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All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap*. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns 3000+ Hits Career Batting, Rookie of the Year and Played Third Base Min. 1 Game, and rows 200+ Hits Season Batting, .300+ Avg Season Batting and Gold Glove. Grid is filled with Lou Brock, Billy Williams, Ryne Sandberg, Cap Anson, Kerry Wood, Todd Haney, Rafael Palmeiro, Ken Hubbs and Ernie Banks. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Brock, Palmeiro are copied and pasted from other sources.
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Steve Lake grids are the best grids! With former Cub AND All-Star Ron Coomer, 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. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Yankees, Played Catcher Min. 1 Game and MVP, and rows Cubs, Athletics and Twins. Grid is filled with Fred Merkle, Steve Lake, Ryne Sandberg, Rich Hill, Jake Fox, Jimmie Foxx, Ron Coomer, Jeff Reed and Blank. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Merkle, Hill, Foxx, Coomer, Reed are copied and pasted from other sources.
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 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. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns 2000+ K Career Pitching, Played Third Base Min. 1 Game and Rookie of the Year, and rows Cubs, Orioles and Red Sox. Grid is filled with Dan Haren, Ryne Sandberg, Ken Hubbs, Jamie Moyer, Manny Alexander, Blank, Fergie Jenkins, Mark Bellhorn and Nomar Garciaparra. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Haren, Moyer, Bellhorn, Garciaparra are copied and pasted from other sources.
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns MVP, Gold Glove and 40+ WAR Career, and rows 200+ Wins Career Pitching, 2000+ Hits Career Batting and Played Second Base Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Blank, Rick Reuschel, Mordecai Brown, Ernie Banks, Larry Bowa, Stan Hack, Ryne Sandberg, Anthony Rizzo and Ron Santo. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Blank, Bowa, Rizzo are copied and pasted from other sources.
October 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show Rich Hill in the right cap and to show Diamond at all. (Spalding played pre-caps) #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Only One Team, 6+ WAR Season and ≤ 3.00 ERA Season, and rows 20+ Win Season Pitching, 200+ K Season Pitching and Played Major Leagues. Grid is filled with Al Spalding, Hippo Vaughn, Rick Sutcliffe, Mark Prior, Kerry Wood, Carlos Zambrano, Thomas Diamond, Ryne Sandberg and Rich Hill. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps, except for Spalding, who is not wearing a cap. The pictures of Diamond, Hill are copied and pasted from other sources.
October 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Phillies, White Sox and 100+ RBI Season Batting, and rows Reds, Guardians and 40+ WAR Career. Grid is filled with Peanuts Lowrey, Jason Bere, Nick Castellanos, Marlon Byrd, Kosuke Fukudome, Andre Thornton, Ryne Sandberg, Ron Santo and Jimmy Sheckard. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Bere, Castellanos, Byrd, Thornton are copied and pasted from other sources.
October 16, 2025 at 11:04 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. First time using Castro. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Twins, Phillies and Giants, and rows 300+ HR Career Batting, Played Second Base Min. 1 Game and Played Center Field Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Gary Gaetti, Chuck Klein, Bobby Bonds, Todd Walker, Ryne Sandberg, Ryan Theriot, Willi Castro, Bob Dernier and Hack Wilson. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Gaetti, Klein, Bonds, Walker, Castro are copied and pasted from other sources.
October 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Eight Cubs and one Wolverine where no Cub fits. (Hill and Fox are both Cubs and Wolverines). Had to research to find the White Sox player with 200 hits, to verify no Cub / Oriole had 200 hits, and to double check that none of the players had ever been Brewers. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Athletics, Cubs and 200+ Hits Season Batting, and rows Michigan Wolverines (superimposed over Orioles logo), White Sox and 30+ HR Season Batting. Grid is filled with Rich Hill, Jake Fox, George Sisler, Scott Sanderson, Steve Trout, Carl Reynolds, Jimmie Foxx, Andy Pafko and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps except for Sisler, who is wearing a Michigan Wolverines uniform and blank cap. The pictures of Hill, Sisler, Sanderson, Reynolds, Foxx are copied and pasted from other sources.
October 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Steve Lake grids are the best grids! Steve Lake, Ryne Sandberg, Rich Hill grids are the very bestest grids!! All Cubs, including six 1984 Cubs celebrating the vanquishing of the Padres! Some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Pirates, Cubs and Played Catcher Min. 1 Game, and rows Guardians, Phillies and 2000+ Hits Career Batting. Grid is filled with Rich Hill, Rick Sutcliffe, Ron Hassey, Richie Hebner, Steve Lake, Keith Moreland, Charlie Grimm, Ryne Sandberg and Jimmie Foxx. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Hassey, Hebner, Grimm, Foxx are copied and pasted from other sources.
October 3, 2025 at 11:51 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. #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
With former Cub AND All-Star Ron Coomer, All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. Shawon-O-Meter: 36 grid appearances - and rising! #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Played First Base Min. 1 Game, Played Right Field Min. 1 Game and 40+ WAR Career, and rows 200+ Hits Season Batting, 30+ HR Season Batting and All Star. Grid is filled with Billy Williams, Augie Galan, Ryne Sandberg, Anthony Rizzo, Seiya Suzuki, Ron Cey, Ron Coomer, Shawon Dunston and Bill Nicholson. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Rizzo, Cey, Coomer are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap, except for Kelly, who played when the team team did not wear caps. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Born Outside US 50 States and DC, .300+ Avg Career Batting and .300+ Avg Season Batting, and rows Hall of Fame, 40+ HR Season Batting and 100+ RBI Season Batting. Grid is filled with Fergie Jenkins, Billy Herman, King Kelly, Rafael Palmeiro, Hack Wilson, Ryne Sandberg, Matt Stairs, Jimmie Foxx and Jimmy Sheckard. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps, except for Kelly, who is not wearing a hat. The pictures of Palmeiro, Stairs, Foxx are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns White Sox, Player was born in Mexico and Cubs, and rows All Star, Pitched Min. 1 Game and Played Major Leagues. Grid is filled with Jason Bere, Isaac Paredes, Ryne Sandberg, Zach Putnam, Ismael Valdéz, Rich Hill, Steve Trout, Javier Assad and Steve Lake. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Bere, Paredes, Putnam, Valdéz, Hill are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Ryne Sandberg fits every square today, so he was the first player I thought of but the last I placed. All Cubs, plus some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. Shawon-O-Meter: 35 grid appearances - and rising! #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns .300+ Avg Season Batting, 100+ RBI Season Batting and Played Major Leagues, and rows Played Second Base Min. 1 Game, Played Shortstop Min. 1 Game and 30+ HR Season Batting. Grid is filled with Todd Haney, Anthony Rizzo, Bobby Scales, Ted Sizemore, Ron Santo, Shawon Dunston, Ryne Sandberg, Bill Nicholson and Ron Cey. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Rizzo, Sizemore, Cey are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, plus some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. First time using Rogers in a grid. First time using Hill in a Royals square, but 120th time using him. 108th time using Sandberg. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Royals, Brewers and Hall of Fame, and rows Giants, Cubs and Padres. Grid is filled with Jorge Soler, Taylor Rogers, Gabby Hartnett, Jason Hammel, Rob Zastryzny, Ryne Sandberg, Rich Hill, Victor Caratini and Greg Maddux. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Rogers, Hammel, Zastryzny, Caratini are copied and pasted from other sources.
September 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. And, as always, #RynoStrong.
Grid with columns Astros, White Sox and 100+ RBI Season Batting, and rows Twins, Angels and Played Third Base Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Ryan Pressly, Billy Hamilton, Gary Gaetti, Luis Valbuena, Geovany Soto, Jim Edmonds, Isaac Paredes, Ron Santo and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Pressly, Hamilton, Gaetti, Valbuena, Soto, Edmonds, Paredes are copied and pasted from other sources. Chart listing how often I have used each player. Ryan Pressly - 3, Billy Hamilton - 10, Gary Gaetti - 22, Luis Valbuena - 11, Geovany Soto - 8, Jim Edmonds - 11, Isaac Paredes - 2, Ron Santo - 19, Ryne Sandberg - 72
June 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
Only teammates* of Ryne Sandberg. Some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #RynoStrong #FO23VER

*Ryno and Orosco were teammates on the 1984 NL All Star Team

I had to research for Orosco and Morgan. Shocked by Morgan - I recall him being a poor hitter, even for a pitcher.
Grid with columns Mets, Guardians and .300+ Avg Season Batting, and rows Twins, Atlanta and Padres. Grid is filled with Jesse Orosco, George Frazier, Mike Morgan, Rey Sánchez, José Hernández, Jerome Walton, Calvin Schiraldi, Tim Stoddard and Luis Salazar. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Orosco, Frazier, Morgan, Schiraldi, Stoddard, Salazar are copied and pasted from other sources.
August 19, 2025 at 12:10 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 don't think any Cub fits. Six Hall of Famers, one player who should be, and Nico Hoerner, making his first appearance in one of my grids. And, as always, #RynoStrong.
Grid with columns Only One Team, Gold Glove and MVP, and rows 30+ SB Season, Cy Young and 2000+ Hits Career Batting. Grid is filled with Nico Hoerner, Andre Dawson, Ryne Sandberg, Blank, Greg Maddux, Dennis Eckersley, Stan Hack, Ron Santo and Ernie Banks. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Dawson, Maddux, Eckersley are copied and pasted from other sources. Chart listing how often I have used each player. Nico Hoerner - 1, Andre Dawson - 27, Ryne Sandberg - 45, Blank - n/a, Greg Maddux - 11, Dennis Eckersley - 13, Stan Hack - 10, Ron Santo - 10, Ernie Banks - 27
March 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. And, as always, #RynoStrong.
Grid with columns Yankees, White Sox and 6+ WAR Season, and rows Pirates, Royals and 100+ RBI Season Batting. Grid is filled with Rich Hill, Vance Law, Kiki Cuyler, Larry Gura, Billy Hamilton, Willie Wilson, Tony Lazzeri, George Bell and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Law, Gura, Hamilton, Wilson, Lazzeri, Bell are copied and pasted from other sources. Chart listing how often I have used each player. Rich Hill - 68, Vance Law - 5, Kiki Cuyler - 18, Larry Gura - 2, Billy Hamilton - 7, Willie Wilson - 10, Tony Lazzeri - 7, George Bell - 10, Ryne Sandberg - 58
April 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show El Mago in the right cap. And, as always, #RynoStrong.
Grid with columns Played Catcher Min. 1 Game, All Star and Born Outside US 50 States and DC, and rows MVP, Gold Glove and Silver Slugger. Grid is filled with Gabby Hartnett, Ernie Banks, Sammy Sosa, Randy Hundley, Ron Santo, Javier Báez, Yan Gomes, Ryne Sandberg and Carlos Zambrano. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Báez are copied and pasted from other sources. Chart listing how often I have used each player. Gabby Hartnett - 10, Ernie Banks - 44, Sammy Sosa - 24, Randy Hundley - 2, Ron Santo - 22, Javier Báez - 13, Yan Gomes - 3, Ryne Sandberg - 91, Carlos Zambrano - 6
July 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
donaldadamek.bsky.social
All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. Kicking myself for filling in a Rich Hill square with somebody else. #RynoStrong #FO23VER
Grid with columns Blue Jays, Angels and 40+ HR Season Batting, and rows Red Sox, Atlanta and 100+ RBI Season Batting. Grid is filled with Frank Castillo, Lee Smith, Jimmie Foxx, Carl Edwards Jr., Tommy La Stella, Davey Johnson, George Bell, Bobby Bonds and Ryne Sandberg. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Foxx, Edwards Jr., La Stella, Johnson, Bell, Bonds are copied and pasted from other sources.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
clubhousecancer.bsky.social
Ryno must be really doing poorly. My favorite ballplayer ever. #Cubs #RynoStrong
July 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
kateduvall.bsky.social
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August 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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#RynoStrong! news.wttw.com/2024/12/10/c...
Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg Says Cancer Has Returned, Spread
Ryne Sandberg was the National League MVP in 1984 and a 10-time All-Star during 15 seasons for the Cubs from 1982 to 1997, with 282 home runs and 344 stolen bases. After his playing career, he served ...
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December 10, 2024 at 9:21 PM
406hiker.bsky.social
#rynostrong
July 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM