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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. 50th time I have used the Red Baron in one of my grids. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Dodgers, ≤ 3.00 ERA Season and 100+ Run Season Batting, and rows Guardians, Phillies and MVP. Grid is filled with Rich Hill, Rick Sutcliffe, Joe Carter, José Hernández, Dick Ruthven, Chuck Klein, Cody Bellinger, Jimmie Foxx and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Carter, Ruthven, Klein, Bellinger, Foxx are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
December 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap - but, for the first time on my grid, no copy and paste for Anthony Rizzo, who is now pictured as he always should have been. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Hall of Fame, Silver Slugger and Born Outside US 50 States and DC, and rows 2000+ Hits Career Batting, Played Second Base Min. 1 Game and Gold Glove. Grid is filled with Billy Herman, Ryne Sandberg, Sammy Sosa, Ron Santo, Javier Báez, Luis Valbuena, Ernie Banks, Anthony Rizzo and Rey Ordóñez. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Báez, Valbuena, Ordóñez are copied and pasted from other sources.
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. I had to research for the Tigers 200 hits player and I chose to research for the Red / Pirate since the only one I could think of is a bozo.
Grid with columns Reds, Rangers and 200+ Hits Season Batting, and rows Tigers, Pirates and 300+ HR Career Batting. Grid is filled with Steve Boros, Andrew Chafin, Harvey Kuenn, Gary Varsho, Bill Madlock, Kiki Cuyler, Jim Edmonds, Alfonso Soriano and Billy Williams. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Boros, Chafin, Kuenn, Varsho, Madlock, Edmonds are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Steve Boros have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Eight Cubs and one Wolverine where no Cub fits. Four of the Cubs are also Wolverines, including Rich Hill, who is making his 150th appearance in one of my grids. Some slap dash copy and paste to show everyone in the right uniform. I had to research to find Sexton and McAfee.
Grid with columns Atlanta, Cubs and 30+ SB Season, and rows Twins, Royals and Only One Team. Grid is filled with Bill McAfee, Geoff Zahn, Willi Castro, Trevor Cahill, Rich Hill, Willie Wilson, Frank Sexton, Don Eaddy and Nico Hoerner. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps, except for McAfee and Sexton, who are wearing Michigan uniforms and no cap. The pictures of McAfee, Zahn, Castro, Cahill, Hill, Wilson, Sexton are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Bill McAfee and Geoff Zahn and Rich Hill and Frank Sexton and Don Eaddy have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
December 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap.
Grid with columns Blue Jays, Played Catcher Min. 1 Game and All Star, and rows Mets, Mariners and Orioles. Grid is filled with Marcus Stroman, Todd Pratt, Richie Ashburn, Munenori Kawasaki, Welington Castillo, Jamie Moyer, Steve Trachsel, Jake Fox and Steve Stone. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Stroman, Pratt, Ashburn, Kawasaki, Moyer, Stone are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Jake Fox have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap, except for Fossas - I could not find a picture of him while he was a Cub or even a video of one of his games to take a screen capture from.
Grid with columns Athletics, Red Sox and Pitched Min. 1 Game, and rows Cardinals, Brewers and Rays. Grid is filled with Dan Haren, Tony Fossas, Les Lancaster, Lary Sorensen, Matt Stairs, Brooks Kieschnick, Rich Hill, Carlos Peña and Kyle Farnsworth. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps, except Fossas, who is wearing a Red Sox one. The pictures of Haren, Sorensen, Stairs, Kieschnick, Hill, Peña, Farnsworth are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Lary Sorensen and Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show most* in the right cap, and one spot where I do not think any Cub fits.

* Not sure what team Griffith is pictured with, but I can't find a picture of him clearly as a Cub.
Grid with columns Yankees, Astros and 200+ Wins Career Pitching, and rows White Sox, Phillies and 20+ Win Season Pitching. Grid is filled with Tom Gordon, Craig Kimbrel, Clark Griffith, Hank Borowy, Mitch Williams, Fergie Jenkins, Blank, Joe Niekro and Charlie Root. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Gordon, Kimbrel, Williams, Niekro are copied and pasted from other sources.
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap.
Grid with columns Atlanta, Played Left Field Min. 1 Game and Played Right Field Min. 1 Game, and rows Rangers, Marlins and Rookie of the Year. Grid is filled with Carl Edwards Jr., Gary Matthews Jr., Jeff Kunkel, Antonio Alfonseca, Emilio Bonifácio, Jorge Soler, Craig Kimbrel, Ted Sizemore and Chris Coghlan. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Edwards Jr., Matthews Jr., Kunkel, Alfonseca, Bonifácio, Soler, Kimbrel, Sizemore, Coghlan are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Ted Sizemore have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Nine Michigan Wolverines, with some slap dash copy and paste to show most in the right cap. As far as I can tell, there are no pictures of Charlie Gehringer's time playing for the freshman team. Ted Simmons graduated from Michigan but did not play baseball there. #GoBlue
Grid with columns 6+ WAR Season, 40+ WAR Career and Player was born in the 50 United States or DC, and rows .300+ Avg Season Batting, ≤ 3.00 ERA Season and Played Outfield Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Charlie Gehringer, Barry Larkin, Rick Leach, Jim Abbott, George Sisler, Rich Hill, Bill Freehan, Ted Simmons and Ryan LaMarre. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps, except for Gehringer (Tigers) and Simmons (Cardinals). The pictures of all other than Gehringer and Simmons are copied and pasted from other sources.
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. I had to research to find Terry and Vander Meer.
Grid with columns Giants, Angels and 200+ K Season Pitching, and rows Cubs, Dodgers and Reds. Grid is filled with Dick LeMay, Geoff Zahn, Ken Holtzman, Fred Merkle, Rich Hill, Adonis Terry, Jeff Reed, Lee Smith and Johnny Vander Meer. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps, except for Terry, who is not wearing a cap. The pictures of LeMay, Zahn, Merkle, Hill, Reed, Vander Meer are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of LeMay, Geoff Zahn and Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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For Thanksgiving, had to have Turkey, Stuff(y Mc)in(nis)g and Pie - though I'm bummed there were no spaces Yam Yaryan fit. Then six Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show Irvin in the right cap. I miss them, but am so thankful to have met Banks and watched Sandberg. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Played Center Field Min. 1 Game, Played First Base Min. 1 Game and Played Third Base Min. 1 Game, and rows Played in Major Negro Lgs, .300+ Avg Career Batting and Hall of Fame. Grid is filled with Luis Márquez, Monte Irvin, Gene Baker, Turkey Stearnes, Stuffy McInnis, Pie Traynor, Kiki Cuyler, Ernie Banks and Ryne Sandberg.
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show most of them in the right cap - I never have found a picture of Márquez as a Cub.
Grid with columns Blue Jays, Nationals and Born Outside US 50 States and DC, and rows Padres, Pirates and Played Shortstop Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Clayton Richard, Carl Edwards Jr., Craig Lefferts, Matt Stairs, Mitch Webster, Randall Simon, Munenori Kawasaki, Chris Speier and Luis Márquez. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps except for Marquez, who is wearing a cap with a "B" on it. The pictures of Richard, Edwards Jr., Lefferts, Stairs, Webster, Simon, Kawasaki, Speier are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Clayton Richard have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. Had to research for Royal / Guardian.
Grid with columns Royals, Tigers and Played First Base Min. 1 Game, and rows Yankees, Guardians and 300+ HR Career Batting. Grid is filled with Rey Sánchez, Phil Coke, Fred Merkle, Larry Casian, Dickie Noles, Ron Hassey, Gary Gaetti, Luis Gonzalez and Billy Williams. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Coke, Merkle, Casian, Noles, Hassey, Gaetti, Gonzalez are copied and pasted from other sources.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap.
Grid with columns Twins, Orioles and Brewers, and rows Astros, Giants and Dodgers. Grid is filled with Ryan Pressly, Scott Feldman, Victor Caratini, Joe Nathan, Steve Stone, Lary Sorensen, Geoff Zahn, Rich Hill and José Hernández. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Feldman, Caratini, Nathan, Stone, Sorensen, Zahn, Hill are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Lary Sorensen and Geoff Zahn and Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap, and one spot where I do not think any Cub fits. I had to research for the middle square. Shawon-O-Meter: 43 grid appearances - and rising! #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Red Sox, Played Second Base Min. 1 Game and First Round Draft Pick, and rows Rockies, Mariners and 30+ SB Season. Grid is filled with Frank Castillo, Eric Young Sr., Kris Bryant, Heathcliff Slocumb, Doug Strange, Steve Trout, Blank, Ryne Sandberg and Shawon Dunston. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Young Sr., Bryant, Slocumb, Strange are copied and pasted from other sources.
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. Shawon-O-Meter: 42 grid appearances - and rising! #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns MVP, Rookie of the Year and All Star, and rows 10+ Win Season Pitching, 10+ HR Season Batting and Played Center Field Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Dizzy Dean, Michael Fulmer, Burt Hooton, Gabby Harnett, Geovany Soto, Ryne Sandberg, Frank Schulte, Jerome Williams and Shawon Dunston. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Dean, Fulmer, Hooton are copied and pasted from other sources.
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Seven Cubs and two Michigan Wolverines where no Cub fits. (Hill and Sorensen are both Cubs and Wolverines). Some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. I had to research to find Morse.
Grid with columns Reds, Athletics and 6+ WAR Season, and rows Mets, Guardians and Only One Team. Grid is filled with Randy Myers, Rich Hill, Howard Johnson, Mike Freeman, Lary Sorensen, Kenny Lofton, Barry Larkin, Bud Morse and Stan Hack. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps except for Larkin and Morse who are pictured in Michigan Wolverines uniforms. The pictures of Myers, Hill, Johnson, Sorensen, Larkin, Morse are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill and Lary Sorensen and Barry Larkin and Bud Morse have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Steve Lake grids are the best grids! All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap.
Grid with columns Phillies, Played Third Base Min. 1 Game and All Star, and rows Angels, Cardinals and Blue Jays. Grid is filled with Mitch Williams, Luis Valbuena, Tommy La Stella, Steve Lake, Ted Sizemore, Lee Smith, Mark Leiter Jr., Munenori Kawasaki and Ted Lilly. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Williams, Valbuena, La Stella, Sizemore, Leiter Jr., Kawasaki are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Ted Sizemore have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Eight Cubs and one Michigan Wolverine where no Cub fits, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. I had to research to find Gamble and to verify no Tiger Gold Glover played for the Cubs. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Atlanta, Tigers and 30+ HR Season Batting, and rows White Sox, Nationals and Gold Glove. Grid is filled with Brent Lillibridge, Alex Avila, Oscar Gamble, Carl Edwards Jr., José Macías, Alfonso Soriano, Dansby Swanson, Bill Freehan and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps, except for Freehan, who is wearing a Michigan Wolverines cap. The pictures of Lillibridge, Avila, Gamble, Edwards Jr., Macías, Freehan are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Bill Freehan have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. I replaced Dodger Blue with #ProBlue. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Red Sox, Cubs and Played Shortstop Min. 1 Game, and rows Rangers, Michigan Wolverines (Superimposed over the Dodgers) and 100+ Run Season Batting. Grid is filled with Fergie Jenkins, Steve Buechele, Jeff Kunkel, Rich Hill, Geoff Zahn, Ted Sizemore, Jimmie Foxx, Woody English and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Buechele, Kunkel, Hill, Zahn, Sizemore, Foxx are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill and Geoff Zahn and Ted Sizemore have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap.
Grid with columns Giants, Pirates and 2000+ Hits Career Batting, and rows Athletics, Yankees and Padres. Grid is filled with Lary Sorensen, Charlie Grimm, Jimmie Foxx, Rick Reuschel, Rich Hill, Kenny Lofton, Craig Lefferts, Trevor Cahill and Joe Carter. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Sorensen, Foxx, Hill, Lofton, Lefferts, Cahill, Carter are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Lary Sorensen and Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap.
Grid with columns Brewers, Played Catcher Min. 1 Game and 30+ SB Season, and rows Reds, Played First Base Min. 1 Game and 300+ HR Career Batting. Grid is filled with Brooks Kieschnick, Jeff Reed, Billy Hamilton, Jim Edmonds, Jake Fox, Bill Buckner, Aramis Ramírez, Kyle Schwarber and Andre Dawson. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Kieschnick, Reed, Hamilton, Edmonds, Schwarber, Dawson are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Jake Fox have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Born Outside US 50 States and DC, Hall of Fame and Silver Slugger, and rows Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, Designated Hitter Min. 1 Game and Pitched Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Ernie Banks, Leon Durham, Jim Adduci, Ryne Sandberg, Zach McKinstry, Rowan Wick, Lee Smith and Carlos Zambrano. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of McKinstry are copied and pasted from other sources.
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap.
Grid with columns White Sox, Phillies and 40+ WAR Career, and rows Orioles, Diamondbacks and Played Right Field Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Steve Stone, Keith Moreland, Dizzy Dean, Jon Jay, Amaury Telemaco, Luis Gonzalez, Phil Cavarretta, Bob Dernier and Davey Lopes. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Stone, Dean, Jay, Telemaco, Gonzalez, Lopes are copied and pasted from other sources.
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Seven Cubs, one Michigan Wolverine where no Cub fits, and one blank square where no Cub or Wolverine can go. (Scales and Hill are both Cubs and Wolverines). I had to research to find Konuszewski. Some slap dash copy and paste because only Scales was pictured in the right cap.
Grid with columns Twins, Mariners and Only One Team, and rows Royals, Pirates and Played Left Field Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Rich Hill, Mike Montgomery, Blank, Terry Mulholland, Matt Lawton, Dennis Konuszewski, Willi Castro, Henry Cotto and Bobby Scales. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps, except Konuszewski, who is wearing a Michigan Wolverines cap. The pictures of Hill, Montgomery, Mulholland, Lawton, Konuszewski, Castro, Cotto are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill and Dennis Konuszewski and Bobby Scales have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM