Grid with columns Cubs, Giants and Pitched Min. 1 Game, and rows Royals, Rangers and 6+ WAR Season. Grid is filled with Travis Wood, Jorge Soler, Rich Hill, Carl Edwards Jr., Tom Goodwin, Pedro Strop, Ryne Sandberg, Chris Speier and Ryan Dempster. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Soler, Hill, Edwards Jr., Goodwin, Speier are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Hill (212). My least frequently used player: Goodwin (2). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Grid with columns Blue Jays, Rangers and Reds, and rows Orioles, Mariners and Guardians. Grid is filled with Corey Patterson, Pedro Strop, Lee Smith, Carl Edwards Jr., Jeff Fassero, Chris Denorfia, Yan Gomes, Tommy Hunter and Kent Merker. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Edwards Jr., Fassero, Denorfia, Gomes, Hunter, Merker are copied and pasted from other sources.

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Smith (73). My least frequently used players: Hunter and Merker. (1).

Grid with columns Reds, Twins and 10+ HR Season Batting, and rows Rangers, Cubs and Rays. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Matt Garza, Steve Buechele, Bob Fisher, Tom Lundstedt, Ryne Sandberg, Dioner Navarro, Rich Hill and Christopher Morel. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Garza, Buechele, Fisher, Navarro, Hill, Morel are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Tom Lundstedt and Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. My most frequently used player: Hill (193). My least frequently used players: Fisher and Morel. (1). #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Fisher appears courtesy of "Every Cub Ever" by Rick Kaempfer.

Grid with columns Athletics, Orioles and Gold Glove, and rows Padres, Twins and Reds. Grid is filled with Dave Kingman, Keith Moreland, Greg Maddux, Bobo Newsom, Rich Hill, Carlos Santana, Todd Van Poppel, Pedro Strop and Tucker Barnhart. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Kingman, Maddux, Newsom, Hill, Santana, Van Poppel, Barnhart are copied and pasted from other sources. The picture(s) of Rich Hill have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. I had to research for the entire Gold Glove column. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.

Grid with columns Played Second Base Min. 1 Game, Played Shortstop Min. 1 Game and Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, and rows All Star, Played Third Base Min. 1 Game and Pitched Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Shawon Dunston, Glenn Beckert, Rick Monday, Dave Owen, Ryne Sandberg, Bobby Scales, Anthony Rizzo, Eric Sogard and Pedro Strop. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The picture(s) of Bobby Scales have a yellow Michigan block M in the bottom right corner.

All Cubs, and a @weekendsofsound.bsky.social special, with all players already pictured in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. Shawon-O-Meter: 45 grid appearances - and rising! #RynoStrong #FO23VER

Grid with columns Born Outside US 50 States and DC, Hall of Fame and Silver Slugger, and rows Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, Designated Hitter Min. 1 Game and Pitched Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Ernie Banks, Leon Durham, Jim Adduci, Ryne Sandberg, Zach McKinstry, Rowan Wick, Lee Smith and Carlos Zambrano. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of McKinstry are copied and pasted from other sources.

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 Padres, Reds and Atlanta, and rows Cubs, Orioles and Diamondbacks. Grid is filled with Keith Moreland, Pedro Strop, Jody Davis, Rich Hill, Lee Smith, Rogers Hornsby, Fernando Rodney, Tucker Barnhart and Shelby Miller. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Hill, Hornsby, Rodney, Barnhart, Miller are copied and pasted from other sources.

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.

Grid with columns Pitched Min. 1 Game, All Star and Played Major Leagues, and rows Player was born in Dominican Republic, Player was born in Venezuela and Player was born in Cuba. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Sammy Sosa, Brailyn Márquez, Félix Doubront, Willson Contreras, Luis Valbuena, Leonys Martín, Rafael Palmeiro and Rey Ordóñez. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Strop, Márquez, Doubront, Martín, Ordóñez are copied and pasted from other sources.

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.

Lots of research today. I knew where Sosa, Valbuena, Palmeiro and Ordóñez were born but was not sure of the others.

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.

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, Orioles and Played First Base Min. 1 Game, and rows White Sox, Red Sox and Born Outside US 50 States and DC. Grid is filled with David Robertson, Craig Kimbrel, Phil Cavarretta, Manny Alexander, Lee Smith, Bill Buckner, Pedro Strop, Junior Lake and Hee-Seop Choi. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Robertson, Kimbrel, Lake, Choi are copied and pasted from other sources.

Steve Lake grids are the best grids, but Junior Lake grids are good too. All Cubs, plus some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. First time using Choi, and kicking myself for missing a Rich Hill square. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.

#HatsToTheLeft
Besides being a consistently reliable reliever, I will always remember him running alongside Kris Bryant down the third base line when Kris hit a walk off homer at Wrigley in 2015.

Grid with columns Giants, Nationals and Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, and rows Mets, Cubs and Born Outside US 50 States and DC. Grid is filled with Shawon Dunston, Todd Zeile, Ced Landrum, Xavier Nady, Jim Bullinger, Bob Addis, Ángel Pagán, Henry Rodríguez and Pedro Strop. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Zeile, Nady, Pagán are copied and pasted from other sources.

Chart listing how often I have used each player. Shawon Dunston - 32, Todd Zeile - 12, Ced Landrum - 3, Xavier Nady - 6, Jim Bullinger - 2, Bob Addis - 1, Ángel Pagán - 3, Henry Rodríguez - 7, Pedro Strop - 15

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. Shawon-O-Meter: 32 grid appearances - and rising! First use of Bob Addis - part of my goal to use every 1952 Cub.

Grid with columns Blue Jays, Twins and ≤ 3.00 ERA Season, and rows Atlanta, Pirates and Orioles. Grid is filled with Reed Johnson, Henry Blanco, Arodys Vizcaíno, Mitch Webster, Terry Mulholland, Rick Reuschel, Junior Lake, Rich Hill and Pedro Strop. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Johnson, Vizcaíno, Webster, Mulholland, Lake, Hill are copied and pasted from other sources.

Chart listing how often I have used each player. Reed Johnson - 2, Henry Blanco - 5, Arodys Vizcaíno - 3, Mitch Webster - 1, Terry Mulholland - 6, Rick Reuschel - 28, Junior Lake - 8, Rich Hill - 109, Pedro Strop - 14

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. On the heels of Rich Hill making his return to the Majors he makes his return to my grid. First time I have used Mitch Webster. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.

Grid with columns Played Left Field Min. 1 Game, Played Center Field Min. 1 Game and Played Right Field Min. 1 Game, and rows All Star, 40+ WAR Career and Born Outside US 50 States and DC. Grid is filled with Travis Wood, Shawon Dunston, Bryan LaHair, Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Jimmy Sheckard, Pedro Strop, Adolfo Phillips and Eddie Zambrano. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps.

Chart listing how often I have used each player. Travis Wood - 7, Shawon Dunston - 30, Bryan LaHair - 1, Ernie Banks - 41, Billy Williams - 21, Jimmy Sheckard - 2, Pedro Strop - 13, Adolfo Phillips - 1, Eddie Zambrano - 1

All Cubs, already pictured in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. Shawon-O-Meter: 30 grid appearances - and rising! Three debuts today - first time I have used LaHair, Phillips or Zambrano.

Grid with columns All Star, Born Outside US 50 States and DC and 10+ Win Season Pitching, and rows 2000+ K Career Pitching, 30+ Save Season and ≤ 3.00 ERA Season. Grid is filled with Jon Lester, Fergie Jenkins, Dan Haren, Lee Smith, Ryan Dempster, Kerry Wood, Vance Law, Pedro Strop and Rich Hill. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Lester, Haren, Law, Hill are copied and pasted from other sources.

Chart listing how often I have used each player. Jon Lester - 16, Fergie Jenkins - 39, Dan Haren - 8, Lee Smith - 38, Ryan Dempster - 17, Kerry Wood - 15, Vance Law - 7, Pedro Strop - 12, Rich Hill - 96

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.

Grid with columns Reds, 100+ Run Season Batting and Played Center Field Min. 1 Game, and rows Cubs, Diamondbacks and 2000+ Hits Career Batting. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Gary Matthews Sr., Brett Jackson, Tucker Barnhart, Tony Womack, Tony Campana, Kiki Cuyler, Ryne Sandberg and Billy Williams. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Matthews Sr., Barnhart, Womack are copied and pasted from other sources.

Chart listing how often I have used each player. Pedro Strop - 11, Gary Matthews Sr. - 21, Brett Jackson - 1, Tucker Barnhart - 1, Tony Womack - 6, Tony Campana - 3, Kiki Cuyler - 20, Ryne Sandberg - 78, Billy Williams - 17

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. First time I have used Jackson or Barnhart. And, as always, #RynoStrong.

Grid with columns Reds, Twins and Born Outside US 50 States and DC, and rows Tigers, Guardians and Pitched Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Babe Herman, Jacque Jones, Edwin Jackson, Mike Freeman, Rich Hill, Kosuke Fukudome, Pedro Strop, Geoff Zahn and Héctor Rondón. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Herman, Jones, Jackson, Freeman, Hill, Zahn are copied and pasted from other sources.

Chart listing how often I have used each player. Babe Herman - 4, Jacque Jones - 4, Edwin Jackson - 17, Mike Freeman - 3, Rich Hill - 94, Kosuke Fukudome - 5, Pedro Strop - 10, Geoff Zahn - 6, Héctor Rondón - 2

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop.

In addition to playing for Michigan, Geoff Zahn was the head coach for the Wolverines for several seasons, including Rich Hill's freshman and sophomore campaigns. #GoBlue

Grid with columns 2000+ Hits Career Batting, .300+ Avg Career Batting and Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, and rows 30+ HR Season Batting, All Star and Pitched Min. 1 Game. Grid is filled with Ryne Sandberg, Chuck Klein, Ron Santo, Larry Bowa, Monte Irvin, Shawon Dunston, Mark Grace, Jimmie Foxx and Pedro Strop. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Klein, Bowa, Irvin, Foxx are copied and pasted from other sources.

Chart listing how often I have used each player. Ryne Sandberg - 55, Chuck Klein - 12, Ron Santo - 13, Larry Bowa - 11, Monte Irvin - 11, Shawon Dunston - 21, Mark Grace - 6, Jimmie Foxx - 16, Pedro Strop - 9

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. #HatstotheLeft for Pedro Strop. ShawonOMeter 0.04% - and rising! And, as always, #RynoStrong.

Grid with columns Atlanta, Cubs and .300+ Avg Season Batting, and rows Giants, Orioles and 30+ SB Season. Grid is filled with Jorge Soler, Mike Fontenot, Roger Bresnahan, Derrek Lee, Pedro Strop, Rogers Hornsby, Rabbit Maranville, Ryne Sandberg and Andre Dawson. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Soler, Fontenot, Lee, Strop, Hornsby, Maranville are copied and pasted from other sources.

Chart listing how often I have used each player. Soler 6, Fontenot 2, Bresnahan 4, Lee 3, Strop 8, Hornsby 14, Maranville 4, Sandberg 41, Dawson 24.

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right caps. I had to research to find a Cub for the bottom left square. #HatsToTheLeft for Pedro Strop. As always, #RynoStrong.

Grid with columns Pitched Min. 1 Game, Played Catcher Min. 1 Game and Played Outfield Min. 1 Game, and rows Orioles, Athletics and Played in Major Negro Lgs. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Jake Fox, Junior Lake, Rich Hill, Ron Hassey, Davey Lopes, Sam Jones, Ted Radcliffe and Monte Irvin. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Lake, Hill, Hassey, Lopes, Jones, Irvin are copied and pasted from other sources.

Chart listing each player and how often I have used them. Strop 7, Fox 1, Lake 4, Hill 48, Hassey 7, Lopes 7, Jones 4, Radcliffe 1, Irvin 9.

Eight Cubs and Double Duty where no Cub fit. Some slap dash copy and paste to show them in the right cap. Jake Fox makes his first appearance, with his former Wolverine batterymate Rich Hill making his 48th - #GoBlue! #HatsToTheLeft for Pedro Strop.

Grid with columns Giants, Rays and All Star, and rows Pirates, Phillies and Astros. Grid is filled with Pedro Strop, Travis Wood, Robin Jennings, Albert Almora Jr., Glendon Rusch, Shawon Dunston, Jim Edmonds, Gary Gaetti and Ernie Banks. All players are pictured wearing Cubs caps. The pictures of Almora Jr., Edmonds, Gaetti are copied and pasted from other sources.

All Cubs, with some slap dash copy and paste to show them all in the right cap. ShawonOMeter .04% - and rising! #HatsToTheLeft for Strop. First time I have used Robin Jennings.

Sincerely wishing Royel Strop success in the major leagues, regardless of which team he plays for. #HatsToTheLeft