Jan 5, 2011 | Cubs
Even though (SPOILER ALERT) Ron Santo is dead, it doesn’t mean that the day the Hall of Fame votes are counted isn’t still painful for living, great, former Cubs. Today, the baseball writers voted to induct two players into the crummy little snobatorium...
Dec 17, 2010 | Cubs
There’s really no such thing as a rational fan. By definition you’re a “fanatic” and in practice you have made a conscious decision to devote a wildly disproportionate amount of your own time to become emotionally invested in things other...
Dec 10, 2010 | Cubs
Today was Ron Santo’s funeral, and three men gave eulogies to Ron, and Pat Hughes, his longtime broadcast partner went last, and honestly, they just don’t get any better than this.
Dec 8, 2010 | Cubs
It was made clear to all of us that the Cubs did not have a lot of money to spend this offseason, and that they weren’t going to be trading prospects to get players. So the chance to get any kind of meaningful player to add to the roster was pretty slim. So if...
Dec 6, 2010 | Cubs
The Baseball Winter Meetings start today in Orlando, Florida and rumors will fly, deals will be made, and frantic phone calls will be placed to double check that “pay per view movie titles really don’t appear on the bill, right?” What you might not...
Dec 3, 2010 | Cubs
The toughest man ever to play for the Chicago Cubs is gone. After a 50 year fight with diabetes, a Hall of Fame worthy playing career, and an interesting and mostly entertaining two decade stint in the Cubs’ radio booth, Ron Santo is dead at the age of 70. I...
