Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

Kerry Wood Retires On May 6, 1998, my husband and I played hookey from work, went to Wrigley, bought cheap tickets from a scalper on the street and thought we would watch a.

Even the other Wood in the Chicago Cubs' organization rubbed his eyes as Kerry Wood walked off the mound for the final time Friday afternoon. “How do you not become a little emotional when you see his son run out to hug him,” said Iowa Cubs pitcher

Speaking like a man who realized he was starting to do more harm than good, Wood admitted he had been putting his fellow relievers in difficult situations with his ineffectiveness.

CHICAGO—Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth start.

At Preakness, no one knows how horses with rebound

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Dominguez, who was the top rider in Maryland for three of his five years here, won the Miss Preakness stakes aboard Agave Kiss Friday after agreeing to take the Preakness mount. “I'm excited to ride the horse, not necessarily [about] the way it

The Preakness Stakes this the most insane event in horse racing.

The Preakness Stakes. The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown. After handicapping like a box fan (sucking on one side and blowing out the other) on Derby Day, The Author is back to take another crack at the Triple Crown. This time we move to

solar eclipse to project 'ring of fire'

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I've been asked to provide some information on the upcoming eclipse Sunday, so here it is. I'll actually miss the first part of the Heartland conference (Sunday night and Monday) due to the promise to my children we'd see this

People in some areas of the Northwest will be able to see a partial solar eclipse early Sunday evening. A British scientific website that shows the eclipse's path said the Sun will be 76 percent covered in Seattle. However, clouds are expected to block

Excitement is building over a rare "ring" eclipse that is expected to be visible in California and other parts of the Southwest.

The first is Sunday's partial solar eclipse. The new moon will be passing in front of the sun, blocking much of the sunlight falling on the Northwest. Sunday's eclipse begins at 5:07 pm, as the moon starts passing in front of the sun's right side.

Experts said Sunday's "ring" eclipse will be visible across a wide area, including in California. But certain parts of the state will get a better view than others. The best view of the ring eclipse — which scientists call an