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Edmonds Trade Kindles Memories of '08

Cincinnati Reds GM Walk Jocketty, who made his name with the St. Louis Cardinals last decade, made his presence felt today as he engineered a waiver trade with the Milwaukee Brewers. Cincinnati gets veteran - and formal Cardinal - Jim Edmonds in exchange for the relatively young, injury-addled outfielder Chris Dickerson. (He's 28.)

Here in Chicago, the name "Jim Edmonds" conjures a cornucopia of emotions. In his years with the Cardinals, he was a Cubs killer who wore down North Side pitchers, popped bombs into the bleachers with regularity and ran down fly balls with sometimes-suspiciously dramatic tumbles in center field. But all that changed in 2008 when the Cubs snagged him to platoon in centerfield with Reed Johnson after Edmonds was released by the San Diego Padres.

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by David Miller • Aug 9, 2010 2:43 PM CDT

Cubs Minor League Team Forfeits Game; Manager Jody Davis Suspended

On Saturday night in Everett, Washington, the short-season Boise Hawks, a Cubs affiliate, were scheduled to play the Everett Aqua Sox (love these minor league team names!). There was a rain delay of an hour and a half, play began, and in the bottom of the first inning, one of the Hawks' outfielders slipped on the warning track.

Hawks manager Jody Davis, a former Cub and Wrigley fan favorite, pulled his team off the field and forfeited the game. Davis felt he was protecting his players, but after the jump, you'll see there's more to this story.

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by Al Yellon • Aug 9, 2010 6:02 AM CDT

Your Monday Sports TV Schedule

1 pm, MLB Network: Red Sox at Yankees. Just to prove they can do it, national networks cover this entire series, from Friday to Monday.

6 pm, CSN Chicago: White Sox at Orioles. The Sox will either be a game ahead of the Twins or tied with them after this game; Minnesota has the day off… and then invades the Cell tomorrow.

6 pm, ESPN: Reds at Cardinals. Cincinnati leads St. Louis by two games in the NL Central as the teams begin a three-game series.

9 pm, CSN Chicago Plus: Cubs at Giants. For the die-hards. Check local listings — this is not on the main CSN channel.

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by Al Yellon • Aug 9, 2010 5:48 AM CDT

50 Years Later, 76-Year-Old Grandfather Gets MLB Bonus

This story has only a tenuous connection to Chicago sports, but it's a great story of a major league team making good on a promise and the Deep Dish wanted to share it with you.

In 1961, Jim Gentile of the Orioles was one of the best hitters in the American League. He drove in 141 runs. Roger Maris, who set the MLB home run record that year, drove in 142.

But it was recently discovered that Maris had been erroneously credited with an extra RBI -- the stat tables were adjusted, and Maris and Gentile now share the AL 1961 RBI title.

And that might have been the end of this story, if it weren't for MLB Fanhouse writer Greg Couch (who used to work for the Chicago Sun-Times, thus a Chicago connection to this tale).

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by Al Yellon • Aug 8, 2010 6:16 PM CDT