John Santas from the Illinois Dugout Club just sent me an email reminding me that the annual Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet is soon approaching. He even sent me a pdf registration form with all the details. Here’s the scoop: Saturday, January 28, 2012 I Hotel 2:30 PM – Private reception with David Eckstein, former [...]
Filed under: Off Season Happenings on December 24th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »
After three productive seasons at the Iowa Cubs, former Illini catcher Chris Robinson will be heading on to a different venue. Robinson has been signed by the Texas Ranger organization. In my opinion, it’s a good move for Robinson, who hit .316 with 29 rbis in 2011. Robbie has done well with the AAA I-Cubs [...]
Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on December 21st, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Baseball Cube which tracks MLB and Minor League stats, updated their site so that the University of Illinois Fighting Illini have their own page. In the past, the Cube has done ok as far as posting college stats when they can but this is the first time I’ve seen a page devoted to college [...]
Filed under: Baseball Blogs and Web Sites on December 17th, 2011 | Leave a Comment! »
Lee Feighan on Illini get a special visitor at practice today
A fan on Preview: Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge Tournament
E.I.friend on Baseball in January is always a welcome thing (even if it’s practice)
The Baseball Zealot on Exploratory committee to begin talks on minor league team in ChampaignE.I. friend on Exploratory committee to begin talks on minor league team in Champaign
