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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. My most frequently used player: Sandberg (239). My least frequently used player: McRae (8). #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Cardinals, 30+ SB Season and Played Center Field Min. 1 Game, and rows Padres, Blue Jays and 100+ Run Season Batting. Grid is filled with Rick Wilkins, Luis Salazar, Jerry Mumphrey, Mike Morgan, Blank, Brian McRae, Rogers Hornsby, Ryne Sandberg and Hack Wilson. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Salazar, Mumphrey, Morgan, McRae, Hornsby are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 29, 2026 at 11:20 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Hill (298). My least frequently used player: Davis (4). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 118
Grid with columns Orioles, Reds and 200+ Hits Season Batting, and rows Dodgers, Yankees and Gold Glove. Grid is filled with Rich Hill, Don Zimmer, Tommy Davis, Tim Stoddard, Lee Smith, Alfonso Soriano, Rafael Palmeiro, Tucker Barnhart and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Zimmer, Davis, Stoddard, Palmeiro, 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.
September 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Sandberg (237). My least frequently used player: Byrd (12). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 115
Grid with columns Rangers, Angels and 40+ WAR Career, and rows Giants, Rockies and Hall of Fame. Grid is filled with Marlon Byrd, Tommy La Stella, Gabby Hartnett, Todd Zeile, Dexter Fowler, Jamie Moyer, Fergie Jenkins, Lee Smith and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Byrd, La Stella, Zeile, Fowler, Moyer are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 25, 2026 at 11:08 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Sandberg (236). My least frequently used player: Clark (2). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 113
Grid with columns Mets, Guardians and .300+ Avg Season Batting, and rows Astros, Nationals and 100+ RBI Season Batting. Grid is filled with Anthony Young, Dave Clark, Jerry Mumphrey, Mel Rojas, Lary Sorensen, Todd Haney, Todd Hundley, Joe Carter and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Young, Clark, Mumphrey, Rojas, Sorensen, Hundley, Carter are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Lary Sorensen have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
September 23, 2026 at 11:18 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. Shawon-O-Meter: 75 grid appearances - and rising! My most frequently used player: Sandberg (235). My least frequently used player: Pérez (1). #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Pirates, Astros and 30+ SB Season, and rows Brewers, Giants and Hall of Fame. Grid is filled with Rob Zastryzny, Victor Caratini, Hernán Pérez, Shawon Dunston, Rick Wilkins, Darren Lewis, Freddie Lindstrom, Robin Roberts and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Zastryzny, Caratini, Pérez, Lewis, Lindstrom, Roberts are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 17, 2026 at 11:03 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Hill (293). My least frequently used player: Fletcher (3). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 104
Grid with columns White Sox, Twins and Played Third Base Min. 1 Game, and rows Orioles, Nationals and Played Shortstop Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Steve Stone, Rich Hill, Jake Fox, Scott Sanderson, Jason Marquis, Mark Grudzielanek, Scott Fletcher, Willi Castro and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Stone, Hill, Sanderson, Marquis, Grudzielanek, Fletcher, Castro are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill and Jake Fox have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
September 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Hill (292). My least frequently used player: Hollandsworth (5). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 103
Grid with columns Mariners, Dodgers and All Star, and rows Red Sox, Diamondbacks and 10+ HR Season Batting. Grid is filled with Heathcliff Slocumb, Rich Hill, Jimmie Foxx, Welington Castillo, Luis Gonzalez, Miguel Montero, Carlos Santana, Todd Hollandsworth and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Slocumb, Hill, Foxx, Gonzalez, Montero, Santana, Hollandsworth are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
September 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Sandberg (232). My least frequently used player: Bregman (3). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 102
Grid with columns .300+ Avg Season Batting, Silver Slugger and Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, and rows 30+ HR Season Batting, 200+ Hits Season Batting and 6+ WAR Season. Grid is filled with Hank Sauer, Andre Dawson, Alex Bregman, Billy Herman, Ryne Sandberg, Willie Wilson, Fergie Jenkins, Carlos Zambrano and Grover Alexander. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Sauer, Dawson, Wilson, Alexander are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Hill (288). My least frequently used player: Pederson (1). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 98
Grid with columns Cardinals, Dodgers and 2000+ Hits Career Batting, and rows Yankees, Giants and Hall of Fame. Grid is filled with Bob Tewksbury, Rich Hill, Alfonso Soriano, Ryan Theriot, Joc Pederson, Moisés Alou, Lee Smith, Billy Herman and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Tewksbury, Hill, Pederson, Alou are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
September 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Hit the Daily Double!

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Sandberg (230). My least frequently used player: Lowrey (4). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 95
Grid with columns 30+ SB Season, .300+ Avg Season Batting and Gold Glove, and rows Played Third Base Min. 1 Game, Played Center Field Min. 1 Game and 40+ HR Season Batting. Grid is filled with Nico Hoerner, Todd Haney, Ernie Banks, Bob Dernier, Peanuts Lowrey, Javier Báez, Sammy Sosa, Hack Wilson and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Lowrey, Báez are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Sandberg (229). My least frequently used player: Lundstedt (4). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 88
Grid with columns 100+ RBI Season Batting, Designated Hitter Min. 1 Game and Played in Major Negro Lgs, and rows Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, All Star and Played Major Leagues. Grid is filled with Keith Moreland, Jake Fox, Monte Irvin, Ron Cey, Ryne Sandberg, Gene Baker, Frank Schulte, Tom Lundstedt and Sam Jones. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Irvin, Cey, Jones are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Jake Fox and Tom Lundstedt have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
August 29, 2026 at 12:38 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Sandberg (228). My least frequently used player: Noles (9). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 86
Grid with columns Phillies, Cubs and Played Catcher Min. 1 Game, and rows Tigers, Brewers and Silver Slugger. Grid is filled with Dickie Noles, Steve Boros, Keith Moreland, Tyler Houston, Lary Sorensen, Victor Caratini, Manny Trillo, Ryne Sandberg and Kyle Schwarber. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Boros, Sorensen, Caratini, 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.
August 27, 2026 at 10:58 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. Shawon-O-Meter: 71 grid appearances - and rising! My most frequently used player: Hill (281). My least frequently used player: Schwindel (1). #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Giants, Athletics and 10+ HR Season Batting, and rows Royals, Mets and .300+ Avg Season Batting. Grid is filled with Trevor Cahill, Frank Schwindel, Jim Sundberg, Shawon Dunston, Rich Hill, Brian McRae, Roger Bresnahan, Dave Magadan and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Cahill, Sundberg, Hill, McRae, Bresnahan, Magadan are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
August 26, 2026 at 11:18 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
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. My most frequently used player: Hill (280). My least frequently used player: Lazzeri (13). #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Red Sox, 20+ Win Season Pitching and 100+ Run Season Batting, and rows Yankees, Padres and Hall of Fame. Grid is filled with Lee Smith, Scott Sanderson, Tony Lazzeri, Rich Hill, Clayton Richard, Blank, Fergie Jenkins, Hoyt Wilhelm and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Sanderson, Lazzeri, Hill, Richard, Wilhelm are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill and Clayton Richard have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
August 24, 2026 at 10:58 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. Shawon-O-Meter: 70 grid appearances - and rising! My most frequently used player: Sandberg (225). My least frequently used player: Galan (8). #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Rookie of the Year, All Star and MVP, and rows Pitched Min. 1 Game, Played Third Base Min. 1 Game and 200+ Hits Season Batting. Grid is filled with Rick Sutcliffe, Steve Trachsel, Dizzy Dean, Ted Sizemore, Shawon Dunston, Kris Bryant, Billy Williams, Augie Galan and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Dean, Sizemore, Bryant are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Ted Sizemore have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
August 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Hill (278). My least frequently used players: Nicholson & Ashburn (11). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 79
Grid with columns Mets, Dodgers and 30+ HR Season Batting, and rows Cubs, Cardinals and 40+ WAR Career. Grid is filled with Dave Kingman, Rich Hill, Bill Nicholson, Todd Zeile, Rick Sutcliffe, Jim Edmonds, Richie Ashburn, Billy Herman and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Kingman, Hill, Zeile, Edmonds, Ashburn are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
August 20, 2026 at 11:04 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap, and 2 spots where I do not think any Cub fits. My most frequently used player: Hill (277). My least frequently used player: Cedeño (7). #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Pirates, Orioles and 30+ SB Season, and rows Red Sox, Mariners and 2000+ Hits Career Batting. Grid is filled with Rich Hill, Lee Smith, Blank, Ronny Cedeño, Heathcliff Slocumb, Blank, Kiki Cuyler, Sammy Sosa and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Slocumb are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
August 19, 2026 at 10:56 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap.

Shawon-O-Meter: 69 grid appearances - and rising!

My most frequently used player: Sandberg (222). My least frequently used player: Gausman (3).

#RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns 2000+ K Career Pitching, 6+ WAR Season and Played Major Leagues, and rows Cy Young, Threw a No-Hitter and All Star. Grid is filled with Fergie Jenkins, Rick Sutcliffe, Bruce Sutter, Jon Lester, Ken Holtzman, Ryan Tepera, Kevin Gausman, Ryne Sandberg and Shawon Dunston. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Lester, Tepera, Gausman are copied and pasted from other sources.
August 15, 2026 at 1:33 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Eight Cubs and one Wolverine where no Cub fits, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap.

Shawon-O-Meter: 68 grid appearances - and rising! My most frequently used player: Sandberg (221). My least frequently used player: Brown (1).

#RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, All Star and Hall of Fame, and rows .300+ Avg Season Batting, 300+ HR Career Batting and First Round Draft Pick. Grid is filled with Brant Brown, Shawon Dunston, Ryne Sandberg, Billy Williams, Ron Cey, Andre Dawson, Kris Bryant, Kevin Gausman and Barry Larkin. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps, except for Larkin, who is wearing a Michigan Wolverines cap. The pictures of Cey, Dawson, Bryant, Gausman, Larkin are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Barry Larkin have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
August 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap, and 2 spots where I do not think any Cub fits. My most frequently used player: Hill (271). My least frequently used player: Richbourg (1). #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Athletics, Blue Jays and 200+ Hits Season Batting, and rows Twins, Atlanta and 6+ WAR Season. Grid is filled with Rich Hill, LaTroy Hawkins, Blank, Jesse Chavez, Carl Edwards Jr., Lance Richbourg, Rube Waddell, Blank and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Hawkins, Chavez, Edwards Jr., Richbourg, Waddell are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
August 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Hill (270). My least frequently used players: Putnam & Fox (21). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 61
Grid with columns Padres, White Sox and 10+ HR Season Batting, and rows Athletics, Cubs and Hall of Fame. Grid is filled with Rich Hill, Scott Sanderson, Billy Williams, Clayton Richard, Zach Putnam, Jake Fox, Fred McGriff, Ron Santo and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Sanderson, Richard, Putnam, McGriff are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill and Clayton Richard and Zach Putnam and Jake Fox have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.
August 2, 2026 at 1:21 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Hit the Daily Double!

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Sandberg (218). My least frequently used player: Van Haltren (2). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 60
Grid with columns 30+ HR / 30+ SB Season Batting, 30+ HR Season Batting and 30+ SB Season, and rows Played Left Field Min. 1 Game, Played Right Field Min. 1 Game and Gold Glove. Grid is filled with Sammy Sosa, Ernie Banks, George Van Haltren, Howard Johnson, Billy Williams, Billy Sunday, Bobby Bonds, Ryne Sandberg and Bob Dernier. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Johnson, Sunday, Bonds are copied and pasted from other sources.
August 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
sgumin.bsky.social
#rynostrong
cubsbot.bsky.social Chicago Cubs @cubsbot.bsky.social · Jul 28
A legend to generations of Cubs fans, and an unforgettable presence to those who knew him.

Forever 23. 💙
July 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
I considered posting a blank grid since there was no square for Ryne Sandberg today.

Eight of his Cubs teammates plus one player he managed in Philadelphia. Some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Astros, Brewers and Played Catcher Min. 1 Game, and rows Royals, Atlanta and Giants. Grid is filled with Frank DiPino, Thad Bosley, Jim Sundberg, Roberto Hernández, Tyler Houston, Jody Davis, Rick Wilkins, Candy Maldonado and Damon Berryhill. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps, except for Hernández, who is wearing a Phillies cap. The pictures of DiPino, Sundberg, Hernández, Maldonado are copied and pasted from other sources.
July 28, 2026 at 12:09 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. My most frequently used player: Sandberg (217). My least frequently used player: Contreras (2). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Number of days I have tried unsuccessfully to fit Cliff Aberson into the grid: 53
Grid with columns 200+ Hits Season Batting, 2000+ Hits Career Batting and Born Outside US 50 States and DC, and rows Played Second Base Min. 1 Game, Played Shortstop Min. 1 Game and Played Third Base Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Billy Herman, Ron Santo, Matt Stairs, Augie Galan, Ryne Sandberg, Iván de Jesús Sr., Woody English, Ernie Banks and Willson Contreras. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Stairs, Contreras are copied and pasted from other sources.
July 25, 2026 at 11:31 AM