Thursday, February 19, 2009

Toast to Harry Caray Tonight!

    I can't believe Harry has been gone for 11 years already! We all love Harry because he was just a fan like you and me.
    Shifting gears, here's some notes from Day 7 in Mesa:
  • Former Cub Rick Sutcliffe will be a guest instructor for Spring Training until the WBC starts. He will be back in uniform starting tomorrow.
  • Lou now says that he is sticking with Alfonso Soriano as the lead off man. In Spring Training, he will move him around so he can get a look at other guys leading off.
  • The Cubs will be working out at Fitch Park until Monday, and then the will move down the road to HoHoKam. The first Cactus League game is Wednesday against LA.
  • Lou hasn't talked with Tom Ricketts, but says he looks forward to meeting him.
  • Kosuke played all 3 outfield positions in a practice game with team Japan on Tuesday.

And it's time for my AL Central standings Predictions:

1. Indians- Adding Kerry Wood and Mark DeRosa will help them return to the postseason. With the solid top of the order, and their strong rotation, they will win the division.

2. Twins- Strong middle of the order but they lack depth with their pitching staff will cause them to finish second.

3. Royals- Will be much better than their 75-87 record from last year. Lots of young talent, they could be in the mix in the years to come.

4. White Sox- They've made some trades that don't make sense, Thome is getting old, Konerko could be hurt, the offense will depend on Carlos Quentin and Alexei Ramirez.

5. Tigers- I predict another disappointing year for Tigers fans.

A few notes-

Live chats will return on this site next Tuesday @ 7 PM CT.

You can listen to coverage from the toast to Harry on this site.

I'll keep you posted.

1 comment:

  1. Im having a chat on my blod tomorrow at 6 central of all Chicago sports. Hope you be there.

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