Ron Santo in NY TIMES

by hmlee on Oct 4, 2008 1:12 PM CDT

Oh... poor Ronny....

In Cubs’ Luckless Lore, the Story of a Baseball Life

CHICAGO — The feet that he famously clicked together are gone now, and his Cubs are on the verge of completing a century without a World Series victory.

But Ron Santo still feels that he is closing in on everything he wants. He can imagine a cure for the diabetes that forced his lower right leg to be amputated in 2001, and the lower left one in 2002. He can picture the championship that has eluded the Cubs since 1908. And he can hear the call that tells him, finally, that he is going to the Hall of Fame.

[EDIT BY AL] -- for more click on the link.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of SB Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue, or Al Yellon, editor-in-chief. FanPost opinions are, however, valued expressions of opinion by passionate and knowledgeable baseball fans.

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link?

i think this is supposed to be in quotes

cubs = love

by cubs ftw on Oct 4, 2008 1:35 PM CDT 0 recs

The heading

Was supposed to be a link, but it didn’t post properly. Fixed.

by hmlee on Oct 4, 2008 1:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

Thanks for the story of my personal hero, "This Old Cub", Ron Santo.....

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on Oct 4, 2008 1:36 PM CDT 0 recs

Great story...

I love that guy.

by GoCubbies34 on Oct 4, 2008 1:51 PM CDT 0 recs

Thanks for this

Love this man, hes without a doubt my hero, I hope the cubs could pull off a world series before he isn’t around any more.

"You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace."

by All The Way on Oct 4, 2008 1:58 PM CDT 0 recs

WIN FOR RON.............

Ron Santo does deserve to be in the hall of Fame and see his Cubbies take it all…What a great guy we should all lead our life’s like Ronnie has…..He is the hero to numerous Cubs fans ….

by cubs north on Oct 4, 2008 2:24 PM CDT 0 recs

Santo for HoF

For the whole package – on the field and in later life. He just plain cares about what he does, and baseball should hold someone with his passion and desire up as a role model.

My favorite Santo moment was in, I think, 2003, in September at a game in Pittsburgh or Cincy on a really cold night. Pat said something about the temperature, and Santo said something like, “Well, you know Patrick, when I came out to the park tonight I was certain of one thing – I wouldn’t have cold feet.”

Hughes was dumbfounded for a minute, and then he just started laughing and told Ron he should never change.

"[Lou Piniella] might be over 100, but he still has a lot of fire in him." - Ted Lilly, Sept. 10, 2008

by CaughtInTheVines on Oct 4, 2008 2:29 PM CDT 0 recs

As interesting of an article that it is...

I think it’s still a BCB no-no to post that much of an article on here, when you’re just supposed to put a link to it…. I could be wrong though.

by MillsChC on Oct 4, 2008 2:40 PM CDT 0 recs

True.

I’ll edit it to just be the link.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 4, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

Thngs of worth are worth fighting for regardless of the odds.

by cubstoseriesby100 on Oct 4, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up 0 recs

FWIW...

… in the article Santo talks about a day when he was having triple vision due to his diabetes and he came up and hit a grand slam off the Dodgers’ Bill Singer at Wrigley Field.

Often, players’ recollections of these events are wrong… not this time. Here’s the game Santo is likely talking about, from September 25, 1968. Not only did he hit a grand slam off Singer — it was a walkoff grand slam in the bottom of the 9th.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Oct 4, 2008 5:04 PM CDT 0 recs