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I would personally be surprised if he played 2 weeks, making stops at all 3 levels. My line of thought is that he will play in Peoria and then play Saturday and Sunday (possibly Friday) in West Tennessee. The Jaxx and Cubs are off on Monday, August 1, which would give him a day to rejoin the team and make it back on the date that the team hoped he would return by. Of course the West Tennessee part is pure speculation, but Bruce Miles and Dusty Baker have acknowledged their desire for Nomar to move up a level before rejoining the Cubs.

I believe that this situation has more to do with a timetable than anything else. According to the Peoria schedule, the Chiefs are home tonight through Thursday, then away. Typcially the organization has placed players in an organization that is playing home games if at all possible. Playing for the Chiefs gave Nomar an opportunity to go to Chicago and join the Chiefs for their home series. After Thursday, among the teams from A-AAA, the Diamond Jaxx are the only team in the organization that will be playing at home.

Thanks, Bo, great work as always!

Thanks for the report! Nomar is the man! I hope the folks in Peoria have a great time this week. In addition, hopefully we'll have him in a Jaxx uniform this weekend! Thanks again for the update!

Greetings everyone! Below are the answers to your questions to Tim Comstock and Jeff Santo, Writers and Producers of "This Old Cub." Thank you to Jeff and Tim not only for their time and for making such a great film, but for helping to raise so much money for the JDRF! I encourage everyone to look at the film's website and see how you can help the cause! Their responses are in bold text. Hi Guys, Congratulations on the money you raised for the JDRF. Thanks to all of you guys for the great comments you've made about both Ron and the movie. It means a ton to us, it really does. We'll answer the following ?s below each question. Best, Jeff Santo Tim Comstock vance_the_cubs_fan Location: Monroe, LA Jeff, Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions. Your father is truly an inspiration to us all. Could you please explain when you decided to make the documentary? What was Ron's initial response to the idea? When my Dad underwent his second leg amputation I went to help him through it. He told me the greatest stories from his career as a Cub and now as a broadcaster. I remember talking with my Mom one day and she said Ron's story would make a great movie. It kind of went from there. My Dad agreed to make this movie because he's been dedicated to finding a cure for Diabetes for over 30 years. He felt this movie would help raise awareness and possibly generate some dollars for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). He was right on both counts. Jeff, How are the fundraising efforts going for JDRF? Is there any way this site could help in those efforts? This Old Cub has raised through direct and indirect donations upwards of $300,000 for the JDRF over the last two years. We have a form on our website at http://www.thisoldcub.com that was created during Wild Bill's Walk-the-Walk for the JDRF where people can print out the form and write a check to the JDRF, mail it to us and we send it to them. 100% of the proceeds go to the JDRF. Is_Pedro_There Location: Iowa City Tim and Jeff, Thank you for making such a wonderful movie and for taking the time to answer questions. I was wondering if you have an idea of how well the film was received outside of "Cubdom". It seems to me that this is a story that just about anyone could embrace, and I hope it was not lost outside of the upper-Midwest. Obviously the film was embraced in Chicago and other Cub Sections in the mid-west but we have found through our theatrical and television release that this film has been embraced around the entire country. We played theatrically in AZ, SF and LA also in NY and Denver among others. Now through the WGN TV release we're getting orders from all 50 states. We've also had some correspondence from the UK, Germany, Japan and Canada. So at least a small percentage of Americans everywhere know about This Old Cub which is pretty cool. RoastTheD---Goat Jeff, This is more of a silly question. Where did Ron get his Cubbie-prosthesis? I thought those were very cool. From Ray McKinney in AZ, who's a dear friend of my Dad, a great doctor and of course, a Cub fan. Scott G. F. Location: Palmetto, FL Jeff, Since your father, Ron Santo, has held the torch for the Cubs for decades and their sucess seems to be such a driving force in his life. How would you view a Cubs World Series win from the persective of a the son of Ron Santo? Would the excitement be tempered with a bit of sadness knowing that something that has been such a driving force in his life and held your father's passion for years has finally came to pass? Not at all!!! We need to win!!! We'll worry about the come down later. Serena Thanks so much for answering our questions! When you were developing the concept for This Old Cub, what concerns did your family members raise and how did you address those issues? Their concerns mainly centered on wanting to protect my Dad and his private life, particularly going through such a difficult time. I assured them that no one was more aware of this than myself. I promised to make a movie that my Dad would be proud of and if he wasn't, we never would have released it. Today it seems that every other family has a reality show, but I would imagine that inviting cameras in to film some very personal moments would be something to which people need time to adjust. Since Ron Santo is a broadcaster and former player, was he more comfortable with the filming process than other family members? He was comfortable during the sit down interviews where we had a crew around, it was a fun atmosphere. With the private moments such as when he put his prosthetics on in the morning before a game, I was the only one with him. He knew we had to film that to show people what some long term diabetics have to go through on a daily basis. I absolutely loved the film and bought the dvd as soon as it became available. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to This Old Cub! mhuber92211 Location: Hemet, CA Hi Gentlemen, Thanks for the time. How did you get your film financed and distributed? Also how does it feel to see it have so much sucess and be deemed as the defivintive voice for your father's story and JDRF? The JDRF provided a generous grant and we got the rest of the financing from private investors. We're always touched when we hear from someone who liked the film on some level. It's a great feeling. What will be your next filmmaking subject? Do you want to be part of Hollywood or continue the independent route? That's a funny question, we're not sure whether Hollywood even knows about us. We're working on Jake's Corner, a story about an uncle who is forced to raise his young nephew. It's a poignant drama with a lot of comedy, like This Old Cub but Jake's Corner isn't a documentary. We're going independent again. HHHBK21 Location: Hinsdale/Willowbrook, IL Hello there. For Jeff and Tim (or whoever decides to answer) What was Ron Santo's reaction when he found out there will be a movie made about his life? Ron was hesitant at first because he was 1)going through such a difficult time and 2)He likes his privacy and 3)because he didn't want it to be a piece of junk. However, as we mentioned earlier he agreed to do it because of the awareness it could generate if it was done in a professional manner. How long did it take you guys to film this movie? 11 months from December 2002 - October 2003 CubinNY Thanks for answering our questions. Jeff, how much do you think it hurts your dad that he is not in the Hall of Fame? You can tell by watching the movie, how much it means to him but he's been through so much that I don't think he really thinks about it too much...except every two years. And tell your dad we all love him and wish him well. Absolutely! USSoccer Location: Chicagoland, IL Jeff, Thanks for taking the time to talk to our community! My question is this: How mich longer do you feel your father will continue to broadcast on the radio? How difficult is it for him to travel with the team for the duration of the season? He'll broadcast for as long as he possibly can - he loves it. The traveling is tough at times but he manages to do it pretty well. CpattFan27 Location: Greenville, South Carolina I loved this movie but I gotta ask whens the sequel featuring the southside called "This Old Sock" coming out? Maybe after the Cubs win the World Series, someone will remember how long it's been since the Sox have won the October Classic. erik316wttn Location: Southeastern Wisconsin Hey guys. I loved "This Old Cub." It is truly an inspiring movie. How did your father take the trade to the White Sox at the end of his career? Did you ever hear him talk about the year he spent on the South Side? It was tough because he was so close to his teammates on the Cubs, also because the disease was starting to affect him more as he got older. He doesn't mention that year often but said the people, the fans treated him well. Also, do he and Pat Hughes keep in touch during the offseason? They sure do, they're great friends.

Wow, I look forward to hearing it! So does that rank as one of your favorite calls now? In regards to the media frenzy, hopefully Ron will have the same opportunity this weekend!

Also, everyone should vote in their poll. It asks "Hot enough for you?" "@#&%^$!" currently leads with 61.7%. "Yes. Make it stop!" is in second with 18.7% followed by "No. Bring it on!" with 12.1%. And yes, I realize that only adds up to 92.5%. I voted "No. Bring it on!" because I don't live in Iowa and feel Iowans should suffer. :D Yeah, you'd never ask people to feel sorry for you because of the heat and humidity. sarcasm color?

(From Raisin) Renyel Pinto has been impressive since returning to AA - better than last year. How has he improved his control, which he struggled with quite a bit at AAA? Do you think he's ready to return to AAA?

Also, everyone should vote in their poll. It asks "Hot enough for you?" "@#&%^$!" currently leads with 61.7%. "Yes. Make it stop!" is in second with 18.7% followed by "No. Bring it on!" with 12.1%. And yes, I realize that only adds up to 92.5%. I just voted and the total added up to 92% :-k Find the missing 8% and you'll probably find where those socks end up that you know that you put in the dryer!

Excellent!

The group effort would probably work. The night they gave the shout out on WGN there were several e-mailing them asking them to give the shout. If a bunch of people e-mailed them about a Q & A then maybe it would work. I sent them the same e-mail I've sent everyone else in regards to the site. The e-mail had the number of posters, posts, all of the current and future guests to the site, as well as some of our posters that they should be familiar with.

I can't get autographs because of the media pass, but I'm sure that the other people going to the game (if Nomar does go to West Tenn) will appreciate the info!

Regardless of whether or Not Nomar is there (although I'd love to see him play in Jackson) the Jaxx have great promotions going Friday and Saturday. The Jaxx will wear camo jerseys Friday night and there's a fireworks show Saturday. With that being said, even if people buy tickets in advance hoping to see Nomar they're getting a great deal even if he's not there.

Nomar's Peoria rehab will go through July 28th. FWIW the Jaxx are home from July 29-August 4th, while the Iowa Cubs will be at Tacoma and Portland From July 29-August 2 before returning to Iowa for games August 4-August 11. dusty said last night during the game Nomah would end up in Iowa or W. Tenn, depending on who was playing at home. looks like you may get to see him play in Jackson Thanks for the quote, I wasn't aware of that!

*Pure speculation* Bruce Miles said in his article today that Nomar's Peoria rehab will go through July 28th. FWIW the Jaxx are home from July 29-August 4th, while the Iowa Cubs will be at Tacoma and Portland From July 29-August 2 before returning to Iowa for games August 4-August 11.

Bruce Miles

Nathan Baliva (Peoria Chiefs): ChiefsVoice Bo Fulginiti (Daytona Cubs): DaytonaVoice Ron Potesta (West Tennessee): jaxxradio Len Kasper (Chicago Cubs): lenkaspercubstv As way of reminder, Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald is also a registered user at NSBB, although he does not have access to this forum. His ID is Bruce Miles

Not the last month and a half, but this one certainly stands out. Oh well, he's human: http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/gamecenter/recap/MLB_20050515_CHC@WAS

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I'm not 100% sure but I'm wanting to say that desipio talked him into doing at least an interview with them. If we all keep e-mailing I'm confident that good things will come from it. We could always request on their WGN blog.

Anybody else think that Nathan is going to have a really really really busy day on Monday?

I wonder which of those websites he has posted on? Anyone know if Len uses the internets? to me, the greatest honor would definitely be having the man himself visit and contribute to the website I sent a request for a Q & A. I didn't receive a "yes", but I didn't receive a "no". :wink: