If you are a true Cubs fan, you know who I am talking about. Mike Fontenot, a.k.a "Little Babe Ruth" (as Cubs Radio Announcer and Legend—Ron Santo—calls him), should and needs to be given the second base job in 2009.
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It’s funny, it always seems like when people talk about Griffey Jr. they’re talking about him like he’s already done playing and retired (“he was one of the all time greats,” “what would he have done if…”), hell I know I can be blamed for the same thing. But here’s the crazy thing, the guy is only 38 years old and his swing is still as sweet and as recognizable as it was in the mid-90s. He still hits for power and hasn’t been seriously injured in over a year and a half (knock on wood!). Even if his days of cracking 40 out of the park every season are behind him, the 1997 AL MVP is still a legit threat to hit 25 or 30. Hell, he still may be able to break the 700 club and finish third or fourth all time.
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Back before 1973, baseball was united in its belief that pitchers should hit and managers should really manage and a bench should mean something, but then in 1973 the Americal League decided that there should be a designated hitter and the National League stayed with its tradition. 35 years later we still have two distinct versions of baseball being played in the major leagues.
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