Monday, May 7, 2012
Enter your prediction in the Comments section, and don't be afraid to back it up!
Milwaukee’s professional baseball team changed leagues in 1998, creating an immediate rivalry with Chicago’s “northsiders” and their passionate yet frustrated fan base. Each year Chicago fans pour into Milwaukee’s stadium for games between the teams, while Milwaukee fans despise the "flatlanders" but also covet a trip to that ivy-covered ballpark on Addison Street. Patch is giving baseball fans in both regions the opportunity to turn that passion into a prize with our Pro Baseball Pick ‘Em Contest, in advance of the teams’ three-game series in Milwaukee May 11-13. The winner receives a $100 gift card for pro baseball apparel. Here’s how to play: You many enter only once, but are welcome to explain your guess and engage in spirited but …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Misunderstanding of Ron Santo’s diabetes delayed induction in Cooperstown.
While he’s pleased with his father’s Dec. 5 election to baseball’s Hall of Fame, the late Ron Santo’s oldest son, Ron Santo, Jr., wonders if the enshrinement could have come years earlier — while Santo was still alive — if previous Hall voters understood the difficulty of playing with unregulated diabetes. Santo, Jr., 50, of Des Plaines, said the all-time great Cubs third baseman pulled off an under-rated feat by performing at a Hall-of-Fame level without being able to accurately measure his blood-sugar levels. As a result, he sometimes experienced diabetic reactions, likely aggravated by daylong games at Wrigley Field in the 1960s and early 1970s, then switching to a nighttime schedule on the road. “When he was up for the baseball writers…
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
As March turns to April, get yourself ready for baseball season with Patch's guide to which Cubs and White Sox jerseys will be a big hit this season and beyond.
Sports fans love showing off their team colors. Whether it's buying hats, t-shirts or even those obnoxious Green Bay Packer cheeseheads, fans can't get enough team apparel. And with baseball’s Opening Day arriving, there’s no better time to add a new jersey to your sports wardrobe. Still the hardest question in sports still needs to be answered: Whose jersey should you buy? And the bigger fan you are, the harder it is to choose. Do you go with the obvious superstar? What about a team’s most recent draft pick? Should you just choose the steady veteran? While it's not a life-or-death situation, jerseys aren't exactly cheap. Before dropping a Benjamin on something you'll only wear on occasion, go through Patch’s guide on Chicago baseball …
Marguerite O'Connor
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