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Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Al Maul displaying the smile that created his nickname.
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Al Maul

In my heart of hearts, I like to believe that Al Maul was given the nickname “Smiling” as some sort of inside joke. With a last name like Maul he had to be a killer, is what I tell myself when I think of the lost opportunities when it came to the Philadelphia natives nickname. […]

Posted on February 22, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Ben Tincup poses for a picture in his warm-up sweater.
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Ben Tincup

For a few years, I was lucky enough to consider myself among the burgeoning number of fans who were falling in love with Shohei Ohtani. Nowadays everyone, sans New York Yankees fans, is in love with the slugging flamethrower. That’s good though because they should be; Ohtani is awesome, and really all that is good […]

Posted on January 7, 2019December 6, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comments(2)

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BillCubbieBlueBill Thompson@BillCubbieBlue·
May 17, 2022

Sadly, the Cubs as an org do not care and just view him as someone to be flipped.

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May 16, 2022

Kyle Martin continuing to absolutely rake.

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May 16, 2022

Say hello to Cheddar Cheese, the newest member of the family.

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