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Baseball Voices: Pat Hughes Compiles The Best Of Ron Santo

"Oh, nooooooooo!" As a Cubs fan, you no doubt remember exactly what that means, and possibly even where you were when you heard Ron Santo utter that immortal broadcast phrase on WGN Radio. (In case you need to be reminded, it was at the end of this game.) Now, WGN's Pat Hughes has put together,...

Who Will Succeed Ron Santo At The WGN Mic?

This is a difficult subject and there's really no "right time" to bring it up, so I thought I'd bring it up now. Ron Santo was an icon in Cubs history, beloved by all. His rapport with Pat Hughes on every broadcast was unique -- there may not have been a pairing quite like it in all of broadcast...

Playoff Atmosphere? In April? You Bet! - Cubs 8, Cardinals 7

There was more intensity in today's ballpark crowd than during game one of last year's NLDS. Strange but true: we are only ten games into the 2009 season and already, we have had several close and intense games and today, perhaps the most intense of all, with three lead changes and several more...

Book Preview: "Cubs By The Numbers"

Many of you are familiar with Kasey Ignarski's comprehensive webpage that has a list of every Cub to wear a uniform number and what number they wore, since the Cubs first put numbers on their backs in 1932. (It wasn't until that year that all teams finally numbered their players.) Kasey often posts...


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