Spring Training Thread

[bukie]

it seems weird to me that Almora bats & throws right-handed, but writes lefty

I did the same thing, mostly came down to whoever showed me how to do either. I'm a natural lefty, so I learned to write that way in school. Almost everything else, people just showed me how to do it righty, so I learned it righty.

[Clem Fandango]

it seems weird to me that Almora bats & throws right-handed, but writes lefty

 

The joys of being ambidextrous. I'm the same way. Write left, throw/bat right. I can swing a racket with either hand. My left is more dominant, but my right has more power.

 

This is all useless information.

[NewUserName]

it seems weird to me that Almora bats & throws right-handed, but writes lefty

 

The joys of being ambidextrous. I'm the same way. Write left, throw/bat right. I can swing a racket with either hand. My left is more dominant, but my right has more power.

 

This is all useless information.

I golf, shoot pool and hit in softball LH. I was RH hitter in baseball though I did mess around with being a SH. Throw right, write right. I am right handed but not as dominant as most I guess

[MWV]

This would be solid gold material for anyone writing a book about NSBB.

[jersey cubs fan]

it seems weird to me that Almora bats & throws right-handed, but writes lefty

I did the same thing, mostly came down to whoever showed me how to do either. I'm a natural lefty, so I learned to write that way in school. Almost everything else, people just showed me how to do it righty, so I learned it righty.

 

Same here. Disappointed too since when I do swing and actually make contact LH I have a lot more power. I can throw a football a decent distance with a spiral LH also, so I'm pretty sure that is what I was supposed to be.

[Guest]

it seems weird to me that Almora bats & throws right-handed, but writes lefty

I did the same thing, mostly came down to whoever showed me how to do either. I'm a natural lefty, so I learned to write that way in school. Almost everything else, people just showed me how to do it righty, so I learned it righty.

 

Same here. Disappointed too since when I do swing and actually make contact LH I have a lot more power. I can throw a football a decent distance with a spiral LH also, so I'm pretty sure that is what I was supposed to be.

 

How is your handwriting?

[jersey cubs fan]

it seems weird to me that Almora bats & throws right-handed, but writes lefty

I did the same thing, mostly came down to whoever showed me how to do either. I'm a natural lefty, so I learned to write that way in school. Almost everything else, people just showed me how to do it righty, so I learned it righty.

 

Same here. Disappointed too since when I do swing and actually make contact LH I have a lot more power. I can throw a football a decent distance with a spiral LH also, so I'm pretty sure that is what I was supposed to be.

 

How is your handwriting?

terrible

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Why the hell is Brett Jackson doing a TV spot?

 

 

 

Carrie Muskat ‏@CarrieMuskat 2m

Here's #Cubs Brett Jackson doing promo pic.twitter.com/rbvQJxXkgf

 

I thought it was Travis Wood for second.

[MWV]

It's Dan Vogelbach. He's slimmed down considerably.

[Guest]

[Guest]

Almora did a Q & A w/fan questions

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/21496/mailbag-almora-says-i-can-be-a-leader

[Clem Fandango]

Almora did a Q & A w/fan questions

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/21496/mailbag-almora-says-i-can-be-a-leader

 

What's the biggest thing (if any) you've changed about your game since you were drafted by the Cubs? -- Mark (Chicago)

AA: My plate discipline, for sure. In high school you can get away with a lot of stuff. You can swing at anything and it will work out for you. Here it changes a lot. So plate discipline for sure.

 

Good

[cubsclapp]

it seems weird to me that Almora bats & throws right-handed, but writes lefty

 

Same way for Andre Dawson.

[XZero771679666304]

it seems weird to me that Almora bats & throws right-handed, but writes lefty

 

The joys of being ambidextrous. I'm the same way. Write left, throw/bat right. I can swing a racket with either hand. My left is more dominant, but my right has more power.

 

This is all useless information.

 

It may be cross (or mixed) dominance rather than true ambidexterity. Truly ambidextrous people can use either hand for just about anything with equal ease and efficacy, almost regardless of conditioning. Cross dominance is slightly more common.

 

That said, it's fascinating to see the different permutations cross dominance takes. I write/draw with my left hand (which sucks), throw overhand with my left, but underhanded with my right. If I throw a punch, my right is the dominant. I can switch hit with ease in baseball, but I'm a wreck if I try to play golf left handed. It's weird how such similar actions can be dominated by different sides.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I can talk on the phone both left-handed and right-handed. Boom.

[Backtobanks]

it seems weird to me that Almora bats & throws right-handed, but writes lefty

 

Same way for Andre Dawson.

 

Let's hope he shares more with Dawson than which way he bats, throws, and writes.

[Guest]

I can talk on the phone both left-handed and right-handed. Boom.

bah.

 

I type equally well with both hands.

[davell]

I can talk on the phone both left-handed and right-handed. Boom.

bah.

 

I type equally well with both hands.

I can chew food in both sides of my mouth equally.

[imb]

I can talk on the phone both left-handed and right-handed. Boom.

bah.

 

I type equally well with both hands.

I can chew food in both sides of my mouth equally.

 

I can only smile with one side of my face is that weird?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I can talk on the phone both left-handed and right-handed. Boom.

bah.

 

I type equally well with both hands.

I can chew food in both sides of my mouth equally.

 

I can only smile with one side of my face is that weird?

 

I totally have a weak side of my face, and I didn't notice it until a few years ago. It makes my smile look creepy, which a lot about the last decade or so of my social life.

[dcvalpo]

This would be solid gold material for anyone writing a book about NSBB.

 

Yes, this fascinating stuff is going down in my "writer's journal."

[Guest]

 

@denny__andrew: Dan Vogelbach in 2012 vs 2014. Dude has seriously slimmed up. #Cubs http://t.co/8HqIyLDgtX

[Sammy Sofa]

Now he looks tiny and 12.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Not buying it. I need to see some nutrisystem-style comp pics.

[MWV]

http://voices.suntimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vogel.jpg