Beginning Monday, Brett Taylor (formerly known here as "AceCubbie") will be joining the front-page staff here at BCB.
At least three times a week (Monday, Wednesday & Friday), and possibly more often depending on how much baseball news is around, Brett will be making an "around MLB" linkpost, highlighting the major stories of the day. It'll be posted generally first thing in the morning.
With pitchers and catchers only about a week away from reporting to Cubs camp and other MLB camps, it's time for all of us to start getting excited about baseball 2012. This will be a way for all of you to have a one-stop shop for all of your MLB news.
As you probably already know, Brett runs the Cub-centric site Bleacher Nation and I'm really pleased to be able to partner with him and welcome him to the front-page staff. He'll continue to do the great work he's doing at Bleacher Nation; in the future he might do additional front-page posting here, and of course soon you'll see more here from our minor league editor, Josh Timmers.
Please join me in welcoming Brett; his first post will be on Monday morning.
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Very nice Brett, congrats.
Great follow on twitter as well.
CubFan90 - February 10, 2012
yeah, he is a great twitter follow
so good the GM of the Astros is following him too.
MikeJW - February 10, 2012
Wow
I had no idea. That’s pretty awesome. What an age we live in…
Brett Taylor - February 10, 2012
So secretly you are TheoJed?
Obviously that’d be the only explanation.
CubFan90 - February 10, 2012
This Brett seems pretty impressive.
He manages to live three different lives at once!
Dcr18 - February 10, 2012
OK, let's get this Pun-Train started
I think Al will be taking a lot more time off this summer, knowing he has an Ace up his sleeve.
And – Congrats to Brett
RiskyBusiness - February 10, 2012
Yes, we will appreciate if Ace can tell us what the deal is around MLB,
since we know the cards are stacked against the Cubs this year.
katie casey - February 10, 2012
We can only hope Brett can Taylor his approach
to fit BCB standards.
CubFan90 - February 10, 2012
Wivity is the soul of Brett...
ballhawk - February 10, 2012
Thanks for the kind words, Al
And the warm welcome all. I’m a longtime reader and commenter, so I look forward to contributing what I can.
Brett Taylor - February 10, 2012
Welcome, Brett.
carmen_fanzone - February 10, 2012
Bleacher Nation has been a great read
Glad to have Brett over here now, too.
subtle - February 10, 2012
Oh man...
You changed your name too? NOOOOOOOO! :)
Congrats tho!
Craig in South Bend - February 10, 2012
Sell out.
cubswynn - February 10, 2012
which reminds me...
Hey Al, if BLou ever finds his way back into BCB, please add him to the front-page staff as well. That way we’ll have a real name to check against those NIU all-conference records… ;-)
ballhawk - February 10, 2012
How has he not made his way back on here?
cubswynn - February 10, 2012
Hee hee.
I would, too.
I think it looks more professional to have all the front-page posters post under their real names, which is why I’ve done that.
Al Yellon - February 10, 2012
Completely agree
The fansite I run for a tv show is changing to that. Full name will be on there on Monday. No longer professionally known as thepuckishprosecutor.
puckishcubsfan - February 10, 2012
That's not your given name?
Brett Taylor - February 10, 2012
Crushing all our illusions.
Al Yellon - February 10, 2012
He has been assimilated.
daver - February 10, 2012
Looking forward to your posts.
katie casey - February 10, 2012
Right on, Brett.
If the season gets too ugly, feel free to make up exciting stories from “anonymous sources.”
Mapanator - February 10, 2012
Sources close to the team confirm....
bdlugz - February 10, 2012
and then tweet them so we know they are gospel.
epsilon - February 10, 2012
Welcome, looking forward to your offerings to BCB.
bdlugz - February 10, 2012
Well ... not welcome, obviously. Congrats would make more sense.
Damn name changes are throwing me off. You and that Timmers fellow are just impostors, aren’t you?!
bdlugz - February 10, 2012
We're the same person.
Brett Taylor - February 10, 2012
SHHH!
Don’t give away all our secrets!
Al Yellon - February 10, 2012
Welcome!
I’ve recently begun to check in at Bleacher Nation a couple of times per week and like what I’ve seen. Adding you to the writing team here seems like a great idea. Welcome aboard!
WiscCubsFan - February 10, 2012
Congratulations Brett!
sue369 - February 10, 2012
I'm looking forward to your posts, Brett
Great to have you on board – BCB just keeps getting better and better.
Emelie - February 10, 2012
I just started reading Bleacher Nation -- good stuff
Read BCB → Read BN (repeat)
mrtobby - February 10, 2012
Welcome.
I don’t know about anyone else but I am ready for baseball. NBA stinks the Blackhawks are struggling, so come on Pitchers and catchers.
Grockcubs - February 10, 2012
Dont care about Basketball, Dont care about Ice Hockey
Bring on the Baseball
Stan Cox - February 10, 2012
Great to hear
I follow Brett of Bleacher Nation on twitter and it’s always a great read.
I still have hope for my Blackhawks even though they are struggling. Looking forward to some Cubs baseball though, which I haven’t said in quite a while.
GO CUBS
GO HAWKS
Swoosie - February 10, 2012
I've been following BleacherNation for a few months now
I like the site. I’m not an official member of bleachernation, so I never post any comments there. There always seems to be something new to read about, even if it’s just any “small talk” around the world of Cubs baseball. Brett keeps the site fresh, not to take anything away from BCB.
I am looking forward to Brett’s contribution here at BCB.
And on a side note for Brett over at his site, give “AndrewMoore4ISU” a shout out from “#1 Iowan Cubs Fan”. That is, if you ever see anymore future comments from him.
#1 iowan cubs fan - February 10, 2012
Advice Brett.
Don’t F**k up. Kindness is kind of random around here.
mrcubsfan - February 10, 2012
This is a very, very good move. Does BCB have its own secret Theo?
Welcome aboard Brett, from a loyal lurker at your site.
eths - February 10, 2012
Congrats, Brett.
I would suggest beginning every post with two simple words – “Heard this:”
daver - February 10, 2012
Welcome Brett!
Known you online a long time at different places. Always enjoyed your postings and love bleachernation almost as much as BCB.
For those that don’t know Brett or not familiar with his writing I think you’ll definitely like this!
puckishcubsfan - February 10, 2012
bleachernation is a good site
jesus christos - February 10, 2012
Interesting graphic...
For the sake of argument, let’s just say the gorilla could move around in water just as freely as he does on land. And let’s say, the shark could do the same on land. So with their environmental differences no longer an issue, answer me this…
Gorilla vs Shark – who wins?
While the shark has the more formidable weapon (teeth, jaw), I gotta go with the gorilla – opposable thumbs make all the difference in the world.
ballhawk - February 10, 2012
shark
thumbs don’t matter when a shark can bite them clean off
jesus christos - February 10, 2012
...this
cooliogirl47 - February 11, 2012
"We're gonna need a bigger gorilla..."
ballhawk - February 11, 2012
I'll see your King Kong and raise you this...
cooliogirl47 - February 11, 2012
It's tough to beat a raise of Al Sapienza...
bdlugz - February 11, 2012
Michael Clarke Duncan - and I'm all in...
ballhawk - February 11, 2012
Did someone mention sharks?
Al Yellon - February 11, 2012
nice
Brett is my guy!
TheBeerBaron - February 11, 2012
Congrats Brett!
I have been following bleachernation for a while now and enjoy the Enhanced Box Score, Lukewarm Stove Daily updates, and of course the Blackout Cubbetry!
bazfan1234 - February 11, 2012
congrats Brett
welcome to the staff!!!!!!!!!!!!! look forward to your first write up
Hvegasooner - February 12, 2012
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