Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Let me explain this in plain English...um...

Sammy Sosa can't believe he was not included in a list of five Chicago Cubs "Hometown Heroes."

That's great, Sammy. Whom would you bump from the list?

Ernie Banks -- Hall of Famer; number retired by Cubs
Ferguson Jenkins -- Hall of Famer
Ryne Sandberg -- Hall of Famer; number retired by Cubs
Ron Santo -- number retired by Cubs
Billy Williams -- Hall of Famer; number retired by Cubs

The Cubs have only retired the numbers of four players, and all four of those players made the list. The Cubs also have had only four players in the past 50 years that spent more than two years as a Cub and were elected to the Hall of Fame, and all four of those players made the list. So when you pull off one of those, Sammy, I'll listen to you.