Cubs Celebrate Jason Heyward's 30th Birthday by Just Pasting Over Anthony Rizzo's Banner
By Adam Weinrib
Half adorable, half embarrassing -- it's the Cubs franchise prior to 2016 in a nutshell!
The Chicago Cubs went all out celebrating Anthony Rizzo's big 3-0 birthday one single day ago (Aug. 8), making a banner and everything!
Unfortunately for his teammate, Jason Heyward, whose birthday fell on the very next day, the team couldn't think of anything good.
Cubs 30 tradition continues pic.twitter.com/xo7HanvQVm
— Paul Sullivan (@PWSullivan) August 9, 2019
Something similar here...but we can't...put our finger on it...
Another day, another 30th birthday for the Cubs. Jason Heyward this time, with an “updated” banner after Rizzo’s b-day Thursday. pic.twitter.com/Nto9aMUNRK
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 9, 2019
Ahh, right. The similar thing is the fact that they're identical!
Of course, it was all love here, and the Cubbies' Twitter account put forth greater effort in celebrating Heyward's big day than his teammates did (though that's an awfully nice Yankees photo they gathered).
Wishing a happy 30th birthday to Jason Heyward! ? #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/Jp2QpZnVee
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 9, 2019
Heyward is having a resurgent season in justifying the end of his prime, hitting .271 with 17 dingers and 48 RBI, helping to fortify a portion of the Cubs lineup that was soft in the middle in recent years.
Unfortunately, he'll always be overshadowed by Aug. 8's birthday boy.