"Cubs Forever" - Ron Santo...

[Cynosure]

I only caught clips of it when it came out... but I remember, I think, Ron Santo saying, "I see someone coming out of nowhere to lead the Cubs to a World Series victory".

 

Is it just me... or do you guys think of the following:

 

Reed Johnson

Jim Edmonds

Jeff Samardzija

 

After seeing that?

 

I hate to get too ahead of myself but I just picture one of them doing the unthinkable to either get us to the series or win it...

 

Cubs lore, I love you.

[BCVM22]

The Santo Prophecies. I love it.

[Cynosure]

Edmonds:

 

187 AB, 50 H, 15 HR, 15 2B, 1 3B, 34 R, 42 RBI

 

Johnson:

 

261 AB, 82 H, 6 HR, 20 2B, 0 3B, 45 R, 45 RBI

 

TOTAL:

 

448 AB, 132 H (.295), 21 HR, 35 2B, 1 3B, 79 R, 87 RBI

 

Not a bad CF platoon?

[Shilzzz]

if players could lose a bit of the ego and everyone was accepting of it, platoons at nearly every position would be the way to go. you have pinch hitters for late game situations, too. wasn't oakland trying to exploit that recently?

[17 Seconds]

Ryan Dempster.

[OleMissCub]

I nearly had a heart attack looking at this thread title....thought something had happened.

[Iowa Cub]

I nearly had a heart attack looking at this thread title....thought something had happened.

Same here, Ron NEEDS to see the Cubs win a World Series before he goes, granted I also hope he lives 100 more years.

[BigSlick]

if players could lose a bit of the ego and everyone was accepting of it, platoons at nearly every position would be the way to go. you have pinch hitters for late game situations, too. wasn't oakland trying to exploit that recently?

Except there are plenty of players that hit both righties and lefties well, and some players (Cedeno) that have reverse splits?

 

Also most teams don't have the roster space to field enough players to do it. Its great in certain situations with exaggerated splits like Johnson and Edmonds, but the rest of our players mash lefties and righties equally. (Or at least our offense as a whole has anyway, this isn't the 2007 Cubs who flailed uselessly against lefties most of the year)

[Old Style]

I nearly had a heart attack looking at this thread title....thought something had happened.

Same here, Ron NEEDS to see the Cubs win a World Series before he goes, granted I also hope he lives 100 more years.

Same goes for my dad. He's the reason I'm a Cub fan. He's getting up there in age, has lots of health problems, and is slowly going blind. I want it more for him than anyone else.

[kujay]

I nearly had a heart attack looking at this thread title....thought something had happened.

Same here, Ron NEEDS to see the Cubs win a World Series before he goes, granted I also hope he lives 100 more years.

Same goes for my dad. He's the reason I'm a Cub fan. He's getting up there in age, has lots of health problems, and is slowly going blind. I want it more for him than anyone else.

 

My Dad follows the Cubs quietly for most of the season, but it's funny to watch him when they are in the race. He called me yesterday and asked if I had seen "Cubs Forever." Then he rattles off all these memories he has and says, "we have to get to Wrigley before the end of the year!"

 

We both live 300 miles from Chicago, in opposite directions. But I'm going to try to make it happen.

 

And as for Ronnie, it wouldn't be right for him to leave us without two things: his HOF induction and a championship. With any luck (okay, with lots of luck), both will happen in the next 12 months.

[Abe Frohman]

I really hope Ron gets to deliver a speech as he is inducted into the Hall of Fame.

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

I nearly had a heart attack looking at this thread title....thought something had happened.

Same here, Ron NEEDS to see the Cubs win a World Series before he goes, granted I also hope he lives 100 more years.

Same goes for my dad. He's the reason I'm a Cub fan. He's getting up there in age, has lots of health problems, and is slowly going blind. I want it more for him than anyone else.

 

 

That probably explains the quality of his color analysis.

[Old Style]

I nearly had a heart attack looking at this thread title....thought something had happened.

Same here, Ron NEEDS to see the Cubs win a World Series before he goes, granted I also hope he lives 100 more years.

Same goes for my dad. He's the reason I'm a Cub fan. He's getting up there in age, has lots of health problems, and is slowly going blind. I want it more for him than anyone else.

 

 

That probably explains the quality of his color analysis.

You've heard my dad analyze a Cub game before? :-k

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

I nearly had a heart attack looking at this thread title....thought something had happened.

Same here, Ron NEEDS to see the Cubs win a World Series before he goes, granted I also hope he lives 100 more years.

Same goes for my dad. He's the reason I'm a Cub fan. He's getting up there in age, has lots of health problems, and is slowly going blind. I want it more for him than anyone else.

 

 

That probably explains the quality of his color analysis.

You've heard my dad analyze a Cub game before? :-k

lol, I missread that, I thought you where referring to Ronny.

[Electron Blue]

I nearly had a heart attack looking at this thread title....thought something had happened.

Same here, Ron NEEDS to see the Cubs win a World Series before he goes, granted I also hope he lives 100 more years.

Same goes for my dad. He's the reason I'm a Cub fan. He's getting up there in age, has lots of health problems, and is slowly going blind. I want it more for him than anyone else.

 

 

That probably explains the quality of his color analysis.

You've heard my dad analyze a Cub game before? :-k

 

you started the description with "same goes for my dad" -- comparing santo and your dad. I think he's just messing with you :)

[Iowa Cub]

I nearly had a heart attack looking at this thread title....thought something had happened.

Same here, Ron NEEDS to see the Cubs win a World Series before he goes, granted I also hope he lives 100 more years.

Same goes for my dad. He's the reason I'm a Cub fan. He's getting up there in age, has lots of health problems, and is slowly going blind. I want it more for him than anyone else.

Hopefully everything I said about Ron also applies for your father.

[Cynosure]

Sorry for scaring some of you.... but how about some actual comments about what Santo said?