Results tagged “formercubs”

We've been having some fun here with this series of photos featuring Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. practicing martial arts. After Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown wrote about the photos in today's paper, they're now officially more than an Internet phenomenon. The photos make a nice sidebar to an argument last week between Jackson and Nebraska's Congressman Lee Terry after a debate on an agriculture appropriations bill was tabled for the day. Name calling ensued, prompting Terry...

Former Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa on Wednesday night became only the fifth major leaguer to reach the 600 home run plateau. Maybe it wasn't quite rain on his wedding day, but Sosa's historic home run came not just against his old team, but even against his old jersey — Sosa's 600th came off the Cubs' Jason Marquis, who now wears the "21" that Sosa wore during his tenure with the Northsiders. Chicagoist noted to a...

Former Cubs 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today, in his third year of eligibility. He received a total of 393 votes, a slim six vote margin over the 387 necessary to reach the 75% threshhold.

The Baseball Hall of Fame announces its inductees Tuesday at 12 noon CT. Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg is a virtual lock for the call this year after finishing just short last year. Sandberg received 61 percent of total votes. Sandberg needs 75 percent of total votes for induction.