Cubs select Cal outfielder Brett Jackson
With the 31st selection of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft, the Chicago Cubs selected Cal outfielder Brett Jackson. Jackson is an elite athlete who plays like his hair's on fire. Patrolling...
View Article1000 Words: Mr. Cub meets the Captain
Even the great ones need a few hitting tips every once in a while. With the Yankees in town on Tuesday, Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, sat down with Yankees captain Derek Jeter for a unique Q&A that will...
View ArticleHot Off the Press: July VL featuring the best player from every decade at...
I’m a sucker for nostalgia, which is one of the reasons I’ve enjoyed this season at Wrigley Field so much. I have been looking forward to Wrigley’s 100th birthday for a few years now because I knew it...
View ArticleFrom the Pages of Vine Line: Our July Q&A with Ernie Banks and Derek Jeter
(Photo courtesy New York Yankees) Mr. Cub and Mr. November. When it comes to playing shortstop in the major leagues, it’s hard to do better than Cubs legend Ernie Banks and all-time Yankees great Derek...
View ArticleFrom the Vine Line Archives: Our 2014 Q&A with Ernie Banks and Derek Jeter
(Photo courtesy New York Yankees) On Friday night, baseball fans across the country were saddened by the news that Cubs great Ernie Banks had died at the age of 83. Always in a chipper mood, Banks...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....