The Illini who made it big: Homeruns

During this off-season, I thought I would occasionally take a look the former Illini who had played in the Major Leagues.  To take it a step further, why not post the all-time leaders among Illini alumni in particular stat categories?  It would give us a starting point for some discussion and perhaps some insight into [...]

Filed under: history on October 13th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Johnson, Illini cool off Boilermakers in front of alumni

Johnson shuts out the Boilermakers There were more alumni festivities on Saturday at Illinois Field  (more on that below) and boy, did Illinois starting pitcher Kevin Johnson give the old ‘mates a show.  Not only did he pitch a complete game but he exacted revenge on the Purdue Boilermakers by shutting them out on a [...]

Filed under: Game Recaps on May 15th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »

Lou Boudreau and Darrin Fletcher: not a trivial mistake

Last weekend along with my friend Shawn, I took part in the Kiwanis Sports Trivia Championship.  I could go into details but long story short, we could have done better.  But here’s the kicker… there was one Illinois Baseball trivia question asked all day… …and I missed it. Here’s the question:  “Who’s is the one [...]

Filed under: Former Illini in the pros on February 6th, 2010 | Leave a Comment! »