Bob Dernier finds his way back to the Cubs

When Dallas Green came to the Cubs from the Phillies organization, he systematically plucked ‘his guys’ from the Phillie system to stock the Cubs for a playoff run. Within a year or two, the Cubs acquired Larry Bowa, Gary Matthews, Keith Moreland, Dickie Noles, Warren Brusstar, a young third baseman named Ryne Sandberg, and outfielder Bobby [...]

August 24, 2010 Tags: Bobby Dernier, Dallas Green, Dickie Noles, Elfstrom Stadium, Gary Matthews, Gold Glove, Ivan DeJesus, Kane County Cougars, Keith Moreland, Larry Bowa, Peoria Chiefs, Philadelphia Phillies, photo, Randy Bush, Ryne Sandberg, Warren Brusstar Posted in: awards, biz of baseball, coaching, Jim Hendry, manager, observations, photo of the day No Comments

Spring has Sprung for the Cubs

Here is a guest post from my friend Karen G. at Spring Training in Mesa, AZ… Last year’s movie, The Bucket List focused attention on lists of things we want to do before we die. I’ve long had a list of places and events I want to visit and so far I’ve been doing a pretty [...]

February 27, 2009 Tags: Alan Trammel, Derrek Lee, Felix Pie, Geovany Soto, Go Cubs Go, Ho Ho Kam, Ivan DeJesus, Karen G., Mesa AZ, Reed Johnson, Ron Santo, Ryne Sandberg Posted in: guest post, players, roster, spring training No Comments