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A Sad "Ryno"versarySunday, June 13, 2004Ten years ago today would have been the saddest day of my young life, except I was at summer camp, so it was more like 9 years and 362 days ago. In a stunning announcement, Ryne Sandberg, my all-time hero, best ballplayer who ever lived, and thus the greatest second baseman ever, retired. 1994 had been a rough year for Ryno, he wasn't playing real well, but that didn't matter to me. He was still Ryno and I would drop everything to watch him hit. I first learned about his retirement in the showerroom at camp when I saw a newspaper with the announcement. I didn't have enough time to read all the details, and as a result didn't really internalize it until I got home. A sad day indeed. (Check out some other famous dates in Cubs history by checking out the Cubs Calendar.) However, the story didn't end there as you all know. Ryno came back to play another two years, and the day he announced his return might just have been the best day of my life. Still, the story isn't complete and I am waiting to hear the joyous news that Ryno has been elected into Baseball's Hall of Fame. It is a travesty of justice that Ryno wasn't given the honor of being a first ballot electee, and I am going to remind everyone to write their sports writer and plead for Ryno ballots.
Elect Ryne Sandberg to the Hall Of Fame Now! Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Holy Cow! Despite allowing more than 3 runs, the Cubs won yesterday's game. (The Magic Divide for the Cubs is 3 runs allowed. 3 or fewer runs allowed (33 games) and the Cubs play at a .788 win %, if they allow 4 or more runs (28 games) they play at a .214 winning %). Thus, a 10-5 Cubs win is truly a remarkable occasion. Some Notes: I had to watch the game on MLB.tv and so I "got to" hear the Angels commentary team of Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler, which made me wish Joe Carter had gotten a job in Anaheim. Both of these guys were horrible, but Rex Hudler especially. Hudler sounded like he was auditioning for the role of an action hero, or video game commentator. Every play required an overly enthusiastic (and simple) explanation of what you had just seen. To make the telecast even more unbearable there wasn't a moment of dead air for the first three innings. Steve Physioc (who of course was Psycho) made me think... "Gee Chip Caray's not so bad after all." On the field, I am wondering if someone passed along Steve Stone's comments about Aramis Ramirez hustle. After hitting a ball to dead center, well out of the park, Aramis was running hard around the bases. No home run trot yesterday. The Cubs bullpen had a meltdown in the 6th inning. Dusty brought in Francis Beltran who pitched 8 pitches and allowed three hits and a run scoring fielder's choice. How's that for pitch efficiency? 4 batters on 8 pitches, only he allowed 3 runs in the process. Finally, in a little suprise, watching Jose Macias in right I noticed that he has a pretty good arm. Speed, strong arm, flexibility... a pretty good 25th man. Posted by Byron at June 13, 2004 1:00 PM
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