If there’s one thing we appreciate around here, it’s a little creativity. That’s why we have to show you these two outstanding creations honoring the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field.

The first is an official Cubs logo pieced together masterfully with the scraps of three different beer boxes.

(Reddit/Chicago Cubs)As you can see in the side-by-side, it’s a spitting image of the original logo right down to the smallest of details. Even if we were nitpicking we might only take a point away for the appearance of a red nose. Not a big deal, though, and overall extremely well done. Here’s to hoping it inspires other folks out there to create similar logos for other teams, because we know darn well they‘ll have plenty of beer box scraps to experiment with.

The above photo was originally posted by churchofbrian over at Reddit baseball and comes to us via Dayn Perry of Eye on Baseball. Clearly, Perry has a great eye for obscure and wonderfully crafted baseball related artwork, as he also spotted the photo of the Wrigley Field Lego project that was tweeted out by Jeff Wafford.

(AP)It could not have been easy for Reds third base coach Mark Berry to address the team on Sunday morning and announce that he has cancer. Unfortunately, though, that's what the circumstances dictated, and Berry handled the task with incredible strength and a positive tone as he stated he fully intends to defeat the disease and return to his post as quickly as possible.

Here's more from the Cincinnati Enquirer's C. Trent Rosecrans:

“I have cancer,” Berry told reporters after the team meeting. “I know it sounds bad, the word cancer, but there are plenty of people in this clubhouse that have had it and I know people around the game who have beaten it. My sister had it and beat it. That part hasn’t bothered me.”

The cancer is on his tonsil and two lymph nodes on the left side of his neck. PET scans show it has not spread anywhere else, according to doctors. Berry has yet to decide between surgery or radiation and will stay with the team in Arizona over the next week before returning to Cincinnati with the team on Saturday.

It's tough news to hear, but it sounds like Berry has a positive prognosis since the cancer was caught at an early stage and has not spread. He also has a great attitude, which is equally important in taking on and overcoming the new challenge in front of him. And, as he mentioned, he has a wonderful support system around him.

That includes manager Dusty Baker, who's a prostate cancer survivor.

The players are rounding into regular season form. The ballgirls, well, maybe not quite yet. But hey, the fans are getting pretty close too as evidenced by the great catch made by a Chicago White Sox fan as he leaped out of the stands during their game with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camelback Ranch on Saturday night.

And no, it's not exactly how you'd picture it based on my initial description. The fan didn't jump on the field or ended up getting himself kicked out over a souvenir. It was actually a very high foul ball off the bat of Chicago's Steve Tolleson that smacked right on the first base dugout's roof, bounced nearly as high on impact, and ended coming down between the lower box seats and the next section. That's where our fans was seated in the front row, and in superhero like fashion leaps up and over a pretty high railing in front of him to make a great grab.

Take a look.

Here's what I love the most about the catch. The fan leaps with White Sox cap in hand likely hoping to snag the ball with that, yet he adjusted almost right away and was able to snatch the ball with his bare hand. Very well played — and he picked a good night to do it, too, because not only was the game broadcast in Chicago, it was the largest crowd in Cactus League history at 13,721.

A matching pair of sore left thumbs. (AP)One day after Stephen Strasburg was struck on the left thumb by a screaming Prince Fielder line drive, teammate Bryce Harper was unable to play in Saturday’s Grapefruit League game against the New York Mets after experiencing swelling in his own left thumb.

Talk about irony… or maybe superstar teammates really can feel each other’s pain.

In all seriousness, Harper’s problem actually stems from being jammed by a pitch during an at-bat in Friday’s game and the thumb ended up swelling overnight. He was rested for precautionary reasons — manager's decision, not his — on Saturday but should return to their lineup on Sunday.

Here’s manager Davey Johnson with more on the troublesome courtesy of MLB.com’s Joey Nowak:

"I took him out after two at-bats, though I couldn't believe that ball jammed him. It was a bullet to right," Johnson said. "But he's been getting a lot of reps, a lot of ABs. I was gonna bring him today because I like to watch him play. When I took him out yesterday, it was on my mind not to have him come here. I didn't re-adjust that after I took him out. The trainers didn't talk to me about it, and I forgot about it. But when I saw [his thumb] this morning, I said, 'You're not going.' I scratched him."

The last time I can recall a manager admitting he forgot something was that infamous incident where former White Sox skipper Terry Bevington got confused during a fair or foul argument and basically ended up arguing against himself.

Anyway, nothing to see here. Harper will be fine. Strasburg will be fine. We think Davey Johnson will be, too.

A groggy Jesus Montero is helped to his feet. (MLB.TV)The scene was not pretty at Peoria Stadium in Arizona but thankfully Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero did not suffer a serious injury after being struck in the head by the backswing of Indians prospect Francisco Lindor.

The scary moment happened in the second inning on a 1-0 pitch from Blake Beaven. The left-handed swinging Lindor got a little piece of the delivery, fouling it straight into Jesus Montero's glove. Unfortunately, the top part of his bat also caught Montero on the right side of his head on the backswing, just above the forehead. Obviously Montero went down in a heap immediately with trainers rushing to his aid. He would remain on his left side for a several minutes before slowly being helped to his feet. That's when everyone first noticed the horrific looking knot that had form at the point of impact.

With a towel held to his head, Montero made his way towards the clubhouse and flashed a thumbs-up to let everyone know he was OK. Still, there was some concern Seattle's young backstop may have suffered a concussion as a result, but Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times has confirmed through general manager Jack Zduriencik that has been dismissed.

(Sacramento River Cats)I have my wallet at the ready just in case I mess this one up.

The Sacramento River Cats — the Oakland A’s Triple-A affiliate in the Pacific Coast League — want to make sure everyone gets their name correct, and they’ve come up with quite the creative way to ensure that happens.

In a media release sent out this week, the River Cats have announced they will fine all members of the media, their own staff, and even season tickets holders, $1 for incorrectly spelling or misrepresenting the River Cats name.

That's right, one whole dollar, and there will be very few exceptions in which a mistake will be tolerated.

Here are more details from the release itself:

WEST, SACRAMENTO, Calif. — You’ve been warned: the moniker “River Cats” is comprised of two words, with a capital “R” and a capital “C.” Effective immediately, all members of the local and national media, River Cats corporate partners, full-or-part time River Cats staff, and season, flex, and mini-plan ticket holders will be fined $1 for spellings “River Cats” incorrectly.”

All money collected will go to the River Cats Foundation, which has contributed more than $1.5 million in cash and $16.2 million in in-kind donations to the greater Sacramento community since 2002.

Just when I thought Justin Upton’s titanic home run over the Champion Stadium scoreboard on Thursday night would be the most impressive blast of the week (and maybe spring training), his former Diamondbacks teammate and new Cleveland Indians infielder Mark Reynolds gave him a run for his money on Friday.

During the sixth inning of Cleveland's 7-5 loss to Arizona at Goodyear Ballpark in Arizona, Reynolds connected with David Hernandez's 1-0 fastball — he must still be reeling from Team USA's elimination in the World Baseball Classic — and launched it over the left center field fence and over the massive scoreboard that probably sits another 70-80 feet beyond the fence. No estimated distance has been reported as of it yet, but we're talking at least 480 feet and possibly 500 feet for Reynolds. Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer did add:

Mark Reynolds launched a two-run homer over the left field scoreboard in the sixth inning. It was one of the longest homers hit in Goodyear Ballpark since it opened in 2009.

Yes. Yes it was.

(Getty Images)In a wonderful gesture from Major League Baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig announced on Friday that all 30 teams will be honoring the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn during the opening week of the season.

According to Selig's statement, all players, managers, coaches, umpires and on-field personnel will wear a symbolic ribbon patch featuring the official seal of Newtown, along with a black memorial ribbon and a star for each of the 26 victims lining each side of the patch on the first three days of the season. This will begin with the Rangers-Astros opener on March 31 and continue through April 2. There will also be a pregame moment of silence prior to each opener.

In addition, each team will auction an authenticated jersey signed by every player and coach on their respective Opening Day rosters. Those proceeds will go to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund, which was created to provide support services to the recovering Newtown community.

You will also be able to text the word "NEWTOWN" to 80888 to make your own donation.