Cub Tracks Doesn't Shut Down

Jake will keep throwing and Kris will get back to swinging. Others are learning on the job, we wonder if Starlin is the apple of New York's eye, and Len Kasper dismisses your predictions.

Can't use yard work, so I'll have to blame today's lack of witty on it being Monday.

From Comcast SportsNet

• Jake Arrieta is planning to finish strong, regardless of whether the Cubs decide to shut him down early.
• And it seems the Cubs have no intention of shutting Arrieta down.
• The Cubs are not shutting downKris Bryant, so you can breathe again.
• Rob Manfred was elected as the next Commissioner. Here's what that election might mean for the Cubs.
• Starlin Castro showed the Metswhat they're missing.

From Cubs Den

• Mike Moody looks at the benefits of speed.

• VIDEO: Rick Renteria says Arismendy Alcantara fits the profile of a lead-off hitter.
• VIDEO: Matt Szczur talks about his debut.
• VIDEO: Kyle Hendricks talks about his quality starts.
• And it was a happy homecoming of sorts for Szczur.
• If you're a little frustrated with all the strikeouts by the Cubs' offense, deal with it. Because that may well be whiff of the future.
• Mark Gonzales handles a mailbag that the Trib types deemed worthy of public consumption instead of being behind the registration wall.
• The Washington Nationals signed former Cub Nate Schierholtz to a minor league deal.

From the Chicago Sun-Times 

• Starlin Castro seems to be a favorite topic for the New York media.
• Carlos Villanueva says the players union does not fear the new commissioner.

From the Daily Herald

• Not super Cub-centric, but Matt Spiegel writes about measuring pitching wisdom.
• Len Kasper writes that making predictions makes little sense.

Today's food for thought

• Emmert's Law proves that your mind forces you to see what you suspect.
• Here's a super close-up look at one of the world's most venomous spiders.