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Thursday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 3/27/2008 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... and I think on a lot of clubs he's an every-day player in left field," Hendry said. "We're just in a spot where on the corners we have two outstanding players, and we needed somebody like Reed Johnson who could play some in center. "Matt knows his situation. First-class guy. We'll try to do what's best for the Cubs and Matt as we proceed forward." The Cubs final roster is now all but set, with a bench of Cedeno, Fontenot, Johnson, Daryle Ward and Henry Blanco. No entrance music for Wood He's too dignified for that. From ...

Open Thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Thursday 3/27, 2:05 CT
Published 3/27/2008 by Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts
... game starts an hour earlier than usual so that the ballclubs can break camp, and the Cubs head to Las Vegas tonight for their two-game series vs. the Mariners this weekend. For those of us (most of us, I'd say) who grew up with the Cubs and WGN, here's a little bit of the history of WGN and the Cubs and an announcement that there will be a two-hour special called "Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN TV and the Cubs", at 6 pm CT on April 20. Kerry Wood doesn't want any special "entrance song" when he comes in to close games: ...

Kerry Wood Doesn't Want Theme Music
Published 3/27/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
... and Billy Wagner go with Metallica's "Enter Sandman", and Detroit's Todd Jones enters games at Comerica Park to the sound of 30,000 Tigers fans muttering "Oh [expletive]." So when Kerry Wood was named the Cubs closer earlier this week, the Chicago Tribune's ChicagoSports.com immediately ran a poll asking fans what song Kerry should enter the game to. Problem was, nobody asked Kerry Wood if he wanted an entrance theme. He doesn't. "I don't think Wrigley is that type of ballpark," Wood said. "That's more of a ...