’ Quintana cuts thumb washing dishes, undergoes surgery
CHICAGO (AP) — Already concerned about the depth of their rotation, the Chicago Cubs will have to get by for at least a little while without one starter because of a freak injury. Left-hander José Quintana had surgery to repair nerve damage in his pitching thumb Thursday after he cut himself washing dishes. Chicago did […]
Cubs pitching coach says COVID-19 quarantined him for month
CHICAGO (AP) — An emotional Chicago Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy is recovering from a severe case of COVID-19 that quarantined him for 30 days. The 38-year-old Hottovy broke down as he detailed a harrowing ordeal during a conference call on Wednesday. The Cubs resume workouts Friday for the first time since Major League Baseball […]
Beaux Thompson is a Chicago Cubs fan on a journey of a lifetime
Longtime trading card collector Beaux Thompson has turned his hobby into a journey of collecting one million Chicago Cubs baseball cards.