In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Jim Brown. The worst chapter in baseball history was the color barrier. It was started […]
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Martin Maldonado. Martin Maldonado is a journeyman catcher who came to the Cubs in July […]
Soxfest 2020 took place this past weekend at the McCormick Place. With the new free agent signings and our young core of players attending, the mood was considerably more upbeat than in recent years. Fans packed themselves into the convention center to meet their favorite players. They had the opportunity to take pictures with the […]
After being completely quiet in the offseason the Cubs have finally started to make some moves to restructure their bullpen leading into spring training. Last Friday hours before the 2020 Cubs Convention kicked off for the weekend. the Cubs worked out a deal with the Dodgers in which the Cubs acquired right-handed pitcher Casey Sadler, […]
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Ray Schalk. “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” –Thomas Jefferson When the […]
The White Sox started the offseason with their GM Slick Willy Ricky talking about where improvements needed to be made. He said 2 starters (1 top end and 1 bottom end), RF and DH. Anyone that watched the Sox last year is well aware of the struggle we had at those positions. For starters our […]
This weekend is the much-anticipated Cubs Convention. I mean, it’s anticipated by your average bologna-munching cretin or guy who’s one Quarter Pounder away from The Big One chasing dudes less than half his age for autographs. The Ricketts family wisely decided to stay as far from this as possible – considering their offseason rigor mortis […]
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Mike “King” Kelly. Slide, Kelly, slide Your running’s a disgrace! Slide, Kelly, Slide! Stay there, […]
‘Twas the day after Christmas and social media was swirling with rumors of the White Sox targeting an additional outfielder. A few days later, Rick Hahn stated publicly that the team had room for additions, forcing fans to continue to dream big. Though some have reported the club is instead targeting bullpen help, signing an […]
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature J.C. Martin. Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. – some motivational poster or something. J.C. […]