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Fight! Fight! Fight!

Posted 7/25/2008 on Ivy Chat

Last night's fight between the Peoria Cheifs and the Dayton Dragons. Some audio NSFW. Can't imagine how this would have gone down had Ryne Sandberg been there.

Minor League Brawl Gets Out of Hand

Posted 7/25/2008 on FanHouse

Minor league brawls come, and minor league brawls go. But this one is a shameful doozy , as the Class A affiliates of the Reds (Dayton Dragons) and Cubs (Peoria Chiefs) went at it hard Thursday night. After Julio Castillo hit two batters in the first inning in response to one of his own players getting hit, and a hard slide by the player that was hit in the head (Angel Cabrerra), the "fun" ...

A Class-A Brawl Breaks Out in Class-A Ball Game

Posted 7/25/2008 on SPORTSbyBROOKS

Peoria Cubs pitcher Julio Castillo had some issues commanding the location of his fastball in last night’s game in Class-A ball action against the Dayton Dragons. Castillo hit everything but the strikezone, including two batters and a fan resulting in a 10 minute bench clearing brawl, 17 ejections and one night in jail for the pitcher. The fan was hospitalized after being hit with ...

Where is Rafael Palmeiro?

Posted 7/22/2008 on Wax Heaven

It’s been a rough few years for Rafael Palmeiro, who would probably still be playing on some team had he not been named a “cheater” after his steroids suspension. It’s hard to fathom that with a career .288 average, 569 home runs, and 3,020 hits that Rafael Palmeiro might never enter the Hall of Fame ( at least not without his $16.50 ) Everyone remembers how Rafael ...

Who's Afraid of a Big, Bad, Ol' 100 Mile-Per-Hour Fastball?

Posted 7/18/2008 on A Hundred Next Years

Yesterday on ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike Show , one of the Mikes (Greenberg), recounted a conversation he had the night before at the annual White House t-ball game with former Cub Ryne Sandberg. The subject was intimidating pitchers, and Sandberg confided that the only pitcher he was truly afraid to dig in against, a pitcher who actually caused Ryno to stand one step further from home plate ...

This day in Cubs history

Published 7/21/2008 on Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs ::

Better at singing than swinging July 21, 1989 Cubs rookie left fielder Dwight Smith sings the national anthem before the game at Wrigley Field. Then, batting third between Ryne Sandberg and Mark Grace, he hits a wrong note, going 0-for-4 in a 4-3 ...