For my good friends, the Cubs fan.

not sure if you've seen this, but it's worth it.



I love the part about Soriano. Brilliant.

Happy Birthday Jody!

Jody Davis was born 52 years ago. Jody was best known for his days as a Cub, recently ranked at #53 in All Time Cubbiedom. Jody could never quite put it all together. In the beginning, he could hit. But had cement blocks for hands. Later, he could catch, winning a Gold Glove in '86... but he forgot how to hit.
A trade brought him to the Braves in '88. He played in 92 games over three seasons before being released. A fairly marginal player you say? Hardly any time with the Braves? Why are you posting him, Brian?
Well, let me tell you. I actually got to meet Jody a few years ago when he was in Calgary as manager of the Calgary Outlaws in the Canadian Baseball League. It was a chance meeting, so I didn't have anything for him to sign... but it was still great as I got to hear a couple of stories from when he played.

Happy Birthday Jeff!

A big Happy Birthday to Jeff Blauser!
Jeff had some great years with the Braves, winning a World Series, going to two All Star games and winning a Silver Slugger award. Combining with Mark Lemke, the Braves infield was solid during the 90's.
After a career best year in '97, Jeff signed as a free agent with the Cubs for the '98 season. He would retire after the '99 season.