Posts tagged chicago cubs

ESPN Chicago: Chicago Cubs Great Ron Santo Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

About effin’ time.

Bravo, Golden Era committee. Shame on the Baseball Writers of America for sitting on their votes all these years.

1960s photo of Chicago Cubs (now Hall of Famer) Ron Santo.
That’s right— Hall of Famer Ron Santo. Long overdue.

Cubs Fan Returns Miguel Tejada’s Home Run Ball

Hendry, sign this kid. Have to wonder if Soriano’s more than literally looking over his shoulder. (via MLB.com)

From The Bleachers…

Wrigley Field Sign with "From the Bleachers..." LED text

A fellow die hard fan recently remarked that the lowly Cubs are a mere 7.5 games out of first in their division.

“Not insurmountable,” he claimed.

Endlessly snake-bitten with injuries… all-around inconsistent (trending toward poor) play… Perhaps it’s time to consider putting the entire team on the DL until next year.

Not insurmountable… just embarrassing.

"The Dugout" - Norman Rockwell's painting of a hapless Chicago Cubs dugout featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, September 4, 1948.
“The Dugout” - Norman Rockwell (The Saturday Evening Post cover: September 4, 1948)

Chicago Tribune: Job As Cubs PA Announcer Is Dream Come True For 24-Year-Old Suburban Kid

Here I was, just joking about giving it a go (well, maybe a little bit serious), and this kid makes it all the way to the prize. How awesome is that, huh?

Careerbuilder.com: Public Address Announcer, Wrigley Field - Chicago Cubs Dream Job

I just pinched myself, and I’m not dreaming. I am, however, now in training…

“Now batting for the Chicago Cubs… the First Baseman, Number 8, Joe Pepitone.”

NY Times: Baseball Is Weaved Through The Fabric Of Cubs Manager's Life

It figures that a solid, positive profile on Des Plaines native Mike Quade would come from outside the Chicago sportswriting cynicism zone.

From The Bleachers…

Exterior Wrigley Field Sign with LED Display: "From The Bleachers..."

So it begins (again)…

Optimism.
Hohokam.
Pitchers and Catchers.
Meaningless Spring Training Games.
Hot Stove Dividends (or not).
Pessimism. Optimism.

Chicago Tribune: Former Chicago Cubs Player Ron Santo Dead At 70

Chicago Cubs 3rd Baseman Ron Santa Topps Rookie Card, 1961
A four-bagger bummer. As a kid, the Cubs for me were all about Santo, Banks, Williams and Jenkins. And I’d be remiss to not include Pepitone. The past 20 years of Cubs’ radio broadcasts were the best with Santo at the mic, bleeding Cubbie Blue with every pitch, hit, K, dinger and error.

I wonder if the Baseball Hall of Fame Lame will vote him in now. Fuckers.

MLB: Ricketts Goes 'Undercover' At Wrigley

Todd Ricketts, a member of the Chicago Cubs new ownership family, stepped up to the plate on CBS’ Undercover Boss reality show in the U.S..

What’s disconcerting is that he batted lead-off on the team for the last few games of the season, and nobody noticed.