Best of Chicago Cubs Social Media (Week of May 11): Kris Bryant as Golden Retriever, Chatwood Mic’d Up
Reports are swirling as the owners and the players continue to negotiate a deal for baseball to come back this year. No one can say for sure what is going to happen, but we can continue to look to social media to help us fill our need for Cubs content.
Dude Perfect
The guys from Dude Perfect stopped by Wrigley Field last year and Kris Bryant joined them for a kart race around the ballpark. They also got a behind the scenes look at the clubhouse before throwing out the first pitch.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAETGOPgiyR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
KB Behind the Wheel
Keeping with the racing theme, Bryant participated in the Red Bull Homestretch races this week. Here are some of the highlights:
Custom Backgrounds
Cubs Twitter gave fans the chance to have their own custom phone background. Fans had the option of picking their name, number, and jersey. Scroll through the replies of the tweet for some creative responses…
The time has 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 come.
Reply with the name, number and jersey (home/away) and we’ll do our best to create as many custom graphics as we can!#WallpaperWednesday @Benjamin_Moore pic.twitter.com/4OJCYp3c7y
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 13, 2020
Bryant as a Golden Retriever
Cubs Insider’s own Corey Freedman (@CFCubsRelated) created a thread of golden retrievers that look like Bryant. It is spectacular.
— Corey Freedman (@corey_cubs) May 13, 2020
Chatwood Mic’d Up
Tyler Chatwood was mic’d up for a spring training practice and played catch with Craig Kimbrel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqaG6nqpEyg
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