Game 4 loser
Marlins manager Jack McKeon barely recognized the pitcher the Cubs slapped around in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night. Dontrelle Willis, the 21-year-old left-hander who...
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Same old Zim, says Ryno
Clubhouse televisions at Pro Player Stadium were turned to Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday, and those who know him weren't surprised to see Don Zimmer...
Who needs two?
Game 3 was advertised as a sellout, but how difficult a ticket it had become was open to interpretation. Radio stations were offering pairs as promotional giveaways for much of...
He’s not Blue
The comparisons to Vida Blue, another hard-throwing San Francisco Bay Area left-hander with a funky motion, were inevitable when Dontrelle Willis came up with the Marlins. But Blue was 33...
Nick of time
Alex Gonzalez typified the Cubs' offensive struggles through the first four games of the National League Division Series, managing only one hit in eight at-bats. His slump was a carryover...
Forget Fick, stay focused
Win and you stay in, lose and head home for the winter. Those are the simple alternatives facing the Cubs in Game 5. If they lose, the talk will be...
Santo good to go
Ron Santo was back in the WGN Radio booth for Game 3 after missing Games 1 and 2 in Atlanta to undergo medical tests. Santo said he was feeling fine...
Sosa feels sorry for Palmeiro
The man who wasn't there: Sammy Sosa is almost scornful of Rafael Palmeiro's refusal to join the Cubs for the stretch drive. In their search for a left-handed bat, the...
A different face
Cubs President Andy MacPhail has a hard time escaping characterizations as a blue-blood. But last Saturday, TV viewers saw a different side of MacPhail. After a botched play in the...
Cox defends Braves fans
The presence of so many Cubs fans and their noisy ability to transform Turner Field into Wrigley Field South has been embarrassing to the Braves. "We had plenty of fans...