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Wrigley Field Needs to Die

Kevin Spak — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:24:06 CDT

Ah, Wrigley Field. It's one of the oldest, most beloved parks in baseball... And Rich Cohen wants to destroy it—and yes, he means utterly, with whatever explosives necessary. "That pile of quaintness has to go," he writes in the Wall Street Journal . "Then the ground itself must be salted,...

Cubs' Santo Wins Hall of Fame Nod

Kevin Spak — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:17:35 CST

Ron Santo is getting a place in Cooperstown at last—almost exactly one year after his death . The Veterans Committee ushered the Cubs great into the Baseball Hall of Fame today, with 15 of its 16 members giving him the nod, the Chicago Tribune reports. Santo was the only candidate...

Cubs Great Ron Santo Dead at 70

Matt Cantor — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:28:18 CST

Renowned Chicago Cubs third-baseman and broadcaster Ron Santo died last night in Arizona of complications from bladder cancer at age 70. “Ronnie will forever be the heart and soul of Cubs fans,” said the team’s chairman. “He enjoyed himself in the booth right to the end,” said a fellow broadcaster....

Broken Bat Impales Cubs' Outfielder

Kevin Spak — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:02:24 CDT

Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin is in the hospital, after a flying chunk of a teammate’s bat stabbed him in the chest during yesterday’s game. Colvin was on third when Wellington Castillo broke his bat on an RBI double. The ball sailed down the line into left field, and the big,...

Cubs Manager Lou Piniella Retiring Today

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:19:12 CDT

Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella will end his 46-year career in baseball after today’s game. Piniella originally planned to retire at the end of the season, but announced today he must leave early to take care of his ill mother, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “It’s not fair to the team,...

Best Ballpark Hot Dogs

Will McCahill — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:24:29 CDT

Baseball season’s in full, ahem, swing, and in that spirit, Delish runs down the best ballpark hotdogs. Some highlights: Georgia Dog, Turner Field, Atlanta. A blanket of cole slaw and some sautéed Vidalia onions make this a winner. Arizona Dog, Chase Field, Phoenix. Southwest rules this foot-long—chorizo, nacho cheese,...

Sammy Sosa: Skin Cream Did This

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:48:29 CST

Sammy Sosa attributes his newly lightened skin to three things: facial cream, all those baseball games he played out in the sun, and, of course, those pesky camera flashes, which “made my skin look lighter” at an event last week, he tells Univision. He wouldn’t divulge the name of the...

Blame Sosa's New Look on 'Cleansing': Pal

M. Morris — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:34:26 CST

Retired slugger Sammy Sosa comes off as a bit vain, but he isn't bleaching his skin or "trying to be Michael Jackson," a friend says of the photos that took the sports blogosphere by storm last week. "He can't believe it is such a big deal." The friend, like Sosa...

Yes, This Is Sammy Sosa

Will McCahill — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:27:24 CST

The sports blogosphere is abuzz over some new photographs of Sammy Sosa in which the former performance-enhanced Chicago Cubs star looks much, much lighter-skinned than we’re used to. Seems nobody’s been able to reach Sosa yet, and nothing in the captions of photos from Tuesday’s event in Las Vegas yields...