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.
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