hall of famers Stories - Bleed Cubbie Blue
Gordon Beckham Allows White Sox Fans To Dream
I was going to take this off-day to write a glowing piece about Gordon Beckham. He hasn't really been the sole focus of anything I've written since writing that he would be "fine" during his second week in the majors. Since then, almost as if he'd been given permission, Beckham has smoked (or is it...
Carrying On Without Aramis: Cubs vs. Brewers, Saturday 5/9, 6:05 CT
Here's the official press release regarding Aramis Ramirez going on the DL. (They need to fix the spelling of "Aramis", incidentally.) Ryan Freel will be activated for today's game and wear uniform #4. Rather than continuing to speculate on how long A-Ram is going to be out, I thought I'd take a...
Hey, Z! You Don't Have To Do EVERYTHING! - Cubs 6, Marlins 4
Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux, at Wrigley Field this afternoon for the retirement of their uniform #31, appeared in a combined 703 games in a Cubs uniform. I think I'm pretty safe in saying that neither one of them ever had an afternoon quite like Carlos Zambrano had today. In the top of the...
Honoring Cubs Greats: Cubs vs. Marlins, Sunday 5/3, 1:20 CT
The Cubs have retired four numbers in their history -- prior to today, when they will run #31 up the flagpole to honor Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux, who both wore it for the Cubs with great distinction. The following is excerpted from "Cubs By The Numbers"; if this whets your appetite (shameless...
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