When Dale Sveum took the reigns of the Chicago Cubs prior to last season, he unveiled a fun little bunting contest to loosen up Spring Training.
And since Sveum is back for season two…so is the bunting contest!
On Saturday, for some reason, the front office staff took part in the contest in an effort to round out the field of 64 contestants. 64 you ask? Yes, according to ESPN Chicago’s Jesse Rogers the breakdown consists of 20418 players (including last season’s champion David DeJesus), a bullpen coach and the yet-to-be named 64th participant.
Alright, you know darn well this thing wouldn’t get any mention whatsoever if it was full of random office employees. Yeah, you guessed it…team president Theo Epstein took part in the contest, beating general manager Jed Hoyer in the first round.
But, alas, Epstein’s success was short lived. He lost to his 25-year-old wunderkind director of baseball operations Scott Harris who, in turn, lost to assistant video coordinator Nate Halm.
“Nate might get an invite to camp on a minor league contract,” Epstein joked with the Chicago Tribune. “That was impressive.”
Feel free to click the picture below to see Epstein flaunt his bunting prowess.
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