Welcome to Wittenmyer & Williams – a point/counterpoint column from Enquirer Reds reporter Gordon Wittenmyer and columnist Jason Williams . Today, they discuss the Hall of Fame’s snub of Cincinnatian ...
03.24.2024 Chillicothegazette.com and 3 sitesThe Sun-Times’ initial ranking of the top 50 players in Cubs history in 2010 was notable for one particularly ignominious distinction: There were more players from the 1969 team that spectacularly col...
03.25.2024 Suntimes.comRick Sutcliffe remembers walking down to the bullpen at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh and spotting a family of four in Cubs gear holding a sign that said 39 years of suffering were enough. ‘‘I ha...
03.25.2024 Suntimes.comAs if the vibes with Opening Day less than a week away weren't good enough, the latest update from Chicago Cubs icon Ryne Sandberg on his battle with prostate cancer will sure do the trick. In a post ...
03.23.2024 Cubbiescrib.comTwo-time former teammates enter the year on the outside looking in of the top 10 in career strikeouts. Max Scherzer is 11th with 3, 367 and Justin Verlander is tied with Phil Niekro for 12th at 3, 342. Both pitchers are within striking distance of 10th all-time. Here’s the list which includes multiple Hall of Famers from different eras of the game. Only 19 pitchers have thrown at least 3, 000 strikeouts in their careers. Scherzer is the fifth pitcher with at least 3, 000 career strikeouts to hav...
03.27.2024 Lastwordonsports.comThe Cubs lost 91 games in 1983, two more than they had in 1982, the first year of “Building A New Tradition” under Tribune Co. and general manager Dallas Green. In fact, they had hovered around . 500 ...
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