Tom Hanks is 53 years old today. Remember his immortal words: "There's no crying in baseball."
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Goose & Cashman
Goose Gossage is celebrating a birthday today. The former Cubs hurler (and Hall of Famer) is 58 years old.
Terry Cashman, the writer/performer of this baseball song about the Cubs, is also celebrating a birthday. He's exactly ten years older than Goose.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
A youngster ensnared
Two years ago today the Cubs won a game in dramatic fashion. An impressionable youngster named Jackson Medina was there, and he was hooked...
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Forbes Field
The last game in the history of Forbes Field was played on this day in 1970. The Cubs were the opponent, just as they were for the first game at Forbes Field on June 29, 1909 (a hundred years ago tommorrow).
The Pirates beat Three Finger Brown in 1909 (on their way to winning the 1909 NL pennant), and they beat Fergie Jenkins and Bill Hand in a double header sweep in 1970. The Pirates won the division that season too.
The Cubs finished in second place both years.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
A father-son day at the ballpark
In addition to writing this blog/website, I write a weekly column for NWI Parent called "Father Knows Nothing." This week I wrote a story that may interest you. It's about my latest father-son day at Wrigley Field. You can read it here.
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