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BASEBALL FANS

HoHoKam Park

Thank you for being a part of the Chicago Cubs’ 11th annual Spring Training season at Hohokam Stadium. Over the past 10 years, more than 1.6 million fans have enjoyed Cactus League games here in Mesa. In fact, the games are so popular that Mesa’s Hohokam Stadium broke all-time Major League Spring Training attendance records in both 2004 and 2005. As a member of the Hohokams and an usher for the illustrious right field bleachers

section, I’d like to personally thank you for supporting Spring Training baseball. We look forward to this special time as fans of all ages – residents and visitors alike – gather to enjoy America’s favorite pastime. More than 180,000 people are expected to attend games at Hohokam Stadium this season. After the game, I encourage you to stop by downtown Mesa, see the Sculptures in the Streets exhibit, tour the new Mesa Arts Center or have a bite to eat. Mesa, now a city of more than 460,000 residents, has something to offer everyone. Again thank you for coming out to cheer on your favorite Cactus League team. Play ball!

I wish all of the Cactus League players and fans the

Mayor Keno Hawker City of Mesa

best of luck this season

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Here’s the Line Up 3 Welcome From the Honorable Keno Hawker Mayor of Mesa Combines Cultural Experiences 6 Mesa With Great Outdoor Recreation Welcome 8 HoHoKams From Big Ho Fernando Guerrero, Jr.

9 HoHoKams of Mesa Members Goal is to Win Now 10 The Manager Lou Piniella 12 Cubs Coaching Staff 44 World Championship for Cubs President John McDonough

O’Neil 46 Buck One of Baseball’s Foremost Oral Historians

50 Scorecard 52 Cubs Numerical Roster How to Use Your Scorecard

54 Cubs 2007 Roster 56 Ron Santo Still Knocking on Hall of Fame’s Door

THE BOYS OF SUMMER

Facts from the VINE LINE 70 Cubs Monthly Magazine of the Chicago Cubs

Michael Barrett . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ronny Cedeno . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Neal Cotts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ryan Dempster . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Mark DeRosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Scott Eyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cliff Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Richard Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Bob Howry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cesar Izturis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Jacque Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Derrek Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Ted Lilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

and Ticket Information 72 Seats HoHoKam Park Stadium

ON THE COVER

Spring Training Schedule 74 Cubs Cactus League Spring Training Schedules

League Rosters 60 Cactus Rosters continue pages 62, 64

66 Mesa HoHoKams 56 Years of Spring Training 56 Years of Community Giving 68 Hungary Fan Map HoHoKam Park Stadium

Carlos Zambrano matched his carer high with 16 wins in 2006. He was 6-0 in July and won Pitcher of the Month honors. He ranked among NL leaders in ERA, strikouts and wins.

Map of Valley Spring Training Ball Parks

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Wade Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Sean Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Matt Murton . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Will Ohman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Roberto Novoa . . . . . . . . . . 30 Mark Prior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Aramis Ramirez . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Alfonso Soriano . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Ryan Theriot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Daryle Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Kerry Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Carlos Zambrano . . . . . . . . . . 38

Manager Lou Piniella, Outfielder Alfonso Soriano and Pitcher Carlos Zambrano are featured in front of the Cubs’ “W” win flag, which symbolizes a winning season.

Mesa Combines Cultural Experiences With Great Outdoor Recreation

Mesa Arts Center

For extensive information about Destination Mesa, visit VisitMesa.com, or telephone 800-283-6372.

MESA ARIZONA is your destination for a great Arizona cultural experience. The new Mesa Arts Center is the crown jewel of arts and entertainment centers in Arizona. Not only is it the largest arts complex in the state, it is the largest municipal arts campus in the Southwest. The grand opening two years ago came just at the right time for Mesa. Visitors and residents are now experiencing the arts in just one place. All the arts and entertainment imaginable – international touring artists, current popular music acts, regional companies and Broadway shows – are in one magnificent location. Four uniquely different theatre performance spaces, the stunning visual arts complex with five galleries, and the 14 new arts education studios and classrooms are together under one roof. The center has kicked off its second fabulous season after a smashing first year of 400 performances during its inaugural year. Visitors to Mesa museums can feel the spirit of a lost Indian legacy and western historic past, and can explore the history of aviation.

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The sun shines almost every day in Mesa, and visitors can enjoy golf year-round. There are more than 40 courses within a half-hour drive from downtown Mesa, and many of Arizona’s most renowned courses are located in or around this community. Even though Mesa boosts a population of more than 450,000 and offers all the benefits of a large city, visitors can take advantage of being close to a recreation paradise as Mesa backs up to a large national forest. There are three lakes and two rivers within 30 minutes of Mesa that let you experience desert boating, sailing and water skiing, or you can float leisurely on an inner-tube along the cool waters of the Salt River. The Superstition Mountains just east of Mesa provide the opportunity to explore adventures that will last a lifetime. You can explore a ghost town and visit an authentic old west stagecoach stop. Jeep tours, hiking treks, mountain biking, helicopter tours, hay wagon rides, campfire cookouts and even cattle drives will enhance your Mesa outdoor experience.

2007 PROGRAM EXECUTIVE EDITOR Robert Brinton, Executive Director Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Rick Elder, Communications Manager Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Larry Lee, City of Mesa Library Aaron Muth, Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau CONTRIBUTING WRITER Charlie Vascellaro BIOGRAPHIES AND I N F O R M AT I O N Provided by the Chicago Cubs, their publications and web site PHOTOS Provided by Stephen Green, Vine Line images, Gary Johnson, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau I N F O R M AT I O N Provided by the Vine Line, monthly magazine of the Chicago Cubs ADVERTISING C O O R D I N AT I O N Fieldworks Events and Marketing, Inc. For Advertising opportunities phone 480-609-3978 www.FieldWorksevents.com D E S I G N A N D L AYO U T TheDesignIdea.com 480-403-1020 PRINTING Courier Graphics Corp 602-437-9700 SPECIAL THANKS Tad Smith Darryl Toupkin Christine Seay Lena McDonagh Jason Carr Katelyn Thrall David Dunne Nancy Hunter For tourist information, call the Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau at 480-827-4700 • www.VisitMesa.com

For community information and business services, call the Mesa Chamber of Commerce at 480-969-1307 • www.mesachamber.org

For services and technical assistance to businesses interested in relocating or expanding to Mesa, call the City of Mesa Office of Economic Development at 480-644-2398 • www.cityofmesa.org

Saguaro Lake Ranch

Chicago Cubs Spring Training began in Mesa more than 50 years ago, and each spring baseball fever hits Cubs’ fans nationwide. Thousands flock to Mesa annually to see their favorite team. HoHoKam Park, Spring Training home for the Cubs, has led the 12-team Cactus League in attendance for nearly a quarter of a century. Two air carriers now provide passenger service to

and from Mesa’s Williams Gateway Airport, and flying convenience is just PLANE EASY. With near perfect weather and a multitude of activities and attractions, Mesa has much to offer visitors yearround. Spectacular sunsets are sure to follow your days of entertainment and recreation. For extensive information about Destination Mesa, visit www.visitmesa.com, or telephone 800-283-6372.

Chicago Cubs Spring Training began in Mesa more than 50 years ago

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HOHOKAMS WELCOME

HoHoKam charities have received many, many thousands of dollars in contributions.

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On behalf of the Mesa HoHoKams, Welcome to HoHoKam Park and Dwight Patterson Field, winter home of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs started Spring Training in Mesa 55 years ago, and have become a permanent part of this community’s history. This year is an exciting time to be a Cubs’ fan. The Cubs new President, John McDonough, is committed to winning and wants to give the fans a World Series championship. New Manager Lou Piniella has the primary goal to “Win Now” and says winning is what he’s all about. The Cubs have proven they are committed to winning by spending resources and signing outstanding players. The HoHoKams are comprised of nearly 200 community leaders who volunteer their time to ensure your Spring Training experience is enjoyable. Through your outstanding support of the Cubs here each March, the HoHoKams are able to donate more than $100,000 each year to benefit dozens of youth groups, and make stadium improvements. Throughout the past five and one-half decades HoHoKam charities have received many, many thousands of dollars in contributions.

HoHoKam Park

I continue to be amazed by the loyalty of Cubs’ fans. You hold the Major League all-time attendance record for Spring Training and have led the Cactus League in attendance for nearly one-fourth of a century. There are no greater fans anywhere. We are glad you are here with us to cheer on the Cubs and become a big part of Cubs’ history in Mesa.

Fernando Guerrero, Jr. Big Ho Mesa HoHoKams

HOHOK AMS OF MESA MEMBERS Clyde Allred Masters Andrew Tom Andrews Joe Arriaga Peter Bardon Neil Barna Joe Bartko Maury Bateman Tim Baughman Bob Beck Craig Berge Jeff Berning Bob Billings George Bliss III Carl Bramer Robert Brinton Dilworth Brinton Jr. Bob Broughton Robert Brown Wayne Brown Matt Burdick Joe Burr Paul Buser Milan Carnes Rick Carpenter Nick Carr Don Carter Louis Casillas, Jr. Ron Christison Joe Comparin Jim Cosgrove Jim Cramer Craig Cummins Don Dauwalder Charlie Deaton Jerry DeLand Todd DeMasseo John Dennett Chip Dircks Mark Dobson Jim Driskill Jimmie Duranti Frank Duranti Ron Duranti Tom Eaton Bob Eccles Greg Eccles Dan Eccles Michael Elliott John Evans Bob Evans Ron Felstead Paul Fischer Michael Flatt Tom Flores Sal Flores Raymond Flores Pat Flynn Michael Flynn Greg Fowler Pete Friedrich Ruben Garcia Pat Gilbert Howard Godfrey Glenn Gross Fernando Guerrero, Jr. Fernando Guerrero, Sr. Tim Gump Lyle Hamblin Jay Harper Kim Harris Harry Harvey Dennis Hawker Keno Hawker

Michael Hayes Jr Hernandez Hector Hernandez Tanner Hogue Stu Hogue Ric Hoks Greg Holtz Jeannie Hubler Hub Hubler Lou Iglehart Steve Ikeda Guy Isley Bob Jefferson Dale Johnson, Jr Dale Johnson, Sr. Jim Jones Lee Roy Kellis Phil Kellis James Kelly Bob Kernagis Steve Kernagis John Kerr Paul Klett Sam Kraynek Milt Laflen James Lee Kyle Lenhart Ken Lenhart Tony Lima George Lindbloom Dave Liniger Earle Lloyd Daniel Mackolin Tim Madden Phil Martin Joe Martin David Martin Mick McDonald Bob McKay Paul McKee Al Mendivil Albert Mendoza Bob Middleton M.L Milburn Tom Mousel Bob Neill Dick Newman Shanlyn Newman Vern Nicholas Karl Nielson Kirk Nielson Sherrie Nielson John O’Neill Jim Otten Bud Page David Passey Bill Passey Jim Passey, Jr. Greg Patt Michael Patt Ann Patterson Cleghorn Norm Pearce Bob Peterson Jerry Petrie Buddy Petsch Wayne Pomeroy Jim Pomush Bill Raymond Jay Rhodes Tom Rhodes Cliff Richeson, Sr. Leslie Riell Randy Riggins Dale Riggins, Jr

Dr. Ned Rokey Jay Roundy Paul Sale Roger Schmuck Chris Schneck Robert Schweitzer Mike Shields Brandon Smith Murrell Smith Ron Spitler Don Stapley

Tom Stapley David Stone KC Stone Don Strauch Randy Surls Wally Sykes Bob Thiele Dave Tobey Roger Toon Mark Toon Stan Troutman

Dennis Tucker Ron Utke Jim Vernon John Vinson Bryan Vivian Casey Walsh Marty Whalen Mike Whalen Bob White Vic Whitman Mark Wiegenstein

Dave Wier Guy Wolf David Workman John Yee Bernie Zeper In Memoriam Scott Forkenbrock Phil Lowry Bob Saemisch

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The

Goal is to

Win Now!

“I like to win. That’s what I’m all about,”

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HE HAS MANAGED 19 seasons and has won more than 1,500 Major League games. He has won at least 90 games seven times. He is a two-time American League Manager of the Year. He has one World Series championship and managed teams to the post-season five times. He is the Cubs’ 50th manager. New Cubs manager Lou Piniella says urgency is important. He believes General Manager Jim Hendry and the entire Cubs’ organization is committed to winning now. “We

want to come in and win,” said Piniella. “I think of the Cubs organization – all the great players who have played here over the years, the Cubs fans, and the history and tradition – it’s just time we added winning to that tradition.” Piniella’s primary task will be to set a new direction for the team. Last year the Cubs finished last in the National League Central Division with a 66-96 record. But winning is what Piniella says he is going to spend all of his energies on. “I like to win. That’s what I’m all about,” Piniella said.

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LOU PINIELLA

Coaching Career Lou has amassed a 1,519-1,420 (.517) managerial record over 19 seasons with the New York Yankees (1986-1988), the Cincinnati Reds (1990-1992), Seattle Mariners (1993-2002) and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003-2005). Lou Piniella’s 1,519 managerial record ranks him 18th in Major League Baseball history. Lou began his managerial career with the New York Yankees, leading the club from

1986-1988. Led the Yankees to a 90-72 mark in 1986, good for second in the AL East and fifth-best in the Majors. Lou won the Baseball Writers’ Association of America American League Manager of the Year Award after the 1995 and 2001 seasons. Lou also won The Sporting News’ AL Manager of the Year honors in 1995 and 2001. Prior to managing the Yankees, he was team’s hitting instructor and a player with New York in 1981. Lou became a full-time coach after his retirement in 1984. Lou’s 840 victories with Seattle is a franchise record.

BORN: 8/28/43 IN TAMPA, FL RESIDENCE: TAMPA, FL OPENING DAY AGE: 63, TURNS 64 ON AUGUST 28 BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 225

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GERALD PERRY

Coaching Career Gerald has been a Major League hitting coach in Seattle under Lou Piniella (2000-2002), in Pittsburgh (20032005) and Oakland (2006). Gerald has reached the postseason three times as a coach with Seattle (2000-2001) and Oakland (2006). Gerald marks his 24th season in professional baseball as player or coach.

Playing Career Gerald played 13 seasons in the Majors with Atlanta (1983-1989), Kansas City (1990) and St. Louis (1991-1995). Gerald hit .265 with 59 home runs and 396 RBI in 1,193 career games. He Led all ML first basemen with a .300 batting average, 164 hits and 29 stolen bases in 1988 and was selected to the NL All-Star team. Gerald compiled his best batting averages with St. Louis in 1993 (.337) and 1994 (.325) when he saw most of his playing time as a pinch hitter. Gerald Finished his career as the Cardinals all-time leader with 70 pinch hits.

BORN: 10/30/60 IN SAVANNAH, GA RESIDENCE: MARIETTA, GA NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: NOVEMBER 8, 2006 BATS: LEFT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 210

THIRD BASE

MIKE QUADE

Coaching Career Mike has 19 years of coaching experience in the minor leagues, including 17 seasons as a manager. Mike joined the Cubs organization in 2003 as Triple-A Iowa’s manager, where he complied a 289-279 record in four seasons. Mike spent three seasons (2000-2003) as the Oakland Athletics’ first base coach. Quade has complied a 1,213-1,165 record as a minor league manager, including 314-248 in the A’s farm system from 1996-1999.

Playing Career: Mike spent five seasons in Pittsburgh’s minor league system. He ended his minor league playing career with more walks (269) than strikeouts (241). Mike appeared in a career-high 131 games for Single-A Salem in 1980. Mike set career bests that season with 75 runs, 417 at-bats, 115 hits, 90 walks and 27 stolen bases. Mike finished his playing career in 1982 with Single-A Alexandria.

BORN: 3/12/57 IN EVANSTON, IL RESIDENCE: BRADENTON, FL NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: OCTOBER 27, 2006 BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 195

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LARRY ROTHSCHILD

Coaching Career Began his coaching career in 1986 as a roving pitching instructor in Cincinnati’s organization after four seasons in that role, he joined the Reds in 1990 as their bullpen coach – and won his first World Series ring. Larry was the first manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, compiling a 205-294 record from 1998 through April 18, 2001. Larry was the pitching coach during the Marlins’ 1997 World

Series-championship campaign. That season, Florida’s pitchers had a 3.83 ERA and surrendered a Big League-low 131 homers. Playing Career: Larry pitched professionally from 1975-1985, including seven Major League relief appearances during brief stints with the Detroit Tigers in 1981-1982. Larry pitched in 387 minor league contests and went 66-46 with 21 complete games, 50 saves and a 3.96. Larry finished his playing career in 1985, pitching for the Iowa Cubs.

BORN: 3/12/54 IN CHICAGO, IL RESIDENCE: TAMPA, FL NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: OCTOBER 25, 2001 BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 200

FIRST BASE

MATT SINATRO

Playing Career: Matt signed with the Atlanta Braves after being selected in the second round of the 1978 draft and went on to play in 1,199 minor league games. Matt played 140 Major League games with the Braves, Athletics, Tigers and Mariners from 1981-1992. Matt recorded his first Major League hit on September 23, 1981 while with Atlanta, the game-winning RBI single came off of Houston’s Joe Niekro.

Matt enjoyed his longest tenure in the Big Leagues in 1982 for Atlanta when he appeared in 37 games. He also hit his only ML home run that season off Pete Falcone of the New York Mets on August 27. Matt finished his playing career with Seattle, playing parts of the 1990, 1991 and 1992 seasons with the Mariners.

BORN: 3/22/60 IN WEST HARTFORD, CT RESIDENCE: SAMMAMMISH, WA NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: OCTOBER 27, 2006 BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 210

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LESTER STRODE

Coaching Career: Lester was the Cubs’ minor league pitching coordinator from 1996-2006. Lester spent the 1994-1995 seasons with the Major League club as a pitching assistant. He was a pitching coach in the Cubs’ minor league system during the 1989-1993 campaigns. Lester worked at Wytheville (Rookie) in 1989, Peoria (A) from 1990-1991, Winston-Salem (A) in 1992 and Daytona (A) in 1993.

Playing Career Lester pitched in the minor leagues from 1980-1988 with Kansas City, Baltimore, St. Louis and the Cubs farm systems. Lester began his career with Kansas City, going 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA (4 ER/20.0 IP) in six games. Lester was a Southern League All-Star in 1984, going 9-2 with seven complete games and a 2.43 ERA (25 ER/92.2IP) in 13 starts for Double-A Memphis. Lester pitched for Iowa Cubs in 1988, his final professional year.

BORN: 6/17/58 IN MCMINNVILLE, TN RESIDENCE: BRIDGETON, MO NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: OCTOBER 27, 2006 BATS: LEFT THROWS: LEFT HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 210

BENCH

ALAN TRAMMELL

Coaching Career Alan managed the Detroit Tigers for three seasons (2003-2005) and compiled a 186-300 record (.383). Alan worked two seasons as the assistant to baseball operations in the Tigers front office, assisting in player instruction and scouting following his retirement in 1996.

Playing Career Alan (shortstop) signed with Detroit Tigers in the 1976 and went on to become only the third player in Tigers history to play 20 seasons with the franchise. Alan was selected to six All-Star games, won four Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards. Alan was awarded the Most Valuable Player award during the 1984 World. Alan ended his 20-year career among the top-10 in Tigers’ history in games played (2,293, fifth), at-bats (8,288, fifth), hits (2,365, seventh), doubles (412, sixth), RBI (1,003, 10th) and stolen bases (236, fifth).

BORN: 2/21/58 IN GARDEN GROVE, CA RESIDENCE: DEL MAR, CA NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: OCTOBER 23, 2006 BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185

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MICHAEL BARRETT

2006 and Career: Michael batted .307 (115-for-375) with 25 doubles, three triples, 16 homers and 53 RBI in 107 games. Michael hit .341 at the Friendly Confines and produced a .323 average from the seventh inning on. Michael led the team with two grand slams. Michael struck out just 41 times in 418 plate appearances. In 2005 Michael won his first career Silver Slugger Award in a season in which he batted .276 with 32 doubles, 16 home runs and 61 RBI. Michael had spent his entire career with Montreal. Michael was one of four National League catchers to hit at least 10 homers during each of the 2002-05 seasons, joining Jason LaRue, Mike Lieberthal and Mike Piazza. During Michael’s eight-year career, pitchers have a 4.26 ERA when he is behind the plate.

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CATCHER

HEIGHT: 6-3 AVG G AB .307 107 375 .268 916 3056

WEIGHT: 210 R H 2 3 54 115 25 3 357 819 200 21

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BATS: RIGHT HR RBI SH 16 53 2 86 372 21

THROWS: RIGHT SF HBP BB SO SB CS 3 5 33 41 0 1 26 27 250 402 9 15

BORN: 2/2/83 IN CARABOBO, VENEZUELA RESIDENCE: CARABOBO, VENEZUELA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 1 YEARS, 108 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT 8/27/99

RONNY CEDENO

BORN: 10/22/76 IN ATLANTA, GA RESIDENCE: ATLANTA, GA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 7 YEARS, 152 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: ACQUIRED FROM OAKLAND 12/16/03 FOR PLAYER TO BE NAMED LATER

2006 and Career: Ronny began the year at shortstop, and hit .308 in April, But he was switched to second when the Cubs acquired Cesar Izturis. Ronny made 14 starts at second, and was switched back to short when Izturis injured his hamstring. Ronny had a 13-game hitting streak that ended Sept. 20, and hit .348 during the stretch. He totaled 31 multihit games for the season. Ronny made his major league debut in 2005 and appeared in 41 games in three stints for the Cubs. Ronny has spent his six-year professional career in the Cubs’ organization and was added to the club’s major league roster in November 2003. Ronny was selected to participate in the 2005 Pacific Coast League (AAA) All-Star game, but did not play as he was promoted to Chicago June 28.

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INFIELDER

HEIGHT: 6 WEIGHT: 180 BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT AVG G AB R H 2 3 HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS .245 151 534 51 131 18 7 6 41 15 3 3 17 109 8 8 .268 916 3056 357 819 200 21 86 372 17 3 5 250 402 9 15

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PITCHER 2006 and Career: Neal was traded Nov. 17 for reliever David Aardsma and minor league lefty Carlos Vasquez in the first deal between the Cubs and White Sox since 1998. Neal, who had a career year in 2005 while helping the White Sox win the World Series, went 1-2 last season with a 5.17 ERA. Neal led the White Sox with 70 relief appearances, ranking him eighth on the White Sox’ all-time list by a left-handed pitcher. Neal also ranked second on the club with 14 holds. Neal attended Illinois State University, earning First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference and ABCA All- Midwest Region Team honors. Neal was the second-highest player drafted (69th overall) in school history, finishing his collegiate career ranked fifth in all-time in strikeouts (263). Neal graduated from of Lebanon (Ill.) High in 1998.

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6-1 ER 31 97

WEIGHT: 195 HR HB BB SO WP BK 12 3 24 43 3 0 27 10 100 169 14 0

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NEAL COTTS

BORN: 03/25/80 IN LEBANON, IL RESIDENCE: CHICAGO, IL MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 3 YEARS, 27 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: ACQUIRED FROM CHICAGO (AL) 11/16/06 IN A THREE-PLAYER DEAL

BORN: 05/03/1977 IN SECHELT, BC RESIDENCE: DENVER, CO MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 8 YEARS, 63 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2008 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS A FREE AGENT 1/21/04

PITCHER 2006 and Career: Ryan was 24-for-33 in save situations, and matched the team low with nine losses. He began the year on a high note, continuing his success from 2005. Dempster converted a club-record 26 straight save opportunities from Aug. 2, 2005-May 1, 2006. Ryan converted 12 straight save situations from July 5-Aug. 14, a season high. Ryan recorded his 300th career appearance Aug. 8. Ryan ranks fifth on the Cubs’ all-time saves list (since 1960) with 59 saves, holding the club record for converting 26 consecutive save opportunities. During his Major League career, Ryan has a trio of double-digit victory campaigns, surpassing the 200innings mark three times. Ryan’s the first Canadian pitcher to go to the Midsummer Classic since the Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins in 1972. Ryan was the Chicago Cubs nominee for the Roberto Clemente award in 2006.

HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 215 BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 2006 1-9 4.80 74 0 6 0 24 75 77 47 40 5 3 36 67 6 0 MLB 57-68 4.83 321 162 8 2 59 1151 401 242 219 65 54 601 952 38 0

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INFIELDER 2006 and Career: Mark set career highs with 78 runs scored, 40 doubles, 13 home runs and 74 RBI. He hit his career-high 40th double 9/19 vs. SEA and was the fourth Ranger to record 40 doubles in 2006. His 74 RBI were more than the 73 he totaled in his last 3 seasons (2003-05) with Atlanta and Texas. Mark was named Rangers’ Player of the Month for August after finishing the month with a batting average of .327 with 5 home runs and a team best 25 RBI. Mark was named AL Player of the Week for week ending Aug. 13, batting .433 (13-30) with 2 doubles, 4 home runs and 15 RBI. Mark attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he also played baseball and football and was the starting quarterback from 1993-95.

HEIGHT: 6-1 AVG G AB .296 136 520 .273 595 1643

WEIGHT: 205 R H 2 3 78 154 40 2 239 449 93 4

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BATS: RIGHT HR RBI SH 13 74 0 38 193 7

THROWS: RIGHT SF HBP BB SO SB CS 2 6 44 102 4 4 14 24 125 286 11 11

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MARK DEROSA

BORN: 2/26/1975 IN PASSAIC, NJ RESIDENCE: MABLETON, GA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 6 YEARS, 61 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS A FREE AGENT 11/14/06

BORN: 05/30/1972 IN INGLEWOOD, CA RESIDENCE: BRADENTON, FL MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 7 YEARS, 88 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A FREE AGENT 12/12/05

PITCHER 2006 and Career: Scott appeared in 74 games, the third straight year he’s reached that figure. Scott was unscored upon in 55 of his total appearances, and struck out at least one batter in 49 games. He stranded 33 of 42 inherited runners (78.6 percent). Scott leads the Majors with 387 appearances among all left-handers since 2002. Scott also leads the Majors with 111 holds over the five-year span and is tied for first with the fewest number of inherited runners allowed to score (18.9-percent). Scott has earned a 3.76 ERA (157 ER/375.2 IP) when working out of the bullpen. Scott was unscored upon in 344 of 450 relief appearances (76.4-percent). Scott ranked second in San Francisco’s franchise history in all-time appearances (264) for a left-handed reliever. Scott was San Francisco’s 2004 Roberto Clemente Award winner.

HEIGHT: 6-1 W-L ERA G GS 2006 1-3 3.38 74 0 MLB 19-28 4.39 482 32

WEIGHT: 217 BATS: LEFT THROWS: CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB 0 0 0 61.1 61 25 23 11 0 0 0 4 541.1 550 293 264 75 11

LEFT BB SO WP BK 30 73 6 0 274 438 35 0

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OUTFIELDER 2006 and Career: Cliff begins his first season with the Cubs. Cliff has a .279 career batting average with 317 doubles, 213 home runs and 781 RBI in 1,423 Major League contests with Montreal (1993-1996, 2002), Florida (1997-2002), Boston (2002) and the Mets (2003-2006). Cliff is just one of 15 active left-handed hitters to amass over 200 career long balls and 300 career doubles. Cliff was named to the 2001 National League All-Star team in a season which saw him set career highs in batting average (.317), hits (176), RBI (103) and runs scored (123). Cliff was a member of the World Champion Florida Marlins squad which defeated the Cleveland Indians. Cliff graduated from Thornwood High School in South Holland, Ill., and was named the Chicago Tribune’s Athlete of the Year in 1991.

HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 230 AVG G AB R H 2 3 .244 97 332 45 81 19 1 .279 1423 4775 752 1331 317 22 • 2 0 07 C H I C AG O C UB S

BATS: LEFT THROWS: RIGHT HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS 11 44 0 3 12 29 58 6 0 213 781 4 43 81 537 952 147 43

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CLIFF FLOYD

BORN: 12/5/72 IN CHICAGO, IL RESIDENCE: PLANTATION, FL MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 12 YEARS, 170 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 (MUTUAL OPTION FOR 2008) HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS A FREE AGENT 1/24/07

2006 MLB

BATS: W-L ERA 6-7 4.17 6-9 5.12

BORN: 03/11/1980 BOSTON, MA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 1 YEAR

PITCHER 2006 and Career: Rich learned a lot in his rookie season, going 5-7 with a 4.25 ERA in 16 starts. He finished 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA in September, and posted three double-digit strikeout games. Rich had back-to-back complete games, Sept. 16 and Sept. 22, although the second game was a rain-shortened five-inning start against Cincinnati. Rich saw his first major league action in 2005 after being added to the Cubs’ 40man major league roster in June 2005. Rich made his first career big league start July 25 against San Francisco. Rich has spent his four-season professional career in the Cubs’ organization. He has 491 strikeouts in 351.2 minor league innings. Rich was named the 14th-best prospect in the Pacific Coast League and the 5th-best prospect in the Cubs minor league system following the 2005 season by Baseball America.

LEFT THROWS: G GS CG SHO 17 16 2 1 27 20 2 1

LEFT HEIGHT: SV IP H R 5 99.1 83 51 0 123 108 75

6-5 ER 46 70

WEIGHT: 220 HR HB BB SO WP BK 16 2 39 90 3 0 19 3 56 111 3 1

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PITCHER 2006 and Career: Bob set a career high for appearances (84), holding opponents scoreless in 66 of those outings, leading the team with 21 holds. The 21 holds were the most by a Cubs reliever since Fassero and Farnsworth recorded 25 and 24 holds, respectively, in 2001. Bob tied Ted Abernathy (1965) and Dick Tidrow (1980) for first on the Cubs’ all-time list for most relief appearances in a season since 1900. Bob appeared in his 500th Major League game on August 19 against St. Louis, striking out one in 1.0 inning of relief. Bob has pitched for the Chicago White Sox (1998-2002), Boston (2002-2003) and Cleveland (2004-2005). Bob attended Yavapai Junior College in Prescott, Ariz., and helped his team win the 1993 Junior College World Series. Bob graduated from Deer Valley High School (Ariz.) in 1991.

BATS: LEFT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R 2006 4-5 3.17 84 0 0 0 5 76.2 70 28 MLB 29-31 3.52 518 0 0 0 57 537 468 229

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6-5 ER 27 210

WEIGHT: 220 HR HB BB SO WP BK 8 3 17 71 1 0 59 23 185 462 16 1

3 CESAR IZTURIS

BOB HOWRY

BORN: 8/4/73 IN PHOENIX, AZ RESIDENCE: GLENDALE, AZ MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 7 YEARS, 79 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2008 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A FREE AGENT 12/2/05

2006 MLB

BORN: 2/10/80 IN BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA RESIDENCE: BARQUISIMETO, VENEZUELA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 5 YEARS, 74 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: ACQUIRED FROM LOS ANGELES (NL) 7/31/06 IN EXCHANGE FOR P GREG MADDUX

INFIELDER 2006 and Career: Cesar batted .252 with a home run and 12 RBIs in 32 games for the Dodgers, and hit .233 in 22 games for the Cubs. Cesar had to be shut down at the end of the season because of a strained right hamstring. He did reach base safely in 12 of his final 17 games in which he had an at-bat. Cesar has posted a .979 fielding percentage over his first six seasons. Cesar’s hard work culminated with a Rawlings Gold Glove award in 2004, followed by a National League All-Star selection in 2005. Had the highest hit total (75) of any Dodger through the month of May since 1969, according to STATS, Inc. Cesar’s first career homer was an inside-thepark, two-run shot off Montreal’s Guillermo Mota on July 7, 2001.

HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 189 BATS: SWITCH THROWS: RIGHT AVG G AB R H 2 3 HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS .245 54 192 14 47 9 1 1 18 0 1 2 12 14 1 4 .259 658 2437 261 632 111 22 11 191 38 13 6 121 259 59 34

JACQUE JONES

2006 MLB

BORN: 4/25/75 IN SAN DIEGO, CA RESIDENCE: SAN DIEGO, CA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 7 YEARS, 117 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2008 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A FREE AGENT 12/20/05

OUTFIELDER 2006 and Career: Jacque matched his career high with 27 home runs. Jacque batted .303 with 21 home runs against right-handers. Jacque had 43 multi-hit games, including nine three-hit games and two four-hit games. He was a triple shy of the cycle on Sept. 26 against Milwaukee, going 3-for-5 with his 27th homer, a double, three RBIs and three runs scored. He collected his 1,000th career hit in the first inning May 13 He’s totaled at least 22 doubles every season of his career. Jacque batted .298 (39-for-131) with runners in scoring position Jacque has hit 20 leadoff home runs. Jacque was one of 27 MLB players who played in the “Japan All-Star Series 2006.” Jacque won a bronze medal as part of the USA Olympic team in 1996 at the Olympic Games in Atlanta.

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: AVG G AB R H 2 .285 149 533 73 152 31 .280 1125 4025 565 1126 220

DERREK LEE

2006 MLB

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200 BATS: LEFT THROWS: LEFT 3 HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS 1 27 81 2 2 5 35 116 9 1 16 159 557 15 21 33 266 853 76 41

BORN: 9/6/75 IN SACRAMENTO, CA RESIDENCE: EL DORADO HILLS, CA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 8 YEARS, 125 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2010 HOW ACQUIRED: ACQUIRED FROM FLORIDA 11/25/03 AS PART OF A THREE-PLAYER DEAL

INFIELDER 2006 and Career: Derrek finished the season with a personal-low 50 games because of a fractured wrist on April 19. Derrek did celebrate his birthday in style, hitting his seventh career grand slam Sept. 6 against Pittsburgh. It was his fifth career home run on his birthday. Derrek homers and extra-base hits this decade ranks him third among all National League first basemen. Derrek is a two-time Rawlings Gold Glove recipient, and is a career .994 fielder. Derrek was honored with the Louisville Slugger Silver Bat Award in 2005. Derrek has hit at least 20 homers in five of his last six seasons and has 75 steals over the last five years, the most by any first baseman in the Majors. Derrek turned down a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina to play baseball.

HEIGHT: 6-5 AVG G AB .286 50 175 .276 1235 4258

WEIGHT: 245 BATS: RIGHT R H 2 3 HR RBI SH 30 50 9 0 8 30 0 671 1177 260 22 216 656 2

THROWS: RIGHT SF HBP BB SO SB CS 4 0 25 41 8 4 37 50 550 1036 86 37

PITCHER 2006 and Career: Ted won a career-high 15 games and led Toronto with 160 strikeouts, 28 home runs allowed, 81 walks. Ted had two three-game winning streaks (June 15-28, Sept. 6-16). Ted went 4-2 with a 2.45 ERA in September. Ted struck out a season-high 12 batters on June 10 against Detroit. On April 13 at Boston, Ted became the first visiting pitcher in five seasons to record 10 or more strikeouts with no walks at Fenway Park. Ted finished 15-13 with a 4.31 ERA in 32 starts. Ted has pitched 6.0 or more innings in 84 career starts, going 49-19 with a 2.59 ERA (162 ER/562.0 IP), limiting hitters to a .205 batting average in those outings. Ted was originally selected by the Dodgers in the 1996 First-Year Player draft by scout Joe Ferrone.

BATS: LEFT THROWS: LEFT HEIGHT: W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R 2006 15-13 4.31 32 32 0 0 0 181.2 179 98 MLB 59-58 4.60 185 160 4 2 0 936 908 511

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6-1 WEIGHT: 190 ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 87 28 4 81 160 1 0 478 144 34 382 799 16 1

52 WADE MILLER

TED LILLY

BORN: 1/4/76 IN TORRANCE, CA RESIDENCE: SAFETY HARBOUR, FL MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 7 YEARS, 79 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2010 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS A FREE AGENT 12/15/06

BORN: 9/13/76 IN READING, PA RESIDENCE: WYOMISSING, PA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 6 YEARS, 127 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A MINOR LEAGUE FREE AGENT 1/21/06

PITCHER 2006 and Career: Wade spent most of the season rehabbing from arthroscopic surgery in late September 2005. He made five starts, including a loss Sept. 19 to Philadelphia when he struck out eight over 4 2/3 innings. Wade enters the 2006 season with a 59.0-percent winning percentage (62-43) and a 3.98 career ERA. Wade matched a Houston club record with a 12-game winning streak July 7-September 21, 2002. Wade tied Anaheim’s Jarrod Washburn for the longest streak in the majors that year. He has given up 2 or fewer earned runs in 69 of his starts and 3 or fewer earned runs in 98 of his big league starts. Wade was named National League Pitcher of the Month in April 2002. Wade has seen major league action with the Houston Astros (1999-2004) and Boston (2005).

BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP 2006 0-2 4.57 5 5 0 0 0 21.2 MLB 62-45 4.00 148 144 5 0 0 880.2

HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: H R ER HR HB BB 19 12 11 4 1 18 814 427 391 103 27 371

210 SO WP BK 20 1 0 743 25 0

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BATS: W-L ERA 6-9 5.59 6-9 5.59

PITCHER 2006 and Career: Sean spent most of last season at Class A Daytona, made the Opening Day roster, and was 2-0 with a 4.22 ERA in April. The rookie picked up his first win April 14 against Pittsburgh, his second start. Sean tossed 7.1 innings, a season-high, but had a no decision in a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh on May 1 at Wrigley Field, while retiring 17 of his first 19 batters he faced. Sean was sidelined from late July to early September because of a strained right oblique. Sean hit his first career home run off Orlando Hernandez July 16 against New York, going 2-for-3 at the plate in the contest. Sean worked at least 6.0 innings 10 times and at least 7.0 innings four times, issuing two or fewer walks 12 times.

LEFT THROWS: G GS CG SHO 24 24 0 0 24 24 0 0

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LEFT HEIGHT: 6-7 WEIGHT: 205 SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 0 125.2 132 85 78 20 7 59 77 0 0 0 125.2 132 85 78 20 7 59 77 0 0

19 MATT MURTON

SEAN MARSHALL

BORN: 8/30/82 IN RICHMOND, VA RESIDENCE: CHESTERFIELD, VA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 1 YEAR CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS IN SIXTH ROUND OF 2003 DRAFT

2006 MLB

BORN: 10/3/81 IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FL RESIDENCE: KISSIMMEE, FL MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 1 YEARS, 87 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: ACQUIRED FROM BOSTON 7/31/04 AS PART OF A FOURTEAM, SIX-PLAYER DEAL

OUTFIELDER 2006 and Career: In his first full season in the big leagues, Matt came close to finishing at .300. Matt made 122 starts in left field, batting .300 (129-for-430) in games he started and he went 3-for-12 with a RBI as a pinch hitter. He did rank 10th in the National League with a .330 average at home. On Aug. 3, he hit four doubles against Arizona. On Sept. 26, he reached base safely in five plate appearances, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and was hit by a pitch twice. Matt hit .301 against left-handers. Hit his first homer in the Cubs season opener in Cincinnati on April 3. In 2004 Matt was named by Baseball America as being the best hitter for average and having the best strike-zone in the Cubs organization.

HEIGHT: 6-1 AVG G AB .297 144 455 .303 195 595

WEIGHT: 220 R H 2 3 70 135 22 3 89 180 25 5

BATS: RIGHT HR RBI SH 13 62 1 20 76 3

THROWS: RIGHT SF HBP BB SO SB CS 2 5 45 62 5 2 4 5 61 84 7 3

ROBERTO NOVOA

2006 MLB

WILL OHMAN

2006 MLB

BORN: 8/13/77 IN FRANKFURT, WEST GERMANY RESIDENCE: MESA, AZ MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 4 YEARS, 40 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2008 HOW ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY THE CUBS IN EIGHTH ROUND OF 1998 DRAFT

PITCHER 2006 and Career: Will appeared in a career-high 78 games, holding opponents scoreless in 63 of those games. Will matched his career high with four strikeouts on Aug. 28, while tying his season high of two scoreless innings of relief. From June 16-July 30, Will had a 1.72 ERA in 18 appearances, and struck out 18 in that stretch. Will set several “100” milestone marks during the season, made his 100th career appearance May 7 at San Diego, recorded his 100th strikeout and reached 100.0 career-innings pitched on July 23 at Washington. Will is a 1995 graduate of Ponderosa High School in Parker, CO. Along with being an honorable mention all-state pitcher as a senior, Will was an all-state placekicker in football. At Pepperdine University, Will was a second-team all-West Coast Conference selection in 1996.

BATS: LEFT THROWS: W-L ERA G GS CG SHO 1-1 4.13 78 0 0 0 4-4 4.15 164 0 0 0 • 2 0 07 C H I C AG O C UB S

LEFT HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 205 SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 0 65.1 51 30 30 6 5 34 74 4 0 0 123.2 101 57 57 14 8 371 133 13 1

BORN: 8/15/79 IN LAS MATAS DE FARFAN, D.R. RESIDENCE: SANTO DOMINGO, D.R. MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 1 YEAR, 169 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: ACQUIRED FROM DETROIT 2/9/05 AS PART OF A FOUR-PLAYER DEAL

PITCHER 2006 and Career: Roberto appeared in a career-high 66 games, and did not allow a run in 46 of those games. Roberto stranded 29 of 38 inherited runners. In his last 15 relief appearances, Roberto gave up three earned runs over 14 innings for a 1.93 ERA. Roberto was credited with his second win Aug. 13 against Colorado after working two innings and striking out the 100th batter of his Major League career. Roberto has pitched out of the bullpen in 65 Major League games since his big league debut in 2004. He was converted to a reliever following the 2003 season. Roberto was originally signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Pirates in 2000. Roberto has compiled a 3.74 ERA in 128 minor league outings, striking out 332 batters in 476.2 innings on the mound.

BATS: RIGHT THROWS: W-L ERA G GS CG SHO 2-1 4.26 66 0 0 0 7-7 4.51 66 0 0 0

RIGHT SV IP 0 76 0 141.2

HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 200 H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 77 47 36 15 6 32 53 4 0 149 84 71 23 8 63 115 9 1

MARK PRIOR

BORN: 9/7/80 IN SAN DIEGO, CA RESIDENCE: CHICAGO, IL MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 4 YEARS, 131 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY THE CUBS IN FIRST ROUND OF 2001 DRAFT

PITCHER 2006 and Career: The start of Prior’s season was delayed because of shoulder problems. He did not make his first start until June 18, and went 3 2/3 innings. His last start was Aug. 10 against Milwaukee, and he was then sidelined because of a sore left oblique. Mark has gone 42-29 with a 3.51 ERA in his first 106 regular-season Major League starts. In 2003, Mark’s first full season in the Majors, he finished third in the National League Cy Young Award voting and was selected to the NL All-Star team. Over Mark’s last 94 starts spanning 584.0 innings, he has fanned 671 batters and walked 193. Mark was a 2002 finalist for the 72nd annual Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) James E. Sullivan Memorial Award, which recognizes the top amateur athlete in the nation.

BATS: RIGHT THROWS: W-L ERA G GS CG SHO 2006 1-6 7.21 9 9 0 0 MLB 42-29 3.51 106 106 1 0

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RIGHT SV IP 0 43.2 0 657

HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 230 H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 46 39 35 9 8 28 38 5 0 582 277 256 77 31 223 757 21 2

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INFIELDER 2006 and Career: Aramis set career highs in home runs (38) and RBIs (119). He hit 22 homers in 72 games after the All-Star break. He has 14 career two-homer games and three career three-homer games. Aramis batted .293 with runners in scoring position, including a .327 mark with less than two outs. He has surpassed the 100-RBI mark four times in the last six years (112 in 2001; 106 in 2003; 103 in 2004; 119 in 2006). He is the third Cubs third baseman in club history to drive in 100 runs in a season (joining Ron Santo and Andy Pafko). Aramis is NL All-Star as well as a NL Player of the Week for the week of April 30-May 6, 2001, and July 18-24, 2005. Aramis earned the 2001 Roberto Clemente Award.

HEIGHT: 6-1 AVG G AB .291 157 594 .279 1047 3897

WEIGHT: 215 BATS: RIGHT R H 2 3 HR RBI SH 93 173 38 4 38 119 0 517 1089 224 11 196 669 3

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THROWS: RIGHT SF HBP BB SO SB CS 7 9 50 63 2 1 48 53 279 596 11 11

12 ALFONSO SORIANO

ARAMIS RAMIREZ

BORN: 6/25/78 IN SANTO DOMINGO, D.R. RESIDENCE: SANTO DOMINGO, D.R. MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 7 YEARS, 117 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2011; MUTUAL OPTION FOR 2012 HOW ACQUIRED: ACQUIRED FROM PITTSBURGH 7/22/03 AS PART OF A THREE-PLAYER DEAL

2006 MLB

BORN: 1/7/76 IN SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, D.R. RESIDENCE: SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, D.R. MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 6 YEARS, 79 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2014 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS A FREE AGENT 11/20/06

OUTFIELDER 2006 and Career: Alfonso switched from second base to left field and led the Major Leagues in outfield assists with 22. Alfonso belted a career-best 46 home runs and stole 41 bases in 2006, becoming just the fourth player in MLB history to reach the 40-40. Soriano led the team in home runs and runs scored. Alfonso is a five-time All-Star, and was named the MVP of the 2004 Mid-Summer Classic in Houston. Since 2001, his first full season in the Majors, he is the only player to rank in the top-10 in both cumulative home runs (ninth with 205) and stolen bases (fifth with 208). From 2002-2005, he joined former Cub Ryne Sandberg as the only second basemen in MLB history to record four straight seasons with 25 or more home runs.

HEIGHT: 6-1 AVG G AB .277 159 647 .280 961 3902

WEIGHT: 180 BATS: RIGHT R H 2 3 HR RBI SH 119 179 41 2 46 95 2 624 1091 240 18 208 560 8

THROWS: RIGHT SF HBP BB SO SB CS 3 9 67 160 41 17 29 55 224 836 210 60

GO CU B S! •

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INFIELDER 2006 and Career: Ryan made 30 starts at second base, batting .386 with 16 runs over his last 12 games of the season. Ryan recorded a .362 average (17-for-47) in road contests and hit .310 (27-for-87) in games at Wrigley Field. All three of Ryan’s home runs came at the Friendly Confines. Ryan ranked second on the team with 13 stolen bases in 15 chances. Ryan spent most of the season at Triple-A Iowa, where he hit .304 in 73 games, with 11 doubles and five triples. Ryan made his major league debut in 2005, during his fifth professional campaign. Ryan attended Louisiana State University, being named to the College World Series all-tournament team after helping lead LSU to the 2000 NCAA championship. Ryan graduated from Broadmoor High School in Baton Rouge, LA in 1998.

HEIGHT: 5-11 AVG G AB .328 53 134 .313 62 147

WEIGHT: 175 BATS: RIGHT R H 2 3 HR RBI SH 34 44 11 3 3 16 6 37 46 12 3 3 16 6

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THROWS: RIGHT SF HBP BB SO SB CS 0 2 17 18 13 2 0 2 18 20 13 2

32 DARYLE WARD

RYAN THERIOT

BORN: 12/7/79 IN BATON ROUGE, LA RESIDENCE: BATON ROUGE, LA MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 0 YEARS, 118 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY THE CUBS IN THIRD ROUND OF 2001 DRAFT

2006 MLB

BORN: 6/27/75 IN LYNWOOD, CA RESIDENCE: ORLANDO, FL MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 7 YEARS, 44 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2008; MUTUAL OPTION FOR 2009 HOW ACQUIRED: SIGNED BY THE CUBS AS A FREE AGENT 12/15/06

OUTFIELDER 2006 and Career: Acquired from the Nationals on Aug. 31. Had a tworun single in his first at-bat as a Brave on Sept. 2. His 22 pinch-hits and four pinch-hit homers led the Majors. Hit a three-run homer against the Nationals on Sept. 18. While with the Nationals, he hit .308 with six homers and 19 RBIs. Daryle’s nine career pinch home runs rank tied for seventh among active Major Leaguers while his 61 career pinch-hits ranks eighth. Daryle hit for the cycle on May 26, 2004 at St. Louis. Gary hit for the cycle in game one of a twinbill, September 18, 1980 at Milwaukee. Daryle is the only player to hit a homer into the Allegheny River on the fly at PNC Park, blasting a 479-foot grand slam off Kip Wells on July 6, 2002.

HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: AVG G AB R H 2 .308 98 130 17 40 10 .262 780 2022 218 530 111

240 BATS: LEFT THROWS: LEFT 3 HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS 3 7 26 0 3 2 15 27 0 1 5 83 343 0 25 9 154 375 1 6

PITCHER 2006 and Career: Kerry spent most of the season rehabbing from arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder, and made four starts before he had to be shut down again because Doctors discovered a partial tear in his right rotator cuff. Kerry is expected to return as a reliever as he continues to build up arm strength. Kerry has held major league batters to a .215 average, allowing 875 hits in 1,128 innings while striking out 1,299 batters. Kerry has a career ratio of 10.4 strikeouts for every 9.0 innings of work, recording 41 double-digit strikeout affairs in his 189 big league starts. Kerry has struck out at least 200 batters four times, including a big league-high 266 in 2003. Kerry had three straight 200-strikeout campaigns from 20012003, a feat surpassed in Cubs annals only by Fergie Jenkins.

BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP 2006 1-2 4.12 4 4 0 0 0 19.2 MLB 71-56 3.68 189 178 11 5 0 1128.2

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HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 225 H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 19 13 9 5 1 8 13 1 0 875 492 461 128 81 546 1299 46 5

38 CARLOS ZAMBRANO

KERRY WOOD

BORN: 6/16/77 IN IRVING, TX RESIDENCE: SCOTTSDALE, AZ MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 8 YEARS, 169 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY THE CUBS IN FIRST ROUND OF 1995 DRAFT

BORN: 6/1/81 IN PUERTO CABELLO, VZ RESIDENCE: PUERTO CABELLO, VZ MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 5 YEARS, 42 DAYS CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED THROUGH 2007 HOW ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY THE CUBS AS A NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT 7/12/97

PITCHER 2006 and Career: Zambrano matched his career high with 16 wins despite going winless in his first six starts in April. Zambrano was 6-0 with a 4.15 ERA in July and won Pitcher of the Month honors. He ranked among the NL leaders in ERA, strikeouts and wins, but also was first in walks. Zambrano did better away from Wrigley Field, posting a 9-1 road record and a 2.97 ERA. At 23 years old, Carlos was the youngest Cub in franchise history to pitch in an All-Star game. Carlos was honored as the NL Pitcher of the Month for September 2004. When Carlos made his Cubs/Major League debut as a 20-year-old on August 20, 2001, he became the first player born during the decade of the 1980s to appear in a game for the Cubs.

BATS: SWITCH THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB 2006 16-7 3.41 33 33 0 0 0 214 162 91 81 20 9 115 MLB 64-42 3.29 167 146 6 2 0 977 799 406 357 75 52 447

255 SO WP BK 210 9 1 865 35 4

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“We will win the World Series” John McDonough, President Chicago Cubs

CUBS PRESIDENT JOHN MCDONOUGH wants to reward the millions of Cubs fans who have waited a long time for a title. He wants to give them a title, but not just any title. He wants to give them a World Series championship. “My goal is singular,” says McDonough. “The purpose of why I’ve been asked to do this job is for the Cubs to win the World Series – not to win the Wild Card or win the division or win the pennant. It’s time to win. It’s time to win the World Series.” McDonough said it was something miraculous to witness Cubs fans last year. “We’re 30 games under

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.500 and you see 30,000 people standing in unison at the last out singing ‘Go, Cubs, Go’ at the end, as if we had just clinched the division. They need to be rewarded, we need to win. We will win. We will win the World Series.” When asked how long it will take for his prediction to become reality, McDonough said, “Realistically, you want to go into every season thinking you are going to win the World Series. You have to be careful and realistic. But with the resources we’re given and the decisions that need to be made, I think the Cubs will win the World Series and the Cubs will win the World Series soon.”

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BUCK O’NEIL PASSES ON B Y

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“Buck” O’ Neil, perhaps the most high profile former Negro Leagues player ever, if not, he was certainly Black Baseball’s foremost oral historian.

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V A S C E L L A R O

Last July the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY completed the process of righting an historical wrong, with the induction of 17 former members of Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues professional baseball players and executives. More than 50 years since their careers came to a close and at least 100 for a select few African Americans who played the early professional game, the group represented the largest induction class in the Hall of Fame’s history and were elected from a pool of 39 nominees chosen by “The Negro Leagues Researchers/Authors group,” a body of 12 researchers and historians selected by the Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors after Major League Baseball presented the Hall with a $250,000 grant to conduct a comprehensive study on the history of African Americans in Baseball from 1860-1960. The new inductees joined 18 previously elected former Negro leaguers already enshrined in Cooperstown. In spite of the large number of inductees debate brewed over who may have been overlooked and perhaps who should not have been included. Most notably absent was John Jordan “Buck” O’ Neil, perhaps the most high profile former Negro Leagues player ever, if not, he was certainly Black Baseball’s foremost oral historian.

Upon hearing the news of O’Neil’s exclusion from the Hall, baseball writer and historian Bill James attempted to explain Buck’s enduring persona: “I have had the good fortune to meet several Hall of Famers, and I should say that in my experience almost all of them are very impressive people. None of the others was remotely as impressive, in person, as Buck O’ Neil. It’s hard to explain. Buck O’ Neil combines intelligence, energy, enthusiasm, and charisma at levels that are almost beyond belief—and yet it is not these things that make him what he is, either. What makes him what he is. . .obviously I can’t put it in one sentence. . .but what makes him what he is is that he is driven by a personal philosophy to use these great gifts to make the world a better place,” wrote James. O’Neil, who died at the age of 94 on October 6th. 2006, was a 16-year veteran of the Negro Leagues signing with the Memphis Red Sox in 1937, the inaugural season of the Negro-American League, a year later he joined the Kansas City Monarchs where he teamed with legendary hurler Satchel Paige on four consecutive Negro American League pennant winning teams from 1939-1942. O’Neil came to National prominence with his vivid depictions of the life and times of the Negro Leagues as an interviewee in filmmaker Ken Burns, Baseball documentary series for PBS. “We were traveling all over the country we could be in, say, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and people would say, ‘where did you come from?’ and we would say ‘we’re coming in from Memphis’ and someone would say ‘I got a sister from Memphis,’ and people would want to know what’s happening on Beale Street, and we were carrying the news of what’s happening,” recalled O’Neil in the Ken Burns film. In his autobiography, I Was Right On Time, O’Neil remembered what it felt like playing for the Kansas City Monarchs during the team’s glory years. “Imagine what it would be like playing for the New York Yankees in the 1950s alongside Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra and Billy Martin. Then imagine what it would be like staying in a fine New York City hotel, like the Waldorf-Astoria, and coming down every morning to breakfast, nodding hello to Frank Sinatra or Doris Day or Fred Astaire as you pass by their tables. Well that’s what it felt like for me, playing for the Kansas City Monarchs in the late thirties and early forties, staying in the Streets Hotel at 18th and Paseo coming down to a dining room where Cab Calloway and Billie Holiday and Bojangles Robinson often ate.” At 6’ 2” and 190 pounds, O’ Neil was a big surehanded first baseman who could also hit, compiling a .353 average in the Monarchs victory over the

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Hall of Fame or not, Buck O’Neil holds an eternal place in the hearts of baseball fans.

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Homestead Grays in the first World Series played between the Negro American and National leagues in 1939 the same year he made the first of three appearances for the West in the All-Star game. The following year O’Neil compiled a .345 average, the fist of four seasons in which he would hit above .300. O’Neil missed three seasons serving a tour of duty in the U.S. Navy during World War II in what might otherwise have been the height of his career from 1943-1945. He hit a league leading .353 in 1946 en-route to yet another World Series for the Monarchs in which he also connected for two home runs while hitting .333 in a losing seven-game effort against the Newark Eagles. O’Neil hit a career best .358 in 1947, the same year Jackie Robinson became the first AfricanAmerican to play in the major leagues and hit .330 as player/manager for the Monarchs in 1949. In all, O’Neil spent 20 years with the Monarchs. “We were an attraction,” said O’Neil in the Baseball documentary. “In our baseball the Kansas City Monarchs were like the New York Yankees in major league baseball, very tough, very tough. We had the stars and to make a living we showed it to the world. We knew everybody in Kansas City and everybody in Kansas City knew us. We stayed in the best hotels in the world, they just happened to be black hotels. We ate at the best restaurants in the world, they just happened to be black owned and

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operated. Kansas City that was just like the major leagues it just happened to be black,” said O’Neil. In his capacity as skipper O’Neil guided the Monarchs to five pennants and two league championships in 1953 and 1955. He also managed the West team in four straight All-Star games from 1951-1954. O’Neil brought his own Monarchs shortstop Ernie Banks to Chicago for the 1953 Negro Leagues EastWest All-Star game at Comiskey Park. With the score tied late in the game, Banks hit the gamewinning home run. “After the game, Tom Baird, [co-owner of the Monarchs] told me to bring Ernie to Wrigley Field the next morning. When we got there, Wid Mathews, the Cubs general manager, said, ‘Buck, I’ll tell you what. Tom is going to sell his ballclub pretty soon because that baseball of yours is just about over. When he does, we want you to come work for us.’ I thanked him and then he said, ‘You signed Ernie to a contract with the Kansas City Monarchs. Your first assignment as a scout with us will be to sign him to a contract with the Chicago Cubs.’ So I got to sign Ernie twice,” said O’Neil. After retiring from the Monarchs at the conclusion of 1955 season, O’Neil became a scout for the Chicago Cubs in 1956 and signed Hall of Famer Lou Brock to his first contract. Years later O’Neil also signed Lee Smith and Joe Carter to contracts with the Cubs. By 1962 O’Neil had moved into an unofficial coaches position, which the Cubs made official in June after other teams had complained about his presence in the dugout. “I didn’t think it was that big a deal at the time, but suddenly I was in Sports Illustrated and Ebony and all of the papers. At the age of fifty, I became the first Negro coach in the major leagues,” wrote O’Neil. In 1988 after 32 years with the Cubs, O’Neil announced his retirement but it was to be short lived, right after the news became public he received a call from the Kansas City Royals GM, John Schuerholz offering a position as special assignment scout. Ten years later O’Neil was selected by a foundation of his peers as “Midwest Scout of the Year.” During the latter part of his career in Kansas City O’Neil played an integral part in establishing the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and served as its honorary board chairman until his death. A life size bronze likeness of O’Neil is one of 11 statues representing what might be the best Negro Leaguers at their positions on a miniature baseball field. Buck O’Neil is positioned outside of the field leaning on a chicken wire fence as he peers out on the proceedings from the manager’s spot. In an ironic twist of fate, O’Neil’s is the only statue that does not depict a player honored in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. For 20 years O’Neil was on the Hall of Fame’s Veterans Committee and had a say in the induction of six Negro League players elected to the Hall from 1995-

B U C K 2001, during which time the Hall’s policy was to induct only one Negro leaguer per-year. Last year O’Neil was included on the Hall of Fame’s Negro and pre-Negro leagues selection committee ballot but failed to receive the 75% of the vote necessary for election. But with his usual grace and humility he addressed a sympathetic crowd in Kansas City who had gathered in anticipation of a celebration and was quoted in the Kansas City Star: “God’s been good to me. They didn’t think Buck was good enough to be in the Hall of Fame. That’s the way they thought about it and that’s the way it is, so we’re going to live with that. Now, if I’m a Hall of Famer for you, that’s all right with me. Just keep loving old Buck. Don’t weep for Buck. No, man, be happy, be thankful,” said O’Neil. Hours of after the announcement, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City was receiving calls from Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks and Lou Brock. “They were like the rest of us; they couldn’t believe what had just happened,” museum director, Don Motley said. “My email bogged down from people all over the country raising hell. They’re as shocked as we are at the exclusion of Buck.”

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The furor reached all the way to the United States Congress, members of which had planned to introduce a resolution honoring those who were selected to the Hall with the assumption that O’Neil would have one of them. “The injustice of the selection committee’s oversight is absolutely heartbreaking,” said senator Jim Talent, (R-Mo). “Buck O’Neil is one of baseball’s greatest ambassadors and I believe there is no one who meets the criteria for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame more than him,” Talent said in a written statement. “Without question, Buck O’Neil is in the American Hall of Fame for everything he has done in the United States to achieve freedom.” Five months later he was invited by the Hall of Fame to deliver some opening remarks for the Induction Ceremony. Once again in his typical dignified fashion O’Neil rose above the perceived slight and gave the most graceful speech of the day. “This is outstanding. I’ve been a lot of places, I’ve done a lot of things that I really liked doing. I hit the home run, I hit the grand slam home run, I hit for the cycle. I’ve hit a hole in one in golf. I’ve done a lot of things I like doing...but I’d rather be right here right now representing these people that helped

build a bridge across the chasm of prejudice,” said O’Neil. “This is quite an honor for me. See I played in the Negro leagues. Tell you what, the Negro leagues was nothing like Hollywood is trying to make it. The Negro leagues was the third-largest black business in this country... And I tell you what, they always said to me Buck, I know you hate people for what they did to you or what they did to your folks. I said no, man, I never learned to hate. I hate cancer. Cancer killed my mother. My wife died 10 years ago of cancer – I’m single, ladies. I hate AIDS. A good friend of mine died of AIDS three months ago. I hate AIDS. But I can’t hate a human being because my God never made anything ugly. Now, you can be ugly if you want to, boy, but God didn’t make you that way. So I want you to light this valley up this afternoon. When you reach love on this level, you love all men, not because you like them, not because their ways appeal to you, but you love them because God loved them, and I love Jehovah my God with all my heart, with all my soul and I love every one of you as I love myself.” Hall of Fame or not, Buck O’Neil holds an eternal place in the hearts of baseball fans.

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VISITING TEAM PLAYERS

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R H E LOB Please refer to page 52 for tips on how to keep score.

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Ryan Theriot Cesar Izturis Ronny Cedano Mark DeRosa Micheal Barrett Jacque Jones Alfonso Soriano Will Ohman Cliff Floyd Scott Moore Aramis Ramirez Felix Pie Matt Murton Mark Prior Henry Blanco Derrek Lee Buck Coats Angel Pagan Ted Lilly Daryle Ward Kerry Wood Angel Guzman Carlos Zambrano Michael Wurtz Roberto Novoa Sean Marshall Ryan Dempster Scott Eyre Neal Cotts Carlos Marmol Shark Samardzija Juan Mateo Wade Miller Rich Hill Clay Rapada Brian Dopirak Rocky Cherry Geovany Soto Bobby Howry

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Infielder Infielder Infielder Infielder Catcher Outfielder Outfielder Pitcher Outfielder Infielder Infielder Outfielder Outfielder Pitcher Catcher Infielder Outfielder Outfielder Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Infielder Pitcher Catcher Pitcher

How to Use Your Score Card Cubs fans can enjoy baseball more this spring by keeping score of the game. The best part about keeping score is that it’s easy. All you need is a basic knowledge of baseball’s rules. Experts use a simple code which is based on numbering players by their positions.

A DDI T ION AL SY MBOLS:

N U MBE R P L AY E R S AS F OLLOW S 1 Pitcher

6 Shortstop

2 Catcher

7 Left Fielder

3 First Baseman

8 Center Fielder

4 Second Baseman

9 Right Fielder

5 Third Baseman

DH Designated Hitter

Every time a batter goes to the plate, use the number to indicate how he was retired or how he reached base. Fielding plays, retiring batters or runners also call for use of the numbers. For instance, the batter who grounds out to the shortstop is retired 6-3 in your scoring. If he flies to the right fielder, merely use the figure 9. If it is foul: 9F.

I W for intentional walk L for line drive Kc for called out on strikes B for bunt and a wavy line indicating a change, either for a new pitcher or batter.

SYM BOLS F OR P L AYS Single Double Triple Home Run Sacrifice Walk Strikeout BalK Foul Fly

SH BB K BK F

Fielders Choice Hit by Pitch Wild Pitch Passed Ball Stolen Base Force Out Double Play Error Sacrifice Fly

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4 2nd Baseman

8 Center Fielder

5 3rd Baseman

3 1st Baseman

2 Catcher 7 Left Fielder

9 Right Fielder

6 Shortstop

1 Pitcher

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In the example to the left, batter reached first on an error by the second baseman, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball. It is convenient to encircle all runs as shown so that scoring plays may be seen at a glance.

INNING 1 4 singled, thrown out stealing (catcher to shortstop) 8 d oubled, advanced to 3rd on a fielder’s choice, scored on passed ball

FC PB 4-3

DH Designated Hitter

WP SB

5 thrown out (2nd to 1st)-fielder’s choice DH hit by pitch, took 1st base 3 flied out to center field- end of inning 6-4 BB DP 6-4-3 3F

INNING 2 2 walked, later forced out shortstop to 2nd base (1st half of double play) 7 h it into double play (shortstop to 2nd base to 1st base) 9 hit home run 6 fouled out to 1st base

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C U B S 2007 R O ST E R Lou Piniella, Manager Alan Trammell, Bench Coach

Matt Sinatro First Base Coach Mike Quade, Third Base Coach

41 Larry Rothschild, Pitching Coach Gerald Perry, Hitting coach

Lester Strode, Bullpen Coach

NO. Pitchers

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DOB

2006 Team W

ERA

G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP

57 Rocky Cherry

R/R

6/5

225

8/19/79

48 Neal Cotts

L/L

6/1

195

3/25/80

CHW

2 5.17 70 0 0 0

64 33

46 Ryan Dempster

R/R

6/2

215

5/3/77

CUBS

47 Scott Eyre

L/L

6/1

215

5/30/72

CUBS

9 4.80 74 0 0 0 24 33

77 47

3 3.38 74 0 0 0

61.1

37 Angel Guzman

R/R

6/3

195

12/14/81

CUBS

6 7.39

15 10 0 0

53 Rich Hill

L/L

6/5

205

3/11/80

CUBS

7 4.17

17 16 2 1

68 48

99.1 83

62 Bob Howry

L/R

6/5

220

8/4/73

CUBS

5 3.17 84 0 0 0

9 76.2 70 28

30 Ted Lilly

L/L

6/1

190

1/4/76

TOR

13 4.31

0 181.2 179 98

160

49 Carlos Marmol

R/R

6/5

180

10/14/82

CUBS

7 6.08 19 13 0 0

— Jason Marquis

L/R

6-1

210

08/21/78

STL

16 6.02 33 33 0 0

0 194.1 221 136 130 35

32 32 0 0

25 51

45 Sean Marshall

L/L

6-7

205

08/30/82

CUBS

9 5.59 24 24 0 0

0 125.2 132 85

51 Juan Mateo

R/R

6-2

180

12/17/82

CUBS

3 5.32

11 10 0 0

0 45.2 51

52 Wade Miller

R/R

6-2

210

09/13/76

CUBS

2 4.57

5 5 0 0

21.2

44 Roberto Novoa

R/R

6-5

200

08/15/79

CUBS

1 4.26 66 0 0 0

77 47

13 Will Ohman

L/L

6-2

195

08/13/77

CUBS

65.1

51 30

22 Mark Prior

R/R

6-5

230

09/07/80

CUBS

6 7.21

0 43.2 46 39

4.13 78 0 0 0 9 9 0 0

55 Clay Rapada

R/L

6-5

180

03/09/81

50 Jeff Samardzija

R/R

6-6

215

01/23/85

34 Kerry Wood

19.2

R/R

6-5

225

06/16/77

CUBS

2 4.12

4 4 0 0

43 Michael Wuertz R/R

6-3

205

12/15/78

CUBS

1 2.66 41 0 0 0

1 40.2 35

38 Carlos Zambrano S/R

6-5

255

06/01/81

CUBS

7 3.41

214 162 91

115

210

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8 Michael Barrett

R/R

6-3

210

10/22/76

CUBS

107 375 54

115 25 3 16 53 194 33

24 Henry Blanco

R/R

5-11

220

08/29/71

CUBS

241 23

64 15 2 6 37 101

0 0.304 0.419 0.266

58 Geovany Soto

R/R

6-1

230

01/20/83

CUBS

5 1

0 0.231 0.240 0.200

NO. Infielders

B/T

DOB

2006 Team G

H 2B 3B HR RBI TB

SO SB

CS OBP

5 Ronny Cedeno

R/R

6-0

180

02/02/83

CUBS

151 534 51

131 18 7 6 41 181

109 8

8 0.271 0.339 0.245

7 Mark DeRosa

R/R

6-1

205

02/26/75

TEX

136 520 78

154 40 2 13 74 237 44 102 4

4 0.357 0.456 0.296

56 Brian Dopirak

R/R

6-4

230

12/20/83

3 Cesar Izturis

S/R

5-7

190

02/10/80

CUBS

192 14

47 9

4 0.295 0.318

25 Derrek Lee

R/R

6-5

245

09/06/75

CUBS

175 30

50 9 0 8 30 83

4 0.368 0.474 0.286

15 Scott Moore

L/R

6-2

180

11/17/83

CUBS

10 2 0 2

0 0.317 0.474

0.263

16 Aramis Ramirez

R/R

6-1

215

06/25/78

CUBS

157 594 93

173 38 4 38 119 333 50

1 0.352 0.561

0.291

2 Ryan Theriot

R/R

5-11

175

12/07/79

CUBS

134 34

44 11 3 3 16 70

2 0.412 0.522 0.328

NO. Outfielders

B/T

DOB

2006 Team G

H 2B 3B HR RBI TB

SO SB

CS OBP

27 Buck Coats

L/R

6-3

195

06/09/82

CUBS

3 1

0 0.167 0.389

15 Cliff Floyd

L/R

6-4

230

12/05/72

NYM

332 45

81 19 1 11 44 135 29

0 0.324 0.407 0.244

11 Jacque Jones

L/L

5-10

200

04/25/75

CUBS

149 533 73

152 31 1 27 81 266 35

116

1 0.334 0.499 0.285

19 Matt Murton

R/R

6-1

220

10/03/81

CUBS

144 455 70

135 22 3 13 62 202 45

2 0.365 0.444 0.297

29 Angel Pagan

S/R

6-1

180

07/02/81

CUBS

42 6 2 5 18 67

2 0.306 0.394 0.247

17 Felix Pie

L/L

6-2

170

02/08/85

33 33 0 0

170 28

H 2B 3B HR RBI TB

0 0

0 1

SO SB

.368

12 Alfonso Soriano R/R

6-1

180

01/07/76

WAS

159 647 119 179 41 2 46 95 362 67 160 41

17 0.351

32 Daryle Ward

6-2

240

06/27/75

WAS

98 130 17

L/L

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40 10 0 7 26 71

SLG

AVG

0.517

0.307

SLG

AVG

SLG

0.245

AVG

0.167

0.56

0.277

0.38 0.546 0.308

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CHICAGO CUBS FANS are getting used to making the trip to Cooperstown. Last year it was for split-fingered fastball, reliever Bruce Sutter, and in 2005 for second baseman Ryne Sandberg. Sutter’s name was on the ballot for 13 years before members of the Baseball Writers Association America came to terms with how to measure the value of relief pitching in the modern era. Although Sutter’s Hall of Fame plaque bears a St. Louis Cardinals cap, Sutter’s election brought the number of Cubs (who played most of their career with the team) in Cooperstown to 16, the third most by any team. Sandberg, a nine-time Gold Glove award winner and owner of the highest fielding percentage of any second baseman since 1900, achieved the honor in his third year of eligibility. Before Sandberg, the last Cub inducted to the Hall of Fame was Ferguson Jenkins in 1991. Cub fans would love to make a return to Cooperstown perhaps this summer for the induction of long time favorite, third baseman Ron Santo, who missed being elected by the Hall of Fame’s Committee on Baseball Veteran’s last year by just eight votes. Both Santo, and former Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges, finished at the top of the list receiving 65 percent of the vote from the 83-member committee in its second election since being formed in 2003.

Santo is a five-time Gold Glove award winner who could also hit, knocking 30 or more homers and hitting above .300 four times, with a total a 342 home runs, 1,331 RBI and a .277 career batting average. Hall of Fame Chairman Jane Forbes Clark issued this statement after the 2005 Veteran’s Committee results were announced: “Election to the Hall of Fame has always been difficult, as evidenced by only one percent of those privileged to play in the major leagues are enshrined in Cooperstown. The Veteran’s Committee process gives players a second chance for consideration, but one must be reminded that each player on the ballot was considered for up to 15 years by the Baseball Writer’s Association of America. The results of the past two elections show that the writers-by and large- have done a great job of electing players to the Hall of Fame. The current process works by upholding the Hall of Fame’s high standards for election and by providing a more open, more inclusive, and more understandable process,” said Clark. Santo’s 2005 total represented a rise in six votes and nine percentage points since 2003 and was the closest he had come to gaining election in the 27 years since he first became been eligible. The committee, which conducts elections every two years, was scheduled to announce this year’s results on February 27th.

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During his inaugural year of eligibility on the baseball writer’s ballot in 1980 Santo’s dismal 3.9% showing had him removed from the eligible list in compliance with the Hall of Fame’s rules for election. He was reinstated by a review committee in 1985 but never faired better than the 41 percent he received in his final year of eligibility on the writer’s ballot in 1998. Since then Santo’s name had been bandied about by the Hall of Fame’s former veteran’s committee, whose ballots were cast in secrecy until the current committee’s election results of 2003 and 2005. A concentrated campaign for Santo’s election by the Committee on Veterans this year or hopefully in years to follow is being conducted by members of the media and fans alike. At t the time of this writing the debate was heating up in earnest. Websites like http://www.santoforhall. com/ devoted entirely to lobbying for Santo’s place in Cooperstown support their arguments with references to like-minded members the professional sports media, recommending selected writing on the topic: “A SantoForHall.com community member contacted me recently to let me know of a new book that is about to hit the market called Waiting for Cooperstown [by Sam Reich]. It is a book that chronicles over

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of Fame, Baseball, Cooperstown and the Politics of Glory, (Simon and Schuster 1994). While Santo’s career statistics compare quite favorably to other third basemen already enshrined in the Hall, they don’t jump off the page and are obscured by clouds such as playing on mediocre Cubs teams for the duration of his 14 years with the club and playing a position that has traditionally been one of the hardest for practitioners to reach the Hall of Fame. There are only 14 Hall of Famers listed as third baseman, three Jud Wilson, Judy Johnson and Ray Dandrige played in the Negro leagues and there is not enough statistical data to compare them with Santo, a third, Paul Molitor, spent more time as a designated hitter. Of the 10 others, only Mike Schmidt and Eddie Mathews have hit more home runs than Santo, only the same two as well as George Brett and Brooks Robinson have driven in more runs, but Brett and Robinson came to the plate almost Noted baseball statistician and historian 2,000 more times. Santo’s home run and RBI Bill James has been touting Santo’s praises totals exceed those of other Hall of Fame third baseman like, Wade Boggs, Frank Baker, for years. “If I were in control of the Hall of Fame George Kell and Pie Traynor. Santo was arguably the best player at his selections, the first player I would choose would be Ron Santo,” wrote note James in position for a 10-year span from 1963-1972, his book Whatever Happened to the Hall driving in more that 94 runs eight times and 70 years of baseball history focusing on players who’s credentials are good enough to put them into the MLB Hall of Fame but for one reason or another they have been marginalized. Right at the top of Mr. Reich’s list for players who’ve passed the statistical cut but have never been voted in is Ron Santo,” said website publisher Scott Lewis.

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more than 100 four times, with more than 20 home runs in nine seasons and 30 or more four times, while earning five consecutive Gold Gloves (1964-1968). Santo’s stellar glove wok included leading NL third baseman in putouts and assists seven times and double plays four times. He finished in the top 10 of MVP voting four times and had the fifth highest RBI total of all major leaguers while drawing more walks than any national leaguer during the pitching dominated 1960s. Santo anchored the Cubs third base position for 13 years, playing in more than 154 games each season from 1961-1971, playing every game on the schedule in four different seasons and setting a national league record playing in 390 consecutive games at third base. During the meat of his career, Santo finished in the top 10 in the National League in both slugging and on-base percentage every year from 1964-1967 and was a ninetime All-Star from 1963-1973. Unfortunately for Santo the Cubs never finished better than second place during his time with the team, coming closest to a pennant with a second place finish behind the New York Mets in a heated and memorable 1969 National League Eastern Division race.

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disease until 1971, when he was honored with Ron Santo Day at Wrigley Field on August 28, 1971. His condition eventually caught up with him, resulting in the amputation below the knee of both of his legs one in 2001 and the other in 2002. On September 28, 2003 Santo’s uniform number, #10, was retired by the Cubs organization, making him the third player so honored, behind his former teammates Ernie Banks #14 and Billy Williams #26. “I thought you had to be a Hall of Famer to have you’re number retired, but this flag hanging down here means more to me than the Hall of Fame, this is my Hall of Fame,” said Santo that day. Santo’s name has become as synonymous with the Cubs as any player who has ever worn the uniform. Cubs President Andy MacPhail summed it up this way: “Very few players are as closely connect with a franchise as Ron Santo is with broadcasts of Cubs games have been the Chicago Cubs. His extraordinary heard on the Cub’s flagship WGN (720 playing career, his rabind following was a broadcaster and his many charitable AM) since 1989. A short while after he signed with the Cubs endeavors for the Chicagoland area—where in 1958 at the age of 18 Santo was diagnosed he has made his home for nearly 30 years— with Type 1 diabetes and kept his disease makes his contribution to this franchise a secret from the team not revealing his special and unique.” The Cubs also finished second in 1970 and 1972, but were perennial second-division finishers during his first seven seasons with the club from 1960-1966, before the advent of divisional play in 1969. In his post-playing career Santo has remained an active part of the Cubs community, his boisterous and energetic

C AC T U S L E AG U E ROSTE R

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ARIZONA

CHICAGO

A NG ELS

DIAMONDBACKS

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PITCHERS

90 Nick Adenhart 70 Ryan Aldridge 66 Jose Arredondo 49 Chris Bootcheck 48 Hector Carrasco 40 Bartolo Colon 45 Kelvim Escobar 79 Nick Green 59 Marcus Gwyn 52 Matt Hensley 37 Greg Jones 41 John Lackey 87 Tommy Mendoza 76 Robert Mosebach 58 Dustin Moseley 74 Kasey Olenberger 38 Darren Oliver 34 Chris Resop 57 Francisco Rodriguez 54 Ervin Santana 68 Joe Saunders 60 Phil Seibel 81 Alex Serrano 83 Steven Shell 62 Scot Shields 33 Justin Speier 36 Jered Weaver 73 Matt Wilhite

C AT C H E R S

86 Brent Del Chiaro 56 Tim Duff 55 Ben Johnson 28 Jose Molina 44 Mike Napoli 46 Bobby Wilson 96 Flint Wipke

INFIELDERS

32 Erick Aybar 63 Matthew Brown 18 Orlando Cabrera 53 Mike Eylward 9 Chone Figgins 12 Shea Hillenbrand 6 Maicer Izturis 47 Howie Kendrick 35 Casey Kotchman 8 Dallas McPherson 22 Kenny Morales 39 Robb Quinlan 94 Sean Rodriguez 51 Casey Smith 95 Hainley Statia 3 Brandon Wood

OUTFIELDERS

16 Garrett Anderson 64 Terry Evans 25 Nick Gorneault 27 Vladimir Guerrero 13 Nathan Haynes 24 Gary Matthews 65 Tommie Murphy 43 Aaron Peel 19 Curtis Pride 20 Juan Rivera 77 Reggie Willits • 2 0 07 C H I C AG O C UB S

PITCHERS

59 Jeff Bajenaru 73 Adam Bass 46 D.J. Carrasco 37 Juan Cruz 55 Casey Daigle 49 Doug Davis 75 Matt Elliott 39 Dana Eveland 31 Edgar Gonzalez 49 Enrique Gonzalez 43 Chad Harville 61 Livian Hernandez 51 Randy Johnson 50 Jorge Julio 38 Brandon Lyon 41 Evan MacLane 28 Brandon Medders 40 Bill Murphy 57 Dustin Nippert 44 Micah Owings 63 Jailen Peguero 56 Tony Pena 62 Mike Schultz 45 Doug Slaten 74 Greg Smith 47 Jose Valverde 17 Brandon Webb

C AT C H E R S

40 Wilkin Castillo 72 Josh Ford 5 Robby Hammock 51 Mark Johnson 26 Miggy Monterro 19 Chris Snyder

INFIELDERS

67 Brian Barden 65 Emilio Bonifacio 44 Alberto Callaspo 70 Chris Carter 34 Tony Clark 6 Stephen Drew 1 Orlando Hudson 16 Conor Jackson 11 Augie Ojeda 71 Mark Reynolds 64 Danny Richar 18 Chad Tracey

OUTFIELDERS

10 Dee Brown 22 Eric Byrnes 30 Jeff DaVanon 66 Carlos Gonzalez 9 Scott Hairston 25 Dave Krynzel 7 Carlos Quentin 76 Alex Romero 58 Rich Thompson 68 Justin Upton 24 Chris Young

— Jason Anderson 57 Rocky Cherry 48 Neal Cotts 46 Ryan Dempster 47 Scott Eyre — Sean Gallagher 37 Angel Guzman — Adam Harben 53 Rich Hill 62 Ben Howard 62 Bow Howry 30 Ted Lilly 49 Carlos Marmol 21 Jason Marquis 45 Sean Marshall 51 Juan Mateo 52 Wade Miller 44 Roberto Novoa — Ryan O’Malley 13 Will Ohman — Carmen Pignatiello 22 Mark Prior 55 Clay Rapada 50 Shark Samardzija — Les Walrond — John Webb — Randy Wells 34 Kerry Wood 43 Michael Wurtz 38 Carlos Zambrano

C AT C H E R S

8 Micheal Barrett 24 Henry Blanco — Jake Fox — Koy Hill 58 Geovany Soto

INFIELDERS

5 Ronny Cedano 7 Mark DeRosa 56 Brian Dopirak 3 Cesar Izturis — Mike Kinkade 25 Derrek Lee — Casey McGehee 15 Scott Moore — Eric Patterson — Tomas Perez 16 Aramis Ramirez 2 Ryan Theriot

OUTFIELDERS

27 Buck Coats — Tyler Colvin 15 Cliff Floyd 11 Jacque Jones 19 Matt Murton 29 Angel Pagan 17 Felix Pie 12 Alfonso Soriano — Chris Walker 32 Daryle Ward

54 David Aardsma 70 Lance Broadway 63 Ryan Bukvich 56 Mark Buehrle 52 Jose Contreras 60 Dewon Day 67 John Danks 34 Gavin Floyd 20 Jon Garland 68 Gio Gonzalez 40 Charlie Haeger 45 Bobby Jenks 57 Boone Logan 47 Mike MacDougal 71 Corwin Malone 46 Nick Masset 58 Oneli Perez 43 Heath Phillips 48 Paulino Reynoso 78 Adam Russell 51 Andrew Sisco 61 Edwardo Sierra 37 Matt Thornton 50 Sean Tracey 49 Carlos Vasquez 33 Javier Vazquez 74 Wes Whisler

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— Todd Ahern 75 Cole Armstrong 39 Wiki Gonzalez 44 Toby Hall 76 Donny Lucy 66 Gustavo Molina 12 A.J. Pierzynski

INFIELDERS

8 Alex Cintron 24 Joe Crede 17 Josh Fields 26 Andy Gonzalez 15 Ta Iguchi 14 Paul Konerko 62 Pedro Lopez 38 Pablo Ozuna 41 Eddie Perez 65 Kenny Perez 36 Casey Rogowski 1 Junior Spivey 25 Jim Thome 5 Juan Uribe 77 Robert Valido

OUTFIELDERS

32 Brian Anderson 23 Jermaine Dye 17 Darin Erstad 64 Kenny Kelly 10 Rob Mackowiak 7 Jerry Owens 22 Scott Posednik 31 Ryan Sweeney 27 Luis Terrero

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41 Jeremy Affeldt 71 Alberto Arias 54 Denny Bautista 35 Taylor Buchholz 98 Darren Clarke 28 Aaron Cook 60 Manny Corpas 46 Eric DuBose 37 Josh Fogg 26 Jeff Francis 40 Brian Fuentes 45 Mike Gallo 99 Danny Graves 32 LaTroy Hawkins 48 Jason Hirsh 38 Ubaldo Jimenez 25 Bob Keppel 49 Byung-Hyun Kim 50 Brian Lawrence 31 Rodrigo Lopez 39 Tom Martin 68 Zach McClellan 56 Franklin Morales 51 Juan Morillo 74 Josh Newman 61 Ramon Ramirez 82 Greg Reynolds 65 Oscar Rivera 23 Ryan Speier 43 Dave Veres

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63 Edwin Bellorin 55 Alvin Colina 16 Geronimo Gil 20 Chris Iannetta 4 Javy Lopez 8 Yorvit Torrealba

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67 Erick Almonte 27 Garrett Atkins 12 Clint Barmes 1 Jamey Carroll 17 Todd Helton 62 Jonathan Herrera 70 Joe Koshansky 7 Kaz Matsui 29 Jayson Nix 6 Omar Quintanilla 64 Ian Stewart 14 Troy Tulowitzki

OUTFIELDERS

10 Jeff Baker 66 Sean Barker 44 Alexis Gomez 11 Brad Hawpe 5 Matt Holliday 47 John Mabry 72 Matt Miller 15 Jeff Salazar 73 Seth Smith 19 Ryan Spilborghs 18 Cory Sullivan 3 Willy Taveras

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39 John Bale 40 Brian Bannister — Pat Benedict 47 Ryan Braun 50 Dewon Brazelton 62 Billy Buckner 59 Dan Christensen 51 Zach Day 36 Jorge De La Rosa 28 Octavio Dotel 38 Brandon Duckworth 37 Scott Elarton 52 Wayne Franklin 63 Roberto Giron 41 Jimmy Gobble 23 Zach Greinke 44 Luke Hochevar 34 Luke Hudson 66 Tyler Lumsden 55 Gil Meche 58 Neal Musser 77 Joe Nelson 46 Leo Nunez 57 Joel Peralta 45 Odalis Perez 38 Ken Ray 54 David Riske 53 Carlos Rosa 58 Joakim Soria — Jason Standridge 56 Todd Wellemeyer 61 Matt Wright

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14 John Buck 67 Damaso Espino 6 Jason LaRue 28 Paul Phillips 70 Jared Price — Max St. Pierre 64 Matt Tupman

INFIELDERS

4 Angel Berroa 13 Andres Blanco 68 Fernando Cortez 3 Esteban German 11 Ross Gload 30 Alex Gonzalez 7 Alex Gordon 15 Mark Grudzielanek 26 Justin Huber 65 Graham Koonce 1 Angel Sanchez 43 Ryan Shealy 29 Mike Sweeney 24 Mark Teahen

OUTFIELDERS

35 Emil Brown 21 Billy Butler 32 Shane Costa 9 David DeJesus 2 Joey Gathright 22 Mitch Maier 16 Reggie Sanders

41 Greg Aquino 62 Grant Balfour 31 Dave Bush 52 Jose Capellan 39 Chris Capuano 48 Francisco Cordero 78 Tim Dillard 76 Yovani Gallardo 67 Luthur Hackman 40 Ben Hendrickson 13 Zach Jackson 70 Mike Jones 72 Mike Meyers 58 Chris Oxspring 65 Manny Parra 73 Luis Pena 71 Vince Perkins 45 Denny Sarfate 15 Ben Sheets 51 Brian Shouse 50 Chris Spurling 37 Jeff Suppan 68 Corey Thurman 59 Derrick Turnbow 46 Claudio Vargas 43 Carlos Villanueva 38 Matt Wise 66 Alec Zumwalt

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55 JD Closser 77 Nestor Corredor 33 Johnny Estrada 26 Damian Miller 64 Lou Palmisano 11 Mike Rivera

55 Joe Blanton 63 Dallas Braden 50 Kiko Calero 46 Santiago Casilla 58 Justin Duchscherer 56 Scott Dunn 41 Alan Embree 47 Ron Flores 57 Chad Gaudin 51 Brad Halsey 40 Rich Harden 24 Dan Haren 37 Joe Kennedy 60 Shane Komine 25 Esteban Loaiza 52 Jay Marshall 62 Marcus McBeth 30 Dan Meyer 64 Mike Mitchell 61 Erasmo Ramierez 70 Connor Robertson 71 David Shafer 20 Huston Street 54 Kaz Tadano 68 Derek Thompson 49 Jason Windsor 45 Jay Witasick

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11 John Baker 5 Jeremy Brown 18 Jason Kendall 17 Adam Melhuse 31 Mike Piazza 69 Landon Powell 6 Kurt Suzuki

INFIELDERS

75 Ryan Braun 57 Ozzie Chavez 28 Prince Fielder 9 Tony Graffanino 2 Bill Hall 7 J.J. Hardy 61 Hernan Iribarren 47 Corey Koskie 74 Yohannis Perez 8 Vinny Rottino 23 Rickie Weeks

OUTFIELDERS

21 Drew Anderson 27 Brady Clark 18 Gabe Gross 22 Tony Gwynn 1 Corey Hart 5 Geoff Jenkins 24 Kevin Mench 20 Laynce Nix

10 Daric Barton 3 Eric Chavez 7 Bobby Crosby 8 Erubiel Durazo 14 Mark Ellis 66 J.J. Furmaniak 29 Dan Johnson 2 Kevin Melillo 24 Lou Merloni 13 Donnie Murphy 4 Antonio Perez 19 Marco Scutaro

OUTFIELDERS

44 Hiram Bocachica 22 Milton Bradley 67 Travis Buck 32 Vince Faison 28 Ryan Goleski 65 Javier Herrera 23 Bobby Kielty 31 Mark Kotsay 12 Ricky Ledee — Shannon Stewart 33 Nick Swisher 26 Charles Thomas

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49 Mike Adams 21 Heath Bell 75 Frank Brooks 26 Doug Brocail 58 Andrew Brown 68 Erick Burke 77 Adrian Burnside 41 Kevin Cameron 65 Jack Cassel 56 Scott Cassidy 55 Shawn Estes 45 Justin Hampson 52 Clay Hensley 51 Trevor Hoffman 64 Ryan Ketchner 38 Scoot Linebrink 30 Greg Maddux 43 Clay Meredith 44 Jake Peavy 79 Aaron Rakers 40 Royce Ring 63 Leo Rosales 54 Tim Stauffer 46 Scott Strickland 39 Mike Thompson 60 Sean Thompson 66 Steve Watkins 21 David Wells 59 Jared Wells 32 Chris Young

62 Kelyn Acosta 76 Scott Atchison 49 Armando Beneitiz 18 Matt Cain 31 Vinnie Chulk 32 Kevin Correia 79 David Cortes 41 Brad Hennessey 87 Justin Hedrick 74 Carlos Hines 52 Sun-Woo Kim 34 Steve Kline 55 Tim Lincecum 51 Noah Lowry 77 Osiris Matos 81 Ryan Meaux 71 Patrick Misch 90 Oscar Montero 35 Matt Morris 29 Damian Moss 54 Scott Munter 48 Russ Ortiz 80 Matt Palmer — Jim Parque 59 Billy Sadler 53 Jonathan Sanchez 37 Jack Taschner 66 Erick Threets 86 Merkin Valdez 47 Tyler Walker 78 Mitch Wylie 38 Brian Wilson 75 Barry Zito

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50 Eli Alfonzo 72 Stephen Holm 61 Todd Jennings — Justin Knoedler 22 Mike Matheny 1 Bengie Molina 67 Guillermo Rodriguez

33 Rich Aurilia 64 William Bergolla 84 Julio Cordido — Zach Crawford 43 Tomas De La Rosa 5 Ray Durham 7 Pedro Feliz 65 Luis Figueroa 19 Kevin Frandsen 85 Travis Ishikawa 21 Ryan Klesko 68 Justin Leone 8 Scott McClain 28 Lance Niekro 70 Ivan Ochoa 56 Chad Santos 9 Mark Sweeney 73 Eugenio Velez 13 Omar Vizquel

25 Barry Bonds 89 Ben Copeland 12 Jason Ellison 83 Brian Horwitz 20 Fred Lewis 39 Todd Linden 63 Eddy Martinez-Esteve 40 Dan Ortmeier 10 Dave Roberts 57 Nate Schierholtz 82 Clay Timpner 2 Randy Winn

2 8 Josh Bard 14 Rob Bowen 70 Luke Carlin 4 Todd Greene 72 Nick Hundley 53 Pete LaForest 73 Colt Morton INFIELDERS

1 Manny Alexander 27 Geoff Blum 34 Russell Branyan 62 Luis Cruz 22 Marcus Giles 23 Adrian Gonzalez 3 Khalil Greene 67 Royce Huffman 5 Kevin Kouzmanoff 74 Brian Myrow 37 Craig Stansberry 7 Todd Walker OUTFIELDERS

79 Mike Baxter 4 1 Mike Cameron 12 Jose Cruz 29 Jack Cust 24 Brian Giles 18 Paul McAnulty 78 Adam Shabala 8 Terrmel Sledge 76 Will Venable

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INFIELDERS

OUTFIELDERS

61 Carlos Alvarado 58 Cha Seung Baek 43 Miguel Batista 36 Yorman Bazardo 48 Travis Blackley 66 Jorge Campillo 38 Jaime Cerda 67 Renee Cortez 63 Ryan Feierabend 32 Jesse Foppert 54 Sean Green 34 Felix Hernandez 60 Jon Huber 62 Cesar Jimenez 37 Justin Lehr 57 Mark Lowe 40 Julio Mateo — Brandon Morrow 59 Eric O’ Flaherty 35 Matt Perisho 20 J.J. Putz 26 Horacio Ramirez 33 Chris Reitsma 53 Ryan Rowland-Smith 56 Arthur Rhodes 83 Juan Sandoval 52 George Sherrill 31 Aaron Small 56 Jarrod Washburn — Jeff Weaver 46 Sean White 49 Jake Woods

C AT C H E R S

55 Jamie Burke 64 Jeff Clement 2 Kenji Johjima 65 Rob Johnson 68 Luis Oliveros 18 Rene Rivera

30 Rick Bauer 53 Joaquin Benoit — Bruce Chen — Francisco Cruceta — Thomas Diamond — Willie Eyre 39 Scott Feldman 50 Frank Francisco — Eric Gagne 71 Armando Galarraga — Franklyn German — Danny Haigwood — Eric Hurley 41 John Koronka 58 Wes Littleton 43 Kameron Lee 32 Ron Mahay — Brandon McCarthy 33 Kevin Millwood — A.J. Murray — Alexi Ogando 40 Akinori Otsuka 44 Vicente Padilla — Scott Rice 48 John Rheinecker 59 Josh Rupe 55 Robinson Tejeda 38 Edinson Volquez 36 C.J. Wilson — Mike Wood — Jamey Wright

C AT C H E R S

15 Gerald Laird — Salomon Manriquez 49 Miguel Ojeda — Guillermo Quiroz — Kevin Richardson — Chris Stewart

INFIELDERS

29 Adrian Beltre 3 Yuniesky Betancourt 16 Willie Bloomquist 23 Ben Broussard 15 Sean Burroughs 1 Gookie Dawkins 9 Michael Garciaparra 69 Bryan LaHair 4 Jose Lopez 12 Mike Morse 17 Oswaldo Navarro 10 Rey Ordonez 44 Richie Sexson 78 Matt Tuiasosopo 5 Jose Vidro

OUTFIELDERS

50 Wladimir Balentien 6 Jose Guillen 28 Raul Ibanez 25 Adam Jones 86 Rayon Lampe 7 Jeremy Reed 51 Ichiro Suzuki 39 Tony Torcato 82 Micheal Wilson

3 Joaquin Arias 9 Hank Blalock — Nate Gold 5 Ian Kinsler 2 Drew Meyer 23 Mark Teixeira — Ramon Vazquez 10 Michael Young

OUTFIELDERS

— Marlon Byrd — Frank Catalanotto 17 Nelson Cruz — Victor Diaz 4 Freddy Guzman 25 Jerry Hairston — Matt Kata — Kenny Lofton — Mike Rush 6 Brad Wilkerson

D E S I G N AT E D HITTERS

20 Jason Botts — Sammy Sosa

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FIFTY-SIX YEARS AGO, 35 public-spirited citizens created an organization to bring Major League baseball to Mesa in the spring of each year to train and prepare for the upcoming season. They called themselves the HoHoKams. Those founders came from many professions including banking, the legal profession, ranching, journalism, and retail business. They all gave their professional talents to create Spring Training in Mesa, and to support youth sports in the Mesa area, just like they do today. They also make a substantial contribution annually for stadium improvements. Although the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League was the first team to train in Mesa, it was

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the Cubs that made it a true Spring Training town in 1952. Through those years, Cubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fans continue to be a phenomenon. For nearly two and one-half decades they have led the Cactus League in attendance. Three years ago they broke the Major League Spring Training home attendance record, and then broke their own attendance record two years ago. Because of this outstanding support, dozens of HoHoKams youth charities have received many thousands of dollars annually. The HoHoKams of today are happy to volunteer their time just like their founders to ensure your experience at HoHoKam Park is most enjoyable.

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421 E UNIVERSITY DRIVE • MESA, AZ 85203 Phone: 480-464-4888 • Fax: 480-969-5448 Email: thrhodes@qwest.net

CENTRAL ARIZONA REAL ESTATE SPECIALISTS 243 N. Morris Mesa, Arizona 85201 480-844-2273 Office 480-844-2284 Fax 480-807-8237 Direct gfbliss@cox.net

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IN 1876 CHICAGO clinched the inaugural National League pennant with a 7-6 win over Hartford. That year Cubs pitcher Albert Spalding led the league with 47 wins. The VINE LINE is the monthly magazine of the Chicago Cubs. Here are some interesting Cubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tid bits from the latest issues.

ON HIS BIRTHDAY last year Cubs outfielder Angel Pagan hit two home runs against the White Sox, IN 1961 future Cubs Hall of Fame outfielder Billy and then 27 days later became the first Cub to steal Williams was named National League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. home since 2001. Hall of Fame Gallery

IN 1926 MARGARET DONAHUE became the first female executive in the major leagues when she was named Club Secretary for the Cubs. She initiated the first season-ticket program and was responsible for distribution of press passes, among other executive duties. IN 1981 NEW CUBS general manager Dallas Green enhanced his pitching staff by signing future Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins. IN 1932 Cubs owner William Wrigley died in Phoenix.

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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, after 11 seasons with the White Sox, Harry Caray signed an agreement with WGN-TV and WGN-Radio to broadcast Cubs games. The WGN Superstation had a national audience of about eight million homes.

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TI C K ET INF OR MATION S PR ING TRA INING PACKAGES Hotel/Game ticket packages in Mesa for Cubs home games may be requested by calling the Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau: 1-800-283-MESA (1-800-283-6372) • www.visitmesa.com G E N E RA L INF ORMATION For an updated automated message on Cubs Spring Training call: 1-480-964-4467 • www.cubspringtraining.com For other information regarding visits to Mesa, call the Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau: 1-800-283-MESA (1-800-283-6372) • www.visitmesa.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8AM-5PM (Arizona Time) For more information on Chicago Cubs Spring Training in Mesa, visit one of these site on the World Wide Web: Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau • www.visitmesa.com City of Mesa • www.cityofmesa.org

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