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donaldadamek.bsky.social
On my 123rd day of trying, I present Cliff Aberson!

Steve Lake grids are the best grids! All Cubs in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Hill (299). My least frequently used player: Aberson (1).

The new random player to fit into a grid: Trenidad Hubbard
Grid with columns Played Major Leagues, Player was born in Venezuela and Player was born in Dominican Republic, and rows .300+ Avg Season Batting, ≤ 3.00 ERA Season and Played Outfield Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Steve Lake, Carlos Zambrano, Henry Rodríguez, Rich Hill, Héctor Rondón, Pedro Strop, Cliff Aberson, Willson Contreras and Arismendy Alcántara. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Contreras, Alcántara are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
October 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
clubhousecancer.bsky.social
He just liked to be different. Pedro's become my buddy over the last 10-12 years. Mostly because I celebrate his creed #HatsToTheLeft.
September 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
clubhousecancer.bsky.social
Know who was never told to straighten his cap by the cowardly bigot Doug Eddings? This guy. #HatsToTheLeft
September 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Zonk (56). My least frequently used player: Varsho (4).

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 87
Grid with columns Pirates, Orioles and Played First Base Min. 1 Game, and rows Reds, Nationals and Played Right Field Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Gary Varsho, Pedro Strop, Babe Herman, Mitch Webster, Corey Patterson, Vance Law, Richie Hebner, Félix Pié and Keith Moreland. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Varsho, Herman, Webster, Law, Hebner are copied and pasted from other sources.
August 28, 2026 at 11:14 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Seven Cubs, one Wolverine where no Cub fits (Hill and Hibbard are both Cubs and Wolverines) and one spot where no Cub or Wolverine goes. 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. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.
June 17, 2026 at 11:03 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Steve Lake grids are the best grids!

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Dawson (54). My least frequently used player: Frey (1).
Grid with columns Rangers, Cubs and 100+ Run Season Batting, and rows Reds, Nationals and Played Catcher Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Steve Boros, Lonny Frey, Carl Edwards Jr., Lary Sorensen, Andre Dawson, Tim Federowicz, Steve Lake and Kyle Schwarber. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Boros, Frey, Edwards Jr., Sorensen, Dawson, Federowicz, Schwarber are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Steve Boros and Lary Sorensen have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
June 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Hill (228). My least frequently used player: Kemp (4). #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Padres, Rangers and Played Shortstop Min. 1 Game, and rows Orioles, Athletics and 30+ SB Season. Grid is filled with Keith Moreland, Pedro Strop, Manny Alexander, Rich Hill, Todd Van Poppel, Tony Kemp, Jerry Mumphrey, Bump Wills and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Van Poppel, Kemp, Mumphrey are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
May 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Hill (223). My least frequently used player: Aardsma (4).
Grid with columns Yankees, Giants and Pitched Min. 1 Game, and rows Orioles, Mets and White Sox. Grid is filled with Rich Hill, Joe Carter, Pedro Strop, Dave Kingman, David Aardsma, Steve Trachsel, Steve Trout, Steve Stone and Zach Putnam. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Carter, Kingman, Aardsma, Stone, Putnam are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill and Zach Putnam have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
April 30, 2026 at 11:43 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Hill (212). My least frequently used player: Goodwin (2). #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Cubs, Giants and Pitched Min. 1 Game, and rows Royals, Rangers and 6+ WAR Season. Grid is filled with Travis Wood, Jorge Soler, Rich Hill, Carl Edwards Jr., Tom Goodwin, Pedro Strop, Ryne Sandberg, Chris Speier and Ryan Dempster. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Soler, Hill, Edwards Jr., Goodwin, Speier are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
April 3, 2026 at 11:39 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Smith (73). My least frequently used players: Hunter and Merker. (1).
Grid with columns Blue Jays, Rangers and Reds, and rows Orioles, Mariners and Guardians. Grid is filled with Corey Patterson, Pedro Strop, Lee Smith, Carl Edwards Jr., Jeff Fassero, Chris Denorfia, Yan Gomes, Tommy Hunter and Kent Merker. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Edwards Jr., Fassero, Denorfia, Gomes, Hunter, Merker are copied and pasted from other sources.
March 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Hill (193). My least frequently used players: Fisher and Morel. (1). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Fisher appears courtesy of "Every Cub Ever" by Rick Kaempfer.
Grid with columns Reds, Twins and 10+ HR Season Batting, and rows Rangers, Cubs and Rays. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Matt Garza, Steve Buechele, Bob Fisher, Tom Lundstedt, Ryne Sandberg, Dioner Navarro, Rich Hill and Christopher Morel. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Garza, Buechele, Fisher, Navarro, Hill, Morel are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Tom Lundstedt and Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
February 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. I had to research for the entire Gold Glove column. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.
Grid with columns Athletics, Orioles and Gold Glove, and rows Padres, Twins and Reds. Grid is filled with Dave Kingman, Keith Moreland, Greg Maddux, Bobo Newsom, Rich Hill, Carlos Santana, Todd Van Poppel, Pedro Strop and Tucker Barnhart. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Kingman, Maddux, Newsom, Hill, Santana, Van Poppel, Barnhart 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 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, and a @weekendsofsound.bsky.social special, with all players already pictured in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. Shawon-O-Meter: 45 grid appearances - and rising! #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Played Second Base Min. 1 Game, Played Shortstop Min. 1 Game and Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, and rows All Star, Played Third Base Min. 1 Game and Pitched Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Shawon Dunston, Glenn Beckert, Rick Monday, Dave Owen, Ryne Sandberg, Bobby Scales, Anthony Rizzo, Eric Sogard and Pedro Strop. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The picture(s) of Bobby Scales have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
December 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
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
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.
Grid with columns Padres, Reds and Atlanta, and rows Cubs, Orioles and Diamondbacks. Grid is filled with Keith Moreland, Pedro Strop, Jody Davis, Rich Hill, Lee Smith, Rogers Hornsby, Fernando Rodney, Tucker Barnhart and Shelby Miller. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Hornsby, Rodney, Barnhart, Miller are copied and pasted from other sources.
October 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.

Lots of research today. I knew where Sosa, Valbuena, Palmeiro and Ordóñez were born but was not sure of the others.
Grid with columns Pitched Min. 1 Game, All Star and Played Major Leagues, and rows Player was born in Dominican Republic, Player was born in Venezuela and Player was born in Cuba. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Sammy Sosa, Brailyn Márquez, Félix Doubront, Willson Contreras, Luis Valbuena, Leonys Martín, Rafael Palmeiro and Rey Ordóñez. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Strop, Márquez, Doubront, Martín, Ordóñez are copied and pasted from other sources.
October 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
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 Rangers, Dodgers and Played Third Base Min. 1 Game, and rows Reds, Nationals and 30+ SB Season. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Kal Daniels, Mike Freeman, Alfonso Soriano, Mitch Webster, José Macías, Bump Wills, Bill Buckner and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Soriano, Macías, Wills are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Steve Lake grids are the best grids, but Junior Lake grids are good too. All Cubs, plus some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. First time using Choi, and kicking myself for missing a Rich Hill square. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.
Grid with columns Rangers, Orioles and Played First Base Min. 1 Game, and rows White Sox, Red Sox and Born Outside US 50 States and DC. Grid is filled with David Robertson, Craig Kimbrel, Phil Cavarretta, Manny Alexander, Lee Smith, Bill Buckner, Pedro Strop, Junior Lake and Hee-Seop Choi. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Robertson, Kimbrel, Lake, Choi are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
islescubsfan.bsky.social
#HatsToTheLeft
Besides being a consistently reliable reliever, I will always remember him running alongside Kris Bryant down the third base line when Kris hit a walk off homer at Wrigley in 2015.
September 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. Shawon-O-Meter: 32 grid appearances - and rising! First use of Bob Addis - part of my goal to use every 1952 Cub.
Grid with columns Giants, Nationals and Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, and rows Mets, Cubs and Born Outside US 50 States and DC. Grid is filled with Shawon Dunston, Todd Zeile, Ced Landrum, Xavier Nady, Jim Bullinger, Bob Addis, Ángel Pagán, Henry Rodríguez and Pedro Strop. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Zeile, Nady, Pagán are copied and pasted from other sources. Chart listing how often I have used each player. Shawon Dunston - 32, Todd Zeile - 12, Ced Landrum - 3, Xavier Nady - 6, Jim Bullinger - 2, Bob Addis - 1, Ángel Pagán - 3, Henry Rodríguez - 7, Pedro Strop - 15
July 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. On the heels of Rich Hill making his return to the Majors he makes his return to my grid. First time I have used Mitch Webster. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.
Grid with columns Blue Jays, Twins and ≤ 3.00 ERA Season, and rows Atlanta, Pirates and Orioles. Grid is filled with Reed Johnson, Henry Blanco, Arodys Vizcaíno, Mitch Webster, Terry Mulholland, Rick Reuschel, Junior Lake, Rich Hill and Pedro Strop. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Johnson, Vizcaíno, Webster, Mulholland, Lake, Hill are copied and pasted from other sources. Chart listing how often I have used each player. Reed Johnson - 2, Henry Blanco - 5, Arodys Vizcaíno - 3, Mitch Webster - 1, Terry Mulholland - 6, Rick Reuschel - 28, Junior Lake - 8, Rich Hill - 109, Pedro Strop - 14
July 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, already pictured in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. Shawon-O-Meter: 30 grid appearances - and rising! Three debuts today - first time I have used LaHair, Phillips or Zambrano.
Grid with columns Played Left Field Min. 1 Game, Played Center Field Min. 1 Game and Played Right Field Min. 1 Game, and rows All Star, 40+ WAR Career and Born Outside US 50 States and DC. Grid is filled with Travis Wood, Shawon Dunston, Bryan LaHair, Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Jimmy Sheckard, Pedro Strop, Adolfo Phillips and Eddie Zambrano. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. Chart listing how often I have used each player. Travis Wood - 7, Shawon Dunston - 30, Bryan LaHair - 1, Ernie Banks - 41, Billy Williams - 21, Jimmy Sheckard - 2, Pedro Strop - 13, Adolfo Phillips - 1, Eddie Zambrano - 1
July 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.
Grid with columns All Star, Born Outside US 50 States and DC and 10+ Win Season Pitching, and rows 2000+ K Career Pitching, 30+ Save Season and ≤ 3.00 ERA Season. Grid is filled with Jon Lester, Fergie Jenkins, Dan Haren, Lee Smith, Ryan Dempster, Kerry Wood, Vance Law, Pedro Strop and Rich Hill. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Lester, Haren, Law, Hill are copied and pasted from other sources. Chart listing how often I have used each player. Jon Lester - 16, Fergie Jenkins - 39, Dan Haren - 8, Lee Smith - 38, Ryan Dempster - 17, Kerry Wood - 15, Vance Law - 7, Pedro Strop - 12, Rich Hill - 96
June 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. First time I have used Jackson or Barnhart. And, as always, #RynoStrong.
Grid with columns Reds, 100+ Run Season Batting and Played Center Field Min. 1 Game, and rows Cubs, Diamondbacks and 2000+ Hits Career Batting. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Gary Matthews Sr., Brett Jackson, Tucker Barnhart, Tony Womack, Tony Campana, Kiki Cuyler, Ryne Sandberg and Billy Williams. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Matthews Sr., Barnhart, Womack are copied and pasted from other sources. Chart listing how often I have used each player. Pedro Strop - 11, Gary Matthews Sr. - 21, Brett Jackson - 1, Tucker Barnhart - 1, Tony Womack - 6, Tony Campana - 3, Kiki Cuyler - 20, Ryne Sandberg - 78, Billy Williams - 17
June 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.

In addition to playing for Michigan, Geoff Zahn was the head coach for the Wolverines for several seasons, including Rich Hill's freshman and sophomore campaigns. #GoBlue
Grid with columns Reds, Twins and Born Outside US 50 States and DC, and rows Tigers, Guardians and Pitched Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Babe Herman, Jacque Jones, Edwin Jackson, Mike Freeman, Rich Hill, Kosuke Fukudome, Pedro Strop, Geoff Zahn and Héctor Rondón. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Herman, Jones, Jackson, Freeman, Hill, Zahn are copied and pasted from other sources. Chart listing how often I have used each player. Babe Herman - 4, Jacque Jones - 4, Edwin Jackson - 17, Mike Freeman - 3, Rich Hill - 94, Kosuke Fukudome - 5, Pedro Strop - 10, Geoff Zahn - 6, Héctor Rondón - 2
June 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM