Santo for Hall

Even Illinois Senator Dick Durbin agrees that Ron Santo belongs in the MLB Hall of Fame. He recently tooks steps to see this happen. While I don’t always agree with Mr. Durbin’s politics, I think this is something Mr. Durbin and I could work together on.
Kudos to you Senator Durbin for […]

Len [Kasper] and Bob [Brenly] run a baseball blog for WGN. One of the posts on their site tells an individual how to voice their opinion to the Veterans Committee.
Here’s where you can help: Fans wishing to voice their opinion in support of their favorite candidates may do so in two ways: by […]

SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at SIU sponsors Men’s Night Out with Ron Santo
Timely prostate screenings and other health issues are the topics of a men’s health educational program, “SIU Men’s Night Out” held in October, featuring Ron Santo, former Cubs third baseman and current Cubs broadcaster on WGN radio.
Part of Prostate Cancer Awareness month, the educational […]

This old Cub refuses to give up.
Even as his favorite team continues to flounder, 27 games under .500 and with its best pitcher possibly done for the season, Ron Santo—the quintessential Cubs optimist—continues to pledge his allegiance.
“When I went through what I had to go through with losing my legs and quadruple bypass … when […]

SantoForHall.com got a mention today in the USA Today. Mike Dodd, a local Chicago writer, did a story on those people who are not in Cooperstown but should be. He contacted Scott Lewis from SantoForHall.com to get some background info on the site and to do a short interview.

Santo, now a popular Cubs […]

The way I see it, if a professional sports team pays you a bundle to serve as a conduit between its product on the field and the fans, you’d better come to the park every day as “prepared” as a paramedic. […]

When I came up in 1960, we were averaging maybe 600,000 fans. In ‘69, we felt that was going to be our year. The fan base started to get larger and larger, and in ‘69 when we were in first place from the get-go, the “Bleacher Bums”-everything that was happening that year was unbelievable. You’d […]

I had heard on the radio that Ron Santo wasn’t at the Cubs game due to health issues, but didn’t catch more than that as I was following the game during travel to various stores while running errands in town.
So I did a bit of searching and here’s what I found….
Source: Ron Santo update […]

Ron Santo has hung up on the Hall of Fame and disconnected. After missing out again Wednesday in voting by his peers, the former Cubs third baseman will turn his attention elsewhere. I’m not going to worry about it anymore,” Santo said. Where I am today isn’t because I’m in the Hall of Fame […]

This past weekend I went to the 2005 Hall of Fame induction ceremony to see Ryne Sandberg inducted into baseball’s most prestigious club. I came on the Jay Buckley baseball tour with my dad and two good friends.
We were able to see the Hall of Fame, Ryno inducted and played baseball among rabid Cub […]