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“Offensively, we all feel it,” Lazor said, “meaning coaches, players, all the people around. … When you’re a quarterback with as much experience as Andy has, you’ve been fooled many times by the defense and hopefully learned from it, which I think he’s proven he has.
“I thought he was doing well with the specific routes,” Nagy said. “Forget the coverages, just what route are you supposed to run within the play? He was doing good there. Now, he’s going to have to really understand, ‘OK, if I’m playing this position, line up, get set and go.’ Things are a lot faster. I’m impressed with him being able to get back here because that was hard when he landed on that shoulder, so we’ll just take it day by day. He’s got the want.”
“We wanted to find some stability day in, day out for the lineup in that second base position,” Sox general manager Rick Hahn said Friday. “César provides us with someone who not only obviously comes to us with a Gold Glove resumé and has found a nice power stroke over the course of this season, but as a switch hitter, provides a professional at-bat to go with the solid defense.”
Posting to the video sharing app has become a frequent activity for many Olympians and has given users around the world an inside look at the Olympic Village, interactions between the athletes and answers to some of the Games most pressing questions (how comfortable are those cardboard beds, really?).
The 2020 Summer Olympic Games take place between July 23 and August 8 in and around Tokyo, Japan. With 33 sports at 339 events across 42 venues, the Games are documented by hundreds of photographers from around the world, including Chicago Tribune’s Brian Cassella. Here are some of the best images from this year’s Olympics to date.
She missed her second and third lifts, both at 125 kilograms. On the second one, she brought the barbell above her head, but the lift was disqualified because she did not keep her arms completely straight. After her third miss, she pounded her heart, lifted her hands in the air, took a bow and walked offstage.
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, of Belarus, runs in the women’s 100-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021. Tsimanouskaya alleged her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff Sunday, Aug. 1, at Tokyo’s main airport. (Martin Meissner/AP)
Suguru Iwazaki, Koudai Senga, Yasuaki Yamasaki, Yudai Ohno and Ryoji Kuribayashi (1-0) combined for 5 1/3 innings of one-hit scoreless relief. The only blemish against Japan’s bullpen was Triston Casas’ second homer of the tournament, a three-run drive in the third. That put the U.S. ahead 6-3 against Koyo Aoyogi, who gave up five hits in one inning.
“Cubs fans are no longer content with merely making the playoffs,” Ricketts wrote. “As we reset our team, please know we share your higher expectations. With five postseason appearances in the last six years, including reaching the NLCS three times and our historic World Series championship, sustainable on-field success is the new standard.
9 Chicago Cubs players left at the trade deadline in 8 trades — 3 of which featured franchise icons Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Báez. Here’s how they look in their new uniforms. Kris Bryant — > San Franciso Giants Kris Bryant, the 2015 NL Rookie of the Year and 2016 NL MVP, was traded to the San Francisco Giants. The Cubs received a pair of prospects in return: right-hander Caleb Kilian and outfielder Alexander Canario. (Jed Jacobsohn / AP) Anthony Rizzo — > New York Yankees Anthony Rizzo, one of the cornerstones of the Theo Epstein-Jed Hoyer rebuild, was dealt to the New York Yankees for minor-league right-hander Alexander Vizcaíno and minor-league outfielder Kevin Alcántara. (Lynne Sladky / AP) Javier Báez and Trevor Williams — > New York Mets Shortstop Javier Báez and right-hander Trevor Williams went to the New York Mets in exchange for outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong. (Mary Altaffer/AP) Craig Kimbrel — > Chicago White Sox The Cubs traded closer Craig Kimbrel to the White Sox for second baseman Nick Madrigal and reliever Codi Heuer. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) Ryan Tepera — > Chicago White Sox Reliever Ryan Tepera was traded to the Chicago White Sox for minor-league pitcher Bailey Horn. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) Andrew Chafin — > Oakland A’s The Cubs sent reliever Andrew Chafin to the Oakland Athletics for two minor-league prospects: Triple-A outfielder Greg Deichmann and low-A right-handed starting pitcher Daniel Palencia. (Alex Gallardo / AP) Jake Marisnick — > San Diego Padres The Cubs sent outfielder Jake Marisnick to the San Diego Padres for minor-league right-hander Anderson Espinoza. (Denis Poroy / Getty Images) Joc Pederson — > Atlanta Braves Outfielder Joc Pederson was traded to the Atlanta Braves for minor-league first baseman Bryce Ball. (John Bazemore / AP)