Mar 1, 2006 | Andy
Today’s Tribune includes a piece on new Cubs’ centerfielder Juan Pierre, and how happy Juan is to be a Cub, and how much fun it’s going to be to play in front of 41,000 fans instead of 60,000 orange seats. In the story, Juan says he played against...
Feb 24, 2006 | Andy
While some players have embraced the concept of the World Baseball Classic (none more than Team Venezuela stars Miguel Cabrera, Carlos Zambrano and Henry Blanco), every day we hear from more and more players who are pulling out at the last minute. The reasons they...
Feb 23, 2006 | Andy
A pitcher’s mound is just a pile of dirt, right? I know it’s more involved than that, there’s a slope that has to be just right and they nail that rubber onto the top of it and throw one of those cleat cleaners on the backside next to the rosin bag,...
Feb 21, 2006 | Andy
It’s a balmy 32 degrees today and icicles are falling off the house and smashing to the ground below (the neighbor’s pug better look out our he’ll look like Ming the Merciless at the end of Flash Gordon), so what better day than today to crank out...
Feb 15, 2006 | Andy
The Cubs’ pitchers and catchers report to lovely Mesa, Arizona today, which is supposed to signal to those of us who don’t live in America’s catbox that winter’s over, spring is here and it’s time to get excited about another exciting...
Feb 14, 2006 | Andy
As you all know by know, Sammy Sosa is “seriously considering” retirement, at least that’s what it apparently says here at ESPNDeportes, though my four semesters of NIU Spanish has let me down, yet again. Sammy says he’s insulted that the only...
