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A fun little project I’m working on is putting together a number of Coffee Passport from those folks who’ve made it into the Black Apron Club there. My brother-in-law works for Starbucks and passed through into the club recently and it’s interesting to see the level of detail Starbucks put their employees through to […]
ESPN the Magazine: Kerry Wood on Ron Santo
0 Comments Published by Scott Lewis June 12th, 2008 in News.Cubs closer Kerry Wood got a chance to voice his opinion to ESPN the Magazine in a recent quote about Ron Santo’s bid for the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. ESPN reports Kerry said
“The Hall of Fame vote and Ron Santo are talked about a lot in our clubhouse. He’s been denied 18 times, […]
Jay Cutler diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes
0 Comments Published by Scott Lewis May 2nd, 2008 in News.Another sports athlete is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, his business manager Marty Garafalo confirmed Thursday night.
The 25-year-old Cutler found out about two weeks ago that he was diabetic and needed daily insulin injections, Garafalo told The Associated Press.
He said Cutler was managing his […]
There are some petitions circling the Internet right now collecting signatures to let the Cubs management know their fans want the name Wrigley Field to stay. In addition to signing the petition to let MLB know Ron Santo belongs in the Hall of Fame, please sign the Wrigley Field petition as well on KeepItWrigley.com.
I caught a blog entry this morning from a blogger named Becca. While I don’t know Becca I know her cause is near and dear to the readers of this blog, so I thought I’d share her story and ask you to help.
That’s how I feel about the JDRF: passionate.
I’m passionate about fundraising for this […]
The discussions are as old as the Hall of Fame itself. Who is worthy and who is not?At the heart of some of the biggest debates is former Chicago Cubs third baseman and current broadcaster Ron Santo.
The argument can be persuasive both ways. Santo is short on the so-called magical numbers, with just 2,254 hits […]
Santo to throw first pitch, sign autographs in Peoria
5 Comments Published by Scott Lewis June 16th, 2007 in News.Chicago Cubs radio broadcaster Ron Santo will throw out the first pitch Saturday night at O’Brien Field before the Peoria Chiefs game against the Clinton LumberKings. Game time is 6:30 p.m.
Saturday is the fifth annual Institute of Physical Medicine at Rehabiliation, a facility that specializes in rehabbing patients who have suffered from serious injuries.
After throwing […]
Veterans Committee election results for 2007
9 Comments Published by Scott Lewis February 27th, 2007 in News.Ron Santo inched a little closer to Cooperstown on Tuesday, but came up five votes short of baseball immortality.
Voting by the Veterans Committee for the National Baseball Hall of Fame resulted in another shutout as none of the candidates on the players or composite ballots received the 75 percent plurality required for election.
The former Cubs […]
Next year’s Hall vote will really tell story
4 Comments Published by Scott Lewis January 6th, 2007 in News.Barry Rozner of the Daily Herald (here in Chicago) wrote a great piece on the next Hall of Fame vote. You should check it out.
We’ll spare you the Mark McGwire argument.
If you’re a regular visitor to this space, then you already know the feeling here about juiced players, juiced balls, juiced ballparks and the […]
A SantoForHall.com community member contacted me recently to let me know of a new book that is about to hit the market called Waiting for Cooperstown. It is a book that chronicles over 70 years of baseball history focusing on players who’s credentials are good enough to put them into the MLB Hall of […]
