Beginning of the end for Santo Era
It is looking like the beginning of the end of the Ron Santo Era. Cubs legend and radio color “analyst” Ron Santo announced he is limiting his broadcast schedule on WGN AM720. He will forego the coming West coast series in Seattle where the Cubs will face the Mariners in inter-league competition. Then he will [...]
June 20, 2010
Tags: Crosstown Classic, Pat & Ron Show, Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, WGN Radio Posted in: news, observations, schedule, the media 
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Pat Hughes tells his favorite Ron Santo story
Last spring Pat Hughes, the Voice of the Chicago Cubs sat down for an exclusive interview with CubHub.net. I asked him to share his favorite Ron Santo story. Of course it is about the the early April road trip to New York to play the Mets at old Shea Stadium – a place Ronnie despises. [...]
April 19, 2010
Tags: audio, Chicago Cubs, CubHub.net, hairpiece, Keith Moreland, Mets, Pat & Ron Show, Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Shea Stadium Posted in: interview, oddities, the media 3 Comments
The Pat Hughes Interview revisited
Last spring, Pat Hughes was kind enough to do an interview with me for CubHub.net. With opening day looming, I think it’s worth re-visiting the interview again this year…
Just as the Cubs opened spring training camp 2009, Pat Hughes, the Voice of the Chicago Cubs on WGN Radio was kind enough to take some time [...]
April 1, 2010
Tags: Bob Uecker, Bruce Miles, Harry Caray, Harry Kalas, Jack Brickhouse, Jimmy Buffett, Marty Brennaman, Milton Bradley, Pat & Ron Show, Pat Hughes, Red Barber, Ron Santo, Vin Scully Posted in: game of baseball, interview, observations, the media, tradition No Comments
Vintage film on Fergie Jenkins review
The National Film Board of Canada produced a documentary on Cubs Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins in 1974. Fergie was a rare Major Leaguer at the time, he was Canadian. This 60-minute film is a fascinating look at the baseball life of Fergie during the 1972 and 1973 seasons as a Cub. The film quality and content [...]
August 22, 2009
Tags: Al Oliver, Billy Williams, Burt Hooten, Cubs, Don Kessinger, Ernie Banks, Fergie Jenkins, Jack Brickhouse, Leo Durocher, Manny Sanguillen, Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Hundley, Roberto Clemente, Ron Santo Posted in: Wrigley Field, oldschool, players, review, tradition 3 Comments
Selig got All Star Game idea from Santo
This morning on the Mike & Mike show on ESPN radio, MLB commissioner Bud Selig told a story I had never heard before. They were discussing the merits of making the All Star Game “count” by awarding the winning league home field advantage in the World Series.
Mike Golic challenged the commissioner on the wisdom of [...]
July 13, 2009
Tags: All Star Game, Bud Selig, Mike & Mike show, Mike Golic, Ron Santo, World Series Posted in: All Star Game, biz of baseball, controversy, game day, playoffs One Comment
The Pat Hughes Interview – Part 3
In the third and final installment of our exclusive interview with Pat Hughes, the Voice of the Chicago Cubs, we cover a range of topics. The first clip begins with Pat’s favorite visitor to the broadcast booth: Jimmy Buffett. Then he goes into keeping the broadcast interesting in spite of the many bad teams he’s [...]
April 3, 2009
Tags: Andy Masur, Baseball Voices, Bob Uecker, Bruce Miles, Cory Provus, Harry Caray, Jimmy Buffett, Milton Bradley, Pat Hughes, Ron Santo Posted in: feature, interview, the media 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 good [...]
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
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