Ron Santo
Bernstein: No Need For Urlacher To Retire A Bear
Let’s all stop the stupidity over Brian Urlacher needing to keep some kind of pristine connection to the Bears, as if the mere sight of him limping around the field in any other colors is somehow unthinkable.
Baffoe: Possibilities For The Cubs New Mascot
Wrigley Field is a terrible place for children. It’s been mostly a terrible place for adults, too, but not so much due to the park’s amenities.
Abbatacola: The Hall Of Fame Sucks
I absolutely hate Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame voting.
Wisch: HOF Needs To Stop Closing Out Lee Smith
Ex-Cub Ron Santo finally got into the Hall of Fame this past summer. Ex-Cub Greg Maddux will easily get into the Hall of Fame in the summer of 2014. And Ex-Cub Lee Smith will surely get into the Hall of Fame …
Baffoe: On A Happy Day, Santo Enshrinement Still Sad
Vicki Santo asked us to treat her late husband’s enshrinement as a celebration, and she talked about Ron being an inspiration to so many.
Santo Inducted Into Baseball Hall Of Fame
The late Ron Santo, star third baseman for the Chicago Cubs and later a broadcaster for the team, has been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Ron Santo Honored In Indiana Corn Maze
Ron Santo’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend is being celebrated at a farm in Northwest Indiana.
Bernstein: I Hate The Heat
This hellacious, Saharan furnace attacking Chicago has roasted any attempt to crystallize a compelling thought about sports, turning them into some kind of burned, twisted, pointless gristle.
Baffoe: Kerry Wood’s Numbers Aren’t Worthy Of Retiring His
Those nice things, though, do not deserve a retiring of his number, a topic that’s been bandied about since people started to assume this year was Wood’s swan song.
Bernstein: Be Careful, Kerry Wood
Wood needs to be careful if he wants his post-career vision to be realized, and actual baseball is only a part of it.
Mag Mile Hotel Dedicates Suite To Ron Santo
Cubs fans can celebrate the start of a new season in a hotel room devoted to the late Ron Santo.
Baffoe: The Baseball Writers Association Of America Is A Joke
“Preserving History. Honoring Excellence. Connecting Generations.” That’s the motto of the Baseball Hall of Fame, per its website at least.
Jeff Santo: ‘He Would’ve Been Crying Like A Little Kid’
little more than a year after Jeff Santo laid his father to rest, Ron Santo was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame by the Golden Era committee.
Baffoe: HOF Got It Right In All The Wrong Ways
I hope Vicki Santo and her children are really pissed off and for good reason. This should be a happy day for them and all fans of Ron Santo, but instead it ranges for many somewhere between bittersweet and a downright slap in the face.
Schuster: Santo Gets In, Minoso Has To Wait
The city of Chicago dominated the opening of baseball’s winter meetings. The first thing on MLB’s agenda was the announcement of the Veteran’s Committee on who was going into the Hall of Fame. The announcement came early in the morning with former Cub Ron Santo getting in while former Sox player Minnie Minoso fell short.
Minnie Minoso Fails To Get Into Hall Of Fame
While Cubs legend Ron Santo was finally elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Monday, the news wasn’t as good for White Sox legend Minnie Minoso.
Ron Santo Elected To Hall Of Fame
Ron Santo was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Monday, just over a year after his death.
Santo, Minoso Up For Hall-Of-Fame Again
Santo is one of 10 candidates on the Golden Era ballot, which was announced Thursday. The ballot also includes White Sox legend Minnie Minoso.
Ron Santo Statue Unveiled Outside Wrigley
Hundreds gathered outside Wrigley Field as the Cubs unveiled a statue of former third baseman and longtime radio broadcaster Ron Santo on Wednesday.
Santo’s FBI File Shows Death Threats In 1970 And 1972
According to a recently released FBI file, the late Chicago Cubs great Ron Santo received multiple death threats over his career, much like other high-profile athletes.
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