By Ian Echlin
When the rings are passed out and the reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs start parading through the 2017 schedule, there’s no better time to recognize one of their own who didn’t get there. Continue reading The Year of the Cubs and a Year for Mr. Cub
Voice of Eddie Carnett
By Greg Echlin
While America went to the polls for Election Day, a memorial service attended by around 150 friends and family was held in small-town Ringling, Okla., for former major leaguer and Navy veteran Eddie Carnett who died shortly after he turned 100. Continue reading Memorial Service Held For Ballplayer Who Lived to 100
Voice of Andy Pafko
By Ian Echlin and Greg Echlin
If only Andy Pafko were around today…
One of the most popular figures in Cubs history not named Ernie Banks would have seen what he always believed: Good baseball overrules any curse. It didn’t matter if it were a billy goat or Bartman. Continue reading A Goat Doesn’t Throw or Hit in the World Series
