Nice start for Robbie at Daytona

I know it’s only been a few days but I thought I’d check in on how former Illini and newly acquired Cub catcher Chris Robinson was faring in Daytona. Well, he’s already making his presence known. In his first game at Daytona, “the new guy” had 3 hits and 3 rbis. Through four games, he [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 25th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

Illini shortstop Roof plays all nine positions in summer league game

A while back I posted that I got an email from Illini shortstop Shawn Roof while he was in North Carolina playing in a college summer league. In his email, he mentioned that he was trying to convince his coach to play him in all nine positions in one game. Jose Oquendo, anyone? Well, it [...]

Filed under: Summer League on August 24th, 2006 | Leave a Comment! »

U of I catcher alum heading to Cubs organization

This is probably one of the best news I’ve heard regarding the Cubs in a long time. They’ve shipped off infielder Neifi Perez to Detroit for a minor league catcher. Yes, I know a lot of Cub fans are happy to rid the team of Neifi but I’m happiest about who they got… 22- year [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on August 21st, 2006 | 1 Comment »

U of I players looking toward postseason in summer leagues

Somebody’s sitting in my usual seat tonight. The booth I usually sit at has a picture above it of Bob Richards. He’s a University of Illinois alumni and a former athlete. My question for you is what was his unusual nickname and what was his sport? They go hand in hand. No fair searching the [...]

Filed under: Summer League on August 4th, 2006 | 1 Comment »