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The prevailing narrative is your basic ‘remains to be seen’ stuff ... which makes sense, really, even if outlier Tony Andracki advocates freaking out. One ... small sample size, spring training, yadda yadda, and two, different environment as far as climate and pressure/expectations, people working on stuff instead of unleashing everything competitively. But that stuff gets old, midway through the spring session, and Kevin Long Jersey , as much as I disliked scrounging for anything Cubs-related all winter long, I’m ready for real-game “this time it counts” action, and probably you are, too. We’re workin’ on it. I’d also like to see every game on my big screen ...But that’s not gonna happen til the season begins.So ... grab you a cuppa, smoke ‘em if you got ‘em, and without further ado, here’s today’s Cubs News and Notes. As always * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome).Nico Hoerner testimonials:Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Joe Maddon, Theo Epstein weigh in on new rule changes. “I don’t feel like this is the end,” Epstein said.Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Healthy Darvish toys with former teammates. “Darvish ... has been lined up as the Cubs’ No. 2 starter throughout the spring schedule.” Yu dealt against the Rangers. Patrick Mooney {$} weighs in.Tony Andracki (NBC Sports Chicago*): The Cubs may be in a precarious position with their bullpen. “...it’s understandable why Cubs fans might be freaking out...”Brendan Miller (Cubs Insider): Cubs happy with bullpen depth despite questions surrounding top relievers. “I think that depth will help us get through, if a couple guys [are sidelined],” says Theo Epstein. Mark Gonzales amplifies.Tony Andracki (NBC Sports Chicago*): 19 for ‘19: Is this the year young pitchers finally come up from farm system to help in Chicago? “We’re entering Year 8 of Theo Epstein’s regime at Wrigley Field and Rob Zastryzny still has been the most impactful pitcher drafted and developed by this front office.”Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Dillon Maples an intriguing bullpen option. “There is the high-octane fastball and the elite slider, but there is also that invisible vertical rectangle that has been a source of torment for the righty.”Bryan Smith (Bleacher Nation): Allen Webster, bullpen construction, minor league options http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , and opportunity cost. “... Webster is out of minor league option years.”Tony Andracki (NBC Sports Chicago*): Willson Contreras lays down the truth on his 2018 season: ‘I didn’t deserve to have a good year’. “I came out of my routine completely,” he said.Madeleine Kenney (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): Cubs’ Daniel Descalso says shoulder ‘feels better’ but timeline still unclear. “I don’t think it’s something to be too worried about,” he said Friday. Jordan Bastian adds on, saying that Cristhian Adames is a candidate for the Opening Day roster if the Cubs must adjust.Mark Gonzales (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Hoerner won’t make the opening-day roster, but Cubs impressed with his quick adjustment to pro baseball. “I know if I show up on a daily basis and take advantage of the resources, then I’m in a pretty good position,” he said.Ryan Thomure (Cubs Insider): Albert Almora Jr’s box score numbers mask potential for even less patient plate approach. “...it looks like he’ll continue to go as far as his BABIP will take him.”Tim Stebbins (NBC Sports Chicago*): Cubs and White Sox legends are now playable in MLB The Show 19. I only haz PS3. I haz a sad. Cubs birthdays: Walt Kinzie, Vic Keen, Ken O’Dea, Vern Olsen, Hobie Landrith, Hee-Seop Choi. Also notable: Lloyd Waner (HoF)Food for thought: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi seemed to have a rubber arm. Maybe that second Tommy John surgery turned him into a bionic pitcher.Until the 97th pitch of an outing that was among the most unusual in World Series history, until the 561st pitch of an epic endurance test that sprawled across the night for 18 innings, he finally got beat.Eovaldi allowed Max Muncy’s opposite-field homer to left-center on a cutter that hung over the high, outside corner, ending the longest World Series game ever after 7 hours Ryan Zimmerman Jersey , 20 minutes. The Dodgers’ 3-2 win over Boston on Friday cut Los Angeles’ World Series deficit to 2-1.“After the game was over I started crying,” Red Sox starter Rick Porcello said. “He literally gave everything he had on every single pitch.”Before this week, Eovaldi had never pitched on consecutive days in his major league career.Now the 28-year-old right-hander was sent to the mound by manager Alex Cora for the third time in four days. In the World Series. Throwing 98 mph in his seventh inning of relief. Fastballs and cutters. Occasional sliders and splits. Inning after inning .“I felt good the whole time. I told AC, ‘I’m good. I want to stay in,'” Eovaldi said in front of the first base dugout after it was over.He gave a performance for the ages — especially in an era when managers have turned starters and relievers alike into one-batter wonders. It was a throwback to the days when Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale took the Dodger Stadium mound and expected to finish what they started.After pitching the eighth inning to preserve leads in the first two games of the Series, Eovaldi was the scheduled Game 4 starter. Instead he became Boston’s record-tying ninth pitcher when he entered to start the 12th inning.He was on the verge of getting the win when second baseman Ian Kinsler made a throwing error that allowed the Dodgers to retie the game in the 13th.“I feel terrible for Nate,” Kinsler said. “I feel like I let the team down right there.”Eovaldi was understanding.“He apologized to me, and I told him he has nothing to apologize for,” Eovaldi said.Muncy walked leading off the 13th and came home on Kinsler’s error, then nearly won the game in the 15th with a drive over the wall down the right-field line that hooked just foul.Eovaldi fell behind 3-0 to Muncy leading off the 18th, and then got a called strike followed by a pair of fouls. Muncy drove the next pitch 382 feet onto the stairway in front of the pavilion seats.“That was the last inning right there,” Cora said . “When he came in, I asked him, ‘How do you feel?’ He’s like, ‘Let me finish it.’ And I’m like, ‘OK.’ I don’t know if I told him http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , ‘You’ve got one more.'”Eovaldi threw four more pitches than any member of Boston’s staff had in an outing this postseason. Cora planned to have Drew Pomeranz hit for Eovaldi in the 19th and take the mound in the bottom half.“I felt privileged to be able to watch what Nathan Eovaldi did,” Porcello said. “That was the most incredible pitching performance I’ve even seen.”Eovaldi threw more than one-third of Boston’s 283 pitches, allowing two runs — one earned — and three hits in six innings. Not bad, especially given his past.He had his first elbow ligament replacement surgery in 2007 when he was a junior at Alvin High School in Texas. He had his second in August 2016 after getting hurt while pitching for the New York Yankees.New York cut him loose, and Tampa Bay gave him a home for his rehab.“I’m trusting the doctors and the surgeons that they’re going to do their job. And then trusting the trainers,” Eovaldi said. “I never thought that I wouldn’t be here.”He was on the verge of returning for the start of this season when the Rays announced near the end of spring training that he had loose bodies in his elbow and needed surgery. That delayed his return to May 30.After going 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA in 10 starts, he was traded to Boston on July 25 for prospect Jalen Beeks. Eovaldi dropped his ERA to 3.33 in 10 starts and one relief appearance for the Red Sox, his average fastball velocity up to 97-98 mph.He beat the Yankees in his postseason debut, Game 3 of the Division Series, and then defeated Houston in the third game of the AL Championship Series.Will everyday Eovaldi volunteer to pitch Saturday?“Absolutely,” Eovaldi said.He only seemed to be half-kidding.